Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Sumida
Hitoshi Sumida 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).
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Patent number: 12261117Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a wiring layer; a titanium nitride layer deposited on the wiring layer; a titanium oxynitride layer deposited on the titanium nitride layer; a titanium oxide layer deposited on the titanium oxynitride layer; and a surface passivation film deposited on the titanium oxide layer, wherein an opening penetrating the titanium nitride layer, the titanium oxynitride layer, the titanium oxide layer, and the surface passivation film is provided to expose a part of the wiring layer so as to serve as a pad.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaharu Yamaji, Taichi Karino, Hitoshi Sumida, Hideaki Itoh
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Publication number: 20230378245Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a first insulating film provided on one surface of the semiconductor substrate; a first resistance layer including polysilicon provided on the first insulating film; a second insulating film provided on the first resistance layer; a second resistance layer including polysilicon provided on the second insulating film so as to overlap with the first resistance layer; a third insulating film provided on the second resistance layer; a first electrode provided over the third insulating film and electrically connected to the second resistance layer; and a second electrode electrically connected to the first resistance layer, wherein the first resistance layer and the second resistance layer each include a body part and a first contact part having a higher impurity concentration than the body part, and the respective first contact parts are in contact with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Taichi KARINO, Hitoshi SUMIDA
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Patent number: 11699764Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity-type; a well region of a second conductivity-type provided at an upper part of the semiconductor layer; a base region of the second conductivity-type provided at an upper part of the well region; a carrier supply region of the first conductivity-type provided at an upper part of the base region; a drift region of the first conductivity-type provided separately from the base region; a carrier reception region of the first conductivity-type provided at an upper part of the drift region; a gate electrode provided on a top surface of the well region interposed between the base region and the drift region via a gate insulating film; and a punch-through prevention region of the second conductivity-type provided at the upper part of the well region and having an impurity concentration different from the impurity concentration of the base region.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2022Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazumi Takagiwa, Hitoshi Sumida
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Publication number: 20220285563Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity-type; a well region of a second conductivity-type provided at an upper part of the semiconductor layer; a base region of the second conductivity-type provided at an upper part of the well region; a carrier supply region of the first conductivity-type provided at an upper part of the base region; a drift region of the first conductivity-type provided separately from the base region; a carrier reception region of the first conductivity-type provided at an upper part of the drift region; a gate electrode provided on a top surface of the well region interposed between the base region and the drift region via a gate insulating film; and a punch-through prevention region of the second conductivity-type provided at the upper part of the well region and having an impurity concentration different from the impurity concentration of the base region.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazumi TAKAGIWA, Hitoshi SUMIDA
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Patent number: 11233052Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first ion implantation process implanting impurity ions of a second conductivity type into a bottom surface of a semiconductor substrate by adjusting an acceleration voltage and a projection range for forming a first current suppression layer, and a second ion implantation process implanting impurity ions of a first conductivity type into the bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate by adjusting an acceleration voltage and a projection range for forming a second current suppression layer. The semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first well region of the first conductivity type and a second well region of the second conductivity type provided in an upper portion of the first well region. The first current suppression layer is separated from the first well region and the second current suppression layer is provided under the first current suppression layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Kanno, Masaharu Yamaji, Hitoshi Sumida
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Publication number: 20220013466Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a wiring layer; a titanium nitride layer deposited on the wiring layer; a titanium oxynitride layer deposited on the titanium nitride layer; a titanium oxide layer deposited on the titanium oxynitride layer; and a surface passivation film deposited on the titanium oxide layer, wherein an opening penetrating the titanium nitride layer, the titanium oxynitride layer, the titanium oxide layer, and the surface passivation film is provided to expose a part of the wiring layer so as to serve as a pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaharu YAMAJI, Taichi KARINO, Hitoshi SUMIDA, Hideaki ITOH
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Patent number: 11189685Abstract: Provided is a resistance element, including: a semiconductor substrate; a first insulating film stacked on the semiconductor substrate; a resistance layer selectively stacked on the first insulating film; a first auxiliary film separated from the resistance layer; a second auxiliary film separated from the resistance layer in a direction different from that of the first auxiliary film; a second insulating film stacked on the first insulating film to cover the resistance layer, and the first auxiliary film and the second auxiliary film; a first electrode connected to the resistance layer and stacked on the second insulating film disposed on an upper side of the first auxiliary film; and a second electrode connected to the resistance layer by being separated from the first electrode and stacked on the second insulating film on the upper side of the second auxiliary film.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaru Saito, Masaharu Yamaji, Osamu Sasaki, Hitoshi Sumida
