Patents by Inventor Yasutaka Nakashiba

Yasutaka Nakashiba 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: 20240145553
    Abstract: LDMOS having an n-type source region and a drain region formed on an upper surface of a semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode formed on the semiconductor substrate via a gate dielectric film, and a field plate electrode formed on the semiconductor substrate between the gate electrode and the drain region via a dielectric film having a larger film thickness than the gate dielectric film, is formed. Here, the field plate electrode has a larger work function than an n-type semiconductor region formed in the semiconductor substrate directly below the field plate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Makoto KOSHIMIZU, Yasutaka NAKASHIBA, Tohru KAWAI
  • Publication number: 20240128248
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an insulating substrate and an upper inductor that is formed on the insulating substrate and is a component of a transformer that performs contactless communication between different potentials. Here, the upper inductor is configured to be applied with a first potential. The upper inductor is formed so as to be magnetically coupled to a lower inductor that is configured to be applied with a second potential different from the first potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Yasutaka NAKASHIBA, Hiroshi MIYAKI, Takayuki IGARASHI
  • Publication number: 20240105761
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip includes a transformer that performs contactless communication between different potentials. The semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor substrate, a semiconductor region formed in an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate, and the transformer formed over the semiconductor substrate. Here, the transformer includes a lower inductor, a lead wiring portion electrically connected to the lower inductor, and an upper inductor 100 magnetically coupled to the lower inductor, and the lead wiring portion has a wiring facing the semiconductor region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Takayuki IGARASHI, Yasutaka NAKASHIBA
  • Publication number: 20240096788
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip includes a lower wiring layer, a multilayer wiring layer formed on the lower wiring layer, and an upper wiring layer formed on the multilayer wiring layer. Here, a thickness of a wiring provided in the lower wiring layer is larger than a thickness of each of a plurality of wirings provided in the multilayer wiring layer, and a thickness of a wiring provided in the upper wiring layer is larger than the thickness of each of the plurality of wirings provided in the multilayer wiring layer. A lower inductor which is a component of a transformer is provided in the lower wiring layer, and an upper inductor which is a component of the transformer is provided in the upper wiring layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Takayuki IGARASHI, Tatsuo KASAOKA, Yasutaka NAKASHIBA
  • Patent number: 11901288
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a semiconductor element, and a multilayer wiring. The semiconductor element is formed on the semiconductor substrate. The multilayer wiring includes a wiring electrically connected with the semiconductor element, and a first inductor. The multilayer wiring is formed on the semiconductor substrate such that the multilayer wiring covers the semiconductor element. The first inductor is formed such that the first inductor electrically isolated from the wiring and is magnetically connected with the wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya Iida, Yasutaka Nakashiba, Shinichi Uchida
  • Publication number: 20240047576
    Abstract: The source region, drain region, buried insulating film, gate insulating film, and gate electrode of the semiconductor device are formed in a main surface of a semiconductor substrate. The buried insulating film is buried in a first trench formed between the source and drain regions. The first trench has a first side surface and a first bottom surface. The first side surface faces the source region in a first direction extending from one of the source and drain regions to the other. The first bottom surface is connected to the first side surface and is along the main surface of the semiconductor substrate. A crystal plane of a first surface of the semiconductor substrate, which is the first side surface of the first trench, is (111) plane. A crystal plane of a second surface of the semiconductor substrate, which is the bottom surface of the first trench, is (100) plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Makoto KOSHIMIZU, Yasutaka NAKASHIBA
  • Publication number: 20240038888
    Abstract: A semiconductor substrate includes an n-type substrate region, an n-type first semiconductor region and a second semiconductor region disposed at different positions on the n-type substrate region, an n-type buried layer formed on the n-type first semiconductor region and on the second semiconductor region, a p-type third semiconductor region and a p-type fourth semiconductor region formed on the n-type buried layer and spaced apart from each other, and an n-type fifth semiconductor region that reaches an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate from the n-type buried layer. The n-type buried layer, the n-type first semiconductor region, and the n-type substrate region are present under the p-type third semiconductor region and the n-type fifth semiconductor region. A first transistor is formed in an upper portion of the p-type third semiconductor region, and a second transistor is formed in an upper portion of the p-type fourth semiconductor region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Makoto KOSHIMIZU, Yasutaka NAKASHIBA, Tohru KAWAI
