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Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 08, 2021
Applicant:

Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., Atsugi, JP;

Inventors:

Shunpei Yamazaki, Setagaya, JP;

Hajime Kimura, Atsugi, JP;

Hitoshi Kunitake, Isehara, JP;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/221 (2013.01); G11C 11/2293 (2013.01); G11C 11/2273 (2013.01); G11C 11/2275 (2013.01);
Abstract

A semiconductor device with low power consumption that is capable of non-destructive reading is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a first FTJ element, and a second FTJ element. A first terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to an output terminal of the first FTJ element, an input terminal of the second FTJ element, and a gate of the second transistor. A first terminal of the second transistor is electrically connected to a second terminal of the third transistor. For data writing, polarization is caused in each of the first FTJ element and the second FTJ element in accordance with data. For data reading, a voltage that does not cause a change in polarization is applied between the input terminal of the first FTJ element and the output terminal of the second FTJ element, a potential is supplied to the gate of the second transistor, and a current or voltage corresponding to data is obtained from the first terminal of the second transistor.


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