Patents by Inventor Aiko KAJI

Aiko KAJI 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: 11967564
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming an insulating film on a surface of a semiconductor layer of a semiconductor substrate; forming a contact hole in the insulating film; forming a conductor material on the insulating film to be in contact with the semiconductor layer through the contact hole; and patterning the conductor material using an alignment key included in the conductor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aiko Kaji, Haruhito Ichikawa, Shuhei Mitani, Tomohiro Mimura, Yukihiro Wakasugi, Narumasa Soejima
  • Patent number: 11735654
    Abstract: A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a substrate, a drift layer disposed above the substrate, a base region disposed above the drift layer, a source region disposed above the base region, a gate trench formed deeper than the base region from a surface of the source region, a gate insulating film covering an inner wall surface of the gate trench, a gate electrode disposed on the gate insulating film, an interlayer insulating film covering the gate electrode and the gate insulating film and having a contact hole, a source electrode brought in ohmic contact with the source region through the contact hole, and a drain electrode disposed to a rear surface of the substrate. The source region has a lower impurity concentration on a side close to the base region than on a surface side brought in ohmic contact with the source region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aiko Kaji, Yuichi Takeuchi, Shuhei Mitani, Ryota Suzuki, Yusuke Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20220045172
    Abstract: A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a substrate, a drift layer disposed above the substrate, a base region disposed above the drift layer, a source region disposed above the base region, a gate trench formed deeper than the base region from a surface of the source region, a gate insulating film covering an inner wall surface of the gate trench, a gate electrode disposed on the gate insulating film, an interlayer insulating film covering the gate electrode and the gate insulating film and having a contact hole, a source electrode brought in ohmic contact with the source region through the contact hole, and a drain electrode disposed to a rear surface of the substrate. The source region has a lower impurity concentration on a side close to the base region than on a surface side brought in ohmic contact with the source region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Aiko KAJI, Yuichi TAKEUCHI, Shuhei MITANI, Ryota SUZUKI, Yusuke YAMASHITA
  • Patent number: 11201216
    Abstract: A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a substrate, a drift layer disposed above the substrate, a base region disposed above the drift layer, a source region disposed above the base region, a gate trench formed deeper than the base region from a surface of the source region, a gate insulating film covering an inner wall surface of the gate trench, a gate electrode disposed on the gate insulating film, an interlayer insulating film covering the gate electrode and the gate insulating film and having a contact hole, a source electrode brought in ohmic contact with the source region through the contact hole, and a drain electrode disposed to a rear surface of the substrate. The source region has a lower impurity concentration on a side close to the base region than on a surface side brought in ohmic contact with the source region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aiko Kaji, Yuichi Takeuchi, Shuhei Mitani, Ryota Suzuki, Yusuke Yamashita
  • Patent number: 11063145
    Abstract: A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a first impurity region on the substrate; a base region on the first impurity region; a second impurity region in the base region; a trench gate structure including a gate insulation film and a gate electrode in a trench; a first electrode connected to the second impurity region and the base region; a second electrode on a rear surface of the substrate; a first current dispersion layer between the first impurity region and the base region; a plurality of first deep layers in the second current dispersion layer; a second current dispersion layer between the first current dispersion layer and the base region; and a second deep layer between the first current dispersion layer and the base region apart from the trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuhei Mitani, Aiko Kaji, Yasuhiro Ebihara, Tatsuji Nagaoka, Sachiko Aoi
  • Publication number: 20210151385
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming an insulating film on a surface of a semiconductor layer of a semiconductor substrate; forming a contact hole in the insulating film; forming a conductor material on the insulating film to be in contact with the semiconductor layer through the contact hole; and patterning the conductor material using an alignment key included in the conductor material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Aiko KAJI, Haruhito ICHIKAWA, Shuhei MITANI, Tomohiro MIMURA, Yukihiro WAKASUGI, Narumasa SOEJIMA
  • Patent number: 10867876
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes: forming a second conductive type layer over a first conductive type layer; and forming a trench by etching the second conductivity type layer by a plasma etching process to expose the first conductivity type layer. The etching of the second conductivity type layer includes: performing a spectroscopic analysis of light emission of plasma; detecting an interface between the first conductivity type layer and the second conductivity type layer based on a change in emission intensity; and stopping the etching of the second conductivity type layer when an end point is determined based on a detection result of the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aiko Kaji, Yoshiaki Yamanouchi, Jun Saito
  • Publication number: 20200243404
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes: forming a second conductive type layer over a first conductive type layer; and forming a trench by etching the second conductivity type layer by a plasma etching process to expose the first conductivity type layer. The etching of the second conductivity type layer includes: performing a spectroscopic analysis of light emission of plasma; detecting an interface between the first conductivity type layer and the second conductivity type layer based on a change in emission intensity; and stopping the etching of the second conductivity type layer when an end point is determined based on a detection result of the interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Aiko KAJI, Yoshiaki YAMANOUCHI, Jun SAITO
  • Publication number: 20200203482
    Abstract: A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a substrate, a drift layer disposed above the substrate, a base region disposed above the drift layer, a source region disposed above the base region, a gate trench formed deeper than the base region from a surface of the source region, a gate insulating film covering an inner wall surface of the gate trench, a gate electrode disposed on the gate insulating film, an interlayer insulating film covering the gate electrode and the gate insulating film and having a contact hole, a source electrode brought in ohmic contact with the source region through the contact hole, and a drain electrode disposed to a rear surface of the substrate. The source region has a lower impurity concentration on a side close to the base region than on a surface side brought in ohmic contact with the source region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Aiko KAJI, Yuichi TAKEUCHI, Shuhei MITANI, Ryota SUZUKI, Yusuke YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20200168732
    Abstract: A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a first impurity region on the substrate; a base region on the first impurity region; a second impurity region in the base region; a trench gate structure including a gate insulation film and a gate electrode in a trench; a first electrode connected to the second impurity region and the base region; a second electrode on a rear surface of the substrate; a first current dispersion layer between the first impurity region and the base region; a plurality of first deep layers in the second current dispersion layer; a second current dispersion layer between the first current dispersion layer and the base region; and a second deep layer between the first current dispersion layer and the base region apart from the trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Shuhei MITANI, Aiko KAJI, Yasuhiro EBIHARA, Tatsuji NAGAOKA, Sachiko AOI