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US 12,295,168 · App. 18/744,087 · Granted May 6, 2025

Semiconductor device

Inventors: Wenzhen Wang (Yokohama, JP); Hirotaka Takeno (Yokohama, JP); Atsushi Okamoto (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.
H10D84/856H01L23/5286H10D30/43H10D30/6735H10D30/6757H10D62/121H10D84/853
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Patent No.
US 12,295,168
App. No.
18/744,087
Granted
May 6, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a first power supply line, a second power supply line, a first ground line, a switch circuit connected to the first and the second power supply line, and a switch control circuit connected to the first ground line and the first power supply line. The switch circuit includes a first and a second transistor of a first conductive type. A first gate electrode of the first transistor is connected to a second gate electrode of the second transistor. The switch control circuit includes a third transistor of a second conductive type, and a fourth transistor of a third conductive type. A third gate electrode of the third transistor is connected to a fourth gate electrode of the fourth transistor. A semiconductor device includes a signal line that electrically connects a connection point between the third and fourth transistor to the first and second gate electrode.

Claims (56)

1. A semiconductor device comprising

a first power supply line;

a second power supply line;

a ground line;

a first semiconductor area of a first conductive type;

a second semiconductor area of the first conductive type;

a third semiconductor area of the first conductive type located above the first semiconductor area and the second semiconductor area;

a fourth semiconductor area of the first conductive type located above the first semiconductor area and the second semiconductor area;

a first gate electrode located between the first semiconductor area and the second semiconductor area, and between the third semiconductor area and the fourth semiconductor area;

a fifth semiconductor area of a second conductive type;

a sixth semiconductor area of the second conductive type;

a seventh semiconductor area of a third conductive type, which is different from the second conductive type, located above the fifth semiconductor area and the sixth semiconductor area;

an eighth semiconductor area of the third conductive type located above the fifth semiconductor area and the sixth semiconductor area;

a second gate electrode located between the fifth semiconductor area and the sixth semiconductor area, and between the seventh semiconductor area and the eighth semiconductor area;

a switch circuit which includes the first semiconductor area, the second semiconductor area, the third semiconductor area, the fourth semiconductor area and the first gate electrode;

a switch control circuit which includes the fifth semiconductor area, the sixth semiconductor area, the seventh semiconductor area, the eighth semiconductor area and the second gate electrode; and

wherein

the first semiconductor area and the third semiconductor area are electrically connected to the first power supply line;

the second semiconductor area and the fourth semiconductor area are electrically connected to the second power supply line;

the fifth semiconductor area is electrically connected to one of the first power supply line and the ground line;

the seventh semiconductor area is electrically connected to another of the first power supply line and the ground line; and

the sixth semiconductor area and the eighth semiconductor area are electrically connected to the first gate electrode.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising a substrate in which the second power supply line and the ground line are embedded, wherein

the first power supply line is arranged on the substrate.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 2 , wherein first power supply line is divided into a plurality of parts to be electrically connected to the third semiconductor area.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a first local interconnect that electrically connects the first semiconductor area with the first power supply line;

a second local interconnect that electrically connects the second semiconductor area with the second power supply line;

a third local interconnect that electrically connects the third semiconductor area with the first power supply line;

a fourth local interconnect that electrically connects the fourth semiconductor area with the second power supply line;

a fifth local interconnect that electrically connects the fifth semiconductor area with one of the first power supply line and the ground line;

a sixth local interconnect that electrically connects the sixth semiconductor area with the first gate electrode;

a seventh local interconnect that electrically connects the seventh semiconductor area with another of the first power supply line and the ground line; and

an eighth local interconnect that electrically connects that connects the sixth semiconductor area with the first gate electrode.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 , wherein the first local interconnect is connected to the first power supply line via the third local interconnect.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 , wherein the first local interconnect is connected to the first power supply line through a via provided in an insulation film between the first local interconnect and the first power supply line.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein, in a plan view, the first semiconductor area and the fourth semiconductor area overlap, and the second semiconductor area and the third semiconductor area overlap.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the second conductive type is different from the first conductive type, and the third conductive type is same as the first conductive type.

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein

the first conductive type and the third conductive type are P-type, and

the second conductive type is N-type.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the second conductive type is same as the first conductive type, and the third conductive type is different from the first conductive type.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 10 , wherein

the first conductive type and the second conductive type are P-type, and

the third conductive type is N-type.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising

a first nanowire located between the third semiconductor area and the fourth semiconductor area; and

a second nanowire located between the seventh semiconductor area and the eighth semiconductor area.

13. The semiconductor device according to claim 12 , further comprising

a first fin which includes the first semiconductor area and the second semiconductor area, and

a second fin which includes the fifth semiconductor area and the sixth semiconductor area.

14. The semiconductor device according to claim 12 , further comprising

a substrate;

a third nanowire located between the first semiconductor area and the second semiconductor area; and

a fourth nanowire located between the fifth semiconductor area and the sixth semiconductor area,

wherein the first semiconductor area, the second semiconductor area, the fifth semiconductor area and the sixth semiconductor area are located above the substrate.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 17507567 · Oct 21, 2021
Continuation PCTJP2019017690 · Apr 25, 2019
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