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US 8,952,723 · App. 14/166,936 · Granted Feb 10, 2015

Programmable logic device and semiconductor device

Inventors: Takeshi Aoki (Kanagawa, JP); Takayuki Ikeda (Kanagaawa, JP); Yoshiyuki Kurokawa (Kanagawa, JP); Munehiro Kozuma (Kanagawa, JP)

Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

H03K19/017581

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Patent No.: US 8,952,723
App. No.: 14/166,936
Granted: Feb 10, 2015
Kind: B2

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Abstract

To provide a PLD having a reduced circuit area and an increased operation speed. In the circuit structure, a gate of a transistor provided between an input terminal and an output terminal of a programmable switch element is in an electrically floating state in a period when a signal is input to the programmable switch element. The structure enables the voltage of a gate to be increased by a boosting effect in response to a signal supplied from programmable logic elements, suppressing a reduction in amplitude voltage. This can reduce a circuit area by a region occupied by a booster circuit such as a pull-up circuit and increase operation speed.

Claims (146)

1. A programmable logic device comprising:

a programmable switch element comprising:

an input terminal;

an output terminal;

a first transistor;

a second transistor;

a third transistor; and

a fourth transistor,

wherein a first terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor,

wherein a first terminal of the second transistor is electrically connected to the input terminal,

wherein a second terminal of the second transistor and a first terminal of the fourth transistor are electrically connected to each other,

wherein a first terminal of the third transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the fourth transistor, and

wherein a second terminal of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the output terminal.

2. The programmable logic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first transistor comprises a channel formation region comprising an oxide semiconductor, and

wherein the third transistor comprises a channel formation region comprising an oxide semiconductor.

3. The programmable logic device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the oxide semiconductor of the channel formation region of the first transistor comprises In, Ga, and Zn, and

wherein the oxide semiconductor of the channel formation region of the third transistor comprises In, Ga, and Zn.

4. The programmable logic device according to claim 1 , further comprising a first programmable logic element and a second programmable logic element,

wherein an output terminal of the first programmable logic element is electrically connected to the input terminal of the programmable switch element, and

wherein an input terminal of the second programmable logic element is electrically connected to the output terminal of the programmable switch element.

5. The programmable logic device according to claim 4 ,

wherein the first programmable logic element comprises a first configuration memory configured to store first configuration data,

wherein a function of the first programmable logic element is changed in accordance with the first configuration data,

wherein the second programmable logic element comprises a second configuration memory configured to store second configuration data,

wherein a function of the second programmable logic element is changed in accordance with the second configuration data,

wherein the programmable switch element comprises a node configured to store third configuration data, and

wherein a connection between the input terminal of the programmable switch element and the output terminal of the programmable switch element is changed in accordance with the third configuration data.

6. The programmable logic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the programmable switch element comprises:

a fifth transistor;

a sixth transistor;

a seventh transistor; and

an eighth transistor,

wherein a first terminal of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the sixth transistor,

wherein a first terminal of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to the input terminal,

wherein a second terminal of the sixth transistor and a first terminal of the eighth transistor are electrically connected to each other,

wherein a first terminal of the seventh transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the eighth transistor,

wherein a second terminal of the eighth transistor is electrically connected to the output terminal,

wherein a second terminal of the first transistor and a second terminal of the fifth transistor are electrically connected to each other, and

wherein a gate of the third transistor and a gate of the seventh transistor are electrically connected to each other.

7. The programmable logic device according to claim 6 , further comprising a first programmable logic element and a second programmable logic element,

wherein an output terminal of the first programmable logic element is electrically connected to the input terminal of the programmable switch element, and

wherein an input terminal of the second programmable logic element is electrically connected to the output terminal of the programmable switch element.

8. A semiconductor device comprising the programmable logic device according to claim 1 .

9. A programmable logic device comprising:

a first programmable switch element and a second programmable switch element each comprising:

an input terminal;

an output terminal;

a first transistor;

a second transistor;

a third transistor; and

a fourth transistor,

wherein a first terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor,

wherein a first terminal of the second transistor is electrically connected to the input terminal,

wherein a second terminal of the second transistor and a first terminal of the fourth transistor are electrically connected to each other,

wherein a first terminal of the third transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the fourth transistor,

wherein a second terminal of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the output terminal,

wherein the input terminal of the first programmable switch element and the input terminal of the second programmable switch element are electrically connected to each other, and

wherein a second terminal of the first transistor of the first programmable switch element and a second terminal of the first transistor of the second programmable switch element are electrically connected to each other.

