Patents by Inventor Haruka Momota

Haruka Momota 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: 20250149391
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an active region; a scribe region surrounding the active region; a test component in the scribe region; a pad electrode in the active region; and a power supply wiring of an upper wiring layer in the active region, the power supply wiring extending between the test component and the pad electrode; and an interconnection structure coupling the test component and the pad electrode across a border between the active region and the scribe region, the interconnection structure including a wiring portion of a lower wiring layer crossing the power supply wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Haruka Momota, Koji Yasumori, Keizo Kawakita
  • Patent number: 12211757
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an active region; a scribe region surrounding the active region; a test component in the scribe region; a pad electrode in the active region; and a power supply wiring of an upper wiring layer in the active region, the power supply wiring extending between the test component and the pad electrode; and an interconnection structure coupling the test component and the pad electrode across a border between the active region and the scribe region, the interconnection structure including a wiring portion of a lower wiring layer crossing the power supply wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Haruka Momota, Koji Yasumori, Keizo Kawakita
  • Patent number: 11948620
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus that includes: a semiconductor substrate including first and second source regions coupled to a first power supply line and first and second drain regions coupled to a second power supply line, the first drain region being arranged between the first and second source regions, the second source region being arranged between the first and second drain regions; and gate electrodes including a first gate electrode arranged between the first source region and the first drain region, a second gate electrode arranged between the first drain region and the second source region, and a third gate electrode arranged between the second source region and the second drain region. The first and third gate electrodes are supplied with a first control signal. The second gate electrode is supplied with a second control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yoshida, Go Takashima, Haruka Momota
  • Publication number: 20230360688
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus that includes: a semiconductor substrate including first and second source regions coupled to a first power supply line and first and second drain regions coupled to a second power supply line, the first drain region being arranged between the first and second source regions, the second source region being arranged between the first and second drain regions; and gate electrodes including a first gate electrode arranged between the first source region and the first drain region, a second gate electrode arranged between the first drain region and the second source region, and a third gate electrode arranged between the second source region and the second drain region. The first and third gate electrodes are supplied with a first control signal. The second gate electrode is supplied with a second control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yoshida, Go Takashima, Haruka Momota
  • Patent number: 11764571
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus that includes a first power ESD protection circuit arranged in a first circuit area; a plurality of data I/O circuits arranged in a second circuit area adjacent to the first circuit area in a first direction; a plurality of data I/O terminals arranged in the second circuit area, each of the plurality of data I/O terminals being coupled to an associated one of the plurality of data I/O circuits; a plurality of first power terminals arranged in the second circuit area; and a first power line extending in the first direction, the first power line coupling the plurality of first power terminals to the first power ESD protection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Haruka Momota, Takashi Ishihara
  • Publication number: 20230187289
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an active region; a scribe region surrounding the active region; a test component in the scribe region; a pad electrode in the active region; and a power supply wiring of an upper wiring layer in the active region, the power supply wiring extending between the test component and the pad electrode; and an interconnection structure coupling the test component and the pad electrode across a border between the active region and the scribe region, the interconnection structure including a wiring portion of a lower wiring layer crossing the power supply wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Haruka Momota, Koji Yasumori, Keizo Kawakita
  • Publication number: 20220123550
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus that includes a first power ESD protection circuit arranged in a first circuit area; a plurality of data I/O circuits arranged in a second circuit area adjacent to the first circuit area in a first direction; a plurality of data I/O terminals arranged in the second circuit area, each of the plurality of data I/O terminals being coupled to an associated one of the plurality of data I/O circuits; a plurality of first power terminals arranged in the second circuit area; and a first power line extending in the first direction, the first power line coupling the plurality of first power terminals to the first power ESD protection circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Haruka Momota, Takashi Ishihara