Patents by Inventor Yuzo Fukuzaki
Yuzo Fukuzaki 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: 11961885Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a base, a first FET that includes at least two channel structure portions laminated, the channel structure portions each including a channel portion having a nanowire structure, a gate insulation film, and a gate electrode, and a second FET that includes a channel forming layer, a gate insulation layer, and a gate electrode. The first FET and the second FET are provided above the base. The channel portions of the first FET are disposed apart from each other in a laminating direction of the channel structure portions. Assuming that each of a distance between the channel portions of the first FET is a distance L1 and that a thickness of the gate insulation layer of the second FET is a thickness T2, T2?(L1/2) is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Tetsuo Gocho, Yuzo Fukuzaki, Shinichi Miyake, Kazuyuki Tomida
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Publication number: 20240038875Abstract: A semiconductor device including a structure having N gate electrode layers G and (N?1) channel formation region layers CH (where N?3) alternately juxtaposed on an insulating material layer of a base having the insulating material layer formed on a surface of a conductive substrate. Each of the structure, the channel formation region layer CH, and the gate electrode layer G has a bottom surface, a top surface, and four side surfaces. A second surface of the nth channel formation region layer is connected to a fourth surface of the nth gate electrode layer. A fourth surface of the nth channel formation region layer is connected to a second surface of the (n+1)th gate electrode layer. One of an odd-numbered layer of the gate electrode layers and an even-numbered layer of the gate electrode layers is connected to a first contact portion and the other is connected to a second contact portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Yuzo FUKUZAKI, Koji FUKUMOTO
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Patent number: 11881521Abstract: A semiconductor device including a structure having N gate electrode layers G and (N?1) channel formation region layers CH (where N?3) alternately juxtaposed on an insulating material layer of a base having the insulating material layer formed on a surface of a conductive substrate. Each of the structure, the channel formation region layer CH, and the gate electrode layer G has a bottom surface, a top surface, and four side surfaces. A second surface of the nth channel formation region layer is connected to a fourth surface of the nth gate electrode layer. A fourth surface of the nth channel formation region layer is connected to a second surface of the (n+1)th gate electrode layer. One of an odd-numbered layer of the gate electrode layers and an even-numbered layer of the gate electrode layers is connected to a first contact portion and the other is connected to a second contact portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Yuzo Fukuzaki, Koji Fukumoto
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Publication number: 20230352555Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a stacked structure having channel formation region layers CH1 and CH2, gate electrode layers G1, G2, and G3 alternately arranged on a base, in which a lowermost layer of the stacked structure is formed with a 1st layer G1 of the gate electrode layers, an uppermost layer of the stacked structure is formed with an Nth (where N?3) layer G3 of the gate electrode layers, the gate electrode layers each have a first end face, a second end face, a third end face opposing the first end face, and a fourth end face opposing the second end face, the first end face of odd-numbered layers G1, G3 of the gate electrode layers is connected to a first contact portion, and the third end face of an even-numbered layer G2 of the gate electrode layers is connected to a second contact portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventor: Yuzo FUKUZAKI
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Patent number: 11728403Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a stacked structure having channel formation region layers CH1 and CH2, gate electrode layers G1, G2, and G3 alternately arranged on a base, in which a lowermost layer of the stacked structure is formed with a 1st layer G1 of the gate electrode layers, an uppermost layer of the stacked structure is formed with an Nth (where N?3) layer G3 of the gate electrode layers, the gate electrode layers each have a first end face, a second end face, a third end face opposing the first end face, and a fourth end face opposing the second end face, the first end face of odd-numbered layers G1, G3 of the gate electrode layers is connected to a first contact portion, and the third end face of an even-numbered layer G2 of the gate electrode layers is connected to a second contact portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventor: Yuzo Fukuzaki
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Publication number: 20230006042Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a base, a first FET that includes at least two channel structure portions laminated, the channel structure portions each including a channel portion having a nanowire structure, a gate insulation film, and a gate electrode, and a second FET that includes a channel forming layer, a gate insulation layer, and a gate electrode. The first FET and the second FET are provided above the base. The channel portions of the first FET are disposed apart from each other in a laminating direction of the channel structure portions. Assuming that each of a distance between the channel portions of the first FET is a distance L1 and that a thickness of the gate insulation layer of the second FET is a thickness T2, T2?(L1/2) is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuo GOCHO, Yuzo FUKUZAKI, Shinichi MIYAKE, Kazuyuki TOMIDA
