Patents by Inventor Kentaro Oishi
Kentaro Oishi 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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Publication number: 20070290239Abstract: In a method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a MISFET of trench gate structure, a trench is formed from a major surface of a semiconductor layer of first conductivity type which serves as a drain region, in a depth direction of the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating film including a thermal oxide film and a deposited film is formed over the internal surface of the trench, and after a gate electrode has been formed in the trench, impurities are introduced into the semiconductor substrate of first conductivity type to form a semiconductor region of second conductivity type which serves as a channel forming region, and impurities are introduced into the semiconductor region of second conductivity type to form the semiconductor region of first conductivity type which serves as a source region.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2007Publication date: December 20, 2007Inventors: Sumito Numazawa, Yoshito Nakazawa, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Satoshi Kudo, Yasuo Imai, Sakae Kubo, Takashi Shigematsu, Akihiro Ohnishi, Kozo Uesawa, Kentaro Oishi
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Publication number: 20070290268Abstract: In a method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a MISFET of trench gate structure, a trench is formed from a major surface of a semiconductor layer of first conductivity type which serves as a drain region, in a depth direction of the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating film including a thermal oxide film and a deposited film is formed over the internal surface of the trench, and after a gate electrode has been formed in the trench, impurities are introduced into the semiconductor substrate of first conductivity type to form a semiconductor region of second conductivity type which serves as a channel forming region, and impurities are introduced into the semiconductor region of second conductivity type to form the semiconductor region of first conductivity type which serves as a source region.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2007Publication date: December 20, 2007Inventors: Sumito Numazawa, Yoshito Nakazawa, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Satoshi Kudo, Yasuo Imai, Sakae Kubo, Takashi Shigematsu, Akihiro Ohnishi, Kozo Uesawa, Kentaro Oishi
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Publication number: 20070278567Abstract: In a method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a MISFET of trench gate structure, a trench is formed from a major surface of a semiconductor layer of first conductivity type which serves as a drain region, in a depth direction of the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating film including a thermal oxide film and a deposited film is formed over the internal surface of the trench, and after a gate electrode has been formed in the trench, impurities are introduced into the semiconductor substrate of first conductivity type to form a semiconductor region of second conductivity type which serves as a channel forming region, and impurities are introduced into the semiconductor region of second conductivity type to form the semiconductor region of first conductivity type which serves as a source region.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2007Publication date: December 6, 2007Inventors: Sumito Numazawa, Yoshito Nakazawa, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Satoshi Kudo, Yasuo Imai, Sakae Kubo, Takashi Shigematsu, Akihiro Ohnishi, Kozo Uesawa, Kentaro Oishi
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Publication number: 20070117329Abstract: In an insulated-gate type semiconductor device in which a gate-purpose conductive layer is embedded into a trench which is formed in a semiconductor substrate, and a source-purpose conductive layer is provided on a major surface of the semiconductor substrate, a portion of a gate pillar which is constituted by both the gate-purpose conductive layer and a cap insulating film for capping an upper surface of the gate-purpose conductive layer is projected from the major surface of the semiconductor substrate; a side wall spacer is provided on a side wall of the projected portion of the gate pillar; and the source-purpose conductive layer is connected to a contact region of the major surface of the semiconductor substrate, which is defined by the side wall spacer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2007Publication date: May 24, 2007Inventors: Hiroshi Inagawa, Nobuo Machida, Kentaro Oishi
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Publication number: 20070111423Abstract: In a method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a MISFET of trench gate structure, a trench is formed from a major surface of a semiconductor layer of first conductivity type which serves as a drain region, in a depth direction of the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating film including a thermal oxide film and a deposited film is formed over the internal surface of the trench, and after a gate electrode has been formed in the trench, impurities are introduced into the semiconductor substrate of first conductivity type to form a semiconductor region of second conductivity type which serves as a channel forming region, and impurities are introduced into the semiconductor region of second conductivity type to form the semiconductor region of first conductivity type which serves as a source region.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2007Publication date: May 17, 2007Inventors: Sumito Numazawa, Yoshito Nakazawa, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Satoshi Kudo, Yasuo Imai, Sakee Kubo, Takashi Shigematsu, Akihiro Ohnishi, Kozo Uesawa, Kentaro Oishi
