Patents by Inventor Tatsuya Nishiwaki
Tatsuya Nishiwaki 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).
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Publication number: 20240096973Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a first electrode; a semiconductor part located on the first electrode; a second electrode located in a first region on the semiconductor part; a third electrode located in a second region on the semiconductor part; an insulating member located in the semiconductor part in the first and second regions; a fourth electrode located in the insulating member in the first and second regions; a fifth electrode located in the insulating member between the first electrode and the fourth electrode in the first and second regions; and a conductive member located at least in the second region. The conductive member is connected to the third, fourth, and fifth electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Keita SAITO, Kouta TOMITA, Tatsuya NISHIWAKI, Yasunobu SAITO
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Publication number: 20240097022Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor part, first to third and control electrodes. The first electrode is provided on a back surface of the semiconductor part; and the second electrode is provided on a front surface thereof. The third electrode is provided between the first and second electrodes. The third electrode extends into the semiconductor part from the front surface side thereof. The third electrode is electrically insulated from the semiconductor part via an insulating space between the semiconductor part and the third electrode. The control electrode includes first and second portions. The first portion is linked to the second portion and extends between the semiconductor part and the third electrode. The second portion is provided between the second electrode and the third electrode. The first portion faces the insulating space via the third electrode; and the second portion extends between the insulating space and the second electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Kentaro ICHINOSEKI, Keiko KAWAMURA, Tatsuya NISHIWAKI, Kohei OASA
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Publication number: 20240079460Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a second electrode located on the first electrode, a semiconductor part located between the first electrode and the second electrode, a first interconnect located between the semiconductor part and the second electrode, a third electrode located in the semiconductor part and separated from the semiconductor part, a fourth electrode located lower than the third electrode in the semiconductor part, a first plug connecting the second electrode to the fourth electrode, and a second plug. The third electrode includes a ring portion, and an extension portion extending from the ring portion into an interior of the ring portion. The fourth electrode is located in the interior of the ring portion in a plane perpendicular to a vertical direction. The fourth electrode is separated from the semiconductor part. The second plug connects the first interconnect to the extension portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Hiroaki KATOU, Katsura MIYASHITA, Saya SHIMOMURA, Tsuyoshi KACHI, Tatsuya NISHIWAKI
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Publication number: 20240072167Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a second electrode, a gate electrode, second semiconductor regions of a second conductivity type, third semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type, and a third electrode. The second electrode is provided in a plurality in second and third directions. Each second electrode opposes a portion of the first semiconductor region in the second and third directions with an insulating layer interposed. The gate electrode is provided around each second electrode. The first semiconductor region includes first regions provided respectively around the second electrodes and the second region provided around the first regions in the second and third directions. Impurity concentration of the first conductivity type in each of the first regions is higher than impurity concentration of the first conductivity type in the second region.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Kentaro ICHINOSEKI, Tatsuya Nishiwaki, Shingo Sato
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Patent number: 11908912Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 17, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATIONInventors: Tatsuya Nishiwaki, Tsuyoshi Kachi, Shuhei Tokuyama
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Publication number: 20240047571Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor layer including a first plane extending along a plane including a first axis and a second axis; a first electrode extending along the first axis; a second electrode extending along the second axis; and a third electrode above the first plane. The third electrode is electrically coupled to the first electrode and the second electrode, and includes a first portion, a second portion and a third portion. The first portion crosses the first electrode. The second portion crosses the second electrode. The third portion crosses the second electrode and is separate at a first end from the second portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Kentaro Ichinoseki, Tatsuya Nishiwaki, Kikuo Aida, Kohei Oasa
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Publication number: 20240030344Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first element. The first element includes a first conductive member, a second conductive member, a first semiconductor member, a third conductive member, and a third conductive member wiring. The first conductive member includes a first conductive portion including a first face and a second conductive portion including a second face. The second conductive member includes a third conductive portion including a third face and a fourth conductive portion including a fourth face. The fourth conductive portion includes a facing conductive portion. The first semiconductor member is of a first conductive type. The first semiconductor member includes a first partial region, a second partial region and a third partial region. The third partial region includes a facing face facing the facing conductive portion. The third conductive member wiring is electrically connected to the third conductive member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoaki INOKUCHI, Hiro GANGI, Yusuke KOBAYASHI, Tatsuya NISHIWAKI, Shotaro BABA, Hiroki NEMOTO, Tatsunori SAKANO
