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US 12,593,432 · App. 18/638,994 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Semiconductor device including layer comprising memory cell

Inventors: Tatsuya Onuki (Atsugi, JP); Yuto Yakubo (Atsugi, JP); Seiya Saito (Atsugi, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H10B12/00H10D30/6734H10D30/6755H10D62/80H10D86/423H10D86/441H10D86/481H10D86/60H10D87/00G11C5/06G11C8/08
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Patent No.
US 12,593,432
App. No.
18/638,994
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A novel semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a driver circuit and a first transistor layer to a third transistor layer. The first transistor layer includes a first memory cell including a first transistor and a first capacitor. The second transistor layer includes a second memory cell including a second transistor and a second capacitor. The third transistor layer includes a switching circuit and an amplifier circuit. The first transistor is electrically connected to a first local bit line. The second transistor is electrically connected to a second local bit line. The switching circuit has a function of selecting the first local bit line or the second local bit line and electrically connecting the selected local bit line to the amplifier circuit. The first transistor layer to the third transistor layer are provided over the silicon substrate. The third transistor layer is provided between the first transistor layer and the second transistor layer.

Claims (15)

1 . A semiconductor device comprising:

a driver circuit comprising a plurality of transistors using a silicon substrate for a channel; and

a first transistor layer over the silicon substrate, a second transistor layer comprising a region over the first transistor layer, and a third transistor layer comprising a region over the second transistor layer,

wherein the first transistor layer comprises a first memory cell and a second memory cell,

wherein the second transistor layer comprises a switching circuit and an amplifier circuit,

wherein the third transistor layer comprises a third memory cell and a fourth memory cell,

wherein the first memory cell is electrically connected to the switching circuit through a first local bit line,

wherein the second memory cell is electrically connected to the switching circuit through a second local bit line,

wherein the third memory cell is electrically connected to the switching circuit through a third local bit line,

wherein the fourth memory cell is electrically connected to the switching circuit through a fourth local bit line,

wherein the switching circuit is electrically connected to the amplifier circuit,

wherein the amplifier circuit is electrically connected to a global bit line, and

wherein the switching circuit is configured to select any one of the first local bit line, the second local bit line, the third local bit line, and the fourth local bit line.

2 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the driver circuit is connected to the global bit line.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-030030 · Feb 22, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17427934
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