Patents by Inventor Ryuichi Kanamura

Ryuichi Kanamura 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).

  • Publication number: 20240096925
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first semiconductor section including a first wiring layer at one side thereof, the first semiconductor section further including a photodiode, a second semiconductor section including a second wiring layer at one side thereof, the first and second semiconductor sections being secured together, a third semiconductor section including a third wiring layer at one side thereof, the second and the third semiconductor sections being secured together such the first semiconductor section, second semiconductor section, and the third semiconductor section are stacked together, and a first conductive material electrically connecting at least two of (i) the first wiring layer, (ii) the second wiring layer, and (iii) the third wiring layer such that the electrically connected wiring layers are in electrical communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku UMEBAYASHI, Keiji TATANI, Hajime INOUE, Ryuichi KANAMURA
  • Patent number: 11875989
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first semiconductor section including a first wiring layer at one side thereof, the first semiconductor section further including a photodiode, a second semiconductor section including a second wiring layer at one side thereof, the first and second semiconductor sections being secured together, a third semiconductor section including a third wiring layer at one side thereof, the second and the third semiconductor sections being secured together such the first semiconductor section, second semiconductor section, and the third semiconductor section are stacked together, and a first conductive material electrically connecting at least two of (i) the first wiring layer, (ii) the second wiring layer, and (iii) the third wiring layer such that the electrically connected wiring layers are in electrical communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku Umebayashi, Keiji Tatani, Hajime Inoue, Ryuichi Kanamura
  • Publication number: 20220246668
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first semiconductor section including a first wiring layer at one side thereof, the first semiconductor section further including a photodiode, a second semiconductor section including a second wiring layer at one side thereof, the first and second semiconductor sections being secured together, a third semiconductor section including a third wiring layer at one side thereof, the second and the third semiconductor sections being secured together such the first semiconductor section, second semiconductor section, and the third semiconductor section are stacked together, and a first conductive material electrically connecting at least two of (i) the first wiring layer, (ii) the second wiring layer, and (iii) the third wiring layer such that the electrically connected wiring layers are in electrical communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku UMEBAYASHI, Keiji TATANI, Hajime INOUE, Ryuichi KANAMURA
  • Patent number: 11374049
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first semiconductor section including a first wiring layer at one side thereof, the first semiconductor section further including a photodiode, a second semiconductor section including a second wiring layer at one side thereof, the first and second semiconductor sections being secured together, a third semiconductor section including a third wiring layer at one side thereof, the second and the third semiconductor sections being secured together such the first semiconductor section, second semiconductor section, and the third semiconductor section are stacked together, and a first conductive material electrically connecting at least two of (i) the first wiring layer, (ii) the second wiring layer, and (iii) the third wiring layer such that the electrically connected wiring layers are in electrical communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku Umebayashi, Keiji Tatani, Hajime Inoue, Ryuichi Kanamura
  • Publication number: 20210043676
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first semiconductor section including a first wiring layer at one side thereof, the first semiconductor section further including a photodiode, a second semiconductor section including a second wiring layer at one side thereof, the first and second semiconductor sections being secured together, a third semiconductor section including a third wiring layer at one side thereof, the second and the third semiconductor sections being secured together such the first semiconductor section, second semiconductor section, and the third semiconductor section are stacked together, and a first conductive material electrically connecting at least two of (i) the first wiring layer, (ii) the second wiring layer, and (iii) the third wiring layer such that the electrically connected wiring layers are in electrical communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku UMEBAYASHI, Keiji TATANI, Hajime INOUE, Ryuichi KANAMURA
  • Patent number: 10840290
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first semiconductor section including a first wiring layer at one side thereof, the first semiconductor section further including a photodiode, a second semiconductor section including a second wiring layer at one side thereof, the first and second semiconductor sections being secured together, a third semiconductor section including a third wiring layer at one side thereof, the second and the third semiconductor sections being secured together such the first semiconductor section, second semiconductor section, and the third semiconductor section are stacked together, and a first conductive material electrically connecting at least two of (i) the first wiring layer, (ii) the second wiring layer, and (iii) the third wiring layer such that the electrically connected wiring layers are in electrical communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Taku Umebayashi, Keiji Tatani, Hajime Inoue, Ryuichi Kanamura
  • Publication number: 20200035744
