Patents by Inventor Masao Uchida

Masao Uchida 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: 11366022
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided that includes a temperature sensing function that accurately senses a temperature. The semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer on a semiconductor substrate, and a temperature sensor. The temperature sensor includes: a sensing-body region of a second conductivity type that is disposed in the first semiconductor layer; a first region of a first conductivity type, and a second region of the first conductivity type that are arranged in the sensing-body region and are apart from each other; and a third region of the second conductivity type that is in the sensing-body region and is between the first region and the second region. A concentration of a first conductivity type impurity in the temperature-sensing conductive layer is higher than a concentration of a first conductivity type impurity in the drift region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Ohoka, Masahiko Niwayama, Masao Uchida
  • Patent number: 11312966
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a nucleic acid expected to be useful for treating mite allergy. [Means to be solved] Provided is a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a chimeric protein, wherein the nucleic acid comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding a signal peptide, a nucleotide sequence encoding an intra-organelle stabilizing domain of LAMP, a nucleotide sequence encoding an allergen domain comprising Der p 1, Der p 2, Der p 23, and Der p 7, a nucleotide sequence encoding a transmembrane domain and a nucleotide sequence encoding an endosomal/lysosomal targeting domain of LAMP in this order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Takanori Marui, Masao Uchida
  • Publication number: 20210340549
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a nucleic acid expected to be useful for treating mite allergy. [Means to be solved] Provided is a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a chimeric protein, wherein the nucleic acid comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding a signal peptide, a nucleotide sequence encoding an intra-organelle stabilizing domain of LAMP, a nucleotide sequence encoding an allergen domain comprising Der p 1, Der p 2, Der p 23, and Der p 7, a nucleotide sequence encoding a transmembrane domain and a nucleotide sequence encoding an endosomal/lysosomal targeting domain of LAMP in this order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Takanori MARUI, Masao UCHIDA
  • Publication number: 20210234038
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a silicon carbide semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type disposed on a semiconductor substrate; a first impurity region of a second conductivity type located on a surface of the semiconductor layer, the first impurity region surrounding the active region; a plurality of rings of the second conductivity type surrounding the first impurity region; a first insulating film disposed to cover a portion of the first impurity region and the plurality of rings, the first insulating film having a first aperture; a first electrode within the first aperture, the first electrode; a second insulating film disposed to surround the active region, the second insulating film having a higher moisture resistance than the first insulating film; a third insulating film covering a portion of the first electrode and the second insulating film, and a second electrode disposed on the rear face of the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Masao UCHIDA, Kouichi SAITOU, Takashi HASEGAWA, Takayuki WAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20210163957
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a nucleic acid expected to be useful for treating mite allergy. [Means to be solved] Provided is a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a chimeric protein, wherein the nucleic acid comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding a signal peptide, a nucleotide sequence encoding an intra-organelle stabilizing domain of LAMP, a nucleotide sequence encoding an allergen domain comprising Der p 1, Der p 2, Der p 23, and Der p 7, a nucleotide sequence encoding a transmembrane domain and a nucleotide sequence encoding an endosomal/lysosomal targeting domain of LAMP in this order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Takanori MARUI, Masao UCHIDA
  • Patent number: 11024706
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a silicon carbide semiconductor layer, a termination region disposed in the silicon carbide semiconductor layer, an insulating film covering part of the termination region, an electrode disposed on the silicon carbide semiconductor layer, a seal ring disposed on remaining part of the termination region and surrounding the electrode, and a passivation film covering the insulating film and the seal ring. Assuming that an outer peripheral end of the seal ring and an outer peripheral end of the passivation film have distance L2 at a side of the silicon carbide semiconductor layer, the outer peripheral end of the seal ring and the outer peripheral end of the passivation film have distance L1 at a corner, and the outer peripheral end of the passivation film at the corner has radius of curvature R1, L1>L2 and R1?L2 are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masao Uchida, Kouichi Saitou, Takashi Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20200266268
