IP Library Granted Patent US 10,032,921
Granted Patent B2
US 10,032,921 · App. 15/207,631 · Granted Jul 24, 2018

Semiconductor device, display module, and electronic device

Inventors: Kei Takahashi (Kanagawa, JP); Atsushi Miyaguchi (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L29/78648H01L27/124H01L27/1225H01L27/1251H01L29/7869H03K19/0021G02F1/1368G02F1/133345G02F1/133512G02F1/134309G02F1/136286G02F2201/121G02F2201/123G06F3/041H03K2217/0036
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Patent No.
US 10,032,921
App. No.
15/207,631
Granted
Jul 24, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device with a novel structure is provided. A semiconductor device with reduced power consumption is provided. A circuit which is configured to supply a signal from an input terminal to both a gate and a backgate of a transistor in a first state and to only the gate in a second state is provided. With this structure, a current supply capability of the transistor can be changed between operations; accordingly, power consumption can be reduced by the amount needed to charge the backgate.

Claims (63)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first transistor comprising a gate and a backgate;

a second transistor comprising a gate; and

a circuit comprising a third transistor,

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

wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first wiring,

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

wherein one of a source and a drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to a second wiring,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor and the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor are electrically connected to an output terminal,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to the first input terminal,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to the backgate of the first transistor,

wherein the circuit is configured to switch between a first state and a second state in accordance with a control signal,

wherein the first state is a state in which the backgate of the first transistor is electrically connected to the first input terminal, and

wherein the second state is a state in which the backgate of the first transistor is electrically connected to the output terminal.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising a fifth transistor provided between the gate of the first transistor and the first input terminal.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising a fifth transistor provided between the gate of the first transistor and the first input terminal,

wherein the fifth transistor comprises a gate and a backgate which are electrically connected to a third wiring.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the second transistor further comprises a backgate electrically connected to the second input terminal.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a channel formation region of each of the first transistor and the second transistor comprises an oxide semiconductor.

6. An electronic device comprising the semiconductor device according to claim 1 .

7. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first transistor comprising a gate and a backgate;

a second transistor comprising a gate; and

a circuit comprising a third transistor and a fourth transistor,

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

wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first wiring,

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

wherein one of a source and a drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to a second wiring,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor and the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor are electrically connected to an output terminal,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to the first input terminal,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the third transistor and one of a source and a drain of the fourth transistor are electrically connected to the backgate of the first transistor,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the output terminal,

wherein the circuit is configured to switch between a first state and a second state in accordance with a control signal,

wherein the first state is a state in which the backgate of the first transistor is electrically connected to the first input terminal through the third transistor, and

wherein the second state is a state in which the backgate of the first transistor is electrically connected to the output terminal through the fourth transistor.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , further comprising a fifth transistor provided between the gate of the first transistor and the first input terminal.

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , further comprising a fifth transistor provided between the gate of the first transistor and the first input terminal,

wherein the fifth transistor comprises a gate and a backgate which are electrically connected to a third wiring.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the second transistor further comprises a backgate electrically connected to the second input terminal.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein a channel formation region of each of the first transistor and the second transistor comprises an oxide semiconductor.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the third transistor and the fourth transistor are alternately turned on and off in accordance with the control signal so that the first state and the second state are alternately switched.

13. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 ,

wherein in the first state, the third transistor is on and the fourth transistor is off in accordance with the control signal, and

wherein in the second state, the third transistor is off and the fourth transistor is on in accordance with the control signal.

14. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 ,

wherein the third transistor comprises a gate and a backgate which are electrically connected to each other, and

wherein the fourth transistor comprises a gate and a backgate which are electrically connected to each other.

15. An electronic device comprising the semiconductor device according to claim 7 .

16. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first transistor comprising a gate and a backgate;

a second transistor comprising a gate; and

a circuit comprising a third transistor and a fourth transistor,

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

wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first wiring,

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

wherein one of a source and a drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to a second wiring,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor and the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor are electrically connected to an output terminal,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to the first input terminal,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the third transistor and one of a source and a drain of the fourth transistor are electrically connected to the backgate of the first transistor, and

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the output terminal.

17. The semiconductor device according to claim 16 , wherein the second transistor further comprises a backgate electrically connected to the second input terminal.

18. The semiconductor device according to claim 16 , wherein a channel formation region of each of the first transistor and the second transistor comprises an oxide semiconductor.

19. An electronic device comprising the semiconductor device according to claim 16 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2016
From: TAKAHASHI, KEI; MIYAGUCHI, ATSUSHI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 039175/0026 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2015-151416 · Jul 31, 2015 · national
JP 2016-117684 · Jun 14, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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