Patents by Inventor Akihiro HIKASA

Akihiro HIKASA 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).

  • Publication number: 20170222009
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes: a semiconductor layer including a first conductivity type semiconductor region and a second conductivity type semiconductor region joined to the first conductivity type semiconductor region; and a surface electrode connected to the second conductivity type region on one surface of the semiconductor layer, including a first Al-based electrode, a second Al-based electrode, an Al-based oxide film interposed between the first Al-based electrode and the second Al-based electrode, and a plated layer on the second Al-based electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Akihiro HIKASA, Kazusuke KATO
  • Publication number: 20170186847
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes: a semiconductor layer including a first conductivity type semiconductor region and a second conductivity type semiconductor region joined to the first conductivity type semiconductor region; and a surface electrode connected to the second conductivity type region on one surface of the semiconductor layer, including a first Al-based electrode, a second Al-based electrode, a barrier metal interposed between the first Al-based electrode and the second Al-based electrode, and a plated layer on the second Al-based electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Akihiro HIKASA, Kazusuke KATO
  • Publication number: 20170179267
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes a first conductive-type semiconductor layer, a second conductive-type base region that is arranged in the front surface portion of the semiconductor layer, a plurality of trenches that extend from a front surface of the semiconductor layer beyond a bottom portion of the base region with an active region being defined therebetween, a plurality of first conductive-type emitter regions that are arranged in the active region, each connecting the trenches adjacent to each other, a gate electrode that is embedded in the trench, an embedding insulating film that is embedded in the trench on the gate electrode and that has an upper surface in the same height position as the front surface of the semiconductor layer or in a height position lower than the front surface and an emitter electrode that covers the active region and the embedding insulating film and that is electrically connected to the base region and the emitter region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akihiro HIKASA
  • Patent number: 9685544
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes a first conductive-type semiconductor layer, a second conductive-type base region that is arranged in the front surface portion of the semiconductor layer, a plurality of trenches that extend from a front surface of the semiconductor layer beyond a bottom portion of the base region with an active region being defined therebetween, a plurality of first conductive-type emitter regions that are arranged in the active region, each connecting the trenches adjacent to each other, a gate electrode that is embedded in the trench, an embedding insulating film that is embedded in the trench on the gate electrode and that has an upper surface in the same height position as the front surface of the semiconductor layer or in a height position lower than the front surface and an emitter electrode that covers the active region and the embedding insulating film and that is electrically connected to the base region and the emitter region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akihiro Hikasa
  • Patent number: 9659901
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a semiconductor layer including a main IGBT cell and a sense IGBT cell connected in parallel to each other, a first resistance portion having a first resistance value formed using a gate wiring portion of the sense IGBT cell and a second resistance portion having a second resistance value higher than the first resistance value, a gate wiring electrically connected through mutually different channels to the first resistance portion and the second resistance portion, a first diode provided between the gate wiring and the first resistance portion, a second diode provided between the gate wiring and the second resistance portion in a manner oriented reversely to the first diode, an emitter electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer, electrically connected to an emitter of the main IGBT cell, and a sense emitter electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer, electrically connected to an emitter of the sense IGBT cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akihiro Hikasa
  • Publication number: 20170110563
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a semiconductor layer, a plurality of gate trenches formed in the semiconductor layer, a gate electrode filled via a gate insulating film in the plurality of gate trenches, an n+-type emitter region, a p-type base region, and an n?-type drift region disposed, lateral to each gate trench, in order in a depth direction of the gate trench from a front surface side of the semiconductor layer, a p+-type collector region disposed on a back surface side of the semiconductor layer with respect to the n?-type drift region, a plurality of emitter trenches formed between the plurality of gate trenches adjacent to each other, a buried electrode filled via an insulating film in the plurality of emitter trenches, and electrically connected with the n+-type emitter region, and a p-type floating region formed between the plurality of emitter trenches, and the p-type floating region is formed deeper than the p-type base region, and includes an overlap portion that goes
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akihiro HIKASA
  • Patent number: 9559195
