Patents by Inventor Kouhei Morizuka

Kouhei Morizuka 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: 7329909
    Abstract: A multi-layered structure in which a p-3C-SiC layer 102 is formed above a p-Si substrate 101 is formed, above which an I-GaN layer (channel layer) 103, an n-AlGaN layer (barrier layer) 104 are formed. A source electrode 201, a drain electrode 202, and a gate electrode 203 are formed above the n-AlGaN layer 104. The source electrode 201 and the drain electrode 202 form an ohmic contact with the n-AlGaN layer 104. The gate electrode 203 forms a Schottky junction with the n-AlGaN layer 104.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Wataru Saito, Ichiro Omura, Kouhei Morizuka
  • Publication number: 20060170003
    Abstract: A multi-layered structure in which a p-3C-SiC layer 102 is formed above a p-Si substrate 101 is formed, above which an I-GaN layer (channel layer) 103, an n-AlGaN layer (barrier layer) 104 are formed. A source electrode 201, a drain electrode 202, and a gate electrode 203 are formed above the n-AlGaN layer 104. The source electrode 201 and the drain electrode 202 form an ohmic contact with the n-AlGaN layer 104. The gate electrode 203 forms a Schottky junction with the n-AlGaN layer 104.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Wataru Saito, Ichiro Omura, Kouhei Morizuka
  • Patent number: 7038250
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is a provided a semiconductor device having, a collector contact layer made of an n-type GaAs layer; a first collector layer formed on the collector contact layer and made of an n-type GaAs layer; a second collector layer formed on the first collector layer and made of a p-type GaAs layer; a third collector layer formed on the second collector layer and made of an n-type InGaP layer; a fourth collector layer formed on the third collector layer and made of an n-type InGaP layer having an impurity concentration higher than that of the third collector layer; a fifth collector layer formed on the fourth collector layer and made of an n-type GaAs layer; a base layer formed on the fifth collector layer and made of a p-type GaAs layer; and an emitter layer formed on the base layer and made of an n-type InGaP layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toru Sugiyama, Tetsuro Nozu, Kouhei Morizuka
  • Patent number: 6940157
    Abstract: A high frequency semiconductor module, includes: a semiconductor chip having top and bottom surfaces; a semiconductor element merged in the semiconductor chip; a ground pad of the semiconductor element disposed on the top surface; a metal layer configured to connect to the ground pad and extend to sidewalls of the semiconductor chip; a ground metal arranged on a surface of a mounting substrate; and a conductive material formed on the ground, configured to connect the metal layer and the ground metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toru Sugiyama, Kouhei Morizuka, Masayuki Sugiura, Yasuhiko Kuriyama, Yoshikazu Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20050006742
    Abstract: A high frequency semiconductor module, includes: a semiconductor chip having top and bottom surfaces; a semiconductor element merged in the semiconductor chip; a ground pad of the semiconductor element disposed on the top surface; a metal layer configured to connect to the ground pad and extend to sidewalls of the semiconductor chip; a ground metal arranged on a surface of a mounting substrate; and a conductive material formed on the ground, configured to connect the metal layer and the ground metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toru Sugiyama, Kouhei Morizuka, Masayuki Sugiura, Yasuhiko Kuriyama, Yoshikazu Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20050001233
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is a provided a semiconductor device having, a collector contact layer made of an n-type GaAs layer; a first collector layer formed on the collector contact layer and made of an n-type GaAs layer; a second collector layer formed on the first collector layer and made of a p-type GaAs layer; a third collector layer formed on the second collector layer and made of an n-type InGaP layer; a fourth collector layer formed on the third collector layer and made of an n-type InGaP layer having an impurity concentration higher than that of the third collector layer; a fifth collector layer formed on the fourth collector layer and made of an n-type GaAs layer; a base layer formed on the fifth collector layer and made of a p-type GaAs layer; and an emitter layer formed on the base layer and made of an n-type InGaP layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toru Sugiyama, Tetsuro Nozu, Kouhei Morizuka
  • Patent number: 6790694
    Abstract: A high frequency semiconductor module, includes: a semiconductor chip having top and bottom surfaces; a semiconductor element merged in the semiconductor chip; a ground pad of the semiconductor element disposed on the top surface; a metal layer configured to connect to the ground pad and extend to sidewalls of the semiconductor chip; a ground metal arranged on a surface of a mounting substrate; and a conductive material formed on the ground, configured to connect the metal layer and the ground metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toru Sugiyama, Kouhei Morizuka, Masayuki Sugiura, Yasuhiko Kuriyama, Yoshikazu Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20040036167