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Patent number: 7180130Abstract: In a method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a MISFET of trench gate structure, a trench is formed from a major surface of a semiconductor layer of first conductivity type which serves as a drain region, in a depth direction of the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating film including a thermal oxide film and a deposited film is formed over the internal surface of the trench, and after a gate electrode has been formed in the trench, impurities are introduced into the semiconductor substrate of first conductivity type to form a semiconductor region of second conductivity type which serves as a channel forming region, and impurities are introduced into the semiconductor region of second conductivity type to form the semiconductor region of first conductivity type which serves as a source region.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2004Date of Patent: February 20, 2007Assignees: Renesas Technology Corp., Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sumito Numazawa, Yoshito Nakazawa, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Satoshi Kudo, Yasuo Imai, Sakae Kubo, Takashi Shigematsu, Akihiro Ohnishi, Kozo Uesawa, Kentaro Oishi
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Patent number: 7172941Abstract: In an insulated-gate type semiconductor device in which a gate-purpose conductive layer is embedded into a trench which is formed in a semiconductor substrate, and a source-purpose conductive layer is provided on a major surface of the semiconductor substrate, a portion of a gate pillar which is constituted by both the gate-purpose conductive layer and a cap insulating film for capping an upper surface of the gate-purpose conductive layer is projected from the major surface of the semiconductor substrate; a side wall spacer is provided on a side wall of the projected portion of the gate pillar; and the source-purpose conductive layer is connected to a contact region of the major surface of the semiconductor substrate, which is defined by the side wall spacer.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2004Date of Patent: February 6, 2007Assignees: Renesas Technology Corp., Hitachi Tobu Semiconductor Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Inagawa, Nobuo Machida, Kentaro Oishi
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Publication number: 20050082609Abstract: In an insulated-gate type semiconductor device in which a gate-purpose conductive layer is embedded into a trench which is formed in a semiconductor substrate, and a source-purpose conductive layer is provided on a major surface of the semiconductor substrate, a portion of a gate pillar which is constituted by both the gate-purpose conductive layer and a cap insulating film for capping an upper surface of the gate-purpose conductive layer is projected from the major surface of the semiconductor substrate; a side wall spacer is provided on a side wall of the projected portion of the gate pillar; and the source-purpose conductive layer is connected to a contact region of the major surface of the semiconductor substrate, which is defined by the side wall spacer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2004Publication date: April 21, 2005Inventors: Hiroshi Inagawa, Nobuo Machida, Kentaro Oishi
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Patent number: 6858896Abstract: In an insulated-gate type semiconductor device in which a gate-purpose conductive layer is embedded into a trench which is formed in a semiconductor substrate, and a source-purpose conductive layer is provided on a major surface of the semiconductor substrate, a portion of a gate pillar which is constituted by both the gate-purpose conductive layer and a cap insulating film for capping an upper surface of the gate-purpose conductive layer is projected from the major surface of the semiconductor substrate; a side wall spacer is provided on a side wall of the projected portion of the gate pillar; and the source-purpose conductive layer is connected to a contact region of the major surface of the semiconductor substrate, which is defined by the side wall spacer.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2002Date of Patent: February 22, 2005Assignees: Renesas Technology Corp., Hitachi Tobu Semiconductor Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Inagawa, Nobuo Machida, Kentaro Oishi
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Publication number: 20050037579Abstract: In a method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a MISFET of trench gate structure, a trench is formed from a major surface of a semiconductor layer of first conductivity type which serves as a drain region, in a depth direction of the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating film including a thermal oxide film and a deposited film is formed over the internal surface of the trench, and after a gate electrode has been formed in the trench, impurities are introduced into the semiconductor substrate of first conductivity type to form a semiconductor region of second conductivity type which serves as a channel forming region, and impurities are introduced into the semiconductor region of second conductivity type to form the semiconductor region of first conductivity type which serves as a source region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2004Publication date: February 17, 2005Inventors: Sumito Numazawa, Yoshito Nakazawa, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Satoshi Kudo, Yasuo Imai, Sakae Kubo, Takashi Shigematsu, Akihiro Ohnishi, Kozo Uesawa, Kentaro Oishi
