Patents by Inventor Osamu Matsuura

Osamu Matsuura 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: 11594549
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes a substrate, a source line, word lines, a pillar, an outer peripheral conductive layer, a lower layer conductive layer, and a first contact. The substrate includes a core region and a first region. The outer peripheral conductive layer is provided to surround the core region in the first region. The outer peripheral conductive layer is included in a first layer. The lower layer conductive layer is provided in the first region. The first contact is provided on the lower layer conductive layer to surround the core region in the first region. An upper end of the first contact is included in the first layer. The first contact is electrically connected to the outer peripheral conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Ayumi Watarai, Taichi Iwasaki, Osamu Matsuura, Yu Hirotsu, Sota Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20220399275
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes: a stacked structure including first layers including conductive layers disposed in a first and a third regions and insulating layers disposed in a second region, first to third insulating members extending in a stacking direction, semiconductor layers disposed in the first and the third regions, and a contact electrode disposed in the second region. The first and the third insulating members extend across the first to third regions and the second insulating member extends across the first and the third regions. The second insulating member contacts the insulating layers. The first layers extend in a direction in the second region from a side of the first insulating member to a side of the third insulating member. The conductive layers in the first and the third regions are mutually connected via conductive layers in the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: So HIKOSAKA, Akiko NOMACHI, Osamu MATSUURA
  • Publication number: 20220302155
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes: a first stacked body in which a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of insulating layers are alternately stacked one by one, the first stacked body including a stair portion processed into a stair shape extending in a first direction such that the plurality of conductive layers forms terrace surfaces; an insulating film covering an upper portion of the first stacked body including the stair portion; and a first plate-like portion that extends in the first direction in the stair portion and penetrates the first stacked body, the first plate-like portion including a plurality of bridge portions that are arranged locally on an upper end portion side and intermittently in the first direction to couple parts of the insulating film arranged on both sides of the first plate-like portion to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Ayumi WATARAI, Osamu MATSUURA, Taro KUSUMOTO, Sota MATSUMOTO
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20220085052
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes a substrate, a source line, word lines, a pillar, an outer peripheral conductive layer, a lower layer conductive layer, and a first contact. The substrate includes a core region and a first region. The outer peripheral conductive layer is provided to surround the core region in the first region. The outer peripheral conductive layer is included in a first layer. The lower layer conductive layer is provided in the first region. The first contact is provided on the lower layer conductive layer to surround the core region in the first region. An upper end of the first contact is included in the first layer. The first contact is electrically connected to the outer peripheral conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Ayumi WATARAI, Taichi IWASAKI, Osamu MATSUURA, Yu HIROTSU, Sota MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 11139312
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes an N-well region, a first gate electrode, a single-crystal first semiconductor, and a first contact. The N-well region includes two P-type impurity diffusion regions. The first gate electrode is provided above the N-well region between the two P-type impurity diffusion regions. The first gate electrode is opposed to the N-well region via a gate insulating film. The single-crystal first semiconductor is provided in a columnar shape on the P-type impurity diffusion region. The first contact includes a polycrystalline second semiconductor. The second semiconductor is provided on the first semiconductor and includes P-type impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Matsuura, Taichi Iwasaki, Takuya Inatsuka
  • Patent number: 11069617
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a transistor having a diffusion layer extending along a surface of a substrate and a gate electrode arranged above the diffusion layer; and contacts having elongated bottom surfaces connected to the diffusion layer on both sides of the gate electrode, in which the contacts are arranged so that the bottom surfaces of the contacts are not aligned in a straight line with an extension direction of the diffusion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Osamu Matsuura
  • Patent number: 10998328
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a stacked body, a semiconductor member, and a first insulating member. Electrode films and insulating films are alternately stacked along a first direction in the stacked body. An end part of the stacked body is shaped like a staircase in which a terrace is formed for each of the electrode films. A portion of the electrode film placed in the end part is thicker than a portion of the electrode film placed in a central part of the stacked body. The semiconductor member extends in the first direction and penetrates through the central part of the stacked body. The first insulating member extends in the first direction and is provided in the end part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Matsuura, Satoshi Tatara
  • Patent number: 10797077
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, it includes a stacked body including N-number of layers (N is an integer of 2 or more) stacked on a semiconductor substrate, opening portions penetrating the stacked body in a stacking direction, columnar bodies respectively disposed in the opening portions, and a slit dividing M-number of layers (M is an integer of 1 or more and (N?2) or less) of the stacked body in a horizontal direction from above, wherein the slit is formed with lateral surfaces respectively having a spatial periodicity in a horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Genki Kawaguchi, Masanari Fujita, Hideki Inokuma, Osamu Matsuura, Takeshi Imamura, Hideo Wada, Makoto Watanabe, Hajime Kaneko, Kenichi Fujii, Takanobu Itoh
  • Patent number: 10797072
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes an N-well region, a first gate electrode, a columnar epitaxial layer, and a first contact. The N-well region includes two P-type impurity diffusion regions. The first gate electrode is provided above the N-well region between the two P-type impurity diffusion regions. The first gate electrode are opposed to the N-well region via a gate insulating film. The columnar epitaxial layer is provided on the P-type impurity diffusion region. The epitaxial layer includes a first semiconductor layer including P-type impurities. The first contact is provided on the first semiconductor layer of the epitaxial layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Inatsuka, Taichi Iwasaki, Osamu Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20200111809
