Patents by Inventor Shinichi Sonetaka

Shinichi Sonetaka 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: 8049559
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a radio frequency circuit which are appropriate for multiband, multimode performance can be realized as a semiconductor device including a field-effect transistor formed on a semiconductor substrate, and include: ohmic electrodes serving as source and drain electrodes of the field-effect transistor, first and second Schottky electrodes provided between the ohmic electrodes and serving as gate electrodes of the field-effect transistor, and a third Schottky electrode provided and grounded between the first and second Schottky electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Junji Kaido, Masahiko Inamori, Shinichi Sonetaka, Hiroaki Kawano
  • Publication number: 20110025579
    Abstract: A semiconductor device which detects a power level of a radio-frequency signal includes: a switch FET including: a semiconductor layer; a source electrode and a drain electrode; a first gate electrode; a second gate electrode formed between the first gate electrode and the drain electrode and on the semiconductor layer, each of the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode being in Schottky contact with the semiconductor layer, and the source electrode receiving the radio-frequency signal; a resistor having one end electrically connected to the first gate electrode and an other end electrically connected to the drain electrode via a capacitor; and a power detection terminal electrically connected to a connecting point between the resistor and the capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki KAWANO, Masahiko INAMORI, Shinichi SONETAKA, Junji KAIDO
  • Publication number: 20110012680
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a radio frequency circuit which are appropriate for multiband, multimode performance can be realized as a semiconductor device including a field-effect transistor formed on a semiconductor substrate, and include: ohmic electrodes serving as source and drain electrodes of the field-effect transistor, first and second Schottky electrodes provided between the ohmic electrodes and serving as gate electrodes of the field-effect transistor, and a third Schottky electrode provided and grounded between the first and second Schottky electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji KAIDO, Masahiko INAMORI, Shinichi SONETAKA, Hiroaki KAWANO
  • Patent number: 7247925
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate of a first conductive type, a collector layer formed on the semiconductor substrate and made of a first semiconductor being of the first conductive type and having a higher resistance than that of the semiconductor substrate, an intrinsic base region having a junction surface with the collector layer and made of a second semiconductor of a second conductive type, and an emitter region having a junction surface with the intrinsic base region and made of a third semiconductor of the first conductive type. A periphery of the intrinsic base region is surrounded by an insulating region extending from the collector layer to the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Toyoda, Shinichi Sonetaka
  • Patent number: 7081799
    Abstract: There is provided a bipolar transistor that enables a desirably enhanced high-frequency performance to be obtained when used as an oscillation amplifier of an oscillation circuit, and that is miniaturized and reduced in cost. A capacitance adjustment line (11) connected to a base pad (7) forms a parasitic capacitor with respect to an N+ collector substrate by interposing an insulating film (3) and an N collector substrate therebetween, thereby increasing collector-base capacitance Ccb. This capacitor is incorporated into a bipolar transistor, which functions as an oscillation amplifier and has a small transistor operation region (2), at least as a part of a balance capacitor constituting the oscillation circuit in the course of production of a semiconductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yorito Ota, Kazuhiro Arai, Yasuyuki Toyoda, Shinichi Sonetaka
  • Publication number: 20050269596
    Abstract: There is provided a bipolar transistor that enables a desirably enhanced high-frequency performance to be obtained when used as an oscillation amplifier of an oscillation circuit, and that is miniaturized and reduced in cost. A capacitance adjustment line (11) connected to a base pad (7) forms a parasitic capacitor with respect to an N+ collector substrate by interposing an insulating film (3) and an N collector substrate therebetween, thereby increasing collector-base capacitance Ccb. This capacitor is incorporated into a bipolar transistor, which functions as an oscillation amplifier and has a small transistor operation region (2), at least as a part of a balance capacitor constituting the oscillation circuit in the course of production of a semiconductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yorito Ota, Kazuhiro Arai, Yasuyuki Toyoda, Shinichi Sonetaka
  • Patent number: 6940357
    Abstract: There is provided a bipolar transistor that enables a desirably enhanced high-frequency performance to be obtained when used as an oscillation amplifier of an oscillation circuit, and that is miniaturized and reduced in cost. A capacitance adjustment line (11) connected to a base pad (7) forms a parasitic capacitor with respect to an N+ collector substrate by interposing an insulating film (3) and an N collector substrate therebetween, thereby increasing collector-base capacitance Ccb. This capacitor is incorporated into a bipolar transistor, which functions as an oscillation amplifier and has a small transistor operation region (2), at least as a part of a balance capacitor constituting the oscillation circuit in the course of production of a semiconductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yorito Ota, Kazuhiro Arai, Yasuyuki Toyoda, Shinichi Sonetaka
  • Publication number: 20050067672
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate of a first conductive type, a collector layer formed on the semiconductor substrate and made of a first semiconductor being of the first conductive type and having a higher resistance than that of the semiconductor substrate, an intrinsic base region having a junction surface with the collector layer and made of a second semiconductor of a second conductive type, and an emitter region having a junction surface with the intrinsic base region and made of a third semiconductor of the first conductive type. A periphery of the intrinsic base region is surrounded by an insulating region extending from the collector layer to the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Toyoda, Shinichi Sonetaka
  • Patent number: 6838709
    Abstract: A bipolar transistor includes the first group of transistors 610a, the second group of transistors 610b, the third group of transistors 610c and the fourth group of transistors 610d. The groups of transistors have unit transistors with emitters, bases and collectors that are connected electrically in parallel and the number of unit transistors is different from group to group and 2, 4, 8, and 16, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Sonetaka, Yasuyuki Toyoda, Kazuhiro Arai, Yorito Ota
  • Publication number: 20040075108
    Abstract: A bipolar transistor includes the first group of transistors 610a, the second group of transistors 610b, the third group of transistors 610c and the fourth group of transistors 610d. The groups of transistors have unit transistors with emitters, bases and collectors that are connected electrically in parallel and the number of unit transistors is different from group to group and 2, 4, 8, and 16, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Shinichi Sonetaka, Yasuyuki Toyoda, Kazuhiro Arai, Yorito Ota
  • Publication number: 20040036544
    Abstract: There is provided a bipolar transistor that enables a desirably enhanced high-frequency performance to be obtained when used as an oscillation amplifier of an oscillation circuit, and that is miniaturized and reduced in cost. A capacitance adjustment line (11) connected to a base pad (7) forms a parasitic capacitor with respect to an N+ collector substrate by interposing an insulating film (3) and an N collector substrate therebetween, thereby increasing collector-base capacitance Ccb. This capacitor is incorporated into a bipolar transistor, which functions as an oscillation amplifier and has a small transistor operation region (2), at least as a part of a balance capacitor constituting the oscillation circuit in the course of production of a semiconductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yorito Ota, Kazuhiro Arai, Yasuyuki Toyoda, Shinichi Sonetaka