Patents by Inventor Tadayoshi UECHI

Tadayoshi UECHI 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: 20230301109
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a third region between first and second regions on a substrate surface. A gate insulating film which is above the third region. A gate electrode is above the gate insulating film and includes a metal-containing layer. A first conductor is above the gate electrode. A first voltage can be applied to the first conductor. A second conductor is above the first region. A second voltage can be applied to the second conductor. A third conductor is above the first region. A third voltage different from the first and second can be applied to the third conductor. A metal oxide film is provided between the first region and the third conductor. An upper surface of the metal oxide film includes a portion at a height from the substrate that is lower than a height of an upper surface of the metal-containing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Tadayoshi UECHI, Takeshi SHIMANE
  • Patent number: 11694995
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device, includes: a first region including a memory cell array; and a second region including a peripheral circuit. The second region includes a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface. The semiconductor substrate includes: a semiconductor region between the first and second surfaces; an n-type semiconductor region provided on the first surface and higher in donor concentration than the semiconductor region; a damaged region provided on the second surface; and a p-type semiconductor region provided between the damaged region and the n-type semiconductor region, closer to the second surface than the n-type semiconductor region in a direction from the first surface toward the second surfaces of the semiconductor substrate, and higher in acceptor concentration than the semiconductor region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Michihito Kono, Takashi Izumida, Tadayoshi Uechi, Takeshi Shimane
  • Patent number: 11616072
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a first stacked body in which a plurality of first conductive layers are stacked at intervals in a first direction above a semiconductor substrate; a second stacked body in which a plurality of second conductive layers are stacked at intervals in the first direction above the semiconductor substrate; and a first slit extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the first slit isolating the first stacked body and the second stacked body in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yamashita, Takuyo Nakayama, Takashi Ichikawa, Tadayoshi Uechi, Takashi Izumida
  • Patent number: 11527645
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of an embodiment includes: a first and second semiconductor regions of a first conductivity type; a third semiconductor region of a second conductivity type disposed between the first and second semiconductor regions; a fourth semiconductor region of the first conductivity type disposed below the first semiconductor region; a fifth semiconductor region of the first conductivity type disposed below the second semiconductor region; a first region containing carbon disposed between the first and fourth semiconductor regions; a second region containing carbon disposed between the second and fifth semiconductor regions; a third region disposed between the first and second regions; the first and second regions having a first and second carbon concentrations respectively, the third region not containing carbon or having a lower carbon concentration than the first and second carbon concentrations in a portion below an end of a lower face of a gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadayoshi Uechi, Takashi Izumida, Takeshi Shimane
  • Patent number: 11404572
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes an element region, an element isolation region adjacent to the element region, a gate insulating layer provided on an upper surface of the element region, and a gate electrode including a semiconductor layer, the semiconductor layer containing boron (B) and including a portion provided on the gate insulating layer, the element isolation region including an upper portion including an upper surface of the element isolation region and a lower portion including a lower surface of the element isolation region, and the upper portion of the element isolation region applying compressive stress to a portion of the element region, which is adjacent to the upper portion of the element isolation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadayoshi Uechi, Takashi Izumida
  • Publication number: 20220237348
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus has an output data acquisition unit configured to acquire an output value obtained by performing an experiment or simulation based on an input parameter of a predetermined number of dimensions, an evaluation value calculation unit configured to calculate and output an evaluation value of the output value, an outlier processing unit configured to output a converted evaluation value including a specified value obtained by converting the evaluation value that does not satisfy a predetermined criterion, a next input parameter determination unit configured to determine a next input parameter based on the input parameter and the converted evaluation value corresponding to the input parameter, and an iteration determination unit configured to repeat processing of the output data acquisition unit, the evaluation value calculation unit, the outlier processing unit, and the next input parameter determination unit until a predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicants: Kioxia Corporation, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Satoru YOKOTA, Daiki KIRIBUCHI, Takeichiro NISHIKAWA, Tadayoshi UECHI, Soh KOIKE
  • Publication number: 20220216228
