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公开(公告)号:US20220094177A1
公开(公告)日:2022-03-24
申请号:US17422314
申请日:2020-01-14
Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Yuki OKAMOTO , Takahiko ISHIZU , Kei TAKAHASHI , Takayuki IKEDA
IPC: H02J7/00
Abstract: A battery control circuit having a novel structure, a battery protection circuit having a novel structure, and a power storage device including the battery circuit are provided. A semiconductor device includes n cell balancing circuits that respectively correspond to one secondary battery and each include a transistor, a comparator circuit, and a capacitor. In each of the n cell balancing circuits, an inverting input terminal of the comparator circuit and one electrode of the capacitor are electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the transistor. The semiconductor device has functions of supplying a ground potential to the other electrode of the capacitor; turning on the transistor; supplying a first potential to the one electrode of the capacitor; turning off the transistor; electrically connecting the other electrode of the capacitor and a negative electrode of the secondary battery corresponding to each cell balancing circuit; supplying a sum of the first potential and a potential of the negative electrode of the secondary battery corresponding to each cell balancing circuit, to the one electrode of the capacitor; and controlling charging of the secondary battery corresponding to each cell balancing circuit.
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公开(公告)号:US20220077205A1
公开(公告)日:2022-03-10
申请号:US17517705
申请日:2021-11-03
Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Yuki OKAMOTO , Yoshiyuki KUROKAWA , Hiroki INOUE , Takuro OHMARU
IPC: H01L27/146 , H01L21/8234 , H04N5/225 , H01L27/12 , H01L27/088 , H01L29/786 , H01L31/075
Abstract: A solid-state imaging device with high productivity and improved dynamic range is provided. In the imaging device including a photoelectric conversion element having an i-type semiconductor layer, functional elements, and a wiring, an area where the functional elements and the wiring overlap with the i-type semiconductor in a plane view is preferably less than or equal to 35%, further preferably less than or equal to 15%, and still further preferably less than or equal to 10% of the area of the i-type semiconductor in a plane view. Plural photoelectric conversion elements are provided in the same semiconductor layer, whereby a process for separating the respective photoelectric conversion elements can be reduced. The respective i-type semiconductor layers in the plural photoelectric conversion elements are separated by a p-type semiconductor layer or an n-type semiconductor layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20210242690A1
公开(公告)日:2021-08-05
申请号:US17269330
申请日:2019-08-21
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Inventor: Yuki OKAMOTO , Takahiko ISHIZU
IPC: H02J7/00 , H01L29/786 , H01L27/12 , H01M10/42 , H01M10/44
Abstract: To provide a battery control circuit with a novel structure, a battery protection circuit with a novel structure, and a power storage device including the battery circuit. The semiconductor device includes n cell-balance circuits (n is an integer greater than or equal to 1). One secondary battery is electrically connected to one cell-balance circuit. The cell-balance circuit includes a comparison circuit, and a memory element is electrically connected to an inverting input terminal of the comparison circuit. The memory element includes a first transistor and a capacitor. A potential is retained. The retained potential changes in accordance with a change in a potential of a negative electrode of the secondary battery. The comparison circuit has a function of comparing the retained potential with a potential of a positive electrode of the secondary battery. Output from the comparison circuit controls a gate voltage of a second transistor electrically connected to the secondary battery in parallel. The first transistor includes a metal oxide including indium in a channel formation region.
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公开(公告)号:US20210190471A1
公开(公告)日:2021-06-24
申请号:US17263170
申请日:2019-07-24
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Inventor: Takayuki IKEDA , Ryota TAJIMA , Yuki OKAMOTO , Shunpei YAMAZAKI
IPC: G01B7/16 , H03K5/24 , H03K21/08 , H01L27/105 , H01L27/12 , H01L29/423 , H01L29/786
Abstract: An anomaly detection system that outputs an anomaly detection signal before a safety valve of a secondary battery is opened is provided. The anomaly detection system includes a strain sensor, a memory, and a comparator. The memory has a function of retaining an analog potential, and the comparator has a function of comparing a potential output by the strain sensor and the analog potential retained by the memory. The strain sensor is attached to the secondary battery before use, and a predetermined potential is retained in the memory. When a housing of the secondary battery expands while the secondary battery is used, and the potential output by the strain sensor becomes higher (or lower) than the predetermined potential, an anomaly detection signal is output.
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公开(公告)号:US20200183483A1
公开(公告)日:2020-06-11
申请号:US16789480
申请日:2020-02-13
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Inventor: Yuki OKAMOTO , Yoshiyuki KUROKAWA
IPC: G06F1/3234 , G11C11/412 , G06F1/3228 , H03K19/0175 , G11C11/40 , G06F13/42 , G06F1/3296 , G06F1/3293 , G06F1/3287
Abstract: A method for controlling power supply in a semiconductor device including a CPU and a PLD which can hold data even in an off state is provided. The semiconductor device includes a processor, a programmable logic device, and a state control circuit. The programmable logic device includes a first nonvolatile memory circuit and has a function of holding data obtained by arithmetic processing of the programmable logic device when it is turned off. The state control circuit obtains data on the amount of a task performed by the programmable logic device in accordance with an operation of the processor. The programmable logic device detects the state of progress of the task and outputs a signal to the state control circuit. The state control circuit monitors the amount of the task and the state of progress of the task and turns off the programmable logic device when the task is completed.
