Patents by Inventor Akira Mukai

Akira Mukai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11967641
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first to third electrodes, first to third nitride regions, and first and second insulating films. The first nitride region includes Alx1Ga1?x1N, and includes first and second partial regions, a third partial region between the first and second partial regions, a fourth partial region between the first and third partial regions, and a fifth partial region between the third and second partial regions. The first nitride region includes first to fifth partial regions. The second nitride region includes Alx2Ga1?x2N, and sixth and seventh partial regions. At least a portion of the third electrode is between the sixth and seventh partial regions. The first insulating film includes silicon and oxygen and includes first and second insulating regions. The third nitride region includes Alx3Ga1?x3N, and first to seventh portions. The second insulating film includes silicon and oxygen and includes third to seventh insulating regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daimotsu Kato, Yosuke Kajiwara, Akira Mukai, Aya Shindome, Hiroshi Ono, Masahiko Kuraguchi
  • Patent number: 11894452
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a nitride semiconductor layer; an insulating layer; a first region disposed between the nitride semiconductor layer and the insulating layer and containing at least one element of hydrogen and deuterium; and a second region disposed in the nitride semiconductor layer, adjacent to the first region, and containing fluorine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tatsuo Shimizu, Masahiko Kuraguchi, Toshiya Yonehara, Akira Mukai
  • Publication number: 20230268430
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first to third electrodes, first to third nitride regions, and first and second insulating films. The first nitride region includes Alx1Ga1?x1N, and includes first and second partial regions, a third partial region between the first and second partial regions, a fourth partial region between the first and third partial regions, and a fifth partial region between the third and second partial regions. The first nitride region includes first to fifth partial regions. The second nitride region includes Alx2Ga1?x2N, and sixth and seventh partial regions. At least a portion of the third electrode is between the sixth and seventh partial regions. The first insulating film includes silicon and oxygen and includes first and second insulating regions. The third nitride region includes Alx3Ga1?x3N, and first to seventh portions. The second insulating film includes silicon and oxygen and includes third to seventh insulating regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daimotsu KATO, Yosuke KAJIWARA, Akira MUKAI, Aya SHINDOME, Hiroshi ONO, Masahiko KURAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11715778
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first, second, and third electrodes, and first, second, and third semiconductor regions. The third electrode is between the first electrode and the second electrodes. The first semiconductor region includes Alx1Ga1-x1N and includes first to seventh partial regions. The fourth partial region is between the first partial region and the third partial region. The fifth partial region is between the third partial region and the second partial region. The second semiconductor region includes Alx2Ga1-x2N and includes first and second semiconductor portions. The sixth partial region is between the fourth partial region and the first semiconductor portion. The seventh partial region is between the fifth partial region and the second semiconductor portion. The third semiconductor region includes Alx3Ga1-x3N and includes a first semiconductor film part. The first semiconductor film part is between the sixth partial region and the third electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Mukai, Masahiko Kuraguchi
  • Patent number: 11677020
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first to third electrodes, first to third nitride regions, and first and second insulating films. The first nitride region includes Alx1Ga1?x1N, and includes first and second partial regions, a third partial region between the first and second partial regions, a fourth partial region between the first and third partial regions, and a fifth partial region between the third and second partial regions. The first nitride region includes first to fifth partial regions. The second nitride region includes Alx2Ga1?x2N, and sixth and seventh partial regions. At least a portion of the third electrode is between the sixth and seventh partial regions. The first insulating film includes silicon and oxygen and includes first and second insulating regions. The third nitride region includes Alx3Ga1?x3N, and first to seventh portions. The second insulating film includes silicon and oxygen and includes third to seventh insulating regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daimotsu Kato, Yosuke Kajiwara, Akira Mukai, Aya Shindome, Hiroshi Ono, Masahiko Kuraguchi
  • Publication number: 20230061811
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first to third electrodes, a semiconductor member, first and second insulating members, a compound member, and a nitride member. The third electrode is between the first and second electrodes. The semiconductor member includes first and second semiconductor regions. The first semiconductor region includes first to fifth partial regions. The second semiconductor region includes first and second semiconductor portions. The first insulating member includes first and second insulating portions. The first semiconductor portion is between the fourth partial region and the first insulating portion. The second semiconductor portion is between the fifth partial region and the second insulating portion. The compound member includes first to third compound portions. The nitride member includes first to third nitride portions. The second insulating member includes first and second insulating regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Daimotsu KATO, Hiroshi ONO, Yosuke KAJIWARA, Aya SHINDOME, Akira MUKAI, Po-Chin HUANG, Masahiko KURAGUCHI, Tatsuo SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20230068711
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first to third electrodes, a semiconductor member, a first conductive member, first and second insulating members, and a first nitride member. A position of the third electrode in a first direction from the first to second electrodes is between positions of the first and second electrodes in the first direction. The semiconductor member includes first and second semiconductor regions. The first semiconductor region includes first to fifth partial regions. The second semiconductor region includes first and second semiconductor portions. The second semiconductor portion includes first and second portions, and a third portion between the first and second portions. The first conductive member includes first and second conductive regions. The first insulating member includes a first insulating region. The second insulating member includes first and second insulating portions. The first nitride member includes a first nitride region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Daimotsu KATO, Yosuke KAJIWARA, Hiroshi ONO, Aya SHINDOME, Akira MUKAI, Po-Chin HUANG, Masahiko KURAGUCHI, Tatsuo SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 11563114
