Patents by Inventor Fumitaka Sugaya

Fumitaka Sugaya 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: 20210011687
    Abstract: To provide a product-sum calculation device and a product-sum calculation method capable of more efficient operation. A product-sum calculation device includes: a plurality of synapses including a transistor and having a variable resistance value; a plurality of input lines extending in a first direction and configured to propagate an input signal to each of the plurality of synapses; a plurality of output lines extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and configured to output a product-sum calculation result of the input signal from each of the plurality of synapses; and a charge and discharge control unit configured to control an output state of the product-sum calculation result by controlling a charge and discharge state of the output line on the basis of a polarity of the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: YUSUKE SHUTO, FUMITAKA SUGAYA, TOSHIYUKI KABAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20210013219
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device and a multiplier-accumulator are provided that are capable of applying a sufficient voltage to a ferroelectric capacitor and are suitable for high integration. A semiconductor storage device includes: a transistor; and a ferroelectric capacitor that is formed by sandwiching a ferroelectric material between a pair of conductive materials, one of the pair of conductive materials being electrically connected to a gate electrode of the transistor, in which a channel of the transistor is three-dimensionally formed over a plurality of surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun OKUNO, Fumitaka SUGAYA, Masanori TSUKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10879268
    Abstract: A storage device according to the disclosure includes a first transistor and a second transistor each including a first diffusion layer, a second diffusion layer, and a gate, and that are each able to store a threshold state, a first signal line, a second signal line, a first switch transistor that is turned on and couples the first signal line and the first diffusion layer of the first transistor, a second switch transistor that is turned on and couples the second diffusion layer of the first transistor and the first diffusion layer of the second transistor, and a third switch transistor that is turned on and couples the second diffusion layer of the second transistor and the second signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Fumitaka Sugaya
  • Publication number: 20200058659
    Abstract: A storage device according to the disclosure includes a first transistor and a second transistor each including a first diffusion layer, a second diffusion layer, and a gate, and that are each able to store a threshold state, a first signal line, a second signal line, a first switch transistor that is turned on and couples the first signal line and the first diffusion layer of the first transistor, a second switch transistor that is turned on and couples the second diffusion layer of the first transistor and the first diffusion layer of the second transistor, and a third switch transistor that is turned on and couples the second diffusion layer of the second transistor and the second signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: FUMITAKA SUGAYA
  • Patent number: 6844268
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention is a semiconductor memory having a charge storage film. Recesses or holes which effectively increase the capacitance of a floating gate or a memory cell capacitor are formed in the charge storage film. These recesses or holes are formed at the same time the floating gate electrode or the lower electrode of the capacitor is isolated into the form of islands. A dielectric film and a polysilicon film is formed on the isolated island floating gate electrodes or lower electrodes. These recesses or holes increase the surface area of the dielectric film and improve the write and erase characteristics of a memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventor: Fumitaka Sugaya
  • Patent number: 6656781
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has, in one embodiment, two wells of different conductivity types formed in a semiconductor substrate. The two wells are arranged to be adjacent to each other to form a junction therebetween. A field oxide film is formed to cover the junction at a main surface of the semiconductor substrate. Other field oxide films or field-shield isolation structures may be formed to isolate circuit elements from one another in the wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawasaki, Kohei Eguchi, Katsuki Hazama, Fumitaka Sugaya
  • Publication number: 20030027384
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has, in one embodiment, two wells of different conductivity types formed in a semiconductor substrate. The two wells are arranged to be adjacent to each other to form a junction therebetween. A field oxide film is formed to cover the junction at a main surface of the semiconductor substrate. Other field oxide films or field-shield isolation structures may be formed to isolate circuit elements from one another in the wells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawasaki, Kohei Eguchi, Katsuki Hazama, Fumitaka Sugaya
  • Patent number: 6486013
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has, in one embodiment, two wells of different conductivity types formed in a semiconductor substrate. The two wells are arranged to be adjacent to each other to form a junction therebetween. A field oxide film is formed to cover the junction at a main surface of the semiconductor substrate. Other field oxide films or field-shield isolation structures may be formed to isolate circuit elements from one another in the wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawasaki, Kohei Eguchi, Katsuki Hazama, Fumitaka Sugaya
  • Patent number: 6482692
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has, in one embodiment, two wells of different conductivity types formed in a semiconductor substrate. The two wells are arranged to be adjacent to each other to form a junction therebetween. A field oxide film is formed to cover the junction at a main surface of the semiconductor substrate. Other field oxide films or field-shield isolation structures may be formed to isolate circuit elements from one another in the wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawasaki, Kohei Eguchi, Katsuki Hazama, Fumitaka Sugaya
  • Patent number: 6288423