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Publication number: 20210013203Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first ion implantation process implanting impurity ions of a second conductivity type into a bottom surface of a semiconductor substrate by adjusting an acceleration voltage and a projection range for forming a first current suppression layer, and a second ion implantation process implanting impurity ions of a first conductivity type into the bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate by adjusting an acceleration voltage and a projection range for forming a second current suppression layer. The semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first well region of the first conductivity type and a second well region of the second conductivity type provided in an upper portion of the first well region. The first current suppression layer is separated from the first well region and the second current suppression layer is provided under the first current suppression layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi KANNO, Masaharu YAMAJI, Hitoshi SUMIDA
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Patent number: 10825812Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes: a first well region of a first conductivity type; a second well region of a second conductivity type provided in an upper portion of the first well region; a first current suppression layer of a second conductivity type being provided to be separated from the first well region in a lower portion of a base-body of the second conductivity type directly under the first well region and having an impurity concentration higher than that of the base-body; and a second current suppression layer of the first conductivity type provided under the first current suppression layer so as to be exposed from a bottom surface of the base-body.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Kanno, Masaharu Yamaji, Hitoshi Sumida
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Patent number: 10725087Abstract: To provide a semiconductor integrated device capable of a gate screening test with no need for any additional circuit and without adding any gate screening terminal. The semiconductor integrated device includes a gate drive unit configured to drive the gate of a voltage controlled semiconductor element and a regulator configured to supply a gate drive voltage to the gate drive unit. The regulator includes an external connection terminal capable of receiving a gate screening voltage for the voltage controlled semiconductor element in a gate screening test.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Mori, Hitoshi Sumida, Masahiro Sasaki, Akira Nakamori, Masaru Saito, Wataru Tomita, Osamu Sasaki
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Patent number: 10727180Abstract: A resistive element includes: a semiconductor substrate; a first insulating film deposited on the semiconductor substrate; a resistive layer deposited on the first insulating film; a second insulating film deposited to cover the first insulating film and the resistive layer; a first electrode deposited on the second insulating film and electrically connected to the resistive layer; a relay wire deposited on the second insulating film without being in contact with the first electrode, and including a resistive-layer connection terminal electrically connected to the resistive layer and a substrate connection terminal connected to the semiconductor substrate with an ohmic contact; and a second electrode deposited on a bottom side of the semiconductor substrate, wherein a resistor is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Taichi Karino, Hitoshi Sumida, Masaru Saito, Masaharu Yamaji, Osamu Sasaki
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Publication number: 20200044011Abstract: Provided is a resistance element, including: a semiconductor substrate; a first insulating film stacked on the semiconductor substrate; a resistance layer selectively stacked on the first insulating film; a first auxiliary film separated from the resistance layer; a second auxiliary film separated from the resistance layer in a direction different from that of the first auxiliary film; a second insulating film stacked on the first insulating film to cover the resistance layer, and the first auxiliary film and the second auxiliary film; a first electrode connected to the resistance layer and stacked on the second insulating film disposed on an upper side of the first auxiliary film; and a second electrode connected to the resistance layer by being separated from the first electrode and stacked on the second insulating film on the upper side of the second auxiliary film.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaru SAITO, Masaharu YAMAJI, Osamu SASAKI, Hitoshi SUMIDA
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Publication number: 20190181089Abstract: A resistive element includes: a semiconductor substrate; a first insulating film deposited on the semiconductor substrate; a resistive layer deposited on the first insulating film; a second insulating film deposited to cover the first insulating film and the resistive layer; a first electrode deposited on the second insulating film and electrically connected to the resistive layer; a relay wire deposited on the second insulating film without being in contact with the first electrode, and including a resistive-layer connection terminal electrically connected to the resistive layer and a substrate connection terminal connected to the semiconductor substrate with an ohmic contact; and a second electrode deposited on a bottom side of the semiconductor substrate, wherein a resistor is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Taichi Karino, Hitoshi Sumida, Masaru Saito, Masaharu Yamaji, Osamu Sasaki
