Patents by Inventor Toshihiko Iinuma

Toshihiko Iinuma 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: 10147736
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate; a stacked body including a plurality of electrode layers; a semiconductor film extending in stacking direction of the stacked body; an interconnect layer extending in the stacking direction of the stacked body and a first direction crossing the stacking direction; and an insulating film. The interconnect layer includes: a core film extending in the stacking direction and the first direction; an intermediate film provided integrally between the core film and the plurality of electrode layers and between the core film and the substrate; and a first conductive film provided integrally between the intermediate film and the plurality of electrode layers and between the intermediate film and the substrate, being in contact with the substrate, and having an upper surface flush with an upper surface of the intermediate film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshihiko Iinuma
  • Patent number: 9837430
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate; a stacked body provided on the substrate, the stacked body including a plurality of electrode layers, a plurality of insulating layers, the plurality of insulating layers having a side surface, a plurality of first conductive films provided between the plurality of electrode layers and the plurality of insulating layers, the plurality of first conductive films having a side surface, and a blocking insulating film, the blocking insulating film including a first portion and a second portion; and a semiconductor film. The first distance between the semiconductor film and the side surface of the plurality of first conductive films is shorter than a second distance between the semiconductor film and the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu Arisumi, Toshihiko Iinuma
  • Patent number: 9773712
    Abstract: An ion implantation apparatus includes an implantation part, a measuring part, and a controller. The ion implantation part implants ions into an implantation region located at a bottom of a concave portion provided on a semiconductor substrate. The measuring part measures an implantation amount of ions corresponding to an aspect ratio of the concave portion based on ions implanted from the implantation part thereinto, at a first position at which the semiconductor substrate is arranged when the ions are implanted into the implantation region or a second position close to the first position. The controller controls the implantation part to stop implantation of the ions into the measuring part when an accumulated amount of the implantation amount has reached a predetermined amount according to a target accumulation amount of the implantation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Ito, Yasunori Oshima, Toshihiko Iinuma
  • Patent number: 9660076
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes a substrate, a plurality of conductive members containing a metal and provided on the substrate, a stacked body provided in each region between the conductive members, a semiconductor pillar piercing the stacked body, a memory film and internal stress films. The plurality of conductive members extend in a first direction and are separated from each other in a second direction. The internal stress films also extend in the first direction and are separated from each other in the second direction. The first direction and the second direction are parallel to an upper surface of the substrate and intersect each other. The internal stress films contain material having internal stress having the reverse polarity of internal stress of the metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshihiko Iinuma, Yasunori Oshima
  • Patent number: 9613979
    Abstract: Manufactured in a method of manufacturing according to an embodiment is a semiconductor memory device including: control gate electrodes; a semiconductor layer; and a charge accumulation layer. In this method of manufacturing, inter-layer insulating layers and sacrifice layers are stacked alternately, an opening that penetrates the inter-layer insulating layers and sacrifice layers is formed, a first insulating layer, the charge accumulation layer, and the semiconductor layer are formed in the opening, the sacrifice layer and part of the first insulating layer are removed, and the control gate electrodes are formed. An internal diameter of the opening is smaller the more downwardly a portion of the opening is positioned. A film thickness of the first insulating layer is smaller the more downwardly a portion of the first insulating layer is positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Toshihiko Iinuma
  • Publication number: 20170069754
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes a substrate, a plurality of conductive members containing a metal and provided on the substrate, a stacked body provided in each region between the conductive members, a semiconductor pillar piercing the stacked body, a memory film and internal stress films. The plurality of conductive members extend in a first direction and are separated from each other in a second direction. The internal stress films also extend in the first direction and are separated from each other in the second direction. The first direction and the second direction are parallel to an upper surface of the substrate and intersect each other. The internal stress films contain material having internal stress having the reverse polarity of internal stress of the metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshihiko IINUMA, Yasunori Oshima
  • Publication number: 20170069650
