IP Library Granted Patent US 12,426,313
Granted Patent B2
US 12,426,313 · App. 17/788,050 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Semiconductor device

Inventors: Tatsuya Onuki (Kanagawa, JP); Munehiro Kozuma (Kanagawa, JP); Takeshi Aoki (Kanagawa, JP); Takanori Matsuzaki (Kanagawa, JP); Yuki Okamoto (Kanagawa, JP); Masashi Oota (Kanagawa, JP); Shuhei Nagatsuka (Kanagawa, JP); Hitoshi Kunitake (Kanagawa, JP); Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H10D30/6756G06N3/02H10D30/673
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Patent No.
US 12,426,313
App. No.
17/788,050
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a semiconductor device with a novel structure. The semiconductor device includes an accelerator. The accelerator includes a first memory circuit, a second memory circuit, and an arithmetic circuit. The first memory circuit includes a first transistor. The second memory circuit includes a second transistor. Each of the first transistor and the second transistor includes a semiconductor layer including a metal oxide in a channel formation region. The arithmetic circuit includes a third transistor. The third transistor includes a semiconductor layer including silicon in a channel formation region. The first transistor and the second transistor are provided in different layers. The layer including the first transistor is provided over a layer including the third transistor. The layer including the second transistor is provided over the layer including the first transistor. The data retention characteristics of the first memory circuit are different from those of the second memory circuit.

Claims (47)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a CPU and an accelerator,

wherein the accelerator comprises a first memory circuit, a second memory circuit, and an arithmetic circuit,

wherein the first memory circuit comprises a first transistor,

wherein the second memory circuit comprises a second transistor,

wherein each of the first transistor and the second transistor comprises a semiconductor layer comprising a metal oxide in a channel formation region,

wherein the arithmetic circuit comprises a third transistor,

wherein the third transistor comprises a semiconductor layer comprising silicon in a channel formation region,

wherein the CPU comprises a CPU core comprising a flip-flop provided with a backup circuit,

wherein the backup circuit comprises a fourth transistor,

wherein the fourth transistor comprises a semiconductor layer comprising a metal oxide in a channel formation region,

wherein the first transistor and the second transistor are provided in different layers, and

wherein the layer comprising the first transistor and the layer comprising the second transistor are provided over a layer comprising the third transistor.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the backup circuit is configured to retain data stored in the flip-flop in a state where supply of a power supply voltage is stopped at the time of power gating of the CPU.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first memory circuit and the second memory circuit are configured to retain data input to the arithmetic circuit.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a circuit configuration of the second memory circuit is different from a circuit configuration of the first memory circuit.

5. A semiconductor device comprising:

a CPU and an accelerator,

wherein the accelerator comprises a first memory circuit, a second memory circuit, and an arithmetic circuit,

wherein the first memory circuit comprises a first transistor,

wherein the second memory circuit comprises a second transistor,

wherein each of the first transistor and the second transistor comprises a semiconductor layer comprising a metal oxide in a channel formation region,

wherein the arithmetic circuit comprises a third transistor,

wherein the third transistor comprises a semiconductor layer comprising silicon in a channel formation region,

wherein the first transistor and the second transistor are provided in different layers,

wherein the layer comprising the first transistor is provided over a layer comprising the third transistor,

wherein the layer comprising the second transistor is provided over the layer comprising the first transistor, and

wherein data retention characteristics of the first memory circuit are different from data retention characteristics of the second memory circuit.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the first memory circuit is configured to retain data input to the arithmetic circuit or data output from the arithmetic circuit.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 ,

wherein an amplitude voltage for driving the first transistor is lower than an amplitude voltage for driving the second transistor.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 ,

wherein a thickness of a gate insulating film of the first transistor is smaller than a thickness of a gate insulating film of the second transistor.

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 ,

wherein a circuit configuration of the second memory circuit is different from a circuit configuration of the first memory circuit.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the arithmetic circuit is configured to perform product-sum operation.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the metal oxide comprises In, Ga, and Zn.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the arithmetic circuit is configured to perform product-sum operation.

13. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the metal oxide comprises In, Ga, and Zn.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2022
From: ONUKI, TATSUYA; KOZUMA, MUNEHIRO; AOKI, TAKESHI; MATSUZAKI, TAKANORI; OKAMOTO, YUKI; OOTA, MASASHI; NAGATSUKA, SHUHEI; KUNITAKE, HITOSHI; YAMAZAKI, SHUNPEI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060369/0004 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP 2019-238710 · Dec 27, 2019 · national
JP 2020-005295 · Jan 16, 2020 · national
JP 2020-169003 · Oct 6, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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