Semiconductor device
US6785165B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/181
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A semiconductor device including a nonvolatile memory unit and a variable logic unit mounted on a chip is configured to achieve higher speed operation at a lower voltage. The semiconductor device includes a nonvolatile memory unit comprising a plurality of rewritable nonvolatile memory cells and a variable logic unit whose logical functions are determined, according to logic constitution definition data to be loaded into storage cells thereof. A nonvolatile memory cell essentially has a split gate structure composed of a selecting MOS transistor and a memory MOS transistor and constructed such that the dielectric withstand voltage of the gate of the selecting MOS transistor is lower than that of the memory MOS transistor or the gate insulation layer of the selecting MOS transistor is thinner than that of a high-voltage-tolerant MOS transistor. Because the selecting MOS transistor has a high Gm, a sufficiently great current for reading can be obtained.
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