  • Publication number: 20240006344
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a chip mounting portion and a semiconductor chip provided on the chip mounting portion via a conductive adhesive material. Here, a planar shape of the semiconductor chip is a quadrangular shape. Also, in plan view, a plurality of thin portions is formed at a plurality of corner portions of the semiconductor chip, respectively. Also, the plurality of thin portions respectively formed at the plurality of corner portions of the semiconductor chip is spaced apart from each other. Further, thickness of each of the plurality of thin portions is smaller than a thickness of the semiconductor chip other than the plurality of the thin portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Yasutaka NAKASHIBA, Toshiyuki HATA, Hiroshi YANAGIGAWA, Tomohisa SEKIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11830944
    Abstract: The source region, drain region, buried insulating film, gate insulating film, and gate electrode of the semiconductor device are formed in a main surface of a semiconductor substrate. The buried insulating film is buried in a first trench formed between the source and drain regions. The first trench has a first side surface and a first bottom surface. The first side surface faces the source region in a first direction extending from one of the source and drain regions to the other. The first bottom surface is connected to the first side surface and is along the main surface of the semiconductor substrate. A crystal plane of a first surface of the semiconductor substrate, which is the first side surface of the first trench, is (111) plane. A crystal plane of a second surface of the semiconductor substrate, which is the bottom surface of the first trench, is (100) plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Koshimizu, Yasutaka Nakashiba
  • Publication number: 20230369278
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a first semiconductor chip mounted on a chip mounting portion via a first bonding material; and a second semiconductor chip mounted on the first semiconductor chip. Here, the first semiconductor chip has: a protective film located in an uppermost layer; and a first pad electrode exposed from the protective film at an inside of a first opening portion of the protective film. Also, the second semiconductor chip is mounted on a conductive material, which is arranged on the first pad electrode of the first semiconductor chip, via a second bonding material of an insulative property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Yasutaka NAKASHIBA, Toshiyuki HATA
  • Publication number: 20230369253
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor chip, a second semiconductor chip, and a redistribution layer. The first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip are arranged spaced apart from each other in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction. The redistribution layer is disposed across over the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip. The redistribution layer includes a first inductor and a second inductor. The first inductor and the second inductor are spaced apart and face each other in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction. The first inductor and the second inductor are electrically connected to the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip, respectively. The first inductor and the second inductor are wound across over the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip in a plane orthogonal to the third direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Yasutaka NAKASHIBA, Hiroshi MIYAKI
  • Patent number: 11808974
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; an insulating layer formed on the semiconductor substrate; an optical waveguide formed on the insulating layer, extending in a first direction in a plan view, and being made of silicon; and an interlayer insulating film formed on the insulating layer to cover the optical waveguide. In this case, a crystal surface of a side surface of the optical waveguide is a (111) surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasutaka Nakashiba, Shinichi Watanuki
  • Publication number: 20230335487
    Abstract: An inductor to which a first potential is applied is surrounded by a first wiring connected with the inductor, and a pad connected with a second wiring, to which a second potential different from the first potential is applied, is disposed outside the second wiring such that the first wiring is surrounded by the second wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Yasutaka NAKASHIBA, Takayuki IGARASHI
  • Patent number: 11756881
