IP Library Granted Patent US 12,581,744
Granted Patent B2
US 12,581,744 · App. 17/996,516 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Semiconductor device

Inventors: Yuto Yakubo (Atsugi, JP); Shoki Miyata (Atsugi, JP); Akio Suzuki (Atsugi, JP); Takayuki Ikeda (Atsugi, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H10D87/00H10D30/675H10D30/6755
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Patent No.
US 12,581,744
App. No.
17/996,516
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device with a novel structure is provided. The semiconductor device includes a current-to-voltage conversion portion, a current switch portion, a voltage-to-current conversion portion, and a control portion. The current switch portion includes a first transistor. The voltage-to-current conversion portion includes a second transistor. The control portion includes a third transistor. The first transistor includes an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region. The second transistor includes a nitride semiconductor in a channel formation region. The third transistor includes silicon in a channel formation region. The first transistor is provided over a first substrate. The second transistor and the third transistor are provided over a second substrate.

Claims (62)

1 . A semiconductor device comprising:

a current-to-voltage conversion portion;

a current switch portion; and

a voltage-to-current conversion portion,

wherein the current switch portion includes a first transistor,

wherein the voltage-to-current conversion portion includes a second transistor,

wherein the first transistor includes an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region,

wherein the second transistor includes a nitride semiconductor in a channel formation region, and

wherein the first transistor is above the second transistor.

2 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the current-to-voltage conversion portion includes a resistor.

3 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the voltage-to-current conversion portion includes a fourth transistor and an inductor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to a first terminal of the inductor,

wherein a second terminal of the inductor is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor, and

wherein the fourth transistor includes an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region.

4 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein frequency of a signal supplied to a gate of the first transistor is higher than frequency of a signal supplied to the gate of the second transistor.

5 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the oxide semiconductor contains indium, gallium, and zinc.

6 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the nitride semiconductor contains gallium.

7 . A semiconductor device comprising:

a current-to-voltage conversion portion;

a current switch portion;

a voltage-to-current conversion portion; and

a control portion,

wherein the current switch portion includes a first transistor,

wherein the voltage-to-current conversion portion includes a second transistor,

wherein the control portion includes a third transistor,

wherein the first transistor includes an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region,

wherein the second transistor includes a nitride semiconductor in a channel formation region,

wherein the third transistor includes silicon in a channel formation region, and

wherein the first transistor is above the second transistor and the third transistor.

8 . The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the current-to-voltage conversion portion includes a resistor.

9 . The semiconductor device according to claim 7 ,

wherein the voltage-to-current conversion portion includes a fourth transistor and an inductor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to a first terminal of the inductor,

wherein a second terminal of the inductor is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor, and

wherein the fourth transistor includes an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region.

10 . The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein frequency of a signal supplied to a gate of the first transistor is higher than frequency of a signal supplied to the gate of the second transistor.

11 . The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the oxide semiconductor contains indium, gallium, and zinc.

12 . The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the nitride semiconductor contains gallium.

13 . A semiconductor device comprising:

a current-to-voltage conversion portion;

a current switch portion;

a voltage-to-current conversion portion; and

a control portion,

wherein the current switch portion includes a first transistor,

wherein the voltage-to-current conversion portion includes a second transistor,

wherein the control portion includes a third transistor,

wherein the first transistor includes an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region,

wherein the second transistor includes a nitride semiconductor in a channel formation region,

wherein the third transistor includes silicon in a channel formation region,

wherein the first transistor is provided over a first substrate,

wherein the second transistor and the third transistor are provided over a second substrate, and

wherein when the first substrate is attached to the second substrate, the first transistor to the third transistor are electrically connected.

14 . The semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein the current-to-voltage conversion portion includes a resistor.

15 . The semiconductor device according to claim 13 ,

wherein the voltage-to-current conversion portion includes a fourth transistor and an inductor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to a first terminal of the inductor,

wherein a second terminal of the inductor is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor, and

wherein the fourth transistor includes an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region.

16 . The semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein frequency of a signal supplied to a gate of the first transistor is higher than frequency of a signal supplied to the gate of the second transistor.

17 . The semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein the oxide semiconductor contains indium, gallium, and zinc.

18 . The semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein the nitride semiconductor contains gallium.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2022
From: YAKUBO, YUTO; MIYATA, SHOKI; SUZUKI, AKIO; IKEDA, TAKAYUKI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061465/0819 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-076423 · Apr 23, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230207567A1 · Jun 29, 2023
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