Patents by Inventor Tomoaki Inokuchi

Tomoaki Inokuchi 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: 12107159
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first to third electrodes, a conductive member, a semiconductor member, and an insulating member. The conductive member includes a conductive member end portion and a conductive member other-end portion. The conductive member end portion is between the first electrode and the conductive member other-end portion. The conductive member is electrically connected with one of the second electrode or the third electrode. The semiconductor member includes first to third semiconductor regions. The first semiconductor region includes first and second partial regions. The first partial region is between the first and second electrodes. The second semiconductor region is between the first partial region and the third semiconductor region. The third semiconductor region is electrically connected with the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Kobayashi, Tomoaki Inokuchi, Hiro Gangi, Hiroki Nemoto, Akihiro Goryu, Ryohei Gejo, Tsuyoshi Kachi, Tatsuya Nishiwaki
  • Publication number: 20240274680
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first to third conductive portions, a first insulating portion, and a semiconductor portion. The semiconductor portion includes a first semiconductor region provided between the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion, and a second semiconductor region provided between the second conductive portion and the first insulating region. The second conductive portion includes a first conductive region in Schottky junction with the first semiconductor region, and a second conductive region in Schottky junction with the second semiconductor region. When the first conductivity-type is an n-type, a work function of the first conductive region is smaller than a work function of the second conductive region. When the first conductivity-type is a p-type, the work function of the first conductive region is larger than the work function of the second conductive region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoaki INOKUCHI, Yusuke KOBAYASHI, Shotaro BABA, Hiroki NEMOTO, Taichi FUKUDA, Tatsuya NISHIWAKI, Tatsuo SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 12057501
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of an embodiment includes: a semiconductor layer having a first face and a second face, the semiconductor layer including a first trench and a second trench on a side of a first face; a first electrode on the side of the first face; a second electrode on the side of the second face; a first gate electrode in the first trench; a first field plate electrode electrically connected to the first electrode in the first trench, a second gate electrode in the second trench; and a second field plate electrode electrically connected to the first electrode in the second trench, a resistance between first electrode and second field plate is different from a resistance between first electrode and the first field plate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yusuke Kobayashi, Tomoaki Inokuchi, Hiro Gangi, Tatsunori Sakano, Yusuke Hayashi
  • Patent number: 12027618
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first to third electrodes, a semiconductor member, a conductive member, and an insulating member. The semiconductor member includes first to third semiconductor regions. The first semiconductor region includes first and second partial regions. The second semiconductor region is between the first partial region and the third semiconductor region. The conductive member is located between the second partial region and the third electrode. The conductive member includes a first end portion and a first other-end portion. The first end portion is between the first other-end portion and the third electrode. The conductive member includes first to third portions. The second portion is between the third portion and the third electrode. The first portion is between the second portion and the third electrode. The first portion includes the first end portion. The second portion contacts the first and third portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiro Gangi, Yasunori Taguchi, Tomoaki Inokuchi, Yusuke Kobayashi, Hiroki Nemoto
  • Publication number: 20240194739
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device include first to third electrode, a semiconductor member, a first conductive member, and a first insulating member. A second insulating region of the first insulating member includes a first face facing the third partial region of the first semiconductor region. The third insulating region of the first insulating member includes a second face facing the third partial region of the first semiconductor region. The first face includes a first end on a side of the first electrode in the first direction. The second face includes a second end on a side of the second electrode in the first direction. A second position of the second end in the second direction is different from a first position of the first end in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shotaro BABA, Tomoaki INOKUCHI, Tatsuo SHIMIZU, Tatsuya NISHIWAKI
  • Publication number: 20240079459
