A display apparatus with low power consumption is provided. The display apparatus includes a circuit for boosting a signal voltage output from a gate driver. The signal voltage from the gate driver can be boosted and then supplied to a pixel, which is suitable for driving a display device with a high threshold voltage. Furthermore, by utilizing a boosting function, output of the gate driver can be reduced, and power consumption can also be reduced. By combination with a pixel having a boosting function of image data, a display apparatus with lower power consumption can be achieved.

A semiconductor device, including: a drift layer of a first conductivity type provided in a semiconductor base; a base layer of a second conductivity type provided in the semiconductor base at a front surface side thereof; a plurality of first trenches provided in the semiconductor base at a front surface side thereof, and having a plurality of first portions extending in a first direction to form a striped pattern; a second trench provided in the semiconductor base at a front surface side thereof, and having a plurality of second portions extending parallel to the first portions; a plurality of gate electrodes respectively provided in the first trenches; and a diode electrode provided in the second trench. The diode electrode includes: a plurality of inner electrodes provided in the second portions, and an outer electrode connecting the inner electrodes and surrounding ends of the first portions in a plan view.

An object is to prevent an operation defect and to reduce an influence of fluctuation in threshold voltage of a field-effect transistor. A field-effect transistor, a switch, and a capacitor are provided. The field-effect transistor includes a first gate and a second gate which overlap with each other with a channel formation region therebetween, and the threshold voltage of the field-effect transistor varies depending on the potential of the second gate. The switch has a function of determining whether electrical connection between one of a source and a drain of the field-effect transistor and the second gate of the field-effect transistor is established. The capacitor has a function of holding a voltage between the second gate of the field-effect transistor and the other of the source and the drain of the field-effect transistor.

A semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method therefor are disclosed. The semiconductor structure includes an interposer, where the interposer includes a deep trench capacitor array and an isolation structure. The deep trench capacitor array includes multiple deep trench capacitors, and the isolation structure at least partially surrounds a deep trench capacitor on the outmost edge side of the deep trench capacitor array.

3D semiconductor device including: a first level including first single-crystal transistors; a plurality of memory control circuits formed from at least a portion of the first single-crystal transistors; a first metal layer disposed atop the first single-crystal transistors; a second metal layer disposed atop the first metal layer, a second level disposed atop the second metal layer includes second transistors and a memory array of first memory cells, a third level including second memory cells which include some third transistors, which themselves include a metal gate and is disposed above the second level; a third metal layer disposed above the third level; a fourth metal layer disposed above the third metal layer, a connective path from the third metal layer to the second metal layer with a thru second level via of a diameter less than 800 nm which also passes thru the memory array, different write voltages for different dies.

3D semiconductor device including: a first level including first single-crystal transistors; a plurality of memory control circuits formed from at least a portion of the first single-crystal transistors; a first metal layer disposed atop the first single-crystal transistors; a second metal layer disposed atop the first metal layer, a second level disposed atop the second metal layer includes second transistors and a memory array of first memory cells, a third level including second memory cells which include some third transistors, which themselves include a metal gate and is disposed above the second level; a third metal layer disposed above the third level; a fourth metal layer disposed above the third metal layer, a connective path from the third metal layer to the second metal layer with a thru second level via of a diameter less than 800 nm which also passes thru the memory array, different write voltages for different dies.

Methods and semiconductor devices are provided. A vertical junction field effect transistor (JFET) includes a substrate, an active region having a plurality of semiconductor fins, a source metal layer on an upper surface of the fins, a source metal pad layer coupled to the semiconductor fins through the source metal layer, a gate region surrounding the semiconductor fins, and a body diode surrounding the gate region.

A cell structure of a silicon carbide MOSFET device, comprising a first conductivity type drift region (3) located above a first conductivity type substrate (2). A main trench is provided in the surface of the first conductivity type drift region (3); a Schottky metal (4) is provided on the bottom and sidewalls of the main trench; a second conductivity type well region (7) is provided in the surface of the first conductivity type drift region (3) and around the main trench; a source region (8) is provided in the surface of the well region (7); a source metal (10) is provided above the source region (8); a gate insulating layer (6) and a gate (5) split into two parts are provided above the sides of the source region (8), the well region (7), and the first conductivity type drift region (3) close to the main trench.

A cell structure of a silicon carbide MOSFET device, comprising a first conductivity type drift region (3) located above a first conductivity type substrate (2). A main trench is provided in the surface of the first conductivity type drift region (3); a Schottky metal (4) is provided on the bottom and sidewalls of the main trench; a second conductivity type well region (7) is provided in the surface of the first conductivity type drift region (3) and around the main trench; a source region (8) is provided in the surface of the well region (7); a source metal (10) is provided above the source region (8); a gate insulating layer (6) and a gate (5) split into two parts are provided above the sides of the source region (8), the well region (7), and the first conductivity type drift region (3) close to the main trench.

A semiconductor device of embodiments includes: an element region including a transistor and a first diode; a termination region surrounding the element region and including a second diode; and an intermediate region between the element region and the termination region. The element region includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a gate electrode, a silicon carbide layer, and a gate insulating layer. The termination region includes a first wiring layer electrically connected to the first electrode, the second electrode, and the silicon carbide layer. The intermediate region includes a gate electrode pad, a first connection layer electrically connecting the first electrode and a part of the first wiring layer, a second connection layer electrically connecting the first electrode and another part of the first wiring layer, a second wiring layer electrically connected to the gate electrode pad and the gate electrode, and the silicon carbide layer.