Patents by Inventor Masahiro Moniwa

Masahiro Moniwa 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: 6943373
    Abstract: The invention provides a semiconductor memory device comprising a plurality of word lines, a plurality of bit lines, and a plurality of static memory cells each having a first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth transistors. While each of channels of the first, second, third, and fourth transistors are formed vertical against a substrate of the semiconductor memory device. Each of semiconductor regions forming a source or a drain of the fifth and sixth transistors forms a PN junction against the substrate. According to another aspect of the invention, the SRAM device of the invention has a plurality of SRAM cells, at least one of which is a vertical SRAM cell comprising at least four vertical transistors onto a substrate, and each vertical transistor includes a source, a drain, and a channel therebetween aligning in one aligning line which penetrates into the substrate surface at an angle greater than zero degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Norikatsu Takaura, Hideyuki Matsuoka, Riichiro Takemura, Kousuke Okuyama, Masahiro Moniwa, Akio Nishida, Kota Funayama, Tomonori Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20050179110
    Abstract: Interconnections are formed over an interlayer insulating film which covers MISFETQ1 formed on the principal surface of a semiconductor substrate, while dummy interconnections are disposed in a region spaced from such interconnections. Dummy interconnections are disposed also in a scribing area. Dummy interconnections are not formed at the peripheries of a bonding pad and a marker. In addition, a gate electrode of a MISFET and a dummy gate interconnection formed of the same layer are disposed. Furthermore, dummy regions are disposed in a shallow trench element-isolation region. After such dummy members are disposed, an insulating film is planarized by the CMP method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Yasushi Koubuchi, Koichi Nagasawa, Masahiro Moniwa, Youhei Yamada, Toshifumi Takeda
  • Publication number: 20050047197
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of improving stability of a memory cell in read mode in an SRAM including a memory cell comprising two access MOS transistors and two drive MOS transistors. The magnitude of voltage between gate and source of an access transistor of a memory cell connected to a selected word line is controlled to be smaller than a power-supply voltage by controlling the voltage of selected word line WL in read mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Akira Kotabe, Kenichi Osada, Masahiro Moniwa, Shiro Kamohara
  • Patent number: 6861692
    Abstract: A vertical MIS is provided immediately above a trench-type capacitor provided in a memory cell forming region of a semiconductor substrate, and a lateral nMIS is provided in the peripheral circuit forming region of the semiconductor substrate. After forming the capacitor, the lateral nMIS is formed. In addition, after forming the lateral nMIS, the vertical MIS is formed. Furthermore, after forming a capacitor, an isolation part of the peripheral circuit is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kujirai, Masahiro Moniwa, Kazuo Nakazato, Teruo Kisu, Haruko Kisu, Hideyuki Matsuoka, Tsuyoshi Tabata, Teruaki Kisu
  • Publication number: 20050040538
    Abstract: Interconnections are formed over an interlayer insulating film which covers MISFETQ1 formed on the principal surface of a semiconductor substrate, while dummy interconnections are disposed in a region spaced from such interconnections. Dummy interconnections are disposed also in a scribing area. Dummy interconnections are not formed at the peripheries of a bonding pad and a marker. In addition, a gate electrode of a MISFET and a dummy gate interconnection formed of the same layer are disposed. Furthermore, dummy regions are disposed in a shallow trench element-isolation region. After such dummy members are disposed, an insulating film is planarized by the CMP method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Yasushi Koubuchi, Koichi Nagasawa, Masahiro Moniwa, Youhei Yamada, Toshifumi Takeda
  • Publication number: 20050040537
    Abstract: Interconnections are formed over an interlayer insulating film which covers MISFETQ1 formed on the principal surface of a semiconductor substrate, while dummy interconnections are disposed in a region spaced from such interconnections. Dummy interconnections are disposed also in a scribing area. Dummy interconnections are not formed at the peripheries of a bonding pad and a marker. In addition, a gate electrode of a MISFET and a dummy gate interconnection formed of the same layer are disposed. Furthermore, dummy regions are disposed in a shallow trench element-isolation region. After such dummy members are disposed, an insulating film is planarized by the CMP method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Yasushi Koubuchi, Koichi Nagasawa, Masahiro Moniwa, Youhei Yamada, Toshifumi Takeda
  • Publication number: 20050026405