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode; a fourth electrode, a semiconductor member, a first conductive member, a second conductive member, and an insulating member. The semiconductor member includes first, second and third semiconductor regions. The first semiconductor region includes a first outer edge region, a first partial region, a second partial region, a third partial region, and a fourth partial region. The first, third and fourth partial regions are of a first conductivity type. The second semiconductor region is of a second conductivity type. The third semiconductor region is of the first conductivity type. The second conductive member includes a first conductive portion. The insulating member includes a first insulating region and a second insulating region. An electrical resistivity of the second partial region is higher than an electrical resistivity of the first partial region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Yusuke KOBAYASHI, Tomoaki INOKUCHI, Hiro GANGI, Shotaro BABA
  • Publication number: 20240079480
    Abstract: A semiconductor module according to an embodiment includes a first conductor, a second conductor, a third conductor, a fourth conductor, a plurality of conductive bonding materials, and a plurality of multi-gate semiconductor devices. The multi-gate semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer, a collector electrode. The multi-gate semiconductor device includes an emitter electrode, a first gate electrode, and a second gate electrode bonded to the second to fourth conductors via conductive bonding materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kento ADACHI, Tatsunori SAKANO, Tomoaki INOKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240054272
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to one embodiment, comprising: a regression model generator configured to, by combining two or more of a plurality of variables, generate a plurality of terms that include combinations of two or more of the plurality of variables, respectively, and generate a regression model that regresses a property variable or an objective variable indicating an output of an objective function that includes the property variable, by the plurality of terms; a subgroup generator configured to generate, based on coefficients of the plurality of terms included in the regression model, subgroups that are the combinations of variables included the terms, respectively; and a subspace search processor configured to perform search for each of subspaces spanned by the subgroups based on an optimization criterion for the objective function, and generate pieces of first design value data that include values of the plurality of variables for the subspaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiro GANGI, Yasunori TAGUCHI, Hideyuki NAKAGAWA, Tomoaki INOKUCHI, Yusuke KOBAYASHI, Akihiro GORYU
  • Publication number: 20240030344
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoaki INOKUCHI, Hiro GANGI, Yusuke KOBAYASHI, Tatsuya NISHIWAKI, Shotaro BABA, Hiroki NEMOTO, Tatsunori SAKANO
  • Patent number: 11837637
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first to third electrodes, first and second conductive members, a semiconductor member, and a first insulating member. The first conductive member is electrically connected with the second electrode or is electrically connectable with the second electrode. The semiconductor member includes first to third semiconductor regions. The first semiconductor region includes first to fourth partial regions. The third partial region is between the first and second partial regions. The second semiconductor region is between the third partial region and the third semiconductor region. The fourth partial region is between the third partial region and the second semiconductor region. At least a portion of the second semiconductor region is between the second conductive member and the third electrode. The second conductive member is electrically insulated from the second and third electrodes. The first insulating member includes first to third insulating regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiro Gangi, Tomoaki Inokuchi, Yusuke Kobayashi, Hiroki Nemoto
  • Patent number: 11824111
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first to third electrodes, a conductive member, a semiconductor member, and an insulating member. The second electrode includes a conductive portion. The conductive portion is between the third electrode and the conductive member. The conductive member is electrically connected with the second electrode. The semiconductor member includes first to third semiconductor regions. The second semiconductor region is between the third semiconductor region and a portion of the first semiconductor region. The second semiconductor region is between the third electrode and the conductive member. The conductive portion is electrically connected with the second and third semiconductor regions. The first electrode is electrically connected with the first semiconductor region. 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: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiro Gangi, Tomoaki Inokuchi, Yusuke Kobayashi, Hiroki Nemoto
  • Patent number: 11777025
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: KABUSHIKA KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Kobayashi, Tatsunori Sakano, Hiro Gangi, Tomoaki Inokuchi, Takahiro Kato, Yusuke Hayashi, Ryohei Gejo, Tatsuya Nishiwaki
  • Patent number: 11777028
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Kobayashi, Akihiro Goryu, Ryohei Gejo, Hiro Gangi, Tomoaki Inokuchi, Shotaro Baba, Tatsuya Nishiwaki, Tsuyoshi Kachi
  • Patent number: 11742403