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Patent number: 11476329Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a base, a first FET that includes at least two laminated channel structure portions, the channel structure portions each including a channel portion having a nanowire structure, a gate insulation film, and a gate electrode, and a second FET that includes a channel forming layer, a gate insulation layer, and a gate electrode. The first FET and the second FET are provided above the base. The channel portions of the first FET are disposed apart from each other in a laminating direction of the channel structure portions. Assuming that each of a distance between the channel portions of the first FET is a distance L1 and that a thickness of the gate insulation layer of the second FET is a thickness T2, T2?(L1/2) is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuo Gocho, Yuzo Fukuzaki, Shinichi Miyake, Kazuyuki Tomida
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Publication number: 20220157971Abstract: A semiconductor device including a structure having N gate electrode layers G and (N?1) channel formation region layers CH (where N?3) alternately juxtaposed on an insulating material layer of a base having the insulating material layer formed on a surface of a conductive substrate. Each of the structure, the channel formation region layer CH, and the gate electrode layer G has a bottom surface, a top surface, and four side surfaces. A second surface of the nth channel formation region layer is connected to a fourth surface of the nth gate electrode layer. A fourth surface of the nth channel formation region layer is connected to a second surface of the (n+1)th gate electrode layer. One of an odd-numbered layer of the gate electrode layers and an even-numbered layer of the gate electrode layers is connected to a first contact portion and the other is connected to a second contact portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Yuzo FUKUZAKI, Koji FUKUMOTO
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Patent number: 11289485Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes a first field effect transistor including at least two channel structure units each having a nanowire structure or a nanosheet structure, and a second field effect transistor having a Fin structure, in which the channel structure units are spaced apart from each other in a thickness direction of the first field effect transistor.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2018Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventor: Yuzo Fukuzaki
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Patent number: 11276768Abstract: A semiconductor device including a structure having N gate electrode layers G and (N?1) channel formation region layers CH (where N?3) alternately juxtaposed on an insulating material layer formed on a surface of a conductive substrate. Each of the structure, the channel formation region layer CH, and the gate electrode layer G has a bottom surface, a top surface, and four side surfaces. A second surface of the nth channel formation region layer is connected to a fourth surface of the nth gate electrode layer. A fourth surface of the nth channel formation region layer is connected to a second surface of the (n+1)th gate electrode layer. One of an odd-numbered layer of the gate electrode layers and an even-numbered layer of the gate electrode layers is connected to a first contact portion and the other is connected to a second contact portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Yuzo Fukuzaki, Koji Fukumoto
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Publication number: 20220045191Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a stacked structure having channel formation region layers CH1 and CH2, gate electrode layers G1, G2, and G3 alternately arranged on a base, in which a lowermost layer of the stacked structure is formed with a 1st layer G1 of the gate electrode layers, an uppermost layer of the stacked structure is formed with an Nth (where N?3) layer G3 of the gate electrode layers, the gate electrode layers each have a first end face, a second end face, a third end face opposing the first end face, and a fourth end face opposing the second end face, the first end face of odd-numbered layers G1, G3 of the gate electrode layers is connected to a first contact portion, and the third end face of an even-numbered layer G2 of the gate electrode layers is connected to a second contact portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventor: Yuzo FUKUZAKI
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Patent number: 11133396Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a stacked structure having channel formation region layers CH1 and CH2, gate electrode layers G1, G2, and G3 alternately arranged on a base, in which a lowermost layer of the stacked structure is formed with a 1st layer G1 of the gate electrode layers, an uppermost layer of the stacked structure is formed with an Nth (where N?3) layer G3 of the gate electrode layers, the gate electrode layers each have a first end face, a second end face, a third end face opposing the first end face, and a fourth end face opposing the second end face, the first end face of odd-numbered layers G1, G3 of the gate electrode layers is connected to a first contact portion, and the third end face of an even-numbered layer G2 of the gate electrode layers is connected to a second contact portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventor: Yuzo Fukuzaki
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Publication number: 20210280673Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a base, a first FET 10n that includes at least two channel structure portions 11n laminated, the channel structure portions 11n each including a channel portion 13n having a nanowire structure 12n, a gate insulation film, and a gate electrode 27n, and a second FET 20n that includes a channel forming layer 23n, a gate insulation layer, and a gate electrode 27n. The first FET 10n and the second FET 20n are provided above the base. The channel portions 13n of the first FET 10n are disposed apart from each other in a laminating direction of the channel structure portions 11n. Assuming that each of a distance between the channel portions 13n of the first FET 10n is a distance L1 and that a thickness of the gate insulation layer of the second FET 20n is a thickness T2, T2?(L1/2) is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2019Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuo GOCHO, Yuzo FUKUZAKI, Shinichi MIYAKE, Kazuyuki TOMIDA