    Abstract: Interconnections are formed over an interlayer insulating film which covers MISFETQ1 formed on the principal surface of a semiconductor substrate, while dummy interconnections are disposed in a region spaced from such interconnections. Dummy interconnections are disposed also in a scribing area. Dummy interconnections are not formed at the peripheries of a bonding pad and a marker. In addition, a gate electrode of a MISFET and a dummy gate interconnection formed of the same layer are disposed. Furthermore, dummy regions are disposed in a shallow trench element-isolation region. After such dummy members are disposed, an insulating film is planarized by the CMP method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Yasushi Koubuchi, Koichi Nagasawa, Masahiro Moniwa, Youhei Yamada, Toshifumi Takeda
  • Publication number: 20050017274
    Abstract: A technology for a semiconductor integrated circuitry allows each of the DRAM memory cells to be divided finely so as to be more highly integrated and operate faster. In a method of manufacturing such a semiconductor integrated circuit, at first, gate electrodes 7 are formed via a gate insulating film 6 on the main surface of a semiconductor substrate 1, and on side surfaces of each of the gate electrodes there is formed a first side wall spacer 14 composed of silicon nitride and a second side wall spacer 15 composed of silicon oxide. Then, in the selecting MISFET Qs in the DRAM memory cell area there are opened connecting holes 19 and 21 in a self-matching manner with respect to the first side wall spacers 14 and connecting portion is formed connecting a conductor 20 to a bit line BL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Kozo Watanabe, Atsushi Ogishima, Masahiro Moniwa, Syunichi Hashimoto, Masayuki Kojima, Kiyonori Ohyu, Kenichi Kuroda, Nozomu Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20040232464
    Abstract: Disclosed are a semiconductor integrated circuit device and a method of manufacturing the same capable of realizing the two-level gate insulator process for the DRAM without increasing the number of manufacturing steps and that of photomasks. After forming a gate electrode of a MISFET which constitutes a memory cell in a memory array region on a semiconductor substrate, the substrate is subjected to thermal treatment (re-oxidation process). At this time, since bird's beak of the thick gate insulating film formed below the sidewall portion of the gate electrode penetrates into the center of the gate electrode, a gate insulating film thicker than the gate insulating film before the re-oxidation process is formed just below the center of the gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Chiemi Hashimoto, Yasuhiko Kawashima, Keizo Kawakita, Masahiro Moniwa, Hiroyasu Ishizuka, Akihiro Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20040232480
    Abstract: A semiconductor device which, even when a vertical transistor is adopted, is able to prevent a product yield from decreasing and performance from deteriorating, and at the same time, to achieve high-density integration of chips and high performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ohta, Yukihiro Kumagai, Masahiro Moniwa, Shingo Nasu
  • Patent number: 6800888
    Abstract: A technology for a semiconductor integrated circuitry allows each of the DRAM memory cells to be divided finely so as to be more highly integrated and operate faster. In a method of manufacturing such a semiconductor integrated circuit, at first, gate electrodes 7 are formed via a gate insulating film 6 on the main surface of a semiconductor substrate 1, and on side surfaces of each of the gate electrodes there is formed a first side wall spacer 14 composed of silicon nitride and a second side wall spacer 15 composed of silicon oxide. Then, in the selecting MISFET Qs in the DRAM memory cell area there are opened connecting holes 19 and 21 in a self-matching manner with respect to the first side wall spacers 14 and connecting portion is formed connecting a conductor 20 to a bit line BL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignees: Hitchi, Ltd., Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kozo Watanabe, Atsushi Ogishima, Masahiro Moniwa, Syunichi Hashimoto, Masayuki Kojima, Kiyonori Ohyu, Kenichi Kuroda, Nozomu Matsuda
  • Patent number: 6777279
    Abstract: Disclosed are a semiconductor integrated circuit device and a method of manufacturing the same capable of realizing the two-level gate insulator process for the DRAM without increasing the number of manufacturing steps and that of photomasks. After forming a gate electrode of a MISFET which constitutes a memory cell in a memory array region on a semiconductor substrate, the substrate is subjected to thermal treatment (re-oxidation process). At this time, since bird's beak of the thick gate insulating film formed below the sidewall portion of the gate electrode penetrates into the center of the gate electrode, a gate insulating film thicker than the gate insulating film before the re-oxidation process is formed just below the center of the gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignees: Renesas Technology Corp., Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd., Elpida Memory, Inc.