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Patent number: 6803281Abstract: In a method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a MISFET of trench gate structure, a trench is formed from a major surface of a semiconductor layer of first conductivity type which serves as a drain region, in a depth direction of the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating film including a thermal oxide film and a deposited film is formed over the internal surface of the trench, and after a gate electrode has been formed in the trench, impurities are introduced into the semiconductor substrate of first conductivity type to form a semiconductor region of second conductivity type which serves as a channel forming region, and impurities are introduced into the semiconductor region of second conductivity type to form the semiconductor region of first conductivity type which serves as a source region.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2004Date of Patent: October 12, 2004Assignees: Renesas Technology Corp., Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sumito Numazawa, Yoshito Nakazawa, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Satoshi Kudo, Yasuo Imai, Sakae Kubo, Takashi Shigematsu, Akihiro Ohnishi, Kozo Uesawa, Kentaro Oishi
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Publication number: 20040166656Abstract: In a method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a MISFET of trench gate structure, a trench is formed from a major surface of a semiconductor layer of first conductivity type which serves as a drain region, in a depth direction of the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating film including a thermal oxide film and a deposited film is formed over the internal surface of the trench, and after a gate electrode has been formed in the trench, impurities are introduced into the semiconductor substrate of first conductivity type to form a semiconductor region of second conductivity type which serves as a channel forming region, and impurities are introduced into the semiconductor region of second conductivity type to form the semiconductor region of first conductivity type which serves as a source region.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2004Publication date: August 26, 2004Applicants: Renesas Technology Corp., Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sumito Numazawa, Yoshito Nakazawa, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Satoshi Kudo, Yasuo Imai, Sakae Kubo, Takashi Shigematsu, Akihiro Ohnishi, Kozo Uesawa, Kentaro Oishi
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Patent number: 6720220Abstract: In a method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a MISFET of trench gate structure, a trench is formed from a major surface of a semiconductor layer of first conductivity type which serves as a drain region, in a depth direction of the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating film including a thermal oxide film and a deposited film is formed over the internal surface of the trench, and after a gate electrode has been formed in the trench, impurities are introduced into the semiconductor substrate of first conductivity type to form a semiconductor region of second conductivity type which serves as a channel forming region, and impurities are introduced into the semiconductor region of second conductivity type to form the semiconductor region of first conductivity type which serves as a source region.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2002Date of Patent: April 13, 2004Assignees: Renesas Technology Corp., Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sumito Numazawa, Yoshito Nakazawa, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Satoshi Kudo, Yasuo Imai, Sakae Kubo, Takashi Shigematsu, Akihiro Ohnishi, Kozo Uesawa, Kentaro Oishi
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Publication number: 20030124806Abstract: In a method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a MISFET of trench gate structure, a trench is formed from a major surface of a semiconductor layer of first conductivity type which serves as a drain region, in a depth direction of the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating film including a thermal oxide film and a deposited film is formed over the internal surface of the trench, and after a gate electrode has been formed in the trench, impurities are introduced into the semiconductor substrate of first conductivity type to form a semiconductor region of second conductivity type which serves as a channel forming region, and impurities are introduced into the semiconductor region of second conductivity type to form the semiconductor region of first conductivity type which serves as a source region.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2002Publication date: July 3, 2003Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Sumito Numazawa, Yoshito Nakazawa, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Satoshi Kudo, Yasuo Imai, Sakae Kubo, Takashi Shigematsu, Akihiro Ohnishi, Kozo Uesawa, Kentaro Oishi
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Patent number: 6512265Abstract: In a method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a MISFET of trench gate structure, a trench is formed from a major surface of a semiconductor layer of first conductivity type which serves as a drain region, in a depth direction of the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating film including a thermal oxide film and a deposited film is formed over the internal surface of the trench, and after a gate electrode has been formed in the trench, impurities are introduced into the semiconductor substrate of first conductivity type to form a semiconductor region of second conductivity type which serves as a channel forming region, and impurities are introduced into the semiconductor region of second conductivity type to form the semiconductor region of first conductivity type which serves as a source region.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2002Date of Patent: January 28, 2003Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sumito Numazawa, Yoshito Nakazawa, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Satoshi Kudo, Yasuo Imai, Sakae Kubo, Takashi Shigematsu, Akihiro Ohnishi, Kozo Uesawa, Kentaro Oishi
