Patents by Inventor Sonoko Abe

Sonoko Abe 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: 6503803
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of fabricating a semiconductor device including forming an insulating film on a silicon substrate; forming a contact hole in the insulating film; depositing a titanium film to be in contact with the silicon substrate in the contact hole; and causing a heat reaction between the titanium film and the silicon substrate such that the titanium film is subjected to silicide reaction with the thickness 4 nm to 48 nm or, more preferably, with the thickness of 8 nm to 34 nm. In the instance where the contact hole is filled with doped polycrystal silicon material, the titanium film is deposited to be in contact with the polycrystal silicon in the contact hole. The silicon substrate/silicon body may have at least a MISFET formed thereon in which case the contact hole is formed to expose an active region of the MISFET, as one example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromi Todorobaru, Hideo Miura, Masayuki Suzuki, Shinji Nishihara, Shuji Ikeda, Masashi Sahara, Shinichi Ishida, Hiromi Abe, Atushi Ogishima, Hiroyuki Uchiyama, Sonoko Abe
  • Patent number: 6480418
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a non-volatile semiconductor storage, comprising a plurality of main bit lines, a plurality of sub bit lines connected to the main bit lines, and a plurality of memory cell arrays, each including a plurality of non-volatile semiconductor memory cells disposed like an array. Each of those memory cells has a source terminal, a drain terminal, and a control gate, and each source-drain path is connected to a sub bit line. Between a main bit line and a sub bit line connected to the main bit line is disposed the source-drain path of a first transistor, and the source-drain path of a second transistor is connected to the sub bit line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Tanaka, Yutaka Shinagawa, Kazuyoshi Shiba, Kazufumi Suzukawa, Masamichi Fujito, Takayuki Oshima, Sonoko Abe, Kiyoshi Matsubara
  • Publication number: 20020008992
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a non-volatile semiconductor storage, comprising a plurality of main bit lines, a plurality of sub bit lines connected to the main bit lines, and a plurality of memory cell arrays, each including a plurality of non-volatile semiconductor memory cells disposed like an array. Each of those memory cells has a source terminal, a drain terminal, and a control gate, and each source-drain path is connected to a sub bit line. Between a main bit line and a sub bit line connected to the main bit line is disposed the source-drain path of a first transistor, and the source-drain path of a second transistor is connected to the sub bit line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Toshihiro Tanaka, Yutaka Shinagawa, Kazuyoshi Shiba, Kazufumi Suzukawa, Masamichi Fujito, Takayuki Oshima, Sonoko Abe, Kiyoshi Matsubara
  • Patent number: 6307780
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a non-volatile semiconductor storage, comprising a plurality of main bit lines, a plurality of sub bit lines connected to the main bit lines, and a plurality of memory cell arrays, each including a plurality of non-volatile semiconductor memory cells disposed like an array. Each of those memory cells has a source terminal, a drain terminal, and a control gate, and each source-drain path is connected to a sub bit line. Between a main bit line and a sub bit line connected to the main bit line is disposed the source-drain path of a first transistor, and the source-drain path of a second transistor is connected to the sub bit line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Tanaka, Yutaka Shinagawa, Kazuyoshi Shiba, Kazufumi Suzukawa, Masamichi Fujito, Takayuki Oshima, Sonoko Abe, Kiyoshi Matsubara
  • Publication number: 20010023958
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a silicon substrate, an electrical wiring metal, an insulating film formed on the silicon substrate, a plurality of contact holes formed in the insulating film for connecting the silicon substrate and the electrical wiring metal to each other, and a titanium silicide film formed in the contact holes. The thickness of the titanium silicide film is 10 nm to 120 nm, or preferably, 20 nm to 84 nm. Semiconductor regions and the electrical wiring metal are connected to each other through the titanium silicide film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Publication date: September 27, 2001
    Inventors: Hiromi Todorobaru, Hideo Miura, Masayuki Suzuki, Shinji Nishihara, Shuji Ikeda, Masashi Sahara, Shinichi Ishida, Hiromi Abe, Atushi Ogishima, Hiroyuki Uchiyama, Sonoko Abe
  • Patent number: 6268658
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a silicon substrate, an electrical wiring metal, an insulating film formed on the silicon substrate, a plurality of contact holes formed in the insulating film for connecting the silicon substrate and the electrical wiring metal to each other, and a titanium silicide film formed in the contact holes. The thickness of the titanium silicide film is 10 nm to 120 nm or, preferably, 20 nm to 84 nm. Semiconductor regions and the electrical wiring metal are connected to each other through the titanium silicide film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromi Todorobaru, Hideo Miura, Masayuki Suzuki, Shinji Nishihara, Shuji Ikeda, Masashi Sahara, Shinichi Ishida, Hiromi Abe, Atushi Ogishima, Hiroyuki Uchiyama, Sonoko Abe
  • Patent number: 6122196
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a non-volatile semiconductor storage, comprising a plurality of main bit lines, a plurality of sub bit lines connected to the main bit lines, and a plurality of memory cell arrays, each including a plurality of non-volatile semiconductor memory cells disposed like an array. Each of those memory cells has a source terminal, a drain terminal, and a control gate, and each source-drain path is connected to a sub bit line. Between a main bit line and a sub bit line connected to the main bit line is disposed the source-drain path of a first transistor, and the source-drain path of a second transistor is connected to the sub bit line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Tanaka, Yutaka Shinagawa, Kazuyoshi Shiba, Kazufumi Suzukawa, Masamichi Fujito, Takayuki Oshima, Sonoko Abe, Kiyoshi Matsubara
  • Patent number: 6031288
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a silicon substrate, an electrical wiring metal, an insulating film formed on the silicon substrate, a plurality of contact holes formed in the insulating film for connecting the silicon substrate and the electrical wiring metal to each other, and a titanium silicide film formed in the contact holes. The thickness of the titanium silicide film is 10 nm to 120 nm or, preferably, 20 nm to 84 nm. Semiconductor regions and the electrical wiring metal are connected to each other through the titanium silicide film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromi Todorobaru, Hideo Miura, Masayuki Suzuki, Shinji Nishihara, Shuji Ikeda, Masashi Sahara, Shinichi Ishida, Hiromi Abe, Atushi Ogishima, Hiroyuki Uchiyama, Sonoko Abe