SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
First Claim
1. A semiconductor device comprising:
- a memory cell which comprises a first transistor and a second transistor;
a first wiring;
a second wiring;
a third wiring; and
a fourth wiring,wherein one of a source electrode and a drain electrode of the first transistor is electrically connected to the first wiring,wherein the other of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the first transistor is electrically connected to the fourth wiring,wherein one of a source electrode and a drain electrode of the second transistor is electrically connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor,wherein the other of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the second transistor is electrically connected to the second wiring,wherein a gate electrode of the second transistor is electrically connected to the third wiring, andwherein the first transistor comprises a back gate electrode.
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Abstract
A semiconductor device with a reduced area and capable of higher integration and larger storage capacity is provided. A multi-valued memory cell including a reading transistor which includes a back gate electrode and a writing transistor is used. Data is written by turning on the writing transistor so that a potential according to the data is supplied to a node where one of a source electrode and a drain electrode of the writing transistor and a gate electrode of the reading transistor are electrically connected to each other, and then turning off the writing transistor and holding a predetermined potential in the node. Data is read by supplying a reading control potential to a control signal line connected to one of a source electrode and a drain electrode of the reading transistor, and then detecting potential change of a reading signal line.
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11 Claims
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a memory cell which comprises a first transistor and a second transistor; a first wiring; a second wiring; a third wiring; and a fourth wiring, wherein one of a source electrode and a drain electrode of the first transistor is electrically connected to the first wiring, wherein the other of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the first transistor is electrically connected to the fourth wiring, wherein one of a source electrode and a drain electrode of the second transistor is electrically connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor, wherein the other of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the second transistor is electrically connected to the second wiring, wherein a gate electrode of the second transistor is electrically connected to the third wiring, and wherein the first transistor comprises a back gate electrode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for driving a semiconductor device which comprises a first transistor and a second transistor, wherein one of a source electrode and a drain electrode of the second transistor is electrically connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor, and which further comprises a bit line electrically connected to the other of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the second transistor, comprising:
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turning on the second transistor and supplying a potential supplied to the bit line to the gate electrode of the first transistor; and
thenturning off the second transistor and holding a potential of the gate electrode of the first transistor. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for driving a semiconductor device which comprises a first transistor comprising a back gate electrode, a control signal line electrically connected to one of a source electrode and a drain electrode of the first transistor, and a reading signal line electrically connected to the other of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the first transistor, comprising:
supplying a reading control potential to the control signal line and detecting a potential change of the reading signal line. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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