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Patent number: 6455378Abstract: There are formed a gate insulator 8 and a gate 3 of a power transistor Q having a trench-gate structure. There are then formed a channel region 5 and a source region 6 of the power transistor Q.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2000Date of Patent: September 24, 2002Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Ulsi Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Inagawa, Nobuo Machida, Kentaro Oishi
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Publication number: 20020115257Abstract: In an insulated-gate type semiconductor device in which a gate-purpose conductive layer is embedded into a trench which is formed in a semiconductor substrate, and a source-purpose conductive layer is provided on a major surface of the semiconductor substrate, a portion of a gate pillar which is constituted by both the gate-purpose conductive layer and a cap insulating film for capping an upper surface of the gate-purpose conductive layer is projected from the major surface of the semiconductor substrate; a side wall spacer is provided on a side wall of the projected portion of the gate pillar; and the source-purpose conductive layer is connected to a contact region of the major surface of the semiconductor substrate, which is defined by the side wall spacer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2002Publication date: August 22, 2002Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Inagawa, Nobuo Machida, Kentaro Oishi
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Publication number: 20020098656Abstract: In a method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a MISFET of trench gate structure, a trench is formed from a major surface of a semiconductor layer of first conductivity type which serves as a drain region, in a depth direction of the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating film including a thermal oxide film and a deposited film is formed over the internal surface of the trench, and after a gate electrode has been formed in the trench, impurities are introduced into the semiconductor substrate of first conductivity type to form a semiconductor region of second conductivity type which serves as a channel forming region, and impurities are introduced into the semiconductor region of second conductivity type to form the semiconductor region of first conductivity type which serves as a source region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2002Publication date: July 25, 2002Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Sumito Numazawa, Yoshito Nakazawa, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Satoshi Kudo, Yasuo Imai, Sakae Kubo, Takashi Shigematsu, Akihiro Ohnishi, Kozo Uesawa, Kentaro Oishi
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Patent number: 6410959Abstract: In a method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a MISFET of trench gate structure, a trench is formed from a major surface of a semiconductor layer of first conductivity type which serves as a drain region, in a depth direction of the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating film including a thermal oxide film and a deposited film is formed over the internal surface of the trench, and after a gate electrode has been formed in the trench, impurities are introduced into the semiconductor substrate of first conductivity type to form a semiconductor region of second conductivity type which serves as a channel forming region, and impurities are introduced into the semiconductor region of second conductivity type to form the semiconductor region of first conductivity type which serves as a source region.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2001Date of Patent: June 25, 2002Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sumito Numazawa, Yoshito Nakazawa, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Satoshi Kudo, Yasuo Imai, Sakae Kubo, Takashi Shigematsu, Akihiro Ohnishi, Kozo Uesawa, Kentaro Oishi
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Publication number: 20020009867Abstract: In a method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a MISFET of trench gate structure, a trench is formed from a major surface of a semiconductor layer of first conductivity type which serves as a drain region, in a depth direction of the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating film including a thermal oxide film and a deposited film is formed over the internal surface of the trench, and after a gate electrode has been formed in the trench, impurities are introduced into the semiconductor substrate of first conductivity type to form a semiconductor region of second conductivity type which serves as a channel forming region, and impurities are introduced into the semiconductor region of second conductivity type to form the semiconductor region of first conductivity type which serves as a source region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2001Publication date: January 24, 2002Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Sumito Numazawa, Yoshito Nakazawa, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Satoshi Kudo, Yasuo Imai, Sakae Kubo, Takashi Shigematsu, Akihiro Ohnishi, Kozo Uesawa, Kentaro Oishi