Patents by Inventor Masatoshi Taya

Masatoshi Taya 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: 11398411
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing semiconductor element. The method includes: a first masking process, forming a resist layer on the surface of the substrate; a channel forming process, implanting impurities with the same polarity as a well of an FET region into the surface of the substrate, and forming a channel region for the well of the FET region; a gate forming process, forming gates G respectively on the well of the FET region and the well of the variable-capacitance diode region separated by insulating films; a second masking process, generating a second implantation barrier layer on the surface of the substrate; and an epitaxy forming process, implanting impurities with the opposite polarity to that of the well of the FET region into the surface of the substrate, and forming an epitaxy region for the well of the FET region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: NEXCHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Taya, Norio Nakano, Yasuhiro Kumagai
  • Publication number: 20210398860
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing semiconductor element. The method includes: a first masking process, forming a resist layer on the surface of the substrate; a channel forming process, implanting impurities with the same polarity as a well of an FET region into the surface of the substrate, and forming a channel region for the well of the FET region; a gate forming process, forming gates G respectively on the well of the FET region and the well of the variable-capacitance diode region separated by insulating films; a second masking process, generating a second implantation barrier layer on the surface of the substrate; and an epitaxy forming process, implanting impurities with the opposite polarity to that of the well of the FET region into the surface of the substrate, and forming an epitaxy region for the well of the FET region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: NEXCHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: MASATOSHI TAYA, NORIO NAKANO, YASUHIRO KUMAGAI
  • Publication number: 20210020630
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a high-voltage tolerant semiconductor element preventing performance deterioration caused by impurity diffusion. The high-voltage tolerant semiconductor element includes a source portion (S), a well impurity region (PW) disposed around the source portion (S), and at least two gate portions (G) disposed at two sides of the source portion (S). An impurity concentration of the well impurity region is higher than an impurity concentration of a silicon substrate. A space between the two gate portions (G) is greater than a diffusion length (DD) of impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: NEXCHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: MASATOSHI TAYA, NORIO NAKANO, YASUHIRO KUMAGAI
  • Patent number: 10373862
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device including an active region defined by a separation region on a main surface of a semiconductor substrate, and a field effect transistor formed in the active region. A boundary portion, over which a gate electrode pattern strides, is disposed in a boundary between the active region and the separation region and is configured such that a length of one side, in a direction of a gate length of the field effect transistor formed in the active region, becomes larger than the gate length and does not come into contact with at least one of a pair of source and drain regions of the field effect transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Synaptics Japan GK
    Inventor: Masatoshi Taya
  • Publication number: 20170032999
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device including an active region defined by a separation region on a main surface of a semiconductor substrate, and a field effect transistor formed in the active region. A boundary portion, over which a gate electrode pattern strides, is disposed in a boundary between the active region and the separation region and is configured such that a length of one side, in a direction of a gate length of the field effect transistor formed in the active region, becomes larger than the gate length and does not come into contact with at least one of a pair of source and drain regions of the field effect transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventor: Masatoshi TAYA
  • Patent number: 9269707
    Abstract: In IC chips for display device driving, an operational amplifier is widely used in input and output circuits, and a capacitor in a medium withstanding voltage chip is used as a compensation capacitor. As for this product area, cost competitiveness is very important. Therefore, a MIS capacitor with good area efficiency is widely used. However, unlike a so-called varactor widely used in a VCO circuit, a characteristic of as small a voltage dependence of the capacitor as possible is used. Therefore, an additional process is added to reduce the voltage dependence of the capacitor, but there is a problem of an increase in process cost. A semiconductor substrate side capacitor electrode in a MIS capacitor within a first conduction type medium withstanding voltage chip used in an I/O circuit or the like on a semiconductor integrated circuit device is formed in a first conduction type low withstanding voltage well region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Synaptics Display Devices GK
