Patents by Inventor Tadaomi Daibou

Tadaomi Daibou 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: 11985907
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic memory device includes a magnetoresistance effect element including first and second magnetic layers each having a fixed magnetization direction, a third magnetic layer provided between the first and second magnetic layers, and having a variable magnetization direction, a first nonmagnetic layer between the first and third magnetic layers, and a second nonmagnetic layer between the second and third magnetic layers, and a switching element connected in series to the magnetoresistance effect element, changing from an electrically nonconductive state to an electrically conductive state when a voltage applied between two terminals is higher than or equal to a threshold voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Shogo Itai, Tadaomi Daibou, Yuichi Ito, Katsuyoshi Komatsu
  • Patent number: 11963459
    Abstract: A switching device according to an embodiment includes a switching layer disposed between a first electrode and a second electrode. The switching layer contains a material containing a first cation element Z, Te, and N. This material contains at least 5 atomic % or more of each of Z, Te, and N, and when an atomic ratio of Te is X, an atomic ratio of N is Y, an atomic ratio of Z is W, a ratio of Z2Te3 to ZN on a straight line connecting a compound of the first cation element Z with tellurium and nitride of the first cation element Z in a ternary phase diagram of Z, Te, and N is A, and a change in an N content from the Z2Te3—ZN line is B, the material has a composition satisfying X=1.2 (1?A) (0.5+B), Y=A (0.5+B), and W=1?X?Y, where ?0.06?B?0.06 is satisfied when ?>A and ¾<A, and ?0.06?B and Y?0.45 are satisfied when ??A?¾.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takehira, Katsuyoshi Komatsu, Tadaomi Daibou, Hiroki Kawai, Yuichi Ito
  • Publication number: 20240114811
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory includes a first electrode and a second electrode spaced from the first electrode. A memory element and a switching element are disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The switching element includes a tunnel insulating film enabling carrier tunneling, and the tunnel insulating film includes yttrium and oxygen and at least one of tantalum, titanium, and zirconium Ti, and Zr.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Jieqiong ZHANG, Katsuyoshi KOMATSU, Tadaomi DAIBOU, Yosuke MATSUSHIMA
  • Patent number: 11678593
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a first electrode and a second electrode, a phase change layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a first layer disposed between the first electrode and the phase change layer. The phase change layer contains at least one of germanium (Ge), antimony (Sb), and tellurium (Te). The first layer contains aluminum (Al) and antimony (Sb), or tellurium (Te) and at least one of zinc (Zn), lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), praseodymium (Pr), neodymium (Nd), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), holmium (Ho), erbium (Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb), and lutetium (Lu).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi Komatsu, Takeshi Iwasaki, Tadaomi Daibou, Hiroki Kawai
  • Publication number: 20230085722
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device including a phase change memory film having a composition containing at least Ge, Sb, Te, and Se, and containing Se as a design composition ratio to Te in a composition ratio showing a phase change memory property with at least three elements Ge, Sb, and Te. The composition ratio of Se is 33.6 atom % or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Jieqiong ZHANG, Katsuyoshi KOMATSU, Tadaomi DAIBOU, Takeshi IWASAKI, Hiroki TOKUHIRA, Hiroki KAWAI, Hiroshi TAKEHIRA
  • Publication number: 20230085635
    Abstract: A resistance change device of an embodiment includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and containing a resistance change material. In the resistance change device of the embodiment, the resistance change material contains: a first element including Sb and Te; a second element including at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ge and In; a third element including at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, N, B, C, Al, and Ti; and a fourth element including at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, La, Gd, Zr, and Hf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki KAWAI, Kasumi YASUDA, Hiroki TOKUHIRA, Kazuhiro KATONO, Akifumi GAWASE, Katsuyoshi KOMATSU, Tadaomi DAIBOU
  • Patent number: 11600772
    Abstract: A resistance variable device of an embodiment includes a stack arranged between a first electrode and a second electrode and including a resistance variable layer and a chalcogen-containing layer. The chalcogen-containing layer contains a material having a composition represented by a general formula: C1xC2yAz, where C1 is at least one element selected from Sc, Y, Zr, and Hf, C2 is at least one element selected from C, Si, Ge, B, Al, Ga, and In, A is at least one element selected from S, Se, and Te, and x, y, and z are numbers representing atomic ratios satisfying 0<x<1, 0<y<1, 0<z<1, and x+y+z=1, and when an oxidation number of the element C1 is set to a, and an oxidation number of the element C2 is set to b, the atomic ratio x of the element C1 satisfies x?(3?(3+b)×y?z)/(3+a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Kawai, Katsuyoshi Komatsu, Tadaomi Daibou, Hiroki Tokuhira, Masatoshi Yoshikawa, Yuichi Ito
