Patents by Inventor Shunichi Sukegawa

Shunichi Sukegawa 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: 11889218
    Abstract: A solid state image sensor of the present disclosure includes: a first semiconductor substrate provided with at least a pixel array unit in which pixels that perform photoelectric conversion are arranged in a matrix form; and a second semiconductor substrate provided with at least a control circuit unit that drives the pixels. The first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate are stacked, with first surfaces on which wiring layers are formed facing each other, the pixel array unit is composed of a plurality of divided array units, the control circuit unit is provided corresponding to each of the plurality of divided array units, and electrical connection is established in each of the divided array units, through an electrode located on each of the first surfaces of the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate, between the pixel array unit and the control circuit unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Shunji Maeda, Junichi Ishibashi, Motoshige Okada
  • Patent number: 11616089
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid state imaging device including a support substrate; an imaging semiconductor chip having a pixel array disposed on the support substrate; and an image processing semiconductor chip disposed on the support substrate, wherein the imaging semiconductor chip and the image processing semiconductor chip are connected by through-vias, and interconnects formed on the support substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Noriyuki Fukushima
  • Patent number: 11222914
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first material layer adjacent to a second material layer, a first via passing through the first material layer and extending into the second material layer, and a second via extending into the first material layer, where along a common cross section parallel to an interface between the two material layers, the first via has a cross section larger than that of the second via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takahashi, Shunichi Sukegawa, Keishi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20210409621
    Abstract: A solid state image sensor of the present disclosure includes: a first semiconductor substrate provided with at least a pixel array unit in which pixels that perform photoelectric conversion are arranged in a matrix form; and a second semiconductor substrate provided with at least a control circuit unit that drives the pixels. The first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate are stacked, with first surfaces on which wiring layers are formed facing each other, the pixel array unit is composed of a plurality of divided array units, the control circuit unit is provided corresponding to each of the plurality of divided array units, and electrical connection is established in each of the divided array units, through an electrode located on each of the first surfaces of the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate, between the pixel array unit and the control circuit unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Shunji Maeda, Junichi Ishibashi, Motoshige Okada
  • Patent number: 11153515
    Abstract: A solid state image sensor of the present disclosure includes: a first semiconductor substrate provided with at least a pixel array unit in which pixels that perform photoelectric conversion are arranged in a matrix form; and a second semiconductor substrate provided with at least a control circuit unit that drives the pixels. The first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate are stacked, with first surfaces on which wiring layers are formed facing each other, the pixel array unit is composed of a plurality of divided array units, the control circuit unit is provided corresponding to each of the plurality of divided array units, and electrical connection is established in each of the divided array units, through an electrode located on each of the first surfaces of the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate, between the pixel array unit and the control circuit unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Shunji Maeda, Junichi Ishibashi, Motoshige Okada
  • Patent number: 11118961
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus is configured of a first structure 20 and a second structure 40, in which the first structure 20 includes a first substrate 21, a plurality of temperature detection devices 15 formed on the first substrate 21 and configured to detect a temperature on the basis of an infrared ray, drive lines 72, and signal lines 71, the second structure 40 includes a second substrate 41, and a drive circuit provided on the second substrate 41 and covered with a covering layer 43, the first substrate 21 is bonded to the covering layer 43, a cavity 50 is provided between each temperature detection device 15 and the covering layer 43, and the drive lines 72 and the signal lines 71 are electrically connected to the drive circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Hosaka, Yoshikazu Nitta, Kenichi Okumura, Shunichi Sukegawa
  • Patent number: 10615334
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a memory cell structure, a method of manufacturing a memory, and a memory apparatus that are capable of providing a memory cell structure of an MRAM, which reduces resistance of drawn wiring to be connected to an MTJ, reduces an area of a memory cell, and avoids performance degradation of the MTJ due to heat. A memory cell includes: a transistor that uses a first diffusion layer formed in a bottom portion of a concave portion formed by processing a silicon substrate into a groove shape, and a second diffusion layer formed in upper end portions of two opposing sidewall portions of the concave portion, to form channels at portions between the first diffusion layer and the second diffusion layer in the two sidewall portions; and a memory element that is disposed below the first diffusion layer. The first diffusion layer is electrically connected to the memory element via a contact formed after the silicon substrate is thinned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku Umebayashi, Shunichi Sukegawa, Takashi Yokoyama, Masanori Hosomi, Yutaka Higo
  • Patent number: 10615211
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a semiconductor device, a solid-state image sensor and a camera system capable of reducing the influence of noise at a connection between chips without a special circuit for communication and reducing the cost as a result. The semiconductor device includes: a first chip; and a second chip, wherein the first chip and the second chip are bonded to have a stacked structure, the first chip has a high-voltage transistor circuit mounted thereon, the second chip has mounted thereon a low-voltage transistor circuit having lower breakdown voltage than the high-voltage transistor circuit, and wiring between the first chip and the second chip is connected through a via formed in the first chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Noriyuki Fukushima
  • Publication number: 20200058692
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid state imaging device including a support substrate; an imaging semiconductor chip having a pixel array disposed on the support substrate; and an image processing semiconductor chip disposed on the support substrate, wherein the imaging semiconductor chip and the image processing semiconductor chip are connected by through-vias, and interconnects formed on the support substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: SHUNICHI SUKEGAWA, NORIYUKI FUKUSHIMA
  • Patent number: 10554910
