Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080308877 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate; a first gate insulation film formed on the semiconductor substrate; a second gate insulation film formed on the semiconductor substrate; a first gate electrode formed on the first gate insulation film and fully silicided; and a second gate electrode formed on the second gate insulation film and fully silicided, a gate length or a gate width of the second gate electrode being larger than that of the first gate electrode, and a thickness of the second gate electrode being smaller than that of the first gate electrode. | 12-18-2008 |
20090008727 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - It is made possible to reduce the interface resistance at the interface between the nickel silicide film and the silicon. A semiconductor manufacturing method includes: forming an impurity region on a silicon substrate, with impurities being introduced into the impurity region; depositing a Ni layer so as to cover the impurity region; changing the surface of the impurity region into a NiSi | 01-08-2009 |
20090083202 | SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE - A semiconductor storage device includes a storage part including a plurality of nonvolatile semiconductor memory cells each having a conductive path, a charge storage layer and a control gate electrode. The device further includes a plurality of first input terminals each connected to one end of the conductive path of each nonvolatile semiconductor memory cell, a plurality of second input terminals each connected to the control gate of each nonvolatile semiconductor memory cell, and an output end connected to the other ends of the conductive paths of the plurality of nonvolatile semiconductor memory cells, respectively. | 03-26-2009 |
20090186474 | Nonvolatile semiconductor storage device and manufacturing method therefor - A nonvolatile semiconductor storage device includes a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of isolation regions formed in the semiconductor substrate; an element-forming region formed between adjacent isolation regions; a first gate insulating film provided on the element-forming region; a floating gate electrode which is provided on the first gate insulating film and in which a width of a lower hem facing the element-forming region is narrower than a width of the element-forming region in a section taken in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the isolation regions extend; a second gate insulating film provided on the floating gate electrode; and a control gate electrode provided on the second gate insulating film. | 07-23-2009 |
20090250742 | NEURON DEVICE - A neuron device includes: a semiconductor layer; source and drain regions formed in the semiconductor layer at a distance from each other; a protection film formed on an upper face of the semiconductor layer; a channel region formed in the semiconductor layer between the source region and the drain region; a pair of gate insulating films formed on two side faces of the channel region; a floating gate electrode including: a first portion covered on the gate insulating films and the protection film; a second portion connected to the first portion; and a third portion provided on the substrate so as to connect to the end portion of the second portion on the opposite side from the first portion; an interelectrode insulating film provided on the first to third portions; and a plurality of control gate electrodes provided on the third portion. | 10-08-2009 |
20100062575 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate; a first gate insulation film formed on the semiconductor substrate; a second gate insulation film formed on the semiconductor substrate; a first gate electrode formed on the first gate insulation film and fully silicided; and a second gate electrode formed on the second gate insulation film and fully silicided, a gate length or a gate width of the second gate electrode being larger than that of the first gate electrode, and a thickness of the second gate electrode being smaller than that of the first gate electrode. | 03-11-2010 |
20100224916 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - It is made possible to optimize the effective work function of the metal for a junction and suppress the resistance as far as possible at the interface between a semiconductor or a dielectric material and a metal. A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor film; a Ti oxide film formed on the semiconductor film, and including at least one element selected from the group consisting of V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Nb, Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, and Pt; and a metal film formed on the Ti oxide film. | 09-09-2010 |
20100270607 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - It is made possible to provide a memory device that can be made very small in size and have a high capacity while being able to effectively suppress short-channel effects. A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: a first insulating film formed on a semiconductor substrate; a semiconductor layer formed above the semiconductor substrate so that the first insulating film is interposed between the semiconductor layer and the semiconductor substrate; a NAND cell having a plurality of memory cell transistors connected in series, each of the memory cell transistors having a gate insulating film formed on the semiconductor layer, a floating gate formed on the gate insulating film, a second insulating film formed on the floating gate, and a control gate formed on the second insulating film; a source region having an impurity diffusion layer formed in one side of the NAND cell; and a drain region having a metal electrode formed in the other side of the NAND cell. | 10-28-2010 |
