Patents by Inventor Katsumi Tsuneno

Katsumi Tsuneno 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: 10958250
    Abstract: A polycrystalline silicon resistor is large in coefficient of fluctuation in resistance between before and after the completion of a package molding process. To enable highly accurate trimming, it is desired to implement a resistor that is hardly subjected to stress produced in a substrate during a package molding process. A resistance element is formed of a plurality of wiring layers and has a repetitive pattern of a first conductive layer formed in a first wiring layer, a second conductive layer formed in a second wiring layer, and an interlayer conductive layer coupling the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiemi Hashimoto, Kosuke Yayama, Katsumi Tsuneno, Tomokazu Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 10496782
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, element models include a first transistor model, a second transistor model, and a variable resistor model. The first transistor model simulates a characteristic of a selection gate transistor whose channel resistance is changed by a selection gate voltage applied to a selection gate. The second transistor model simulates a characteristic of a memory gate transistor whose channel resistance is changed by a memory gate voltage applied to a memory gate. The variable resistor model has a resistance value which is changed in accordance with the selection gate voltage and the memory gate voltage and which is set to correspond to a gap region formed in a lower part of an insulating film insulating between the selection gate and the memory gate. The variable resistor model is provided between the first transistor model and the second transistor model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Risho Koh, Mitsuru Miyamori, Katsumi Tsuneno
  • Patent number: 10446655
    Abstract: The semiconductor device including: two fins having rectangular parallelepiped shapes arranged in parallel in X-direction; and a gate electrode arranged thereon via a gate insulating film and extending in Y-direction is configured as follows. First, a drain plug is provided over a drain region located on one side of the gate electrode and extending in Y-direction. Then, two source plugs are provided over a source region located on the other side of the gate electrode and extending in Y-direction. Also, the drain plug is arranged in a displaced manner so that its position in Y-direction may not overlap with the two source plugs. According to such a configuration, the gate-drain capacitance can be made smaller than the gate-source capacitance and a Miller effect-based circuit delay can be suppressed. Further, as compared with capacitance on the drain side, capacitance on the source side increases, thereby improving stability of circuit operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya Watanabe, Mitsuru Miyamori, Katsumi Tsuneno, Takashi Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20190067428
    Abstract: The semiconductor device including: two fins having rectangular parallelepiped shapes arranged in parallel in X-direction; and a gate electrode arranged thereon via a gate insulating film and extending in Y-direction is configured as follows. First, a drain plug is provided over a drain region located on one side of the gate electrode and extending in Y-direction. Then, two source plugs are provided over a source region located on the other side of the gate electrode and extending in Y-direction. Also, the drain plug is arranged in a displaced manner so that its position in Y-direction may not overlap with the two source plugs. According to such a configuration, the gate-drain capacitance can be made smaller than the gate-source capacitance and a Miller effect-based circuit delay can be suppressed. Further, as compared with capacitance on the drain side, capacitance on the source side increases, thereby improving stability of circuit operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya WATANABE, Mitsuru MIYAMORI, Katsumi TSUNENO, Takashi SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20180375497
    Abstract: A polycrystalline silicon resistor is large in coefficient of fluctuation in resistance between before and after the completion of a package molding process. To enable highly accurate trimming, it is desired to implement a resistor that is hardly subjected to stress produced in a substrate during a package molding process. A resistance element is formed of a plurality of wiring layers and has a repetitive pattern of a first conductive layer formed in a first wiring layer, a second conductive layer formed in a second wiring layer, and an interlayer conductive layer coupling the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Chiemi HASHIMOTO, Kosuke YAYAMA, Katsumi TSUNENO, Tomokazu MATSUZAKI
  • Patent number: 10164036
    Abstract: The semiconductor device including: two fins having rectangular parallelepiped shapes arranged in parallel in X-direction; and a gate electrode arranged thereon via a gate insulating film and extending in Y-direction is configured as follows. First, a drain plug is provided over a drain region located on one side of the gate electrode and extending in Y-direction. Then, two source plugs are provided over a source region located on the other side of the gate electrode and extending in Y-direction. Also, the drain plug is arranged in a displaced manner so that its position in Y-direction may not overlap with the two source plugs. According to such a configuration, the gate-drain capacitance can be made smaller than the gate-source capacitance and a Miller effect-based circuit delay can be suppressed. Further, as compared with capacitance on the drain side, capacitance on the source side increases, thereby improving stability of circuit operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Watanabe, Mitsuru Miyamori, Katsumi Tsuneno, Takashi Shimizu
  • Patent number: 10134857
    Abstract: The semiconductor device including: two fins having rectangular parallelepiped shapes arranged in parallel in X-direction; and a gate electrode arranged thereon via a gate insulating film and extending in Y-direction is configured as follows. First, a drain plug is provided over a drain region located on one side of the gate electrode and extending in Y-direction. Then, two source plugs are provided over a source region located on the other side of the gate electrode and extending in Y-direction. Also, the drain plug is arranged in a displaced manner so that its position in Y-direction may not overlap with the two source plugs. According to such a configuration, the gate-drain capacitance can be made smaller than the gate-source capacitance and a Miller effect-based circuit delay can be suppressed. Further, as compared with capacitance on the drain side, capacitance on the source side increases, thereby improving stability of circuit operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Watanabe, Mitsuru Miyamori, Katsumi Tsuneno, Takashi Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20180181696
