Patents by Inventor Shigeto Honda

Shigeto Honda 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: 20240055306
    Abstract: The following steps (a) to (d) are provided. The step (a) is to form a drift layer of an n type on a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate of the n type through epitaxial growth. The step (b) is to measure impurity concentration of the drift layer. The step (c) is to form an ion implantation mask on the drift layer, the ion implantation mask including a plurality of first openings being periodically provided. The step (d) is to implant impurity ions of a p type through the plurality of first openings, form a plurality of second pillar regions of the p type in the drift layer, and turn the drift layer between the plurality of second pillar regions into a first pillar region. The step (d) includes performing feedforward control on an ion implantation amount so that there is a positive correlation with measurement results of the step (b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi NAGAHISA, Shigeto HONDA, Shinya AKAO, Shigehisa YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230387278
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a semiconductor apparatus comprises a first gate electrode; a second gate electrode connected in parallel with the first gate electrode; a control circuit connected to the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode and configured to control gate voltages; and a coil connected between the second gate electrode and the control circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji EBIIKE, Shigeto Honda
  • Publication number: 20230261056
    Abstract: To suppress an increase in RC-IGBT recovery loss. In a semiconductor device, an IGBT region includes a base layer of a second conductivity type in a surface layer of a drift layer, a diode region includes an anode layer of a second conductivity type in the surface layer of the drift layer, a termination region includes a well layer of the second conductivity type in the surface layer of the drift layer, an impurity concentration profile of the base layer and an impurity concentration profile of the anode layer in a direction along an upper surface of the drift layer cyclically fluctuate, and the impurity concentration profile of the base layer and the impurity concentration profile of the anode layer are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeto HONDA, Yusuke FUKADA, Hayato OKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11715789
    Abstract: A transistor and a diode are formed on a common semiconductor substrate; the semiconductor substrate has a transistor region and an outer peripheral region surrounding it; the transistor region is divided into a plurality of channel regions and a plurality of non-channel regions by a plurality of gate electrodes each having a stripe shape; each of the plurality of non-channel regions has a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, a third semiconductor layer, a fifth semiconductor layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode; the third semiconductor layer and the fifth semiconductor layer are electrically connected to the second electrode via a contact hole; and the fifth semiconductor layer is selectively provided not to be in contact with an impurity layer of a first conductivity type that is provided in the outer peripheral region and defines a boundary with a cell region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuo Takahashi, Hidenori Fujii, Shigeto Honda
  • Publication number: 20230131163
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode is connected to a collector layer and a first portion on the collector layer side of a cathode layer. The second electrode is connected to a second portion of the cathode layer excluding the first portion. A work function of the first electrode is larger than a work function of the second electrode, and one of the first electrode and the second electrode and the semiconductor substrate sandwich another of the first electrode and the second electrode in a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi NISHI, Koji TANAKA, Shinya SONEDA, Shigeto HONDA, Naoyuki TAKEDA
  • Patent number: 11575001
    Abstract: A semiconductor substrate has a transistor region, a diode region, and an outer peripheral region. The transistor region is divided into a plurality of transistor unit cell regions by a plurality of gate electrodes each having a stripe shape, and the diode region is divided into a plurality of diode unit cell regions by the plurality of gate electrodes. Each of the plurality of transistor unit cell regions has a third semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type provided on a first main surface side of the semiconductor substrate, a fourth semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type selectively provided on an upper layer part of the third semiconductor layer, and a fifth semiconductor layer. The fifth semiconductor layer is provided to be in contact with an impurity layer of the first conductivity type provided in the outer peripheral region, or to enter the impurity layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuo Takahashi, Hidenori Fujii, Shigeto Honda
  • Patent number: 11569225
    Abstract: A semiconductor device in which a transistor and a diode are formed on a common semiconductor substrate is provided. The semiconductor substrate includes a transistor region in which a transistor is formed and a diode region in which a diode is formed. At least one first electrode on a second main surface side of the transistor region and at least one second electrode on a second main surface side of the diode region are made of different materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeto Honda, Takahiro Nakatani, Tetsuya Nitta
  • Publication number: 20220157809
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a semiconductor device includes a FWD region that has, on an upper surface side of a substrate, a p-type anode region, a first p-type contact region having a higher p-type impurity concentration than the p-type anode region, and a first trench, and an IGBT region that surrounds the FWD region in plan view via a boundary region, and has an n-type emitter region, a second p-type contact region, and a second trench on the upper surface side of the substrate, wherein the first trench is formed annularly along an outer edge of the FWD region in plan view, the second trench is formed annularly along an outer edge of the boundary region in plan view, and only a p-type region is provided on an upper surface side of the boundary region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuo TAKAHASHI, Hidenori FUJII, Shigeto HONDA
  • Publication number: 20220109063
    Abstract: A transistor and a diode are formed on a common semiconductor substrate; the semiconductor substrate has a transistor region and an outer peripheral region surrounding it; the transistor region is divided into a plurality of channel regions and a plurality of non-channel regions by a plurality of gate electrodes each having a stripe shape; each of the plurality of non-channel regions has a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, a third semiconductor layer, a fifth semiconductor layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode; the third semiconductor layer and the fifth semiconductor layer are electrically connected to the second electrode via a contact hole; and the fifth semiconductor layer is selectively provided not to be in contact with an impurity layer of a first conductivity type that is provided in the outer peripheral region and defines a boundary with a cell region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuo TAKAHASHI, Hidenori FUJII, Shigeto HONDA
  • Publication number: 20220109044