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a first substrate; a multilayer wiring layer formed on the first substrate; a first inductor formed into a meander shape on the multilayer wiring layer in a plan view; and a second inductor formed into a meander shape on the multilayer wiring layer in a plain view, and arranged so as to be close to the first inductor in a plan view and not to overlap with the first inductor. A transformer is configured by the first inductor and the second inductor and, in a plan view, the first inductor and the second inductor extend along a first direction in which one side of the first substrate extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Uchida, Yasutaka Nakashiba, Shinichi Kuwabara
  • Publication number: 20230275069
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor chip including a first MOSFET of n-type and a first parasitic diode and a second semiconductor chip including a second MOSFET of n-type and a second parasitic diode. A first source electrode and a first gate wiring are formed on a first front surface of the first semiconductor chip, and a first drain electrode is formed on a first back surface of the first semiconductor chip. A second source electrode and a second gate wiring are formed on a second front surface of the second semiconductor chip, and a second drain electrode is formed on a second back surface of the second semiconductor chip. The first back surface and the second back surface are faced to each other such that the first drain electrode and the second drain electrode are in contact with each other via a conductive tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroshi YANAGIGAWA, Yasutaka NAKASHIBA, Toshiyuki HATA
  • Publication number: 20230251418
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; an insulating layer formed on the semiconductor substrate; an optical waveguide formed on the insulating layer, extending in a first direction in a plan view, and being made of silicon; and an interlayer insulating film formed on the insulating layer to cover the optical waveguide. In this case, a crystal surface of a side surface of the optical waveguide is a (111) surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Yasutaka NAKASHIBA, Shinichi WATANUKI
  • Publication number: 20230246002
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a first semiconductor chip including a first MOSFET of n-type and a first parasitic diode; and a second semiconductor chip including a second MOSFET of n-type and a second parasitic diode. A first source electrode and a first gate wiring are formed in a first front surface of the first semiconductor chip, and a first drain electrode is formed in a first back surface of the first semiconductor chip. A second source electrode and a second gate wiring are formed in a second front surface of the second semiconductor chip, and a second drain electrode is formed in a second back surface of the second semiconductor chip. The first front surface and the second front surface face each other such that the first source electrode and the second source electrode are in contact with each other via a conductive paste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Yasutaka NAKASHIBA, Hiroshi YANAGIGAWA, Kazuhisa MORI, Toshiyuki HATA
  • Patent number: 11710695
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a substrate, a first circuit, a first inductor, a second circuit and a second inductor IND2. The substrate includes a first region and a second region, which are regions different from each other. The first circuit is formed on the first region. The first inductor is electrically connected with the first circuit. The second circuit is formed on the second regions. The second inductor is electrically connected with the second circuit and formed to face the first inductor. A penetrating portion is formed in the substrate. The penetrating portion is formed such that the penetrating portion surrounds one or both of the first circuit and the second circuit in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasutaka Nakashiba
  • Publication number: 20230231042
    Abstract: A reliability of a semiconductor device is ensured, and performance of the device is improved. A semiconductor device including a region 1A and a region 2A includes an n-type semiconductor substrate TS having a front surface BS1, BS2 and a back surface SUB, a IGBT formed on a semiconductor substrate in a region 1A, and a diode formed on the semiconductor substrate SUB in a region 2A. And a thickness T1 of the semiconductor substrate SUB in the region 1A is smaller than a thickness of the semiconductor substrate T2 in the region 2A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Makoto KOSHIMIZU, Yasutaka NAKASHIBA, Hitoshi MATSUURA
  • Patent number: 11705433
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor chip, an adhesive layer that is formed on the first semiconductor chip, and a second semiconductor chip that is arranged on the first semiconductor chip via the adhesive layer. The first semiconductor chip has a first semiconductor substrate and a first wiring layer. The first wiring layer has a first inductor and a first electrode pad. The first wiring layer is formed on the first semiconductor substrate. The second semiconductor chip has a second wiring layer and a second semiconductor substrate. The second wiring layer is formed on the first wiring layer via the adhesive layer. The second semiconductor substrate is formed on the second wiring layer, and has a first opening. In a plan view, the first electrode pad is formed so as not to overlap with the second semiconductor chip, and a second electrode pad overlaps with the first opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasutaka Nakashiba