Patents by Inventor Munehisa Yabuzaki

Munehisa Yabuzaki 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: 8680608
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a power semiconductor device includes a second semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type and a third semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type periodically disposed repeatedly along a surface of the first semiconductor layer on a first semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type. A first main electrode is provided to electrically connect to the first semiconductor layer. A fourth semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type is provided to connect to the third semiconductor layer. Fifth semiconductor layers of the first conductivity type are selectively provided in the fourth semiconductor layer surface. A second main electrode is provided on a surface of the fourth and fifth semiconductor layers. A control electrode is provided on a surface of the fourth, fifth, and second semiconductor layers via a gate insulating film. First insulating films are provided by filling a trench made in the second semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Wataru Saito, Syotaro Ono, Munehisa Yabuzaki, Nana Hatano, Miho Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8610210
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a power semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer, and first, second and third semiconductor regions. The first semiconductor layer has a first conductivity type. The first semiconductor regions have a second conductivity type, and are formed with periodicity in a lateral direction in a second semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type. The second semiconductor layer is provided on a major surface of the first semiconductor layer in a device portion with a main current path formed in a vertical direction generally perpendicular to the major surface and in a terminal portion provided around the device portion. The second semiconductor region has the first conductivity type and is a portion of the second semiconductor layer sandwiched between adjacent ones of the first semiconductor regions. The third semiconductor regions have the second conductivity type and are provided below the first semiconductor regions in the terminal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ohta, Yasuto Sumi, Kiyoshi Kimura, Wataru Sekine, Wataru Saito, Syotaro Ono, Munehisa Yabuzaki, Nana Hatano, Miho Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8592893
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a power semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type and a third semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, a fourth semiconductor layer, a fifth semiconductor layer, a first and second main electrode, a first and second insulating film and a control electrode. The second and third layers are provided periodically on the first layer. The fourth layer is provided on the third layer. The fifth layer is selectively provided on the fourth layer. The first film is provided on sidewalls of a trench that reaches from a surface of the fifth layer to the second layer. The second film is provided closer to a bottom side of the trench than the first film and has a higher permittivity than the first film. The control electrode is embedded in the trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Wataru Saito, Syotaro Ono, Munehisa Yabuzaki, Shunji Taniuchi, Miho Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8373247
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor region of the first conductivity type, a first main electrode, a third semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, a second main electrode, and a plurality of embedded semiconductor regions of the second conductivity type. The second semiconductor region is formed on a first major surface of the first semiconductor region. The first main electrode is formed on a face side opposite to the first major surface of the first semiconductor region. The third semiconductor region is formed on a second major surface of the second semiconductor region on a side opposite to the first semiconductor region. The second main electrode is formed to bond to the third semiconductor region. The embedded semiconductor regions are provided in a termination region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Wataru Saito, Syotaro Uno, Munehisa Yabuzaki, Shunji Taniuchi, Miho Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8232593
    Abstract: A power semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first semiconductor layer of a first or second conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type formed on the first semiconductor layer, a third semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type selectively formed on a surface of the second semiconductor layer, at least one trench formed in a periphery of the third semiconductor layer on the surface of the second semiconductor layer, a depth of a bottom surface of the at least one trench being deeper than a bottom surface of the third semiconductor layer, and shallower than a top surface of the first semiconductor layer, and some or all of the at least one trench being in contact with a side surface of the third semiconductor layer, at least one insulator buried in the at least one trench, a first main electrode electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer, and a second main electrode electrically connected to the third semico
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Wataru Saito, Syotaro Ono, Hiroshi Ohta, Munehisa Yabuzaki, Nana Hatano, Miho Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8188521
    Abstract: A power semiconductor device has semiconductor layers, including: first layer of first type; second and third layers respectively of first and second types alternately on the first layer; fourth layers of second type on the third layers; fifth layers of first type on the fourth layer; sixth and seventh layers respectively of second and first types alternately on the second and third layers; a first electrode connected to the first layer; an insulation film on fourth, sixth, and seventh layers; a second electrode on fourth, sixth, and seventh layers via the insulation film; and a third electrode joined to fourth and fifth layers, wherein the sixth layers are connected to the fourth layers and one of the third layers between two fourth layers, and an impurity concentration of the third layers below the sixth layers is higher than that of the third layers under the fourth layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Wataru Saito, Syotaro Ono, Munehisa Yabuzaki, Nana Hatano, Miho Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8125023
