IP Library Granted Patent US 7,710,270
Granted Patent B2
US 7,710,270 · App. 11/717,686 · Granted May 4, 2010

Semiconductor device

Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd
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Patent No.
US 7,710,270
App. No.
11/717,686
Granted
May 4, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An object is to provide a semiconductor device including an RFID which can transmit/receive individual information without a change of a battery accompanied by deterioration over time of the battery as a drive power source, and to which driving power can be supplied to keep a favorable transmission/reception state of the individual information even when an external electromagnetic wave is not sufficient. The semiconductor device includes a signal processing circuit, a first antenna circuit and a second antenna circuit operationally connected to the signal processing circuit, and a battery operationally connected to the signal processing circuit, in which the first antenna circuit transmits/receives a signal for transmitting data stored in the signal processing circuit; the second antenna circuit receives a signal for charging the battery; and a signal received by the first antenna circuit and a signal received by the second antenna circuit have different wavelengths.

Claims (58)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a signal processing circuit;

a first antenna circuit operationally connected to the signal processing circuit;

a second antenna circuit operationally connected to the signal processing circuit; and

a battery operationally connected to the signal processing circuit; and

a booster antenna;

wherein the first antenna circuit receives a first signal, and transmits a second signal for transmitting data stored in the signal processing circuit,

the second antenna circuit receives a third signal for charging the battery,

the first signal and the third signal have different wavelengths from each other, and

the booster is provided between the first antenna and the second antenna.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the battery supplies power to a power source circuit included in the signal processing circuit.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first signal and the third signal is received by an electromagnetic induction method.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the second antenna circuit includes a plurality of antenna circuits that receive different wavelengths.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the battery is a lithium ion battery, a nickel hydride battery, a nickel cadmium battery, an organic radical battery, or a capacitor.

6. An ID label, an ID tag, or an ID card comprising the semiconductor device according to claim 1 .

7. A semiconductor device comprising:

a signal processing circuit;

a first antenna circuit operationally connected to the signal processing circuit;

a second antenna circuit operationally connected to the signal processing circuit; and

a battery operationally connected to the signal processing circuit; and

a booster antenna;

wherein the first antenna circuit receives a first signal from a reader/writer, and transmit a second signal to the reader/writer for transmitting data stored in the signal processing circuit,

the second antenna circuit receives an external radio signal for charging the battery from,

the first signal and the external radio signal have different wavelengths from each other, and

the booster is provided between the first antenna and the second antenna.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the battery supplies power to a power source circuit included in the signal processing circuit.

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein at least one of the first signal and the external radio signal is received by an electromagnetic induction method.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the second antenna circuit includes a plurality of antenna circuits that receive different wavelengths.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the battery is a lithium ion battery, a nickel hydride battery, a nickel cadmium battery, an organic radical battery, or a capacitor.

12. An ID label, an ID tag, or an ID card comprising the semiconductor device according to claim 7 .

13. A semiconductor device comprising:

a signal processing circuit;

a first antenna circuit operationally connected to the signal processing circuit;

a second antenna circuit operationally connected to the signal processing circuit;

a battery operationally connected to the signal processing circuit; and

a first booster antenna and a second booster antenna,

wherein the first antenna circuit receives a first signal from a reader/writer through the first booster antenna, and transmits a second signal through the first booster antenna for transmitting data stored in the signal processing circuit;

the second antenna circuit receives a third signal for charging the battery through the second booster antenna; and

the first signal and the third signal have different wavelengths from each other.

14. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein the battery supplies power to a power source circuit included in the signal processing circuit.

15. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein one of the first antenna circuit and the second antenna circuit receives a signal by an electromagnetic induction method.

16. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein the second antenna circuit includes a plurality of antenna circuits that receive different wavelengths.

17. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein the battery is a lithium ion battery, a nickel hydride battery, a nickel cadmium battery, an organic radical battery, or a capacitor.

18. An ID label, an ID tag, or an ID card comprising the semiconductor device according to claim 13 .

19. A semiconductor device comprising:

a signal processing circuit;

a first antenna circuit which is operationally connected to the signal processing circuit;

a plurality of second antenna circuits;

a battery which is operationally connected to the signal processing circuit; and

a first booster antenna and a second booster antenna,

wherein the first antenna circuit is a circuit that transmits/receives to/from a reader/writer a signal through the first booster antenna for transmitting data stored in the signal processing circuit,

the second antenna circuit is a circuit that receives a signal for charging the battery from an external radio signal through the second booster antenna,

a signal received by the first antenna circuit and a signal received by the second antenna circuit have different wavelengths.

20. The semiconductor device according to claim 19 , wherein the battery supplies power to a power source circuit included in the signal processing circuit.

21. The semiconductor device according to claim 19 , wherein one of the first antenna circuit and the second antenna circuit receives a signal by an electromagnetic induction method.

22. The semiconductor device according to claim 19 , wherein the second antenna circuit includes a plurality of antenna circuits that receive different wavelengths.

23. The semiconductor device according to claim 19 , wherein the battery is a lithium ion battery, a nickel hydride battery, a nickel cadmium battery, an organic radical battery, or a capacitor.

24. An ID label, an ID tag, or an ID card comprising the semiconductor device according to claim 19 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2007
From: SHIONOIRI, YUTAKA; KOYAMA, JUN; KUROKAWA, YOSHIYUKI; YAMAZAKI, SHUNPEI; IKEDA, TAKAYUKI; OSADA, TAKESHI; ATSUMI, TOMOAKI; ISHII, MASATO
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2006-070387 · Mar 15, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070229281A1 · Oct 4, 2007