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Publication number: 20210057548Abstract: A semiconductor device including a structure having N gate electrode layers G and (N?1) channel formation region layers CH (where N?3) alternately juxtaposed on an insulating material layer formed on a surface of a conductive substrate. Each of the structure, the channel formation region layer CH, and the gate electrode layer G has a bottom surface, a top surface, and four side surfaces. A second surface of the nth channel formation region layer is connected to a fourth surface of the nth gate electrode layer. A fourth surface of the nth channel formation region layer is connected to a second surface of the (n+1)th gate electrode layer. One of an odd-numbered layer of the gate electrode layers and an even-numbered layer of the gate electrode layers is connected to a first contact portion and the other is connected to a second contact portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2019Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Yuzo FUKUZAKI, Koji FUKUMOTO
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Publication number: 20210043748Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a stacked structure having channel formation region layers CH1 and CH2, gate electrode layers G1, G2, and G3 alternately arranged on a base, in which a lowermost layer of the stacked structure is formed with a 1st layer G1 of the gate electrode layers, an uppermost layer of the stacked structure is formed with an Nth (where N?3) layer G3 of the gate electrode layers, the gate electrode layers each have a first end face, a second end face, a third end face opposing the first end face, and a fourth end face opposing the second end face, the first end face of odd-numbered layers G1, G3 of the gate electrode layers is connected to a first contact portion, and the third end face of an even-numbered layer G2 of the gate electrode layers is connected to a second contact portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2018Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventor: Yuzo FUKUZAKI
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Publication number: 20200303375Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes a first field effect transistor including at least two channel structure units each having a nanowire structure or a nanosheet structure, and a second field effect transistor having a Fin structure, in which the channel structure units are spaced apart from each other in a thickness direction of the first field effect transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2018Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventor: Yuzo FUKUZAKI
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Publication number: 20190312059Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate; an insulator layer provided on the substrate; a first transistor provided on the insulator layer; a semiconductor layer including a plurality of impurity regions of a first conduction type, the impurity regions forming a part of the first transistor; a heat dissipation layer; a thermal conductive layer linking the semiconductor layer and the heat dissipation layer; and an interruption structure configured to interrupt a flow of a current between the first transistor and the thermal conductive layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yuzo Fukuzaki, Hiroaki Ammo
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Patent number: 10373976Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate; an insulator layer provided on the substrate; a first transistor provided on the insulator layer; a semiconductor layer including a plurality of impurity regions of a first conduction type, the impurity regions forming a part of the first transistor; a heat dissipation layer; a thermal conductive layer linking the semiconductor layer and the heat dissipation layer; and an interruption structure configured to interrupt a flow of a current between the first transistor and the thermal conductive layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2014Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yuzo Fukuzaki, Hiroaki Ammo
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Patent number: 9818661Abstract: A semiconductor unit includes: a substrate made of a semiconductor; and a device group formed on the substrate and configured of a plurality of first capacitors, in which the device group includes one or a plurality of first conductive layers and a second conductive layer, the first and second conductive layers provided to be superimposed on each other in part or as a whole with an insulating film in between, the first conductive layer includes an edge extending along one direction, the second conductive layer includes a plurality of sub-conductive layers having substantially same shapes as one another, and the plurality of sub-conductive layers are arranged in relatively different positions with respect to the edge of the first conductive layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2014Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Manabu Tomita, Yuzo Fukuzaki, Kazuhisa Ogawa
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Publication number: 20150091603Abstract: A semiconductor unit includes: a substrate made of a semiconductor; and a device group formed on the substrate and configured of a plurality of first capacitors, in which the device group includes one or a plurality of first conductive layers and a second conductive layer, the first and second conductive layers provided to be superimposed on each other in part or as a whole with an insulating film in between, the first conductive layer includes an edge extending along one direction, the second conductive layer includes a plurality of sub-conductive layers having substantially same shapes as one another, and the plurality of sub-conductive layers are arranged in relatively different positions with respect to the edge of the first conductive layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Manabu Tomita, Yuzo Fukuzaki, Kazuhisa Ogawa