Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro AKUTSU

Yoshihiro AKUTSU 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: 20220246631
    Abstract: This non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including NAND cell units formed in a first direction vertical to a surface of a semiconductor substrate. A local source line is electrically coupled to one end of the NAND cell unit formed on the surface of the substrate. The memory cell array includes: a laminated body where plural conductive films, which are to be control gate lines of memory cells or selection gate lines of selection transistors, are laminated sandwiching interlayer insulating films; a semiconductor layer that extends in the first direction; and an electric charge accumulating layer sandwiched between: the semiconductor layer and the conductive film. The local source line includes a silicide layer. The electric charge accumulating layer is continuously formed from the memory cell array to cover a peripheral area of the silicide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro AKUTSU, Ryota KATSUMATA
  • Patent number: 11342348
    Abstract: This non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including NAND cell units formed in a first direction vertical to a surface of a semiconductor substrate. A local source line is electrically coupled to one end of the NAND cell unit formed on the surface of the substrate. The memory cell array includes: a laminated body where plural conductive films, which are to be control gate lines of memory cells or selection gate lines of selection transistors, are laminated sandwiching interlayer insulating films; a semiconductor layer that extends in the first direction; and an electric charge accumulating layer sandwiched between: the semiconductor layer and the conductive film. The local source line includes a silicide layer. The electric charge accumulating layer is continuously formed from the memory cell array to cover a peripheral area of the silicide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Akutsu, Ryota Katsumata
  • Publication number: 20200350327
    Abstract: This non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including NAND cell units formed in a first direction vertical to a surface of a semiconductor substrate. A local source line is electrically coupled to one end of the NAND cell unit formed on the surface of the substrate. The memory cell array includes: a laminated body where plural conductive films, which are to be control gate lines of memory cells or selection gate lines of selection transistors, are laminated sandwiching interlayer insulating films; a semiconductor layer that extends in the first direction; and an electric charge accumulating layer sandwiched between: the semiconductor layer and the conductive film. The local source line includes a silicide layer. The electric charge accumulating layer is continuously formed from the memory cell array to cover a peripheral area of the silicide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro AKUTSU, Ryota KATSUMATA
  • Patent number: 10748916
    Abstract: This non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including NAND cell units formed in a first direction vertical to a surface of a semiconductor substrate. A local source line is electrically coupled to one end of the NAND cell unit formed on the surface of the substrate. The memory cell array includes: a laminated body where plural conductive films, which are to be control gate lines of memory cells or selection gate lines of selection transistors, are laminated sandwiching interlayer insulating films; a semiconductor layer that extends in the first direction; and an electric charge accumulating layer sandwiched between: the semiconductor layer and the conductive film. The local source line includes a silicide layer. The electric charge accumulating layer is continuously formed from the memory cell array to cover a peripheral area of the silicide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Akutsu, Ryota Katsumata
  • Publication number: 20190074284
    Abstract: This non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including NAND cell units formed in a first direction vertical to a surface of a semiconductor substrate. A local source line is electrically coupled to one end of the NAND cell unit formed on the surface of the substrate. The memory cell array includes: a laminated body where plural conductive films, which are to be control gate lines of memory cells or selection gate lines of selection transistors, are laminated sandwiching interlayer insulating films; a semiconductor layer that extends in the first direction; and an electric charge accumulating layer sandwiched between: the semiconductor layer and the conductive film. The local source line includes a silicide layer. The electric charge accumulating layer is continuously formed from the memory cell array to cover a peripheral area of the silicide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro AKUTSU, Ryota KATSUMATA
  • Patent number: 10134751
    Abstract: This non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including NAND cell units formed in a first direction vertical to a surface of a semiconductor substrate. A local source line is electrically coupled to one end of the NAND cell unit formed on the surface of the substrate. The memory cell array includes: a laminated body where plural conductive films, which are to be control gate lines of memory cells or selection gate lines of selection transistors, are laminated sandwiching interlayer insulating films; a semiconductor layer that extends in the first direction; and an electric charge accumulating layer sandwiched between: the semiconductor layer and the conductive film. The local source line includes a silicide layer. The electric charge accumulating layer is continuously formed from the memory cell array to cover a peripheral area of the silicide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Akutsu, Ryota Katsumata
  • Patent number: 9935121
