Patents by Inventor Shinya SONEDA

Shinya SONEDA 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: 11462615
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device having improved breakdown resistance during recovery operation. A semiconductor device according to the present application is a semiconductor device in which an insulated gate bipolar transistor region and a diode region are provided adjacent to each other. The insulated gate bipolar transistor region includes an emitter layer having a short-side direction in a first direction in a plan view. The diode region includes carrier injection suppression layer having a short-side direction in a second direction in a plan view. In a plan view, a width of the carrier injection suppression layer in the second direction is smaller than a width of the emitter layer in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryu Kamibaba, Shinya Soneda, Tetsuya Nitta
  • Publication number: 20220310829
    Abstract: There is provided a technique capable of reducing turn-on power losses. A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate including a drift layer; and a base layer, a contact layer, and a source layer which are provided in the semiconductor substrate. A gate portion is provided in a first trench, with a first gate insulation film therebetween. The first trench is in contact with the contact layer, the source layer, the base layer, and the drift layer. The gate portion is provided with a recessed portion with a bottom farther away from the base layer than a side thereof. A first insulation portion is provided in the recessed portion of the gate portion in the first trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya KONISHI, Shinya SONEDA, Koichi NISHI, Tetsuya NITTA, Akihiko FURUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220310396
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to reduce masks and to reduce the variation in the profile of an impurity layer in a semiconductor device. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes a step (b) of forming a base layer on a first main surface side of a drift layer in an active region by implanting p-type impurity ions of using the first mask, a step of (c) of forming an emitter layer on the first main surface side of the base layer by implanting n-type impurity ions using the first mask, a step (d) of forming trenches after the steps (b) and (c), a step (e) of embedding a gate electrode inside the trenches, and a step (g) of converting a part of the emitter layer into a first contact layer by implanting the p-type impurity ions having a high dosage using a second mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi NISHI, Shinya SONEDA, Kazuya KONISHI
  • Publication number: 20220302289
    Abstract: Hysteresis of gate leakage is reduced in a semiconductor device with a structure including embedded electrodes below gate trench electrodes. A semiconductor device includes an active trench gate formed in a trench coming in contact with an emitter layer, a base layer, and a carrier storage layer to reach a drift layer. The active trench gate includes: a gate trench insulating film formed on an inner wall of the trench; and a gate trench electrode, and an embedded electrode below the gate trench electrode, the gate trench electrode and the embedded electrode being formed on the gate trench insulating film in the trench and being insulated from each other. The embedded electrode is lower in phosphorus concentration than the gate trench electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi NISHI, Shinya SONEDA, Akihiko FURUKAWA, Katsumi NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20220293777
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate including an upper surface and a lower surface opposing each other and a drift layer of a first conductivity type; a base layer of a second conductivity type; an emitter layer of the first conductivity type and a contact layer of the second conductivity type; an active trench; dummy trenches; a trench gate electrode formed in the active trench; a dummy trench gate electrode formed in each of the dummy trenches; an embedded insulating film formed on the trench gate electrode in the active trench, formed on the dummy trench gate electrode in the dummy trench, and having an upper end lower than the upper surface; and an emitter electrode contacting the emitter layer on the upper surface and an inner wall of the active trench, and contacting the contact layer on the upper surface and an inner wall of the dummy trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Nishi, Shinya Soneda
  • Publication number: 20220216299
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a semiconductor device includes a substrate; a drift layer of a first conductivity type provided on the substrate; a base layer of a second conductivity type provided above the drift layer on the substrate; a source layer of the first conductivity type provided on an upper surface side of the base layer; a first electrode electrically connected to the source layer; a second electrode provided on the rear surface of the substrate; a gate electrode; a trench gate extending from an upper surface of the substrate to the drift layer; and a first bottom layer of the second conductivity type provided below the trench gate in the drift layer, wherein a first distance between a portion of the first bottom layer where an impurity concentration peaks in a thickness direction and the trench gate is larger than 1 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya KONISHI, Tetsuya NITTA, Tomohiro TAMAKI, Shinya SONEDA
  • Publication number: 20220190146