    Abstract: In a vertical power semiconductor device having the super junction structure both in a device section and a terminal section, an n-type impurity layer is formed on the outer peripheral surface in the super junction structure. This allows an electric field on the outer peripheral surface of the super junction structure region to be reduced. Accordingly, a reliable vertical power semiconductor device of a high withstand voltage can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ohta, Wataru Saito, Syotaro Ono, Munehisa Yabuzaki, Nana Hatano, Miho Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20110260243
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a power semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type and a third semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, a fourth semiconductor layer, a fifth semiconductor layer, a first and second main electrode, a first and second insulating film and a control electrode. The second and third layers are provided periodically on the first layer. The fourth layer is provided on the third layer. The fifth layer is selectively provided on the fourth layer. The first film is provided on sidewalls of a trench that reaches from a surface of the fifth layer to the second layer. The second film is provided closer to a bottom side of the trench than the first film and has a higher permittivity than the first film. The control electrode is embedded in the trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Wataru Saito, Syotaro Ono, Munehisa Yabuzaki, Shunji Taniuchi, Miho Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20110227154
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising: a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type; a second semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type formed on the first semiconductor layer; a first buried layer of the first conductivity type selectively formed in the second semiconductor layer and having a first peak impurity concentration at a first depth; a second buried layer of a second conductivity type selectively formed in the second semiconductor layer and having a second peak impurity concentration at a second depth; a base layer of the second conductivity type selectively formed in the second semiconductor layer and overlapping with an upper portion of the second buried layer; a source layer of the first conductivity type selectively formed in the base layer; and a gate electrode formed on the base layer and on the second semiconductor layer above the first buried layer with a gate insulating film being interposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Syotaro ONO, Wataru Saito, Munehisa Yabuzaki, Shunji Taniuchi, Miho Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20110215418
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor region of the first conductivity type, a first main electrode, a third semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, a second main electrode, and a plurality of embedded semiconductor regions of the second conductivity type. The second semiconductor region is formed on a first major surface of the first semiconductor region. The first main electrode is formed on a face side opposite to the first major surface of the first semiconductor region. The third semiconductor region is formed on a second major surface of the second semiconductor region on a side opposite to the first semiconductor region. The second main electrode is formed to bond to the third semiconductor region. The embedded semiconductor regions are provided in a termination region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Wataru SAITO, Syotaro Ono, Munehisa Yabuzaki, Shunji Taniuchi, Miho Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20110049615
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a power semiconductor device includes a second semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type and a third semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type periodically disposed repeatedly along a surface of the first semiconductor layer on a first semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type. A first main electrode is provided to electrically connect to the first semiconductor layer. A fourth semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type is provided to connect to the third semiconductor layer. Fifth semiconductor layers of the first conductivity type are selectively provided in the fourth semiconductor layer surface. A second main electrode is provided on a surface of the fourth and fifth semiconductor layers. A control electrode is provided on a surface of the fourth, fifth, and second semiconductor layers via a gate insulating film. First insulating films are provided by filling a trench made in the second semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Wataru SAITO, Syotaro ONO, Munehisa YABUZAKI, Nana HATANO, Miho WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20110018055
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a power semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer, and first, second and third semiconductor regions. The first semiconductor layer has a first conductivity type. The first semiconductor regions have a second conductivity type, and are formed with periodicity in a lateral direction in a second semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type. The second semiconductor layer is provided on a major surface of the first semiconductor layer in a device portion with a main current path formed in a vertical direction generally perpendicular to the major surface and in a terminal portion provided around the device portion. The second semiconductor region has the first conductivity type and is a portion of the second semiconductor layer sandwiched between adjacent ones of the first semiconductor regions. The third semiconductor regions have the second conductivity type and are provided below the first semiconductor regions in the terminal portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroshi OHTA, Yasuto SUMI, Kiyoshi KIMURA, Wataru SEKINE, Wataru SAITO, Syotaro ONO, Munehisa YABUZAKI, Nana HATANO, Miho WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20110006364
