Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Shimbo

Hiroyuki Shimbo 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: 20210066508
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor chip including a nanowire field effect transistor (FET) and having a layout configuration effective for making manufacturing the chip easy. A semiconductor chip includes a first block including a standard cell having a nanowire FET and a second block including a nanowire FET. In the first and second blocks, nanowires extending in an X direction have an arrangement pitch in a Y direction of an integer multiple of a pitch P1. Pads have an arrangement pitch in the X direction of an integer multiple of a pitch P2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: Hiroyuki SHIMBO
  • Patent number: 10903370
    Abstract: In a standard cell including nanowire FETs, pads connected to nanowires are arranged at a predetermined pitch in X direction along which the nanowires extend. A cell width of the standard cell is an integral multiplication of the pitch. In a case where the standard cell is arranged to constitute the layout of a semiconductor integrated circuit device, the pads are regularly arranged in the X direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Shimbo
  • Publication number: 20210013201
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor integrated circuit device including a standard cell with a fin extending in a first direction. The fin and a gate line extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and provided on the fin constitute an active transistor. The fin and a dummy gate line provided in parallel with the gate line constitute a dummy transistor. The active transistor shares a node as its source or drain with the dummy transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventor: Hiroyuki SHIMBO
  • Patent number: 10879270
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor integrated circuit device including a nanowire field effect transistor (FET) and having a layout configuration effective for making manufacturing the device easy. A standard cell having no logical function is disposed adjacent to a standard cell having a logical function. The standard cell includes nanowire FETs having nanowires and pads. The standard cell further includes dummy pads, which have no contribution to a logical function of a circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Shimbo
  • Patent number: 10868192
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor chip including a nanowire field effect transistor (FET) and having a layout configuration effective for making manufacturing the chip easy. A semiconductor chip includes a first block including a standard cell having a nanowire FET and a second block including a nanowire FET. In the first and second blocks, nanowires extending in an X direction have an arrangement pitch in a Y direction of an integer multiple of a pitch P1. Pads have an arrangement pitch in the X direction of an integer multiple of a pitch P2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Shimbo
  • Patent number: 10847542
    Abstract: Provided is a layout configuration that helps facilitate manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit device including a nanowire FET. A nanowire FET in a standard cell includes Na (where Na is an integer of 2 or more) nanowires extending in an X direction, and a nanowire FET in a standard cell includes Nb (where Nb is an integer of 1 or more and less than Na) nanowires extending in the X direction. At least one of both ends, in the Y direction, of a pad of the nanowire FET is aligned in the X direction with an associated one of both ends, in the Y direction, of a pad of the nanowire FET.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.
    Inventors: Keisuke Kishishita, Hiroyuki Shimbo
  • Patent number: 10833075
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor integrated circuit device including a standard cell with a fin extending in a first direction. The fin and a gate line extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and provided on the fin constitute an active transistor. The fin and a dummy gate line provided in parallel with the gate line constitute a dummy transistor. The active transistor shares a node as its source or drain with the dummy transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Shimbo
  • Publication number: 20200303562
    Abstract: In a standard cell including nanowire FETs, pads connected to nanowires are arranged at a predetermined pitch in X direction along which the nanowires extend. A cell width of the standard cell is an integral multiplication of the pitch. In a case where the standard cell is arranged to constitute the layout of a semiconductor integrated circuit device, the pads are regularly arranged in the X direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventor: Hiroyuki SHIMBO
  • Publication number: 20200273850
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor integrated circuit device which includes a standard cell with a plurality of fins extending in a first direction and arranged in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. An active fin of the fins forms part of an active transistor. A dummy fin of the fins is disposed between the active fin and an end of the standard cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventor: Hiroyuki SHIMBO
  • Publication number: 20200235099
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device including two standard cells which are arranged adjacent to each other in an X direction. One of the two standard cells includes a plurality of first fins which extend in the X direction, and which are arranged along a boundary between the two standard cells in a Y direction. The other standard cell includes a plurality of second fins which extend in the X direction, and which are arranged along the boundary between the two standard cells in the Y direction. The plurality of second fins includes a dummy fin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventor: Hiroyuki SHIMBO
  • Patent number: 10707354
    Abstract: In a standard cell including nanowire FETs, pads connected to nanowires are arranged at a predetermined pitch in X direction along which the nanowires extend. A cell width of the standard cell is an integral multiplication of the pitch. In a case where the standard cell is arranged to constitute the layout of a semiconductor integrated circuit device, the pads are regularly arranged in the X direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Shimbo