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a semiconductor layer, a plurality of gate trenches formed in the semiconductor layer, a gate electrode filled via a gate insulating film in the plurality of gate trenches, an n+-type emitter region, a p-type base region, and an n?-type drift region disposed, lateral to each gate trench, in order in a depth direction of the gate trench from a front surface side of the semiconductor layer, a p+-type collector region disposed on a back surface side of the semiconductor layer with respect to the n?-type drift region, an emitter trench formed between the plurality of gate trenches adjacent to each other, and a buried electrode filled via an insulating film in the emitter trench, and electrically connected with the n+-type emitter region, and the emitter trench is disposed at an interval of 2 ?m or less via an n?-type drift region with the gate trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akihiro Hikasa
  • Patent number: 9543421
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer, a plurality of gate trenches, a gate electrode in the plurality of gate trenches, an n+-type emitter region, a p-type base region, and an n?-type drift region disposed, lateral to each gate trench, a p+-type collector region, a plurality of emitter trenches formed between the plurality of gate trenches, a buried electrode in the plurality of emitter trenches, and electrically connected with the n+-type emitter region, and a p-type floating region formed between the plurality of emitter trenches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akihiro Hikasa
  • Publication number: 20160211355
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a semiconductor layer, a plurality of gate trenches formed in the semiconductor layer, a gate electrode filled via a gate insulating film in the plurality of gate trenches, an n+-type emitter region, a p-type base region, and an n?-type drift region disposed, lateral to each gate trench, in order in a depth direction of the gate trench from a front surface side of the semiconductor layer, a p+-type collector region disposed on a back surface side of the semiconductor layer with respect to the n?-type drift region, an emitter trench formed between the plurality of gate trenches adjacent to each other, and a buried electrode filled via an insulating film in the emitter trench, and electrically connected with the n+-type emitter region, and the emitter trench is disposed at an interval of 2 ?m or less via an n?-type drift region with the gate trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akihiro HIKASA
  • Patent number: 9299820
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a semiconductor layer, a plurality of gate trenches formed in the semiconductor layer, a gate electrode filled via a gate insulating film in the plurality of gate trenches, an n+-type emitter region, a p-type base region, and an n?-type drift region disposed, lateral to each gate trench, in order in a depth direction of the gate trench from a front surface side of the semiconductor layer, a p+-type collector region disposed on a back surface side of the semiconductor layer with respect to the n?-type drift region, an emitter trench formed between the plurality of gate trenches adjacent to each other, and a buried electrode filled via an insulating film in the emitter trench, and electrically connected with the n+-type emitter region, and the emitter trench is disposed at an interval of 2 ?m or less via an n?-type drift region with the gate trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akihiro Hikasa
  • Publication number: 20160086941
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: an FET structure that is formed next to a looped trench on a semiconductor substrate and that has an n+ emitter region and an n? drain region facing each other in the depth direction of the looped trench across a p-type base region; a p-type floating region formed on the side of the looped trench opposite to the FET structure; and an emitter connecting part that is electrically connected to the n+ emitter region and a trench gate provided in the same trench, the emitter connecting part and the trench gate being insulated from each other by the looped trench. The trench gate faces the FET structure, and the emitter connecting part faces the p-type floating region, across an insulating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akihiro HIKASA
  • Patent number: 9236461
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: an FET structure that is formed next to a looped trench on a semiconductor substrate and that has an n+ emitter region and an n? drain region facing each other in the depth direction of the looped trench across a p-type base region; a p-type floating region formed on the side of the looped trench opposite to the FET structure; and an emitter connecting part that is electrically connected to the n+ emitter region and a trench gate provided in the same trench, the emitter connecting part and the trench gate being insulated from each other by the looped trench. The trench gate faces the FET structure, and the emitter connecting part faces the p-type floating region, across an insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akihiro Hikasa
  • Publication number: 20150325558
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a semiconductor layer including a main IGBT cell and a sense IGBT cell connected parallel to each other, a first resistance portion having a first resistance value formed using a gate wiring portion of the sense IGBT cell and a second resistance portion having a second resistance value higher than the first resistance value, a gate wiring electrically connected through mutually different channels to the first resistance portion and the second resistance portion, a first diode provided between the gate wiring and the first resistance portion, a second diode provided between the gate wiring and the second resistance portion in a manner oriented reversely to the first diode, an emitter electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer, electrically connected to an emitter of the main IGBT cell, and a sense emitter electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer, electrically connected to an emitter of the sense IGBT cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akihiro HIKASA
