Patents by Inventor Hajime Yamagishi

Hajime Yamagishi 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: 20240146140
    Abstract: In this stator, lead wire extended portions and a power wire extended portion are extended from a resin portion by an extended portion separating portion such that the lead wire extended portions are separated from the power wire extended portion by distances that are greater than a maximum value of the width of clearance between an end-side portion of the lead wire extended portion and a facing portion located next to the end-side portion, the resin portion being provided so as to cover lead wire portions and a power wire portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: AISIN CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiya SUGIYAMA, Munehiro TAKAHASHI, Keisuke KIMURA, Ken TAKEDA, Takahito NOZAWA, Takashi MATSUMOTO, Yoshitada YAMAGISHI, Katsuhide KITAGAWA, Hajime KATO
  • Publication number: 20240088188
    Abstract: An imaging device comprises a first chip that includes a first semiconductor substrate including a photoelectric conversion region. The first chip includes a first insulating layer including a first multilayer wiring electrically connected to the photoelectric conversion region. The first multilayer wiring includes a first vertical signal line (VSL1) to output a first pixel signal, and a first wiring. The imaging device includes a second chip including a second semiconductor substrate including a logic circuit. The second chip includes a second insulating layer including a second multilayer wiring electrically connected to the logic circuit. The second multilayer wiring includes a second wiring. The first chip and the second chip are bonded to one another, and, in a plan view, the first wiring and the second wiring overlap with at least a portion of the first vertical signal line (VSL1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime YAMAGISHI, Shota HIDA, Yuusaku KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11908879
    Abstract: An imaging device includes a first substrate including a pixel array and a first multilayer wiring layer. The first multilayer wiring layer includes a first wiring that receives electrical signals based on electric charge generated by at least one photoelectric conversion unit, and a plurality of second wirings. The imaging device includes a second substrate including a second multilayer wiring layer and a logic circuit that processes the electrical signals. The second multilayer wiring layer includes a third wiring bonded to the first wiring, and a plurality of fourth wirings. At least one of the plurality of fourth wirings being bonded to at least one of the plurality of second wirings. The second multilayer wiring layer includes at least one fifth wiring that is connected to the plurality of fourth wirings and that receives a power supply signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hajime Yamagishi
  • Publication number: 20230411426
    Abstract: An imaging device includes a first substrate including a pixel array and a first multilayer wiring layer. The first multilayer wiring layer includes a first wiring that receives electrical signals based on electric charge generated by at least one photoelectric conversion unit, and a plurality of second wirings. The imaging device includes a second substrate including a second multilayer wiring layer and a logic circuit that processes the electrical signals. The second multilayer wiring layer includes a third wiring bonded to the first wiring, and a plurality of fourth wirings. At least one of the plurality of fourth wirings being bonded to at least one of the plurality of second wirings. The second multilayer wiring layer includes at least one fifth wiring that is connected to the plurality of fourth wirings and that receives a power supply signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hajime YAMAGISHI
  • Publication number: 20230393249
    Abstract: A sensor device according to the present technology includes: a semiconductor substrate; and a wiring layer part formed on the semiconductor substrate and having a plurality of wiring layers, in which a pixel is disposed in a laminated structure of the semiconductor substrate and the wiring layer part, the pixel including a photoelectric conversion element that performs photoelectric conversion, a first charge holding part and a second charge holding part that hold charges accumulated in the photoelectric conversion element, a first transfer transistor that transfers the charges to the first charge holding part, and a second transfer transistor that transfers the charges to the second charge holding part, and a shield part is disposed to surround each gate wiring line of each of the first and second transfer transistors extending in a thickness direction in the wiring layer part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyohei MIZUTA, Hajime YAMAGISHI
  • Patent number: 11817471
    Abstract: An imaging device comprises a first chip that includes a first semiconductor substrate including a photoelectric conversion region. The first chip includes a first insulating layer including a first multilayer wiring electrically connected to the photoelectric conversion region. The first multilayer wiring includes a first vertical signal line (VSL1) to output a first pixel signal, and a first wiring. The imaging device includes a second chip including a second semiconductor substrate including a logic circuit. The second chip includes a second insulating layer including a second multilayer wiring electrically connected to the logic circuit. The second multilayer wiring includes a second wiring. The first chip and the second chip are bonded to one another, and, in a plan view, the first wiring and the second wiring overlap with at least a portion of the first vertical signal line (VSL1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Yamagishi, Shota Hida, Yuusaku Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20230352512
    Abstract: The present technique relates to an imaging element, an imaging device, and electronic equipment that enable a wiring capacity and a resistance to be reduced. A semiconductor layer in which pixels including photodiodes, first transfer transistors, and second transfer transistors are arranged in a matrix shape and a wiring layer on the semiconductor layer are included, and a first wiring to which the first transfer transistors of the plurality of pixels arranged in a row direction or a column direction from among the pixels are connected and a second wiring to which the second transfer transistors of the plurality of pixels are connected are included on a side of a second surface of the wiring layer that is opposite to a first surface on which the semiconductor layer is laminated. The present technique can be applied to an imaging element that performs distance measurement, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime YAMAGISHI, Shota HIDA
