Patents by Inventor Hitoshi KUNITAKE

Hitoshi KUNITAKE has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11776596
    Abstract: A data device with a small circuit area and reduced power consumption is used. The data processing device includes a NAND memory portion and a controller. The memory portion includes a first string and a second string in different blocks. The first string includes a first memory cell, and the second string includes a second memory cell. On reception of first data and a signal including an instruction to write the first data, the controller writes the first data to the first memory cell. Then, the controller reads the first data from the first memory cell and writes the first data to the second memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Takayuki Ikeda, Hitoshi Kunitake
  • Publication number: 20230298650
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device capable of retaining data for a long time. The semiconductor device includes a cell provided with a capacitor, a first transistor, and a second transistor; the capacitor includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a ferroelectric layer; the ferroelectric layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and polarization reversal occurs by application of a first saturated polarization voltage or a second saturated polarization voltage whose polarity is different from that of the first saturated polarization voltage; and the first electrode, one of a source and a drain of the first transistor, and a gate of the second transistor are electrically connected to one another. In a first period, the first saturated polarization voltage is applied to the ferroelectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Hajime KIMURA, Hitoshi KUNITAKE
  • Publication number: 20230301099
    Abstract: A novel semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes an oxide semiconductor as a first semiconductor, silicon as a second semiconductor, and a plurality of memory cells lined up in a first direction; and a memory cell includes a writing transistor and a reading transistor. The first semiconductor and the second semiconductor extend in the first direction, part of the first semiconductor functions as a channel formation region of the writing transistor, and part of the second semiconductor functions as a channel formation region of the reading transistor. The second semiconductor includes a region in contact with a first layer containing a first metal element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Hitoshi KUNITAKE, Yuki ITO, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230269949
    Abstract: A material having favorable ferroelectricity is provided. An embodiment of the present invention is a metal oxide film including a first layer and a second layer. The first layer contains first oxygen and hafnium, and the second layer contains second oxygen and zirconium. The hafnium and the zirconium are bonded to each other with the first oxygen positioned therebetween, and the second oxygen is bonded to the zirconium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Yasuhiro JINBO, Hitoshi KUNITAKE, Yuji EGI, Masahiro TAKAHASHI, Shuntaro KOCHI
  • Publication number: 20230259681
    Abstract: A program for executing a simulation of a circuit including an anti-ferroelectric element is provided. An equivalent circuit model of an anti-ferroelectric element is set in the program. The equivalent circuit model includes, between a first terminal and a second terminal, a ferroelectric element, a linear resistor, a first transistor, and a second transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Hitoshi KUNITAKE, Haruyuki BABA
  • Publication number: 20230127474
    Abstract: A semiconductor device capable of obtaining the threshold voltage of a transistor is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first transistor, a first capacitor, a first output terminal, a first switch, and a second switch. A gate and a source of the first transistor are electrically connected to each other. A first terminal of the first capacitor is electrically connected to the source. A second terminal and the first output terminal of the first capacitor are electrically connected to a back gate of the first transistor. The first switch controls input of a first voltage to the back gate. A second voltage is input to a drain of the first transistor. The second switch controls input of a third voltage to the source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi KUNITAKE, Ryunosuke HONDA, Tomoaki ATSUMI
  • Publication number: 20230067352
    Abstract: A semiconductor device being capable of high-speed data transmission and having a reduced circuit area is provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip, an external terminal, and a layer including two facing surfaces. The semiconductor chip is provided on one surface side of the layer, and the external terminal is provided on the other surface side of the layer at least in a region not overlapping with the semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip includes a first circuit including a first transistor, and the layer includes a second circuit including a second transistor. The first circuit is electrically connected to the second circuit, and the second circuit is electrically connected to the external terminal. The second transistor includes a metal oxide in a channel formation region. Note that the second circuit may be a CML circuit. In addition, an insulator may be provided above the one surface of the layer and on a side surface of the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuaki OHSHIMA, Hitoshi KUNITAKE