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a stacked body, a semiconductor pillar, a memory film and a conductive member. The stacked body includes a plurality of electrode layers arranged in a first direction. The semiconductor pillar extends in the stacked body in the first direction. The memory film provides between the stacked body and the semiconductor pillar. The conductive member includes a contact and an interconnect. The contact includes metal, the contact extending in the stacked body in the first direction. The interconnect extends in a second direction crossing the first direction, and the interconnect including metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Konagai, Yoshihiro Akutsu, Masaru Kito
  • Publication number: 20170373080
    Abstract: This non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including NAND cell units formed in a first direction vertical to a surface of a semiconductor substrate. A local source line is electrically coupled to one end of the NAND cell unit formed on the surface of the substrate. The memory cell array includes: a laminated body where plural conductive films, which are to be control gate lines of memory cells or selection gate lines of selection transistors, are laminated sandwiching interlayer insulating films; a semiconductor layer that extends in the first direction; and an electric charge accumulating layer sandwiched between: the semiconductor layer and the conductive film. The local source line includes a silicide layer. The electric charge accumulating layer is continuously formed from the memory cell array to cover a peripheral area of the silicide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro AKUTSU, Ryota KATSUMATA
  • Patent number: 9818753
    Abstract: In general, according to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, a first sub-conductive layer, a first insulating film. One portion of the first conductive layer overlaps at least one portion of the first sub-conductive layer in the first direction. One other portion of the first conductive layer overlaps at least one portion of the second conductive layer in the first direction. One portion of the first insulating film overlaps at least one portion of the second conductive layer in the second direction. The One portion of the first insulating film overlaps one portion of the first sub-conductive layer in the second direction. The second conductive layer overlap one other portion of the first insulating film in a direction intersecting the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Akutsu
  • Patent number: 9768185
    Abstract: This non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including NAND cell units formed in a first direction vertical to a surface of a semiconductor substrate. A local source line is electrically coupled to one end of the NAND cell unit formed on the surface of the substrate. The memory cell array includes: a laminated body where plural conductive films, which are to be control gate lines of memory cells or selection gate lines of selection transistors, are laminated sandwiching interlayer insulating films; a semiconductor layer that extends in the first direction; and an electric charge accumulating layer sandwiched between: the semiconductor layer and the conductive film. The local source line includes a silicide layer. The electric charge accumulating layer is continuously formed from the memory cell array to cover a peripheral area of the silicide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Akutsu, Ryota Katsumata
  • Patent number: 9741736
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate, a stacked body, a plurality of columnar portions, and a first interconnect. When an imaginary first straight line extending in a second direction crossing a first direction is set, the plurality of columnar portions are divided into first sets of n (n is an integer number not less than 3 and not more than 32) columnar portions with center axes alternately disposed on both sides of the first straight line along the second direction and second sets of n columnar portions having position relationships of inversion of the first sets with respect to the first straight line, and the first sets and the second sets are alternately arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Akutsu
  • Publication number: 20170110462
    Abstract: In general, according to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, a first sub-conductive layer, a first insulating film. One portion of the first conductive layer overlaps at least one portion of the first sub-conductive layer in the first direction. One other portion of the first conductive layer overlaps at least one portion of the second conductive layer in the first direction. One portion of the first insulating film overlaps at least one portion of the second conductive layer in the second direction. The One portion of the first insulating film overlaps one portion of the first sub-conductive layer in the second direction. The second conductive layer overlap one other portion of the first insulating film in a direction intersecting the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yoshihiro AKUTSU
  • Publication number: 20170077025
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate, a stacked body, a plurality of columnar portions, and a first interconnect. When an imaginary first straight line extending in a second direction crossing a first direction is set, the plurality of columnar portions are divided into first sets of n (n is an integer number not less than 3 and not more than 32) columnar portions with center axes alternately disposed on both sides of the first straight line along the second direction and second sets of n columnar portions having position relationships of inversion of the first sets with respect to the first straight line, and the first sets and the second sets are alternately arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yoshihiro AKUTSU
  • Publication number: 20170077131
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a stacked body, a semiconductor pillar, a memory film and a conductive member. The stacked body includes a plurality of electrode layers arranged in a first direction. The semiconductor pillar extends in the stacked body in the first direction. The memory film provides between the stacked body and the semiconductor pillar. The conductive member includes a contact and an interconnect. The contact includes metal, the contact extending in the stacked body in the first direction. The interconnect extends in a second direction crossing the first direction, and the interconnect including metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Satoshi KONAGAI, Yoshihiro Akutsu, Masaru Kito