    Abstract: A high frequency semiconductor module, includes: a semiconductor chip having top and bottom surfaces; a semiconductor element merged in the semiconductor chip; a ground pad of the semiconductor element disposed on the top surface; a metal layer configured to connect to the ground pad and extend to sidewalls of the semiconductor chip; a ground metal arranged on a surface of a mounting substrate; and a conductive material formed on the ground, configured to connect the metal layer and the ground metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toru Sugiyama, Kouhei Morizuka, Masayuki Sugiura, Yasuhiko Kuriyama, Yoshikazu Tanabe
  • Patent number: 6448859
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a bipolar transistor which is excellent in uniformity of current distribution in spite of a small ballast resistance, and can constitute an amplifier showing high efficiency and low distortion with little deterioration of distortion even when a digital modulation wave is input thereto. A high frequency power amplifier of the present invention comprises a plurality of transistor blocks having a bipolar transistor, wherein each of the transistor blocks includes a resistance connected to an emitter of the bipolar transistor, a reference voltage generation circuit for generating a reference voltage as a base bias of the bipolar transistor, and a bias generation circuit connected to a base of the bipolar transistor, the bias generation circuit generating a base bias voltage by converting the reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Kouhei Morizuka
  • Patent number: 6344775
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided having a high-frequency amplifying bipolar transistor (10) with its emitter electrode grounded. A current mirror circuit including a bipolar transistor (20) supplies the transistor (10) with a base potential as bias voltages for operating as a Class B or Class AB amplifier. A thermal linkage is established between the transistor (10) and the transistor (20) to reduce a difference between their junction temperatures. A metallic layer (4) is provided as a means for establishing the thermal linkage. The transistor (20) is provided between fingers (1A) and (1B) of the transistor (10) as another means for establishing the thermal linkage. A distance between the transistor (20) and one of the fingers (1A) and (1B) of the transistor (10) is made smaller than the thickness of a semiconductor substrate (7) on which the transistors are formed as other means for establishing the thermal linkage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kouhei Morizuka, Yasuhiko Kuriyama
  • Publication number: 20010052820
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a bipolar transistor which is excellent in uniformity of current distribution in spite of a small ballast resistance, and can constitute an amplifier showing high efficiency and low distortion with little deterioration of distortion even when a digital modulation wave is input thereto. A high frequency power amplifier of the present invention comprises a plurality of transistor blocks having a bipolar transistor, wherein each of the transistor blocks includes a resistance connected to an emitter of the bipolar transistor, a reference voltage generation circuit for generating a reference voltage as a base bias of the bipolar transistor, and a bias generation circuit connected to a base of the bipolar transistor, the bias generation circuit generating a base bias voltage by converting the reference voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Kouhei Morizuka
  • Patent number: 6127716
    Abstract: On an n-type semiconductor substrate 41 doped in high density, a p-type semiconductor layer 2, an n-type semiconductor layer 4 doped in high density, which is a collector, a p-type semiconductor layer 6 doped in high density, which is a base, and the n-type semiconductor layer 7, which is an emitter, are sequentially stacked. To the collector layer, a collector electrode 12 is electrically connected, and to the base layer, a base electrode 11 is electrically connected, and to the emitter layer, an emitter electrode 9 is electrically connected, and thus a bipolar transistor is structured. On the bipolar transistor, an insulated isolation area 55 is formed with an opening therein, whose depth reaches the surface of the substrate, and a substrate electrode 48 is formed thereon. On the bipolar transistor and the insulated isolation area 55, an inter-layer dielectric layer 54 is formed having contact holes formed to upper parts of the emitter electrode 49 and to the substrate electrode 48.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kouhei Morizuka, Masayuki Sugiura
  • Patent number: 6051484
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprises the steps of: depositing a first insulating film on a semiconductor substrate, and then, applying a photo resist to the first insulating film to align and develop the photo resist to form a first photo resist pattern; side-etching the first insulating film, by a predetermined size from an end portion of the first photo resist pattern, using the first photo resist pattern as a mask; depositing a second insulating film on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate to form a gap above the semiconductor substrate between the first and second insulating films; removing the first photo resist pattern; and forming a gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Kouhei Morizuka
  • Patent number: 5930133
    Abstract: A tunnel diode is used as a rectifying device. The tunnel diode is so implemented as to suppress a flow of a current relative to an applied forward voltage of AC which is greater than a voltage at a peak value of a tunnel current. Stated in another word, use is made of a semiconductor of a wide forbidden band width so as to enable the forward turn-on voltage of the diode to be made greater than a maximum value of the applied voltage. Upon application of a reverse voltage to the diode, on the other hand, a greater tunnel current flows from a zero bias time. By connecting the tunnel diode, unlike an ordinary diode, in a reverse-bias fashion in the rectifying circuit, it is possible to realize a rectifying device whose turn-on voltage is zero and to prevent less rectifying efficiency at a power supply circuit of low voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Kouhei Morizuka