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a first stacked body in which a plurality of first conductive layers are stacked at intervals in a first direction above a semiconductor substrate; a second stacked body in which a plurality of second conductive layers are stacked at intervals in the first direction above the semiconductor substrate; and a first slit extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the first slit isolating the first stacked body and the second stacked body in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya YAMASHITA, Takuyo NAKAYAMA, Takashi ICHIKAWA, Tadayoshi UECHI, Takashi IZUMIDA
  • Patent number: 11355510
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a first stacked body in which a plurality of first conductive layers are stacked at intervals in a first direction above a semiconductor substrate; a second stacked body in which a plurality of second conductive layers are stacked at intervals in the first direction above the semiconductor substrate; and a first slit extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the first slit isolating the first stacked body and the second stacked body in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yamashita, Takuyo Nakayama, Takashi Ichikawa, Tadayoshi Uechi, Takashi Izumida
  • Publication number: 20220084984
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device, includes: a first region including a memory cell array; and a second region including a peripheral circuit. The second region includes a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface. The semiconductor substrate includes: a semiconductor region between the first and second surfaces; an n-type semiconductor region provided on the first surface and higher in donor concentration than the semiconductor region; a damaged region provided on the second surface; and a p-type semiconductor region provided between the damaged region and the n-type semiconductor region, closer to the second surface than the n-type semiconductor region in a direction from the first surface toward the second surfaces of the semiconductor substrate, and higher in acceptor concentration than the semiconductor region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Michihito KONO, Takashi IZUMIDA, Tadayoshi UECHI, Takeshi SHIMANE
  • Publication number: 20220067235
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an estimator and a recommender. The estimator is configured to, based on a data set including a set value set for a parameter and an evaluation value or an evaluation value variation where the set value is set for the parameter, estimate a relationship between the set value and the evaluation value variation. The evaluation value variation indicates a variation of respective evaluation values where a plurality of values included within a neighborhood range that is based on the set value are set for the parameter. The recommender is configured to, based on the estimated relationship, determine a recommended set value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Daiki KIRIBUCHI, Satoru YOKOTA, Soh KOIKE, Tadayoshi UECHI
  • Patent number: 11056558
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a semiconductor layer having a first plane and a second plane opposite to the first plane; a gate electrode; a gate insulating layer provided between the first plane and the gate electrode; and a pair of first p-type impurity regions provided in the semiconductor layer on both sides of the gate electrode, containing boron, carbon, and germanium, having a bond structure of boron and carbon, having a first boron concentration and a first depth in a direction from the first plane toward the second plane, and having a distance between the first p-type impurity regions being a first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Izumida, Takeshi Shimane, Tadayoshi Uechi
  • Publication number: 20210091044
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a first stacked body in which a plurality of first conductive layers are stacked at intervals in a first direction above a semiconductor substrate; a second stacked body in which a plurality of second conductive layers are stacked at intervals in the first direction above the semiconductor substrate; and a first slit extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the first slit isolating the first stacked body and the second stacked body in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya YAMASHITA, Takuyo NAKAYAMA, Takashi ICHIKAWA, Tadayoshi UECHI, Takashi IZUMIDA
  • Publication number: 20210091221
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes an element region, an element isolation region adjacent to the element region, a gate insulating layer provided on an upper surface of the element region, and a gate electrode including a semiconductor layer, the semiconductor layer containing boron (B) and including a portion provided on the gate insulating layer, the element isolation region including an upper portion including an upper surface of the element isolation region and a lower portion including a lower surface of the element isolation region, and the upper portion of the element isolation region applying compressive stress to a portion of the element region, which is adjacent to the upper portion of the element isolation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Tadayoshi UECHI, Takashi IZUMIDA
  • Publication number: 20200295191
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of an embodiment includes: a first and second semiconductor regions of a first conductivity type; a third semiconductor region of a second conductivity type disposed between the first and second semiconductor regions; a fourth semiconductor region of the first conductivity type disposed below the first semiconductor region; a fifth semiconductor region of the first conductivity type disposed below the second semiconductor region; a first region containing carbon disposed between the first and fourth semiconductor regions; a second region containing carbon disposed between the second and fifth semiconductor regions; a third region disposed between the first and second regions; the first and second regions having a first and second carbon concentrations respectively, the third region not containing carbon or having a lower carbon concentration than the first and second carbon concentrations in a portion below an end of a lower face of a gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadayoshi UECHI, Takashi IZUMIDA, Takeshi SHIMANE
