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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2020
Applicants:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shinji Kawahara, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Yamamoto, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuaki Yamaura, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Toda, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Assignees:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/11517 (2017.01); H01L 27/07 (2006.01); H01L 29/423 (2006.01); H01L 27/108 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/11517 (2013.01); G11C 16/0441 (2013.01); H01L 27/0733 (2013.01); H01L 27/10805 (2013.01); H01L 27/10855 (2013.01); H01L 29/42328 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a first transistor provided at an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate; and a first capacitor provided above the first transistor and connected to a gate of the first transistor. A tunnel current is able to flow between the gate and the semiconductor substrate.