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first semiconductor section including a first wiring layer at one side thereof, the first semiconductor section further including a photodiode, a second semiconductor section including a second wiring layer at one side thereof, the first and second semiconductor sections being secured together, a third semiconductor section including a third wiring layer at one side thereof, the second and the third semiconductor sections being secured together such the first semiconductor section, second semiconductor section, and the third semiconductor section are stacked together, and a first conductive material electrically connecting at least two of (i) the first wiring layer, (ii) the second wiring layer, and (iii) the third wiring layer such that the electrically connected wiring layers are in electrical communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku UMEBAYASHI, Keiji TATANI, Hajime INOUE, Ryuichi KANAMURA
  • Patent number: 10535700
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first semiconductor section including a first wiring layer at one side thereof, the first semiconductor section further including a photodiode, a second semiconductor section including a second wiring layer at one side thereof, the first and second semiconductor sections being secured together, a third semiconductor section including a third wiring layer at one side thereof, the second and the third semiconductor sections being secured together such the first semiconductor section, second semiconductor section, and the third semiconductor section are stacked together, and a first conductive material electrically connecting at least two of (i) the first wiring layer, (ii) the second wiring layer, and (iii) the third wiring layer such that the electrically connected wiring layers are in electrical communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Taku Umebayashi, Keiji Tatani, Hajime Inoue, Ryuichi Kanamura
  • Patent number: 10475845
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first semiconductor section including a first wiring layer at one side thereof, the first semiconductor section further including a photodiode, a second semiconductor section including a second wiring layer at one side thereof, the first and second semiconductor sections being secured together, a third semiconductor section including a third wiring layer at one side thereof, the second and the third semiconductor sections being secured together such the first semiconductor section, second semiconductor section, and the third semiconductor section are stacked together, and a first conductive material electrically connecting at least two of (i) the first wiring layer, (ii) the second wiring layer, and (iii) the third wiring layer such that the electrically connected wiring layers are in electrical communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Taku Umebayashi, Keiji Tatani, Hajime Inoue, Ryuichi Kanamura
  • Publication number: 20190229145
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first semiconductor section including a first wiring layer at one side thereof, the first semiconductor section further including a photodiode, a second semiconductor section including a second wiring layer at one side thereof, the first and second semiconductor sections being secured together, a third semiconductor section including a third wiring layer at one side thereof, the second and the third semiconductor sections being secured together such the first semiconductor section, second semiconductor section, and the third semiconductor section are stacked together, and a first conductive material electrically connecting at least two of (i) the first wiring layer, (ii) the second wiring layer, and (iii) the third wiring layer such that the electrically connected wiring layers are in electrical communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku UMEBAYASHI, Keiji TATANI, Hajime INOUE, Ryuichi KANAMURA
  • Publication number: 20180350867
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first semiconductor section including a first wiring layer at one side thereof, the first semiconductor section further including a photodiode, a second semiconductor section including a second wiring layer at one side thereof, the first and second semiconductor sections being secured together, a third semiconductor section including a third wiring layer at one side thereof, the second and the third semiconductor sections being secured together such the first semiconductor section, second semiconductor section, and the third semiconductor section are stacked together, and a first conductive material electrically connecting at least two of (i) the first wiring layer, (ii) the second wiring layer, and (iii) the third wiring layer such that the electrically connected wiring layers are in electrical communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku UMEBAYASHI, Keiji TATANI, Hajime INOUE, Ryuichi KANAMURA
  • Patent number: 10128301
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first semiconductor section including a first wiring layer at one side thereof, the first semiconductor section further including a photodiode, a second semiconductor section including a second wiring layer at one side thereof, the first and second semiconductor sections being secured together, a third semiconductor section including a third wiring layer at one side thereof, the second and the third semiconductor sections being secured together such the first semiconductor section, second semiconductor section, and the third semiconductor section are stacked together, and a first conductive material electrically connecting at least two of (i) the first wiring layer, (ii) the second wiring layer, and (iii) the third wiring layer such that the electrically connected wiring layers are in electrical communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Taku Umebayashi, Keiji Tatani, Hajime Inoue, Ryuichi Kanamura
  • Publication number: 20180122850
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first semiconductor section including a first wiring layer at one side thereof, the first semiconductor section further including a photodiode, a second semiconductor section including a second wiring layer at one side thereof, the first and second semiconductor sections being secured together, a third semiconductor section including a third wiring layer at one side thereof, the second and the third semiconductor sections being secured together such the first semiconductor section, second semiconductor section, and the third semiconductor section are stacked together, and a first conductive material electrically connecting at least two of (i) the first wiring layer, (ii) the second wiring layer, and (iii) the third wiring layer such that the electrically connected wiring layers are in electrical communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Taku UMEBAYASHI, Keiji TATANI, Hajime INOUE, Ryuichi KANAMURA
  • Patent number: 9917131
