Patents by Inventor Tomoyuki Sakuma

Tomoyuki Sakuma 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: 20180053820
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises making a first opening, ion-implanting an impurity of a second conductivity type, and forming a third semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type. The first opening is made in a second semiconductor layer. The second semiconductor layer is provided on a first semiconductor layer. The first opening extends in a second direction. A dimension in a third direction of an upper part of the first opening is longer than a dimension in the third direction of a lower part of the first opening. The third direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. The impurity of the second conductivity type is ion-implanted into a side surface of the lower part of the first opening. The third semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type is formed in an interior of the first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Sakuma, Shinya Sako, Noboru Yokoyama, Akihiro Shimada
  • Patent number: 9812554
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises making a first opening, ion-implanting an impurity of a second conductivity type, and forming a third semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type. The first opening is made in a second semiconductor layer. The second semiconductor layer is provided on a first semiconductor layer. The first opening extends in a second direction. A dimension in a third direction of an upper part of the first opening is longer than a dimension in the third direction of a lower part of the first opening. The third direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. The impurity of the second conductivity type is ion-implanted into a side surface of the lower part of the first opening. The third semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type is formed in an interior of the first opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Sakuma, Shinya Sato, Noboru Yokoyama, Akihiro Shimada
  • Patent number: 9691842
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first semiconductor regions of a first conductivity type spaced apart from each other and second semiconductor regions of a second conductivity type between adjacent first semiconductor regions. At least one second semiconductor region includes a void having at least one outer surface with a crystal plane orientation of (100). A third semiconductor region of the second conductivity type is on each second semiconductor region and a fourth semiconductor region of the first conductivity type is on the third semiconductor region. A gate electrode on is disposed on each first semiconductor region to be adjacent to a third semiconductor region via a gate insulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shinya Sato, Tomoyuki Sakuma, Noboru Yokoyama, Shizue Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20170062585
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises making a first opening, ion-implanting an impurity of a second conductivity type, and forming a third semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type. The first opening is made in a second semiconductor layer. The second semiconductor layer is provided on a first semiconductor layer. The first opening extends in a second direction. A dimension in a third direction of an upper part of the first opening is longer than a dimension in the third direction of a lower part of the first opening. The third direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. The impurity of the second conductivity type is ion-implanted into a side surface of the lower part of the first opening. The third semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type is formed in an interior of the first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Sakuma, Shinya Sato, Noboru Yokoyama, Akihiro Shimada
  • Publication number: 20170044686
    Abstract: A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a chamber, a reaction-gas inlet, a gas exhaust port, a rotation unit, a semiconductor wafer holder, a heater, and a purge-gas inlet. The wafer holder includes a first hold region to hold the semiconductor wafer and a second hold region held by the rotation unit. The second hold region surrounds the first hold region. The level of the first hold region and the level of the second hold region differ. A plurality of ventholes is provided to the first hold region so that the ventholes are just below a sidewall of the semiconductor wafer held by the first hold region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Shinya Higashi, Shinya Sato, Tomoyuki Sakuma, Akihiko Osawa, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Osamu Yamazaki, Hiroshi Nishimura
  • Patent number: 9536997
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a plurality of first regions that are spaced apart from each other along a first direction by portions of the semiconductor layer, each of the first regions including a first semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, a second region between the first regions in the first direction, the second region including a second semiconductor region of the first conductivity type and a first insulator between the second semiconductor region and the semiconductor layer, and a third region between the first region and the second region, the third region including a third semiconductor region of the first conductivity type and a second insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Noboru Yokoyama, Shinya Sato, Tomoyuki Sakuma
  • Publication number: 20160260797
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first semiconductor regions of a first conductivity type spaced apart from each other and second semiconductor regions of a second conductivity type between adjacent first semiconductor regions. At least one second semiconductor region includes a void having at least one outer surface with a crystal plane orientation of (100). A third semiconductor region of the second conductivity type is on each second semiconductor region and a fourth semiconductor region of the first conductivity type is on the third semiconductor region. A gate electrode on is disposed on each first semiconductor region to be adjacent to a third semiconductor region via a gate insulation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Shinya SATO, Tomoyuki SAKUMA, Noboru YOKOYAMA, Shizue MATSUDA
  • Publication number: 20140283748
    Abstract: A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a chamber, a reaction-gas inlet, a gas exhaust port, a rotation unit, a semiconductor wafer holder, a heater, and a purge-gas inlet. The wafer holder includes a first hold region to hold the semiconductor wafer and a second hold region held by the rotation unit. The second hold region surrounds the first hold region. The level of the first hold region and the level of the second hold region differ. A plurality of ventholes is provided to the first hold region so that the ventholes are just below a sidewall of the semiconductor wafer held by the first hold region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Shinya Higashi, Shinya Sato, Tomoyuki Sakuma, Akihiko Osawa, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Osamu Yamazaki, Hiroshi Nishimura
  • Patent number: 8097501
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, includes: forming a first-conductivity-type semiconductor region on a semiconductor layer; forming a mask member on the first-conductivity-type semiconductor region; selectively forming an opening in the mask member; etching the first-conductivity-type semiconductor region exposed to the opening to form a trench having a larger diameter than the opening and an eaves-like mask projected above the trench and made of the mask member; and forming a second-conductivity-type semiconductor region in the trench below the eaves-like mask by epitaxial growth to form a structure section in which the first-conductivity-type semiconductor region and the second-conductivity-type semiconductor region are alternately repeated in a direction generally parallel to a major surface of the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Sakuma, Shingo Sato
  • Publication number: 20110169081
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type and a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type. The first semiconductor layer is formed with a trench. The second semiconductor layer is buried in the trench, and includes a hollow portion. A length of the hollow portion along depth direction of the trench is 5 ?m or less or 15 ?m or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hironori Ishikawa, Shinya Sato, Hiroyuki Sugaya, Tomoyuki Sakuma
  • Publication number: 20100197088
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, includes: forming a first-conductivity-type semiconductor region on a semiconductor layer; forming a mask member on the first-conductivity-type semiconductor region; selectively forming an opening in the mask member; etching the first-conductivity-type semiconductor region exposed to the opening to form a trench having a larger diameter than the opening and an eaves-like mask projected above the trench and made of the mask member; and forming a second-conductivity-type semiconductor region in the trench below the eaves-like mask by epitaxial growth to form a structure section in which the first-conductivity-type semiconductor region and the second-conductivity-type semiconductor region are alternately repeated in a direction generally parallel to a major surface of the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomoyuki SAKUMA, Shingo SATO