Patents by Inventor Shinjiro Kato
Shinjiro Kato 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).
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Publication number: 20240094756Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device with a reference voltage circuit including an enhancement type transistor having P-type polycrystalline silicon as a first gate electrode, and a depletion type transistor having N-type polycrystalline silicon as a second gate electrode, in which the enhancement type transistor has an impermeable film that is locally provided to cover the first gate electrode via an interlayer insulating film disposed on the first gate electrode, and a nitride film that has an opening portion which is provided larger than the first gate electrode and smaller than the impermeable film, and is provided to cover a periphery of the impermeable film, and the depletion type transistor has a nitride film that is directly provided on an interlayer insulating film disposed on the second gate electrode and covers the depletion type transistor without a gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: ABLIC INC.Inventors: Takeshi KOYAMA, Hisashi Hasegawa, Shinjiro Kato, Kohei Kawabata
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Publication number: 20240077819Abstract: Provided is a heater including: a substrate that has electrical conductivity; a first insulation portion that is provided on a first surface of the substrate, has an insulation property; at least one heat generation body that is provided on the first insulation portion; a second insulation portion that is provided on a second surface of the substrate which is opposite to the first surface, has an insulation property; at least one detection unit that is provided on at least one of the first insulation portion and the second insulation portion; and a first wiring which is provided on at least one of the first insulation portion and the second insulation portion, and in which one end is electrically connected to one terminal of the detection unit and the other end is electrically connected to the substrate having the electrical conductivity.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Kousuke Ueno, Masahiko Tamai, Shinjiro Aono, Akio Tsubouchi, Tsuyoshi Ohashi, Satoko Kato, Masahiro Doi, Makoto Sakai
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Publication number: 20230317643Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a first circuit that includes a plurality of fixed resistance elements connected in series; a second circuit that includes a plurality of variable resistance elements connected in series and that is connected in series to the first circuit; a first cover portion that is provided on an upper layer side of the first circuit and that covers the first circuit; and a second cover portion that is provided on an upper layer side of the second circuit and that covers the second circuit. The first cover portion included two or more first metal films electrically connected, correspondingly, to units having any number of the fixed resistance elements, and the second cover portion includes a second metal film electrically connected to the plurality of the variable resistance elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: ABLIC Inc.Inventor: Shinjiro KATO
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Patent number: 11587869Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a field-effect transistor arranged at least partially on the semiconductor substrate and used in an analog circuit, and having a P-type gate electrode, an interlayer insulating film arranged on the field-effect transistor, and a hydrogen shielding metal or metallic film arranged on the interlayer insulting film and covering the P-type gate electrode and configured to shield hydrogen.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: ABLIC INC.Inventors: Hisashi Hasegawa, Takeshi Koyama, Shinjiro Kato, Kohei Kawabata
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Publication number: 20220137658Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device with a reference voltage circuit including an enhancement type transistor having P-type polycrystalline silicon as a first gate electrode, and a depletion type transistor having N-type polycrystalline silicon as a second gate electrode, in which the enhancement type transistor has an impermeable film that is locally provided to cover the first gate electrode via an interlayer insulating film disposed on the first gate electrode, and a nitride film that has an opening portion which is provided larger than the first gate electrode and smaller than the impermeable film, and is provided to cover a periphery of the impermeable film, and the depletion type transistor has a nitride film that is directly provided on an interlayer insulating film disposed on the second gate electrode and covers the depletion type transistor without a gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Takeshi KOYAMA, Hisashi HASEGAWA, Shinjiro KATO, Kohei KAWABATA
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Publication number: 20210134714Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a field-effect transistor arranged on the semiconductor substrate and used in an analog circuit, and having a P-type gate electrode, an interlayer insulating film arranged on the field-effect transistor, and a hydrogen shielding metal film arranged on the interlayer insulting film and covering the P-type gate electrode and configured to shield hydrogen.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Hisashi HASEGAWA, Takeshi KOYAMA, Shinjiro KATO, Kohei KAWABATA
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Patent number: 10978414Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a wiring formed on the substrate, an anti-reflection film of titanium nitride formed on the wiring, and a silicon oxide film formed on the anti-reflection film. A pad portion which exposes the wiring is formed at a place where a first opening portion and a second opening portion overlap with each other. A metal nitride region containing fewer dangling bonds is formed from a metal nitride film containing fewer dangling bonds than in the anti-reflection film in at least a part of one or both of an opposed surface of the anti-reflection film which faces the silicon oxide film above the anti-reflection film, and an exposed surface of the anti-reflection film which is exposed in the second opening portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2020Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: ABLIC INC.Inventors: Shinjiro Kato, Masaru Akino
