Patents by Inventor Kotaro Kataoka

Kotaro Kataoka 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: 7315060
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device has a single gate electrode formed on a semiconductor substrate through a gate insulation film. First and second memory function bodies formed on both sides of the gate electrode. A P-type channel region is formed in a surface of the substrate on the side of the gate electrode. N-type first and second diffusion regions are formed on both sides of the channel region. The channel region is composed of an offset region located under the first and second memory function bodies and a gate electrode beneath region located under the gate electrode. The concentration of a dopant which imparts a P-type conductivity to the offset region is effectively lower than the concentration of a dopant which imparts the P-type conductivity to the gate electrode beneath region. This makes it possible to provide the semiconductor storage device which is easily shrunk in scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Iwata, Akihide Shibata, Kotaro Kataoka, Masayuki Nakano
  • Patent number: 7135386
    Abstract: By removing halogen atoms existing on the surface of the silicon layer and in the subsurface thereof so that the concentration of halogen atoms becomes 100 ppm or lower and forming an electrode on the resulting silicon layer, the electrode which has a low resistance can be produced, and a highly reliable semiconductor device can be produces as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kotaro Kataoka, Hiroshi Iwata, Masayuki Nakano
  • Patent number: 7095077
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory includes: a p-type semiconductor (p-type semiconductor film on a substrate, a p-type well region in a semiconductor substrate, or an insulator); a gate insulating film formed on the p-type semiconductor; a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film; two charge storage sections formed on side walls of the gate electrode; a channel region provided below the gate electrode; and a first n-type diffusion layer region and a second n-type diffusion layer region provided to sides of the channel region, wherein: the charge storage sections are arranged to change an electric current flow between the first n-type diffusion layer region and the second n-type diffusion layer region under application of a voltage to the gate electrode according to the quantity of electric charges stored in the charge storage sections; and the first n-type diffusion layer region is set to a reference voltage, the other n-type diffusion layer region is set to a voltage greater than the reference voltage, and the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kotaro Kataoka, Hiroshi Iwata, Akihide Shibata
  • Publication number: 20050280065
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device has a single gate electrode formed on a semiconductor substrate through a gate insulation film. First and second memory function bodies formed on both sides of the gate electrode. A P-type channel region is formed in a surface of the substrate on the side of the gate electrode. N-type first and second diffusion regions are formed on both sides of the channel region. The channel region is composed of an offset region located under the first and second memory function bodies and a gate electrode beneath region located under the gate electrode. The concentration of a dopant which imparts a P-type conductivity to the offset region is effectively lower than the concentration of a dopant which imparts the P-type conductivity to the gate electrode beneath region. This makes it possible to provide the semiconductor storage device which is easily shrunk in scale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Iwata, Akihide Shibata, Kotaro Kataoka, Masayuki Nakano
  • Publication number: 20040232475
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory includes: a p-type semiconductor (p-type semiconductor film on a substrate, a p-type well region in a semiconductor substrate, or an insulator); a gate insulating film formed on the p-type semiconductor; a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film; two charge storage sections formed on side walls of the gate electrode; a channel region provided below the gate electrode; and a first n-type diffusion layer region and a second n-type diffusion layer region provided to sides of the channel region, wherein: the charge storage sections are arranged to change an electric current flow between the first n-type diffusion layer region and the second n-type diffusion layer region under application of a voltage to the gate electrode according to the quantity of electric charges stored in the charge storage sections; and the first n-type diffusion layer region is set to a reference voltage, the other n-type diffusion layer region is set to a voltage greater than the reference voltage, and the
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Kotaro Kataoka, Hiroshi Iwata, Akihide Shibata
  • Publication number: 20040207011
    Abstract: A gate electrode sidewall conductive film 120 is formed via a gate electrode sidewall insulation film 119 on a sidewall of a gate electrode 118. By properly removing this gate electrode sidewall conductive film 120 by anisotropic etching that has selectivity to the gate electrode sidewall insulation film 119, isolation between a source region and a drain region and formation of local interconnections by the gate electrode sidewall conductive film 120 are concurrently achieved. Further, the gate electrode 118 is also properly removed by etching that has selectivity to the gate electrode sidewall insulation film 119, and therefore, the gate electrode interconnection is concurrently formed. Through the above process, there can be provided an SRAM device, which is allowed to have high integration by shrinking the memory cell area with simplified interconnections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Hiroshi Iwata, Akihide Shibata, Kotaro Kataoka, Seizo Kakimoto
  • Publication number: 20030170967
    Abstract: By removing halogen atoms existing on the surface of the silicon layer and in the subsurface thereof so that the concentration of halogen atoms becomes 100 ppm or lower and forming an electrode on the resulting silicon layer, the electrode which has a low resistance can be produced, and a highly reliable semiconductor device can be produces as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kotaro Kataoka, Hiroshi Iwata, Masayuki Nakano
  • Patent number: 6562699
    Abstract: By removing halogen atoms existing on the surface of the silicon layer and in the subsurface thereof so that the concentration of halogen atoms becomes 100 ppm or lower and forming an electrode on the resulting silicon layer, the electrode which has a low resistance can be produced, and a highly reliable semiconductor device can be produces as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kotaro Kataoka, Hiroshi Iwata, Masayuki Nakano