Patents by Inventor Yoshio Fukayama

Yoshio Fukayama 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: 10199338
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes plural electrode pads arranged in an active region of a semiconductor chip, and wiring layers provided below the plural electrode pads wherein occupation rates of wirings arranged within the regions of the electrode pads are, respectively, made uniform for every wiring layer. To this end, in a region where an occupation rate of wiring is smaller than those in other regions, a dummy wiring is provided. On the contrary, when the occupation rate of wiring is larger than in other regions, slits are formed in the wiring to control the wiring occupation rate. In the respective wirings layers, the shapes, sizes and intervals of wirings below the respective electrode pads are made similar or equal to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Taku Kanaoka, Masashi Sahara, Yoshio Fukayama, Yutaro Ebata, Kazuhisa Higuchi, Koji Fujishima
  • Publication number: 20160284652
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes plural electrode pads arranged in an active region of a semiconductor chip, and wiring layers provided below the plural electrode pads wherein occupation rates of wirings arranged within the regions of the electrode pads are, respectively, made uniform for every wiring layer. To this end, in a region where an occupation rate of wiring is smaller than those in other regions, a dummy wiring is provided. On the contrary, when the occupation rate of wiring is larger than in other regions, slits are formed in the wiring to control the wiring occupation rate. In the respective wirings layers, the shapes, sizes and intervals of wirings below the respective electrode pads are made similar or equal to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Taku KANAOKA, Masashi SAHARA, Yoshio FUKAYAMA, Yutaro EBATA, Kazuhisa HIGUCHI, Koji FUJISHIMA
  • Publication number: 20140159245
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes plural electrode pads arranged in an active region of a semiconductor chip, and wiring layers provided below the plural electrode pads wherein occupation rates of wirings arranged within the regions of the electrode pads are, respectively, made uniform for every wiring layer. To this end, in a region where an occupation rate of wiring is smaller than those in other regions, a dummy wiring is provided. On the contrary, when the occupation rate of wiring is larger than in other regions, slits are formed in the wiring to control the wiring occupation rate. In the respective wirings layers, the shapes, sizes and intervals of wirings below the respective electrode pads are made similar or equal to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicants: Renesas Electronics Corporation, Hitachi Device Engineering Co., Ltd., Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku KANAOKA, Masashi SAHARA, Yoshio FUKAYAMA, Yutaro EBATA, Kazuhisa HIGUCHI, Koji FUJISHIMA
  • Patent number: 8669659
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes plural electrode pads arranged in an active region of a semiconductor chip, and wiring layers provided below the plural electrode pads wherein occupation rates of wirings arranged within the regions of the electrode pads are, respectively, made uniform for every wiring layer. To this end, in a region where an occupation rate of wiring is smaller than those in other regions, a dummy wiring is provided. On the contrary, when the occupation rate of wiring is larger than in other regions, slits are formed in the wiring to control the wiring occupation rate. In the respective wirings layers, the shapes, sizes and intervals of wirings below the respective electrode pads are made similar or equal to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignees: Renesas Electronics Corporation, Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Kanaoka, Masashi Sahara, Yoshio Fukayama, Yutaro Ebata, Kazuhisa Higuchi, Koji Fujishima
  • Publication number: 20120205788
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes plural electrode pads arranged in an active region of a semiconductor chip, and wiring layers provided below the plural electrode pads wherein occupation rates of wirings arranged within the regions of the electrode pads are, respectively, made uniform for every wiring layer. To this end, in a region where an occupation rate of wiring is smaller than those in other regions, a dummy wiring is provided. On the contrary, when the occupation rate of wiring is larger than in other regions, slits are formed in the wiring to control the wiring occupation rate. In the respective wirings layers, the shapes, sizes and intervals of wirings below the respective electrode pads are made similar or equal to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: TAKU KANAOKA, Masashi Sahara, Yoshio Fukayama, Yutaro Ebata, Kazuhisa Higuchi, Koji Fujishima
  • Patent number: 8198162