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate; a stacked body including a plurality of electrode layers; a semiconductor film extending in stacking direction of the stacked body; an interconnect layer extending in the stacking direction of the stacked body and a first direction crossing the stacking direction; and an insulating film. The interconnect layer includes: a core film extending in the stacking direction and the first direction; an intermediate film provided integrally between the core film and the plurality of electrode layers and between the core film and the substrate; and a first conductive film provided integrally between the intermediate film and the plurality of electrode layers and between the intermediate film and the substrate, being in contact with the substrate, and having an upper surface flush with an upper surface of the intermediate film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Toshihiko IINUMA
  • Publication number: 20170069646
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate; a stacked body provided on the substrate, the stacked body including a plurality of electrode layers, a plurality of insulating layers, the plurality of insulating layers having a side surface, a plurality of first conductive films provided between the plurality of electrode layers and the plurality of insulating layers, the plurality of first conductive films having a side surface, and a blocking insulating film, the blocking insulating film including a first portion and a second portion; and a semiconductor film. The first distance between the semiconductor film and the side surface of the plurality of first conductive films is shorter than a second distance between the semiconductor film and the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Osamu ARISUMI, Toshihiko IINUMA
  • Publication number: 20170062285
    Abstract: An ion implantation apparatus includes an implantation part, a measuring part, and a controller. The ion implantation part implants ions into an implantation region located at a bottom of a concave portion provided on a semiconductor substrate. The measuring part measures an implantation amount of ions corresponding to an aspect ratio of the concave portion based on ions implanted from the implantation part thereinto, at a first position at which the semiconductor substrate is arranged when the ions are implanted into the implantation region or a second position close to the first position. The controller controls the implantation part to stop implantation of the ions into the measuring part when an accumulated amount of the implantation amount has reached a predetermined amount according to a target accumulation amount of the implantation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: TAKAYUKI ITO, YASUNORI OSHIMA, TOSHIHIKO IINUMA
  • Publication number: 20170018567
    Abstract: Manufactured in a method of manufacturing according to an embodiment is a semiconductor memory device including: control gate electrodes; a semiconductor layer; and a charge accumulation layer. In this method of manufacturing, inter-layer insulating layers and sacrifice layers are stacked alternately, an opening that penetrates the inter-layer insulating layers and sacrifice layers is formed, a first insulating layer, the charge accumulation layer, and the semiconductor layer are formed in the opening, the sacrifice layer and part of the first insulating layer are removed, and the control gate electrodes are formed. An internal diameter of the opening is smaller the more downwardly a portion of the opening is positioned. A film thickness of the first insulating layer is smaller the more downwardly a portion of the first insulating layer is positioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Toshihiko IINUMA
  • Publication number: 20160365445
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first film, a conductive member and a second film. The first film is provided on the semiconductor substrate. The conductive member is provided in the first film, extends in a direction parallel to a main surface of the semiconductor substrate, and has a compressive stress. The second film is provided between the first film and the conductive member and has a tensile stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yasunori Oshima, Toshihiko Iinuma, Takayuki Ito
  • Publication number: 20160268292
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes a stacked body and a pillar. The stacked body includes insulating films and electrode films. Each of the insulating films and each of the electrode films are stacked alternately. The pillar passes through the stacked body in a stacking direction of the insulating films and the electrode films. The pillar includes a semiconductor pillar disposed within the pillar extending from a top end of the pillar to a bottom end thereof, and a memory film disposed between the semiconductor pillar and one of the electrode films. Within the semiconductor pillar, a carrier density of first portions disposed in a portion opposing the insulating films is greater than a carrier density of second portions disposed in a portion opposing the electrode films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takayuki ITO, Yasunori OSHIMA, Toshihiko IINUMA
  • Publication number: 20160268267
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first electrode film formed on the semiconductor substrate, a second electrode film formed on the first electrode film, a first semiconductor member going through the first electrode film, a second semiconductor member going through the second electrode film and connected to the first semiconductor member, a first insulating layer provided between the first electrode film and the first semiconductor member, and a memory film provided between the second electrode film and the second semiconductor member and capable of storing charge. The first electrode film includes a silicon layer, and a metal layer provided on the silicon layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshihiko IINUMA, Masahiro KIYOTOSHI
  • Patent number: 9412754