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first contact layer connected to a lower portion of a first trench contact portion and a second contact layer connected to a lower portion of a second trench contact portion. The distance between a first side portion of a first trench and the first trench contact portion is larger than that between a second side portion of the first trench and the second trench contact portion in a plan view, and the first contact layer is separated from the first side portion and the second contact layer is connected to the second side portion in a cross section. With this structure, it is possible to provide a technique for achieving an appropriate channel region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya KONISHI, Shinya SONEDA, Tetsuya NITTA, Akihiko FURUKAWA
  • Patent number: 11322604
    Abstract: An object is to provide a technique capable of improving both recovery loss and recovery capability. The semiconductor device includes a base layer of a second conductive type disposed on a front surface side of the semiconductor substrate in the IGBT region and an anode layer of a second conductive type disposed on a front surface side of the semiconductor substrate in the diode region. The anode layer includes a first portion having a lower end located at a same position as a lower end of the base layer or having a lower end located above the lower end of the base layer and a second portion adjacent to the first portion in plan view, and whose lower end is located above the lower end of the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Soneda, Ryu Kamibaba, Tetsuya Nitta
  • Publication number: 20220122966
    Abstract: The semiconductor substrate has a first principal surface and a second principal surface. The base contact layer is arranged between the base layer and the first principal surface, and forms a part of the first principal surface. The anode contact region is arranged between the anode layer and the first principal surface, forms a part of the first principal surface, and has a second conductivity type impurity concentration peak value higher than that of the anode layer. The anode contact region includes a first anode contact layer having a lower net concentration and a higher first conductivity type impurity concentration than the base contact layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi NISHI, Shinya SONEDA, Takahiro NAKATANI
  • Publication number: 20220123132
    Abstract: In a mesa region sandwiched between adjacent active trenches among mesa regions that are regions each sandwiched between adjacent trenches, a third semiconductor layer has regions discretely arranged in a first direction so as to be in contact with one active trench of the adjacent active trenches and not in contact with the other active trench, and regions discretely arranged in the first direction so as to be in contact with the other active trench and not in contact with the one active trench. In the mesa region sandwiched between the adjacent active trenches, a fourth semiconductor layer is disposed between the third semiconductor layer on the side in contact with the one active trench and the third semiconductor layer on the side in contact with the other active trench in plan view and between the respective regions of the third semiconductor layer discrete in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi NISHI, Sho TANAKA, Shinya SONEDA, Kazuya KONISHI
  • Publication number: 20220109061
    Abstract: In plan view of an RC-IGBT, a boundary region has an occupancy rate of an n+-type source layer per unit area, the occupancy rate being smaller than an occupancy rate of the n+-type source layer per unit area in an IGBT region, and the boundary region has an occupancy rate of a p+-type contact layer per unit area, the occupancy rate being smaller than an occupancy rate of the p+-type contact layer per unit area in an IGBT region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya SONEDA, Kenji HARADA, Kakeru OTSUKA
  • Patent number: 11276773
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: first diode trench gates extending along a first main surface from a first end side of a cell region toward a second end side thereof opposite to the first end side, the first diode trench gates being disposed adjacent to each other at a first spacing; a boundary trench gate connected to end portions of the first diode trench gates and extending in a direction intersecting a direction of extension of the first diode trench gates; and second diode trench gates having end portions connected to the boundary trench gate and extending toward the second end side of the cell region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Soneda, Kenji Harada, Kakeru Otsuka
  • Patent number: 11264245
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device that improves the reliability of the semiconductor device under thermal stress and the assembly performance of the semiconductor device in manufacturing steps. The method includes the following: forming a first electrode by depositing a first conductive film onto one main surface of a semiconductor substrate and patterning the first conductive film; forming a first metal film corresponding to a pattern of the first electrode onto the first electrode; forming a second electrode by depositing a second conductive film onto the other main surface of the semiconductor substrate; forming a second metal film thinner than the first metal film onto the second electrode; and collectively forming a third metal film onto each of the first metal film and the second metal film by electroless plating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Soneda, Kenji Harada, Yosuke Nakata