  • Publication number: 20200091292
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a semiconductor layer having a first plane and a second plane opposite to the first plane; a gate electrode; a gate insulating layer provided between the first plane and the gate electrode; and a pair of first p-type impurity regions provided in the semiconductor layer on both sides of the gate electrode, containing boron, carbon, and germanium, having a bond structure of boron and carbon, having a first boron concentration and a first depth in a direction from the first plane toward the second plane, and having a distance between the first p-type impurity regions being a first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi IZUMIDA, Takeshi SHIMANE, Tadayoshi UECHI
  • Patent number: 9793289
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory device includes a conductive layer, a first electrode layer provided side by side with the conductive layer in a first direction, a second electrode layer provided between the conductive layer and the first electrode. At least a part of the second electrode on the conductive layer side has a work function smaller than a work function of the first electrode. The device further includes a first channel body extending through the first electrode layer in the first direction and a charge storage portion provided between the first electrode layer and the first channel body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadayoshi Uechi, Masaki Kondo
  • Publication number: 20160372481
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory device includes a first conductive layer of a first conductivity type and a second conductive layer of a second conductivity type on the first conductive layer. The second conductor layer has a surface opposite to the first conductive layer. The device includes a first electrode layer arranged with the second conductive layer in a first direction perpendicular to the surface of the second conductive layer, a first channel body extending through the first electrode layer in the first direction, and a charge storage layer between the first electrode layer and the first channel body. The device includes a first region of the first conductivity type between the first conductive layer and the first channel body, and a conductor arranged with the first electrode in a second direction parallel to the surface of the second conductive layer. The conductor is electrically connected to the second conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takashi IZUMIDA, Masaki KONDO, Tadayoshi UECHI
  • Publication number: 20160358936
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory device includes a conductive layer, a first electrode layer provided side by side with the conductive layer in a first direction, a second electrode layer provided between the conductive layer and the first electrode. At least a part of the second electrode on the conductive layer side has a work function smaller than a work function of the first electrode. The device further includes a first channel body extending through the first electrode layer in the first direction and a charge storage portion provided between the first electrode layer and the first channel body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tadayoshi UECHI, Masaki KONDO
  • Patent number: 9379164
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device according to an embodiment includes a semiconductor substrate, a first semiconductor member and a second semiconductor member provided on the semiconductor substrate, a first electrode disposed between the first semiconductor member and the second semiconductor member, and a second electrode disposed between the semiconductor substrate and the first electrode. The first semiconductor member and the second semiconductor member extend in a first direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate. The first semiconductor member and the second semiconductor member are separated in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The first electrode extends in a third direction intersecting both the first direction and the second direction. The second electrode extends in the third direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tsukasa Nakai, Masaki Kondo, Hikari Tajima, Hiroki Tokuhira, Takashi Izumida, Takashi Kurusu, Nobutoshi Aoki, Takahisa Kanemura, Tadayoshi Uechi
  • Publication number: 20150255514
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device according to an embodiment includes a semiconductor substrate, a first semiconductor member and a second semiconductor member provided on the semiconductor substrate, a first electrode disposed between the first semiconductor member and the second semiconductor member, and a second electrode disposed between the semiconductor substrate and the first electrode. The first semiconductor member and the second semiconductor member extend in a first direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate. The first semiconductor member and the second semiconductor member are separated in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The first electrode extends in a third direction intersecting both the first direction and the second direction. The second electrode extends in the third direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tsukasa NAKAI, Masaki KONDO, Hikari TAJIMA, Hiroki TOKUHIRA, Takashi IZUMIDA, Takashi KURUSU, Nobutoshi AOKI, Takahisa KANEMURA, Tadayoshi UECHI