    Abstract: Provided is a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device wherein the generation of voids is prevented in aluminum-based electrodes or the like. The method is suitable for manufacturing a semiconductor device adapted for vehicles, which is required to have a high reliability. However, it is very difficult that power semiconductor devices such as power MOSFETs, in particular, trench gate type power MOS devices are formed without having any void since the thickness of aluminum-based electrodes thereof is as large as about 3500 to 5500 nm (2.5 ?m or more). In the present invention, a method is provided wherein at the time of forming an aluminum-based electrode metal film positioned over a wafer and having a thickness of 2.5 ?m or more over a highland/lowland-repeated region in a line and space form by sputtering, the temperature of the wafer is set to 400° C. or higher and lower than 500° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya Sekiguchi, Yoshio Fukayama, Yuji Takahashi, Tomokuni Chino, Tsuyoshi Kachi, Katsuhiro Mitsui, Daisuke Ono, Tatsuhiko Miura
  • Patent number: 8183691
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes plural electrode pads arranged in an active region of a semiconductor chip, and wiring layers provided below the plural electrode pads wherein occupation rates of wirings arranged within the regions of the electrode pads are, respectively, made uniform for every wiring layer. To this end, in a region where an occupation rate of wiring is smaller than those in other regions, a dummy wiring is provided. On the contrary, when the occupation rate of wiring is larger than in other regions, slits are formed in the wiring to control the wiring occupation rate. In the respective wirings layers, the shapes, sizes and intervals of wirings below the respective electrode pads are made similar or equal to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignees: Renesas Electronics Corporation, Hitachi ULSI System Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Kanaoka, Masashi Sahara, Yoshio Fukayama, Yutaro Ebata, Kazuhisa Higuchi, Koji Fujishima
  • Publication number: 20100252924
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes plural electrode pads arranged in an active region of a semiconductor chip, and wiring layers provided below the plural electrode pads wherein occupation rates of wirings arranged within the regions of the electrode pads are, respectively, made uniform for every wiring layer. To this end, in a region where an occupation rate of wiring is smaller than those in other regions, a dummy wiring is provided. On the contrary, when the occupation rate of wiring is larger than in other regions, slits are formed in the wiring to control the wiring occupation rate. In the respective wirings layers, the shapes, sizes and intervals of wirings below the respective electrode pads are made similar or equal to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: TAKU KANAOKA, Masashi Sahara, Yoshio Fukayama, Yutaro Ebata, Kazuhisa Higuchi, Koji Fujishima
  • Patent number: 7759804
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes plural electrode pads arranged in an active region of a semiconductor chip, and wiring layers provided below the plural electrode pads wherein occupation rates of wirings arranged within the regions of the electrode pads are, respectively, made uniform for every wiring layer. To this end, in a region where an occupation rate of wiring is smaller than those in other regions, a dummy wiring is provided. On the contrary, when the occupation rate of wiring is larger than in other regions, slits are formed in the wiring to control the wiring occupation rate. In the respective wirings layers, the shapes, sizes and intervals of wirings below the respective electrode pads are made similar or equal to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignees: Renesas Technology Corp., Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Kanaoka, Masashi Sahara, Yoshio Fukayama, Yutaro Ebata, Kazuhisa Higuchi, Koji Fujishima
  • Patent number: 7601635
    Abstract: For improving the reliability of a semiconductor device having a stacked structure of a polycrystalline silicon film and a tungsten silicide film, the device is manufactured by forming a polycrystalline silicon film, a tungsten silicide film and an insulating film successively over a gate insulating film disposed over the main surface of a semiconductor substrate, and patterning them to form a gate electrode having a stacked structure consisting of the polycrystalline silicon film and tungsten silicide film. The polycrystalline silicon film has two regions, one region formed by an impurity-doped polycrystalline silicon and the other one formed by non-doped polycrystalline silicon. The tungsten silicide film is deposited so that the resistivity of it upon film formation would exceed 1000 ??cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Kentaro Yamada, Masato Takahashi, Tatsuyuki Konagaya, Takeshi Katoh, Masaki Sakashita, Koichiro Takei, Yasuhiro Obara, Yoshio Fukayama
  • Publication number: 20090179261