  • Patent number: 11689070
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device that can reduce the number of steps and enhance mechanical strength, a method of manufacturing the solid-state imaging device, and an electronic apparatus. The solid-state imaging device includes a laminate including a first semiconductor substrate having a pixel region and at least one second semiconductor substrate having a logic circuit, the at least one second semiconductor substrate being bonded to the first semiconductor substrate such that the first semiconductor substrate becomes an uppermost layer, and a penetration connecting portion that penetrates from the first semiconductor substrate into the second semiconductor substrate and connects a first wiring layer formed in the first semiconductor substrate to a second wiring layer formed in the second semiconductor substrate. The first wiring layer is formed with Al or Cu. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a back-surface irradiation type CMOS image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hajime Yamagishi
  • Publication number: 20220415956
    Abstract: To provide a solid-state image sensor in which two or more semiconductor chips are bonded together without voids occurring in their bonding surfaces despite the conductive films bonded together at a high areal ratio. The solid-state image sensor includes at least a first semiconductor chip carrying thereon one or more than one of a first conductor and a pixel array, and a second semiconductor chip which bonds to the first semiconductor chip and carries thereon one or more than one of a second conductor and a logic circuit, with the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip bonding together in such a way that the first conductor and the second conductor overlap with each other and are electrically connected to each other, and the bonding occurring such that the first conductor and the second conductor differ from each other in the area of their bonding surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime YAMAGISHI, Rena KAGAWA, Yuusaku KOBAYASHI, Yutaka NISHIMURA, Makoto HAYAFUCHI, Hayato GOUJI, Natsuhiro AOTA
  • Publication number: 20220406827
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a light receiving element, a distance measurement module, and electronic equipment which are capable of reducing leakage of incident light to adjacent pixels. A light receiving element includes a semiconductor layer in which photodiodes performing photoelectric conversion of infrared rays are formed in units of pixels, and a wiring layer in which a transfer transistor reading charge generated by the photodiodes is formed, and an inter-pixel light shielding unit that shields the infrared rays is formed at a pixel boundary portion of the wiring layer. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a distance measurement module that measures a distance to a subject, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaro KOMURO, Yoshiki EBIKO, Hajime YAMAGISHI
  • Publication number: 20220278160
    Abstract: This technology relates to a solid-state imaging device and an electronic apparatus by which image quality can be enhanced. The solid-state imaging device includes a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels are arranged, a first wiring, a second wiring, and a shield layer. The second wiring is formed in a layer lower than that of the first wiring, and the shield layer is formed in a layer lower at least than that of the first wiring. This technology is applicable to a CMOS image sensor, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: HAJIME YAMAGISHI, KIYOTAKA TABUCHI, MASAKI OKAMOTO, TAKASHI OINOUE, MINORU ISHIDA, SHOTA HIDA, KAZUTAKA YAMANE
  • Publication number: 20220123039
    Abstract: An imaging device includes a first substrate including a pixel array and a first multilayer wiring layer. The first multilayer wiring layer includes a first wiring that receives electrical signals based on electric charge generated by at least one photoelectric conversion unit, and a plurality of second wirings. The imaging device includes a second substrate including a second multilayer wiring layer and a logic circuit that processes the electrical signals. The second multilayer wiring layer includes a third wiring bonded to the first wiring, and a plurality of fourth wirings. At least one of the plurality of fourth wirings being bonded to at least one of the plurality of second wirings. The second multilayer wiring layer includes at least one fifth wiring that is connected to the plurality of fourth wirings and that receives a power supply signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hajime YAMAGISHI
  • Patent number: 11289525
    Abstract: This technology relates to a solid-state imaging device and an electronic apparatus by which image quality can be enhanced. The solid-state imaging device includes a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels are arranged, a first wiring, a second wiring, and a shield layer. The second wiring is formed in a layer lower than that of the first wiring, and the shield layer is formed in a layer lower at least than that of the first wiring. This technology is applicable to a CMOS image sensor, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Yamagishi, Kiyotaka Tabuchi, Masaki Okamoto, Takashi Oinoue, Minoru Ishida, Shota Hida, Kazutaka Yamane
  • Patent number: 11244980
    Abstract: An imaging device includes a first substrate including a pixel array and a first multilayer wiring layer. The first multilayer wiring layer includes a first wiring that receives electrical signals based on electric charge generated by at least one photoelectric conversion unit, and a plurality of second wirings. The imaging device includes a second substrate including a second multilayer wiring layer and a logic circuit that processes the electrical signals. The second multilayer wiring layer includes a third wiring bonded to the first wiring, and a plurality of fourth wirings. At least one of the plurality of fourth wirings being bonded to at least one of the plurality of second wirings. The second multilayer wiring layer includes at least one fifth wiring that is connected to the plurality of fourth wirings and that receives a power supply signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Hajime Yamagishi
