Patents by Inventor Ichirou Matsuo

Ichirou Matsuo 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: 8928056
    Abstract: A memory device includes a MISFET on a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, and a MIS capacitor on a first well of a second conductivity type. The MISFET includes a gate insulating film on the semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode, and a source/drain located at both sides of the gate electrode. The MIS capacitor includes a capacitor insulating film on the first well serving as a first electrode, a second electrode, and a first impurity layer of the first conductivity type. The gate electrode and the second electrode are electrically connected together, and form a floating gate. The gate insulating film and the capacitor insulating film are made of a same material, and have a same thickness. The gate electrode and the second electrode are made of a same conductive film. A second impurity layer is formed astride a border between the semiconductor substrate and the first well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ichirou Matsuo
  • Patent number: 8569824
    Abstract: The semiconductor device includes: a plurality of bit lines formed in stripes in a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, each of the bit lines being a diffusion layer of an impurity of a second conductivity type; a plurality of gate insulation films formed on regions of the semiconductor substrate between the bit lines; a plurality of word lines formed on the semiconductor substrate via the gate insulating films, the word lines extending in a direction intersecting with the bit lines; and a plurality of bit line isolation diffusion layers formed in regions of the semiconductor substrate between the word lines, each of the bit line isolation diffusion layers being a diffusion layer of an impurity of the first conductivity type. The bit line isolation diffusion layer includes a diffusion suppressor for suppressing diffusion of an impurity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Takahashi, Ichirou Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20120286343
    Abstract: A memory device includes a MISFET on a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, and a MIS capacitor on a first well of a second conductivity type. The MISFET includes a gate insulating film on the semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode, and a source/drain located at both sides of the gate electrode. The MIS capacitor includes a capacitor insulating film on the first well serving as a first electrode, a second electrode, and a first impurity layer of the first conductivity type. The gate electrode and the second electrode are electrically connected together, and form a floating gate. The gate insulating film and the capacitor insulating film are made of a same material, and have a same thickness. The gate electrode and the second electrode are made of a same conductive film. A second impurity layer is formed astride a border between the semiconductor substrate and the first well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ichirou MATSUO
  • Publication number: 20090189214
    Abstract: The semiconductor device includes: a plurality of bit lines formed in stripes in a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, each of the bit lines being a diffusion layer of an impurity of a second conductivity type; a plurality of gate insulation films s formed on regions of the semiconductor substrate between the bit lines; a plurality of word lines formed on the semiconductor substrate via the gate insulating films, the word lines extending in a direction intersecting with the bit lines; and a plurality of bit line isolation diffusion layers formed in regions of the semiconductor substrate between the word lines, each of the bit line isolation diffusion layers being a diffusion layer of an impurity of the first conductivity type. The bit line isolation diffusion layer includes a diffusion suppressor for suppressing diffusion of an impurity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Takahashi, Ichirou Matsuo
  • Patent number: 6570231
    Abstract: An n-channel active region, a p-channel active region and an isolation insulating film are formed, and a silicon film is deposited via a gate insulating film. After introducing n-type impurities into the n-channel region and p-type impurities into the p-channel region, a silicon gate electrode is formed in such a manner that its width is enlarged only in the boundary portion between the n-channel region and the p-channel region. After forming a side wall insulating film, an n-channel diffusion layer and a p-channel diffusion layer, a metal silicide layer is formed in a self-aligned manner on the surfaces of the silicon gate electrode, the n-channel diffusion layer and the p-channel diffusion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Yasumi, Ichirou Matsuo, Toshiki Yabu, Mizuki Segawa, Kunitoshi Aono, Akihiko Ohtani, Takayuki Minemaru, Tadashi Fukumoto
  • Patent number: 5576565
    Abstract: The present invention discloses the structure of a MIS capacitor adapted to be interposed between two terminals, i.e., first and second terminals, to be connected to an electric circuit. Formed on a common semiconductor substrate are first and second capacity insulator layers, first and second electrically conductive layers thereon, and first and second impurity diffusion areas under the first and second capacity insulator layers. Also formed are a first wiring line which connects the first electrically conductive layer and the second impurity diffusion area to the first terminal, and a second wiring line which connects the second electrically conductive layer and the first impurity diffusion area to the second terminal. Accordingly, the first electrically conductive layer and the second impurity diffusion area form one electrode, while the second electrically conductive layer and the first impurity diffusion area form the other electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiji Yamaguchi, Tsuguyasu Hatsuda, Ichirou Matsuo