    Abstract: Provided is a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device wherein the generation of voids is prevented in aluminum-based electrodes or the like. The method is suitable for manufacturing a semiconductor device adapted for vehicles, which is required to have a high reliability. However, it is very difficult that power semiconductor devices such as power MOSFETs, in particular, trench gate type power MOS devices are formed without having any void since the thickness of aluminum-based electrodes thereof is as large as about 3500 to 5500 nm (2.5 ?m or more). In the present invention, a method is provided wherein at the time of forming an aluminum-based electrode metal film positioned over a wafer and having a thickness of 2.5 ?m or more over a highland/lowland-repeated region in a line and space form by sputtering, the temperature of the wafer is set to 400° C. or higher and lower than 500° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: Kazuya SEKIGUCHI, Yoshio Fukayama, Yuji Takahashi, Tomokuni Chino, Tsuyoshi Kachi, Katsuhiro Mitsui, Daisuke Ono, Tatsuhiko Miura
  • Publication number: 20080122085
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes plural electrode pads arranged in an active region of a semiconductor chip, and wiring layers provided below the plural electrode pads wherein occupation rates of wirings arranged within the regions of the electrode pads are, respectively, made uniform for every wiring layer. To this end, in a region where an occupation rate of wiring is smaller than those in other regions, a dummy wiring is provided. On the contrary, when the occupation rate of wiring is larger than in other regions, slits are formed in the wiring to control the wiring occupation rate. In the respective wirings layers, the shapes, sizes and intervals of wirings below the respective electrode pads are made similar or equal to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Taku Kanaoka, Masashi Sahara, Yoshio Fukayama, Yutaro Ebata, Kazuhisa Higuchi, Koji Fujishima
  • Patent number: 7346412
    Abstract: The invention intends to provide a manufacturing method of a semiconductor integrated circuit device, which can detect an off-specification faulty wafer in real time. An abnormality detection server stores apparatus log data outputted from semiconductor manufacturing apparatus that processes a semiconductor wafer in an apparatus log data memory. Thereafter, in a lot end signal receiver, when a lot end signal outputted from the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus is received, an abnormal data detector, after referencing an abnormality detection condition setting file stored in a first detection condition memory, based on the referenced content, judges whether there are abnormal data in the apparatus log data stored in the apparatus log data memory or not. Upon detecting an abnormality, a detection result is outputted to an engineer PC and an operator terminal unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Tokorozuki, Toshihiro Nakajima, Yoshiyuki Miyamoto, Yoshio Fukayama
  • Patent number: 7342302
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes plural electrode pads arranged in an active region of a semiconductor chip, and wiring layers provided below the plural electrode pads wherein occupation rates of wirings arranged within the regions of the electrode pads are, respectively, made uniform for every wiring layer. To this end, in a region where an occupation rate of wiring is smaller than those in other regions, a dummy wiring is provided. On the contrary, when the occupation rate of wiring is larger than in other regions, slits are formed in the wiring to control the wiring occupation rate. In the respective wirings layers, the shapes, sizes and intervals of wirings below the respective electrode pads are made similar or equal to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignees: Renesas Technology Corp., Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Kanaoka, Masashi Sahara, Yoshio Fukayama, Yutaro Ebata, Kazuhisa Higuchi, Koji Fujishima
  • Publication number: 20070259512
    Abstract: For improving the reliability of a semiconductor device having a stacked structure of a polycrystalline silicon film and a tungsten silicide film, the device is manufactured by forming a polycrystalline silicon film, a tungsten silicide film and an insulating film successively over a gate insulating film disposed over the main surface of a semiconductor substrate, and patterning them to form a gate electrode having a stacked structure consisting of the polycrystalline silicon film and tungsten silicide film. The polycrystalline silicon film has two regions, one region formed by an impurity-doped polycrystalline silicon and the other one formed by non-doped polycrystalline silicon. The tungsten silicide film is deposited so that the resistivity of it upon film formation would exceed 1000 ??cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Kentaro Yamada, Masato Takahashi, Tatsuyuki Konagaya, Takeshi Katoh, Masaki Sakashita, Koichiro Takei, Yasuhiro Obara, Yoshio Fukayama
  • Patent number: 7256125
