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US 9,070,546 B2Granted
Semiconductor device
AssigneeSemiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
InventorAtsushi Umezaki
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Abstract
Provided is a semiconductor device in which change in characteristics of a transistor is suppressed and an output signal is changed sharply without increasing W/L of the transistor can be provided. Two transistors are connected in parallel between a wiring to which a low potential is supplied and an output terminal. When the low potential is output from the output terminal, both of the two transistors are turned on and then one of them is turned off. Thus, change in characteristics of the transistor can be suppressed and an output signal can be changed sharply without increasing W/L of the transistor.
Claims10
A semiconductor device comprising:
- a first transistor;
- a second transistor:
- a first switch;
- a second switch;
- a third switch;
- and
- a fourth switch,
- wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first wiring,
- wherein the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to a second wiring,
- wherein one of a source and a drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to the first wiring,
- wherein the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to the second wiring,
- wherein a first terminal of the first switch is electrically connected to a gate of the first transistor,
- wherein a first terminal of the second switch is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor,
- wherein a second terminal of the second switch is electrically connected to a second terminal of the first switch,
- wherein a first terminal of the third switch is electrically connected to the gate of the first transistor,
- wherein a second terminal of the third switch is electrically connected to a third wiring,
- wherein a first terminal of the fourth switch is electrically connected to the gate of the second transistor,
- wherein a second terminal of the fourth switch is electrically connected to the third wiring,
- wherein a channel width of the first transistor is more than or equal to 90% and less than or equal to 110% of a channel width of the second transistor,
- wherein a gate of the first switch and a gate of the fourth switch are electrically connected with each other, and
- wherein a gate of the second switch and a gate of the third switch are electrically connected with each other.
18 more elements
A semiconductor device comprising:
- a first transistor;
- a second transistor:
- a first switch;
- a second switch;
- a third switch;
- and
- a fourth switch,
- wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first wiring,
- wherein the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to a second wiring,
- wherein one of a source and a drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to the first wiring,
- wherein the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to the second wiring,
- wherein a first terminal of the first switch is electrically connected to a gate of the first transistor,
- wherein a first terminal of the second switch is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor,
- wherein a second terminal of the second switch is electrically connected to a second terminal of the first switch,
- wherein a first terminal of the third switch is electrically connected to the gate of the first transistor,
- wherein a second terminal of the third switch is electrically connected to a third wiring,
- wherein a first terminal of the fourth switch is electrically connected to the gate of the second transistor,
- wherein a second terminal of the fourth switch is electrically connected to the third wiring,
- wherein a gate of the first switch and a gate of the fourth switch are electrically connected with each other, and
- wherein a gate of the second switch and a gate of the third switch are electrically connected with each other.
17 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.