Patents by Inventor Hideaki Tsuchiko

Hideaki Tsuchiko 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).

  • Patent number: 11239312
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a semiconductor chip comprising a high voltage device and a low voltage device disposed thereon. The chip may be formed in several different configurations. For example, the semiconductor chip may include a NPN bipolar transistor, PNP bipolar transistor, a diode, an N channel DMOS transistor and the like. the first doped well being configured as a base of the DMOS transistor, a P channel DMOS transistor and the like. These and other embodiments are described in further detail below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: ALPHA AND OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Hideaki Tsuchiko
  • Publication number: 20200381513
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a semiconductor chip comprising a high voltage device and a low voltage device disposed thereon. The chip may be formed in several different configurations. For example, the semiconductor chip may include a NPN bipolar transistor, PNP bipolar transistor, a diode, an N channel DMOS transistor and the like. the first doped well being configured as a base of the DMOS transistor, a P channel DMOS transistor and the like. These and other embodiments are described in further detail below.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventor: Hideaki Tsuchiko
  • Patent number: 10770543
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a semiconductor chip comprising a high voltage device and a low voltage device disposed thereon. The chip may be formed in several different configurations. For example, the semiconductor chip may include a NPN bipolar transistor, PNP bipolar transistor, a diode, an N channel DMOS transistor and the like. the first doped well being configured as a base of the DMOS transistor, a P channel DMOS transistor and the like. These and other embodiments are described in further detail below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: ALPHA AND OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Hideaki Tsuchiko
  • Patent number: 10319848
    Abstract: A transistor includes a semiconductor body; a first gate electrode formed on a first portion of the semiconductor body and a second gate electrode formed on a second portion of the semiconductor body. A drain region is formed on a first side of the first gate electrode and a first source region is formed on a second side of the first gate electrode. The drain region is formed on a first side of the second gate electrode and a second source region is formed on a second side of the second gate electrode. A trench is formed in the semiconductor body and positioned in the drain region. A doped sidewall region is formed in the semiconductor body along the sidewall of the trench outside of the trench. The doped sidewall region is in electrical contact with the drain region and forms a vertical drain current path for the transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated
    Inventor: Hideaki Tsuchiko
  • Publication number: 20190088740
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a semiconductor chip comprising a high voltage device and a low voltage device disposed thereon. The chip may be formed in several different configurations. For example, the semiconductor chip may include a NPN bipolar transistor, PNP bipolar transistor, a diode, an N channel DMOS transistor and the like. the first doped well being configured as a base of the DMOS transistor, a P channel DMOS transistor and the like. These and other embodiments are described in further detail below.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventor: Hideaki Tsuchiko
  • Patent number: 10157984
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for forming multiple active components, such as bipolar transistors, MOSFETs, diodes, etc., on a semiconductor substrate so that active components with higher operation voltage may be formed on a common substrate with a lower operation voltage device and incorporating the existing proven process flow of making the lower operation voltage active components. The present invention is further directed to a method for forming a device of increasing operation voltage over an existing device of same functionality by adding a few steps in the early manufacturing process of the existing device therefore without drastically affecting the device performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Incorporated
    Inventor: Hideaki Tsuchiko
  • Publication number: 20180308969
    Abstract: A transistor includes a semiconductor body; a first gate electrode formed on a first portion of the semiconductor body and a second gate electrode formed on a second portion of the semiconductor body. A drain region is formed on a first side of the first gate electrode and a first source region is formed on a second side of the first gate electrode. The drain region is formed on a first side of the second gate electrode and a second source region is formed on a second side of the second gate electrode. A trench is formed in the semiconductor body and positioned in the drain region. A doped sidewall region is formed in the semiconductor body along the sidewall of the trench outside of the trench. The doped sidewall region is in electrical contact with the drain region and forms a vertical drain current path for the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventor: Hideaki Tsuchiko
  • Patent number: 10038082
    Abstract: A cascoded junction field transistor (JFET) device comprises a first stage high voltage JFET cascoded to a second stage low voltage JFET wherein one of the first and second stages JFET is connected to a drain electrode of another JFET stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated
    Inventor: Hideaki Tsuchiko
  • Patent number: 10032900
    Abstract: A transistor includes a semiconductor body; a body region of a first conductivity type formed in the semiconductor body; a gate electrode formed partially overlapping the body region and insulated from the semiconductor body by a gate dielectric layer; a source region of a second conductivity type formed in the body region on a first side of the gate electrode; a trench formed in the semiconductor body on a second side of the gate electrode, the trench being lined with a sidewall dielectric layer and filled with a bottom dielectric layer and a conductive layer above the bottom dielectric layer, the conductive layer being electrically connected to the gate electrode; and a doped sidewall region of the second conductivity type formed in the semiconductor body along the sidewall of the trench where the doped sidewall region forms a vertical drain current path for the transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated
