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Driving method of semiconductor device

US8634228B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 29, 2011
Grant dateJan 21, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C11/403
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A driving method of a semiconductor device is provided. In a semiconductor device including a bit line, a selection line, a selection transistor, m (m is a natural number greater than or equal to 2) writing word lines, m reading word lines, a source line, and first to m-th memory cells, each memory cell includes a first transistor and a second transistor that holds charge accumulated in a capacitor. The second transistor includes a channel formed in an oxide semiconductor layer. In a driving method of a semiconductor device having the above structure, when writing to a memory cell is performed, the first transistor is turned on so that a first source terminal or a first drain terminal is set to a fixed potential; thus, a potential is stably written to the capacitor.

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