Patents by Inventor Shoichi Kabuyanagi

Shoichi Kabuyanagi 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: 20230402322
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a first conductor, a first oxide semiconductor, a first insulator, a second conductor, a third conductor, and a fourth conductor. The first oxide semiconductor contacts, at one end, the first conductor, and extends in a first direction intersecting a surface of the first conductor. The first insulator surrounds a side surface of the first oxide semiconductor. The second conductor and the first oxide semiconductor interpose the first insulator therebetween. The third conductor contacts another end of the first oxide semiconductor. The fourth conductor extends in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and contacts a second conductor on a side opposite to the first insulator. The second conductor is of a material with a higher work function than a material of the fourth conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Shoichi Kabuyanagi, Tsuyoshi Sugisaki, Shosuke Fujii
  • Patent number: 11672129
    Abstract: A memory device according to an embodiment includes a first conductive layer; a second conductive layer; a ferroelectric layer provided between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer and containing hafnium oxide; a paraelectric layer provided between the first conductive layer and the ferroelectric layer and containing a first oxide; and an oxide layer provided between the paraelectric layer and the ferroelectric layer and containing a second oxide having an oxygen area density lower than an oxygen area density of the first oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Shoichi Kabuyanagi, Yuuichi Kamimuta, Masumi Saitoh, Marina Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20210134814
    Abstract: A memory device according to an embodiment includes a first conductive layer; a second conductive layer; a ferroelectric layer provided between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer and containing hafnium oxide; a paraelectric layer provided between the first conductive layer and the ferroelectric layer and containing a first oxide; and an oxide layer provided between the paraelectric layer and the ferroelectric layer and containing a second oxide having an oxygen area density lower than an oxygen area density of the first oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Shoichi Kabuyanagi, Yuuichi Kamimuta, Masumi Saitoh, Marina Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 10923486
    Abstract: A memory device according to an embodiment includes a first conductive layer; a second conductive layer; a ferroelectric layer provided between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer and containing hafnium oxide; a paraelectric layer provided between the first conductive layer and the ferroelectric layer and containing a first oxide; and an oxide layer provided between the paraelectric layer and the ferroelectric layer and containing a second oxide having an oxygen area density lower than an oxygen area density of the first oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Shoichi Kabuyanagi, Yuuichi Kamimuta, Masumi Saitoh, Marina Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20200303461
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a first wiring extending in a first direction, a second wiring extending in a second direction, a variable resistance film provided between these, a third wiring extending in a third direction, a first semiconductor section connected to the first wiring and the third wiring, a first gate electrode facing the first semiconductor section, a contact connected to the second wiring, a fourth wiring further from the substrate than the contact is, a second semiconductor section connected to the contact and the fourth wiring, and a second gate electrode facing the second semiconductor section. The first semiconductor section, the first gate electrode, the second semiconductor section, and the second gate electrode respectively include a portion included in a cross section extending in the second direction and the third direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoichi KABUYANAGI, Shosuke FUJII, Masumi SAITOH
  • Patent number: 10784312
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a first wiring extending in a first direction, a second wiring extending in a second direction, a variable resistance film provided between these, a third wiring extending in a third direction, a first semiconductor section connected to the first wiring and the third wiring, a first gate electrode facing the first semiconductor section, a contact connected to the second wiring, a fourth wiring further from the substrate than the contact is, a second semiconductor section connected to the contact and the fourth wiring, and a second gate electrode facing the second semiconductor section. The first semiconductor section, the first gate electrode, the second semiconductor section, and the second gate electrode respectively include a portion included in a cross section extending in the second direction and the third direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoichi Kabuyanagi, Shosuke Fujii, Masumi Saitoh
  • Patent number: 10692934
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory device includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a first layer. A direction from the first conductive layer toward the second conductive layer is aligned with a first direction. The first layer is provided between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The first layer includes a first region including titanium and oxygen, a second region including aluminum and oxygen and being provided between the first conductive layer and the first region, and a third region including aluminum and oxygen and being provided between the first region and the second conductive layer. A surface area in a first plane of a brookite region included in the first region is 58 percent or more of a surface area in the first plane of the first region. The first plane crosses the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marina Yamaguchi, Shoichi Kabuyanagi, Masumi Saitoh
  • Publication number: 20200083292