    Inventors: Masatoshi Taya, Kunihiko Kato
  • Publication number: 20150162323
    Abstract: In IC chips for display device driving, an operational amplifier is widely used in input and output circuits, and a capacitor in a medium withstanding voltage chip is used as a compensation capacitor. As for this product area, cost competitiveness is very important. Therefore, a MIS capacitor with good area efficiency is widely used. However, unlike a so-called varactor widely used in a VCO circuit, a characteristic of as small a voltage dependence of the capacitor as possible is used. Therefore, an additional process is added to reduce the voltage dependence of the capacitor, but there is a problem of an increase in process cost. A semiconductor substrate side capacitor electrode in a MIS capacitor within a first conduction type medium withstanding voltage chip used in an I/O circuit or the like on a semiconductor integrated circuit device is formed in a first conduction type low withstanding voltage well region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Masatoshi TAYA, Kunihiko KATO
  • Patent number: 8860169
    Abstract: The present invention aims to enhance the reliability of a semiconductor device equipped with a Schottky barrier diode within the same chip, and its manufacturing technology. The semiconductor device includes an n-type n-well region formed over a p-type semiconductor substrate, an n-type cathode region formed in part thereof and higher in impurity concentration than the n-well region, a p-type guard ring region formed so as to surround the n-type cathode region, an anode conductor film formed so as to integrally cover the n-type cathode region and the p-type guard ring region and to be electrically coupled thereto, n-type cathode conduction regions formed outside the p-type guard ring region with each separation portion left therebetween, and a cathode conductor film formed so as to cover the n-type cathode conduction regions and to be electrically coupled thereto. The anode conductor film and the n-type cathode region are Schottky-coupled to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Kato, Hideki Yasuoka, Masatoshi Taya, Masami Koketsu
  • Publication number: 20140061847
    Abstract: The present invention aims to enhance the reliability of a semiconductor device equipped with a Schottky barrier diode within the same chip, and its manufacturing technology. The semiconductor device includes an n-type n-well region formed over a p-type semiconductor substrate, an n-type cathode region formed in part thereof and higher in impurity concentration than the n-well region, a p-type guard ring region formed so as to surround the n-type cathode region, an anode conductor film formed so as to integrally cover the n-type cathode region and the p-type guard ring region and to be electrically coupled thereto, n-type cathode conduction regions formed outside the p-type guard ring region with each separation portion left therebetween, and a cathode conductor film formed so as to cover the n-type cathode conduction regions and to be electrically coupled thereto. The anode conductor film and the n-type cathode region are Schottky-coupled to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Kato, Hideki Yasuoka, Masatoshi Taya, Masami Koketsu
  • Patent number: 8604583
    Abstract: The present invention aims to enhance the reliability of a semiconductor device equipped with a Schottky barrier diode within the same chip, and its manufacturing technology. The semiconductor device includes an n-type n-well region formed over a p-type semiconductor substrate, an n-type cathode region formed in part thereof and higher in impurity concentration than the n-well region, a p-type guard ring region formed so as to surround the n-type cathode region, an anode conductor film formed so as to integrally cover the n-type cathode region and the p-type guard ring region and to be electrically coupled thereto, n-type cathode conduction regions formed outside the p-type guard ring region with each separation portion left therebetween, and a cathode conductor film formed so as to cover the n-type cathode conduction regions and to be electrically coupled thereto. The anode conductor film and the n-type cathode region are Schottky-coupled to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Kato, Hideki Yasuoka, Masatoshi Taya, Masami Koketsu
  • Patent number: 8546905