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first semiconductor section including a first wiring layer at one side thereof, the first semiconductor section further including a photodiode, a second semiconductor section including a second wiring layer at one side thereof, the first and second semiconductor sections being secured together, a third semiconductor section including a third wiring layer at one side thereof, the second and the third semiconductor sections being secured together such the first semiconductor section, second semiconductor section, and the third semiconductor section are stacked together, and a first conductive material electrically connecting at least two of (i) the first wiring layer, (ii) the second wiring layer, and (iii) the third wiring layer such that the electrically connected wiring layers are in electrical communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Taku Umebayashi, Keiji Tatani, Hajime Inoue, Ryuichi Kanamura
  • Publication number: 20170148839
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first semiconductor section including a first wiring layer at one side thereof, the first semiconductor section further including a photodiode, a second semiconductor section including a second wiring layer at one side thereof, the first and second semiconductor sections being secured together, a third semiconductor section including a third wiring layer at one side thereof, the second and the third semiconductor sections being secured together such the first semiconductor section, second semiconductor section, and the third semiconductor section are stacked together, and a first conductive material electrically connecting at least two of (i) the first wiring layer, (ii) the second wiring layer, and (iii) the third wiring layer such that the electrically connected wiring layers are in electrical communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Taku UMEBAYASHI, Keiji TATANI, Hajime INOUE, Ryuichi KANAMURA
  • Patent number: 9570499
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first semiconductor section including a first wiring layer at one side thereof, the first semiconductor section further including a photodiode, a second semiconductor section including a second wiring layer at one side thereof, the first and second semiconductor sections being secured together, a third semiconductor section including a third wiring layer at one side thereof, the second and the third semiconductor sections being secured together such the first semiconductor section, second semiconductor section, and the third semiconductor section are stacked together, and a first conductive material electrically connecting at least two of (i) the first wiring layer, (ii) the second wiring layer, and (iii) the third wiring layer such that the electrically connected wiring layers are in electrical communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Taku Umebayashi, Keiji Tatani, Hajime Inoue, Ryuichi Kanamura
  • Patent number: 9431450
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first semiconductor section including a first wiring layer at one side thereof, the first semiconductor section further including a photodiode, a second semiconductor section including a second wiring layer at one side thereof, the first and second semiconductor sections being secured together, a third semiconductor section including a third wiring layer at one side thereof, the second and the third semiconductor sections being secured together such the first semiconductor section, second semiconductor section, and the third semiconductor section are stacked together, and a first conductive material electrically connecting at least two of (i) the first wiring layer, (ii) the second wiring layer, and (iii) the third wiring layer such that the electrically connected wiring layers are in electrical communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku Umebayashi, Keiji Tatani, Hajime Inoue, Ryuichi Kanamura
  • Publication number: 20160218135
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first semiconductor section including a first wiring layer at one side thereof, the first semiconductor section further including a photodiode, a second semiconductor section including a second wiring layer at one side thereof, the first and second semiconductor sections being secured together, a third semiconductor section including a third wiring layer at one side thereof, the second and the third semiconductor sections being secured together such the first semiconductor section, second semiconductor section, and the third semiconductor section are stacked together, and a first conductive material electrically connecting at least two of (i) the first wiring layer, (ii) the second wiring layer, and (iii) the third wiring layer such that the electrically connected wiring layers are in electrical communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Taku UMEBAYASHI, Keiji TATANI, Hajime INOUE, Ryuichi KANAMURA
  • Publication number: 20150270307
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first semiconductor section including a first wiring layer at one side thereof, the first semiconductor section further including a photodiode, a second semiconductor section including a second wiring layer at one side thereof, the first and second semiconductor sections being secured together, a third semiconductor section including a third wiring layer at one side thereof, the second and the third semiconductor sections being secured together such the first semiconductor section, second semiconductor section, and the third semiconductor section are stacked together, and a first conductive material electrically connecting at least two of (i) the first wiring layer, (ii) the second wiring layer, and (iii) the third wiring layer such that the electrically connected wiring layers are in electrical communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku Umebayashi, Keiji Tatani, Hajime Inoue, Ryuichi Kanamura
  • Patent number: 7642655
    Abstract: In order to form an aluminum system wiring that does not peel off on an insulating film containing fluorine and to improve the reliability thereof, a semiconductor device according to the present invention includes an insulating film (14) containing fluorine formed on a substrate (11), a titanium aluminum alloy film (17a) formed on the insulating film (14) containing fluorine, and a metallic film (17b) comprising aluminum or an aluminum alloy formed on the titanium aluminum alloy film (17a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Enomoto, Ryuichi Kanamura