  • Patent number: 5898200
    Abstract: Disclosed in a microwave integrated circuit, having a semiconductor substrate on which a field effect transistor is formed, a micro strip line, a contact hole and an interconnecting line. The microstrip line comprises a ground conductor, a signal line and a dielectric film interposed between the ground conductor and the signal line, and it is laminated on the semiconductor substrate. The contact hole is formed in the micro strip line so that the dielectric film above the field effect transistor is removed, and the interconnecting line is provided in the contact hole for connecting the field effect transistor with the ground conductor or signal line of the micro strip line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toru Sugiyama, Kouhei Morizuka
  • Patent number: 5898909
    Abstract: Disclosed is an ultra high frequency radio communication apparatus having: a receiver antenna; a transmitter antenna; an IC chip being electrically connected to the receiver antenna and the transmitter antenna; a substrate on which the receiver antenna, the transmitter antenna and the IC chip are mounted; an input terminal for inputting to the IC chip a base band input signal; an output terminal for outputting a base band output signal from the IC chip; and a control signal terminal for inputting a control signal for controlling the IC chip to the IC chip. The IC chip is placed in a shielding space such that the cut-off frequency of the shielding space is higher than the frequency of a carrier signal for radio communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kunio Yoshihara, Kouhei Morizuka, Mitsuo Konno, Yasuo Ashizawa, Junko Akagi, Yasuhiro Kuriyama, Motoyasu Morinaga, Eiji Takagi, Yasushi Shizuki, Yuji Iseki, Takeshi Hanawa, Takeshi Miyagi
  • Patent number: 5637909
    Abstract: A bipolar transistor is formed on a silicon substrate having a silicon oxide film. An n-silicon layer having a top surface of a (100) plane is formed on the silicon oxide film and is used as a collector layer. An end face constituted by a (111) plane is formed on the end portion of the collector layer by etching, using an aqueous KOH solution. A B-doped p-silicon layer is formed on the end face by epitaxial growth and is used as a base layer. Furthermore, an As-doped n-silicon layer is formed on the base layer and is used as an emitter layer. Electrodes are respectively connected to the collector, base, and emitter layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroomi Nakajima, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Hiroshi Iwai, Toshihiko Iinuma, Kazumi Inou, Mitsuhiko Kitagawa, Kouhei Morizuka, Akio Nakagawa, Ichiro Omura
  • Patent number: 5510647
    Abstract: A bipolar transistor is formed on a silicon substrate having a silicon oxide film. An n-silicon layer having a top surface of a (100) plane is formed on the silicon oxide film and is used as a collector layer. An end face constituted by a (111) plane is formed on the end portion of the collector layer by etching, using an aqueous KOH solution. A B-doped p-silicon layer is formed on the end face by epitaxial growth and is used as a base layer. Furthermore, an As-doped n-silicon layer is formed on the base layer and is used as an emitter layer. Electrodes are respectively connected to the collector, base, and emitter layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroomi Nakajima, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Hiroshi Iwai, Toshihiko Iinuma, Kazumi Inou, Mitsuhiko Kitagawa, Kouhei Morizuka, Akio Nakagawa, Ichiro Omura
  • Patent number: 5331186
    Abstract: A high-cut-off frequency, high-speed HBT is obtained by suppressing the diffusion of impurities to the utmost by lowering a heat treatment temperature in the step subsequent to the formation of a high concentration base layer. A base electrode for a base layer is made of a metal or an intermetallic compound which extends the emitter layer to reach at least a part of the base layer. The metal or intermetallic compound forms Schottky barrier with an emitter layer having a wide forbidden width ,and ohmic contacts with the base layer with a narrow forbidden band. The barrier potential of the Schottky junction formed between the intermetallic compound or metal and the emitter layer is higher than the diffusion potential of a pn junction between the base layer and the emitter layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Kouhei Morizuka
  • Patent number: 5266818
    Abstract: A compound semiconductor device wherein a contact to an n type Al.sub.x Ga.sub.1-x As layer comprises an In.sub.x Ga.sub.1-x As graded-composition layer, an In.sub.x Ga.sub.1-x As contact layer having a constant composition and a metal electrode layer, the In.sub.x Ga.sub.1-x As graded-composition layer is doped with an n type impurity which concentration is higher than a concentration of an impurity activated as n type, whereby, even when a thickness of the In.sub.x Ga.sub.1-x As graded-composition layer is made sufficiently small, a reduction in the carrier concentration of the thin graded-composition layer causes no increase of its resistance and a low-resistance contact is realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1993
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kunio Tsuda, Kouhei Morizuka