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first-conductivity-type semiconductor layer, a first and second-conductivity-type semiconductor pillar regions, a second and first-conductivity-type semiconductor regions, a first and second main electrodes, and a control electrode. Each of the first and second-conductivity-type pillar regions extends in a first direction and is alternately provided along a second direction generally perpendicular to the first direction. The second-conductivity-type semiconductor region is provided in a cell region and connected to the second-conductivity-type semiconductor pillar region. The first-conductivity-type semiconductor region is selectively provided in a surface of the second-conductivity-type semiconductor region. The first main electrode is connected to the first-conductivity-type semiconductor layer. The second main electrode is connected to the first and second-conductivity-type semiconductor region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Syotaro ONO, Wataru SAITO, Munehisa YABUZAKI, Nana HATANO, Miho WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20100308399
    Abstract: A power semiconductor device includes: a first semiconductor layer of the first conduction type; second semiconductor layers of the first conduction type and third semiconductor layers of the second conduction type alternately provided transversely on the first semiconductor layer; fourth semiconductor layers of the second conduction type provided on the surfaces of the third semiconductor layers; fifth semiconductor layers of the first conduction type provided selectively on the surfaces of the fourth semiconductor layer; sixth semiconductor layers of the second conduction type and seventh semiconductor layers of the first conduction type alternately provided transversely on the second and the third semiconductor layers; a first main electrode electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer; an insulation film provided on the fourth semiconductor layers, the sixth semiconductor layers and the seventh semiconductor layers; a control electrode provided on the fourth semiconductor layers, the sixth semi
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Wataru SAITO, Syotaro ONO, Munehisa YABUZAKI, Nana HATANO, Miho WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20100264489
    Abstract: A transistor contains a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type and a drift layer having a pillar structure in which a second semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type and a third semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type are alternately disposed in a direction parallel to a surface of the first semiconductor layer. The fourth semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type and the fifth semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type are alternately disposed and parallel to the drift layer. The fifth semiconductor layer has a larger amount of impurities than the fourth semiconductor layer. The sixth semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type and the seventh semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type are alternately disposed and parallel to the fourth and the fifth semiconductor layers. The seventh semiconductor layer has a smaller amount of impurities than the sixth semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroshi OHTA, Wataru SAITO, Syotaro ONO, Munehisa YABUZAKI, Nana HATANO, Miho WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20100230745
    Abstract: A power semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first semiconductor layer of a first or second conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type formed on the first semiconductor layer, a third semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type selectively formed on a surface of the second semiconductor layer, at least one trench formed in a periphery of the third semiconductor layer on the surface of the second semiconductor layer, a depth of a bottom surface of the at least one trench being deeper than a bottom surface of the third semiconductor layer, and shallower than a top surface of the first semiconductor layer, and some or all of the at least one trench being in contact with a side surface of the third semiconductor layer, at least one insulator buried in the at least one trench, a first main electrode electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer, and a second main electrode electrically connected to the third semico
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Wataru SAITO, Syotaro ONO, Hiroshi OHTA, Munehisa YABUZAKI, Nana HATANO, Miho WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20100123186
    Abstract: In a vertical power semiconductor device having the super junction structure both in a device section and a terminal section, an n-type impurity layer is formed on the outer peripheral surface in the super junction structure. This allows an electric field on the outer peripheral surface of the super junction structure region to be reduced. Accordingly, a reliable vertical power semiconductor device of a high withstand voltage can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ohta, Wataru Saito, Syotaro Ono, Munehisa Yabuzaki, Nana Hatano, Miho Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20100102381
    Abstract: A power semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, second semiconductor layers of the first conductivity type and third semiconductor layers of a second conductivity type, which are formed on the first semiconductor layer, have stripe shapes extending in a first horizontal direction, and are alternately arranged along a second horizontal direction orthogonal to the first horizontal direction, a fourth semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type, selectively formed on a surface of one of the third semiconductor layers, a fifth semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type, selectively formed on a surface of the fourth semiconductor layer, and formed into a stripe shape extending in the first horizontal direction without being formed into a stripe shape extending in the second horizontal direction, and a control electrode formed on the second, third, fourth, and fifth semiconductor layers via an insulat
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Wataru SAITO, Syotaro ONO, Hiroshi OHTA, Munehisa YABUZAKI, Nana HATANO, Miho WATANABE