Patents by Inventor Kiyonori Oyu

Kiyonori Oyu 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: 8674455
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided, which includes an N well having a peak concentration of 2E+17 atom/cm3 or more in the range of 0.2 to 1 ?m depth from the surface of a P-type semiconductor substrate, and a region provided below the N well, the region containing P-type impurities with higher concentration than concentration of electrons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Inventors: Kensuke Okonogi, Kazuhiro Nojima, Kiyonori Oyu
  • Patent number: 8659096
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate; an element-forming region that includes semiconductor elements formed on the semiconductor substrate; a buried electrode plug formed so as to penetrate through the semiconductor substrate; and a trench-type electrode that is buried in a trench within the semiconductor substrate positioned between the element-forming region and the buried electrode plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Inventor: Kiyonori Oyu
  • Publication number: 20140038375
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device including a vertical MOS transistor, includes forming a trench for shallow trench isolation in a semiconductor substrate, and burying an element isolation insulating film in the trench, forming an insulating film to be a mask for forming a semiconductor pillar, in a region subjected to shallow trench isolation, etching the semiconductor substrate in the region subjected to the shallow trench isolation with the insulating film as a mask, and forming a semiconductor pillar for the vertical MOS transistor, implanting an impurity onto the semiconductor substrate, and forming a lower diffusion layer in the portion shallower than the depth of the shallow trench isolation, and forming a gate insulating film on the semiconductor substrate and the side surface of the semiconductor pillar for the vertical MOS transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Elpida Memory, Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyonori Oyu, Yoshihiro Takaishi, Yu Kosuge
  • Patent number: 8618602
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include, but is not limited to, a semiconductor substrate, a word line, and an isolation region. The semiconductor substrate has an active region and first and second grooves. Each of the first and second grooves extends across the active region. The first groove is wider in width than the second groove. The word line is disposed in the first groove. The isolation region is disposed in the second groove. The isolation region is narrower in width than the word line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Elpida Memory, Inc.
    Inventor: Kiyonori Oyu
  • Patent number: 8569830
    Abstract: In a vertical MOS transistor in which a semiconductor pillar is formed by etching a semiconductor substrate in a portion surrounded by an isolation film, the semiconductor pillar is covered with a gate insulating film and a gate electrode to be made a channel part, and diffusion layers to be a source and a drain are included on a top and a bottom of the channel part, electrode which controls potential of a gate electrode material is formed in gate electrode material formed on a side surface of isolation film, in order to eliminate a parasitic MOS operation by the gate electrode material remaining on the side surface of the isolation film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Elpida Memory, Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyonori Oyu, Yoshihiro Takaishi, Yu Kosuge
  • Patent number: 8531010
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure may include, but is not limited to: a semiconductor substrate; a first semiconductor structure extending upwardly over the semiconductor substrate; and a second semiconductor structure extending upwardly over the semiconductor substrate, the first and second semiconductor structures being aligned in a first <100> direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Elpida Memory, Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyonori Oyu, Kazuhiro Nojima
  • Publication number: 20130059423
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including: forming an active region surrounded by an element isolation region in a substrate; forming a pair of gate trenches in the active region; forming a pair of gate electrodes by embedding a conductor in the gate trenches; forming an implanted layer by implanting ions into a substrate surface between the gate electrodes; and thermally diffusing impurities of the implanted layer at least to a depth of bottom portions of the gate trenches by a transient enhanced diffusion method to form a diffusion layer region between the gate electrodes at least to a depth of bottom portions of the gate electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: ELPIDA MEMORY, INC.
    Inventors: Tomohiko KUDO, Kiyonori OYU
  • Publication number: 20120273859
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include, but is not limited to, a semiconductor substrate having a first gate groove; a first fin structure underneath the first gate groove; a first diffusion region in the semiconductor substrate, the first diffusion region covering an upper portion of a first side of the first gate groove; and a second diffusion region in the semiconductor substrate. The second diffusion region covers a second side of the first gate groove. The second diffusion region has a bottom which is deeper than a top of the first fin structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: ELPIDA MEMORY, INC.
    Inventors: Kiyonori OYU, Koji TANIGUCHI, Koji HAMADA, Hiroaki TAKETANI
  • Publication number: 20120261733
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a trench isolation. The trench isolation is formed in a surface of a semiconductor substrate to define an active region a well region, and a bottom of the trench isolation is positioned within the well region. The trench isolation includes a conductive wiring electrically connected to the well region and an insulating film which buries the conductive wiring in the bottom of the trench isolation. Semiconductor elements are disposed in the active region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: ELPIDA MEMORY, INC.
    Inventor: Kiyonori OYU
  • Publication number: 20120199916
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate; an element-forming region that includes semiconductor elements formed on the semiconductor substrate; a buried electrode plug formed so as to penetrate through the semiconductor substrate; and a trench-type electrode that is buried in a trench within the semiconductor substrate positioned between the element-forming region and the buried electrode plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: ELPIDA MEMORY, INC
    Inventor: Kiyonori OYU
  • Publication number: 20120161227
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include, but is not limited to, a semiconductor substrate, a word line, and an isolation region. The semiconductor substrate has an active region and first and second grooves. Each of the first and second grooves extends across the active region. The first groove is wider in width than the second groove. The word line is disposed in the first groove. The isolation region is disposed in the second groove. The isolation region is narrower in width than the word line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Eplida Memory, Inc.