    Inventors: Chiemi Hashimoto, Yasuhiko Kawashima, Keizo Kawakita, Masahiro Moniwa, Hiroyasu Ishizuka, Akihiro Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20040147077
    Abstract: A technology for a semiconductor integrated circuitry allows each of the DRAM memory cells to be divided finely so as to be more highly integrated and operate faster. In a method of manufacturing such a semiconductor integrated circuit, at first, gate electrodes 7 are formed via a gate insulating film 6 on the main surface of a semiconductor substrate 1, and on side surfaces of each of the gate electrodes there is formed a first side wall spacer 14 composed of silicon nitride and a second side wall spacer 15 composed of silicon oxide. Then, in the selecting MISFET Qs in the DRAM memory cell area there are opened connecting holes 19 and 21 in a self-matching manner with respect to the first side wall spacers 14 and connecting portion is formed connecting a conductor 20 to a bit line BL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventors: Kozo Watanabe, Atsushi Ogishima, Masahiro Moniwa, Syunichi Hashimoto, Masayuki Kojima, Kiyonori Ohyu, Kenichi Kuroda, Nozomu Matsuda
  • Patent number: 6743673
    Abstract: A technology for a semiconductor integrated circuitry allows each of the DRAM memory cells to be divided finely so as to be more highly integrated and operate faster. In a method of manufacturing such a semiconductor integrated circuit, at first, gate electrodes 7 are formed via a gate insulating film 6 on the main surface of a semiconductor substrate 1, and on side surfaces of each of the gate electrodes there is formed a first side wall spacer 14 composed of silicon nitride and a second side wall spacer 15 composed of silicon oxide. Then, in the selecting MISFET Qs in the DRAM memory cell area there are opened connecting holes 19 and 21 in a self-matching manner with respect to the first side wall spacers 14 and connecting portion is formed connecting a conductor 20 to a bit line BL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kozo Watanabe, Atsushi Ogishima, Masahiro Moniwa, Syunichi Hashimoto, Masayuki Kojima, Kiyonori Ohyu, Kenichi Kuroda, Nozomu Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20040084676
    Abstract: The invention provides a semiconductor memory device comprising a plurality of word lines, a plurality of bit lines, and a plurality of static memory cells each having a first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth transistors. While each of channels of the first, second, third, and fourth transistors are formed vertical against a substrate of the semiconductor memory device. Each of semiconductor regions forming a source or a drain of the fifth and sixth transistors forms a PN junction against the substrate. According to another aspect of the invention, the SRAM device of the invention has a plurality of SRAM cells, at least one of which is a vertical SRAM cell comprising at least four vertical transistors onto a substrate, and each vertical transistor includes a source, a drain, and a channel therebetween aligning in one aligning line which penetrates into the substrate surface at an angle greater than zero degree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicant: Renesas Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Norikatsu Takaura, Hideyuki Matsuoka, Riichiro Takemura, Kousuke Okuyama, Masahiro Moniwa, Akio Nishida, Kota Funayama, Tomonori Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20040043550
