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Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same

US8540161B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 21, 2011
Grant dateSep 24, 2013
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D86/60
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An object of this invention is to provide a semiconductor device (an RFID) with reduced loss of voltage/current corresponding to a threshold value of a transistor, and having a voltage/current rectification property. Another object of this invention is to simplify a fabrication process and a circuit configuration. A rectifier circuit is provided in an element included in a semiconductor device (RFID) capable of communicating data wirelessly. As compared to the case where only a diode is provided, coils are provided between gate terminals and drain terminals of transistors constituting the diode in a rectifier circuit, so that the coils overlap an antenna which receives a radio wave, whereby a voltage output by the rectifier circuit is increased using electromagnetic coupling between the antenna which receives a radio wave and the coils, so that the rectification efficiency is improved.

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