Patents by Inventor Yusuke ARAYASHIKI

Yusuke ARAYASHIKI 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: 11978501
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a circuit in a semiconductor memory device sets threshold voltages of a plurality of memory cells such that two first distributions are formed in a first section on a lowest voltage side in 2N sections. After that, the circuit sets threshold voltages of the plurality of memory cells such that 2(1+M) second distributions are separately formed two by two. The circuit then sets 2N third distributions for the 2N sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Akiyuki Murayama, Kikuko Sugimae, Katsuya Nishiyama, Yusuke Arayashiki, Motohiko Fujimatsu, Kyosuke Sano, Noboru Shibata
  • Patent number: 11972796
    Abstract: A memory device according to an embodiment includes a first interconnect, a second interconnect, a first variable resistance member, a third interconnect, a second variable resistance member, a fourth interconnect, a fifth interconnect and a third variable resistance member. The first interconnect, the third interconnect and the fourth interconnect extend in a first direction. The second interconnect and the fifth interconnect extend in a second direction crossing the first direction. The first variable resistance member is connected between the first interconnect and the second interconnect. The second variable resistance member is connected between the second interconnect and the third interconnect. The third variable resistance member is connected between the fourth interconnect and the fifth interconnect. The fourth interconnect is insulated from the third interconnect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kikuko Sugimae, Yusuke Arayashiki
  • Patent number: 11963353
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device includes a third semiconductor layer and a fourth semiconductor layer. The third semiconductor layer has a first width; the third semiconductor layer and a first insulating layer are disposed apart with a first distance; the third semiconductor layer and a second insulating layer are disposed apart with a second distance; the fourth semiconductor layer has a second width; the fourth semiconductor layer and the first insulating layer are disposed apart with a third distance; and the fourth semiconductor layer and the second insulating layer are disposed apart with a fourth distance. A shorter one of the first distance and the second distance is shorter than a shorter one of the third distance and the fourth distance, and the first width is larger than the second width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yusuke Arayashiki
  • Publication number: 20230402395
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate including a first area and a second area; a plurality of memory cells provided in the first area; a mark provided in the second area and having a first side surface and a second side surface that intersects with the first side surface; and a plurality of patterns provided in the second area and provided on the first side surface and the second side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Kotaro NODA, Kyoko NODA, Shosuke FUJII, Yusuke ARAYASHIKI, Hiroyuki ODE
  • Publication number: 20230371406
    Abstract: A memory device, containing a first interconnection extending in a first direction; a first layer including tungsten nitride provided on the first interconnection; a stacked body layer provided on the first layer, a second layer including tungsten provided on the stacked body layer, a memory cell including a germanium tellurium antimony provided on the second layer, a second interconnection provided above the memory cell and extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction; and a third layer including tungsten disposed between the memory cell and the second interconnection, wherein the stacked body layer contains a first material layer of a first material which is different from a material of the first layer, and a second material layer including a second material which is different from the first material and the material of the first layer, wherein the second layer covers a lower surface of the memory cell, and wherein the third layer covers an upper surface of the memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohito KAWASHIMA, Takahiro NONAKA, Yusuke ARAYASHIKI, Takayuki ISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11744164
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a resistive random access memory device includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The resistive random access memory device also includes a resistance change layer connected between the first electrode and the second electrode. The resistive random access memory device also includes a conductive layer connected in series to the resistance change layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The resistive random access memory device in which the conductive layer includes a plurality of first material layers including a first material and a plurality of second material layers including a second material which is different from the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohito Kawashima, Takahiro Nonaka, Yusuke Arayashiki, Takayuki Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20230253029
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a circuit in a semiconductor memory device sets threshold voltages of a plurality of memory cells such that two first distributions are formed in a first section on a lowest voltage side in 2N sections. After that, the circuit sets threshold voltages of the plurality of memory cells such that 2(1+M) second distributions are separately formed two by two. The circuit then sets 2N third distributions for the 2N sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Akiyuki MURAYAMA, Kikuko SUGIMAE, Katsuya NISHIYAMA, Yusuke ARAYASHIKI, Motohiko FUJIMATSU, Kyosuke SANO, Noboru SHIBATA
  • Patent number: 11706921