  • Patent number: 11502125
    Abstract: A magnetoresistive memory device according to one embodiment includes: first and second layer stacks, each of which includes: a first ferromagnetic layer having a magnetization directed in a first direction; a non-magnetic first conductive layer above the first ferromagnetic layer, a second ferromagnetic layer provided above the first conductive layer and having a magnetization directed in a second direction different from the first direction, a first insulating layer on an upper surface of the second ferromagnetic layer, and a third ferromagnetic layer above the first insulating layer. The second ferromagnetic layer of the second layer stack is thicker than the second ferromagnetic layer of the first layer stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru Toko, Tadaomi Daibou, Junichi Ito, Taichi Igarashi, Tadashi Kai
  • Publication number: 20220302383
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a selector device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a selector layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. At least one of the first electrode or the second electrode includes a stacked film. The stacked film includes a first layer including a first material with a first Debye temperature, and a second layer in contact with the first layer and including a second material with a second Debye temperature lower than the first Debye temperature. A ratio of the first Debye temperature to the second Debye temperature is equal to or greater than 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Jieqiong ZHANG, Masatoshi YOSHIKAWA, Tadaomi DAIBOU
  • Publication number: 20220238801
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a first electrode and a second electrode, a phase change layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a first layer disposed between the first electrode and the phase change layer. The phase change layer contains at least one of germanium (Ge), antimony (Sb), and tellurium (Te). The first layer contains aluminum (Al) and antimony (Sb), or tellurium (Te) and at least one of zinc (Zn), lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), praseodymium (Pr), neodymium (Nd), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), holmium (Ho), erbium (Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb), and lutetium (Lu).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi KOMATSU, Takeshi IWASAKI, Tadaomi DAIBOU, Hiroki KAWAI
  • Patent number: 11355694
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic memory device includes a stacked structure including a first magnetic layer having a variable magnetization direction, a second magnetic layer having a fixed magnetization direction, and a nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer, and containing magnesium (Mg) and oxygen (O). The nonmagnetic layer further contains an additive element selected from fluorine (F), sulfur (S), hydrogen (H) and lithium (Li).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadaomi Daibou, Yasushi Nakasaki, Tadashi Kai, Hiroki Kawai, Takamitsu Ishihara, Junichi Ito
  • Patent number: 11316097
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory device includes a first wiring extending in a first direction, and a second wiring extending in a second direction that intersects the first direction. A memory cell is between the first wiring and the second wiring and includes a resistive memory element and a switching element that are connected in series between the first wiring and the second wiring. An insulating region surrounds side surfaces of the memory cell. The insulating region includes a first insulating part adjacent to a side surface of the resistive memory element and a second insulating part adjacent to a side surface of the switching element. The second insulating part has a higher thermal conductivity than the first insulating part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taichi Igarashi, Tadaomi Daibou, Junichi Ito, Tadashi Kai, Shogo Itai, Toshiyuki Enda
  • Publication number: 20220093851
    Abstract: A switching device according to an embodiment includes a switching layer disposed between a first electrode and a second electrode. The switching layer contains a material containing a first cation element Z, Te, and N. This material contains at least 5 atomic % or more of each of Z, Te, and N, and when an atomic ratio of Te is X, an atomic ratio of N is Y, an atomic ratio of Z is W, a ratio of Z2Te3 to ZN on a straight line connecting a compound of the first cation element Z with tellurium and nitride of the first cation element Z in a ternary phase diagram of Z, Te, and N is A, and a change in an N content from the Z2Te3-ZN line is B, the material has a composition satisfying X=1.2 (1?A) (0.5+B), Y=A (0.5+B), and W=1?X?Y, where ?0.06?B?0.06 is satisfied when ?>A and ¾<A, and ?0.06?B and Y?0.45 are satisfied when ??A?¾.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAKEHIRA, Katsuyoshi KOMATSU, Tadaomi DAIBOU, Hiroki KAWAI, Yuichi ITO
  • Publication number: 20220085277
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic memory device includes a magnetoresistance effect element including first and second magnetic layers each having a fixed magnetization direction, a third magnetic layer provided between the first and second magnetic layers, and having a variable magnetization direction, a first nonmagnetic layer between the first and third magnetic layers, and a second nonmagnetic layer between the second and third magnetic layers, and a switching element connected in series to the magnetoresistance effect element, changing from an electrically nonconductive state to an electrically conductive state when a voltage applied between two terminals is higher than or equal to a threshold voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Shogo ITAI, Tadaomi DAIBOU, Yuichi ITO, Katsuyoshi KOMATSU
