Semiconductor device and healthcare system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9837157-B2
Application number	US-201514712207-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 14, 2015
Priority date	May 22, 2014
Publication date	Dec 5, 2017
Grant date	Dec 5, 2017

Abstract

Provided is a semiconductor device capable of reducing its area, operating at a high speed, or reducing its power consumption. A circuit 50 is used as a memory circuit with a function of performing an arithmetic operation. One of a circuit 80 and a circuit 90 has a region overlapping with at least part of the other of the circuit 80 and the circuit 90 . Accordingly, the circuit 50 can perform the arithmetic operation that is essentially performed in the circuit 60 ; thus, a burden of the arithmetic operation on the circuit 60 can be reduced. Moreover, the number of times of data transmission and reception between the circuits 50 and 60 can be reduced. Furthermore, the circuit 50 functioning as a memory circuit can have a function of performing an arithmetic operation while the increase in the area of the circuit 50 is suppressed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A semiconductor device comprising:
a first circuit configured to acquire data from an outside;
a second circuit configured to convert the data into a digital signal; and
a third circuit comprising a first wiring, a second wiring, a third wiring, a fourth circuit, and an arithmetic circuit,
wherein the fourth circuit overlaps with at least a part of the arithmetic circuit,
wherein the fourth circuit includes a first memory circuit and a second memory circuit,
wherein a structure of the first memory circuit and a structure of the second memory circuit are different from each other,
wherein the first wiring is electrically connected to the first memory circuit,
wherein the second wiring is electrically connected to the second memory circuit,
wherein the third wiring is electrically connected to the first memory circuit and the second memory circuit,
wherein the second memory circuit is electrically connected to the arithmetic circuit,
wherein the first memory circuit includes a first transistor including an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region,
wherein the second memory circuit includes a second transistor including an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region,
wherein the first memory circuit is configured to store the data,
wherein the second memory circuit is configured to store reference data, and
wherein the arithmetic circuit is configured to compare the data and the reference data.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second memory circuit includes a capacitor and an inverter,
wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to the capacitor and an input terminal of the inverter, and
wherein an output terminal of the inverter is electrically connected to the arithmetic circuit.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising a third transistor,
wherein one of a source and a drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to the fourth circuit,
wherein the other of the source and the drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to the arithmetic circuit, and
wherein the third transistor includes an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the oxide semiconductor of the third transistor is provided in a same layer as the oxide semiconductor of the first transistor.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising a fifth circuit configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal.

6. A semiconductor device comprising:
a first circuit configured to acquire biological data;
a second circuit configured to convert the biological data into a digital signal; and
a third circuit comprising a first wiring, a second wiring, a third wiring, a first memory circuit, a second memory circuit and an arithmetic circuit,
wherein a structure of the first memory circuit and a structure of the second memory circuit are different from each other,
wherein one of the first memory circuit and the second memory circuit overlaps with at least a part of the arithmetic circuit,
wherein the first wiring is electrically connected to the first memory circuit,
wherein the second wiring is electrically connected to the second memory circuit,
wherein the third wiring is electrically connected to the first memory circuit and the second memory circuit,
wherein the second memory circuit is electrically connected to the arithmetic circuit,
wherein the first memory circuit includes a first transistor including an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region,
wherein the second memory circuit includes a second transistor including an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region,
wherein the first memory circuit is configured to store the biological data,
wherein the second memory circuit is configured to store reference data, and
wherein the arithmetic circuit is configured to compare the biological data and the reference data.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 ,
wherein the first memory circuit includes a first capacitor,
wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to the first capacitor,
wherein the second memory circuit includes a second capacitor and an inverter,
wherein one of a source and a drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to the second capacitor and an input terminal of the inverter, and
wherein an output terminal of the inverter is connected to the arithmetic circuit.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 , further comprising a third transistor,
wherein one of a source and a drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to the first memory circuit,
wherein the other of the source and the drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to the arithmetic circuit, and
wherein the third transistor includes an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region.

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 8 ,
wherein the oxide semiconductor of the third transistor is provided in a same layer as the oxide semiconductor of the first transistor.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 ,
wherein the oxide semiconductor of the second transistor is provided in a same layer as the oxide semiconductor of the first transistor.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 , further comprising a fourth circuit configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal.

12. A semiconductor device comprising:
a first circuit configured to acquire biological data;
a second circuit configured to convert the biological data into a digital signal; and
a third circuit comprising a first wiring, a second wiring, a third wiring, a first memory circuit, a second memory circuit and an arithmetic circuit,
wherein a structure of the first memory circuit and a structure of the second memory circuit are different from each other,
wherein the arithmetic circuit comprises a fourth circuit and a fifth circuit,
wherein one of the first memory circuit and the second memory circuit overlaps with at least a part of the arithmetic circuit,
wherein the first wiring is electrically connected to the first memory circuit,
wherein the second wiring is electrically connected to the second memory circuit,
wherein the third wiring is electrically connected to the first memory circuit and the second memory circuit,
wherein the second memory circuit is electrically connected to the fourth circuit,
wherein the fourth circuit is electrically connected to the fifth circuit,
wherein the first memory circuit includes a first transistor including an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region,
wherein the second memory circuit includes a second transistor including an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region,
wherein the first memory circuit is configured to store the biological data,
wherein the second memory circuit is configured to store reference data,
wherein the fourth circuit is configured to compare the biological data and the reference data, and
wherein the fifth circuit is configured to output an interrupt signal.

13. The semiconductor device according to claim 12 ,
wherein the first memory circuit includes a first capacitor,
wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to the first capacitor,
wherein the second memory circuit includes a second capacitor and an inverter,
wherein one of a source and a drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to the second capacitor and an input terminal of t

Assignees

• Semiconductor Energy Lab

Inventors

• Tamura Hikaru

Classifications

• G11C7/16

  Storage of analogue signals in digital stores using an arrangement comprising analogue/digital [A/D] converters, digital memories and digital/analogue [D/A] converters · CPC title

• G11C11/40

  using transistors · CPC title

• G11C7/1078 Primary

  Data input circuits, e.g. write amplifiers, data input buffers, data input registers, data input level conversion circuits · CPC title

• G11C16/10 Primary

  Programming or data input circuits · CPC title