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device includes a substrate, a first wiring, a second wiring, a third wiring, a fourth wiring, a charge storage unit. The first wiring extends in a first direction along a surface of the substrate. The second wiring is aligned with the first wiring in a second direction intersecting with the first direction and extends in the first direction. The third wiring is in contact with the first wiring and the second wiring and includes a semiconductor. The fourth wiring is located between the first wiring and the second wiring, extends in a third direction intersecting with the first direction and the second direction, and is aligned with the third wiring in at least the first direction. The charge storage unit is located between the third wiring and the fourth wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yosuke Murakami, Satoshi Nagashima, Nobuyuki Momo, Takayuki Ishikawa, Yusuke Arayashiki
  • Publication number: 20230024213
    Abstract: A memory device according to an embodiment includes a first interconnect, a second interconnect, a first variable resistance member, a third interconnect, a second variable resistance member, a fourth interconnect, a fifth interconnect and a third variable resistance member. The first interconnect, the third interconnect and the fourth interconnect extend in a first direction. The second interconnect and the fifth interconnect extend in a second direction crossing the first direction. The first variable resistance member is connected between the first interconnect and the second interconnect. The second variable resistance member is connected between the second interconnect and the third interconnect. The third variable resistance member is connected between the fourth interconnect and the fifth interconnect. The fourth interconnect is insulated from the third interconnect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Kikuko SUGIMAE, Yusuke ARAYASHIKI
  • Patent number: 11495292
    Abstract: A memory device according to an embodiment includes a first interconnect, a second interconnect, a first variable resistance member, a third interconnect, a second variable resistance member, a fourth interconnect, a fifth interconnect and a third variable resistance member. The first interconnect, the third interconnect and the fourth interconnect extend in a first direction. The second interconnect and the fifth interconnect extend in a second direction crossing the first direction. The first variable resistance member is connected between the first interconnect and the second interconnect. The second variable resistance member is connected between the second interconnect and the third interconnect. The third variable resistance member is connected between the fourth interconnect and the fifth interconnect. The fourth interconnect is insulated from the third interconnect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Kikuko Sugimae, Yusuke Arayashiki
  • Publication number: 20220310646
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device includes a third semiconductor layer and a fourth semiconductor layer. The third semiconductor layer has a first width; the third semiconductor layer and a first insulating layer are disposed apart with a first distance; the third semiconductor layer and a second insulating layer are disposed apart with a second distance; the fourth semiconductor layer has a second width; the fourth semiconductor layer and the first insulating layer are disposed apart with a third distance; and the fourth semiconductor layer and the second insulating layer are disposed apart with a fourth distance. A shorter one of the first distance and the second distance is shorter than a shorter one of the third distance and the fourth distance, and the first width is larger than the second width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventor: Yusuke ARAYASHIKI
  • Patent number: 11417669
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor pillar including a semiconductor layer and extending along a first direction, a first wiring extending along a second direction crossing the first direction, a first electrode between the semiconductor pillar and the first wiring, a first insulating layer between the first electrode and the first wiring and adjacent to the first electrode, a second insulating layer between the first insulating layer and the first wiring and adjacent to the first insulating layer, the second insulating layer having a higher dielectric constant than the first insulating layer, and a third insulating layer between the second insulating layer and the first wiring. A shortest distance between the second insulating layer and the semiconductor layer in the second direction is greater than a shortest distance between the first electrode and the semiconductor layer in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yefei Han, Yusuke Arayashiki
  • Publication number: 20220085058
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device includes a substrate, a first wiring, a second wiring, a third wiring, a fourth wiring, a charge storage unit. The first wiring extends in a first direction along a surface of the substrate. The second wiring is aligned with the first wiring in a second direction intersecting with the first direction and extends in the first direction. The third wiring is in contact with the first wiring and the second wiring and includes a semiconductor. The fourth wiring is located between the first wiring and the second wiring, extends in a third direction intersecting with the first direction and the second direction, and is aligned with the third wiring in at least the first direction. The charge storage unit is located between the third wiring and the fourth wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Yosuke MURAKAMI, Satoshi NAGASHIMA, Nobuyuki MOMO, Takayuki ISHIKAWA, Yusuke ARAYASHIKI
  • Publication number: 20210296332
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor pillar including a semiconductor layer and extending along a first direction, a first wiring extending along a second direction crossing the first direction, a first electrode between the semiconductor pillar and the first wiring, a first insulating layer between the first electrode and the first wiring and adjacent to the first electrode, a second insulating layer between the first insulating layer and the first wiring and adjacent to the first insulating layer, the second insulating layer having a higher dielectric constant than the first insulating layer, and a third insulating layer between the second insulating layer and the first wiring. A shortest distance between the second insulating layer and the semiconductor layer in the second direction is greater than a shortest distance between the first electrode and the semiconductor layer in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Yefei HAN, Yusuke ARAYASHIKI