    Inventor: Hideaki Tsuchiko
  • Publication number: 20180175176
    Abstract: A cascoded junction field transistor (JFET) device comprises a first stage high voltage JFET cascoded to a second stage low voltage JFET wherein one of the first and second stages JFET is connected to a drain electrode of another JFET stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventor: Hideaki Tsuchiko
  • Publication number: 20180047836
    Abstract: A cascoded junction field transistor (JFET) device comprises a first stage high voltage JFET cascoded to a second stage low voltage JFET wherein one of the first and second stages JFET is connected to a drain electrode of another JFET stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventor: Hideaki Tsuchiko
  • Patent number: 9893209
    Abstract: A cascoded junction field transistor (JFET) device comprises a first stage high voltage JFET cascoded to a second stage low voltage JFET wherein one of the first and second stages JFET is connected to a drain electrode of another JFET stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated
    Inventor: Hideaki Tsuchiko
  • Publication number: 20170365704
    Abstract: A transistor includes a semiconductor body; a body region of a first conductivity type formed in the semiconductor body; a gate electrode formed partially overlapping the body region and insulated from the semiconductor body by a gate dielectric layer; a source region of a second conductivity type formed in the body region on a first side of the gate electrode; a trench formed in the semiconductor body on a second side of the gate electrode, the trench being lined with a sidewall dielectric layer and filled with a bottom dielectric layer and a conductive layer above the bottom dielectric layer, the conductive layer being electrically connected to the gate electrode; and a doped sidewall region of the second conductivity type formed in the semiconductor body along the sidewall of the trench where the doped sidewall region forms a vertical drain current path for the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventor: Hideaki Tsuchiko
  • Patent number: 9793153
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provides a device comprising a P-type semiconductor substrate, an N-type tub above the semiconductor substrate, a P-type region provided in the N-type tub isolated by one or more P-type isolation structures, and an N-type punch-through stopper provided under the P-type regions isolated by the isolation structure(s). The punch-through stopper is heavily doped compared to the N-type tub. The P-type region has a width between the two isolation structures that is equal to or less than that of the N-type punch-through stopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated
    Inventors: Hideaki Tsuchiko, Sik Lui
  • Patent number: 9722069
    Abstract: A transistor includes a semiconductor body; a body region of a first conductivity type formed in the semiconductor body; a gate electrode formed partially overlapping the body region and insulated from the semiconductor body by a gate dielectric layer; a source diffusion region of a second conductivity type formed in the body region on a first side of the gate electrode; a trench formed in the semiconductor body on a second side, opposite the first side, of the gate electrode, the trench being lined with a sidewall dielectric layer; and a doped sidewall region of the second conductivity type formed in the semiconductor body along the sidewall of the trench where the doped sidewall region forms a vertical drain current path for the transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated
    Inventor: Hideaki Tsuchiko
  • Publication number: 20170133458
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provides a device comprising a P-type semiconductor substrate, an N-type tub above the semiconductor substrate, a P-type region provided in the N-type tub isolated by one or more P-type isolation structures, and an N-type punch-through stopper provided under the P-type regions isolated by the isolation structure(s). The punch-through stopper is heavily doped compared to the N-type tub. The P-type region has a width between the two isolation structures that is equal to or less than that of the N-type punch-through stopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Hideaki Tsuchiko, Sik Lui
  • Patent number: 9543292
    Abstract: One or more Zener diodes and a field effect transistor having a drain connected in series with the one or more Zener diodes are integrally formed by a plurality of doped regions in the same P-type semiconductor substrate and separated by a punch through stop region. An N-type region is formed under the one or more Zener diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: ALPHA AND OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Hideaki Tsuchiko
  • Publication number: 20160254347
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provides a device comprising a P-type semiconductor substrate, an N-type tub above the semiconductor substrate, a P-type region provided in the N-type tub isolated by one or more P-type isolation structures, and an N-type punch-through stopper provided under the P-type regions isolated by the isolation structure(s). The punch-through stopper is heavily doped compared to the N-type tub. The P-type region has a width between the two isolation structures that is equal to or less than that of the N-type punch-through stopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Hideaki Tsuchiko, Sik Lui
  • Publication number: 20160254258
    Abstract: One or more Zener diodes and a field effect transistor having a drain connected in series with the one or more Zener diodes are integrally formed by a plurality of doped regions in the same P-type semiconductor substrate and separated by a punch through stop region. An N-type region is formed under the one or more Zener diodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventor: Hideaki Tsuchiko
  • Publication number: 20160149026
    Abstract: A transistor includes a semiconductor body; a body region of a first conductivity type formed in the semiconductor body; a gate electrode formed partially overlapping the body region and insulated from the semiconductor body by a gate dielectric layer; a source diffusion region of a second conductivity type formed in the body region on a first side of the gate electrode; a trench formed in the semiconductor body on a second side, opposite the first side, of the gate electrode, the trench being lined with a sidewall dielectric layer; and a doped sidewall region of the second conductivity type formed in the semiconductor body along the sidewall of the trench where the doped sidewall region forms a vertical drain current path for the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventor: Hideaki Tsuchiko