  • Patent number: 10692849
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor integrated circuit device which includes a standard cell with a plurality of fins extending in a first direction and arranged in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. An active fin of the fins forms part of an active transistor. A dummy fin of the fins is disposed between the active fin and an end of the standard cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Shimbo
  • Patent number: 10651175
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device including two standard cells which are arranged adjacent to each other in an X direction. One of the two standard cells includes a plurality of first fins which extend in the X direction, and which are arranged along a boundary between the two standard cells in a Y direction. The other standard cell includes a plurality of second fins which extend in the X direction, and which are arranged along the boundary between the two standard cells in the Y direction. The plurality of second fins includes a dummy fin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Shimbo
  • Patent number: 10600784
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit including a standard cell having a NAND function, the standard cell including: first and second n-channel transistors, and first and second p-channel transistors, wherein the first n-channel transistor includes n fin transistor(s) where n is an integer equal to or greater than one, the first n-channel transistor having its gate connected to a first input node, the n fin transistor(s) forming the first n-channel transistor includes a first fin extending in a first direction and a first gate extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the second n-channel transistor includes m fin transistors where m is an integer greater than n, the second n-channel transistor having its gate connected to a second input node, the m fin transistors forming the second n-channel transistor includes a second fin extending in the first direction and a second gate extending in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Socionext Inc.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Shimbo
  • Publication number: 20190237465
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a driver circuit including first and second n-channel transistors connected together in series between first and second nodes. The first n-channel transistor is comprised of n fin transistor(s) having an identical gate length and an identical gate width where n is equal to or greater than one, and has its gate connected to a first input node. The second n-channel transistor is comprised of m fin transistors having the same gate length and the same gate width where m is greater than n, and has its gate connected to a second input node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Hiroyuki SHIMBO
  • Publication number: 20190164950
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor integrated circuit device which includes a standard cell with a plurality of fins extending in a first direction and arranged in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. An active fin of the fins forms part of an active transistor. A dummy fin of the fins is disposed between the active fin and an end of the standard cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Hiroyuki SHIMBO
  • Publication number: 20190165186
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor chip including a nanowire field effect transistor (FET) and having a layout configuration effective for making manufacturing the chip easy. A semiconductor chip includes a first block including a standard cell having a nanowire FET and a second block including a nanowire FET. In the first and second blocks, nanowires extending in an X direction have an arrangement pitch in a Y direction of an integer multiple of a pitch P1. Pads have an arrangement pitch in the X direction of an integer multiple of a pitch P2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Hiroyuki SHIMBO
  • Publication number: 20190164993
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor integrated circuit device including a nanowire field effect transistor (FET) and having a layout configuration effective for making manufacturing the device easy. A standard cell having no logical function is disposed adjacent to a standard cell having a logical function. The standard cell includes nanowire FETs having nanowires and pads. The standard cell further includes dummy pads, which have no contribution to a logical function of a circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Hiroyuki SHIMBO
  • Patent number: 10304825
    Abstract: A standard cell having a NOR function. The cell including first and second p-channel transistors connected in series between an output node and a power supply node, and first and second n-channel transistors connected in parallel between the output node and a ground node. The first p-channel transistor includes n fin transistor(s), the n fin transistor(s) having a same gate length and a same gate width, the first p-channel transistor having its gate connected to a first input node, and the second p-channel transistor includes m fin transistors, the m fin transistors having the same gate length and the same gate width as the n fin transistor(s), the second p-channel transistor having its gate connected to a second input node, the first n-channel transistor having its gate connected to the first input node, and the second n-channel transistor having its gate connected to the second input node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Shimbo
  • Publication number: 20190148380
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device including two standard cells which are arranged adjacent to each other in an X direction. One of the two standard cells includes a plurality of first fins which extend in the X direction, and which are arranged along a boundary between the two standard cells in a Y direction. The other standard cell includes a plurality of second fins which extend in the X direction, and which are arranged along the boundary between the two standard cells in the Y direction. The plurality of second fins includes a dummy fin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventor: Hiroyuki SHIMBO