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Publication number: 20200185343Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a wiring formed on the substrate, an anti-reflection film of titanium nitride formed on the wiring, and a silicon oxide film formed on the anti-reflection film. A pad portion which exposes the wiring is formed at a place where a first opening portion and a second opening portion overlap with each other. A metal nitride region containing fewer dangling bonds is formed from a metal nitride film containing fewer dangling bonds than in the anti-reflection film in at least a part of one or both of an opposed surface of the anti-reflection film which faces the silicon oxide film above the anti-reflection film, and an exposed surface of the anti-reflection film which is exposed in the second opening portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Shinjiro Kato, Masaru AKINO
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Patent number: 10607954Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a wiring formed on the substrate, an anti-reflection film of titanium nitride formed on the wiring, and a silicon oxide film formed on the anti-reflection film. A pad portion which exposes the wiring is formed at a place where a first opening portion and a second opening portion overlap with each other. A metal nitride region containing fewer dangling bonds is formed from a metal nitride film containing fewer dangling bonds than in the anti-reflection film in at least a part of one or both of an opposed surface of the anti-reflection film which faces the silicon oxide film above the anti-reflection film, and an exposed surface of the anti-reflection film which is exposed in the second opening portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: ABLIC INC.Inventors: Shinjiro Kato, Masaru Akino
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Patent number: 10586776Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate; a laminate which is formed on one main surface side of the substrate, and includes an aluminum alloy wiring and an insulating film surrounding the aluminum alloy wiring; and a silicon nitride film covering the laminate, in which the silicon nitride film and the insulating film have an opening portion, through which the silicon nitride film and the insulating film, formed at a position overlapped with a bonding portion of the aluminum alloy wiring, and a deposition made of a residue caused by reverse sputtering, which contains silicon and nitrogen, adheres to a portion exposed from the opening portion of a surface of the aluminum alloy wiring, to form a film.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2018Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: ABLIC INC.Inventors: Yoichi Mimuro, Shinjiro Kato, Tetsuo Shioura
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Publication number: 20190261091Abstract: A speaker diaphragm includes a protruding dome portion formed at a center portion of the speaker diaphragm, and an annular cone portion extending from an outer peripheral edge of the dome portion in a direction inclined with respect to a protrusion direction of the dome portion. The dome portion and the cone portion are, in a seamless manner, integrally formed of a sheet material made of magnesium or magnesium alloy, and an outer peripheral end of the cone portion at least extends to a substantially identical height position to a maximum protrusion position of the dome portion. An annular step portion for attachment of a cylindrical voice coil bobbin is provided along a boundary portion between the dome portion and the cone portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Takeshi FUJITANI, Nanayo SUZUKI, Shinjiro KATO, Tomoyuki SUZUKI
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Patent number: 10388618Abstract: A semiconductor device (10) includes: a substrate (1); a wiring (6) formed above the substrate (1); a titanium nitride film (7) formed on the wiring (6); an oxide film (3) formed on the titanium nitride film (7); a silicon nitride film (4) formed on the oxide film (3); and a pad portion (8) exposing the wiring (6), and formed at a place where a first opening portion (91) formed in the silicon nitride film (4) and a second opening portion (92) formed in the titanium nitride film (7) overlap with each other in plan view, and being inside a third opening portion (93) formed in the oxide film (3) in plan view, wherein the silicon nitride film (4) is formed on top of and in contact with the titanium nitride film (7) inside the third opening portion (93) in plan view.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2019Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: ABLIC Inc.Inventors: Takeshi Morita, Shinjiro Kato, Masaru Akino, Yukihiro Imura
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Publication number: 20190189575Abstract: A semiconductor device (10) includes: a substrate (1); a wiring (6) formed above the substrate (1); a titanium nitride film (7) formed on the wiring (6); an oxide film (3) formed on the titanium nitride film (7); a silicon nitride film (4) formed on the oxide film (3); and a pad portion (8) exposing the wiring (6), and formed at a place where a first opening portion (91) formed in the silicon nitride film (4) and a second opening portion (92) formed in the titanium nitride film (7) overlap with each other in plan view, and being inside a third opening portion (93) formed in the oxide film (3) in plan view, wherein the silicon nitride film (4) is formed on top of and in contact with the titanium nitride film (7) inside the third opening portion (93) in plan view.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2019Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Takeshi MORITA, Shinjiro Kato, Masaru Akino, Yukihiro Imura
