Patents by Inventor Itaru Oshiyama

Itaru Oshiyama 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: 20120049306
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging element includes a semiconductor substrate that has a light reception portion performing a photoelectric conversion of an incident light; an oxide layer that is formed on a surface of the semiconductor substrate; a light shielding layer that is formed on an upper layer further than the oxide layer via an adhesion layer; and an oxygen supply layer that is disposed between the oxide layer and the adhesion layer and is formed of a material which shows an oxidation enthalpy smaller than that of a material forming the oxide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Ohba, Susumu Hiyama, Itaru Oshiyama
  • Patent number: 8034649
    Abstract: A solid state imaging device having a light sensing section that performs photoelectric conversion of incident light includes: an insulating layer formed on a light receiving surface of the light sensing section; a layer having negative electric charges formed on the insulating layer; and a hole accumulation layer formed on the light receiving surface of the light sensing section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Itaru Oshiyama, Takashi Ando, Susumu Hiyama, Tetsuji Yamaguchi, Yuko Ohgishi, Harumi Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20110089312
    Abstract: A solid state imaging device having a light sensing section that performs photoelectric conversion of incident light includes: an insulating layer formed on a light receiving surface of the light sensing section; a layer having negative electric charges formed on the insulating layer; and a hole accumulation layer formed on the light receiving surface of the light sensing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Itaru Oshiyama, Takashi Ando, Susumu Hiyama, Tetsuji Yamaguchi, Yuko Ohgishi, Harumi Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20110089313
    Abstract: A solid state imaging device having a light sensing section that performs photoelectric conversion of incident light includes: an insulating layer formed on a light receiving surface of the light sensing section; a layer having negative electric charges formed on the insulating layer; and a hole accumulation layer formed on the light receiving surface of the light sensing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Itaru Oshiyama, Takashi Ando, Susumu Hiyama, Tetsuji Yamaguchi, Yuko Ohgishi, Harumi Ikeda
  • Patent number: 7902610
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including an N-channel insulated gate field effect transistor and a P-channel insulated gate field effect transistor, the device having: a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer; and gate electrode contact plugs. Each of the gate electrodes of the N-channel insulated gate field effect transistor and the P-channel insulated gate field effect transistor is buried in a gate electrode formation opening provided in the first insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kaori Tai, Masanori Tsukamoto, Masashi Nakata, Itaru Oshiyama
  • Publication number: 20110031376
    Abstract: A solid-state image pickup element 1 is structured so as to include: a semiconductor layer 2 having a photodiode formed therein, photoelectric conversion being carried out in the photodiode; a first film 21 having negative fixed charges and formed on the semiconductor layer 2 in a region in which at least the photodiode is formed; and a second film 22 having the negative fixed charges, made of a material different from that of the first film 21 having the negative fixed charges, and formed on the first film 21 having the negative fixed charges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Itaru Oshiyama, Susumu Hiyama
  • Publication number: 20110025872
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup element, including: a semiconductor layer in which a photodiode for carrying out photoelectric conversion is formed; a first film containing negative fixed charges and formed on the semiconductor layer in a region in which at least the photodiode is formed by utilizing either an atomic layer deposition method or a metal organic chemical vapor deposition method; a second film containing the negative fixed charges and formed on the first film containing therein the negative fixed charges by utilizing a physical vapor deposition method; and a third film containing the negative fixed charges and formed on the second film containing therein the negative fixed charges by utilizing either the atomic layer deposition method or the metal organic chemical vapor deposition method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Itaru OSHIYAMA, Eiji MIYATA
  • Publication number: 20100224946
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a solid-state image pickup element, including: a semiconductor layer having a photodiode, photoelectric conversion being carried out in the photodiode; a silicon oxide film formed on the semiconductor layer in a region having at least the photodiode by using plasma; and a film formed on the silicon oxide film and having negative fixed charges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Itaru Oshiyama, Susumu Hiyama
  • Publication number: 20100200942
    Abstract: A solid state imaging device having a light sensing section that performs photoelectric conversion of incident light includes: an insulating layer formed on a light receiving surface of the light sensing section; a layer having negative electric charges formed on the insulating layer; and a hole accumulation layer formed on the light receiving surface of the light sensing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Itaru Oshiyama, Takashi Ando, Susumu Hiyama, Tetsuji Yamaguchi, Yuko Ohgishi, Harumi Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20100203669
    Abstract: A solid state imaging device having a light sensing section that performs photoelectric conversion of incident light includes: an insulating layer formed on a light receiving surface of the light sensing section; a layer having negative electric charges formed on the insulating layer; and a hole accumulation layer formed on the light receiving surface of the light sensing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Itaru Oshiyama, Takashi Ando, Susumu Hiyama, Tetsuji Yamaguchi, Yuko Ohgishi, Harumi Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20100148274
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including an N-channel insulated gate field effect transistor and a P-channel insulated gate field effect transistor, the device having: a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer; and gate electrode contact plugs. Each of the gate electrodes of the N-channel insulated gate field effect transistor and the P-channel insulated gate field effect transistor is buried in a gate electrode formation opening provided in the first insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaori Tai, Masanori Tsukamoto, Masashi Nakata, Itaru Oshiyama
  • Patent number: 7714393
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device including an N-channel insulated gate field effect transistor and a P-channel insulated gate field effect transistor, the device having: a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer; and gate electrode contact plugs. Each of the gate electrodes of the N-channel insulated gate field effect transistor and the P-channel insulated gate field effect transistor is buried in a gate electrode formation opening provided in the first insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kaori Tai, Masanori Tsukamoto, Masashi Nakata, Itaru Oshiyama
  • Publication number: 20100060758
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a sensor including an impurity diffusion layer provided in a surface layer of a semiconductor substrate; and an oxide insulating film containing carbon, the oxide insulating film being provided on the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Itaru Oshiyama, Yuki Miyanami, Susumu Hiyama, Kazuki Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20090096049
    Abstract: A solid state imaging device having a light sensing section that performs photoelectric conversion of incident light includes: an insulating layer formed on a light receiving surface of the light sensing section; a layer having negative electric charges formed on the insulating layer; and a hole accumulation layer formed on the light receiving surface of the light sensing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Itaru Oshiyama, Takashi Ando, Susumu Hiyama, Tetsuji Yamaguchi, Yuko Ohgishi, Harumi Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20080087966
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device including an N-channel insulated gate field effect transistor and a P-channel insulated gate field effect transistor, the device having: a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer; and gate electrode contact plugs. Each of the gate electrodes of the N-channel insulated gate field effect transistor and the P-channel insulated gate field effect transistor is buried in a gate electrode formation opening provided in the first insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaori Tai, Masanori Tsukamoto, Masashi Nakata, Itaru Oshiyama