10. The programmable logic device according to claim 9 ,

wherein the first transistor comprises a channel formation region comprising an oxide semiconductor, and

wherein the third transistor comprises a channel formation region comprising an oxide semiconductor.

11. The programmable logic device according to claim 9 , further comprising a first programmable logic element, a second programmable logic element, and a third programmable logic element,

wherein an output terminal of the first programmable logic element is electrically connected to the input terminal of the first programmable switch element and the input terminal of the second programmable switch element,

wherein an input terminal of the second programmable logic element is electrically connected to the output terminal of the first programmable switch element, and

wherein an input terminal of the third programmable logic element is electrically connected to the output terminal of the second programmable switch element.

12. The programmable logic device according to claim 11 ,

wherein the first programmable logic element comprises a first configuration memory configured to store first configuration data,

wherein a function of the first programmable logic element is changed in accordance with the first configuration data,

wherein the second programmable logic element comprises a second configuration memory configured to store second configuration data,

wherein a function of the second programmable logic element is changed in accordance with the second configuration data,

wherein the third programmable logic element comprises a third configuration memory configured to store third configuration data,

wherein a function of the third programmable logic element is changed in accordance with the third configuration data,

wherein the first programmable switch element comprises a node configured to store fourth configuration data,

wherein a connection between the input terminal of the first programmable switch element and the output terminal of the first programmable switch element is changed in accordance with the fourth configuration data,

wherein the second programmable switch element comprises a node configured to store fifth configuration data, and

wherein a connection between the input terminal of the second programmable switch element and the output terminal of the second programmable switch element is changed in accordance with the fifth configuration data.

13. The programmable logic device according to claim 9 ,

wherein each of the first programmable switch element and the second programmable switch element comprises:

a fifth transistor;

a sixth transistor;

a seventh transistor; and

an eighth transistor,

wherein a first terminal of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the sixth transistor,

wherein a first terminal of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to the input terminal,

wherein a second terminal of the sixth transistor and a first terminal of the eighth transistor are electrically connected to each other,

wherein a first terminal of the seventh transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the eighth transistor,

wherein a second terminal of the eighth transistor is electrically connected to the output terminal,

wherein a second terminal of the first transistor and a second terminal of the fifth transistor are electrically connected to each other, and

wherein a gate of the third transistor and a gate of the seventh transistor are electrically connected to each other.

14. The programmable logic device according to claim 13 , further comprising a first programmable logic element, a second programmable logic element, and a third programmable logic element,

wherein an input terminal of the second programmable logic element is electrically connected to the output terminal of the first programmable switch element, and

wherein an input terminal of the third programmable logic element is electrically connected to the output terminal of the second programmable switch element.

15. A programmable logic device comprising:

a first programmable switch element and a second programmable switch element each comprising:

an input terminal;

an output terminal;

a first transistor;

a second transistor;

a third transistor; and

a fourth transistor,

wherein a first terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor,

wherein a first terminal of the second transistor is electrically connected to the input terminal,

wherein a second terminal of the second transistor and a first terminal of the fourth transistor are electrically connected to each other,

wherein a first terminal of the third transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the fourth transistor,

wherein a second terminal of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the output terminal,

wherein the output terminal of the first programmable switch element and the output terminal of the second programmable switch element are electrically connected to each other, and

wherein a second terminal of the third transistor of the first programmable switch element and a second terminal of the third transistor of the second programmable switch element are electrically connected to each other.

16. The programmable logic device according to claim 15 ,

wherein the first transistor comprises a channel formation region comprising an oxide semiconductor, and

wherein the third transistor comprises a channel formation region comprising an oxide semiconductor.

17. The programmable logic device according to claim 15 , further comprising a first programmable logic element, a second programmable logic element, and a third programmable logic element,

wherein an output terminal of the first programmable logic element is electrically connected to the input terminal of the first programmable switch element,

wherein an output terminal of the second programmable logic element is electrically connected to the input terminal of the second programmable switch element, and

wherein an input terminal of the third programmable logic element is electrically connected to the output terminal of the first programmable switch element and the output terminal of the second programmable switch element.

18. The programmable logic device according to claim 17 ,