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Semiconductor memory device including an SOI substrate

Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corp
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Filing: 1997-06-16
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Granted: 1998-10-20
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Expires: 2017-06-16
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Abstract

Abstract A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of N and P channel MOS transistors. The plurality of MOS transistors are formed on an SOI (Silicon On Insulator) substrate. Each MOS transistor includes a source region, a drain region, and a body region located between the source region and the drain region. The body region of at least one N channel MOS transistor is electrically fixed. The body region of at least one P channel MOS transistor is rendered floating.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hideto Hidaka
  • 👤 Katsuhiro Suma
  • 👤 Takahiro Tsuruda

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C11/00; G11C11/21; G11C11/34; G11C11/40; G11C11/401; G11C11/403; G11C11/404; G11C11/4063; G11C11/407; G11C11/409; G11C11/4097; H; H10; H10B; H10B12/00; H10B12/20; H10B12/50; H10D; H10D86/00; H10D86/01; H10D86/201; H10D89/00; H10D89/10; G11C2211/00; G11C2211/401; G11C2211/4016

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim 175 words
A semiconductor memory device comprising a plurality of first N channel MOS semiconductor elements receiving a power supply potential, a plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements receiving a boosted potential higher than the power supply potential, and a plurality of channel MOS semiconductor elements, wherein said plurality of first and second N channel MOS semiconductor elements and said plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements are formed on an SOI substrate, each of said plurality of first and second N channel MOS semiconductor elements and said plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements including a source region, a drain region, and a body region located between said source region and said drain region, wherein the body region of each of said plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements is constantly electrically fixed to increase the source/drain breakdown voltage of said each of said plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements and the body region of at least one of said plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements is continuously electrically floating.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 175 words
A semiconductor memory device comprising a plurality of first N channel MOS semiconductor elements receiving a power supply potential, a plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements receiving a boosted potential higher than the power supply potential, and a plurality of channel MOS semiconductor elements, wherein said plurality of first and second N channel MOS semiconductor elements and said plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements are formed on an SOI substrate, each of said plurality of first and second N channel MOS semiconductor elements and said plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements including a source region, a drain region, and a body region located between said source region and said drain region, wherein the body region of each of said plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements is constantly electrically fixed to increase the source/drain breakdown voltage of said each of said plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements and the body region of at least one of said plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements is continuously electrically floating.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 178 words
A semiconductor memory device comprising a plurality of first N channel MOS semiconductor elements receiving a power supply potential, a plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements receiving a boosted potential higher than the power supply potential, and a plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements, wherein said plurality of first and second N channel MOS semiconductor elements and said plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements are formed on an SOI substrate, each of said plurality of first and second N channel MOS semiconductor elements and said plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements including a source region, a drain region, and a body region located between said source region and said drain region, wherein the body region of each of the plurality of first and second N channel MOS semiconductor elements is (constantly electrically fixed to increase the source/drain breakdown voltage of said each of the plurality of first and second N channel MOS semiconductor elements, and the body region of each of said plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements is continuously electrically floating.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 178 words
A semiconductor memory device comprising a plurality of first N channel MOS semiconductor elements receiving a power supply potential, a plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements receiving a boosted potential higher than the power supply potential, and a plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements, wherein said plurality of first and second N channel MOS semiconductor elements and said plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements are formed on an SOI substrate, each of said plurality of first and second N channel MOS semiconductor elements and said plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements including a source region, a drain region, and a body region located between said source region and said drain region, wherein the body region of each of the plurality of first and second N channel MOS semiconductor elements is (constantly electrically fixed to increase the source/drain breakdown voltage of said each of the plurality of first and second N channel MOS semiconductor elements, and the body region of each of said plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements is continuously electrically floating.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 27 words
The semiconductor memory device according to claim 1, wherein said each of said plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements comprises an N channel MOS transistor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 27 words
The semiconductor memory device according to claim 1, wherein said each of said plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements comprises an N channel MOS capacitor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 214 words
A semiconductor memory device comprising a plurality of first N channel MOS semiconductor elements receiving a power supply potential, a plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements receiving a boosted potential higher than the power supply potential, and a plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements, wherein said plurality of first and second N channel MOS semiconductor elements and said plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements are formed on an SOI substrate, each of said plurality of first and second N channel MOS semiconductor elements and said plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements including a source region, a drain region, and a body region located between said source region and said drain region, wherein the body region of at least one of said plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements is constantly supplied with a first predetermined potential and the body region of each of the others of said plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements is supplied with a second predetermined potential different from the first predetermined potential to increase the source/drain breakdown voltage of said each of said plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements, and the body region of at least one of said plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements is constantly electrically floating.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 214 words
A semiconductor memory device comprising a plurality of first N channel MOS semiconductor elements receiving a power supply potential, a plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements receiving a boosted potential higher than the power supply potential, and a plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements, wherein said plurality of first and second N channel MOS semiconductor elements and said plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements are formed on an SOI substrate, each of said plurality of first and second N channel MOS semiconductor elements and said plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements including a source region, a drain region, and a body region located between said source region and said drain region, wherein the body region of at least one of said plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements is constantly supplied with a first predetermined potential and the body region of each of the others of said plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements is supplied with a second predetermined potential different from the first predetermined potential to increase the source/drain breakdown voltage of said each of said plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements, and the body region of at least one of said plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements is constantly electrically floating.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 15 words
The semiconductor memory device according to claim 5, wherein said first predetermined potential is constant.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 15 words
The semiconductor memory device according to claim 5, wherein said first predetermined potential is variable.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 218 words
A semiconductor memory device comprising a plurality of first N channel MOS semiconductor elements receiving a power supply potential, a plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements receiving a boosted potential higher than the power supply potential, and a plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements, wherein said plurality of first and second N channel MOS semiconductor elements and said plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements are formed on an SOI substrate, each of said plurality of first and second N channel MOS semiconductor elements and said plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements including a source region, a drain region, a body region located between said source region and said drain region, an insulation film formed on said body region, and a gate electrode formed on said insulation film, wherein the body region of at least one of said plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements extends longer than the gate electrode of said at least one of said plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements and is constantly electrically fixed to increase the source/drain breakdown voltage of said at least one of said plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements, and the body region of at least one of said plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements is continuously electrically floating.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 218 words
A semiconductor memory device comprising a plurality of first N channel MOS semiconductor elements receiving a power supply potential, a plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements receiving a boosted potential higher than the power supply potential, and a plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements, wherein said plurality of first and second N channel MOS semiconductor elements and said plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements are formed on an SOI substrate, each of said plurality of first and second N channel MOS semiconductor elements and said plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements including a source region, a drain region, a body region located between said source region and said drain region, an insulation film formed on said body region, and a gate electrode formed on said insulation film, wherein the body region of at least one of said plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements extends longer than the gate electrode of said at least one of said plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements and is constantly electrically fixed to increase the source/drain breakdown voltage of said at least one of said plurality of second N channel MOS semiconductor elements, and the body region of at least one of said plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements is continuously electrically floating.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 27 words
The semiconductor memory device according to claim 8, wherein the body region of each of said plurality of P channel MOS semiconductor elements is constantly electrically floating.

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