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Patent number: 10327075Abstract: A method is provided for manufacturing a speaker diaphragm manufactured using a sheet material made of magnesium or magnesium alloy and including an annular cone portion along an outer peripheral edge of a dome portion. The method includes a dome preformation process of forming a dome preformation portion; a cone preformation process of forming an annular cone preformation portion; and a shaping process of shaping the dome preformation portion into the dome portion by pressing, shaping the cone preformation portion into the cone portion whose outer peripheral end at least extends to a substantially identical height position to a maximum protrusion position of the dome portion, and forming, along a boundary portion between the dome portion and the cone portion, an annular step portion to which a voice coil bobbin is attached.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2016Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Onkyo CorporationInventors: Takeshi Fujitani, Nanayo Suzuki, Shinjiro Kato, Tomoyuki Suzuki
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Patent number: 10297562Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device that is resistant to the corrosion of titanium nitride forming an anti-reflection film. The semiconductor device includes: a wiring layer which includes a wiring film made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy and formed on a substrate and a titanium nitride film formed on the wiring film; a protection layer which covers a top surface and a side surface of the wiring layer; and a pad portion which penetrates the protection layer and the titanium nitride film, and which exposes the wiring film, the protection layer including a first silicon nitride film, an oxide film, and a second silicon nitride film which are layered in the stated order from the side of the wiring layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: ABLIC INC.Inventors: Kaku Igarashi, Shinjiro Kato, Hisashi Hasegawa, Masaru Akino, Yukihiro Imura
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Patent number: 10249584Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a wiring formed above the substrate; a titanium nitride film formed on the wiring; an oxide film formed on the titanium nitride film; a silicon nitride film formed on the oxide film; and a pad portion exposing the wiring, and formed at a place where a first opening portion formed in the silicon nitride film and a second opening portion formed in the titanium nitride film overlap with each other in plan view, and being inside a third opening portion formed in the oxide film in plan view, wherein the silicon nitride film is formed on top of and in contact with the titanium nitride film inside the third opening portion in plan view.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: ABLIC INC.Inventors: Takeshi Morita, Shinjiro Kato, Masaru Akino, Yukihiro Imura
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Publication number: 20180269169Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a wiring formed above the substrate; a titanium nitride film formed on the wiring; an oxide film formed on the titanium nitride film; a silicon nitride film formed on the oxide film; and a pad portion exposing the wiring, and formed at a place where a first opening portion formed in the silicon nitride film and a second opening portion formed in the titanium nitride film overlap with each other in plan view, and being inside a third opening portion formed in the oxide film in plan view, wherein the silicon nitride film is formed on top of and in contact with the titanium nitride film inside the third opening portion in plan view.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Takeshi MORITA, Shinjiro KATO, Masaru AKINO, Yukihiro IMURA
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Publication number: 20180269170Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device that is resistant to the corrosion of titanium nitride forming an anti-reflection film. The semiconductor device includes: a wiring layer which includes a wiring film made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy and formed on a substrate and a titanium nitride film formed on the wiring film; a protection layer which covers a top surface and a side surface of the wiring layer; and a pad portion which penetrates the protection layer and the titanium nitride film, and which exposes the wiring film, the protection layer including a first silicon nitride film, an oxide film, and a second silicon nitride film which are layered in the stated order from the side of the wiring layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Kaku IGARASHI, Shinjiro KATO, Hisashi HASEGAWA, Masaru AKINO, Yukihiro IMURA
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Publication number: 20180269171Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a wiring formed on the substrate, an anti-reflection film of titanium nitride formed on the wiring, and a silicon oxide film formed on the anti-reflection film. A pad portion which exposes the wiring is formed at a place where a first opening portion and a second opening portion overlap with each other. A metal nitride region containing fewer dangling bonds is formed from a metal nitride film containing fewer dangling bonds than in the anti-reflection film in at least a part of one or both of an opposed surface of the anti-reflection film which faces the silicon oxide film above the anti-reflection film, and an exposed surface of the anti-reflection film which is exposed in the second opening portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Shinjiro KATO, Masaru AKINO
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Publication number: 20180261562Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate; a laminate which is formed on one main surface side of the substrate, and includes an aluminum alloy wiring and an insulating film surrounding the aluminum alloy wiring; and a silicon nitride film covering the laminate, in which the silicon nitride film and the insulating film have an opening portion, through which the silicon nitride film and the insulating film, formed at a position overlapped with a bonding portion of the aluminum alloy wiring, and a deposition made of a residue caused by reverse sputtering, which contains silicon and nitrogen, adheres to a portion exposed from the opening portion of a surface of the aluminum alloy wiring, to form a film.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Yoichi MIMURO, Shinjiro KATO, Tetsuo SHIOURA