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first to third electrodes, a semiconductor member, a first conductive member, and an insulating part region. The second electrode includes a first electrode portion. The semiconductor member includes a first semiconductor region. The first semiconductor region includes first to third partial regions. The first partial region is between the first electrode and the first electrode portion. The second partial region is between the first and third electrodes. The third partial region is between the first partial region and the first electrode portion. The third partial region includes first and second positions. The second position is between the first partial region and the first position. The first conductive member includes first and second portions. The first portion is between the second partial region and the third electrode. The insulating part region includes first and second insulating regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tomoaki Inokuchi, Hiro Gangi, Yusuke Kobayashi, Hiroki Nemoto
  • Patent number: 11646368
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a supporter including a first surface, first, second, and third conductive parts, a semiconductor region, and an insulating part. A first direction from the first toward second conductive part is along the first surface. The semiconductor region includes first, second, and third partial regions. A second direction from the first toward second partial region is along the first surface and crosses the first direction. The third partial region is between the first partial region and the second conductive part in the first direction. The third partial region includes a counter surface facing the second conductive part. A direction from the counter surface toward the third conductive part is along the second direction. The insulating part includes an insulating region. At least a portion of the insulating region is between the counter surface and the third conductive part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomoaki Inokuchi, Hiro Gangi, Yusuke Kobayashi, Ryosuke Iijima
  • Publication number: 20230078116
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of an embodiment includes: a semiconductor layer having a first face and a second face, the semiconductor layer including a first trench and a second trench on a side of a first face; a first electrode on the side of the first face; a second electrode on the side of the second face; a first gate electrode in the first trench; a first field plate electrode electrically connected to the first electrode in the first trench, a second gate electrode in the second trench; and a second field plate electrode electrically connected to the first electrode in the second trench, a resistance between first electrode and second field plate is different from a resistance between first electrode and the first field plate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yusuke KOBAYASHI, Tomoaki INOKUCHI, Hiro GANGI, Tatsunori SAKANO, Yusuke HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230085364
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type including a first portion and a second portion, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, a third semiconductor region of the first conductivity type, a fourth semiconductor region of the second conductivity type, a gate electrode located between the second semiconductor region and the fourth semiconductor region and between the third semiconductor region and the fourth semiconductor region in a second direction, a first insulating region, a third electrode, and a second insulating region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroki NEMOTO, Yusuke KOBAYASHI, Tomoaki INOKUCHI, Hiro GANGI, Tatsuo SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20230078447
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, a third semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a fourth semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, a third electrode connected to the second electrode and the fourth semiconductor region, a first insulating region, a gate electrode, and a second insulating region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroki NEMOTO, Yusuke KOBAYASHI, Tomoaki INOKUCHI, Hiro GANGI, Tatsuo SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20220393008
    Abstract: 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 third electrode end portion is between the first electrode and the 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 end portion is between the first electrode and the first conductive member other end portion. The semiconductor member includes first to third semiconductor regions. The first semiconductor region includes first and second partial regions. The first insulating member includes silicon and oxygen. The first insulating member includes a first element including at least one selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, aluminum, hafnium and zirconium at the third position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yusuke KOBAYASHI, Tatsuo SHIMIZU, Tomoaki INOKUCHI, Hiro GANGI, Hiroki NEMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220384587
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a semiconductor layer that includes a first semiconductor region, a second semiconductor region, and a third semiconductor region, a third electrode, a first insulating region, a second insulating region, a fourth electrode that has a plurality of portions consecutive in a first direction, the plurality of portions including a first portion that has a first width in a second direction, a second portion that is located closer to the second electrode than the first portion in the first direction and has a second width smaller than the first width in the second direction, and a third portion that is adjacent to the second portion, located closer to the second electrode than the second portion in the first direction, and has a third width larger than the second width in the second direction, and a third insulating region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiro GANGI, Yasunori TAGUCHI, Tomoaki INOKUCHI, Yusuke KOBAYASHI, Hiroki NEMOTO