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Patent number: 11830945Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a second electrode, a gate electrode, second semiconductor regions of a second conductivity type, third semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type, and a third electrode. The second electrode is provided in a plurality in second and third directions. Each second electrode opposes a portion of the first semiconductor region in the second and third directions with an insulating layer interposed. The gate electrode is provided around each second electrode. The first semiconductor region includes first regions provided respectively around the second electrodes and the second region provided around the first regions in the second and third directions. Impurity concentration of the first conductivity type in each of the first regions is higher than impurity concentration of the first conductivity type in the second region.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage CorporationInventors: Kentaro Ichinoseki, Tatsuya Nishiwaki, Shingo Sato
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Patent number: 11810975Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor layer including a first plane extending along a plane including a first axis and a second axis; a first electrode extending along the first axis; a second electrode extending along the second axis; and a third electrode above the first plane. The third electrode is electrically coupled to the first electrode and the second electrode, and includes a first portion, a second portion and a third portion. The first portion crosses the first electrode. The second portion crosses the second electrode. The third portion crosses the second electrode and is separate at a first end from the second portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage CorporationInventors: Kentaro Ichinoseki, Tatsuya Nishiwaki, Kikuo Aida, Kohei Oasa
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Patent number: 11777028Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first to third electrodes, a first conductive member, a semiconductor member, and a first insulating member. The third electrode includes a third electrode end portion and a third electrode other-end portion. The first conductive member includes a first conductive member end portion and a first conductive member other-end portion. The first conductive member is electrically connected with one of the second electrode or the third electrode. The semiconductor member includes first to fourth semiconductor regions. The first semiconductor region includes first and second partial regions. The third semiconductor region is electrically connected with the second electrode. The fourth semiconductor region is electrically connected with the first electrode. At least a portion of the first insulating member is between the semiconductor member and the third electrode and between the semiconductor member and the first conductive member.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Kobayashi, Akihiro Goryu, Ryohei Gejo, Hiro Gangi, Tomoaki Inokuchi, Shotaro Baba, Tatsuya Nishiwaki, Tsuyoshi Kachi
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Patent number: 11776999Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer, first and second electrodes, one or more gate electrodes, and an array of structures. The semiconductor layer has first and second sides opposite to each other in a first direction. The semiconductor layer is single crystal silicon. The array of structures is in the semiconductor layer and arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and along a [100] direction of the single crystal silicon and in a third direction that is perpendicular to the first direction and not perpendicular to the second direction. A first distance between first and second ones of the structures adjacent to each other in the third direction is less than a second distance between the first one and a third one of the structures adjacent to the first one in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Kachi, Tatsuya Nishiwaki
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Patent number: 11777025Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor member, first and second electrodes, a gate electrode, a gate terminal, a first conductive member, a first terminal, and a first insulating member. The semiconductor member includes first and second semiconductor regions, and a third semiconductor region provided between the first and second semiconductor regions. The first electrode is electrically connected to the first semiconductor region. The second electrode is electrically connected to the second semiconductor region. The gate terminal is electrically connected to the gate electrode. The first conductive member is electrically insulated from the first and second electrodes, and the gate electrode. The first terminal is electrically connected to the first conductive member.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignees: KABUSHIKA KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Kobayashi, Tatsunori Sakano, Hiro Gangi, Tomoaki Inokuchi, Takahiro Kato, Yusuke Hayashi, Ryohei Gejo, Tatsuya Nishiwaki
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Publication number: 20230299178Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a plurality of unit element regions, and a partitioning region. Each of the unit element regions includes a first semiconductor part, a second electrode, and a first conductive part. The first semiconductor part includes first to third semiconductor regions. The first semiconductor region is located above the first electrode. The second semiconductor region is located on the first semiconductor region. The third semiconductor region is located on the second semiconductor region. The second electrode is located on the second and third semiconductor regions. The first conductive part faces the second semiconductor region via a first insulating film. At least a portion of the plurality of unit element regions includes a common pattern. The partitioning region includes a second semiconductor part and partitions the plurality of unit element regions. The second semiconductor part is continuous with the first semiconductor part.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2022Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATIONInventors: Tatsuya NISHIWAKI, Ryohei GEJO, Tomoko MATSUDAI