    Abstract: To reduce size of a finished product by reducing the number of externally embedded parts, embedding of a Schottky barrier diode relatively large in the amount of current in a semiconductor integrated circuit device has been pursued. It is general practice to densely arrange a number of contact electrodes in a matrix over a Schottky junction region. A sputter etching process to the surface of a silicide layer at the bottom of each contact hole is performed before a barrier metal layer is deposited. However, in a structure in which electrodes are thus arranged over a Schottky junction region, a reverse leakage current in a Schottky barrier diode is varied by variations in the amount of sputter etching. The present invention is a semiconductor integrated circuit device having a Schottky barrier diode in which contact electrodes are arranged over a guard ring in contact with a peripheral isolation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Kato, Shigeya Toyokawa, Kozo Watanabe, Masatoshi Taya
  • Publication number: 20120326262
    Abstract: To reduce size of a finished product by reducing the number of externally embedded parts, embedding of a Schottky barrier diode relatively large in the amount of current in a semiconductor integrated circuit device has been pursued. It is general practice to densely arrange a number of contact electrodes in a matrix over a Schottky junction region. A sputter etching process to the surface of a silicide layer at the bottom of each contact hole is performed before a barrier metal layer is deposited. However, in a structure in which electrodes are thus arranged over a Schottky junction region, a reverse leakage current in a Schottky barrier diode is varied by variations in the amount of sputter etching. The present invention is a semiconductor integrated circuit device having a Schottky barrier diode in which contact electrodes are arranged over a guard ring in contact with a peripheral isolation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Kunihiko KATO, Shigeya TOYOKAWA, Kozo WATANABE, Masatoshi TAYA
  • Publication number: 20120187520
    Abstract: The present invention aims to enhance the reliability of a semiconductor device equipped with a Schottky barrier diode within the same chip, and its manufacturing technology. The semiconductor device includes an n-type n-well region formed over a p-type semiconductor substrate, an n-type cathode region formed in part thereof and higher in impurity concentration than the n-well region, a p-type guard ring region formed so as to surround the n-type cathode region, an anode conductor film formed so as to integrally cover the n-type cathode region and the p-type guard ring region and to be electrically coupled thereto, n-type cathode conduction regions formed outside the p-type guard ring region with each separation portion left therebetween, and a cathode conductor film formed so as to cover the n-type cathode conduction regions and to be electrically coupled thereto. The anode conductor film and the n-type cathode region are Schottky-coupled to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Kunihiko KATO, Hideki YASUOKA, Masatoshi TAYA, Masami KOKETSU
  • Patent number: 8222712
    Abstract: To achieve a further reduction in the size of a finished product by reducing the number of externally embedded parts, the embedding of a Schottky barrier diode which is relatively large in the amount of current in a semiconductor integrated circuit device has been pursued. In such a case, it is general practice to densely arrange a large number of contact electrodes in a matrix over a Schottky junction region. It has been widely performed to perform a sputter etching process with respect to the surface of a silicide layer at the bottom of each contact hole before a barrier metal layer is deposited. However, in a structure in which electrodes are thus arranged over a Schottky junction region, a reverse leakage current in a Schottky barrier diode is varied by variations in the amount of sputter etching. The present invention is a semiconductor integrated circuit device having a Schottky barrier diode in which contact electrodes are arranged over a guard ring in contact with a peripheral isolation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Kato, Shigeya Toyokawa, Kozo Watanabe, Masatoshi Taya
  • Patent number: 8169047
    Abstract: The present invention aims to enhance the reliability of a semiconductor device equipped with a Schottky barrier diode within the same chip, and its manufacturing technology. The semiconductor device includes an n-type n-well region formed over a p-type semiconductor substrate, an n-type cathode region formed in part thereof and higher in impurity concentration than the n-well region, a p-type guard ring region formed so as to surround the n-type cathode region, an anode conductor film formed so as to integrally cover the n-type cathode region and the p-type guard ring region and to be electrically coupled thereto, n-type cathode conduction regions formed outside the p-type guard ring region with each separation portion left therebetween, and a cathode conductor film formed so as to cover the n-type cathode conduction regions and to be electrically coupled thereto. The anode conductor film and the n-type cathode region are Schottky-coupled to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Kato, Hideki Yasuoka, Masatoshi Taya, Masami Koketsu
