Patents by Inventor Shigetoshi Sota

Shigetoshi Sota 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: 11069783
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including a first conductivity-type impurity, a low-concentration impurity layer including a first conductivity-type impurity having a concentration lower than a concentration of the first conductivity-type impurity in the semiconductor substrate, a backside electrode including a metal material, and first and second transistors in the low-concentration impurity layer. The first transistor includes a first source electrode and a first gate electrode on a surface of the low-concentration impurity layer, the second transistor includes a second source electrode and a second gate electrode on the surface of the low-concentration impurity layer. The semiconductor substrate serves as a common drain region of the transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION JAPAN
    Inventors: Eiji Yasuda, Toshikazu Imai, Ryosuke Okawa, Takeshi Imamura, Mitsuaki Sakamoto, Kazuma Yoshida, Masaaki Hirako, Yasuyuki Masumoto, Shigetoshi Sota, Tomonari Oota
  • Patent number: 11056589
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an N-type semiconductor substrate comprising silicon, an N-type low-concentration impurity layer that is in contact with the upper surface of the N-type semiconductor substrate, a metal layer that is in contact with the entire lower surface of the N-type semiconductor substrate and has a thickness of at least 20 ?m, and first and second vertical MOS transistors formed in the low-concentration impurity layer. The ratio of the thickness of the metal layer to the thickness of a semiconductor layer containing the N-type semiconductor substrate and the low-concentration impurity layer is greater than 0.27. The semiconductor device further includes a support comprising a ceramic material and bonded to the entire lower surface of the metal layer only via a bonding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION JAPAN
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Matsushima, Shigetoshi Sota, Eiji Yasuda, Toshikazu Imai, Ryosuke Okawa, Kazuma Yoshida, Ryou Kato
  • Patent number: 11056563
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including a first conductivity-type impurity, a low-concentration impurity layer including a first conductivity-type impurity having a concentration lower than a concentration of the first conductivity-type impurity in the semiconductor substrate, a backside electrode including a metal material, and first and second transistors in the low-concentration impurity layer. The first transistor includes a first source electrode and a first gate electrode on a surface of the low-concentration impurity layer, the second transistor includes a second source electrode and a second gate electrode on the surface of the low-concentration impurity layer. The semiconductor substrate serves as a common drain region of the transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION JAPAN
    Inventors: Eiji Yasuda, Toshikazu Imai, Ryosuke Okawa, Takeshi Imamura, Mitsuaki Sakamoto, Kazuma Yoshida, Masaaki Hirako, Yasuyuki Masumoto, Shigetoshi Sota, Tomonari Oota
  • Publication number: 20210050444
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an N-type semiconductor substrate comprising silicon, an N-type low-concentration impurity layer that is in contact with the upper surface of the N-type semiconductor substrate, a metal layer that is in contact with the entire lower surface of the N-type semiconductor substrate and has a thickness of at least 20 ?m, and first and second vertical MOS transistors formed in the low-concentration impurity layer. The ratio of the thickness of the metal layer to the thickness of a semiconductor layer containing the N-type semiconductor substrate and the low-concentration impurity layer is greater than 0.27. The semiconductor device further includes a support comprising a ceramic material and bonded to the entire lower surface of the metal layer only via a bonding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshihiro MATSUSHIMA, Shigetoshi SOTA, Eiji YASUDA, Toshikazu IMAI, Ryosuke OKAWA, Kazuma YOSHIDA, Ryou KATO
  • Publication number: 20210036114
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including a first conductivity-type impurity, a low-concentration impurity layer including a first conductivity-type impurity having a concentration lower than a concentration of the first conductivity-type impurity in the semiconductor substrate, a backside electrode including a metal material, and first and second transistors in the low-concentration impurity layer. The first transistor includes a first source electrode and a first gate electrode on a surface of the low-concentration impurity layer, the second transistor includes a second source electrode and a second gate electrode on the surface of the low-concentration impurity layer. The semiconductor substrate serves as a common drain region of the transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Eiji YASUDA, Toshikazu IMAI, Ryosuke OKAWA, Takeshi IMAMURA, Mitsuaki SAKAMOTO, Kazuma YOSHIDA, Masaaki HIRAKO, Yasuyuki MASUMOTO, Shigetoshi SOTA, Tomonari OOTA
  • Publication number: 20210036113
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including a first conductivity-type impurity, a low-concentration impurity layer including a first conductivity-type impurity having a concentration lower than a concentration of the first conductivity-type impurity in the semiconductor substrate, a backside electrode including a metal material, and first and second transistors in the low-concentration impurity layer. The first transistor includes a first source electrode and a first gate electrode on a surface of the low-concentration impurity layer, the second transistor includes a second source electrode and a second gate electrode on the surface of the low-concentration impurity layer. The semiconductor substrate serves as a common drain region of the transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Eiji YASUDA, Toshikazu IMAI, Ryosuke OKAWA, Takeshi IMAMURA, Mitsuaki SAKAMOTO, Kazuma YOSHIDA, Masaaki HIRAKO, Yasuyuki MASUMOTO, Shigetoshi SOTA, Tomonari OOTA