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Publication number: 20230290854Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer, a first insulating film provided on the semiconductor layer, a gate wiring provided on the first insulating film, and a source electrode provided on the first insulating film. The device further includes a second insulating film provided on the gate wiring and the source electrode and including a portion sandwiched between the gate wiring and the source electrode, and a drain electrode provided below the semiconductor layer. Further, an upper surface of the first insulating film includes a first region having a first concentration of phosphorus and a second region having a second concentration of phosphorus that is higher than the first concentration. The first region is present between the semiconductor layer and the gate wiring or the source electrode, and the second region is present between the semiconductor layer and the portion of the second insulating film.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2022Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Kouta TOMITA, Tatsuya SHIRAISHI, Tatsuya NISHIWAKI
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Patent number: 11715793Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor part, an first electrode, a control electrode and second electrodes. The control electrode and the second electrodes are provided between the semiconductor part and the first electrode, and provided inside trenches, respectively. The second electrodes include first to third ones. The first and second ones of the second electrodes are adjacent to each other with a portion of the semiconductor part interposed. The second electrodes each are electrically isolated from the semiconductor part by a insulating film including first and second insulating portions adjacent to each other. The first insulating portion has a first thickness. The second insulating portion has a second thickness thinner than the first thickness. The first insulating portion is provided between the first and second ones of the second electrodes. The second insulating portion is provided between the first and third ones of the second electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Katou, Atsuro Inada, Tatsuya Shiraishi, Tatsuya Nishiwaki, Kenya Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11705447Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor part; first and second electrodes respectively on back and front surfaces of the semiconductor part; a control electrode provided inside a trench of the semiconductor part; a third electrode provided inside the trench; a diode element provided at the front surface of the semiconductor part; a resistance element provided on the front surface of the semiconductor part via an insulating film, the diode element being electrically connected to the second electrode; a first interconnect electrically connecting the diode element and the resistance element, the first interconnect being electrically connected to the third electrode; and a second interconnect electrically connecting the resistance element and the semiconductor part. The resistance element is connected in series to the diode element. The diode element is provided to have a rectifying property reverse to a current direction flowing from the resistance element to the second electrode.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroaki Katou, Tatsuya Nishiwaki, Kenya Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20230090527Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor part, first to fourth electrodes, first and second insulating films. The semiconductor part includes a first layer of a first conductivity type and a second layer of a second conductivity type. The first and second electrodes are provided on back and front surfaces of the semiconductor part, respectively. The second layer is provided between the first layer and the second electrode. A plurality of the third electrodes extend into the first layer through the second layer. The fourth electrode extends into the first layer from the front side of the semiconductor part and surrounds the second layer. The first insulating film electrically insulates the third electrode from the semiconductor part. The second insulating film electrically insulates the fourth electrode from the semiconductor part. The second insulating film has a first thickness greater than a second thickness of the first insulating film.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATIONInventors: Takuo KIKUCHI, Tatsuya NISHIWAKI
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Publication number: 20230088579Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor part, first to fourth electrodes, and insulating films. The semiconductor part is provided between the first and second electrodes. The third and fourth electrodes extend into the semiconductor part from a frond side thereof. The third electrodes are surrounded by the fourth electrode. The insulating films are provided between the semiconductor part and the third electrodes, respectively. The fourth electrode includes first to third portions. The first to third portions extend in first to third directions, respectively, along a back surface of the semiconductor part. The third portion links the first and second portions. The second direction is orthogonal to the first direction. The third direction crosses the first and second directions. The third electrodes are arranged to have a minimum spacing of two adjacent insulating films between two third electrodes adjacent to each other respectively in the first and third directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATIONInventors: Takuo KIKUCHI, Tatsuya NISHIWAKI
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Publication number: 20230087505Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATIONInventors: Tatsuya NISHIWAKI, Tsuyoshi KACHI, Shuhei TOKUYAMA
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Publication number: 20230073420Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a semiconductor layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. A third electrode is in the semiconductor layer. The third electrode extends in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. A plurality of fourth electrodes are connected to the second electrode and extend in the first direction into the semiconductor layer. The fourth electrodes are spaced from one another along the second direction. A fifth electrode that is electrically isolated from the first electrode and between the first electrode and the plurality of fourth electrodes. The fifth electrode extends in the second direction and contacts the lower ends of the plurality of fourth electrodes in the trench.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Shotaro BABA, Hiroaki KATOU, Saya SHIMOMURA, Tatsuya NISHIWAKI