Patents by Inventor Norio Ootani

Norio Ootani 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: 20110128789
    Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device having a plurality of electrically rewritable nonvolatile memory cells connected in series together includes a select gate transistor connected in series to the serial combination of memory cells. A certain one of the memory cells which is located adjacent to the select gets transistor is for use as a dummy cell. This dummy cell is not used for data storage. During data erasing, the dummy cell is applied with the same bias voltage as that for the other memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroaki Hazama, Norio Ootani
  • Publication number: 20100103741
    Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device having a plurality of electrically rewritable nonvolatile memory cells connected in series together includes a select gate transistor connected in series to the serial combination of memory cells. A certain one of the memory cells which is located adjacent to the select gets transistor is for use as a dummy cell. This dummy cell is not used for data storage. During data erasing, the dummy cell is applied with the same bias voltage as that for the other memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroaki HAZAMA, Norio Ootani
  • Publication number: 20090185414
    Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device having a plurality of electrically rewritable nonvolatile memory cells connected in series together includes a select gate transistor connected in series to the serial combination of memory cells. A certain one of the memory cells which is located adjacent to the select gets transistor is for use as a dummy cell. This dummy cell is not used for data storage. During data erasing, the dummy cell is applied with the same bias voltage as that for the other memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroaki HAZAMA, Norio Ootani
  • Publication number: 20070206416
    Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device having a plurality of electrically rewritable nonvolatile memory cells connected in aeries together is disclosed. A select gate translator is connected in series to the serial combination of memory cells. A certain one of the memory cells which is located adjacent to the select gate translator is for use as a dummy cell. This dummy cell is not used for data storage. During data erasing, the dummy cell is applied with the same bias voltage as that for the other memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroaki HAZAMA, Norio Ootani
  • Patent number: 7263000
    Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device is provided having a plurality of electrically rewritable nonvolatile memory cells connected in series together. A select gate transistor is connected in series to the serial combination of memory cells. A certain one of the memory cells which is located adjacent to the select gate transistor is for use as a dummy cell. This dummy cell is not used for data storage. During data erasing, the dummy cell is applied with a different bias voltage as that for the other memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroaki Hazama, Norio Ootani
  • Publication number: 20070190727
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device including at least one MOS transistor in a peripheral circuit and also including forming a first well for a memory cell and a second well for the MOS transistor in a semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: Hiroaki Hazama, Seiichi Mori, Hirohisa Iizuka, Norio Ootani, Kazuhito Narita
  • Patent number: 7238975
    Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device including at least one MOS transistor in a peripheral circuit comprises a semiconductor substrate, isolation insulating films for defining a plurality of element formation regions, each of the isolation insulating films being buried in an isolation trench provided in the semiconductor substrate, a floating gate provided in each of the element formation regions via a first gate insulating film, a control gate provided on the floating gate via a second gate insulating film, and source and drain regions provided in the semiconductor substrate in self-alignment with the control gate, wherein the floating gate is self-aligned at an isolation end in a direction of a channel width, and comprises a plurality of polysilicon films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroaki Hazama, Seiichi Mori, Hirohisa Iizuka, Norio Ootani, Kazuhito Narita
  • Publication number: 20060158937
    Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device having a plurality of electrically rewritable nonvolatile memory cells connected in series together is disclosed. A select gate transistor is connected in series to the serial combination of memory cells. A certain one of the memory cells which is located adjacent to the select gate transistor is for use as a dummy cell. This dummy cell is not used for data storage. During data erasing, the dummy cell is applied with the same bias voltage as that for the other memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroaki Hazama, Norio Ootani
  • Publication number: 20050012142
    Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device including at least one MOS transistor in a peripheral circuit comprises a semiconductor substrate, isolation insulating films for defining a plurality of element formation regions, each of the isolation insulating films being buried in an isolation trench provided in the semiconductor substrate, a floating gate provided in each of the element formation regions via a first gate insulating film, a control gate provided on the floating gate via a second gate insulating film, and source and drain regions provided in the semiconductor substrate in self-alignment with the control gate, wherein the floating gate is self-aligned at an isolation end in a direction of a channel width, and comprises a plurality of polysilicon films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Hiroaki Hazama, Seiichi Mori, Hirohisa Iizuka, Norio Ootani, Kazuhito Narita