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Field-effect transistor device
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1991-04-08
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Granted: 1992-12-29
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Expires: 2011-04-08
Abstract
Abstract A field-effect transistor device comprising a p-type silicon substrate, a pair of n-channel MOS transistors, and a wiring means connecting the MOS transistors. The first MOS transistor has a gate electrode provided above the substrate and extending in one direction, and two regions formed in the substrate, located on two opposing sides of the gate electrode, and serving as a source and a drain. The second MIS transistor has a gate electrode provided above the substrate and extending in said one direction, and two regions formed in the substrate, located on two opposing sides of this gate electrode, and serving as a source and a drain. The wiring means includes bit lines BL and BL which permit the source-drain paths of the first and second MIS transistors to be oriented in the same direction.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazutaka Nogami
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 16:34
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C11/00; G11C11/21; G11C11/34; G11C11/40; G11C11/401; G11C11/4063; G11C11/407; G11C11/409; G11C11/4091; G11C11/41; G11C11/412; H; H10; H10B; H10B12/00; H10D; H10D84/00; H10D84/80; H10D84/82; H10D84/83; H10D84/85; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S257/00; Y10S257/919
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
244 words
A field-effect transistor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; first, second, third, and fourth MOS transistors, each having a gate electrode, and being spaced from each other on the semiconductor substrate, and source and drain regions in the semiconductor substrate, respectively on opposing sides of the gate electrode, the first and second MOS transistors being of a first conductivity type, the third and fourth MOS transistors being of a second conductivity type, and the source-to-drain paths of the first to fourth MOS transistors being parallel and oriented in the same direction; and wiring means for connecting the first and fourth MOS transistors to form a CMOS sense amplifier; the wiring means including a first conductive layer in contact with the drain regions of said first and fourth MOS transistors and the gate electrodes of the second and third MOS transistors, and a second conductive layer in contact with the gate electrodes of the first and fourth MOS transistors and the drain regions of the second and third MOS transistors, the first and second conductive layers extending across the source-to-drain paths of the first to fourth MOS transistors and having a first overlaid portion in the space between the first and second MOS transistors and a second overlaid portion in the space between the third and fourth MOS transistors, and the first conductive layer being below the second conductive layer within the first overlaid portion and above the second conductive layer within the second overlaid portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
244 words
A field-effect transistor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; first, second, third, and fourth MOS transistors, each having a gate electrode, and being spaced from each other on the semiconductor substrate, and source and drain regions in the semiconductor substrate, respectively on opposing sides of the gate electrode, the first and second MOS transistors being of a first conductivity type, the third and fourth MOS transistors being of a second conductivity type, and the source-to-drain paths of the first to fourth MOS transistors being parallel and oriented in the same direction; and wiring means for connecting the first and fourth MOS transistors to form a CMOS sense amplifier; the wiring means including a first conductive layer in contact with the drain regions of said first and fourth MOS transistors and the gate electrodes of the second and third MOS transistors, and a second conductive layer in contact with the gate electrodes of the first and fourth MOS transistors and the drain regions of the second and third MOS transistors, the first and second conductive layers extending across the source-to-drain paths of the first to fourth MOS transistors and having a first overlaid portion in the space between the first and second MOS transistors and a second overlaid portion in the space between the third and fourth MOS transistors, and the first conductive layer being below the second conductive layer within the first overlaid portion and above the second conductive layer within the second overlaid portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
A field-effect transistor device according to claim 1, wherein the wiring means further includes a third conductive layer in contact with the source regions of the first and second MOS transistors, and a fourth conductive layer in contact with the source regions of the third and fourth MOS transistors.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A field-effect transistor device according to claim 2, wherein the third and fourth conductive layers are substantially parallel with the source-to-drain paths of the first to fourth MOS transistors.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A field-effect transistor device according to claim 3, wherein the third conductive layer is above said first and second MOS transistors, and the fourth conductive layer is above the third and fourth MOS transistors.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A field-effect transistor device according to claim 1, wherein the first and second overlaid portions are parallel to each other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
201 words
A field-effect transistor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a first and second MIS transistors each having a gate electrode, and being spaced from each other on the semiconductor substrate, and source and drain regions aligned in the semiconductor substrate, respectively on two opposing sides of the gate electrode, the source-to-drain paths of the first and second MIS transistors being parallel and oriented in the same direction; and wiring means for connecting the first and second MIS transistors as a sense amplifier, the wiring means including a first conductive layer contacting the drain region of the first MIS transistor, extending across the source-to-drain path of the second MIS transistor, and contacting the gate electrode of the second MIS transistor, and a second conductive layer contacting the drain region of the second MIS transistor, extending across the source-to-drain path of the first MIS transistor, and contacting the gate electrode of the first MIS transistor, the second conductive layer having a portion in vertical alignment with a portion of the first conductive layer in a space between the first and second MIS transistors, wherein portions of the first and second conducting layers other than the portions in vertical alignment are parallel to each other.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
201 words
A field-effect transistor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a first and second MIS transistors each having a gate electrode, and being spaced from each other on the semiconductor substrate, and source and drain regions aligned in the semiconductor substrate, respectively on two opposing sides of the gate electrode, the source-to-drain paths of the first and second MIS transistors being parallel and oriented in the same direction; and wiring means for connecting the first and second MIS transistors as a sense amplifier, the wiring means including a first conductive layer contacting the drain region of the first MIS transistor, extending across the source-to-drain path of the second MIS transistor, and contacting the gate electrode of the second MIS transistor, and a second conductive layer contacting the drain region of the second MIS transistor, extending across the source-to-drain path of the first MIS transistor, and contacting the gate electrode of the first MIS transistor, the second conductive layer having a portion in vertical alignment with a portion of the first conductive layer in a space between the first and second MIS transistors, wherein portions of the first and second conducting layers other than the portions in vertical alignment are parallel to each other.
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