  • Publication number: 20220083849
    Abstract: A switching circuit includes: a first circuit including a first capacitor, a first resistor, and a first selector above the first capacitor and resistor; and a second circuit including a second capacitor, a second resistor, and a second selector above the second capacitor and resistor. The capacitors have: a first and a second lower electrode on a semiconductor substrate; a dielectric layer on the lower electrodes; a resistive layer on the dielectric layer to form the resistors with the dielectric layer; a first upper electrode on the resistive layer opposite to the first lower electrode to form the first capacitor with the first lower electrode; and a second upper electrode on the resistive layer opposite to the second lower electrode to form the second capacitor with the second lower electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi KOMATSU, Kenichi MUROOKA, Tadaomi DAIBOU, Yuichi ITO
  • Publication number: 20220013579
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic memory device including a stacked structure including a first magnetic layer having a variable magnetization direction, a second magnetic layer having a fixed magnetization direction, and a nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer, and containing magnesium (Mg) and oxygen (O). The nonmagnetic layer further contains a first additive element and a second additive element, the first additive element is at least one element selected from sulfur (S), gallium (Ga), aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), hydrogen (H), fluorine (F), manganese (Mg), lithium (Li), nitrogen (N) and magnesium (Mg), and the second additive element is lithium (Li).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Tadaomi DAIBOU, Yasushi NAKASAKI, Tadashi KAI, Hiroki KAWAI, Takamitsu ISHIHARA, Junichi ITO
  • Patent number: 11133456
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic storage device includes: a magnetoresistive effect element including a non-magnet, and a stacked structure on the non-magnet, the stacked structure including: a first ferromagnet on the non-magnet; an anti-ferromagnet being exchange-coupled with the first ferromagnet; and a second ferromagnet between the first ferromagnet and the anti-ferromagnet. The stacked structure is configured to: have a first resistance value in response to a first current flowing through the stacked structure in a first direction, and have a second resistance value different from the first resistance value in response to a second current flowing through the stacked structure in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Iwasaki, Akiyuki Murayama, Tadashi Kai, Tadaomi Daibou, Masaki Endo, Shumpei Omine, Taichi Igarashi, Junichi Ito
  • Publication number: 20210296568
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory device includes a first wiring extending in a first direction, and a second wiring extending in a second direction that intersects the first direction. A memory cell is between the first wiring and the second wiring and includes a resistive memory element and a switching element that are connected in series between the first wiring and the second wiring. An insulating region surrounds side surfaces of the memory cell. The insulating region includes a first insulating part adjacent to a side surface of the resistive memory element and a second insulating part adjacent to a side surface of the switching element. The second insulating part has a higher thermal conductivity than the first insulating part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Taichi IGARASHI, Tadaomi DAIBOU, Junichi ITO, Tadashi KAI, Shogo ITAI, Toshiyuki ENDA
  • Publication number: 20210296585
    Abstract: A switching device in an embodiment includes: a first electrode; a second electrode, and a switching layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The switching layer is made of a material containing hafnium nitride. Otherwise, the switching layer is made of a material containing bismuth and at least one selected from the group consisting of silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, and gallium oxide, or a material containing at least one selected from the group consisting of bismuth oxide, bismuth nitride, bismuth boride, and bismuth sulfide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Tadaomi DAIBOU, Hiroki KAWAI, Katsuyoshi KOMATSU, Weidong LI, Shogo ITAI, Kouji MATSUO
  • Publication number: 20210202838
    Abstract: A resistance variable device of an embodiment includes a stack arranged between a first electrode and a second electrode and including a resistance variable layer and a chalcogen-containing layer. The chalcogen-containing layer contains a material having a composition represented by a general formula: C1xC2yAz, where C1 is at least one element selected from Sc, Y, Zr, and Hf, C2 is at least one element selected from C, Si, Ge, B, Al, Ga, and In, A is at least one element selected from S, Se, and Te, and x, y, and z are numbers representing atomic ratios satisfying 0<x<1, 0<y<1, 0<z<1, and x+y+z=1, and when an oxidation number of the element C1 is set to a, and an oxidation number of the element C2 is set to b, the atomic ratio x of the element C2 satisfies x?(3?(3+b)×y?z)/(3+a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki KAWAI, Katsuyoshi KOMATSU, Tadaomi DAIBOU, Hiroki TOKUHIRA, Masatoshi YOSHIKAWA, Yuichi ITO