Patents by Inventor Tomonori HOKI

Tomonori HOKI 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: 10516020
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: an n type semiconductor layer including an active region and an inactive region; an element structure formed in the active region and including at least an active side p type layer to form pn junction with n type portion of the n type semiconductor layer; an inactive side p type layer formed in the inactive region and forming pn junction with the n type portion of the n type semiconductor layer; a first electrode electrically connected to the active side p type layer in a front surface of the n type semiconductor layer; a second electrode electrically connected to the n type portion of the n type semiconductor layer in a rear surface of the n type semiconductor layer; and a crystal defect region formed in both the active region and the inactive region and having different depths in the active region and the inactive region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomonori Hoki
  • Publication number: 20180006114
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: an n type semiconductor layer including an active region and an inactive region; an element structure formed in the active region and including at least an active side p type layer to form pn junction with n type portion of the n type semiconductor layer; an inactive side p type layer formed in the inactive region and forming pn junction with the n type portion of the n type semiconductor layer; a first electrode electrically connected to the active side p type layer in a front surface of the n type semiconductor layer; a second electrode electrically connected to the n type portion of the n type semiconductor layer in a rear surface of the n type semiconductor layer; and a crystal defect region formed in both the active region and the inactive region and having different depths in the active region and the inactive region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomonori HOKI
  • Patent number: 9768253
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: an n type semiconductor layer including an active region and an inactive region; an element structure formed in the active region and including at least an active side p type layer to form pn junction with n type portion of the n type semiconductor layer; an inactive side p type layer formed in the inactive region and forming pn junction with the n type portion of the n type semiconductor layer; a first electrode electrically connected to the active side p type layer in a front surface of the n type semiconductor layer; a second electrode electrically connected to the n type portion of the n type semiconductor layer in a rear surface of the n type semiconductor layer; and a crystal defect region formed in both the active region and the inactive region and having different depths in the active region and the inactive region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomonori Hoki
  • Publication number: 20170084693
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: an n type semiconductor layer including an active region and an inactive region; an element structure formed in the active region and including at least an active side p type layer to form pn junction with n type portion of the n type semiconductor layer; an inactive side p type layer formed in the inactive region and forming pn junction with the n type portion of the n type semiconductor layer; a first electrode electrically connected to the active side p type layer in a front surface of the n type semiconductor layer; a second electrode electrically connected to the n type portion of the n type semiconductor layer in a rear surface of the n type semiconductor layer; and a crystal defect region formed in both the active region and the inactive region and having different depths in the active region and the inactive region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomonori HOKI