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first, second, third electrodes, a semiconductor member, and a first compound member. The third electrode is between the first and second electrodes in a first direction from the first to second electrodes. The semiconductor member includes first and second semiconductor regions. The first semiconductor region includes first, second, third, fourth, and fifth partial regions. A second direction from the first partial region to the first electrode crosses the first direction. The fourth partial region is between the first and third partial regions in the first direction. The fifth partial region is between the third and second partial regions in the first direction. The second semiconductor region includes first and second semiconductor portions. The first compound member includes first, second and third compound regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Matthew David Smith, Hiroshi Ono, Yosuke Kajiwara, Akira Mukai, Masahiko Kuraguchi
  • Patent number: 11563115
    Abstract: According to the embodiment of the invention, the semiconductor device includes a semiconductor member, a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, a first conductive member, and a first insulating member. The first semiconductor member includes a first semiconductor region, a second semiconductor region, and a third semiconductor region. The second semiconductor region includes one of a first material and a second material. The third semiconductor region is provided between at least a part of the first semiconductor region and the second semiconductor region. The first electrode is electrically connected with the first semiconductor region. The second electrode is electrically connected with the second semiconductor region. At least a part of the third semiconductor region is between an other portion of the third electrode and the first conductive member. At least a part of the first insulating member is between the third electrode and the semiconductor member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Matthew David Smith, Akira Mukai, Masahiko Kuraguchi
  • Publication number: 20220384629
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first to third electrodes, a semiconductor member, a first insulating member, and a compound member. The third electrode includes a first electrode portion. The first electrode portion is between the first and second electrodes. The semiconductor member includes a first semiconductor region and a second semiconductor region. The first semiconductor region includes first to fifth partial regions. The fourth partial region is between the first and third partial regions. The fifth partial region is between the third and second partial regions. The second semiconductor region includes first and second semiconductor portions. The first insulating member includes a first insulating region. The first insulating region is between the third partial region and the first electrode portion. The compound member includes a first compound region. At least a part of the first semiconductor portion dose not overlap the compound member in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Akira MUKAI
  • Publication number: 20220384422
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first to fifth electrodes, a semiconductor member, a first insulating member, and first and second connecting members. The third electrode includes a first electrode portion. The first electrode portion is between the first electrode and the second electrode. The fifth electrode includes a first electrode region. The semiconductor member includes first and second semiconductor regions. The first semiconductor region includes first to seventh partial regions. The fourth partial region is between the first and third partial regions. The fifth partial region is between the third and second partial regions. The second semiconductor region includes first, second, and third semiconductor portions. The first insulating member includes a first insulating region. The first connecting member electrically connects the fifth electrode with the first electrode. The second connecting member electrically connects the fourth electrode with the third electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Akira MUKAI
  • Patent number: 11508838
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first, second, and third electrodes, a semiconductor member, and a first insulating member. The semiconductor member includes a first face and a first side face. A third insulating region is between the first face and the third electrode in a second direction. A first insulating region is between the first side face and the third electrode in a first direction. The first side face includes first and second side face portions. The first side face portion is between the first face and the second side face portion in the second direction. At least a first angle between a first plane including the first face and the first side face portion and a second angle between the first plane and the second side face portion is less than 90 degrees. The second angle is different from the first angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Matthew David Smith, Akira Mukai
  • Patent number: 11476336
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first, second and third electrodes, first and second semiconductor layers, and a first compound member. A position of the third electrode is between a position of the second electrode and a position of the first electrode. The first semiconductor layer includes first, second, third, fourth, and fifth partial regions. The fourth partial region is between the third and first partial regions. The fifth partial region is between the second and third partial regions. The second semiconductor layer includes first, second, and third semiconductor regions. The third semiconductor region is between the first partial region and the first electrode. The first compound member includes first compound portions between the third semiconductor region and the first electrode. A portion of the first electrode is between one of the first compound portions and an other one of the first compound portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ono, Akira Mukai, Yosuke Kajiwara, Daimotsu Kato, Aya Shindome, Masahiko Kuraguchi
  • Publication number: 20220231155