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a silicon carbide semiconductor layer, a termination region disposed in the silicon carbide semiconductor layer, an insulating film covering part of the termination region, an electrode disposed on the silicon carbide semiconductor layer, a seal ring disposed on remaining part of the termination region and surrounding the electrode, and a passivation film covering the insulating film and the seal ring. Assuming that an outer peripheral end of the seal ring and an outer peripheral end of the passivation film have distance L2 at a side of the silicon carbide semiconductor layer, the outer peripheral end of the seal ring and the outer peripheral end of the passivation film have distance L1 at a corner, and the outer peripheral end of the passivation film at the corner has radius of curvature R1, L1>L2 and R1?L2 are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: MASAO UCHIDA, KOUICHI SAITOU, TAKASHI HASEGAWA
  • Patent number: 10748838
    Abstract: A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes an upper gate electrode including a gate pad and a gate wiring line, and an upper source electrode including first and second source pads. The gate wiring line includes a gate global wiring line extending to encircle the source pads, and a gate connection wiring line. The upper source electrode includes an outer periphery source wiring line extending to encircle the gate global wiring line, and first and second source connections connecting the outer periphery source wiring line to the first and second source pads, respectively. The gate global wiring line includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion is split at a first substrate corner and a second substrate corner and lies between the first substrate corner and the second substrate corner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Ohoka, Nobuyuki Horikawa, Masao Uchida
  • Publication number: 20200191661
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided that includes a temperature sensing function that accurately senses a temperature. The semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer on a semiconductor substrate, and a temperature sensor. The temperature sensor includes: a sensing-body region of a second conductivity type that is disposed in the first semiconductor layer; a first region of a first conductivity type, and a second region of the first conductivity type that are arranged in the sensing-body region and are apart from each other; and a third region of the second conductivity type that is in the sensing-body region and is between the first region and the second region. A concentration of a first conductivity type impurity in the temperature-sensing conductive layer is higher than a concentration of a first conductivity type impurity in the drift region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Atsushi OHOKA, Masahiko NIWAYAMA, Masao UCHIDA
  • Patent number: 10672878
    Abstract: The silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a plurality of unit cells each having an MISFET structure and provided on a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate. A gate upper electrode disposed adjacent to the plurality of unit cells includes a gate pad and gate global wires. When viewed in plan, gate electrodes do not overlap with the gate pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Ohoka, Nobuyuki Horikawa, Masao Uchida
  • Patent number: 10658466
    Abstract: A semiconductor element includes: a semiconductor substrate of a first conduction type; a silicon carbide semiconductor layer of the first conduction type disposed above a principal surface of the semiconductor substrate; a terminal edge region of a second conduction type disposed in the silicon carbide semiconductor layer; an insulating film; a first electrode disposed on the silicon carbide semiconductor layer; and a seal ring surrounding the first electrode. The terminal edge region is disposed to surround part of a surface of the silicon carbide semiconductor layer when viewed in a normal direction of the principal surface of the semiconductor substrate. The terminal edge region includes a guard ring region of the second conduction type, and a terminal edge injection region of the second conduction type. The seal ring is formed on the terminal edge injection region through an opening disposed on the insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masao Uchida
  • Publication number: 20190244879
    Abstract: A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes an upper gate electrode including a gate pad and a gate wiring line, and an upper source electrode including first and second source pads. The gate wiring line includes a gate global wiring line extending to encircle the source pads, and a gate connection wiring line. The upper source electrode includes an outer periphery source wiring line extending to encircle the gate global wiring line, and first and second source connections connecting the outer periphery source wiring line to the first and second source pads, respectively. The gate global wiring line includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion is split at a first substrate corner and a second substrate corner and lies between the first substrate corner and the second substrate corner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: ATSUSHI OHOKA, NOBUYUKI HORIKAWA, MASAO UCHIDA
  • Publication number: 20190245043
    Abstract: A semiconductor element includes: a semiconductor substrate of a first conduction type; a silicon carbide semiconductor layer of the first conduction type disposed above a principal surface of the semiconductor substrate; a terminal edge region of a second conduction type disposed in the silicon carbide semiconductor layer; an insulating film; a first electrode disposed on the silicon carbide semiconductor layer; and a seal ring surrounding the first electrode. The terminal edge region is disposed to surround part of a surface of the silicon carbide semiconductor layer when viewed in a normal direction of the principal surface of the semiconductor substrate. The terminal edge region includes a guard ring region of the second conduction type, and a terminal edge injection region of the second conduction type. The seal ring is formed on the terminal edge injection region through an opening disposed on the insulating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventor: MASAO UCHIDA
  • Publication number: 20190245052