    Abstract: For improving the reliability of a semiconductor device having a stacked structure of a polycrystalline silicon film and a tungsten silicide film, the device is manufactured by forming a polycrystalline silicon film, a tungsten silicide film and an insulating film successively over a gate insulating film disposed over the main surface of a semiconductor substrate, and patterning them to form a gate electrode having a stacked structure consisting of the polycrystalline silicon film and tungsten silicide film. The polycrystalline silicon film has two regions, one region formed by an impurity-doped polycrystalline silicon and the other one formed by non-doped polycrystalline silicon. The tungsten silicide film is deposited so that the resistivity of it upon film formation would exceed 1000 ??cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Kentaro Yamada, Masato Takahashi, Tatsuyuki Konagaya, Takeshi Katoh, Masaki Sakashita, Koichiro Takei, Yasuhiro Obara, Yoshio Fukayama
  • Publication number: 20070097763
    Abstract: The invention intends to provide a manufacturing method of a semiconductor integrated circuit device, which can detect an off-specification faulty wafer in real time. An abnormality detection server stores apparatus log data outputted from semiconductor manufacturing apparatus that processes a semiconductor wafer in an apparatus log data memory. Thereafter, in a lot end signal receiver, when a lot end signal outputted from the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus is received, an abnormal data detector, after referencing an abnormality detection condition setting file stored in a first detection condition memory, based on the referenced content, judges whether there are abnormal data in the apparatus log data stored in the apparatus log data memory or not. Upon detecting an abnormality, a detection result is outputted to an engineer PC and an operator terminal unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Tokorozuki, Toshihiro Nakajima, Yoshiyuki Miyamoto, Yoshio Fukayama
  • Publication number: 20060289998
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes plural electrode pads arranged in an active region of a semiconductor chip, and wiring layers provided below the plural electrode pads wherein occupation rates of wirings arranged within the regions of the electrode pads are, respectively, made uniform for every wiring layer. To this end, in a region where an occupation rate of wiring is smaller than those in other regions, a dummy wiring is provided. On the contrary, when the occupation rate of wiring is larger than in other regions, slits are formed in the wiring to control the wiring occupation rate. In the respective wirings layers, the shapes, sizes and intervals of wirings below the respective electrode pads are made similar or equal to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: Taku Kanaoka, Masashi Sahara, Yoshio Fukayama, Yutaro Ebata, Kazuhisa Higuchi, Koji Fujishima
  • Patent number: 7102223
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes plural electrode pads arranged in an active region of a semiconductor chip, and wiring layers provided below the plural electrode pads wherein occupation rates of wirings arranged within the regions of the electrode pads are, respectively, made uniform for every wiring layer. To this end, in a region where an occupation rate of wiring is smaller than those in other regions, a dummy wiring is provided. On the contrary, when the occupation rate of wiring is larger than in other regions, slits are formed in the wiring to control the wiring occupation rate. In the respective wirings layers, the shapes, sizes and intervals of wirings below the respective electrode pads are made similar or equal to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignees: Renesas Technology Corp., Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Kanaoka, Masashi Sahara, Yoshio Fukayama, Yutaro Ebata, Kazuhisa Higuchi, Koji Fujishima
  • Publication number: 20050048708
    Abstract: For improving the reliability of a semiconductor device having a stacked structure of a polycrystalline silicon film and a tungsten silicide film, the device is manufactured by forming a polycrystalline silicon film, a tungsten silicide film and an insulating film successively over a gate insulating film disposed over the main surface of a semiconductor substrate, and patterning them to form a gate electrode having a stacked structure consisting of the polycrystalline silicon film and tungsten silicide film. The polycrystalline silicon film has two regions, one region formed by an impurity-doped polycrystalline silicon and the other one formed by non-doped polycrystalline silicon. The tungsten silicide film is deposited so that the resistivity of it upon film formation would exceed 1000 ??cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Applicant: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Kentaro Yamada, Masato Takahashi, Tatsuyuki Konagaya, Takeshi Katoh, Masaki Sakashita, Koichiro Takei, Yasuhiro Obara, Yoshio Fukayama