Patents by Inventor Masamichi Yamamuro

Masamichi Yamamuro 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: 8076755
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device in which emitter pad electrodes connected to an active region, collector and base pad electrodes are formed on a surface of a semiconductor substrate. Furthermore, on a back surface of the semiconductor substrate, a backside electrode is formed. Moreover, the emitter pad electrodes connected to a grounding potential are connected to the backside electrode through feedthrough electrodes penetrating the semiconductor substrate in a thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Inventors: Mitsuo Umemoto, Shigehito Matsumoto, Hirotoshi Kubo, Yukari Shirahata, Masamichi Yamamuro, Koujiro Kameyama
  • Publication number: 20080237808
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device in which emitter pad electrodes connected to an active region, collector and base pad electrodes are formed on a surface of a semiconductor substrate. Furthermore, on a back surface of the semiconductor substrate, a backside electrode is formed. Moreover, the emitter pad electrodes connected to a grounding potential are connected to the backside electrode through feedthrough electrodes penetrating the semiconductor substrate in a thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicants: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Kanto Semiconductors Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirotoshi Kubo, Yukari Shirahata, Shigehito Matsumoto, Masamichi Yamamuro, Koujiro Kameyama, Mitsuo Umemoto
  • Patent number: 7397128
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device in which emitter pad electrodes connected to an active region, collector and base pad electrodes are formed on a surface of a semiconductor substrate. Furthermore, on a back surface of the semiconductor substrate, a backside electrode is formed. Moreover, the emitter pad electrodes connected to a grounding potential are connected to the backside electrode through feedthrough electrodes penetrating the semiconductor substrate in a thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Kanto Sanyo Semiconductors Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirotoshi Kubo, Yukari Shirahata, Shigehito Matsumoto, Masamichi Yamamuro, Koujiro Kameyama, Mitsuo Umemoto
  • Publication number: 20060220178
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device in which emitter pad electrodes connected to an active region, collector and base pad electrodes are formed on a surface of a semiconductor substrate. Furthermore, on a back surface of the semiconductor substrate, a backside electrode is formed. Moreover, the emitter pad electrodes connected to a grounding potential are connected to the backside electrode through feedthrough electrodes penetrating the semiconductor substrate in a thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Hirotoshi Kubo, Yukari Shirahata, Shigehito Matsumoto, Masamichi Yamamuro, Koujiro Kameyama, Mitsuo Umemoto
  • Publication number: 20050167785
    Abstract: In a bipolar transistor, an SIC layer is provided right under a genuine base region in order to suppress the Kirk effect and improve fT characteristic by thinning the film of the genuine base region. The higher the concentration of impurities in the SIC layer, the bigger the effect. When the impurity concentration of the SIC layer is high, the VCEO deteriorates so that the fT characteristic improvement and the Kirk effect suppression are in a trade off relationship with the VCEO. A second SIC layer is provided right under the genuine base region and in contact therewith, and a first SIC layer with a higher impurity concentration than the second SIC layer is formed right under the second SIC layer. The first SIC layer narrows the collector width and suppresses the Kirk effect whereas, the second SIC layer makes it possible to improve fT characteristic by cutting a lower edge of the genuine base region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisaaki Tominaga, Keita Odajima, Shigehito Matsumoto, Masamichi Yamamuro