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US 12,260,898 · App. 18/657,376 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Memory device and electronic device

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP); Kiyoshi Kato (Kanagawa, JP); Takahiko Ishizu (Kanagawa, JP); Tatsuya Onuki (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
G11C11/4085H01L27/1207H01L27/1225H01L27/124H01L27/1255H01L29/24H01L29/78648H01L29/7869H10B99/00
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Patent No.
US 12,260,898
App. No.
18/657,376
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A memory device having long data retention time and high reliability is provided. The memory device includes a driver circuit and a plurality of memory cells, the memory cell includes a transistor and a capacitor, and the transistor includes a metal oxide in a channel formation region. The transistor includes a first gate and a second gate, and in a period during which the memory cell retains data, negative potentials are applied to the first gate and the second gate of the transistor.

Claims (34)

1. A semiconductor device comprising a transistor, the semiconductor device comprising:

a first conductive film comprising a region being a first gate of the transistor;

a first insulating film over the first conductive film;

an oxide semiconductor film over the first insulating film;

a second insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film;

a second conductive film comprising a region being a second gate electrode of the transistor, over the second insulating film;

a third insulating film over the second conductive film;

a third conductive film in contact with an upper surface of the third insulating film; and

a fourth conductive film in contact with the upper surface of the third insulating film,

wherein the oxide semiconductor film comprises a channel formation region of the transistor,

wherein the third conductive film is electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film,

wherein the fourth conductive film is electrically connected to the first conductive film,

wherein the first conductive film and the second conductive film each comprises a region extending along a first direction,

wherein the first conductive film comprises a first width in a second direction intersecting with the first direction,

wherein the fourth conductive film comprises a second width in the second direction, and

wherein the first width is smaller than the second width.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein in a cross-sectional view of the transistor in a channel length direction, both end portions of the second insulating film overlap with the oxide semiconductor film.

3. A semiconductor device comprising a transistor, the semiconductor device comprising:

a first conductive film comprising a region being a first gate of the transistor;

a first insulating film over the first conductive film;

an oxide semiconductor film over the first insulating film;

a second insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film;

a second conductive film comprising a region being a second gate electrode of the transistor, over the second insulating film;

a third insulating film over the second conductive film;

a third conductive film in contact with an upper surface of the third insulating film; and

a fourth conductive film in contact with the upper surface of the third insulating film,

wherein the oxide semiconductor film comprises a channel formation region of the transistor,

wherein the third conductive film is electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film,

wherein the fourth conductive film is electrically connected to the second conductive film,

wherein the first conductive film and the second conductive film each comprises a region extending along a first direction,

wherein the first conductive film comprises a first width in a second direction intersecting with the first direction,

wherein the fourth conductive film comprises a second width in the second direction, and

wherein the first width is smaller than the second width.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein in a cross-sectional view of the transistor in a channel length direction, both end portions of the second insulating film overlap with the oxide semiconductor film.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2024
From: YAMAZAKI, SHUNPEI; KATO, KIYOSHI; ISHIZU, TAKAHIKO; ONUKI, TATSUYA
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067338/0806 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2018-065571 · Mar 29, 2018 · national
JP 2018-169247 · Sep 10, 2018 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 18206117 · Jun 6, 2023
Continuation 17849894 · Jun 27, 2022
Continuation 17041037
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