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention is a semiconductor memory having a charge storage film. Recesses or holes which effectively increase the capacitance of a floating gate or a memory cell capacitor are formed in the charge storage film. These recesses or holes are formed at the same time the floating gate electrode or the lower electrode of the capacitor is isolated into the form of islands. A dielectric film and a polysilicon film is formed on the isolated island floating gate electrodes or lower electrodes. These recesses or holes increase the surface area of the dielectric film and improve the write and erase characteristics of a memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventor: Fumitaka Sugaya
  • Patent number: 6232182
    Abstract: A non-volatile semiconductor memory device including a memory cell having a memory transistor and a selection transistor, comprising: a composite gate structure of the memory transistor formed on a surface of a semiconductor substrate at its first region with a first insulating film interposed therebetween and including a laminate of a floating gate electrode, a second insulating film and a control gate electrode; a gate electrode of the selection transistor formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate at its second region close to the first region with a third insulating film interposed therebetween; and an impurity diffusion layer formed in the semiconductor substrate at its region between the first and second regions and functioning as a drain of the memory transistor, common to a source of the selection transistor, the impurity diffusion layer having at least an extension region extending to a part of the semiconductor substrate disposed under the composite gate structure, the extension region hav
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventor: Fumitaka Sugaya
  • Publication number: 20010000922
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has, in one embodiment, two wells of different conductivity types formed in a semiconductor substrate. The two wells are arranged to be adjacent to each other to form a junction therebetween. A field oxide film is formed to cover the junction at a main surface of the semiconductor substrate. Other field oxide films or field-shield isolation structures may be formed to isolate circuit elements from one another in the wells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2001
    Publication date: May 10, 2001
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawasaki, Kohei Eguchi, Katsuki Hazama, Fumitaka Sugaya
  • Publication number: 20010000412
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has, in one embodiment, two wells of different conductivity types formed in a semiconductor substrate. The two wells are arranged to be adjacent to each other to form a junction therebetween. A field oxide film is formed to cover the junction at a main surface of the semiconductor substrate. Other field oxide films or field-shield isolation structures may be formed to isolate circuit elements from one another in the wells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Publication date: April 26, 2001
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawasaki, Kohei Eguchi, Katsuki Hazama, Fumitaka Sugaya
  • Patent number: 6201275
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has, in one embodiment, two wells of different conductivity types formed in a semiconductor substrate. The two wells are arranged to be adjacent to each other to form a junction therebetween. A field oxide film is formed to cover the junction at a main surface of the semiconductor substrate. Other field oxide films or field-shield isolation structures may be formed to isolate circuit elements from one another in the wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawasaki, Kohei Eguchi, Katsuki Hazama, Fumitaka Sugaya
  • Patent number: 5796149
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory which includes first and second memory cells, wherein the first memory cells include first MOS transistors each having impurity diffused layers provided inside of both of a source and a drain to expanding source and drain regions, the second memory cells include second or third MOS transistors each having an impurity diffused layer provided inside of one of a source and a drain or include fourth MOS transistors each having no impurity diffused layer provided inside of either thereof, as well as a method for fabricating the semiconductor memory. Differences in threshold voltage between the first and second to fourth MOS transistors are utilized as differences in storage status between the first and second memory cells so that data "0" or "1" is stored in each memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Fumitaka Sugaya, Yasuo Sato
  • Patent number: 5780893
    Abstract: A non-volatile semiconductor memory device including a memory cell having a memory transistor and a selection transistor, comprising: a composite gate structure of the memory transistor formed on a surface of a semiconductor substrate at its first region with a first insulating film interposed therebetween and including a laminate of a floating gate electrode, a second insulating film and a control gate electrode; a gate electrode of the selection transistor formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate at its second region close to the first region with a third insulating film interposed therebetween; and an impurity diffusion layer formed in the semiconductor substrate at its region between the first and second regions and functioning as a drain of the memory transistor, common to a source of the selection transistor, the impurity diffusion layer having at least an extension region extending to a part of the semiconductor substrate disposed under the composite gate structure, the extension region hav
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventor: Fumitaka Sugaya
  • Patent number: RE42004
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention is a semiconductor memory having a charge storage film. Recesses or holes which effectively increase the capacitance of a floating gate or a memory cell capacitor are formed in the charge storage film. These recesses or holes are formed at the same time the floating gate electrode or the lower electrode of the capacitor is isolated into the form of islands. A dielectric film and a polysilicon film is formed on the isolated island floating gate electrodes or lower electrodes. These recesses or holes increase the surface area of the dielectric film and improve the write and erase characteristics of a memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Inventor: Fumitaka Sugaya