Patents by Inventor Satoru Yamada

Satoru Yamada 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: 10784272
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device comprises a stack structure including a plurality of layers vertically stacked on a substrate. Each of the plurality of layers includes a first dielectric layer, a semiconductor layer, and a second dielectric layer that are sequentially stacked, and a first conductive line in the second dielectric layer and extending in a first direction. The device also comprises a second conductive line extending vertically through the stack structure, and a capacitor in the stack structure and spaced apart from the second conductive line. The semiconductor layer comprises semiconductor patterns extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction between the first conductive line and the substrate. The second conductive line is between a pair of the semiconductor patterns adjacent to each other in the first direction. An end of each of the semiconductor patterns is electrically connected to a first electrode of the capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiseok Lee, Junsoo Kim, Hui-Jung Kim, Bong-Soo Kim, Satoru Yamada, Kyupil Lee, Sunghee Han, HyeongSun Hong, Yoosang Hwang
  • Patent number: 10770463
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the same are provided. A semiconductor device having a substrate can include a lower semiconductor layer, an upper semiconductor layer on the lower semiconductor layer, and a buried insulating layer between the lower semiconductor layer and the upper semiconductor layer. A first trench can be in the upper semiconductor layer having a lowest surface above the buried insulating layer and a first conductive pattern recessed in the first trench. A second trench can be in the lower semiconductor layer, the buried insulating layer, and the upper semiconductor layer. A second conductive pattern can be in the second trench and a first source/drain region can be in the upper semiconductor layer between the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Hee Cho, Jun Soo Kim, Hui Jung Kim, Tae Yoon An, Satoru Yamada, Won Sok Lee, Nam Ho Jeon, Moon Young Jeong, Ki Jae Hur, Jae Ho Hong
  • Patent number: 10748705
    Abstract: A magnetic element, comprising: a coil having two terminal-ends, a core pressed and molded around the coil, and two terminal units connecting to the two terminal-ends of the coil, wherein a first concave portions is formed on a side surface of the core, a second concave portion for accommodating one of the two terminal-ends of the coil, is formed at a upper boundary of the first concave portion, and a third concave portion for accommodating one of the two terminal units, is formed at a upper boundary of the first concave portion and near the second concave portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: SUMIDA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoru Yamada
  • Publication number: 20200219885
    Abstract: Semiconductor memory devices are provided. A semiconductor memory device includes an isolation layer in a first trench and a first gate electrode portion on the isolation layer. The semiconductor memory device includes a second gate electrode portion in a second trench. In some embodiments, the second gate electrode portion is wider, in a direction, than the first gate electrode portion. Moreover, in some embodiments, an upper region of the second trench is spaced apart from the first trench by a greater distance, in the direction, than a lower region of the second trench. Related methods of forming semiconductor memory devices are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Hui-Jung Kim, Min Hee Cho, Bong-Soo Kim, Junsoo Kim, Satoru Yamada, Wonsok Lee, Yoosang Hwang
  • Publication number: 20200161301
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first and second active regions extending in a first direction on a substrate and spaced apart from each other in a second direction intersecting the first direction, wherein the first and second active regions overlaps with each other in the second direction, a third active region extending in the first direction on the substrate and spaced apart from the first active region in the second direction. The first active region is positioned between the second and third active regions in the second direction. The first and third active regions partially overlap in the second direction, and a device isolation film is configured to define the first to third active regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Seung Uk Han, Taek Yong Kim, Satoru Yamada, Jun Hee Lim, Ki Jae Hur
  • Patent number: 10644003
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a substrate having an active region, word lines extending across the active region, a bit line on the active region between the word lines, a bit line node contact between the bit line and the active region, and a storage node contact on an end portion of the active region, wherein one or more of the bit line node contact or the storage node contact include silicon germanium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Hee Cho, Satoru Yamada, Junsoo Kim, Honglae Park, Wonsok Lee, Namho Jeon
  • Patent number: 10615164