    Inventor: Kiyonori OYU
  • Publication number: 20120161219
    Abstract: a semiconductor device is provided, which includes an N well having a peak concentration of 2E+17 atom/cm3 or more in the range of 0.2 to 1 ?m depth from the surface of a P-type semiconductor substrate, and a region provided below the N well, the region containing P-type impurities with higher concentration than concentration of electrons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: ELPIDA MEMORY, INC.
    Inventors: Kensuke OKONOGI, Kazuhiro NOJIMA, Kiyonori OYU
  • Patent number: 8088673
    Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a semiconductor chip of high reliability with less risk of breakage. Specifically, the present invention provides a semiconductor chip having a semiconductor silicon substrate including a semiconductor device layer and a porous silicon domain layer, the semiconductor device layer being provided in a main surface region on one surface of the semiconductor silicon substrate, the porous silicon domain layer being provided in a main surface region on a back surface which is the other surface of the semiconductor silicon substrate, and the porous silicon domain layer having porous silicon domains dispersed like islands in the back surface of the semiconductor silicon substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Elpida Memory Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyonori Oyu, Shigeru Aoki
  • Publication number: 20110266615
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure may include, but is not limited to: a semiconductor substrate; a first semiconductor structure extending upwardly over the semiconductor substrate; and a second semiconductor structure extending upwardly over the semiconductor substrate, the first and second semiconductor structures being aligned in a first <100> direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: ELPIDA MEMORY, INC
    Inventors: Kiyonori OYU, Kazuhiro NOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20110260239
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first capacitive insulating film, a semiconductor region, a gate insulating film, and a gate electrode. The semiconductor region has a groove. The gate insulating film covers a surface of the groove. The gate electrode is in the groove. The gate electrode includes first and second conductive films. The first conductive film is in contact with the gate insulating film. The first conductive film has an upper surface which is higher than a close portion of the second conductive film. The close portion is closer to the upper surface of the first conductive film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: ELPIDA MEMORY, INC.
    Inventor: Kiyonori OYU
  • Publication number: 20110183484
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a plurality of semiconductor pillars laid out in matrix in a first and a second directions parallel with a main surface of a semiconductor substrate, and extending to a direction substantially perpendicular to the main surface; gate insulating films covering each surface of the plurality of semiconductor pillars, respectively; upper diffusion layers formed in each upper part of the plurality of semiconductor pillars, respectively; lower diffusion layers formed in each lower part of the plurality of semiconductor pillars, respectively; gate electrodes encircling at least each channel region between each upper diffusion layer and each lower diffusion layer, respectively; and a plurality of lower electrodes short-circuiting the lower diffusion layers adjacent in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: ELPIDA MEMORY, INC.
    Inventor: Kiyonori OYU
  • Publication number: 20110086493
    Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a semiconductor chip of high reliability with less risk of breakage. Specifically, the present invention provides a semiconductor chip having a semiconductor silicon substrate including a semiconductor device layer and a porous silicon domain layer, the semiconductor device layer being provided in a main surface region on one surface of the semiconductor silicon substrate, the porous silicon domain layer being provided in a main surface region on a back surface which is the other surface of the semiconductor silicon substrate, and the porous silicon domain layer having porous silicon domains dispersed like islands in the back surface of the semiconductor silicon substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: ELPIDA MEMORY, INC.
    Inventors: Kiyonori Oyu, Shigeru Aoki
  • Patent number: 7911058
    Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a semiconductor chip of high reliability with less risk of breakage. Specifically, the present invention provides a semiconductor chip having a semiconductor silicon substrate including a semiconductor device layer and a porous silicon domain layer, the semiconductor device layer being provided in a main surface region on one surface of the semiconductor silicon substrate, the porous silicon domain layer being provided in a main surface region on a back surface which is the other surface of the semiconductor silicon substrate, and the porous silicon domain layer having porous silicon domains dispersed like islands in the back surface of the semiconductor silicon substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Elpida Memory Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyonori Oyu, Shigeru Aoki
  • Patent number: 7910982
    Abstract: In order to provide a highly integrated semiconductor apparatus and a production method thereof which can avoid the floating of a channel portion that causes a problem when constituting a memory cell from three-dimensional transistors, a semiconductor apparatus includes: multiple three-dimensional transistors each of which includes: a first pillar; a channel portion provided at the first pillar; diffused layers formed at both an upper portion and a lower portion of the channel portion; and a gate electrode provided around the channel portion via a gate insulation film; and a second pillar which is electrically conductive, wherein the multiple three-dimensional transistors are arranged on a well area while surrounding the second pillar, the multiple three dimensional transistors share the second pillar, and the channel portions of the multiple three dimensional transistors are each connected to the second pillar by a channel connection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Elpida Memory, Inc.
    Inventor: Kiyonori Oyu
  • Patent number: 7902573
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a plurality of vertical MOS transistors sharing a gate electrode (2) of a first conductivity type; first semiconductor pillars (3, 4 and 5) with a gate insulating film (18) formed therearound, across the gate insulating film (18) the vertical MOS transistors facing the gate electrode; and a second semiconductor pillar (8) being of the first conductivity type which is the same as the conductivity type of the gate electrode and being in contact with the gate electrode at a portion thereof from which at least a part of the gate insulating film is removed, wherein potential supply (6) to the shared gate electrode (2) is effected through the second semiconductor pillar (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Elpida Memory, Inc.
    Inventor: Kiyonori Oyu