  • Publication number: 20230065351
    Abstract: A novel semiconductor device is provided. A memory string extends in a Z direction. The memory string achieves high-speed operation by using an oxide semiconductor for a semiconductor layer. The memory string includes a MONOS memory cell. A tunnel layer is provided on a control gate side, and a block layer is provided on a semiconductor side. During erase operation, a hole is injected into a charge accumulation layer from the control gate side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Hiromichi GODO, Hitoshi KUNITAKE, Kazuki TSUDA
  • Publication number: 20230040508
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device with a novel structure. The semiconductor device includes an accelerator. The accelerator includes a first memory circuit, a second memory circuit, and an arithmetic circuit. The first memory circuit includes a first transistor. The second memory circuit includes a second transistor. Each of the first transistor and the second transistor includes a semiconductor layer including a metal oxide in a channel formation region. The arithmetic circuit includes a third transistor. The third transistor includes a semiconductor layer including silicon in a channel formation region. The first transistor and the second transistor are provided in different layers. The layer including the first transistor is provided over a layer including the third transistor. The layer including the second transistor is provided over the layer including the first transistor. The data retention characteristics of the first memory circuit are different from those of the second memory circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Tatsuya ONUKI, Munehiro KOZUMA, Takeshi AOKI, Takanori MATSUZAKI, Yuki OKAMOTO, Masashi OOTA, Shuhei NAGATSUKA, Hitoshi KUNITAKE, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230044659
    Abstract: A novel semiconductor device is provided. A memory string, which extends in the Z direction and includes a conductor and an oxide semiconductor, intersects with a plurality of wirings CG extending in the Y direction. The conductor is placed along a center axis of the memory string, and the oxide semiconductor is concentrically placed outside the conductor. The conductor is electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor. An intersection portion of the memory string and the wiring CG functions as a transistor. In addition, the intersection portion functions as a memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Hiromichi GODO, Hitoshi KUNITAKE, Kazuki TSUDA
  • Publication number: 20220406347
    Abstract: A data device with a small circuit area and reduced power consumption is used. The data processing device includes a NAND memory portion and a controller. The memory portion includes a first string and a second string in different blocks. The first string includes a first memory cell, and the second string includes a second memory cell. On reception of first data and a signal including an instruction to write the first data, the controller writes the first data to the first memory cell. Then, the controller reads the first data from the first memory cell and writes the first data to the second memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Takayuki IKEDA, Hitoshi KUNITAKE
  • Publication number: 20220399355
    Abstract: A novel semiconductor device is provided. A structure body extending in a first direction, a first conductor extending in a second direction, and a second conductor extending in the second direction are provided. In a first intersection portion where the structure body and the first conductor intersect with each other, a first insulator, a first semiconductor, a second insulator, a second semiconductor, a third insulator, a fourth insulator, and a fifth insulator are provided concentrically around a third conductor. In a second intersection portion where the structure body and the second conductor intersect with each other, the first insulator, the first semiconductor, the second insulator, a fourth conductor, the second semiconductor, and the third insulator are provided concentrically around the third conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuki TSUDA, Hiromichi GODO, Satoru OHSHITA, Hitoshi KUNITAKE
  • Publication number: 20220399370
    Abstract: A highly reliable memory device is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Hiromi SAWAI, Tsutomu MURAKAWA, Hitoshi KUNITAKE
  • Publication number: 20220375529
    Abstract: A low-power memory device in which a NAND flash memory and a controller are connected to each other with a short wiring, the controller and a cache memory are connected to each other with a short wiring, and signal transmission delay is small is provided. For example, the NAND flash memory is formed using a Si transistor formed with a single crystal silicon substrate. Since an OS transistor can be formed by a method such as a thin-film method, the cache memory formed using the OS memory can be stacked over the NAND flash memory. When the NAND flash memory and the cache memory are formed in one chip, the NAND flash memory and the controller can be connected to each other with a short wiring, and the controller and the cache memory can be connected to each other with a short wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Takayuki IKEDA, Hitoshi KUNITAKE
