A semiconductor device includes: an insulating substrate; a first semiconductor element connected to the insulating substrate; a conductive member disposed on the insulating substrate, and including a first opposing portion and a second opposing portion located opposite each other with respect to the first semiconductor element in plan view; a first wire connected to the first semiconductor element and the first opposing portion; and a second wire connected to the first semiconductor element and the second opposing portion, and located opposite the first wire with respect to a connection point where the first wire and the first semiconductor element are connected to each other in plan view.

A 3D semiconductor device, the device comprising: a first level comprising a first single crystal layer, said first level comprising first transistors, wherein each of said first transistors comprises a single crystal channel; first metal layers interconnecting at least said first transistors; a second metal layer overlaying said first metal layers; and a second level comprising a second single crystal layer, said second level comprising second transistors, wherein said second level overlays said first level, wherein at least one of said first transistors controls power delivery for at least one of said second transistor, wherein said second level is directly bonded to said first level, and wherein said bonded comprises direct oxide to oxide bonds.

A semiconductor device, the device including: a first substrate; a first metal layer disposed over the substrate; a second metal layer disposed over the first metal layer; a first level including a plurality of transistors, the first level disposed over the second metal layer, where the plurality of transistors include a second single crystal silicon; a third metal layer disposed over the first level; a fourth metal layer disposed over the third metal layer, where the fourth metal layer is aligned to the first metal layer with a less than 100 nm alignment error; and a via disposed through the first level, where the via has a diameter of less than 450 nm, where the fourth metal layer provides a global power distribution, and where a typical thickness of the fourth metal layer is at least 50% greater than a typical thickness of the third metal.

A method for producing a 3D memory device, the method including: providing a first level including a single crystal layer and control circuits, where the control circuits include a plurality of first transistors; forming at least one second level above the first level; performing a first etch step including etching holes within the second level; performing additional processing steps to form a plurality of first memory cells within the second level, where each of the first memory cells include one of a plurality of second transistors, where the control circuits include memory peripheral circuits, where at least one of the first memory cells is at least partially atop a portion of the memory peripheral circuits, and where fabrication processing of the first transistors accounts for a temperature and time associated with the processing the second level and the plurality of second transistors by adjusting a process thermal budget of the first level accordingly.

A circuit comprising a first device (e.g., a high voltage MOSFET) coupled in series with a second device (e.g., a low voltage MOSFET or HEMT). The first device comprises a body diode. Additionally, the circuit comprises a diode coupled across the pair of devices. The diode is arranged antiparallel to the first device. In one exemplary embodiment, the first device is a SiC MOSFET and the second device is a Si MOSFET or GaN HEMT.

A circuit comprising a first device (e.g., a high voltage MOSFET) coupled in series with a second device (e.g., a low voltage MOSFET or HEMT). The first device comprises a body diode. Additionally, the circuit comprises a diode coupled across the pair of devices. The diode is arranged antiparallel to the first device. In one exemplary embodiment, the first device is a SiC MOSFET and the second device is a Si MOSFET or GaN HEMT.

A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including single crystal first transistors, and a first metal layer, where the first level is overlaid by a first isolation layer; a second level including second transistors, where the first isolation layer is overlaid by the second level, and where the second level is overlaid by a second isolation layer; a third level including single crystal third transistors, where the second isolation layer is overlaid by the third level, where the third level is overlaid by a third isolation layer, where the third level is bonded to the second isolation layer, and where the bonded includes at least one oxide to oxide bond.

A method for producing a 3D memory device, the method comprising: providing a first level comprising a first single crystal layer; forming first alignment marks and control circuits comprising first single crystal transistors, wherein said control circuits comprise at least two metal layers; forming at least one second level above said control circuits; performing a first etch step within said second level; forming at least one third level above said at least one second level; performing a second etch step within said third level; and performing additional processing steps to form a plurality of first memory cells within said second level and a plurality of second memory cells within said third level, wherein said first etch step comprises performing a lithography step aligned to said first alignment marks.

A semiconductor device, the device comprising: a first substrate; a first metal layer disposed over said substrate; a second metal layer disposed over said first metal layer; a first level comprising a plurality of transistors, said first level disposed over said second metal layer, wherein said plurality of transistors comprise single crystal silicon; a third metal layer disposed over said first level; a fourth metal layer disposed over said third metal layer, wherein said fourth metal layer is aligned to said first metal layer with a less than 200 nm alignment error; and a via disposed through said first level, wherein said via has a diameter of less than 450 nm, wherein said fourth metal layer provides a global power distribution, and wherein said via is directly connected to at least one of said plurality of transistors.

A wide bandgap semiconductor device includes a chip that includes a wide bandgap semiconductor and that has a main surface, a main surface electrode arranged on the main surface, and a thermosetting resin that includes a matrix resin and a plurality of fillers and that covers the main surface such as to expose a part of the main surface electrode.