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Semiconductor storage device

US9424923B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 12, 2011
Grant dateAug 23, 2016
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2033

Classification

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

Abstract

A semiconductor storage device with a novel structure, which can retain stored data even when power is not supplied (i.e., is non-volatile) and has no limitation on the number of write cycles. The semiconductor storage device includes a memory cell array in which a plurality of memory cells are arranged in matrix, a decoder configured to select a memory cell to operate among the plurality of memory cells in accordance with a control signal, and a control circuit configured to select whether to output the control signal to the decoder. In each of the plurality of memory cells, data is held by turning off a selection transistor whose channel region is formed with an oxide semiconductor.

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