Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Semiconductor device
- Patent Title (中): 半导体器件
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Application No.: US13354617Application Date: 2012-01-20
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Publication No.: US08809870B2Publication Date: 2014-08-19
- Inventor: Shunpei Yamazaki , Hiromichi Godo
- Applicant: Shunpei Yamazaki , Hiromichi Godo
- Applicant Address: JP Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa-ken
- Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa-ken
- Agency: Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office, P.C.
- Agent Eric J. Robinson
- Priority: JP2011-014626 20110126; JP2011-112675 20110519
- Main IPC: H01L29/15
- IPC: H01L29/15 ; H01L31/0312 ; H01L29/78 ; G11C11/403

Abstract:
A conventional DRAM needs to be refreshed at an interval of several tens of milliseconds to hold data, which results in large power consumption. In addition, a transistor therein is frequently turned on and off; thus, deterioration of the transistor is also a problem. These problems become significant as the memory capacity increases and transistor miniaturization advances. Another problem is that an increase in memory capacity leads to an increase in the area, despite an attempt at integration through advancement of transistor miniaturization. A transistor is provided which includes an oxide semiconductor and has a trench structure including a trench for a gate electrode and a trench for element isolation. In addition, a plurality of memory elements each including the transistor having a trench structure and including an oxide semiconductor is stacked in a semiconductor device, whereby the circuit area of the semiconductor device can be reduced.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120187417A1 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Public/Granted day:2012-07-26
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