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory device includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a first layer. A direction from the first conductive layer toward the second conductive layer is aligned with a first direction. The first layer is provided between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The first layer includes a first region including titanium and oxygen, a second region including aluminum and oxygen and being provided between the first conductive layer and the first region, and a third region including aluminum and oxygen and being provided between the first region and the second conductive layer. A surface area in a first plane of a brookite region included in the first region is 58 percent or more of a surface area in the first plane of the first region. The first plane crosses the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Marina YAMAGUCHI, Shoichi KABUYANAGI, Masumi SAITOH
  • Patent number: 10446749
    Abstract: A memory device according to an embodiment includes a first conductive layer extending in a first direction, a second conductive layer extending in the first direction, a third conductive layer extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, an insulating layer containing aluminum oxide provided between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, and a first insulating film including a first region located between the first conductive layer and the third conductive layer and a second region located between the insulating layer and the third conductive layer. The first region includes hafnium oxide mainly formed as an orthorhombic. The second region includes hafnium oxide mainly formed as crystals other than the orthorhombic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Yoko Yoshimura, Hiromichi Kuriyama, Shoichi Kabuyanagi, Yuuichi Kamimuta, Chika Tanaka, Masumi Saitoh
  • Publication number: 20190296234
    Abstract: A memory device according to an embodiment includes a first conductive layer extending in a first direction, a second conductive layer extending in the first direction, a third conductive layer extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, an insulating layer containing aluminum oxide provided between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, and a first insulating film including a first region located between the first conductive layer and the third conductive layer and a second region located between the insulating layer and the third conductive layer. The first region includes hafnium oxide mainly formed as an orthorhombic. The second region includes hafnium oxide mainly formed as crystals other than the orthorhombic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Yoko Yoshimura, Hiromichi Kuriyama, Shoichi Kabuyanagi, Yuuichi Kamimuta, Chika Tanaka, Masumi Saitoh
  • Patent number: 10249818
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory element includes a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The first layer is conductive. The second layer is conductive. The third layer includes hafnium oxide and is provided between the first layer and the second layer. The first layer includes a first region, a second region, and a third region. The first region includes a first element and a first metallic element. The first element is selected from a group consisting of carbon and nitrogen. The second region includes a second metallic element and is provided between the first region and the third layer. The third region includes titanium oxide and is provided between the second region and the third layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Marina Yamaguchi, Shosuke Fujii, Riichiro Takaishi, Yuuichi Kamimuta, Shoichi Kabuyanagi, Masumi Saitoh
  • Publication number: 20190088870
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory element includes a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The first layer is conductive. The second layer is conductive. The third layer includes hafnium oxide and is provided between the first layer and the second layer. The first layer includes a first region, a second region, and a third region. The first region includes a first element and a first metallic element. The first element is selected from a group consisting of carbon and nitrogen. The second region includes a second metallic element and is provided between the first region and the third layer. The third region includes titanium oxide and is provided between the second region and the third layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Marina YAMAGUCHI, Shosuke Fujii, Riichiro Takaishi, Yuuichi Kamimuta, Shoichi Kabuyanagi, Masumi Saitoh
  • Publication number: 20190088664
    Abstract: A memory device according to an embodiment includes a first conductive layer; a second conductive layer; a ferroelectric layer provided between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer and containing hafnium oxide; a paraelectric layer provided between the first conductive layer and the ferroelectric layer and containing a first oxide; and an oxide layer provided between the paraelectric layer and the ferroelectric layer and containing a second oxide having an oxygen area density lower than an oxygen area density of the first oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Shoichi KABUYANAGI, Yuuichi Kamimuta, Masumi Saitoh, Marina Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 10050087
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes: a substrate having a surface extending in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction; and a memory cell array disposed above the substrate, the memory cell array having: a first wiring line extending in the first direction; a second wiring line extending in a third direction intersecting the first and second directions; a third wiring line extending in the second direction; a memory cell including a first layer provided in an intersection region of the first wiring line and the second wiring line; and a select transistor including a channel layer provided between the second wiring line and the third wiring line, the first layer of the memory cell including a first material which is an oxide, and the channel layer of the select transistor including the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoichi Kabuyanagi, Masumi Saitoh, Marina Yamaguchi, Takashi Tachikawa