    Abstract: A semiconductor substrate has a transistor region, a diode region, and an outer peripheral region. The transistor region is divided into a plurality of transistor unit cell regions by a plurality of gate electrodes each having a stripe shape, and the diode region is divided into a plurality of diode unit cell regions by the plurality of gate electrodes. Each of the plurality of transistor unit cell regions has a third semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type provided on a first main surface side of the semiconductor substrate, a fourth semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type selectively provided on an upper layer part of the third semiconductor layer, and a fifth semiconductor layer. The fifth semiconductor layer is provided to be in contact with an impurity layer of the first conductivity type provided in the outer peripheral region, or to enter the impurity layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuo TAKAHASHI, Hidenori FUJII, Shigeto HONDA
  • Publication number: 20220084825
    Abstract: There is provided a reverse-conducting IGBT having an improved trade-off relationship between recovery losses and a forward voltage drop during diode operation. A first recombination region is provided at least in a region of a sixth semiconductor layer which is at a second main surface side of a seventh semiconductor layer and which overlaps the seventh semiconductor layer as seen in plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuo TAKAHASHI, Hidenori FUJII, Shigeto HONDA
  • Publication number: 20210384189
    Abstract: A semiconductor device in which a transistor and a diode are formed on a common semiconductor substrate is provided. The semiconductor substrate includes a transistor region in which a transistor is formed and a diode region in which a diode is formed. At least one first electrode on a second main surface side of the transistor region and at least one second electrode on a second main surface side of the diode region are made of different materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeto HONDA, Takahiro NAKATANI, Tetsuya NITTA
  • Patent number: 10658523
    Abstract: The semiconductor device according to the present invention includes: an n-type semiconductor substrate; a p-type anode layer provided in a front surface of the n-type semiconductor substrate; an anode electrode provided on the p-type anode layer; and a wire connected to the anode electrode, the p-type anode layer includes: a p+-type anode layer disposed to include a position right under a portion where the wire is connected; and a p?-type anode layer disposed to exclude the position right under the portion where the wire is connected, and an impurity concentration of the p+-type anode layer is higher than an impurity concentration of the p?-type anode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeto Honda, Fumihito Masuoka, Yuki Haraguchi
  • Publication number: 20190157466
    Abstract: The semiconductor device according to the present invention includes: an n-type semiconductor substrate; a p-type anode layer provided in a front surface of the n-type semiconductor substrate; an anode electrode provided on the p-type anode layer; and a wire connected to the anode electrode, the p-type anode layer includes: a p+-type anode layer disposed to include a position right under a portion where the wire is connected; and a p?-type anode layer disposed to exclude the position right under the portion where the wire is connected, and an impurity concentration of the p+-type anode layer is higher than an impurity concentration of the p?-type anode layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeto HONDA, Fumihito MASUOKA, Yuki HARAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170154955
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a device region on the semiconductor substrate; a planar edge termination region on the semiconductor substrate to surround the device region; and a passivation film covering the edge termination region, wherein the passivation film includes a semi-insulating film directly contacting the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuo HARADA, Shigeto HONDA, Akito NISHII, Ze CHEN
  • Patent number: 9431479
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device according to the present invention, an electrode layer and a recessed part are formed on a surface of a semiconductor substrate. Further, in the semiconductor substrate, a RESURF layer that is in contact with a bottom surface of the recessed part and the electrode layer is formed. In addition, an insulating film is formed on an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate so as to fill the recessed part. Moreover, a field plate electrode is formed on the insulating film above the recessed part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeto Honda, Atsushi Narazaki, Kaoru Motonami
  • Patent number: 8614448
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a collector layer in which the carrier concentration is maximized at a carrier concentration peak position that is 1 ?m or more from a surface of the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device further includes a collector electrode formed in contact with a surface of the collector layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Shigeto Honda
  • Patent number: 8552428
    Abstract: A power semiconductor device according to the present invention, which has a termination structure in which a field plate is provided on an insulating film filled in a recessed region formed in a semiconductor substrate and includes a plurality of unit cells connected in parallel, includes: a gate wiring region in which gate wiring electrically connected to each gate electrode of the plurality of unit cells is provided; and a gate pad region electrically connected to the gate wiring region, wherein the gate wiring region is disposed on the insulating film filled in a recessed region formed in the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Shigeto Honda
  • Patent number: 8450183
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a power semiconductor device according to the present invention includes the steps of: (a) forming a silicon nitride film on a semiconductor substrate; (b) after the step (a), forming a ring-shaped trench along a peripheral portion of the semiconductor substrate 6; (c) forming a first silicon oxide film on an inner surface of the trench; (d) after the step (c), forming a second silicon oxide film on an entire surface of the semiconductor substrate to bury the trench; (e) planarizing the second silicon oxide film by using the silicon nitride film as a stopper; and (f) forming a third silicon oxide film in a region in which the silicon nitride film is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoichi Fujii, Shigeto Honda, Atsushi Narazaki, Kaoru Motonami
  • Patent number: 8435417
    Abstract: A passivation film having a predetermined width from an outer peripheral end portion toward an inner side and extending along the outer peripheral end portion is formed on a front surface of a semiconductor substrate. An outer peripheral end surface orthogonal to the front surface and a rear surface is formed by grinding the outer peripheral end portion of the semiconductor substrate. A thickness of the semiconductor substrate is reduced to a predetermined thickness by grinding the rear surface. The ground rear surface is etched by discharging a mixed acid onto the rear surface while rotating the semiconductor substrate with the rear surface facing upward, to remove a fracture layer. Thereby, chipping or cracking of the semiconductor substrate is suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazunari Nakata, Kaoru Motonami, Atsushi Narazaki, Ayumu Onoyama, Shigeto Honda, Ryoichi Fujii, Tomoya Hirata