Patents by Inventor Ryohei GEJO

Ryohei GEJO 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: 10700184
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device a first electrode, a first semiconductor region, a second semiconductor region, a third semiconductor region, a fourth semiconductor region, a fifth semiconductor region, a sixth semiconductor region, a seventh semiconductor region, an eighth semiconductor region, a gate electrode, a ninth semiconductor region, and a second electrode. The first, second, and fourth semiconductor regions are provided on the first electrode. The third semiconductor region is provided between the first and second semiconductor regions. The fifth semiconductor region is provided on the first, second, third, and fourth semiconductor regions. The sixth and seventh semiconductor regions are provided on the fifth semiconductor region. The eighth semiconductor region is provided on a portion of the seventh semiconductor region. The ninth semiconductor region is provided around the sixth semiconductor region and the seventh semiconductor region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Tamaki, Kazutoshi Nakamura, Ryohei Gejo
  • Patent number: 10636898
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer selectively provided on the first semiconductor layer, a third semiconductor layer selectively provided on the second semiconductor layer, and a control electrode facing a portion of the second semiconductor layer via a first insulating film. The device further includes a fourth semiconductor layer provided on a lower surface side of the first semiconductor layer, a fifth semiconductor layer arranged with the fourth semiconductor layer along a lower surface of the first semiconductor layer, and a sixth semiconductor layer provided between the first and fifth semiconductor layers. The sixth semiconductor layer is connected to the fourth semiconductor layer. The device includes a connecting portion positioned between the first and fifth semiconductor layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryohei Gejo
  • Publication number: 20200058779
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer selectively provided on the first semiconductor layer, a third semiconductor layer selectively provided on the second semiconductor layer, and a control electrode facing a portion of the second semiconductor layer via a first insulating film. The device further includes a fourth semiconductor layer provided on a lower surface side of the first semiconductor layer, a fifth semiconductor layer arranged with the fourth semiconductor layer along a lower surface of the first semiconductor layer, and a sixth semiconductor layer provided between the first and fifth semiconductor layers. The sixth semiconductor layer is connected to the fourth semiconductor layer. The device includes a connecting portion positioned between the first and fifth semiconductor layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryohei GEJO
  • Publication number: 20190296132
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device a first electrode, a first semiconductor region, a second semiconductor region, a third semiconductor region, a fourth semiconductor region, a fifth semiconductor region, a sixth semiconductor region, a seventh semiconductor region, an eighth semiconductor region, a gate electrode, a ninth semiconductor region, and a second electrode. The first, second, and fourth semiconductor regions are provided on the first electrode. The third semiconductor region is provided between the first and second semiconductor regions. The fifth semiconductor region is provided on the first, second, third, and fourth semiconductor regions. The sixth and seventh semiconductor regions are provided on the fifth semiconductor region. The eighth semiconductor region is provided on a portion of the seventh semiconductor region. The ninth semiconductor region is provided around the sixth semiconductor region and the seventh semiconductor region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro TAMAKI, Kazutoshi NAKAMURA, Ryohei GEJO
  • Patent number: 10418470
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a first diode portion including a first trench extending in a first direction, and a first trench electrode; a second diode portion adjacent to the first diode portion in the first direction and includes a second trench extending in the first direction, and a second trench electrode and of which the width in the first direction is greater than the width of the first diode portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a first IGBT portion adjacent to the first diode portion in the second direction and is adjacent to the second diode portion in the first direction and includes a third trench extending in the first direction, and a first gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
    Inventors: Ryohei Gejo, Kazutoshi Nakamura, Norio Yasuhara, Tomohiro Tamaki
  • Publication number: 20190259747
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a first semiconductor region, a second semiconductor region, a third semiconductor region, a fourth semiconductor region, a gate electrode, a fifth semiconductor region, a sixth semiconductor region, a seventh semiconductor region, an eighth semiconductor region, and a second electrode. The first semiconductor region is provided on the first electrode. The eighth semiconductor region surrounds the third semiconductor region, the sixth semiconductor region, and the seventh semiconductor region. The eighth semiconductor region includes a first region and a second region respectively arranged with the third semiconductor region and the seventh semiconductor region in a third direction. A lower end of the second region is positioned higher than a lower end of the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
    Inventor: Ryohei GEJO
  • Patent number: 10297593
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first region having an insulated gate bipolar transistor and a second region having a diode. The first region and the second region are formed in a same chip. A breakdown voltage of the second region is lower than a breakdown voltage of the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Ryohei Gejo