    Abstract: Semiconductor memory devices are provided. A semiconductor memory device includes an isolation layer in a first trench and a first gate electrode portion on the isolation layer. The semiconductor memory device includes a second gate electrode portion in a second trench. In some embodiments, the second gate electrode portion is wider, in a direction, than the first gate electrode portion. Moreover, in some embodiments, an upper region of the second trench is spaced apart from the first trench by a greater distance, in the direction, than a lower region of the second trench. Related methods of forming semiconductor memory devices are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hui-Jung Kim, Min Hee Cho, Bong-Soo Kim, Junsoo Kim, Satoru Yamada, Wonsok Lee, Yoosang Hwang
  • Publication number: 20200060009
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method of remotely monitoring receives, from an operation terminal, identification information and location information of a location of one or more lamps, stores, in a memory, the received identification information and the received location information in association with each other for the one or more lamps, updates log information regarding a log of a lighting condition of the one or more lamps, in response to an indication that an electric circuit of the one or more lamps is energized for the one or more lamps, and sends monitoring information corresponding to the log information of the electric circuit of the one or more lamps for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Satoru YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20200027885
    Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor device having a gate and a method of forming the same. The method includes forming a gate dielectric, forming a first conductive material layer on the gate dielectric, forming a source material layer on the first conductive material layer, and diffusing a first element included in the source material layer into the first conductive material layer by performing a thermal treatment process to form a doped material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Dongjin Lee, Ji-Eun Lee, Kyoung-Ho Jung, Satoru Yamada, Moonyoung Jeong
  • Publication number: 20190392977
    Abstract: An electronic component includes; a magnetic-body core having a plate-shaped portion and a core portion which extends from an upper surface of the plate-shaped portion; a winding wire which includes a wound portion wound by a rectangular wire into an Edgewise winding form and two non-wound portions extending from the wound portion to two distal ends, and the core portion is inserted through the wound portion; and a magnetic exterior body which covers at least the wound portion and the core portion. The two non-wound portions are respectively arranged along a bottom surface and at least one of the side surfaces of the plate-shaped portion. Parts of the two non-wound portions arranged along the bottom surface are electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Mitsugu KAWARAI, Satoru YAMADA, Kazuyuki KIKUCHI, Tomohiro KAJIYAMA, Juichi OOKI, Motomi TAKAHASHI, Tsutomu OTSUKA
  • Patent number: 10515962
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first and second active regions extending in a first direction on a substrate and spaced apart from each other in a second direction intersecting the first direction, wherein the first and second active regions overlaps with each other in the second direction, a third active region extending in the first direction on the substrate and spaced apart from the first active region in the second direction. The first active region is positioned between the second and third active regions in the second direction. The first and third active regions partially overlap in the second direction, and a device isolation film is configured to define the first to third active regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Uk Han, Taek Yong Kim, Satoru Yamada, Jun Hee Lim, Ki Jae Hur
  • Patent number: 10512141
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method of remotely monitoring receives, from an operation terminal, identification information and location information of a location of one or more lamps, stores, in a memory, the received identification information and the received location information in association with each other for the one or more lamps, updates log information regarding a log of a lighting condition of the one or more lamps, in response to an indication that an electric circuit of the one or more lamps is energized for the one or more lamps, and sends monitoring information corresponding to the log information of the electric circuit of the one or more lamps for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Satoru Yamada
  • Patent number: 10452209
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a touch panel member that is excellent in terms of suppression of visibility of a transparent electrode and has low total reflection for visible light, and a touch panel and a touch panel display device having the touch panel member. The touch panel member of the present invention comprises, in order, at least a transparent substrate, a transparent electrode, and a protective layer provided so as to cover the transparent electrode and having a thickness of 0.04 to 10 ?m, at least part of the protective layer having a refractive index that decreases continuously from the transparent substrate side toward the side opposite to the transparent substrate, and the protective layer satisfying specific expressions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Ando, Hideyuki Nakamura, Shigekazu Suzuki, Satoru Yamada
  • Patent number: 10446557
    Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor device having a gate and a method of forming the same. The method includes forming a gate dielectric, forming a first conductive material layer on the gate dielectric, forming a source material layer on the first conductive material layer, and diffusing a first element included in the source material layer into the first conductive material layer by performing a thermal treatment process to form a doped material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dongjin Lee, Ji-Eun Lee, Kyoung-Ho Jung, Satoru Yamada, Moonyoung Jeong
  • Patent number: 10446313
    Abstract: An electronic component includes; a magnetic-body core having a plate-shaped portion and a core portion which extends from an upper surface of the plate-shaped portion; a winding wire which includes a wound portion wound by a rectangular wire into an Edgewise winding form and two non-wound portions extending from the wound portion to two distal ends, and the core portion is inserted through the wound portion; and a magnetic exterior body which covers at least the wound portion and the core portion. The two non-wound portions are respectively arranged along a bottom surface and at least one of the side surfaces of the plate-shaped portion. Parts of the two non-wound portions arranged along the bottom surface are electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: SUMIDA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsugu Kawarai, Satoru Yamada, Kazuyuki Kikuchi, Tomohiro Kajiyama, Juichi Ooki, Motomi Takahashi, Tsutomu Otsuka
  • Publication number: 20190312119
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate including a trench. The semiconductor device further includes a gate electrode disposed in the trench, and a gate insulating film disposed between the substrate and the gate electrode. The gate electrode includes a gate conductor and a metal element, and an effective work function of the gate electrode is less than an effective work function of the gate conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eunae CHO, Dongjin Lee, Ji Eun Lee, Kyoung-Ho Jung, Dong Su Ko, Yongsu Kim, Jiho Yoo, Sung Heo, Hyun Park, Satoru Yamada, Moonyoung Jeong, Sungjin Kim, Gyeongsu Park, Han Jin Lim
  • Publication number: 20190304660
    Abstract: A coil component including a coil formed by winding an insulation-coated wire and a composite magnetic body embed with the coil, wherein the composite magnetic body contains: a metallic magnetic powder made by powderizing a metallic magnetic material and a binder resin; and wherein the average particle size D50[?m] of the metallic magnetic powder satisfies the following formula (1): D50?2.192×(Fmax)?0.518×?0.577??(1) wherein (Fmax) is an upper limit operation-frequency [MHz] at which Q-value starts decreasing beyond the maximum value in a case of increasing the frequency applied to the coil component, and “?” is electrical-resistivity [??·cm] of the metallic magnetic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Mitsugu KAWARAI, Satoru YAMADA
  • Patent number: 10431680
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate including a trench, the semiconductor substrate having a crystal structure; and an insulating layer covering an inner sidewall of the trench, wherein the inner sidewall of the trench has at least one plane included in a {320} family of planes of the crystal structure or at least one plane similar to the {320} family of planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sungsam Lee, Junsoo Kim, Hyoshin Ahn, Satoru Yamada, Joohyun Jeon, MoonYoung Jeong, Chunhyung Chung, Min Hee Cho, Kyo-Suk Chae, Eunae Choi
  • Publication number: 20190296017
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the same are provided. A semiconductor device having a substrate can include a lower semiconductor layer, an upper semiconductor layer on the lower semiconductor layer, and a buried insulating layer between the lower semiconductor layer and the upper semiconductor layer. A first trench can be in the upper semiconductor layer having a lowest surface above the buried insulating layer and a first conductive pattern recessed in the first trench. A second trench can be in the lower semiconductor layer, the buried insulating layer, and the upper semiconductor layer. A second conductive pattern can be in the second trench and a first source/drain region can be in the upper semiconductor layer between the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: MIN HEE CHO, JUN SOO KIM, HUI JUNG KIM, TAE YOON AN, SATORU YAMADA, WON SOK LEE, NAM HO JEON, MOON YOUNG JEONG, KI JAE HUR, JAE HO HONG
  • Patent number: 10361205
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the same are provided. A semiconductor device having a substrate can include a lower semiconductor layer, an upper semiconductor layer on the lower semiconductor layer, and a buried insulating layer between the lower semiconductor layer and the upper semiconductor layer. A first trench can be in the upper semiconductor layer having a lowest surface above the buried insulating layer and a first conductive pattern recessed in the first trench. A second trench can be in the lower semiconductor layer, the buried insulating layer, and the upper semiconductor layer. A second conductive pattern can be in the second trench and a first source/drain region can be in the upper semiconductor layer between the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Hee Cho, Jun Soo Kim, Hui Jung Kim, Tae Yoon An, Satoru Yamada, Won Sok Lee, Nam Ho Jeon, Moon Young Jeong, Ki Jae Hur, Jae Ho Hong