Patents by Inventor Teppei Higashitsuji

Teppei Higashitsuji 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: 20240055057
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory includes a memory cell, a bit line electrically connected to the memory cell, a sense amplifier including a first latch circuit, a first hookup circuit, a second latch circuit, a first wiring, and a first pre-charge circuit. The sense amplifier is in a first circuit area. The first hookup circuit is in a second circuit area and configured to control connection between the bit line and the sense amplifier. The first wiring is connected between the first latch circuit and the second latch circuit. The first pre-charge circuit includes a first transistor in a third circuit area between the first circuit area and the second circuit area. The first transistor has a first end connected to the first wiring at a first position in the third circuit area and a second end connectable to a terminal supplied with one of a pre-charge voltage and a ground voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Teppei HIGASHITSUJI, Toshifumi WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20240029797
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device includes a first semiconductor substrate, a second semiconductor substrate, a first memory cell and a second memory cell provided between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate, a first word line electrically connected to the first memory cell, a second word line electrically connected to the second memory cell, a first transistor that is provided on the first semiconductor substrate and electrically connected between the first word line and a first wiring through which a voltage is applied to the first word line, and a second transistor that is provided on the semiconductor substrate and electrically connected between the second word line and a second wiring through which a voltage is applied to the second word line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroyuki TAKENAKA, Akihiko CHIBA, Teppei HIGASHITSUJI, Kiyofumi SAKURAI, Hiroaki NAKASA, Youichi MAGOME
  • Patent number: 11810620
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device includes a first semiconductor substrate, a second semiconductor substrate, a first memory cell and a second memory cell provided between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate, a first word line electrically connected to the first memory cell, a second word line electrically connected to the second memory cell, a first transistor that is provided on the first semiconductor substrate and electrically connected between the first word line and a first wiring through which a voltage is applied to the first word line, and a second transistor that is provided on the semiconductor substrate and electrically connected between the second word line and a second wiring through which a voltage is applied to the second word line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Takenaka, Akihiko Chiba, Teppei Higashitsuji, Kiyofumi Sakurai, Hiroaki Nakasa, Youichi Magome
  • Publication number: 20230209829
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a conducting layer and an insulating layer that are disposed above a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of pillars that extend in a direction which crosses a surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a plate that is disposed between the plurality of pillars and extends in the same direction as the pillars. A surface of the plate, which faces the pillars, has convex portions and non-convex portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Toshifumi MINAMI, Atsuhiro SATO, Keisuke YONEHAMA, Yasuyuki BABA, Hiroshi SHINOHARA, Hideyuki KAMATA, Teppei HIGASHITSUJI
  • Patent number: 11621278
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a conducting layer and an insulating layer that are disposed above a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of pillars that extend in a direction which crosses a surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a plate that is disposed between the plurality of pillars and extends in the same direction as the pillars. A surface of the plate, which faces the pillars, has convex portions and non-convex portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Toshifumi Minami, Atsuhiro Sato, Keisuke Yonehama, Yasuyuki Baba, Hiroshi Shinohara, Hideyuki Kamata, Teppei Higashitsuji
  • Publication number: 20220246196
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device includes a first semiconductor substrate, a second semiconductor substrate, a first memory cell and a second memory cell provided between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate, a first word line electrically connected to the first memory cell, a second word line electrically connected to the second memory cell, a first transistor that is provided on the first semiconductor substrate and electrically connected between the first word line and a first wiring through which a voltage is applied to the first word line, and a second transistor that is provided on the semiconductor substrate and electrically connected between the second word line and a second wiring through which a voltage is applied to the second word line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroyuki TAKENAKA, Akihiko CHIBA, Teppei HIGASHITSUJI, Kiyofumi SAKURAI, Hiroaki NAKASA, Youichi MAGOME
  • Publication number: 20220216232
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a conducting layer and an insulating layer that are disposed above a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of pillars that extend in a direction which crosses a surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a plate that is disposed between the plurality of pillars and extends in the same direction as the pillars. A surface of the plate, which faces the pillars, has convex portions and non-convex portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Toshifumi MINAMI, Atsuhiro SATO, Keisuke YONEHAMA, Yasuyuki BABA, Hiroshi SHINOHARA, Hideyuki KAMATA, Teppei HIGASHITSUJI
  • Patent number: 11315950
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a conducting layer and an insulating layer that are disposed above a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of pillars that extend in a direction which crosses a surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a plate that is disposed between the plurality of pillars and extends in the same direction as the pillars. A surface of the plate, which faces the pillars, has convex portions and non-convex portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshifumi Minami, Atsuhiro Sato, Keisuke Yonehama, Yasuyuki Baba, Hiroshi Shinohara, Hideyuki Kamata, Teppei Higashitsuji
  • Publication number: 20200411551
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a conducting layer and an insulating layer that are disposed above a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of pillars that extend in a direction which crosses a surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a plate that is disposed between the plurality of pillars and extends in the same direction as the pillars. A surface of the plate, which faces the pillars, has convex portions and non-convex portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Toshifumi MINAMI, Atsuhiro SATO, Keisuke YONEHAMA, Yasuyuki BABA, Hiroshi SHINOHARA, Hideyuki KAMATA, Teppei HIGASHITSUJI
  • Patent number: 10818691
