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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2023
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., Atsugi, JP;
Tomoaki Atsumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuhei Nagatsuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Tamae Moriwaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuta Endo, Kanagawa, JP;
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., Atsugi, JP;
Abstract
[Problem] To provide a semiconductor device suitable for miniaturization. To provide a highly reliable semiconductor device. To provide a semiconductor device with improved operating speed. [Solving Means] A semiconductor device including a memory cell including first to cth (c is a natural number of 2 or more) sub memory cells, wherein: the jth sub memory cell includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and a capacitor; a first semiconductor layer included in the first transistor and a second semiconductor layer included in the second transistor include an oxide semiconductor; one of terminals of the capacitor is electrically connected to a gate electrode included in the second transistor; the gate electrode included in the second transistor is electrically connected to one of a source electrode and a drain electrode which are included in the first transistor; and when j≥2, the jth sub memory cell is arranged over the j−1th sub memory cell.