  • Publication number: 20210264976
    Abstract: A memory device according to an embodiment includes a first interconnect, a second interconnect, a first variable resistance member, a third interconnect, a second variable resistance member, a fourth interconnect, a fifth interconnect and a third variable resistance member. The first interconnect, the third interconnect and the fourth interconnect extend in a first direction. The second interconnect and the fifth interconnect extend in a second direction crossing the first direction. The first variable resistance member is connected between the first interconnect and the second interconnect. The second variable resistance member is connected between the second interconnect and the third interconnect. The third variable resistance member is connected between the fourth interconnect and the fifth interconnect. The fourth interconnect is insulated from the third interconnect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kikuko SUGIMAE, Yusuke ARAYASHIKI
  • Patent number: 10971225
    Abstract: A memory device according to an embodiment includes a first interconnect, a second interconnect, a first variable resistance member, a third interconnect, a second variable resistance member, a fourth interconnect, a fifth interconnect and a third variable resistance member. The first interconnect, the third interconnect and the fourth interconnect extend in a first direction. The second interconnect and the fifth interconnect extend in a second direction crossing the first direction. The first variable resistance member is connected between the first interconnect and the second interconnect. The second variable resistance member is connected between the second interconnect and the third interconnect. The third variable resistance member is connected between the fourth interconnect and the fifth interconnect. The fourth interconnect is insulated from the third interconnect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kikuko Sugimae, Yusuke Arayashiki
  • Patent number: 10804325
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate, a first signal line, a first conductive layer, a first storage layer and a first insulation layer. The first signal line extends in a first direction crossing the substrate. The first conductive layer extends in a second direction crossing the first direction and being parallel to the substrate, and has a first surface and a second surface that is away from the first signal line in a third direction crossing the first and second directions. The first storage layer is provided between the first signal line and the first conductive layer. The first insulation layer is provided between the second surface and the first storage layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yosuke Murakami, Yusuke Arayashiki, Kazuhiko Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10734449
    Abstract: A storage device includes: a substrate; a first conductive layer extending in a first direction; a second conductive layer adjacent to the first conductive layer in a second direction, and extending in the first direction; a third conductive layer extending in a third direction; a fourth conductive layer extending in the second direction; a fifth conductive layer disposed on the second conductive layer, extending in the third direction, and being electrically connected to the fourth conductive layer; a first storage layer disposed between the third conductive layer and the fourth conductive layer; a first semiconductor layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the third conductive layer; a second semiconductor layer disposed between the second conductive layer and the fifth conductive layer; and a first gate electrode extending in the second direction and being shared by side surfaces of the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Arayashiki, Nobuyuki Momo, Motohiko Fujimatsu, Akira Hokazono
  • Patent number: 10727277
    Abstract: A storage device includes a first conductor, a resistance variable film, and a second conductor. The resistance variable film includes a first layer and a second layer. The second layer is located on a side opposite to the first conductor with respect to the first layer, contains oxygen, and has conductivity higher than that of the first layer. The second conductor includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion abuts on the second layer of the resistance variable film. The second portion is separated from the resistance variable film as compared to the first portion. The oxygen content of the first portion is higher than that of the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yosuke Murakami, Takeshi Ishizaki, Yusuke Arayashiki, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Kana Hirayama
  • Publication number: 20200098829
    Abstract: A storage device includes: a substrate; a first conductive layer extending in a first direction; a second conductive layer adjacent to the first conductive layer in a second direction, and extending in the first direction; a third conductive layer extending in a third direction; a fourth conductive layer extending in the second direction; a fifth conductive layer disposed on the second conductive layer, extending in the third direction, and being electrically connected to the fourth conductive layer; a first storage layer disposed between the third conductive layer and the fourth conductive layer; a first semiconductor layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the third conductive layer; a second semiconductor layer disposed between the second conductive layer and the fifth conductive layer; and a first gate electrode extending in the second direction and being shared by side surfaces of the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke ARAYASHIKI, Nobuyuki MOMO, Motohiko FUJIMATSU, Akira HOKAZONO