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Granted Patent B2
US 12,178,031 · App. 17/553,675 · Granted Dec 24, 2024

Semiconductor storage device

Inventor: Yoshinobu Yamagami (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.
H10B10/125H01L29/0673H01L29/42392H01L29/775H01L29/78696
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Patent No.
US 12,178,031
App. No.
17/553,675
Granted
Dec 24, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) cell using Complementary FET (CFET) includes the first to sixth transistors each of which is a three-dimensional transistor. The first to fourth transistors are formed at the same position as each other in the first direction in which channel portions of the first to sixth transistors extend. The fifth transistor having a node connected to the first bit line and the sixth transistor having a node connected to the second bit line are formed at the same position in the first direction as each other.

Claims (100)

1. A semiconductor storage device including an SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) cell, the SRAM cell comprising:

a first transistor, one node of which is connected to a first power supply for supplying a first voltage, the other node of which is connected to a first node, and a gate of which is connected to a second node;

a second transistor, one node of which is connected to the first power supply, the other node of which is connected to the second node, and a gate of which is connected to the first node;

a third transistor, one node of which is connected to the first node, the other node of which is connected to a second power supply for supplying a second voltage different from the first voltage, and a gate of which is connected to the second node;

a fourth transistor, one node of which is connected to the second node, the other node of which is connected to the second power supply, and a gate of which is connected to the first node;

a fifth transistor, one node of which is connected to a first bit line, the other node of which is connected to the first node, and a gate of which is connected to a first word line; and

a sixth transistor, one node of which is connected to a second bit line constituting a complementary bit line pair with the first bit line, the other node of which is connected to the second node, and a gate of which is connected to the first word line, wherein:

each of the first and second transistors is a three-dimensional transistor of a first conductivity type formed in a first layer,

each of the third to sixth transistors is a three-dimensional transistor of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, and is formed in a second layer different from the first layer,

the first and second transistors overlap the third and fourth transistors as viewed in plan at least partially, respectively,

the first to fourth transistors are disposed to have a same position coordinate in a first direction in which channel portions of the first to sixth transistors extend, as each other so that the first to fourth transistors are located over a first line extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction as viewed in plan, and

the fifth and sixth transistors are disposed to have a same position coordinate in the first direction as each other so that the fifth and sixth transistors are located over a second line extending in the second direction as viewed in plan.

2. The semiconductor storage device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first and second bit lines extend in the first direction, and

in the SRAM cell,

one node of the fifth transistor is connected to the first bit line through a first contact,

one node of the sixth transistor is connected to the second bit line through a second contact, and

the first and second contacts are disposed to have a same position coordinate in the first direction as each other so that the first and second contacts are located over a third line extending in the second direction as viewed in plan.

3. The semiconductor storage device of claim 1 , comprising:

a first power supply line for supplying the first voltage, formed in a same layer as the first and second bit lines; and

a second power supply line for supplying the second voltage, the second power supply line being a buried interconnect, wherein:

the first layer is above the second layer,

one node of each of the first and second transistors is connected to a local interconnect connected to the first power supply line,

the local interconnect extending in the second direction, and

one node of each of the third and fourth transistors is connected to the second power supply line.

4. The semiconductor storage device of claim 1 , comprising:

a first power supply line for supplying the first voltage, the first power supply line being a buried interconnect; and

a second power supply line for supplying the second voltage, formed in a same layer as the first and second bit lines, wherein:

the first layer is below the second layer,

one node of each of the first and second transistors is connected to the first power supply line, and

one node of each of the third and fourth transistors is connected to a local interconnect connected to the second power supply line, the local interconnect extending in the second direction.

5. A semiconductor storage device including an SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) cell, the SRAM cell comprising:

a first transistor, one node of which is connected to a first power supply for supplying a first voltage, the other node of which is connected to a first node, and a gate of which is connected to a second node;

a second transistor, one node of which is connected to the first power supply, the other node of which is connected to the second node, and a gate of which is connected to the first node;

a third transistor, one node of which is connected to the first node, the other node of which is connected to a second power supply for supplying a second voltage different from the first voltage, and a gate of which is connected to the second node;

a fourth transistor, one node of which is connected to the second node, the other node of which is connected to the second power supply, and a gate of which is connected to the first node;

a fifth transistor, one node of which is connected to a first bit line, the other node of which is connected to the first node, and a gate of which is connected to a first word line;

a sixth transistor, one node of which is connected to a second bit line constituting a complementary bit line pair with the first bit line, the other node of which is connected to the second node, and a gate of which is connected to the first word line;

a seventh transistor, one node of which is connected to a third bit line, the other node of which is connected to the first node, and a gate of which is connected to a second word line; and

an eighth transistor, one node of which is connected to a fourth bit line constituting a complementary bit line pair with the third bit line, the other node of which is connected to the second node, and a gate of which is connected to the second word line, wherein:

each of the first and second transistors is a three-dimensional transistor of a first conductivity type formed in a first layer,

each of the third and fourth transistors is a three-dimensional transistor of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, formed in a second layer different from the first layer,

the first and second transistors overlap the third and fourth transistors as viewed in plan at least partially, respectively,

the first to fourth transistors are disposed to have formed at a same position in a first direction in which channel portions of the first to eighth transistors extend, as each other, so that the first to fourth transistors are located over a first line extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction as viewed in plan,

the fifth and sixth transistors are formed in one of the first and second layers,

the seventh and eighth transistors are formed in one of the first and second layers, and

the fifth to eighth transistors are disposed to have a same position coordinate in the first direction as each other in the first direction so that the fifth to eighth transistors are located over a second line extending in the second direction as viewed in plan.