    Abstract: Vertical MISFETs are formed over drive MISFETs and transfer MISFETs. The vertical MISFETs respectively comprise rectangular pillar laminated bodies each formed by laminating a lower semiconductor layer (drain), an intermediate semiconductor layer, and an upper semiconductor layer (source), and gate electrodes formed on their corresponding side walls of the laminated bodies with gate insulating films interposed therebetween. In each vertical MISFET, the lower semiconductor layer constitutes a drain, the intermediate semiconductor layer constitutes a substrate (channel region), and the upper semiconductor layer constitutes a source, respectively. The lower semiconductor layer, the intermediate semiconductor layer and the upper semiconductor layer are respectively comprised of a silicon film. The lower semiconductor layer and the upper semiconductor layer are doped with a p type and constituted of a p type silicon film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Hiraku Chakihara, Kousuke Okuyama, Masahiro Moniwa, Makoto Mizuno, Keiji Okamoto, Mitsuhiro Noguchi, Tadanori Yoshida, Yasuhiko Takahshi, Akio Nishida
  • Publication number: 20040012093
    Abstract: Interconnections are formed over an interlayer insulating film which covers MISFETQ1 formed on the principal surface of a semiconductor substrate, while dummy interconnections are disposed in a region spaced from such interconnections. Dummy interconnections are disposed also in a scribing area. Dummy interconnections are not formed at the peripheries of a bonding pad and a marker. In addition, a gate electrode of a MISFET and a dummy gate interconnection formed of the same layer are disposed. Furthermore, dummy regions are disposed in a shallow trench element-isolation region. After such dummy members are disposed, an insulating film is planarized by the CMP method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Yasushi Koubuchi, Koichi Nagasawa, Masahiro Moniwa, Youhei Yamada, Toshifumi Takeda
  • Publication number: 20040005755
    Abstract: A memory cell of a SRAM comprises two drive MISFET and two vertical MISFETs. The p channel vertical MISFET are formed above the n channel drive MISFET. The vertical MISFETs respectively mainly comprise a square pole laminate comprising a lower semiconductor layer, intermediate semiconductor layer and upper semiconductor layer laminated in this sequence, a gate insulating film comprising silicon oxide formed on the surface of the side wall of the laminate, and a gate electrode formed so as to cover the side wall of the laminate. The vertical MISFETs are perfect depletion type MISFETs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Masahiro Moniwa, Hiraku Chakihara, Kousuke Okuyama, Yasuhiko Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20040000690
    Abstract: A vertical MIS is provided immediately above a trench-type capacitor provided in a memory cell forming region of a semiconductor substrate, and a lateral nMIS is provided in the peripheral circuit forming region of the semiconductor substrate. After forming the capacitor, the lateral nMIS is formed. In addition, after forming the lateral nMIS, the vertical MIS is formed. Furthermore, after forming a capacitor, an isolation part of the peripheral circuit is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kujirai, Masahiro Moniwa, Kazuo Nakazato, Teruaki Kisu, Teruo Kisu, Hideyuki Matsuoka, Tsuyoshi Tabata
  • Patent number: 6670642
    Abstract: The invention provides a semiconductor memory device comprising a plurality of word lines, a plurality of bit lines, and a plurality of static memory cells each having a first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth transistors. While each of channels of the first, second, third, and fourth transistors are formed vertical against a substrate of the semiconductor memory device. Each of semiconductor regions forming a source or a drain of the fifth and sixth transistors forms a PN junction against the substrate. According to another aspect of the invention, the SRAM device of the invention has a plurality of SRAM cells, at least one of which is a vertical SRAM cell comprising at least four vertical transistors onto a substrate, and each vertical transistor includes a source, a drain, and a channel therebetween aligning in one aligning line which penetrates into the substrate surface at an angle greater than zero degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corporation.
    Inventors: Norikatsu Takaura, Hideyuki Matsuoka, Riichiro Takemura, Kousuke Okuyama, Masahiro Moniwa, Akio Nishida, Kota Funayama, Tomonori Sekiguchi