IP Library Granted Patent US 9,685,500
Granted Patent B2
US 9,685,500 · App. 14/645,566 · Granted Jun 20, 2017

Circuit system

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP); Yutaka Shionoiri (Kanagawa, JP); Tomoaki Atsumi (Kanagawa, JP); Shuhei Nagatsuka (Kanagawa, JP); Yutaka Okazaki (Kanagawa, JP); Suguru Hondo (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L29/045H01L27/0688H01L27/1156H01L27/11551H01L27/1225H01L27/1255H01L29/24H01L29/7869H01L29/78648H01L29/78696
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,685,500
App. No.
14/645,566
Granted
Jun 20, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device with a transistor having favorable electrical characteristics is provided. The semiconductor device has a memory circuit and a circuit that are over the same substrate. The memory circuit includes a capacitor, a first transistor, and a second transistor. A gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to the capacitor and one of a source and a drain of the second transistor. The circuit includes a third transistor and a fourth transistor that are electrically connected to each other in series. The first transistor and the third transistor each include an active layer including silicon, and the second transistor and the fourth transistor each include an active layer including an oxide semiconductor.

Claims (57)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a capacitor; and

a transistor electrically connected to the capacitor,

wherein electrostatic capacitance of the capacitor is larger than or equal to 0.1 fF and less than 10 fF,

wherein the transistor comprises an oxide semiconductor film, and

wherein writing time of the semiconductor device is longer than or equal to 0.1 nsec and shorter than 5 nsec in operation at room temperature.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the oxide semiconductor film comprises crystal parts aligned in a c-axis direction.

3. A semiconductor device comprising:

a memory circuit over a substrate, the memory circuit comprising a capacitor, a first transistor, and a second transistor; and

a circuit over the substrate, the circuit comprising a third transistor and a fourth transistor,

wherein a gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to the capacitor and one of a source and a drain of the second transistor,

wherein the third transistor and the fourth transistor are electrically connected to each other in series,

wherein the first transistor and the third transistor each comprise an active layer comprising silicon, and

wherein the second transistor and the fourth transistor each comprise an active layer of an oxide semiconductor film.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the first transistor and the third transistor are p-channel transistors.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the second transistor has a region in which a channel length is larger than or equal to 1 nm and less than 100 nm, and

wherein the fourth transistor has a region in which a channel length is larger than or equal to 1 nm and less than 100 nm.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the second transistor has a region in which a channel length is larger than or equal to 5 nm and less than 60 nm, and

wherein the fourth transistor has a region in which a channel length is larger than or equal to 5 nm and less than 60 nm.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the first transistor, the second transistor, the third transistor, the fourth transistor, and the capacitor are three-dimensionally arranged.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 ,

wherein electrostatic capacitance of the capacitor is larger than or equal to 0.1 fF and less than 10 fF.

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 ,

wherein writing time of the memory circuit is longer than or equal to 0.1 nsec and shorter than 5 nsec.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the oxide semiconductor film contains oxygen, In, Zn, and one of Ti, Ga, Y, Zr, La, Ce, Nd, and Hf.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the oxide semiconductor film comprises crystal parts.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the oxide semiconductor film comprises crystal parts aligned in a c-axis direction.

13. A semiconductor device comprising:

a memory circuit over a substrate, the memory circuit comprising a capacitor, a first transistor, and a second transistor; and

a circuit over the substrate, the circuit comprising a third transistor and a fourth transistor,

wherein a gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to the capacitor and one of a source and a drain of the second transistor,

wherein the third transistor and the fourth transistor are electrically connected to each other in series, and

wherein the first transistor, the second transistor, the third transistor, and the fourth transistor each comprise an active layer of an oxide semiconductor film.

14. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 ,

wherein the first transistor, the second transistor, the third transistor, and the fourth transistor each have a region in which a channel length is larger than or equal to 1 nm and less than 100 nm.

15. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 ,

wherein the first transistor, the second transistor, the third transistor, and the fourth transistor each have a region in which a channel length is larger than or equal to 5 nm and less than 60 nm.

16. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 ,

wherein the first transistor, the second transistor, the third transistor, the fourth transistor, and the capacitor are three-dimensionally arranged.

17. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 ,

wherein electrostatic capacitance of the capacitor is larger than or equal to 0.1 fF and less than 10 fF.

18. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 ,

wherein writing time of the memory circuit is longer than or equal to 0.1 nsec and shorter than 5 nsec.

19. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 ,

wherein the oxide semiconductor film contains oxygen, In, Zn, and one of Ti, Ga, Y, Zr, La, Ce, Nd, and Hf.

20. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 ,

wherein the oxide semiconductor film comprises crystal parts.

21. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 ,

wherein the oxide semiconductor film comprises crystal parts aligned in a c-axis direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2015
From: YAMAZAKI, SHUNPEI; SHIONOIRI, YUTAKA; ATSUMI, TOMOAKI; NAGATSUKA, SHUHEI; OKAZAKI, YUTAKA; HONDO, SUGURU
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036556/0606 →
Priority Claims (5)
JP 2014-052263 · Mar 14, 2014 · national
JP 2014-052864 · Mar 16, 2014 · national
JP 2014-055459 · Mar 18, 2014 · national
JP 2014-070518 · Mar 28, 2014 · national
JP 2014-093321 · Apr 30, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150263007A1 · Sep 17, 2015