  • Publication number: 20190081162
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a first diode portion including a first trench extending in a first direction, and a first trench electrode; a second diode portion adjacent to the first diode portion in the first direction and includes a second trench extending in the first direction, and a second trench electrode and of which the width in the first direction is greater than the width of the first diode portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a first IGBT portion adjacent to the first diode portion in the second direction and is adjacent to the second diode portion in the first direction and includes a third trench extending in the first direction, and a first gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
    Inventors: Ryohei GEJO, Kazutoshi NAKAMURA, Norio YASUHARA, Tomohiro TAMAKI
  • Patent number: 10083957
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first electrode, first regions, second regions, an eighth semiconductor region, a ninth semiconductor region of the second conductivity type, a tenth semiconductor region, second electrodes, and a third electrode. Each first region includes a first semiconductor region, a second semiconductor region, a third semiconductor region, a fourth semiconductor region, and a gate electrode. The first regions and the second regions alternate in the second direction. Each of the second regions includes a fifth semiconductor region, a sixth semiconductor region, and a seventh semiconductor region. The eighth semiconductor region is provided between the first semiconductor regions and between the fifth semiconductor regions. The eighth semiconductor region is electrically connected to the first semiconductor regions. The third electrode is provided on the tenth semiconductor region with a first insulating layer interposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tomohiro Tamaki, Kazutoshi Nakamura, Ryohei Gejo
  • Publication number: 20180226399
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first electrode, first regions, second regions, an eighth semiconductor region, a ninth semiconductor region of the second conductivity type, a tenth semiconductor region, second electrodes, and a third electrode. Each first region includes a first semiconductor region, a second semiconductor region, a third semiconductor region, a fourth semiconductor region, and a gate electrode. The first regions and the second regions alternate in the second direction. Each of the second regions includes a fifth semiconductor region, a sixth semiconductor region, and a seventh semiconductor region. The eighth semiconductor region is provided between the first semiconductor regions and between the fifth semiconductor regions. The eighth semiconductor region is electrically connected to the first semiconductor regions. The third electrode is provided on the tenth semiconductor region with a first insulating layer interposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Tomohiro Tamaki, Kazutoshi Nakamura, Ryohei Gejo
  • Patent number: 9761582
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising: a first electrode; a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type; a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type; a third semiconductor region of the second conductivity type provided between the first semiconductor region and the second semiconductor region on the first electrode and having a higher carrier concentration of the second conductivity type than the second semiconductor region; a fourth semiconductor region; a fifth semiconductor region; a sixth semiconductor region; a seventh semiconductor region; a gate electrode; a gate insulating layer; and a second electrode provided on the fifth semiconductor region and the seventh semiconductor region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Ryohei Gejo, Kazutoshi Nakamura, Norio Yasuhara, Tomohiro Tamaki
  • Publication number: 20170110449
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising: a first electrode; a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type; a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type; a third semiconductor region of the second conductivity type provided between the first semiconductor region and the second semiconductor region on the first electrode and having a higher carrier concentration of the second conductivity type than the second semiconductor region; a fourth semiconductor region; a fifth semiconductor region; a sixth semiconductor region; a seventh semiconductor region; a gate electrode; a gate insulating layer; and a second electrode provided on the fifth semiconductor region and the seventh semiconductor region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Ryohei Gejo, Kazutoshi Nakamura, Norio Yasuhara, Tomohiro Tamaki
  • Publication number: 20160218101
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first region having an insulated gate bipolar transistor and a second region having a diode. The first region and the second region are formed in a same chip. A breakdown voltage of the second region is lower than a breakdown voltage of the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventor: Ryohei Gejo
  • Patent number: 9324815
    Abstract: According one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; a first semiconductor layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and being in contact with the first electrode; a second semiconductor layer including a first part and a second part, and the second part being contact with the first electrode, and the second semiconductor layer having an effective impurity concentration lower than an effective impurity concentration in the first semiconductor layer; a third semiconductor layer provided between the second semiconductor layer and the second electrode, and having an effective impurity concentration lower than an effective impurity concentration in the second semiconductor layer; and a fourth semiconductor layer provided between the third semiconductor layer and the second electrode, and being in contact with the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tsuneo Ogura, Tomoko Matsudai, Yuuichi Oshino, Yoshiko Ikeda, Kazutoshi Nakamura, Ryohei Gejo
