Patents by Inventor Akio Shima

Akio Shima 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: 20180059263
    Abstract: There is provided a radiation detector using SiC and of a structure in which an electric field is applied to the interior of the entire SiC crystal constituting a radiation sensible layer, aiming to detect radiation while suppressing a reduction in electric signals generated in the radiation sensible layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Norifumi KAMESHIRO, Akio SHIMA
  • Publication number: 20180026009
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to compensate for a difference in threshold voltage between a plurality of switching devices incorporated in a power module. The present invention solves the subject described above by mounting a switching device having a high threshold voltage in comparison with a different switching device at a location at which the temperature of the power module during operation is higher than that at another location at which the different switching device is mounted. Eventually, a power conversion apparatus of a high performance and a vehicle drive apparatus of a high performance can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Ryuusei FUJITA, Satoru AKIYAMA, Hiroshi KAGEYAMA, Toru MASUDA, Ayumu HATANAKA, Akio SHIMA
  • Patent number: 9653478
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor element having, while maintaining the same integratability as a conventional MOSFET, excellent switch characteristics compared with the MOSFET, that is, having the S-value less than 60 mV/order at room temperature. Combining the MOSFET and a tunnel bipolar transistor having a tunnel junction configures a semiconductor element that shows an abrupt change in the drain current with respect to a change in the gate voltage (an S-value of less than 60 mV/order) even at a low voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Digh Hisamoto, Shinichi Saito, Akio Shima, Hiroyuki Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 9490429
    Abstract: When a thin channel semiconductor layer formed on a side wall of a stacked film in which insulating films and gate electrodes are alternately stacked together is removed on the stacked film, a contact resistance between a vertical transistor including the channel semiconductor layer and the gate electrode, and a bit line formed on the stacked film is prevented from rising. As its means, a conductive layer electrically connected to the channel semiconductor layer is disposed immediately above the stacked film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasago, Masaharu Kinoshita, Mitsuharu Tai, Akio Shima, Kenzo Kurotsuchi, Takashi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9490247
    Abstract: An IGBT (50) includes a p+ collector region (3) and an n?? drift region (1), in which a first transistor (TR1) and a second transistor (TR2) are formed on the n?? drift region (1). In the n?? drift region (1), a p-type hole extraction region (14) is formed in contact with the second transistor (TR2). When the IGBT (50) is in an on-state, electrons and holes flow through the first transistor (TR1), but a current does not flow through the second transistor (TR2). On the other hand, when the IGBT (50) is switched from the on-state to an off-state, holes flow through the first transistor (TR1), and holes flow through the hole extraction region (14) and the second transistor (TR2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yoshimoto, Akio Shima, Digh Hisamoto
  • Publication number: 20160284690
    Abstract: An IGBT (50) includes a p+ collector region (3) and an n?? drift region (1), in which a first transistor (TR1) and a second transistor (TR2) are formed on the n?? drift region (1). In the n?? drift region (1), a p-type hole extraction region (14) is formed in contact with the second transistor (TR2). When the IGBT (50) is in an on-state, electrons and holes flow through the first transistor (TR1), but a current does not flow through the second transistor (TR2). On the other hand, when the IGBT (50) is switched from the on-state to an off-state, holes flow through the first transistor (TR1), and holes flow through the hole extraction region (14) and the second transistor (TR2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroyuki YOSHIMOTO, Akio SHIMA, Digh HISAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9385320
    Abstract: Disclosed are a semiconductor storage device and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor storage device, whereby the bit cost of memory using a variable resistance material is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasago, Akio Shima, Satoru Hanzawa, Takashi Kobayashi, Masaharu Kinoshita, Norikatsu Takaura
  • Publication number: 20160079529
    Abstract: When a thin channel semiconductor layer formed on a side wall of a stacked film in which insulating films and gate electrodes are alternately stacked together is removed on the stacked film, a contact resistance between a vertical transistor including the channel semiconductor layer and the gate electrode, and a bit line formed on the stacked film is prevented from rising. As its means, a conductive layer electrically connected to the channel semiconductor layer is disposed immediately above the stacked film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshitaka SASAGO, Masaharu KINOSHITA, Mitsuharu TAI, Akio SHIMA, Kenzo KUROTSUCHI, Takashi KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20160071882
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor element having, while maintaining the same integratability as a conventional MOSFET, excellent switch characteristics compared with the MOSFET, that is, having the S-value less than 60 mV/order at room temperature. Combining the MOSFET and a tunnel bipolar transistor having a tunnel junction configures a semiconductor element that shows an abrupt change in the drain current with respect to a change in the gate voltage (an S-value of less than 60 mV/order) even at a low voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Digh Hisamoto, Shinichi Saito, Akio Shima, Hiroyuki Yoshimoto
  • Publication number: 20160005969
    Abstract: Disclosed are a semiconductor storage device and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor storage device, whereby the bit cost of memory using a variable resistance material is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasago, Akio Shima, Satoru Hanzawa, Takashi Kobayashi, Masaharu Kinoshita, Norikatsu Takaura
  • Patent number: 9209171
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor element having, while maintaining the same integratability as a conventional MOSFET, excellent switch characteristics compared with the MOSFET, that is, having the S-value less than 60 mV/order at room temperature. Combining the MOSFET and a tunnel bipolar transistor having a tunnel junction configures a semiconductor element that shows an abrupt change in the drain current with respect to a change in the gate voltage (an S-value of less than 60 mV/order) even at a low voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Digh Hisamoto, Shinichi Saito, Akio Shima, Hiroyuki Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 9177999