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, element models include a first transistor model, a second transistor model, and a variable resistor model. The first transistor model simulates a characteristic of a selection gate transistor whose channel resistance is changed by a selection gate voltage applied to a selection gate. The second transistor model simulates a characteristic of a memory gate transistor whose channel resistance is changed by a memory gate voltage applied to a memory gate. The variable resistor model has a resistance value which is changed in accordance with the selection gate voltage and the memory gate voltage and which is set to correspond to a gap region formed in a lower part of an insulating film insulating between the selection gate and the memory gate. The variable resistor model is provided between the first transistor model and the second transistor model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Risho Koh, Mitsuru Miyamori, Katsumi Tsuneno
  • Publication number: 20180047820
    Abstract: The semiconductor device including: two fins having rectangular parallelepiped shapes arranged in parallel in X-direction; and a gate electrode arranged thereon via a gate insulating film and extending in Y-direction is configured as follows. First, a drain plug is provided over a drain region located on one side of the gate electrode and extending in Y-direction. Then, two source plugs are provided over a source region located on the other side of the gate electrode and extending in Y-direction. Also, the drain plug is arranged in a displaced manner so that its position in Y-direction may not overlap with the two source plugs. According to such a configuration, the gate-drain capacitance can be made smaller than the gate-source capacitance and a Miller effect-based circuit delay can be suppressed. Further, as compared with capacitance on the drain side, capacitance on the source side increases, thereby improving stability of circuit operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya WATANABE, Mitsuru MIYAMORI, Katsumi TSUNENO, Takashi SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 9837501
    Abstract: The semiconductor device including: two fins having rectangular parallelepiped shapes arranged in parallel in X-direction; and a gate electrode arranged thereon via a gate insulating film and extending in Y-direction is configured as follows. First, a drain plug is provided over a drain region located on one side of the gate electrode and extending in Y-direction. Then, two source plugs are provided over a source region located on the other side of the gate electrode and extending in Y-direction. Also, the drain plug is arranged in a displaced manner so that its position in Y-direction may not overlap with the two source plugs. According to such a configuration, the gate-drain capacitance can be made smaller than the gate-source capacitance and a Miller effect-based circuit delay can be suppressed. Further, as compared with capacitance on the drain side, capacitance on the source side increases, thereby improving stability of circuit operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Watanabe, Mitsuru Miyamori, Katsumi Tsuneno, Takashi Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20170154969
    Abstract: The semiconductor device including: two fins having rectangular parallelepiped shapes arranged in parallel in X-direction; and a gate electrode arranged thereon via a gate insulating film and extending in Y-direction is configured as follows. First, a drain plug is provided over a drain region located on one side of the gate electrode and extending in Y-direction. Then, two source plugs are provided over a source region located on the other side of the gate electrode and extending in Y-direction. Also, the drain plug is arranged in a displaced manner so that its position in Y-direction may not overlap with the two source plugs. According to such a configuration, the gate-drain capacitance can be made smaller than the gate-source capacitance and a Miller effect-based circuit delay can be suppressed. Further, as compared with capacitance on the drain side, capacitance on the source side increases, thereby improving stability of circuit operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya WATANABE, Mitsuru MIYAMORI, Katsumi TSUNENO, Takashi SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 9620602
    Abstract: The semiconductor device including: two fins having rectangular parallelepiped shapes arranged in parallel in X-direction; and a gate electrode arranged thereon via a gate insulating film and extending in Y-direction is configured as follows. First, a drain plug is provided over a drain region located on one side of the gate electrode and extending in Y-direction. Then, two source plugs are provided over a source region located on the other side of the gate electrode and extending in Y-direction. Also, the drain plug is arranged in a displaced manner so that its position in Y-direction may not overlap with the two source plugs. According to such a configuration, the gate-drain capacitance can be made smaller than the gate-source capacitance and a Miller effect-based circuit delay can be suppressed. Further, as compared with capacitance on the drain side, capacitance on the source side increases, thereby improving stability of circuit operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Watanabe, Mitsuru Miyamori, Katsumi Tsuneno, Takashi Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20160056154
    Abstract: The semiconductor device including: two fins having rectangular parallelepiped shapes arranged in parallel in X-direction; and a gate electrode arranged thereon via a gate insulating film and extending in Y-direction is configured as follows. First, a drain plug is provided over a drain region located on one side of the gate electrode and extending in Y-direction. Then, two source plugs are provided over a source region located on the other side of the gate electrode and extending in Y-direction. Also, the drain plug is arranged in a displaced manner so that its position in Y-direction may not overlap with the two source plugs. According to such a configuration, the gate-drain capacitance can be made smaller than the gate-source capacitance and a Miller effect-based circuit delay can be suppressed. Further, as compared with capacitance on the drain side, capacitance on the source side increases, thereby improving stability of circuit operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya WATANABE, Mitsuru MIYAMORI, Katsumi TSUNENO, Takashi SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 6063686
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device is provided wherein a first semiconductor substrate is prepared with a first insulating film formed over a first main surface of the first semiconductor substrate, s semiconductor film of n-type conductivity formed over the first insulating film, and a second insulating film formed over the semiconductor film so as to cover the first main surface. A second semiconductor substrate is also prepared with a third insulating film formed over the second semiconductor substrate. Next, the second insulating film and third insulating films are bonded together by thermal processing to join the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate. A portion of a second main surface of said first semiconductor substrate, opposite to said first main surface of the first semiconductor substrate is then removed to expose a portion of the first semiconductor substrate, thereby providing a semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Inventors: Hiroo Masuda, Hisako Sato, Takahide Nakamura, Katsumi Tsuneno, Kimiko Aoyama, Takahide Ikeda, Nobuyoshi Natsuaki, Shinichiro Mitani