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Patent number: 10217765Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type which is stacked on a support substrate with an insulating layer interposed between the semiconductor layer and the support substrate, a first well region of a second conductivity type buried in an upper part of the semiconductor layer so as to be separated from the insulating layer, a second well region of the first conductivity type buried in an upper part of the first well region, and an isolation region of the first conductivity type buried in the upper part of the semiconductor layer such that the isolation region surrounds the first well region and is separated from the first well region and the insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Kanno, Hitoshi Sumida, Masaharu Yamaji
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Publication number: 20180372791Abstract: To provide a semiconductor integrated device capable of a gate screening test with no need for any additional circuit and without adding any gate screening terminal. The semiconductor integrated device includes a gate drive unit configured to drive the gate of a voltage controlled semiconductor element and a regulator configured to supply a gate drive voltage to the gate drive unit. The regulator includes an external connection terminal capable of receiving a gate screening voltage for the voltage controlled semiconductor element in a gate screening test.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiro MORI, Hitoshi SUMIDA, Masahiro SASAKI, Akira NAKAMORI, Masaru SAITO, Wataru TOMITA, Osamu SASAKI
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Publication number: 20180331102Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes: a first well region of a first conductivity type; a second well region of a second conductivity type provided in an upper portion of the first well region; a first current suppression layer of a second conductivity type being provided to be separated from the first well region in a lower portion of a base-body of the second conductivity type directly under the first well region and having an impurity concentration higher than that of the base-body; and a second current suppression layer of the first conductivity type provided under the first current suppression layer so as to be exposed from a bottom surface of the base-body.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi KANNO, Masaharu YAMAJI, Hitoshi SUMIDA
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Patent number: 9947527Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to the invention includes the step S1 of cleaning the silicon carbide substrate 1 surface, the step S2 of bringing a material gas into a plasma and irradiating the atoms contained in the material gas to silicon carbide substrate 1 for growing silicon nitride film 2 on silicon carbide substrate 1, the step S3 of depositing silicon oxide film 3 on silicon nitride film 2 by the ECR plasma CVD method, and the step S4 of annealing silicon carbide substrate 1 including silicon nitride film 2 and silicon oxide film 3 formed thereon in a nitrogen atmosphere. By the method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to the invention, a semiconductor device that exhibits excellent interface properties including an interface state density and a flat band voltage is obtained.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2012Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignees: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD., KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Nakashima, Haigui Yang, Hitoshi Sumida
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Patent number: 9893065Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first well region of a first conductivity type; a second well region of a second conductivity type provided in an upper part of the first well region; a current suppression layer of the first conductivity type provided in a lower part of the semiconductor substrate immediately below the first well region, separated from the first well region; and an isolation region of the second conductivity type provided in an upper part of the semiconductor substrate, separated from the first well region, a reference potential being applied to the isolation region. The semiconductor substrate is the second conductivity type.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Kanno, Hitoshi Sumida
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Patent number: 9818845Abstract: A mask used to form an n+ source layer (11) is formed by a nitride film on the surface of a substrate before a trench (7) is formed. At this time, a sufficient width of the n+ source layer (11) on the surface of the substrate is secured. Thereby, stable contact between the n+ source layer (11) and a source electrode (15) is obtained. A CVD oxide film (12) that is an interlayer insulating film having a thickness of 0.1 micrometer or more and 0.3 micrometer or less is formed on doped poly-silicon to be used as a gate electrode (10a) embedded in the trench (7), and non-doped poly-silicon (13) that is not oxidized is formed on the CVD oxide film (12). Thereby, generation of void in the CVD oxide film (12) is suppressed and, by not oxidizing the non-doped poly-silicon (13), a semiconductor apparatus is easily manufactured.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Kin-On Sin, Chun-Wai Ng, Hitoshi Sumida, Yoshiaki Toyada, Akihiko Ohi, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Takeyoshi Nishimura
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Patent number: 9761545Abstract: An isolator is configured by a transmission circuit, a transformer, and a reception circuit. A first coil of the transformer is disposed on a back surface of a first semiconductor substrate; a transmission circuit and a second coil of the transformer are disposed on a front surface. The first coil is embedded within a coil trench, is led out through an embedded via-metal-film to a substrate front surface, and is electrically connected to the transmission circuit. The second coil is disposed on an insulating layer of the substrate front surface. The reception circuit is disposed on a front surface of a second semiconductor substrate. The second coil and the reception circuit are electrically connected to each other by connecting first and third electrode pads disposed respectively on the front surfaces of the first and second semiconductor substrates through wires.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2016Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Johnny Kin On Sin, Lulu Peng, Rongxiang Wu, Hitoshi Sumida, Yoshiaki Toyoda, Masashi Akahane