Patents by Inventor Shuhei TOKUYAMA

Shuhei TOKUYAMA 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: 20240096972
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present embodiment includes: a first electrode; a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type disposed above the first electrode; a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type disposed on the first semiconductor region; a third semiconductor region of the first conductivity type disposed on the second semiconductor region; a second electrode disposed in the first semiconductor region; a third electrode facing the second semiconductor region via a second insulating film; a fourth electrode having a portion adjacent to a part of the second semiconductor region and the third semiconductor region in the second direction, the second semiconductor region, and the third semiconductor region; and a fifth electrode disposed in the first insulating film, having a bottom located closer to the first electrode than a bottom of the portion, having a top located on an upper surface of the first insulating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Shuhei TOKUYAMA, Tsuyoshi KACHI, Toshifumi NISHIGUCHI, Hiroaki KATOU
  • Patent number: 11908912
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a first electrode; a first semiconductor layer; a first insulating film extending downward from an upper surface of the first semiconductor layer, the first insulating film being columnar; a second electrode located in the first insulating film, the second electrode extending in a vertical direction, the second electrode being columnar; a second semiconductor layer partially provided in an upper layer portion of the first semiconductor layer, the second semiconductor layer being next to the first insulating film with the first semiconductor layer interposed; a third semiconductor layer partially provided in an upper layer portion of the second semiconductor layer; and a third electrode located higher than the upper surface of the first semiconductor layer, the third electrode overlapping a portion of the first insulating film, a portion of the first semiconductor layer, and a portion of the second semiconductor layer when viewed from above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya Nishiwaki, Tsuyoshi Kachi, Shuhei Tokuyama
  • Publication number: 20230087505
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a first electrode; a first semiconductor layer; a first insulating film extending downward from an upper surface of the first semiconductor layer, the first insulating film being columnar; a second electrode located in the first insulating film, the second electrode extending in a vertical direction, the second electrode being columnar; a second semiconductor layer partially provided in an upper layer portion of the first semiconductor layer, the second semiconductor layer being next to the first insulating film with the first semiconductor layer interposed; a third semiconductor layer partially provided in an upper layer portion of the second semiconductor layer; and a third electrode located higher than the upper surface of the first semiconductor layer, the third electrode overlapping a portion of the first insulating film, a portion of the first semiconductor layer, and a portion of the second semiconductor layer when viewed from above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya NISHIWAKI, Tsuyoshi KACHI, Shuhei TOKUYAMA