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US 12,207,462 · App. 17/776,342 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Semiconductor device and electronic device

Inventors: Kazuki Tsuda (Atsugi, JP); Hiromichi Godo (Isehara, JP); Satoru Ohshita (Atsugi, JP); Hitoshi Kunitake (Isehara, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H10B41/35H10B41/10H10B41/27H10B43/10H10B43/27H10B43/35
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Patent No.
US 12,207,462
App. No.
17/776,342
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A novel semiconductor device is provided. A structure body extending in a first direction, a first conductor extending in a second direction, and a second conductor extending in the second direction are provided. In a first intersection portion where the structure body and the first conductor intersect with each other, a first insulator, a first semiconductor, a second insulator, a second semiconductor, a third insulator, a fourth insulator, and a fifth insulator are provided concentrically around a third conductor. In a second intersection portion where the structure body and the second conductor intersect with each other, the first insulator, the first semiconductor, the second insulator, a fourth conductor, the second semiconductor, and the third insulator are provided concentrically around the third conductor.

Claims (47)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a structure body extending in a first direction;

a first conductor extending in a second direction; and

a second conductor extending in the second direction,

wherein the structure body comprises:

a third conductor extending in the first direction;

a first insulator adjacent to the third conductor;

a first semiconductor adjacent to the first insulator; and

a second insulator adjacent to the first semiconductor,

wherein, in a first intersection portion where the structure body and the first conductor intersect with each other, the structure body comprises:

a second semiconductor adjacent to the second insulator;

a third insulator adjacent to the second semiconductor;

a functional body adjacent to the third insulator; and

a fourth insulator adjacent to the functional body,

wherein, in a second intersection portion where the structure body and the second conductor intersect with each other, the structure body comprises:

a fourth conductor adjacent to the second insulator;

the second semiconductor adjacent to the fourth conductor; and

the third insulator adjacent to the second semiconductor,

wherein the first insulator, the first semiconductor, the second insulator, the second semiconductor, the third insulator, the functional body, and the fourth insulator in the first intersection portion are provided concentrically around the third conductor when seen from the first direction, and

wherein the first insulator, the first semiconductor, the second insulator, the fourth conductor, the second semiconductor, and the third insulator in the second intersection portion are provided concentrically around the third conductor when seen from the first direction.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first direction is orthogonal to the second direction.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the functional body is an insulator.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the functional body is a semiconductor.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the functional body comprises silicon.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the functional body comprises nitrogen and silicon.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first intersection portion functions as a first transistor, and

wherein the second intersection portion functions as a second transistor and a capacitor.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 ,

wherein the first transistor is of a normally-off type.

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 ,

wherein the second transistor is of a normally-on type.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first semiconductor comprises silicon.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second semiconductor comprises an oxide semiconductor.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 11 ,

wherein the oxide semiconductor comprises at least one of indium and zinc.

13. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , functioning as a NAND memory device.

14. An electronic device comprising:

the semiconductor device according to claim 1 ; and

at least one of an operation switch, a battery, and a display portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2022
From: TSUDA, KAZUKI; GODO, HIROMICHI; OHSHITA, SATORU; KUNITAKE, HITOSHI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059987/0648 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2019-220945 · Dec 6, 2019 · national
JP 2020-069023 · Apr 7, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220399355A1 · Dec 15, 2022
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