    Abstract: A solid state image sensor of the present disclosure includes: a first semiconductor substrate provided with at least a pixel array unit in which pixels that perform photoelectric conversion are arranged in a matrix form; and a second semiconductor substrate provided with at least a control circuit unit that drives the pixels. The first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate are stacked, with first surfaces on which wiring layers are formed facing each other, the pixel array unit is composed of a plurality of divided array units, the control circuit unit is provided corresponding to each of the plurality of divided array units, and electrical connection is established in each of the divided array units, through an electrode located on each of the first surfaces of the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate, between the pixel array unit and the control circuit unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Shunji Maeda, Junichi Ishibashi, Motoshige Okada
  • Publication number: 20200013818
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first material layer adjacent to a second material layer, a first via passing through the first material layer and extending into the second material layer, and a second via extending into the first material layer, where along a common cross section parallel to an interface between the two material layers, the first via has a cross section larger than that of the second via.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takahashi, Shunichi Sukegawa, Keishi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20190341416
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a semiconductor device, a solid-state image sensor and a camera system capable of reducing the influence of noise at a connection between chips without a special circuit for communication and reducing the cost as a result. The semiconductor device includes: a first chip; and a second chip, wherein the first chip and the second chip are bonded to have a stacked structure, the first chip has a high-voltage transistor circuit mounted thereon, the second chip has mounted thereon a low-voltage transistor circuit having lower breakdown voltage than the high-voltage transistor circuit, and wiring between the first chip and the second chip is connected through a via formed in the first chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Noriyuki Fukushima
  • Patent number: 10453886
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first material layer adjacent to a second material layer, a first via passing through the first material layer and extending into the second material layer, and a second via extending into the first material layer, where along a common cross section parallel to an interface between the two material layers, the first via has a cross section larger than that of the second via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takahashi, Shunichi Sukegawa, Keishi Inoue
  • Patent number: 10418394
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid state imaging device including a support substrate; an imaging semiconductor chip having a pixel array disposed on the support substrate; and an image processing semiconductor chip disposed on the support substrate, wherein the imaging semiconductor chip and the image processing semiconductor chip are connected by through-vias, and interconnects formed on the support substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Noriyuki Fukushima
  • Patent number: 10396115
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a semiconductor device, a solid-state image sensor and a camera system capable of reducing the influence of noise at a connection between chips without a special circuit for communication and reducing the cost as a result. The semiconductor device includes: a first chip; and a second chip, wherein the first chip and the second chip are bonded to have a stacked structure, the first chip has a high-voltage transistor circuit mounted thereon, the second chip has mounted thereon a low-voltage transistor circuit having lower breakdown voltage than the high-voltage transistor circuit, and wiring between the first chip and the second chip is connected through a via formed in the first chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Noriyuki Fukushima
  • Patent number: 10319773
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a semiconductor device, a solid-state image sensor and a camera system capable of reducing the influence of noise at a connection between chips without a special circuit for communication and reducing the cost as a result. The semiconductor device includes: a first chip; and a second chip, wherein the first chip and the second chip are bonded to have a stacked structure, the first chip has a high-voltage transistor circuit mounted thereon, the second chip has mounted thereon a low-voltage transistor circuit having lower breakdown voltage than the high-voltage transistor circuit, and wiring between the first chip and the second chip is connected through a via formed in the first chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Noriyuki Fukushima
  • Publication number: 20190148436
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a semiconductor device, a solid-state image sensor and a camera system capable of reducing the influence of noise at a connection between chips without a special circuit for communication and reducing the cost as a result. The semiconductor device includes: a first chip; and a second chip, wherein the first chip and the second chip are bonded to have a stacked structure, the first chip has a high-voltage transistor circuit mounted thereon, the second chip has mounted thereon a low-voltage transistor circuit having lower breakdown voltage than the high-voltage transistor circuit, and wiring between the first chip and the second chip is connected through a via formed in the first chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Noriyuki Fukushima
  • Publication number: 20190137331
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus is configured of a first structure 20 and a second structure 40, in which the first structure 20 includes a first substrate 21, a plurality of temperature detection devices 15 formed on the first substrate 21 and configured to detect a temperature on the basis of an infrared ray, drive lines 72, and signal lines 71, the second structure 40 includes a second substrate 41, and a drive circuit provided on the second substrate 41 and covered with a covering layer 43, the first substrate 21 is bonded to the covering layer 43, a cavity 50 is provided between each temperature detection device 15 and the covering layer 43, and the drive lines 72 and the signal lines 71 are electrically connected to the drive circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Hosaka, Yoshikazu Nitta, Kenichi Okumura, Shunichi Sukegawa
  • Publication number: 20180226571
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a memory cell structure, a method of manufacturing a memory, and a memory apparatus that are capable of providing a memory cell structure of an MRAM, which reduces resistance of drawn wiring to be connected to an MTJ, reduces an area of a memory cell, and avoids performance degradation of the MTJ due to heat. A memory cell includes: a transistor that uses a first diffusion layer formed in a bottom portion of a concave portion formed by processing a silicon substrate into a groove shape, and a second diffusion layer formed in upper end portions of two opposing sidewall portions of the concave portion, to form channels at portions between the first diffusion layer and the second diffusion layer in the two sidewall portions; and a memory element that is disposed below the first diffusion layer. The first diffusion layer is electrically connected to the memory element via a contact formed after the silicon substrate is thinned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Taku UMEBAYASHI, Shunichi SUKEGAWA, Takashi YOKOYAMA, Masanori HOSOMI, Yutaka HIGO
  • Publication number: 20180158859
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first material layer adjacent to a second material layer, a first via passing through the first material layer and extending into the second material layer, and a second via extending into the first material layer, where along a common cross section parallel to an interface between the two material layers, the first via has a cross section larger than that of the second via.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takahashi, Shunichi Sukegawa, Keishi Inoue