  • Publication number: 20220375521
    Abstract: A computer system with a small circuit area and reduced power consumption is used. The computer system includes a computer node including a processor and a three-dimensional NAND memory device. The three-dimensional NAND memory device includes a first string and a second string in different blocks. The first string includes a first memory cell, and the second string includes a second memory cell. On reception of first data and a signal including an instruction to write the first data, the controller writes the first data to the first memory cell. Then, the controller reads the first data from the first memory cell and writes the first data to the second memory cell. Thus, the computer node can eliminate a main memory such as a DRAM from the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Takayuki IKEDA, Hitoshi KUNITAKE
  • Publication number: 20220375956
    Abstract: A memory device with a small number of wirings using a NAND flash memory having a three-dimensional structure with a large number of stacked memory cell layers is provided. A decoder is formed using an OS transistor. An OS transistor can be formed by a method such as a thin film method, whereby the decoder can be provided to be stacked above the NAND flash memory having a three-dimensional structure. This can reduce the number of wirings provided substantially perpendicular to the memory cell layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Hitoshi KUNITAKE, Satoru OHSHITA, Kazuki TSUDA, Tatsuya ONUKI
  • Publication number: 20220350571
    Abstract: A novel information processing device with least signal transmission delay and low power consumption is provided. A storage device includes a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The first layer is provided with a circuit. The second layer is provided with a memory cell portion. The third layer is provided with a first electrode. The circuit has a function of switching and performing reading or writing of first data or second data from or to the memory cell portion. At least part of the second layer is stacked above the first layer. At least part of the third layer is stacked above the second layer. An arithmetic device includes a fourth layer and a fifth layer. The fourth layer is provided with a central processing device. The fifth layer is provided with a second electrode. At least part of the fifth layer is stacked above the fourth layer. The circuit is electrically connected to the central processing device through the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Takayuki IKEDA, Tatsuya ONUKI, Hitoshi KUNITAKE
  • Publication number: 20220352865
    Abstract: An amplifier is formed in a wiring layer. A semiconductor device includes a second layer over a first layer with a metal oxide therebetween. The first layer includes a first transistor including a first semiconductor layer containing silicon. The second layer includes an impedance matching circuit, and the impedance matching circuit includes a second transistor including a second semiconductor layer containing gallium. The first transistor forms first coupling capacitance between the first transistor and the metal oxide, and the impedance matching circuit forms second coupling capacitance between the impedance matching circuit and the metal oxide. The impedance matching circuit is electrically connected to the metal oxide through the second coupling capacitance. The metal oxide inhibits the influence of first radiation noise emitted from the impedance matching circuit on the operation of the first transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuaki OHSHIMA, Hitoshi KUNITAKE, Yuto YAKUBO, Takayuki IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20220344334
    Abstract: A memory device with large storage capacity is provided. A NAND memory device includes a plurality of connected memory cells each provided with a writing transistor, a reading transistor, and a capacitor. An oxide semiconductor is used in a semiconductor layer of the writing transistor. The reading transistor includes a back gate. When a reading voltage is applied to the back gate, information stored in the memory cell is read out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Satoru OHSHITA, Hitoshi KUNITAKE, Kazuki TSUDA
  • Publication number: 20220345095
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided in which power consumption is reduced and an increase in circuit area is inhibited. The semiconductor device includes a high frequency amplifier circuit, an envelope detection circuit, and a power supply circuit. The power supply circuit has a function of supplying a power supply potential to the high frequency amplifier circuit, an output of the high frequency amplifier circuit is connected to the envelope detection circuit, and an output of the envelope detection circuit is connected to the power supply circuit. The power supply circuit can reduce the power consumption by changing the power supply potential in accordance with the output of the high frequency amplifier circuit. The use of an OS transistor in the envelope detection circuit can inhibit an increase in circuit area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Hitoshi KUNITAKE, Takayuki IKEDA, Kiyoshi KATO, Yuichi YANAGISAWA, Shota MIZUKAMI, Kazuki TSUDA