IP Library Granted Patent US 7,102,954
Granted Patent B2
US 7,102,954 · App. 10/714,393 · Granted Sep 5, 2006

Semiconductor integrated circuit device having logic circuit and dynamic random access memory on the same chip

Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
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Patent No.
US 7,102,954
App. No.
10/714,393
Granted
Sep 5, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a memory circuit, a transistor formed in the same process as that of a logic transistor is used for peripheral circuitry except for a region to be supplied with high voltage. Thus, the manufacturing process can be simplified and a logic-merged memory operating at a high speed is provided.

Claims (26)

1. A semiconductor integrated circuit device, comprising:

a logic circuit including a logic transistor formed of an insulted gate type field effect transistor as a component thereof and executing a prescribed processing; and

memory circuitry for storing at least data to be used by said logic circuit, said memory circuitry including a first circuit configured for receiving first and second voltages a difference of which provides a first amplitude and a second circuit configured for receiving third and fourth voltages a difference of which provides a second amplitude, the second amplitude being greater than the first amplitude,

said first circuit including as a component thereof a first-type insulated gate field effect transistor having a first gate insulting film of a single-gate structure different from a stacked gate structure having two electrodes stacked with an insulating film placed in between, said second circuit including as a component thereof a second-type insulated gate field effect transistor having a second gate insulating film of the single-gate structure, the second gate insulating film being thicker than the first gate insulating film, said logic transistor having a gate insulating film with a thickness of the first gate insulating film.

2. The semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 1 , wherein

said memory circuitry further includes:

a memory cell array having a plurality of memory cells arranged in rows and columns, the memory cell including said second-type insulated gate field effect transistor as a component thereof.

3. The semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 2 , wherein

said memory circuitry further includes:

a plurality of sense amplifier circuits provided corresponding to the columns of the memory cells, each for sensing and amplifying data of a memory cell on a corresponding column,

the sense amplifier circuit including said first-type insulated gate field effect transistor as a component thereof.

4. The semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 3 , wherein

said memory circuitry further includes:

a sense power supply line; and

a plurality of sense amplifier drive transistors each provided for a predetermined number of the sense amplifier circuits and being formed of the second-type insulated gate field effect transistor, for coupling, when made conductive, corresponding sense amplifier circuits to said sense power supply line.

5. The semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 4 , wherein:

said memory cell array is divided into a plurality of memory blocks along directions of the rows and the columns;

the sense amplifier circuit is provided in a region between memory blocks adjacent in the direction of the columns; and

the sense amplifier drive transistor is provided in a crossing region of a region for arranging the sense amplifier circuit and a region between memory blocks adjacent in the direction of the rows.

6. The semiconductor integrated device according to claim 3 , wherein

said memory circuitry further includes:

a sense power supply line; and

a plurality of sense amplifier drive transistors each provided for a predetermined number of the sense amplifier circuits and being formed of the first-type insulated gate transistor, for coupling the sense power supply line to the sense amplifier circuits, back gates of said plurality of sense amplifier drive transistors receiving a voltage larger in absolute value than a voltage on said sense power supply line.

7. The semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 6 , wherein:

said memory cell array is divided into a plurality of memory blocks along directions of the rows and columns; and

the sense amplifier drive transistor is provided in a region between memory blocks adjacent in the directions of the rows.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 29, 2017
From: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044928/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 8, 2011
From: RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025917/0837 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 21, 2006
From: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
Reel/Frame 018081/0936 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 11-243189 · Aug 30, 1999 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 0963233300 · Aug 3, 2000
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