  • Patent number: 9159722
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a transistor region and diode region. A plurality of transistors is in the transistor region and at least one diode is in the diode region. The transistors include first and second body regions of a first conductivity type. The dopant concentration in the second body region is greater than the dopant concentration in the first body region. The diode includes first and second anode regions of the first conductivity type. The dopant concentration in the second anode region is greater than the dopant concentration in the first anode region. A total dopant amount in the second body region within a first block portion of the semiconductor substrate is greater than a total dopant amount in the second anode layer within a second block portion of the semiconductor substrate of the same size as the first block portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tsuneo Ogura, Shinichiro Misu, Ryohei Gejo, Norio Yasuhara
  • Publication number: 20150263150
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device including: a first electrode; a second electrode having a portion extending toward the first electrode side; a first semiconductor layer; a first semiconductor region provided between the first semiconductor layer and the second electrode; a second semiconductor region provided between the first semiconductor region and the second electrode, and the second semiconductor region being in contact with the portion; a third electrode provided between the first electrode and the portion, and the third electrode being connected to the portion; a fourth electrode provided on the first semiconductor layer, the first semiconductor region, and the second semiconductor region via a second insulating film; and a third semiconductor region provided between the first semiconductor region and the second semiconductor region, and the third semiconductor region having a higher impurity concentration than the first semiconductor region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Tomoko Matsudai, Tsuneo Ogura, Kazutoshi Nakamura, Ryohei Gejo
  • Publication number: 20150255629
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a first semiconductor layer of a first conductive type having a first side and an opposed second side; a second semiconductor layer of a second conductive type formed on the first side; a third semiconductor layer of a second conductive type partially formed in the second semiconductor layer; a fourth semiconductor layer of a first conductive type formed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, the fourth semiconductor layer facing the third semiconductor layer, the fourth semiconductor layer including a first region which has a first dopant concentration and a second region which has a second dopant concentration higher than the first dopant concentration; a fifth semiconductor layer of a first conductive type formed on the second side; and a conductor contacting the first semiconductor layer, the second semiconductor layer and the third semiconductor layer via an insulation film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Ryohei GEJO, Bungo TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20150236104
    Abstract: According one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; a first semiconductor layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and being in contact with the first electrode; a second semiconductor layer including a first part and a second part, and the second part being contact with the first electrode, and the second semiconductor layer having an effective impurity concentration lower than an effective impurity concentration in the first semiconductor layer; a third semiconductor layer provided between the second semiconductor layer and the second electrode, and having an effective impurity concentration lower than an effective impurity concentration in the second semiconductor layer; and a fourth semiconductor layer provided between the third semiconductor layer and the second electrode, and being in contact with the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tsuneo OGURA, Tomoko MATSUDAI, Yuuichi OSHINO, Yoshiko IKEDA, Kazutoshi NAKAMURA, Ryohei GEJO
  • Patent number: 9054066
    Abstract: According one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; a first semiconductor layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and being in contact with the first electrode; a second semiconductor layer including a first part and a second part, and the second part being contact with the first electrode, and the second semiconductor layer having an effective impurity concentration lower than an effective impurity concentration in the first semiconductor layer; a third semiconductor layer provided between the second semiconductor layer and the second electrode, and having an effective impurity concentration lower than an effective impurity concentration in the second semiconductor layer; and a fourth semiconductor layer provided between the third semiconductor layer and the second electrode, and being in contact with the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tsuneo Ogura, Tomoko Matsudai, Yuuichi Oshino, Yoshiko Ikeda, Kazutoshi Nakamura, Ryohei Gejo
  • Publication number: 20150155277
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a transistor region and diode region. A plurality of transistors is in the transistor region and at least one diode is in the diode region. The transistors include first and second body regions of a first conductivity type. The dopant concentration in the second body region is greater than the dopant concentration in the first body region. The diode includes first and second anode regions of the first conductivity type. The dopant concentration in the second anode region is greater than the dopant concentration in the first anode region. A total dopant amount in the second body region within a first block portion of the semiconductor substrate is greater than a total dopant amount in the second anode layer within a second block portion of the semiconductor substrate of the same size as the first block portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Tsuneo OGURA, Shinichiro MISU, Ryohei GEJO, Norio YASUHARA