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first to third electrodes, first and second semiconductor regions, first and second insulating members. The third electrode includes a first electrode portion. The first electrode portion is between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first semiconductor region includes first to fifth partial regions. The fourth partial region is between the first and third partial regions. The fifth partial region is between the third and second partial regions. The second semiconductor region includes first and second semiconductor portions. The first insulating member includes a first insulating portion. The first insulating portion is between the third and first electrode portions. The second insulating member includes first and second insulating regions. The first insulating region is between the first electrode and the first electrode portion. The second insulating region is between the first insulating region and the first electrode portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yosuke KAJIWARA, Hiroshi ONO, Daimotsu KATO, Akira MUKAI, Masahiko KURAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220190150
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first, second, third electrodes, a semiconductor member, and a first compound member. The third electrode is between the first and second electrodes in a first direction from the first to second electrodes. The semiconductor member includes first and second semiconductor regions. The first semiconductor region includes first, second, third, fourth, and fifth partial regions. A second direction from the first partial region to the first electrode crosses the first direction. The fourth partial region is between the first and third partial regions in the first direction. The fifth partial region is between the third and second partial regions in the first direction. The second semiconductor region includes first and second semiconductor portions. The first compound member includes first, second and third compound regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Matthew David SMITH, Hiroshi ONO, Yosuke KAJIWARA, Akira MUKAI, Masahiko KURAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220149194
    Abstract: According to the embodiment of the invention, the semiconductor device includes a semiconductor member, a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, a first conductive member, and a first insulating member. The first semiconductor member includes a first semiconductor region, a second semiconductor region, and a third semiconductor region. The second semiconductor region includes one of a first material and a second material. The third semiconductor region is provided between at least a part of the first semiconductor region and the second semiconductor region. The first electrode is electrically connected with the first semiconductor region. The second electrode is electrically connected with the second semiconductor region. At least a part of the third semiconductor region is between an other portion of the third electrode and the first conductive member. At least a part of the first insulating member is between the third electrode and the semiconductor member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Matthew David SMITH, Akira MUKAI, Masahiko KURAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11329135
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first, second and third electrodes, first and second semiconductor layers, first and second insulating members, and a first member. The third electrode includes a first electrode portion. The first electrode portion is between the first and second electrodes. The first semiconductor layer includes first, second, third, fourth, and fifth partial regions. The fourth partial region is between the first and third partial regions. The fifth partial region is between the third and second partial regions. The first insulating member includes first and second insulating regions. The second insulating member includes first and second insulating portions. The first insulating portion is between the fourth partial region and the first insulating region. The second insulating portion is between the fifth partial region and the second insulating region. The second semiconductor layer includes first, second, and third semiconductor portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yosuke Kajiwara, Masahiko Kuraguchi, Akira Mukai
  • Publication number: 20220140125
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first, second and third electrodes, first and second semiconductor layers, a first member, and a first insulating member. The first semiconductor layer includes Alx1Ga1-x1N (0?x1<1). The first semiconductor layer includes first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth partial regions. The second semiconductor layer includes Alx2Ga1-x2N (0<x2—1, x1<x2). The second semiconductor layer includes first and second semiconductor portions. The first insulating member includes a first insulating region and includes a first material. The first insulating region contacts the third partial region and a part of the third electrode. The first member includes a first portion and includes a second material different from the first material. The first portion is between the fourth partial region and an other part of the third electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Daimotsu KATO, Hiroshi ONO, Tatsuo SHIMIZU, Yosuke KAJIWARA, Aya SHINDOME, Akira MUKAI, Po-Chin HUANG, Masahiko KURAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220130986
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first, second and third electrodes, first and second semiconductor layers, a first member, and a first insulating member. The first semiconductor layer includes Alx1Ga1-x1N (0?x1<1). The first semiconductor layer includes first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth partial regions. The second semiconductor layer includes Alx2Ga1-x2N (0<x2?1, x1<x2). The second semiconductor layer includes first and second semiconductor portions. The first insulating member includes a first insulating region and includes a first material. The first insulating region contacts the third partial region and a part of the third electrode. The first member includes a first portion and includes a second material different from the first material. The first portion is between the fourth partial region and an other part of the third electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Daimotsu KATO, Hiroshi ONO, Tatsuo SHIMIZU, Yosuke KAJIWARA, Aya SHINDOME, Akira MUKAI, Po-Chin HUANG, Masahiko KURAGUCHI
  • Patent number: RE49962
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first and second regions, a first insulating portion, and first, second, and third electrodes. The first region includes first and second partial regions, and a third partial region between the first and second partial regions. The second region includes fourth and fifth partial regions. The fourth partial region overlaps the first partial region. The fifth partial region overlaps the second partial region. The first insulating portion includes first, second, and third insulating regions. The first insulating region is provided between the second insulating region and the third partial region and between the third insulating region and the third partial region. The first electrode is electrically connected to the fourth partial region. The second electrode is away from the first electrode and is electrically connected to the fifth partial region. The third electrode is provided between the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiko Kuraguchi, Yosuke Kajiwara, Aya Shindome, Hiroshi Ono, Daimotsu Kato, Akira Mukai