  • Patent number: 8067807
    Abstract: In an LCD driver IC, a high-breakdown-voltage MISFET is mounted together with a typical low-breakdown-voltage MISFET. Because the high-breakdown-voltage MISFET has a gate oxide film thicker than that of the typical MISFET, the electrode of the high-breakdown-voltage MISFET is inevitably high in level. Accordingly, the depth of a gate contact is shallow so that process compatibility with the typical portion is necessary. In the present invention, in, e.g., the channel width direction of the high-breakdown-voltage MISFET, the boundary of a thick-film gate oxide region is located inwardly of the end of a gate electrode. At the gate electrode portion thus lowered in level, a gate contact is disposed so that the boundary of the thick film is located inwardly of the end of the gate electrode and between the gate contact and a channel end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Masatoshi Taya
  • Patent number: 7777294
    Abstract: On a semiconductor substrate, a well is formed. In the well, one MOS transistor including a gate electrode, a source region, a source field limiting layer and a source/drain region, and another MOS transistor including a gate electrode, a drain electrode, a drain field limiting layer and a source/drain region are formed. The one and another MOS transistors are connected in series through the source/drain region common to the two transistors. Accordingly, a semiconductor device can be provided in which increase in pattern layout area is suppressed when elements including a high-breakdown voltage MOS transistor are to be connected in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Masatoshi Taya
  • Publication number: 20100052073
    Abstract: In an LCD driver IC, a high-breakdown-voltage MISFET is mounted together with a typical low-breakdown-voltage MISFET. Because the high-breakdown-voltage MISFET has a gate oxide film thicker than that of the typical MISFET, the electrode of the high-breakdown-voltage MISFET is inevitably high in level. Accordingly, the depth of a gate contact is shallow so that process compatibility with the typical portion is necessary. In the present invention, in, e.g., the channel width direction of the high-breakdown-voltage MISFET, the boundary of a thick-film gate oxide region is located inwardly of the end of a gate electrode. At the gate electrode portion thus lowered in level, a gate contact is disposed so that the boundary of the thick film is located inwardly of the end of the gate electrode and between the gate contact and a channel end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventor: Masatoshi TAYA
  • Publication number: 20090243027
    Abstract: To achieve a further reduction in the size of a finished product by reducing the number of externally embedded parts, the embedding of a Schottky barrier diode which is relatively large in the amount of current in a semiconductor integrated circuit device has been pursued. In such a case, it is general practice to densely arrange a large number of contact electrodes in a matrix over a Schottky junction region. It has been widely performed to perform a sputter etching process with respect to the surface of a silicide layer at the bottom of each contact hole before a barrier metal layer is deposited. However, in a structure in which electrodes are thus arranged over a Schottky junction region, a reverse leakage current in a Schottky barrier diode is varied by variations in the amount of sputter etching. The present invention is a semiconductor integrated circuit device having a Schottky barrier diode in which contact electrodes are arranged over a guard ring in contact with a peripheral isolation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Kunihiko KATO, Shigeya TOYOKAWA, Kozo WATANABE, Masatoshi TAYA
  • Publication number: 20090065888
    Abstract: The present invention aims to enhance the reliability of a semiconductor device equipped with a Schottky barrier diode within the same chip, and its manufacturing technology. The semiconductor device includes an n-type n-well region formed over a main surface of a p-type semiconductor substrate, an n-type cathode region formed in part thereof and higher in impurity concentration than the n-well region, a p-type guard ring region formed so as to surround the n-type cathode region in circular form, an anode conductor film formed so as to integrally cover the n-type cathode region and the p-type guard ring region and to be electrically coupled thereto, n-type cathode conduction regions formed outside the p-type guard ring region with each separation portion left therebetween, and a cathode conductor film formed so as to cover the n-type cathode conduction regions and to be electrically coupled thereto. The anode conductor film and the n-type cathode region are Schottky-coupled to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: KUNIHIKO KATO, Hideki Yasuoka, Masatoshi Taya, Masami Koketsu