Patents by Inventor Yusuke SHINO
Yusuke SHINO 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).
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Patent number: 10971528Abstract: A semiconductor device which can suppress leakage current between a wiring and a connection electrode connected to a floating node is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first insulator, a first conductor over the first insulator, a second conductor over the first insulator, and a second insulator over the first insulator, the first conductor, and the second conductor. The first conductor and the second conductor contain a metal A (one kind or a plurality of kinds of aluminum, copper, tungsten, chromium, silver, gold, platinum, tantalum, nickel, molybdenum, magnesium, beryllium, indium, and ruthenium). The metal A is detected in an interface between the first insulator and the second insulator by an energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The second insulator includes a groove for exposing the first insulator between the first conductor and the second conductor.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hajime Kimura, Tsutomu Murakawa, Kosei Nei, Hiroaki Honda, Yusuke Shino
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Publication number: 20200273886Abstract: A semiconductor device which can suppress leakage current between a wiring and a connection electrode connected to a floating node is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first insulator, a first conductor over the first insulator, a second conductor over the first insulator, and a second insulator over the first insulator, the first conductor, and the second conductor. The first conductor and the second conductor contain a metal A (one kind or a plurality of kinds of aluminum, copper, tungsten, chromium, silver, gold, platinum, tantalum, nickel, molybdenum, magnesium, beryllium, indium, and ruthenium). The metal A is detected in an interface between the first insulator and the second insulator by an energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The second insulator includes a groove for exposing the first insulator between the first conductor and the second conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Hajime KIMURA, Tsutomu MURAKAWA, Kosei NEI, Hiroaki HONDA, Yusuke SHINO
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Patent number: 10658395Abstract: A semiconductor device which can suppress leakage current between a wiring and a connection electrode connected to a floating node is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first insulator, a first conductor over the first insulator, a second conductor over the first insulator, and a second insulator over the first insulator, the first conductor, and the second conductor. The first conductor and the second conductor contain a metal A (one kind or a plurality of kinds of aluminum, copper, tungsten, chromium, silver, gold, platinum, tantalum, nickel, molybdenum, magnesium, beryllium, indium, and ruthenium). The metal A is detected in an interface between the first insulator and the second insulator by an energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The second insulator includes a groove for exposing the first insulator between the first conductor and the second conductor.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hajime Kimura, Tsutomu Murakawa, Kosei Nei, Hiroaki Honda, Yusuke Shino
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Publication number: 20180286886Abstract: A semiconductor device which can suppress leakage current between a wiring and a connection electrode connected to a floating node is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first insulator, a first conductor over the first insulator, a second conductor over the first insulator, and a second insulator over the first insulator, the first conductor, and the second conductor. The first conductor and the second conductor contain a metal A (one kind or a plurality of kinds of aluminum, copper, tungsten, chromium, silver, gold, platinum, tantalum, nickel, molybdenum, magnesium, beryllium, indium, and ruthenium). The metal A is detected in an interface between the first insulator and the second insulator by an energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The second insulator includes a groove for exposing the first insulator between the first conductor and the second conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Hajime KIMURA, Tsutomu MURAKAWA, Kosei NEI, Hiroaki HONDA, Yusuke SHINO
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Patent number: 9035304Abstract: The contact resistance between an oxide semiconductor film and a metal film is reduced. A transistor that uses an oxide semiconductor film and has excellent on-state characteristics is provided. A semiconductor device capable of high-speed operation is provided. In a transistor that uses an oxide semiconductor film, the oxide semiconductor film is subjected to nitrogen plasma treatment. Thus, part of oxygen included in the oxide semiconductor film is replaced with nitrogen, so that an oxynitride region is formed. A metal film is formed in contact with the oxynitride region. The oxynitride region has lower resistance than the other region of the oxide semiconductor film. In addition, the oxynitride region is unlikely to form high-resistance metal oxide at the interface with the contacting metal film.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2014Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Inventors: Junichi Koezuka, Shinji Ohno, Yuichi Sato, Sachiaki Tezuka, Tomokazu Yokoi, Yusuke Shino
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Publication number: 20140342499Abstract: The contact resistance between an oxide semiconductor film and a metal film is reduced. A transistor that uses an oxide semiconductor film and has excellent on-state characteristics is provided. A semiconductor device capable of high-speed operation is provided. In a transistor that uses an oxide semiconductor film, the oxide semiconductor film is subjected to nitrogen plasma treatment. Thus, part of oxygen included in the oxide semiconductor film is replaced with nitrogen, so that an oxynitride region is formed. A metal film is formed in contact with the oxynitride region. The oxynitride region has lower resistance than the other region of the oxide semiconductor film. In addition, the oxynitride region is unlikely to form high-resistance metal oxide at the interface with the contacting metal film.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Inventors: Junichi KOEZUKA, Shinji OHNO, Yuichi SATO, Sachiaki TEZUKA, Tomokazu YOKOI, Yusuke SHINO
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Patent number: 8802493Abstract: The contact resistance between an oxide semiconductor film and a metal film is reduced. A transistor that uses an oxide semiconductor film and has excellent on-state characteristics is provided. A semiconductor device capable of high-speed operation is provided. In a transistor that uses an oxide semiconductor film, the oxide semiconductor film is subjected to nitrogen plasma treatment. Thus, part of oxygen included in the oxide semiconductor film is replaced with nitrogen, so that an oxynitride region is formed. A metal film is formed in contact with the oxynitride region. The oxynitride region has lower resistance than the other region of the oxide semiconductor film. In addition, the oxynitride region is unlikely to form high-resistance metal oxide at the interface with the contacting metal film.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2012Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Junichi Koezuka, Shinji Ohno, Yuichi Sato, Sachiaki Tezuka, Tomokazu Yokoi, Yusuke Shino
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Publication number: 20130062600Abstract: The contact resistance between an oxide semiconductor film and a metal film is reduced. A transistor that uses an oxide semiconductor film and has excellent on-state characteristics is provided. A semiconductor device capable of high-speed operation is provided. In a transistor that uses an oxide semiconductor film, the oxide semiconductor film is subjected to nitrogen plasma treatment. Thus, part of oxygen included in the oxide semiconductor film is replaced with nitrogen, so that an oxynitride region is formed. A metal film is formed in contact with the oxynitride region. The oxynitride region has lower resistance than the other region of the oxide semiconductor film. In addition, the oxynitride region is unlikely to form high-resistance metal oxide at the interface with the contacting metal film.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.Inventors: Junichi KOEZUKA, Shinji OHNO, Yuichi SATO, Sachiaki TEZUKA, Tomokazu YOKOI, Yusuke SHINO