Patents by Inventor Mitsunori MASAKI

Mitsunori MASAKI 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).

  • Publication number: 20240079060
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes: wiring layers; a semiconductor column opposed to the wiring layers; a gate insulating film disposed between the wiring layers and the semiconductor column; and an insulating member in contact with the gate insulating film. A first wiring layer includes: a first wiring disposed on a gate insulating film side with respect to the insulating member; a second wiring disposed on a side opposite the first wiring; and a metal oxide film covering surfaces on one side and the other side in the stacking direction and not covering a contact surface with the insulating member of the second wiring. The second wiring includes a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer spaced apart in the stacking direction, and a first conductive portion connected to the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The first conductive portion includes the contact surface with the insulating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventor: Mitsunori MASAKI
  • Publication number: 20220262744
    Abstract: Semiconductor memory device includes: a first and second member each extending in a first direction in a boundary part between a first and second block region and arranged in the first direction; a support pillar arranged between the first and second member at the boundary part; conductive layers separated from one another and arranged in a third direction and split by the first and second member, and the support pillar into a first and second portion; and a memory pillar penetrating through the conductive layers. The support pillar includes a lower and upper pillar. A side face of the lower pillar and an extension of a side face of the upper pillar are displaced from each other in a plane based on a second and the third direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsunori MASAKI, Hisashi KATO, Kazuhiro NOJIMA, Shoichi MIYAZAKI, Akira YOTSUMOTO, Kanako SHIGA, Yu HIROTSU, Osamu MATSUURA