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Granted Patent B2
US 12,193,244 · App. 17/891,248 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Memory device and semiconductor device

Inventors: Yutaka Shionoiri (Isehara, JP); Hiroyuki Miyake (Atsugi, JP); Kiyoshi Kato (Atsugi, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H10B99/00H01L27/1225H01L27/124H01L27/1251H01L27/1255H01L27/13H01L29/78648H01L29/7869H10B41/70H10B69/00G11C16/0433
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Patent No.
US 12,193,244
App. No.
17/891,248
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

It is an object to provide a memory device whose power consumption can be suppressed and a semiconductor device including the memory device. As a switching element for holding electric charge accumulated in a transistor which functions as a memory element, a transistor including an oxide semiconductor film as an active layer is provided for each memory cell in the memory device. The transistor which is used as a memory element has a first gate electrode, a second gate electrode, a semiconductor film located between the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode, a first insulating film located between the first gate electrode and the semiconductor film, a second insulating film located between the second gate electrode and the semiconductor film, and a source electrode and a drain electrode in contact with the semiconductor film.

Claims (65)

1. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a first transistor;

a second transistor; and

a capacitor element,

wherein the first transistor comprises a first oxide semiconductor layer between a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer,

wherein the second transistor comprises a second oxide semiconductor layer,

wherein the first oxide semiconductor layer overlaps with the first conductive layer,

wherein the second conductive layer overlaps with the first oxide semiconductor layer,

wherein each of a third conductive layer and a fourth conductive layer is over and in contact with the first oxide semiconductor layer,

wherein the second conductive layer is electrically connected to one of a source electrode and a drain electrode of the second transistor through a contact hole,

wherein in a channel length direction of the first transistor, a maximum width of the second conductive layer is larger than a maximum width of the first oxide semiconductor layer,

wherein the third conductive layer comprises a first region which overlaps with the first oxide semiconductor layer and a second region which does not overlap with the first oxide semiconductor layer,

wherein the second conductive layer comprises a third region which overlaps with the second region of the third conductive layer,

wherein the third region of the second conductive layer is configured to be a first electrode of the capacitor element,

wherein the second region of the third conductive layer is configured to be a second electrode of the capacitor element,

wherein in the channel length direction of the first transistor, a maximum width of the second region of the third conductive layer is larger than a maximum width of the first region of the third conductive layer, wherein the second oxide semiconductor layer and the contact hole do not overlap with each other, and

wherein a signal is supplied to the other of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the second transistor.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first oxide semiconductor layer comprises an intrinsic type (i-type) oxide semiconductor.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first oxide semiconductor layer comprises indium, gallium, and zinc.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a hydrogen concentration of the first oxide semiconductor layer is less than or equal to 5×10 10 /cm 3 .

5. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a first transistor;

a second transistor; and

a capacitor element,

wherein the first transistor comprises a first oxide semiconductor layer between a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer,

wherein the first oxide semiconductor layer overlaps with the first conductive layer,

wherein the second conductive layer overlaps with the first oxide semiconductor layer,

wherein each of a third conductive layer and a fourth conductive layer is over and in contact with the first oxide semiconductor layer,

wherein the second conductive layer is electrically connected to one of a source electrode and a drain electrode of the second transistor through a contact hole,

wherein the third conductive layer comprises a first region which overlaps with the first oxide semiconductor layer and a second region which does not overlap with the first oxide semiconductor layer,

wherein the second conductive layer comprises a third region which overlaps with the second region of the third conductive layer,

wherein the third region of the second conductive layer is configured to be a first electrode of the capacitor element,

wherein the second region of the third conductive layer is configured to be a second electrode of the capacitor element,

wherein the fourth conductive layer comprises a fourth region,

wherein the fourth region of the fourth conductive layer and the first conductive layer do not overlap with each other,

wherein the fourth region of the fourth conductive layer and the second conductive layer do not overlap with each other, and

wherein a maximum area of the second region of the third conductive layer is larger than a maximum area of the first region of the third conductive layer in a top view.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first oxide semiconductor layer comprises an intrinsic type (i-type) oxide semiconductor.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the first oxide semiconductor layer comprises indium, gallium, and zinc.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 ,

wherein a hydrogen concentration of the first oxide semiconductor layer is less than or equal to 5×10 10 /cm 3 .

9. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a first transistor;

a second transistor; and

a capacitor element,

wherein the first transistor comprises a first oxide semiconductor layer between a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer,

wherein the second transistor comprises a second oxide semiconductor layer,

wherein the first oxide semiconductor layer and the first conductive layer overlap with each other,

wherein the first oxide semiconductor layer and the second conductive layer overlap with each other,

wherein the second conductive layer is electrically connected to one of a source electrode and a drain electrode of the second transistor,

wherein a third conductive layer is configured to be one of a source electrode and a drain electrode of the first transistor,

wherein the third conductive layer comprises a first region which overlaps with the first oxide semiconductor layer and a second region which does not overlap with the first oxide semiconductor layer,

wherein the second conductive layer comprises a third region which overlaps with the second region of the third conductive layer,

wherein the third region of the second conductive layer is configured to be a first electrode of the capacitor element, wherein the second region of the third conductive layer is configured to be a second electrode of the capacitor element, and

wherein a maximum area of the second region of the third conductive layer is larger than a maximum area of the first region of the third conductive layer in a top view.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 9 ,

wherein the second conductive layer comprises a fourth region which overlaps with the first region of the third conductive layer, and

wherein an area of the third region of the second conductive layer is larger than an area of the fourth region of the second conductive layer.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 9 ,

wherein a signal is supplied to the other of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the second transistor.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-297140 · Dec 28, 2009 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17061920 · Oct 2, 2020
Continuation 15292362 · Oct 13, 2016
Continuation 12976340 · Dec 22, 2010
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