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a conducting layer and an insulating layer that are disposed above a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of pillars that extend in a direction which crosses a surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a plate that is disposed between the plurality of pillars and extends in the same direction as the pillars. A surface of the plate, which faces the pillars, has convex portions and non-convex portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshifumi Minami, Atsuhiro Sato, Keisuke Yonehama, Yasuyuki Baba, Hiroshi Shinohara, Hideyuki Kamata, Teppei Higashitsuji
  • Publication number: 20200006382
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a conducting layer and an insulating layer that are disposed above a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of pillars that extend in a direction which crosses a surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a plate that is disposed between the plurality of pillars and extends in the same direction as the pillars. A surface of the plate, which faces the pillars, has convex portions and non-convex portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Toshifumi MINAMI, Atsuhiro SATO, Keisuke YONEHAMA, Yasuyuki BABA, Hiroshi SHINOHARA, Hideyuki KAMATA, Teppei HIGASHITSUJI
  • Patent number: 10461093
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a conducting layer and an insulating layer that are disposed above a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of pillars that extend in a direction which crosses a surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a plate that is disposed between the plurality of pillars and extends in the same direction as the pillars. A surface of the plate, which faces the pillars, has convex portions and non-convex portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshifumi Minami, Atsuhiro Sato, Keisuke Yonehama, Yasuyuki Baba, Hiroshi Shinohara, Hideyuki Kamata, Teppei Higashitsuji
  • Publication number: 20180175055
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a conducting layer and an insulating layer that are disposed above a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of pillars that extend in a direction which crosses a surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a plate that is disposed between the plurality of pillars and extends in the same direction as the pillars. A surface of the plate, which faces the pillars, has convex portions and non-convex portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Toshifumi MINAMI, Atsuhiro SATO, Keisuke YONEHAMA, Yasuyuki BABA, Hiroshi SHINOHARA, Hideyuki KAMATA, Teppei HIGASHITSUJI
  • Patent number: 9893078
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a conducting layer and an insulating layer that are disposed above a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of pillars that extend in a direction which crosses a surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a plate that is disposed between the plurality of pillars and extends in the same direction as the pillars. A surface of the plate, which faces the pillars, has convex portions and non-convex portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Toshifumi Minami, Atsuhiro Sato, Keisuke Yonehama, Yasuyuki Baba, Hiroshi Shinohara, Hideyuki Kamata, Teppei Higashitsuji
  • Patent number: 9437300
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes first and second memory cell transistors, first and second word lines electrically connected to the first and second memory cell transistors, respectively, first and second transfer transistors. The first and second transistors are electrically connected to the first and second word lines, respectively. The sizes of the first transistor and the second transistor are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hideyuki Kamata, Toshifumi Minami, Teppei Higashitsuji, Atsuhiro Sato, Keisuke Yonehama, Yasuyuki Baba, Hiroshi Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20160071870
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a conducting layer and an insulating layer that are disposed above a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of pillars that extend in a direction which crosses a surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a plate that is disposed between the plurality of pillars and extends in the same direction as the pillars. A surface of the plate, which faces the pillars, has convex portions and non-convex portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Toshifumi MINAMI, Atsuhiro SATO, Keisuke YONEHAMA, Yasuyuki BABA, Hiroshi SHINOHARA, Hideyuki KAMATA, Teppei HIGASHITSUJI
  • Publication number: 20150262669
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes first and second memory cell transistors, first and second word lines electrically connected to the first and second memory cell transistors, respectively, first and second transfer transistors. The first and second transistors are electrically connected to the first and second word lines, respectively. The sizes of the first transistor and the second transistor are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Hideyuki KAMATA, Toshifumi MINAMI, Teppei HIGASHITSUJI, Atsuhiro SATO, Keisuke YONEHAMA, Yasuyuki BABA, Hiroshi SHINOHARA
  • Publication number: 20150062843
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a cell portion and a peripheral portion, including: a substrate, a first insulating layer disposed on the substrate, a first conductive layer disposed on the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer disposed on the first conductive layer, and a second conductive layer disposed on the second insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Teppei HIGASHITSUJI, Toshifumi MINAMI, Hideyuki KAMATA, Atsuhiro SATO, Keisuke YONEHAMA
  • Patent number: 7709906
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a gate insulation film provided on a semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode provided on the gate insulation film, a pair of first diffusion layers, a pair of second diffusion layers which are provided in the semiconductor substrate in such a manner that the gate electrode is interposed between the second diffusion layers, the second diffusion layers have a lower impurity concentration than the first diffusion layers, contact wiring lines provided on the first diffusion layers, respectively, and a first insulation layer which is an insulation layer formed in at least one of the second diffusion layers between the gate electrode and the contact wiring lines, the first insulation layer having a greater depth in the semiconductor substrate than the first diffusion layer and a less depth than the second diffusion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Teppei Higashitsuji, Toshifumi Minami
  • Publication number: 20080128795
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a gate insulation film provided on a semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode provided on the gate insulation film, a pair of first diffusion layers, a pair of second diffusion layers which are provided in the semiconductor substrate in such a manner that the gate electrode is interposed between the second diffusion layers, the second diffusion layers have a lower impurity concentration than the first diffusion layers, contact wiring lines provided on the first diffusion layers, respectively, and a first insulation layer which is an insulation layer formed in at least one of the second diffusion layers between the gate electrode and the contact wiring lines, the first insulation layer having a greater depth in the semiconductor substrate than the first diffusion layer and a less depth than the second diffusion layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Teppei Higashitsuji, Toshifumi Minami