Patents by Inventor Shinichi Tamari

Shinichi Tamari 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: 8896028
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: an epitaxial substrate formed by stacking a plurality of kinds of semiconductors over one semiconductor substrate by epitaxial growth; a field effect transistor of a first conductivity type formed in a first region; a field effect transistor of a second conductivity type formed in a second region; and a protective element formed in a third region. The protective element includes: a first stacking structure formed by etching the epitaxial substrate by vertical etching that proceeds in a stacking thickness direction; and a second stacking structure formed by etching the epitaxial substrate by vertical etching that proceeds in a stacking thickness direction. The protective element has two PN junctions on a current path formed between an upper end of the first stacking structure and an upper end of the second stacking structure via a base part of the first stacking structure and the second stacking structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Mitsunaga, Shinichi Tamari, Yuji Ibusuki
  • Patent number: 8698202
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including at least a p-channel field-effect transistor region formed above a compound semiconductor substrate. The p-channel field-effect transistor region includes an undoped buffer layer; a p-type channel layer formed in contact with the buffer layer; a p-type source region and a p-type drain region formed in the channel layer, being separated with each other; and an n-type gate region formed above the channel layer and between the source region and the drain region. The buffer layer is formed having either a multilayer structure including a hole diffusion control layer with a band gap larger than the channel layer, or a single layer structure including only the hole diffusion control layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Mitsunaga, Shinichi Tamari, Yuji Ibusuki
  • Patent number: 8575658
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a compound semiconductor substrate; a first conductivity type-channel field-effect transistor region formed on the compound semiconductor substrate, and that includes a first channel layer; a first conductivity type first barrier layer that forms a heterojunction with the first channel layer, and supplies a first conductivity type charge to the first channel layer; and a second conductivity type gate region that has a pn junction-type potential barrier against the first conductivity type first barrier layer; and a second conductivity type-channel field-effect transistor region formed on the compound semiconductor substrate, and that includes a second conductivity type second channel layer, and a first conductivity type gate region that has a pn junction-type potential barrier against the second conductivity type second channel layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Tamari, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Koji Wakizono, Tomoya Nishida, Yuji Ibusuki
  • Patent number: 8466494
    Abstract: A field effect transistor includes a source wiring that is formed on a compound semiconductor substrate, and has a plurality of source electrodes arranged in parallel to each other at predetermined intervals, a drain wiring that is formed on the compound semiconductor substrate, and has a plurality of drain electrodes arranged in parallel to each other at predetermined intervals and alternatively disposed in a parallel direction of the plurality of source electrodes, a gate wiring that is formed on the compound semiconductor substrate, and has a portion located between the source electrode and the drain electrode which are adjacent to each other at least in the parallel direction, and a plurality of buried gate layers that is formed under the gate wiring in a region in which the gate wiring is formed, and is independently provided between each electrode of the source electrodes and the drain electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Tamari
  • Patent number: 8378389
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a compound semiconductor substrate; an n-channel field-effect transistor region formed on the compound semiconductor substrate, and that includes a first channel layer; an n-type first barrier layer that forms a heterojunction with the first channel layer, and supplies an n-type charge to the first channel layer; and a p-type gate region that has a pn junction-type potential barrier against the n-type first barrier layer; and a p-channel field-effect transistor region formed on the compound semiconductor substrate, and that includes a p-type second channel layer, and an n-type gate region that has a pn junction-type potential barrier against the p-type second channel layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Tamari, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Koji Wakizono, Tomoya Nishida, Yuji Ibusuki
  • Publication number: 20120267684
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a compound semiconductor substrate; a first conductivity type-channel field-effect transistor region formed on the compound semiconductor substrate, and that includes a first channel layer; a first conductivity type first barrier layer that forms a heterojunction with the first channel layer, and supplies a first conductivity type charge to the first channel layer; and a second conductivity type gate region that has a pn junction-type potential barrier against the first conductivity type first barrier layer; and a second conductivity type-channel field-effect transistor region formed on the compound semiconductor substrate, and that includes a second conductivity type second channel layer, and a first conductivity type gate region that has a pn junction-type potential barrier against the second conductivity type second channel layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: SHINICHI TAMARI, MITSUHIRO NAKAMURA, KOJI WAKIZONO, TOMOYA NISHIDA, YUJI IBUSUKI
  • Publication number: 20120211802
    Abstract: A field effect transistor includes a source wiring that is formed on a compound semiconductor substrate, and has a plurality of source electrodes arranged in parallel to each other at predetermined intervals, a drain wiring that is formed on the compound semiconductor substrate, and has a plurality of drain electrodes arranged in parallel to each other at predetermined intervals and alternatively disposed in a parallel direction of the plurality of source electrodes, a gate wiring that is formed on the compound semiconductor substrate, and has a portion located between the source electrode and the drain electrode which are adjacent to each other at least in the parallel direction, and a plurality of buried gate layers that is formed under the gate wiring in a region in which the gate wiring is formed, and is independently provided between each electrode of the source electrodes and the drain electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinichi Tamari
  • Publication number: 20120126291
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including at least a p-channel field-effect transistor region formed above a compound semiconductor substrate. The p-channel field-effect transistor region includes an undoped buffer layer; a p-type channel layer formed in contact with the buffer layer; a p-type source region and a p-type drain region formed in the channel layer, being separated with each other; and an n-type gate region formed above the channel layer and between the source region and the drain region. The buffer layer is formed having either a multilayer structure including a hole diffusion control layer with a band gap larger than the channel layer, or a single layer structure including only the hole diffusion control layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Mitsunaga, Shinichi Tamari, Yuji Ibusuki
  • Publication number: 20110024798
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a compound semiconductor substrate; an n-channel field-effect transistor region formed on the compound semiconductor substrate, and that includes a first channel layer; an n-type first barrier layer that forms a heterojunction with the first channel layer, and supplies an n-type charge to the first channel layer; and a p-type gate region that has a pn junction-type potential barrier against the n-type first barrier layer; and a p-channel field-effect transistor region formed on the compound semiconductor substrate, and that includes a p-type second channel layer, and an n-type gate region that has a pn junction-type potential barrier against the p-type second channel layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Tamari, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Koji Wakizono, Tomoya Nishida, Yuji Ibusuki