  • Publication number: 20150295071
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes a first conductive-type semiconductor layer, a second conductive-type base region that is arranged in the front surface portion of the semiconductor layer, a plurality of trenches that extend from a front surface of the semiconductor layer beyond a bottom portion of the base region with an active region being defined therebetween, a plurality of first conductive-type emitter regions that are arranged in the active region, each connecting the trenches adjacent to each other, a gate electrode that is embedded in the trench, an embedding insulating film that is embedded in the trench on the gate electrode and that has an upper surface in the same height position as the front surface of the semiconductor layer or in a height position lower than the front surface and an emitter electrode that covers the active region and the embedding insulating film and that is electrically connected to the base region and the emitter region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akihiro HIKASA
  • Publication number: 20150171200
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a semiconductor layer, a plurality of gate trenches formed in the semiconductor layer, a gate electrode filled via a gate insulating film in the plurality of gate trenches, an n+-type emitter region, a p-type base region, and an n?-type drift region disposed, lateral to each gate trench, in order in a depth direction of the gate trench from a front surface side of the semiconductor layer, a p+-type collector region disposed on a back surface side of the semiconductor layer with respect to the n?-type drift region, an emitter trench formed between the plurality of gate trenches adjacent to each other, and a buried electrode filled via an insulating film in the emitter trench, and electrically connected with the n+-type emitter region, and the emitter trench is disposed at an interval of 2 ?m or less via an n?-type drift region with the gate trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akihiro HIKASA
  • Patent number: 8994102
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a semiconductor layer, a plurality of gate trenches formed in the semiconductor layer, a gate electrode filled via a gate insulating film in the plurality of gate trenches, an n+-type emitter region, a p-type base region, and an n?-type drift region disposed, lateral to each gate trench, in order in a depth direction of the gate trench from a front surface side of the semiconductor layer, a p+-type collector region disposed on a back surface side of the semiconductor layer with respect to the n?-type drift region, an emitter trench formed between the plurality of gate trenches adjacent to each other, and a buried electrode filled via an insulating film in the emitter trench, and electrically connected with the n+-type emitter region, and the emitter trench is disposed at an interval of 2 ?m or less via an n?-type drift region with the gate trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akihiro Hikasa
  • Publication number: 20150060937
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: an FET structure that is formed next to a looped trench on a semiconductor substrate and that has an n+ emitter region and an n? drain region facing each other in the depth direction of the looped trench across a p-type base region; a p-type floating region formed on the side of the looped trench opposite to the FET structure; and an emitter connecting part that is electrically connected to the n+ emitter region and a trench gate provided in the same trench, the emitter connecting part and the trench gate being insulated from each other by the looped trench. The trench gate faces the FET structure, and the emitter connecting part faces the p-type floating region, across an insulating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akihiro HIKASA
  • Publication number: 20140077256
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer, a plurality of gate trenches, a gate electrode in the plurality of gate trenches, an n+-type emitter region, a p-type base region, and an n?-type drift region disposed, lateral to each gate trench, a p+-type collector region, a plurality of emitter trenches formed between the plurality of gate trenches, a buried electrode in the plurality of emitter trenches, and electrically connected with the n+-type emitter region, and a p-type floating region formed between the plurality of emitter trenches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akihiro HIKASA
  • Publication number: 20140054644
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a semiconductor layer, a plurality of gate trenches formed in the semiconductor layer, a gate electrode filled via a gate insulating film in the plurality of gate trenches, an n+-type emitter region, a p-type base region, and an n?-type drift region disposed, lateral to each gate trench, in order in a depth direction of the gate trench from a front surface side of the semiconductor layer, a p+-type collector region disposed on a back surface side of the semiconductor layer with respect to the n?-type drift region, an emitter trench formed between the plurality of gate trenches adjacent to each other, and a buried electrode filled via an insulating film in the emitter trench, and electrically connected with the n+-type emitter region, and the emitter trench is disposed at an interval of 2 ?m or less via an n?-type drift region with the gate trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akihiro HIKASA