  • Patent number: 11256171
    Abstract: A film resist is a member for being bonded to a main surface of a substrate, which main surface is provided with a mark. The film resist includes a cutout for the mark to be checked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nakamura, Shinya Soneda, Shoichi Kuga
  • Patent number: 11239329
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a lower electrode provided on the semiconductor substrate, an insulating film that is provided on the semiconductor substrate and surrounds the lower electrode and a metal film that is provided on the lower electrode and includes a convex portion on an upper surface thereof, wherein the convex portion includes a first portion extending in a first direction parallel to an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a second portion extending in a second direction that is parallel to the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate and intersects the first direction, and the metal film is thinner than the insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Soneda, Tetsuya Nitta, Kenji Harada
  • Publication number: 20220013634
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device in which a first anode layer and a first contact layer are provided on a first main surface side in a diode region, and in which a second anode layer and a second contact layer are provided on the first main surface side in a boundary region. A concentration of impurities of a second conductive type of the second anode layer is lower than a concentration of impurities of the second conductive type of the first anode layer, or an occupied area ratio of the second contact layer with respect to the area where the emitter electrode is in contact with the semiconductor substrate in the boundary region is smaller than an occupied area ratio of the first contact layer with respect to the area where the emitter electrode is in contact with the semiconductor substrate in the diode region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya NITTA, Munenori IKEDA, Shinya SONEDA
  • Publication number: 20210376167
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a transistor and a diode formed at a common semiconductor substrate. The diode region includes: a fifth semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type; a second semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type provided on the fifth semiconductor layer; a third semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type provided closer to a first main surface of the semiconductor substrate; a sixth semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type provided on the third semiconductor layer; and a lifetime control layer formed of a crystal defect layer reaching a deeper position than an intermediate position of the second semiconductor layer between an end of the third semiconductor layer in a thickness direction as viewed from the first main surface and an end of the fifth semiconductor layer in a thickness direction as viewed from a second main surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya SONEDA, Kenji HARADA, Kakeru OTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20210305241
    Abstract: The semiconductor device according to the present application includes: a hole injection region including a hole injection layer and a semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type; a diode region including an anode layer of a second conductivity type and a cathode layer of a first conductivity type; a boundary portion semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type provided between the diode region and the hole injection region and provided on a first main surface side; a carrier injection suppression layer of a first conductivity type provided in a surface layer of the boundary portion semiconductor layer; and a semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type provided to protrude from the hole injection region on a second main surface side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Munenori IKEDA, Shinya SONEDA, Kenji HARADA
  • Publication number: 20210288145
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device having improved breakdown resistance during recovery operation. A semiconductor device according to the present application is a semiconductor device in which an insulated gate bipolar transistor region and a diode region are provided adjacent to each other. The insulated gate bipolar transistor region includes an emitter layer having a short-side direction in a first direction in a plan view. The diode region includes carrier injection suppression layer having a short-side direction in a second direction in a plan view. In a plan view, a width of the carrier injection suppression layer in the second direction is smaller than a width of the emitter layer in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryu KAMIBABA, Shinya SONEDA, Tetsuya NITTA
  • Publication number: 20210265491
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: first diode trench gates extending along a first main surface from a first end side of a cell region toward a second end side thereof opposite to the first end side, the first diode trench gates being disposed adjacent to each other at a first spacing; a boundary trench gate connected to end portions of the first diode trench gates and extending in a direction intersecting a direction of extension of the first diode trench gates; and second diode trench gates having end portions connected to the boundary trench gate and extending toward the second end side of the cell region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya SONEDA, Kenji HARADA, Kakeru OTSUKA