    Abstract: A vertical chain memory includes two-layer select transistors having first select transistors which are vertical transistors arranged in a matrix, and second select transistors which are vertical transistors formed on the respective first select transistors, and a plurality of memory cells connected in series on the two-layer select transistors. With this configuration, the adjacent select transistors are prevented from being selected by respective shared gates, the plurality of two-layer select transistors can be selected, independently, and a storage capacity of a non-volatile storage device is prevented from being reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasago, Masaharu Kinoshita, Takahiro Morikawa, Akio Shima, Takashi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9153775
    Abstract: Disclosed are a semiconductor storage device and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor storage device, whereby the bit cost of memory using a variable resistance material is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasago, Akio Shima, Satoru Hanzawa, Takashi Kobayashi, Masaharu Kinoshita, Norikatsu Takaura
  • Patent number: 9153774
    Abstract: When a thin channel semiconductor layer formed on a side wall of a stacked film in which insulating films and gate electrodes are alternately stacked together is removed on the stacked film, a contact resistance between a vertical transistor including the channel semiconductor layer and the gate electrode, and a bit line formed on the stacked film is prevented from rising. As its means, a conductive layer electrically connected to the channel semiconductor layer is disposed immediately above the stacked film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasago, Masaharu Kinoshita, Mitsuharu Tai, Akio Shima, Kenzo Kurotsuchi, Takashi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20150118804
    Abstract: A vertical chain memory includes two-layer select transistors having first select transistors which are vertical transistors arranged in a matrix, and second select transistors which are vertical transistors formed on the respective first select transistors, and a plurality of memory cells connected in series on the two-layer select transistors. With this configuration, the adjacent select transistors are prevented from being selected by respective shared gates, the plurality of two-layer select transistors can be selected, independently, and a storage capacity of a non-volatile storage device is prevented from being reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshitaka SASAGO, Masaharu KINOSHITA, Takahiro MORIKAWA, Akio SHIMA, Takashi KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20140361241
    Abstract: Disclosed are a semiconductor storage device and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor storage device, whereby the bit cost of memory using a variable resistance material is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasago, Akio Shima, Satoru Hanzawa, Takashi Kobayashi, Masaharu Kinoshita, Norikatsu Takaura
  • Patent number: 8866123
    Abstract: A vertical chain memory includes two-layer select transistors having first select transistors which are vertical transistors arranged in a matrix, and second select transistors which are vertical transistors formed on the respective first select transistors, and a plurality of memory cells connected in series on the two-layer select transistors. With this configuration, the adjacent select transistors are prevented from being selected by respective shared gates, the plurality of two-layer select transistors can be selected, independently, and a storage capacity of a non-volatile storage device is prevented from being reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasago, Masaharu Kinoshita, Takahiro Morikawa, Akio Shima, Takashi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8841646
    Abstract: Disclosed are a semiconductor storage device and a manufacturing method. The storage device has: a substrate; a first word line above the substrate; a first laminated body above the first word line and having N+1 first inter-gate insulating layers and N first semiconductor layers alternately laminated; a first bit line above the laminated body and extending in a direction that intersects the first word line; a first gate insulating layer on side surfaces of the first inter-gate insulating layers and the first semiconductor layers; a first channel layer on the side surface of the first gate insulating layer; and a first variable resistance material layer on the side surface of the first channel layer. The first variable resistance material layer is in a region where the first word line and the first bit line intersect. A polysilicon diode is used as a selection element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasago, Akio Shima, Satoru Hanzawa, Takashi Kobayashi, Masaharu Kinoshita, Norikatsu Takaura
  • Patent number: 8790948
    Abstract: In the existent method for manufacturing a solar cell, manufacture of a solar cell having a quantum well having a crystalline well layer and capable of controlling the thickness of the well layer was difficult. A quantum well having an amorphous well layer, comprising a barrier layer and an amorphous well layer is formed and then the quantum well having the amorphous well layer is annealed thereby crystallizing the amorphous well layer to form a quantum well having a crystalline well layer. By applying energy density applied to the amorphous well layer at an energy density of 1.26 J/mm2 or more and 28.8 J/mm2 or less, the crystalline well layer can be formed and the lamination structure of the quantum well can be maintained simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Watanabe, Toshiyuki Mine, Akio Shima, Tomoko Sekiguchi, Ryuta Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20140103287
    Abstract: Disclosed are a semiconductor storage device and a manufacturing method. The storage device has: a substrate; a first word line above the substrate; a first laminated body above the first word line and having N+1 first inter-gate insulating layers and N first semiconductor layers alternately laminated; a first bit line above the laminated body and extending in a direction that intersects the first word line; a first gate insulating layer on side surfaces of the first inter-gate insulating layers and the first semiconductor layers; a first channel layer on the side surface of the first gate insulating layer; and a first variable resistance material layer on the side surface of the first channel layer. The first variable resistance material layer is in a region where the first word line and the first bit line intersect. A polysilicon diode is used as a selection element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasago, Akio Shima, Satoru Hanzawa, Takashi Kobayashi, Masaharu Kinoshita, Norikatsu Takaura