  • Patent number: 10854744
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an N-type semiconductor substrate comprising silicon, an N-type low-concentration impurity layer that is in contact with the upper surface of the N-type semiconductor substrate, a metal layer that is in contact with the entire lower surface of the N-type semiconductor substrate and has a thickness of at least 20 ?m, and first and second vertical MOS transistors formed in the low-concentration impurity layer. The ratio of the thickness of the metal layer to the thickness of a semiconductor layer containing the N-type semiconductor substrate and the low-concentration impurity layer is greater than 0.27. The semiconductor device further includes a support comprising a ceramic material and bonded to the entire lower surface of the metal layer only via a bonding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Matsushima, Shigetoshi Sota, Eiji Yasuda, Toshikazu Imai, Ryosuke Okawa, Kazuma Yoshida, Ryou Kato
  • Patent number: 10636906
    Abstract: A semiconductor device in chip size package includes first and second metal oxide semiconductor transistors both vertical transistors formed in first and second regions obtained by dividing the semiconductor device into halves. The first metal oxide semiconductor transistor includes one or more first gate electrodes and four or more first source electrodes provided in one major surface, each of the first gate electrodes is surrounded, in top view, by the first source electrodes, and for any combination of a first gate electrode and a first source electrode, closest points between the first gate and first source electrodes are on a line inclined to a chip side. The second metal oxide semiconductor transistor includes the same structure as the first metal oxide semiconductor transistor. A conductor that connects the drains of the first and second metal oxide semiconductor transistors is provided in the other major surface of the semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomonari Ota, Shigetoshi Sota, Eiji Yasuda, Takeshi Imamura, Toshikazu Imai, Ryosuke Okawa, Kazuma Yoshida, Masaaki Hirako, Dohwan Ahn
  • Publication number: 20190319126
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an N-type semiconductor substrate comprising silicon, an N-type low-concentration impurity layer that is in contact with the upper surface of the N-type semiconductor substrate, a metal layer that is in contact with the entire lower surface of the N-type semiconductor substrate and has a thickness of at least 20 ?m, and first and second vertical MOS transistors formed in the low-concentration impurity layer. The ratio of the thickness of the metal layer to the thickness of a semiconductor layer containing the N-type semiconductor substrate and the low-concentration impurity layer is greater than 0.27. The semiconductor device further includes a support comprising a ceramic material and bonded to the entire lower surface of the metal layer only via a bonding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshihiro MATSUSHIMA, Shigetoshi SOTA, Eiji YASUDA, Toshikazu IMAI, Ryosuke OKAWA, Kazuma YOSHIDA, Ryou KATO
  • Publication number: 20190157403
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including a first conductivity-type impurity, a low-concentration impurity layer including a first conductivity-type impurity having a concentration lower than a concentration of the first conductivity-type impurity in the semiconductor substrate, a backside electrode including a metal material, and first and second transistors in the low-concentration impurity layer. The first transistor includes a first source electrode and a first gate electrode on a surface of the low-concentration impurity layer, the second transistor includes a second source electrode and a second gate electrode on the surface of the low-concentration impurity layer. The semiconductor substrate serves as a common drain region of the transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Eiji Yasuda, Toshikazu Imai, Ryosuke Okawa, Takeshi Imamura, Mitsuaki Sakamoto, Kazuma Yoshida, Masaaki Hirako, Yasuyuki Masumoto, Shigetoshi Sota, Tomonari Oota
  • Publication number: 20180122939
    Abstract: A semiconductor device in chip size package includes first and second metal oxide semiconductor transistors both vertical transistors formed in first and second regions obtained by dividing the semiconductor device into halves. The first metal oxide semiconductor transistor includes one or more first gate electrodes and four or more first source electrodes provided in one major surface, each of the first gate electrodes is surrounded, in top view, by the first source electrodes, and for any combination of a first gate electrode and a first source electrode, closest points between the first gate and first source electrodes are on a line inclined to a chip side. The second metal oxide semiconductor transistor includes the same structure as the first metal oxide semiconductor transistor. A conductor that connects the drains of the first and second metal oxide semiconductor transistors is provided in the other major surface of the semiconductor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Tomonari OTA, Shigetoshi SOTA, Eiji YASUDA, Takeshi IMAMURA, Toshikazu IMAI, Ryosuke OKAWA, Kazuma YOSHIDA, Masaaki HIRAKO, Dohwan AHN
  • Patent number: D813182
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Imai, Ryosuke Okawa, Eiji Yasuda, Takeshi Imamura, Kazuma Yoshida, Shigetoshi Sota