  • Publication number: 20170069657
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate, a stacked body, a pillar, and memory film. The substrate has a major surface. The stacked body is provided on the major surface. The stacked body includes a plurality of conductive layers arranged in a first direction and separated from each other. The first direction is orthogonal to the major surface. The pillar includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion extends along the first direction in the stacked body. The second portion is provided in the substrate. The first portion includes a region overlapping one of the conductive layers in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The memory film is provided between the stacked body and the pillar. A first length of the region along the second direction is less than a second length of the second portion along the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hironobu HAMANAKA, Yoshihiro Akutsu
  • Publication number: 20160254271
    Abstract: This non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including NAND cell units formed in a first direction vertical to a surface of a semiconductor substrate. A local source line is electrically coupled to one end of the NAND cell unit formed on the surface of the substrate. The memory cell array includes: a laminated body where plural conductive films, which are to be control gate lines of memory cells or selection gate lines of selection transistors, are laminated sandwiching interlayer insulating films; a semiconductor layer that extends in the first direction; and an electric charge accumulating layer sandwiched between: the semiconductor layer and the conductive film. The local source line includes a silicide layer. The electric charge accumulating layer is continuously formed from the memory cell array to cover a peripheral area of the silicide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yoshihiro AKUTSU, Ryota Katsumata
  • Patent number: 9362298
    Abstract: This non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including NAND cell units formed in a first direction vertical to a surface of a semiconductor substrate. A local source line is electrically coupled to one end of the NAND cell unit formed on the surface of the substrate. The memory cell array includes: a laminated body where plural conductive films, which are to be control gate lines of memory cells or selection gate lines of selection transistors, are laminated sandwiching interlayer insulating films; a semiconductor layer that extends in the first direction; and an electric charge accumulating layer sandwiched between: the semiconductor layer and the conductive film. The local source line includes a silicide layer. The electric charge accumulating layer is continuously formed from the memory cell array to cover a peripheral area of the silicide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Akutsu, Ryota Katsumata
  • Publication number: 20160079250
    Abstract: This non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including NAND cell units formed in a first direction vertical to a surface of a semiconductor substrate. A local source line is electrically coupled to one end of the NAND cell unit formed on the surface of the substrate. The memory cell array includes: a laminated body where plural conductive films, which are to be control gate lines of memory cells or selection gate lines of selection transistors, are laminated sandwiching interlayer insulating films; a semiconductor layer that extends in the first direction; and an electric charge accumulating layer sandwiched between: the semiconductor layer and the conductive film. The local source line includes a silicide layer. The electric charge accumulating layer is continuously formed from the memory cell array to cover a peripheral area of the silicide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yoshihiro AKUTSU, Ryota Katsumata
  • Publication number: 20160079265
    Abstract: This nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor substrate and a first semiconductor layer formed on a surface of the semiconductor substrate. A memory cell array is formed by coupling a plurality of memory cells in series, and includes a memory string formed to extend in a first direction vertical to the surface of the semiconductor substrate. A contact extends in a direction vertical to the semiconductor substrate, and has one end coupled to the first semiconductor layer. The contact includes: a second semiconductor layer that is formed in the first semiconductor layer and has a higher impurity concentration than that of the first semiconductor layer; a silicide film that has one end coupled to the second semiconductor layer and extends in the first direction; and a metal film formed on an inner wall of the silicide film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshihiro AKUTSU, Hisataka Meguro
  • Publication number: 20160079255
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a stacked body includes electrode layers and first insulating layers alternately stacked. An isolation region extends in the stacked body, the isolation region dividing the stacked body into first regions. First semiconductor members extend in one of the first regions in a stacked direction of the stacked body. A memory film is provided between one of the first semiconductor members and one of the electrode layers. A insulating region extends in the one of the first regions in the stacked direction. A composition of a second region of the one of the electrode layers is different from a composition of a third region of the one of the electrode layers. The second region is in contact with the insulating region, the third region being in contact with the isolation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takeshi SONEHARA, Masaru KITO, Takashi SHIMIZU, Yoshihiro AKUTSU