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公开(公告)号:US20200020298A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-16
申请号:US16469260
申请日:2017-12-11
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Inventor: Yuki OKAMOTO , Seiichi YONEDA
IPC: G09G5/00 , G09G3/3275 , G09G3/3266
Abstract: Image processing in accordance with the shape of a display device is performed at high speed with low power consumption, without the use of a large frame memory or a high-throughput GPU. Used is a data conversion circuit including: a latch circuit that takes in data from input data in synchronization with a writing clock signal and stores the data as writing data; a memory circuit that stores the writing data and outputs the writing data to an external circuit as readout data in synchronization with a readout clock signal; and a clock selection control circuit. The writing clock signal is one of a plurality of clock signals with different frequencies and is output in accordance with control by the clock selection control circuit.
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公开(公告)号:US20170331479A1
公开(公告)日:2017-11-16
申请号:US15589034
申请日:2017-05-08
Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Yuki OKAMOTO
IPC: H03K19/0185 , H03K3/03 , H03K19/0175 , H03K5/159 , H03L7/099 , H01L23/498 , H03L7/089
CPC classification number: H03K19/018507 , H01L23/49838 , H03K3/0315 , H03K5/159 , H03K19/017581 , H03L7/0891 , H03L7/0995
Abstract: A voltage-controlled oscillator is provided. A semiconductor device includes a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit has a function of holding a first potential and a function of controlling the level of a third potential supplied to the second circuit according to a second potential based on the first potential. The second circuit has a function of outputting a second signal based on a first signal input to the second circuit. The delay time from input of the first signal to the second circuit to output of the second signal from the second circuit is determined by the third potential.
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公开(公告)号:US20170186364A1
公开(公告)日:2017-06-29
申请号:US15384419
申请日:2016-12-20
Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Yuki OKAMOTO , Yoshiyuki KUROKAWA
IPC: G09G3/20 , H01L27/12 , G09G3/36 , H01L29/786
CPC classification number: G09G3/2096 , G09G3/36 , G09G3/3648 , G09G2330/021 , G09G2340/02 , G09G2350/00 , G09G2360/12 , G09G2370/08 , H01L27/1225 , H01L29/7869
Abstract: A low power consumption semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a decoder, a signal generation circuit, and a display device. The decoder includes an analysis circuit and an arithmetic circuit. The analysis circuit has a function of determining whether to decode the received first image data using the received data. The signal generation circuit has a function of generating a signal including an instruction on whether to decode the first image data in response to the determination of the analysis circuit. The arithmetic circuit has a function of decoding the first image data in response to the signal. The display device has a function of maintaining a second image displayed on the display device in the case where the first image data is not decoded in the arithmetic circuit.
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公开(公告)号:US20170126176A1
公开(公告)日:2017-05-04
申请号:US15298305
申请日:2016-10-20
Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Yuki OKAMOTO , Yoshiyuki KUROKAWA
IPC: H03B5/06 , H01L27/092 , H01L29/786 , H03K3/03
CPC classification number: H03B5/06 , H01L27/092 , H01L29/7869 , H03K3/014 , H03K3/0315
Abstract: An oscillator capable of quick startup is provided. A transistor is provided between an output terminal of a certain stage inverter and an input terminal of the following stage inverter included in the voltage controlled oscillator. With the use of the on resistance of the transistor, the oscillation frequency of the clock signal is controlled. While supply of the power supply voltage is stopped, a signal that is input to the input terminal of the inverter just before supply of the power supply voltage is stopped is stored by turning off the transistor. This operation makes it possible to immediately output a clock signal that has the same frequency as that before supply of the power supply voltage is stopped at the time when the power supply voltage is supplied again.
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公开(公告)号:US20170092670A1
公开(公告)日:2017-03-30
申请号:US15311261
申请日:2015-05-27
Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Yuki OKAMOTO , Yoshiyuki KUROKAWA , Hiroki INOUE , Takuro OHMARU
IPC: H01L27/146 , H01L29/786 , H04N5/225 , H01L31/075
CPC classification number: H01L27/14603 , H01L21/8234 , H01L27/088 , H01L27/1225 , H01L27/1255 , H01L27/146 , H01L27/1461 , H01L27/14616 , H01L27/1463 , H01L27/14643 , H01L27/14692 , H01L29/7869 , H01L31/075 , H04N5/2253
Abstract: A solid-state imaging device with high productivity and improved dynamic range is provided. In the imaging device including a photoelectric conversion element having an i-type semiconductor layer, functional elements, and a wiring, an area where the functional elements and the wiring overlap with the i-type semiconductor in a plane view is preferably less than or equal to 35%, further preferably less than or equal to 15%, and still further preferably less than or equal to 10% of the area of the i-type semiconductor in a plane view. Plural photoelectric conversion elements are provided in the same semiconductor layer, whereby a process for separating the respective photoelectric conversion elements can be reduced. The respective i-type semiconductor layers in the plural photoelectric conversion elements are separated by a p-type semiconductor layer or an n-type semiconductor layer.
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