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a silicon substrate having an impurity diffusion region, and a memory cell array. The memory cell array includes conductive layers laminated on the silicon substrate via interlayer insulation layers, a semiconductor layer extending in a direction of the lamination of the conductive layers, a charge storage film disposed between the conductive layers and the semiconductor layer, and an electrode disposed on the conductive layers. A groove having a direction of the lamination as a depth direction and a first direction different from the lamination direction as a lengthwise direction is formed through the conductive layers. The silicon substrate includes a silicide film disposed in the impurity diffusion region along the groove. The memory cell array includes a conductor, which is in contact with the electrode and the silicide film, in the groove. In the first direction, the conductor is shorter in length than the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Toshihiko Iinuma
  • Patent number: 9240494
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first dielectric film, a floating gate portion, second and third dielectric films, a control gate portion, and a recess on the side face of the floating gate portion. The second dielectric film for element isolation is embedded between a height position of a lower portion of the side face of the floating gate portion and a height position inside the semiconductor substrate. The third dielectric film covers an upper surface and a side face portion of the floating gate portion up to a height position of an upper surface of the second dielectric film, and on the second dielectric film. A height position of an interface between the second and third dielectric films is between a height position of a center of the recess and a position in a predetermined range below the height position of the center of the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Osamu Arisumi, Toshihiko Iinuma
  • Patent number: 9153656
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: first semiconductor regions extending in a first direction and arranged in a direction crossing the first direction; control gate electrodes provided on an upper side of the first semiconductor regions, extending in a second direction different from the first direction, and arranged in a direction crossing the second direction; a charge storage layer provided in a position each of the first semiconductor regions and each of the control gate electrodes cross; a first insulating film provided between the charge storage layer and each of the first semiconductor regions; a second insulating film provided between the charge storage layer and each of the control gate electrodes; and a silicon-containing layer in contact with part of a side wall of each of the control gate electrodes and having a gradient in a silicon concentration in a direction crossing the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Toshihiko Iinuma
  • Publication number: 20150041876
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: first semiconductor regions extending in a first direction and arranged in a direction crossing the first direction; control gate electrodes provided on an upper side of the first semiconductor regions, extending in a second direction different from the first direction, and arranged in a direction crossing the second direction; a charge storage layer provided in a position each of the first semiconductor regions and each of the control gate electrodes cross; a first insulating film provided between the charge storage layer and each of the first semiconductor regions; a second insulating film provided between the charge storage layer and each of the control gate electrodes; and a silicon-containing layer in contact with part of a side wall of each of the control gate electrodes and having a gradient in a silicon concentration in a direction crossing the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Toshihiko IINUMA
  • Patent number: 8766350
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an embodiment, includes a plurality of gate structures; a first dielectric film; and a second dielectric film. The first dielectric film crosslinks adjacent gate structures of the plurality of gate structures so as to form a cavity each above and below in a position between the adjacent gate structures. The second dielectric film is formed as if to cover the cavity above the first dielectric film between the adjacent gate structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Osamu Arisumi, Toshihiko Iinuma
  • Publication number: 20140048863
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first dielectric film, a floating gate portion, second and third dielectric films, a control gate portion, and a recess on the side face of the floating gate portion. The second dielectric film for element isolation is embedded between a height position of a lower portion of the side face of the floating gate portion and a height position inside the semiconductor substrate. The third dielectric film covers an upper surface and a side face portion of the floating gate portion up to a height position of an upper surface of the second dielectric film, and on the second dielectric film. A height position of an interface between the second and third dielectric films is between a height position of a center of the recess and a position in a predetermined range below the height position of the center of the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Osamu ARISUMI, Toshihiko Iinuma
  • Patent number: 8633535
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory includes control gates provided in an array form, the control gates passing through the first semiconductor layer, data recording layers between the first semiconductor layer and the control gates, two first conductive-type diffusion layers at two ends in the first direction of the first semiconductor layer, two second conductive-type diffusion layers at two ends in the second direction of the first semiconductor layer, select gate lines extending in the first direction on the first semiconductor layer, and word lines extending in the second direction on the select gate lines. The select gate lines function as select gates shared by select transistors connected between the control gates and the word lines arranged in the first direction. Each of the word lines is commonly connected to the control gates arranged in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kouji Matsuo, Toshiyuki Enda, Nobutoshi Aoki, Toshihiko Iinuma