Patents by Inventor Souichi Sugiura

Souichi Sugiura 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: 6326691
    Abstract: A first contact hole for a bit line is formed in an interlayer insulating film, and a polysilicon film is formed on the inner surface of the contact hole and on the interlayer insulating film. Subsequently, the polysilicon film is subjected to isotropic dry etching using a resist as a mask, and the interlayer insulating film is subjected to RIE etching, thereby forming a second contact hole in the interlayer insulating film in a peripheral circuit region. Then, a laminated film is formed on the inner surface of the second contact hole and on the polysilicon film, and the second contact hole is filled with a filling member. The laminated film and the polysilicon film are patterned, thereby forming a bit line in a memory cell region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yusuke Kohyama, Souichi Sugiura
  • Patent number: 6320260
    Abstract: A first contact hole for a bit line is formed in an interlayer insulating film, and a polysilicon film is formed on the inner surface of the contact hole and on the interlayer insulating film. Subsequently, the polysiliccon film is subjected to isotropic dry etching using a resist as a mask, and the interlayer insulating film is subjected to RIE etching, thereby forming a second contact hole in the interlayer insulating film in a peripheral circuit region. Then, a laminated film is formed on the inner surface of the second contact hole and on the polysilicon film, and the second contact hole is filled with a filling member. The laminated film and the polysilicon film are patterned, thereby forming a bit line in a memory cell region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yusuke Kohyama, Souichi Sugiura
  • Patent number: 5963838
    Abstract: A transistor element is formed on the surface of a silicon substrate. A tunnel is formed in the silicon substrate at a position right under the transistor element. A contact hole is formed to extend from the surface of the silicon substrate to the contact hole. Silicon oxide films are respectively formed on the inner surfaces of the tunnel and the contact hole. A wiring layer is buried in the tunnel and the contact hole. The wiring layer is connected to a diffusion layer of the transistor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tadashi Yamamoto, Souichi Sugiura
  • Patent number: 5905292
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor substrate, a well region provided in the surface of the substrate, a plurality of MOSFETs provided in the well region. The well region has parts having a low surface impurity concentration. Some of the MOSFETs have their channel regions provided in those parts of the well region which have the low surface impurity concentration. The other MOSFETs have their channel regions provided in other parts of the well region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Souichi Sugiura, Masaru Koyanagi
  • Patent number: 5841175
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor substrate, a well region provided in the surface of the substrate, a plurality of MOSFETs provided in the well region. The well region has parts having a low surface impurity concentration. Some of the MOSFETs have their channel regions provided in those parts of the well region which have the low surface impurity concentration. The other MOSFETs have their channel regions provided in other parts of the well region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Souichi Sugiura, Masaru Koyanagi
  • Patent number: 5719072
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device according to this invention, a first insulating film formed on only a pattern formation conductive film on a semiconductor substrate and having a reflectance which is 25% or more and periodically changes in accordance with a change in film thickness of the first insulating film is formed on the semiconductor substrate. A second insulating film having a reflectance which is 25% or more and periodically changes in accordance with a change in film thickness and having a refractive index different from that of the first insulating film is formed on only the first insulating film. A total reflectance of the first and second insulating films is less than 25%. A photosensitive film is formed on the second insulating film and exposed through a reticle to form a predetermined pattern. Etching is performed using the photosensitive film having this pattern to form a conductive pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Souichi Sugiura, Hidehiro Watanabe, Seiko Yoshida
  • Patent number: 5674763
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor substrate, a well region provided in the surface of the substrate, a plurality of MOSFETs provided in the well region. The well region has parts having a low surface impurity concentration. Some of the MOSFETs have their channel regions provided in those parts of the well region which have the low surface impurity concentration. The other MOSFETs have their channel regions provided in other parts of the well region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Souichi Sugiura, Masaru Koyanagi
  • Patent number: 5666002
    Abstract: A transistor element is formed on the surface of a silicon substrate. A tunnel is formed in the silicon substrate at a position right under the transistor element. A contact hole is formed to extend from the surface of the silicon substrate to the contact hole. Silicon oxide films are respectively formed on the inner surfaces of the tunnel and the contact hole. A wiring layer is buried in the tunnel and the contact hole. The wiring layer is connected to a diffusion layer of the transistor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tadashi Yamamoto, Souichi Sugiura
  • Patent number: 5545926
    Abstract: A first contact hole for a bit line is formed in an interlayer insulating film, and a polysilicon film is formed on the inner surface of the contact hole and on the interlayer insulating film. Subsequently, the polysilicon film is subjected to isotropic dry etching using a resist as a mask, and the interlayer insulating film is subjected to RIE etching, thereby forming a second contact hole in the interlayer insulating film in a peripheral circuit region. Then, a laminated film is formed on the inner surface of the second contact hole and on the polysilicon film, and the second contact hole is filled with a filling member. The laminated film and the polysilicon film are patterned, thereby forming a bit line in a memory cell region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yusuke Kohyama, Souichi Sugiura
  • Patent number: 5486719
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device according to this invention, a first insulating film formed on only a pattern formation conductive film on a semiconductor substrate and having a reflectance which is 25% or more and periodically changes in accordance with a change in film thickness of the first insulating film is formed on the semiconductor substrate. A second insulating film having a reflectance which is 25% or more and periodically changes in accordance with a change in film thickness and having a refractive index different from that of the first insulating film is formed on only the first insulating film. A total reflectance of the first and second insulating films is less than 25%. A photosensitive film is formed on the second insulating film and exposed through a reticle to form a predetermined pattern. Etching is performed using the photosensitive film having this pattern to form a conductive pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1996
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Souichi Sugiura, Hidehiro Watanabe, Seiko Yoshida
  • Patent number: 5160988
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a substrate, first insulation layers formed on the substrate, and a second insulation layer formed on the substrate. The second insulation layer, which acts as a dielectric material of a capacitor component of the semiconductor device, is thinner than each of the first insulation layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1992
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takayoshi Higuchi, Souichi Sugiura
  • Patent number: 4980733
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device in which plural pairs of cell capacitors arranged in a matrix arrangement on a semiconductor substrate and the plural pairs of cell capacitors are arranged on each row with cell regions placed between the pairs of cell capacitors. This semiconductor storage device is constructed such that a pair of cell capacitors on a given row are connected by a cell plate electrode with other cell capacitors on one diagonal line prolonged from the said pair of cell capacitors but are not connected with the cell capacitors on the other diagonal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Souichi Sugiura