6. The semiconductor storage device of claim 5 , wherein:

the first to fourth bit lines extend in the first direction, and

in the SRAM cell,

one node of the fifth transistor is connected to the first bit line through a first contact,

one node of the sixth transistor is connected to the second bit line through a second contact,

one node of the seventh transistor is connected to the third bit line through a third contact,

one node of the eighth transistor is connected to the fourth bit line through a fourth contact, and

the first to fourth contacts are disposed to have a same position coordinate in the first direction as each other so that the first to fourth contacts are located over a third line extending in the second direction as viewed in plan.

7. The semiconductor storage device of claim 5 , wherein:

the fifth and sixth transistors are formed in one of the first and second layers, and

the seventh and eighth transistors are formed in the other of the first and second layers.

8. The semiconductor storage device of claim 5 , comprising:

a first power supply line for supplying the first voltage, the first power supply line being a buried interconnect; and

a second power supply line for supplying the second voltage, the second power supply line being a buried interconnect, wherein:

one node of each of the first and second transistor is connected to the first power supply line, and

one node of each of the third and fourth transistors is connected to the second power supply line.

9. A semiconductor storage device including an SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) cell, the SRAM cell comprising:

a first transistor, one node of which is connected to a first power supply for supplying a first voltage, the other node of which is connected to a first node, and a gate of which is connected to a second node;

a second transistor, one node of which is connected to the first power supply, the other node of which is connected to the second node, and a gate of which is connected to the first node;

a third transistor, one node of which is connected to the first node, the other node of which is connected to a second power supply for supplying a second voltage different from the first voltage, and a gate of which is connected to the second node;

a fourth transistor, one node of which is connected to the second node, the other node of which is connected to the second power supply, and a gate of which is connected to the first node;

a fifth transistor, one node of which is connected to a first write bit line, the other node of which is connected to the first node, and a gate of which is connected to a write word line;

a sixth transistor, one node of which is connected to a second write bit line constituting a complementary bit line pair with the first write bit line, the other node of which is connected to the second node, and a gate of which is connected to the write word line;

a seventh transistor, one node of which is connected to the second power supply and a gate of which is connected to the second node; and

an eighth transistor, one node of which is connected to a first read bit line, the other node of which is connected to the other node of the seventh transistor, and a gate of which is connected to a read word line, wherein:

each of the first and second transistors is a three-dimensional transistor of a first conductivity type formed in a first layer,

each of the third to sixth transistors is a three-dimensional transistor of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, formed in a second layer different from the first layer,

the first and second transistors overlap the third and fourth transistors as viewed in plan at least partially, respectively,

the first to fourth transistors are disposed to have a same position coordinate in a first direction in which channel portions of the first to eighth transistors extend, as each other, so that the first to fourth transistors are located over a first line extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction as viewed in plan, and

the fifth and sixth transistors are disposed to have a same position coordinate in the first direction as each other so that the first to fourth transistors are located over a second line extending in the second direction as viewed in plan.

10. The semiconductor storage device of claim 9 , wherein:

the first and second write bit lines extend in the first direction, and

in the SRAM cell,

one node of the fifth transistor is connected to the first write bit line through a first contact,

one node of the sixth transistor is connected to the second write bit line through a second contact, and

the first and second contacts are disposed to have a same position coordinate in the first direction as each other so that the first and second contacts are located over a third line extending in the second direction as viewed in plan.

11. The semiconductor storage device of claim 9 , wherein:

the seventh transistor is disposed to have the same position coordinate in the first direction as the first to fourth transistors, and

the eighth transistor is disposed to have the same position coordinate in the first direction as the fifth and sixth transistors.

12. The semiconductor storage device of claim 9 , wherein each of the seventh and eighth transistors includes a three-dimensional transistor formed in the first layer and a three-dimensional transistor formed in the second layer.

13. The semiconductor storage device of claim 9 , wherein the SRAM cell comprises:

a ninth transistor, one node of which is connected to the second power supply and a gate of which is connected to the first node; and

a tenth transistor, one node of which is connected to a second read bit line forming a complementary bit line pair with the first read bit line, the other node of which is connected to the other node of the ninth transistor, and a gate of which is connected to the read word line.

14. The semiconductor storage device of claim 13 , wherein:

the first and second read bit lines extend in the first direction, and

in the SRAM cell,

one node of the eighth transistor is connected to the first read bit line through a first contact,

one node of the tenth transistor is connected to the second read bit line through a second contact, and

the first and second contacts are disposed to have a same position coordinate in the first direction as each other so that the first and second contacts are located over a third line extending in the second direction as viewed in plan.

15. The semiconductor storage device of claim 13 , wherein:

the seventh and ninth transistors are disposed to have the same position in the first direction as the first to fourth transistors, and

the eighth and tenth transistors are disposed to have the a same position in the first direction as the fifth and sixth transistors.

16. The semiconductor storage device of claim 13 , wherein each of the seventh to tenth transistors includes a three-dimensional transistor formed in the first layer and a three-dimensional transistor formed in the second layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2021
From: YAMAGAMI, YOSHINOBU
To: SOCIONEXT INC.
Reel/Frame 058533/0062 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-112086 · Jun 17, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2020022719 · Jun 9, 2020
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