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, it includes a stacked body including N-number of layers (N is an integer of 2 or more) stacked on a semiconductor substrate, opening portions penetrating the stacked body in a stacking direction, columnar bodies respectively disposed in the opening portions, and a slit dividing M-number of layers (M is an integer of 1 or more and (N-2) or less) of the stacked body in a horizontal direction from above, wherein the slit is formed with lateral surfaces respectively having a spatial periodicity in a horizontal plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Genki KAWAGUCHI, Masanari FUJITA, Hideki INOKUMA, Osamu MATSUURA, Takeshi IMAMURA, Hideo WADA, Makoto WATANABE, Hajime KANEKO, Kenichi FUJII, Takanobu ITOH
  • Publication number: 20200091064
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a semiconductor device including a stacked body, a silicon nitride film, and a titanium film. The stacked body is disposed above a substrate. The stacked body includes a conductive layer and an insulating layer disposed repeatedly in a stacking direction. The silicon nitride film extends along a surface of the substrate between the substrate and the stacked body. The titanium film extends along the surface of the substrate between the substrate and the stacked body. The titanium film constitutes a film continuous with the silicon nitride film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taichi IWASAKI, Osamu Matsuura, Takuya Inatsuka
  • Publication number: 20200083249
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes an N-well region, a first gate electrode, a single-crystal first semiconductor, and a first contact. The N-well region includes two P-type impurity diffusion regions. The first gate electrode is provided above the N-well region between the two P-type impurity diffusion regions. The first gate electrode is opposed to the N-well region via a gate insulating film. The single-crystal first semiconductor is provided in a columnar shape on the P-type impurity diffusion region. The first contact includes a polycrystalline second semiconductor. The second semiconductor is provided on the first semiconductor and includes P-type impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Matsuura, Taichi Iwasaki, Takuya Inatsuka
  • Publication number: 20200083246
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes an N-well region, a first gate electrode, a columnar epitaxial layer, and a first contact. The N-well region includes two P-type impurity diffusion regions. The first gate electrode is provided above the N-well region between the two P-type impurity diffusion regions. The first gate electrode are opposed to the N-well region via a gate insulating film. The columnar epitaxial layer is provided on the P-type impurity diffusion region. The epitaxial layer includes a first semiconductor layer including P-type impurities. The first contact is provided on the first semiconductor layer of the epitaxial layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Inatsuka, Taichi Iwasaki, Osamu Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20200051908
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a transistor having a diffusion layer extending along a surface of a substrate and a gate electrode arranged above the diffusion layer; and contacts having elongated bottom surfaces connected to the diffusion layer on both sides of the gate electrode, in which the contacts are arranged so that the bottom surfaces of the contacts are not aligned in a straight line with an extension direction of the diffusion layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Osamu MATSUURA
  • Patent number: 10541251
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, it includes a stacked body including N-number of layers (N is an integer of 2 or more) stacked on a semiconductor substrate, opening portions penetrating the stacked body in a stacking direction, columnar bodies respectively disposed in the opening portions, and a slit dividing M-number of layers (M is an integer of 1 or more and (N?2) or less) of the stacked body in a horizontal direction from above, wherein the slit is formed with lateral surfaces respectively having a spatial periodicity in a horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Genki Kawaguchi, Masanari Fujita, Hideki Inokuma, Osamu Matsuura, Takeshi Imamura, Hideo Wada, Makoto Watanabe, Hajime Kaneko, Kenichi Fujii, Takanobu Itoh
  • Patent number: 10403636
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device according to the embodiment includes a substrate, electrodes, at least one pillar structure, at least one charge storage film, and at least one insulating member. The electrodes are provided on the substrate, are separately stacked each other, and constitute a stacked body. The electrodes have a first width in a first direction along a surface of the substrate and include a portion extending in a second direction crossing the first direction along the surface. The pillar structure is provided in the stacked body and includes a semiconductor layer extending in a stacking direction of the stacked body. The charge storage film is provided between the semiconductor layer and the electrodes. The insulating member has a width in the first direction smaller than the first width, pierces the electrodes, and is provided to extend in the stacking direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Inokuma, Osamu Matsuura, Masanari Fujita
  • Patent number: 10199498
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate, a stacked body, a pillar structure, at least one charge storage film, and a first electrode. The stacked body includes electrode films stacked separately from each other. The pillar structure is provided in the stacked body and includes a semiconductor layer extending in stacking direction of the stacked body. The charge storage film is provided between the semiconductor layer and the electrode films. The first electrode is provided in the stacked body, spreads in the stacking direction and a first direction along a surface of the substrate, and contacting the substrate. The first electrode includes a first portion containing a material having conductivity and a second portion containing a material that a linear expansion coefficient is lower than a linear expansion coefficient of silicon, and positioned at a substrate side than the first portion in the stacking direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu Matsuura, Hideki Inokuma, Masanari Fujita
  • Publication number: 20180350834
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, it includes a stacked body including N-number of layers (N is an integer of 2 or more) stacked on a semiconductor substrate, opening portions penetrating the stacked body in a stacking direction, columnar bodies respectively disposed in the opening portions, and a slit dividing M-number of layers (M is an integer of 1 or more and (N-2) or less) of the stacked body in a horizontal direction from above, wherein the slit is formed with lateral surfaces respectively having a spatial periodicity in a horizontal plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Genki Kawaguchi, Masanari Fujita, Hideki Inokuma, Osamu Matsuura, Takeshi Imamura, Hideo Wada, Makoto Watanabe, Hajime Kaneko, Kenichi Fujii, Takanobu Itoh
  • Publication number: 20180261608
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a stacked body, a semiconductor member, and a first insulating member. Electrode films and insulating films are alternately stacked along a first direction in the stacked body. An end part of the stacked body is shaped like a staircase in which a terrace is formed for each of the electrode films. A portion of the electrode film placed in the end part is thicker than a portion of the electrode film placed in a central part of the stacked body. The semiconductor member extends in the first direction and penetrates through the central part of the stacked body. The first insulating member extends in the first direction and is provided in the end part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu MATSUURA, Satoshi TATARA