    Abstract: The silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a plurality of unit cells each having an MISFET structure and provided on a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate. A gate upper electrode disposed adjacent to the plurality of unit cells includes a gate pad and gate global wires. When viewed in plan, gate electrodes do not overlap with the gate pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: ATSUSHI OHOKA, NOBUYUKI HORIKAWA, MASAO UCHIDA
  • Patent number: 10361266
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate, a silicon carbide semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type on the semiconductor substrate, at least one ring-shaped region of a second conductivity type in the silicon carbide semiconductor layer, a first insulating film in contact with a part of the silicon carbide semiconductor layer, and a second insulating film which has a relative dielectric constant larger than a relative dielectric constant of the first insulating film and which is in contact with a part of the at least one ring-shaped region. In the semiconductor device, the at least one ring-shaped region is located in a termination region. The termination region surrounds a semiconductor element region when viewed from the direction perpendicular to a principal surface of the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Ueda, Masao Uchida
  • Patent number: 10276470
    Abstract: Semiconductor device 1000 includes semiconductor 102, an electric field relaxation structure, at least one surface electrode 112, passivation layer 114, and insulating layer 115. Semiconductor layer 102 has a predetermined element region. The electric field alleviation structure is disposed on semiconductor 102 at an end of the element region. On semiconductor 102, surface electrode 112 is disposed inside the electric field alleviation structure when viewed in a normal direction of semiconductor 102. Passivation layer 114 covers the electric field alleviation structure and a peripheral portion of at least one surface electrode 112, and has an opening portion above surface electrode 112. On surface electrode 112, insulating layer 115 is disposed inside opening portion 114p so as to be separated from passivation layer 114. When viewed in the normal direction of semiconductor 102, insulating layer 115 is disposed so as to surround partial region 112a of surface electrode 112.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masao Uchida
  • Patent number: 10229973
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, having a first principal surface and a second principal surface, a silicon carbide semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type, disposed on the first principal surface, a first electrode disposed on the silicon carbide semiconductor layer, and a second electrode disposed on the second principal surface and forming an ohmic junction with the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device satisfies 0.13?Rc/Rd, where Rc is the contact resistance between the second principal surface and the second electrode at room temperature and Rd is the resistance of the silicon carbide semiconductor layer in a direction normal to the first principal surface at room temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masao Uchida
  • Patent number: 10224436
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a silicon carbide semiconductor layer disposed on the semiconductor substrate, and a termination region disposed in the silicon carbide semiconductor layer. The termination region has a guard ring region and an FLR region which is disposed to surround the guard ring region while being separated from the guard ring region, the FLR region including a plurality of rings. The termination region includes a sector section, and in the sector section, an inner circumference and an outer circumference of at least one of the plurality of rings and an inner circumference and an outer circumference of the guard ring region have a same first center of curvature, the first center of curvature being positioned inside the inner circumference of the guard ring region, and a radius of curvature of the inner circumference of the guard ring region is 50 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masao Uchida
  • Publication number: 20180308992
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a silicon carbide semiconductor layer disposed on the semiconductor substrate, and a termination region disposed in the silicon carbide semiconductor layer. The termination region has a guard ring region and an FLR region which is disposed to surround the guard ring region while being separated from the guard ring region, the FLR region including a plurality of rings. The termination region includes a sector section, and in the sector section, an inner circumference and an outer circumference of at least one of the plurality of rings and an inner circumference and an outer circumference of the guard ring region have a same first center of curvature, the first center of curvature being positioned inside the inner circumference of the guard ring region, and a radius of curvature of the inner circumference of the guard ring region is 50 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventor: MASAO UCHIDA
  • Patent number: RE49195
    Abstract: A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a transistor region, a diode region, a gate line region, and a gate pad region. The gate pad region and the gate line region are each disposed to be sandwiched between the diode region and the diode region, and a gate electrode on the gate pad region and the gate line region is formed on an insulating film formed on an epitaxial layer. Thus, breakdown of the insulating film in the gate region can be prevented without causing deterioration in quality of the gate insulating film, upon switching and avalanche breakdown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Horikawa, Osamu Kusumoto, Masashi Hayashi, Masao Uchida