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Granted Patent B2
US 10,862,177 · App. 16/360,065 · Granted Dec 8, 2020

Semiconductor device and electronic device

Inventors: Junpei Momo (Kanagawa, JP); Kazutaka Kuriki (Kanagawa, JP); Hiromichi Godo (Kanagawa, JP); Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01M10/46A61N1/378G06F1/163H01L21/8221H01L27/0688H01L27/124H01L27/1218H01L27/1225H01L27/1251H01L29/7869H01L29/78651H01M10/052H01M10/0525H01M10/0562H01M10/0585H01M10/425H01M10/613H01M10/623H02J7/025H02J50/20H01M2220/30H01M2300/0071
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Patent No.
US 10,862,177
App. No.
16/360,065
Granted
Dec 8, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device in which a circuit and a battery are efficiently stored is provided. In the semiconductor device, a first transistor, a second transistor, and a secondary battery are provided over one substrate. A channel region of the second transistor includes an oxide semiconductor. The secondary battery includes a solid electrolyte, and can be fabricated by a semiconductor manufacturing process. The substrate may be a semiconductor substrate or a flexible substrate. The secondary battery has a function of being wirelessly charged.

Claims (57)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a control module;

a display module; and

a communication module,

wherein the control module comprises:

a CPU;

a first secondary battery configured to supply electric power to the CPU; and

a first regulator connected between the first secondary battery and the CPU,

wherein the display module comprises:

a display driving circuit;

a second secondary battery configured to supply electric power to the display driving circuit; and

a second regulator connected between the second secondary battery and the display driving circuit,

wherein the communication module comprises:

a communication circuit;

a third secondary battery configured to supply electric power to the communication circuit; and

a third regulator connected between the third secondary battery and the communication circuit,

wherein the first regulator to third regulator are configured to prevent an overcharge when the first to third secondary batteries respectively connected to the first to third regulators are charged,

wherein the first to third regulators comprise a plurality of transistors each comprising an oxide semiconductor in a semiconductor layer,

wherein the oxide semiconductor comprises In, Ga, and Zn, and

wherein the first to third secondary batteries are configured to be wirelessly charged via the first to third regulators, respectively.

2. An electronic device comprising:

a control module;

a display module; and

a communication module,

wherein the control module comprises:

a CPU;

a first secondary battery configured to supply electric power to the CPU; and

a first regulator connected between the first secondary battery and the CPU,

wherein the display module comprises:

a display driving circuit;

a second secondary battery configured to supply electric power to the display driving circuit; and

a second regulator connected between the second secondary battery and the display driving circuit,

wherein the communication module comprises:

a communication circuit;

a third secondary battery configured to supply electric power to the communication circuit; and

a third regulator connected between the third secondary battery and the communication circuit,

wherein the first regulator to third regulator are configured to prevent an overcharge when the first to third secondary batteries respectively connected to the first to third regulators are charged,

wherein the first to third regulators comprise a plurality of transistors at least one comprising an oxide semiconductor in a semiconductor layer,

wherein the oxide semiconductor comprises any one of In, Ga, and Zn, and

wherein the first to third secondary batteries are configured to be wirelessly charged through the first to third regulators, respectively.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2 ,

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

4. An electronic device comprising:

a control module; and

a display module,

wherein the control module comprises:

a CPU;

a first secondary battery configured to supply electric power to the CPU; and

a first regulator connected between the first secondary battery and the CPU,

wherein the display module comprises:

a display driving circuit;

a second secondary battery configured to supply electric power to the display driving circuit; and

a second regulator connected between the second secondary battery and the display driving circuit,

wherein the first regulator and second regulator are configured to prevent an overcharge when the first and second secondary batteries respectively connected to the first and second regulators are charged,

wherein the first and second regulators comprise a plurality of transistors at least one comprising an oxide semiconductor in a semiconductor layer,

wherein the oxide semiconductor comprises any one of In, Ga, and Zn, and

wherein the first and second secondary batteries are configured to be wirelessly charged via the first and second regulators, respectively.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-026312 · Feb 14, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15117349
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