  • Publication number: 20210391371
    Abstract: An imaging device comprises a first chip that includes a first semiconductor substrate including a photoelectric conversion region. The first chip includes a first insulating layer including a first multilayer wiring electrically connected to the photoelectric conversion region. The first multilayer wiring includes a first vertical signal line (VSL1) to output a first pixel signal, and a first wiring. The imaging device includes a second chip including a second semiconductor substrate including a logic circuit. The second chip includes a second insulating layer including a second multilayer wiring electrically connected to the logic circuit. The second multilayer wiring includes a second wiring. The first chip and the second chip are bonded to one another, and, in a plan view, the first wiring and the second wiring overlap with at least a portion of the first vertical signal line (VSL1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime YAMAGISHI, Shota HIDA, Yuusaku KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20210351219
    Abstract: Effective use is achieved of a region in a proximity of a joining plane of semiconductor substrates in a semiconductor device including a stacked semiconductor substrate in which multilayer wiring layers of a plurality of semiconductor substrates are electrically connected to each other. The stacked semiconductor substrate includes plural semiconductor substrates on each of which a multilayer wiring layer is formed. In this stacked semiconductor substrate, the multilayer wiring layers are joined together and electrically connected to each other. In the proximity of a joining plane of the plurality of semiconductor substrates, a conductor is formed. This conductor is formed such that it is electrified in a direction of the joining plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime YAMAGISHI, Eiji SATO, Akira YAMAZAKI, Takayuki SEKIHARA, Makoto HAYAFUCHI, Syunsuke ISHIZAKI
  • Patent number: 11133343
    Abstract: An imaging device comprises a first chip that includes a first semiconductor substrate including a photoelectric conversion region. The first chip includes a first insulating layer including a first multilayer wiring electrically connected to the photoelectric conversion region. The first multilayer wiring includes a first vertical signal line (VSL1) to output a first pixel signal, and a first wiring. The imaging device includes a second chip including a second semiconductor substrate including a logic circuit. The second chip includes a second insulating layer including a second multilayer wiring electrically connected to the logic circuit. The second multilayer wiring includes a second wiring. The first chip and the second chip are bonded to one another, and, in a plan view, the first wiring and the second wiring overlap with at least a portion of the first vertical signal line (VSL1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Yamagishi, Shota Hida, Yuusaku Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20210265879
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device that can reduce the number of steps and enhance mechanical strength, a method of manufacturing the solid-state imaging device, and an electronic apparatus. The solid-state imaging device includes a laminate including a first semiconductor substrate having a pixel region and at least one second semiconductor substrate having a logic circuit, the at least one second semiconductor substrate being bonded to the first semiconductor substrate such that the first semiconductor substrate becomes an uppermost layer, and a penetration connecting portion that penetrates from the first semiconductor substrate into the second semiconductor substrate and connects a first wiring layer formed in the first semiconductor substrate to a second wiring layer formed in the second semiconductor substrate. The first wiring layer is formed with Al or Cu. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a back-surface irradiation type CMOS image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: HAJIME YAMAGISHI
  • Patent number: 11031833
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device that can reduce the number of steps and enhance mechanical strength, a method of manufacturing the solid-state imaging device, and an electronic apparatus. The solid-state imaging device includes a laminate including a first semiconductor substrate having a pixel region and at least one second semiconductor substrate having a logic circuit, the at least one second semiconductor substrate being bonded to the first semiconductor substrate such that the first semiconductor substrate becomes an uppermost layer, and a penetration connecting portion that penetrates from the first semiconductor substrate into the second semiconductor substrate and connects a first wiring layer formed in the first semiconductor substrate to a second wiring layer formed in the second semiconductor substrate. The first wiring layer is formed with Al or Cu. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a back-surface irradiation type CMOS image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hajime Yamagishi
  • Publication number: 20200243590
    Abstract: An imaging device comprises a first chip that includes a first semiconductor substrate including a photoelectric conversion region. The first chip includes a first insulating layer including a first multilayer wiring electrically connected to the photoelectric conversion region. The first multilayer wiring includes a first vertical signal line (VSL1) to output a first pixel signal, and a first wiring. The imaging device includes a second chip including a second semiconductor substrate including a logic circuit. The second chip includes a second insulating layer including a second multilayer wiring electrically connected to the logic circuit. The second multilayer wiring includes a second wiring. The first chip and the second chip are bonded to one another, and, in a plan view, the first wiring and the second wiring overlap with at least a portion of the first vertical signal line (VSL1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime YAMAGISHI, Shota HIDA, Yuusaku KOBAYASHI