20110246451 | STORAGE DEVICE HAVING FULL-TEXT SEARCH FUNCTION - According to one embodiment, a storage device includes an interface, a first and second memory blocks and a controller. The interface receives a content search request. The first memory block stores files and inverted files corresponding to contents included in the files. The second memory block stores a file search table. The controller creates the inverted file for each content included in the files and stores IDs of the files including the content in the inverted file. The controller obtains, by search of the content, a corresponding inverted file from the inverted files stored in the first memory block and stores, in the file search table, the IDs of the files included in the obtained inverted file. The controller outputs the IDs of the files stored in the file search table from the interface as a search result for the content search request. | 10-06-2011 |
20120026779 | NONVOLATILE MEMORIES AND RECONFIGURABLE CIRCUITS - A nonvolatile memory according to an embodiment includes at least one memory cell including: a variable resistance memory comprising one end connected to a first terminal, and the other end connected to a second terminal, a drive voltage being applied to the first terminal; and a diode comprising a cathode connected to the second terminal, and an anode connected to a third terminal, a ground potential being applied to the third terminal. An output of the memory cell is output from the second terminal, the output of the memory cell depends on a resistance state of the variable resistance memory. | 02-02-2012 |
20120061731 | NONVOLATILE PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC SWITCHES AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A nonvolatile programmable logic switch according to an embodiment includes: a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type and a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type; a memory cell transistor including a first insulating film formed on the first semiconductor region, a charge storage film formed on the first insulating film, a second insulating film formed on the charge storage film, and a control gate formed on the second insulating film; a pass transistor including a third insulating film formed on the second semiconductor region, and a gate electrode formed on the third insulating film and electrically connected to the first drain region; a first electrode applying a substrate bias to the first semiconductor region, the first electrode being formed in the first semiconductor region; and a second electrode applying a substrate bias to the second semiconductor region, the second electrode being formed in the second semiconductor region. | 03-15-2012 |
20120068241 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a memory device includes first and second fin type stacked structures each includes first to i-th memory strings (i is a natural number except 1) that are stacked in a first direction, the first and second fin type stacked structures which extend in a second direction and which are adjacent in a third direction, a first portion connected to one end in the second direction of the first fin type stacked structure, a width in the third direction of the first portion being greater than a width in the third direction of the first fin type stacked structure, and a second portion connected to one end in the second direction of the second fin type stacked structure, a width in the third direction of the second portion being greater than a width in the third direction of the second fin type stacked structure. | 03-22-2012 |
20120068254 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a memory device includes a semiconductor substrate, first, second, third and fourth fin-type stacked layer structures, each having memory strings stacked in a first direction perpendicular to a surface of the semiconductor substrate, and each extending to a second direction parallel to the surface of the semiconductor substrate, a first part connected to first ends in the second direction of the first and second fin-type stacked layer structures each other, a second part connected to first ends in the second direction of the third and fourth fin-type stacked layer structures each other, a third part connected to second ends in the second direction of the first and third fin-type stacked layer structures each other, and a fourth part connected to second ends in the second direction of the second and fourth fin-type stacked layer structures each other. | 03-22-2012 |
20120080739 | NONVOLATILE PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC SWITCH - A nonvolatile programmable logic switch according to an embodiment includes: a memory cell transistor including: a first source region and a first drain region of a second conductivity type formed at a distance from each other in a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type; a first insulating film, a charge storage film, a second insulating film, and a control gate stacked in this order and formed on the first semiconductor region between the first source region and the first drain region; a pass transistor including: a second source region and a second drain region of a second conductivity type formed at a distance from each other in a second semiconductor region of the first conductivity type; a third insulating film, a gate electrode stacked in this order and formed on the second semiconductor region between the second source region and the second drain region, the gate electrode being electrically connected to the first drain region; and an electrode for applying a substrate bias to the first and second semiconductor regions. | 04-05-2012 |
20120117354 | STORAGE DEVICE IN WHICH FORWARDING-FUNCTION-EQUIPPED MEMORY NODES ARE MUTUALLY CONNECTED AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a storage device includes a plurality of memory nodes. Each of memory nodes includes a plurality of input ports, a plurality of output ports, a selector, a packet controller and a memory. The selector outputs a packet input to the input port to one of the output ports. The packet controller controls the selector. The memory stores data. The memory nodes are mutually connected at the input ports and the output ports. The memory node has an address that is determined by its physical position. The packet controller switches the output port that outputs the packet based on information including at least a destination address of the packet and an address of the memory node having the packet controller when receiving a packet that is not addressed to the memory node having the packet controller. | 05-10-2012 |
20120139007 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a fabrication method of a semiconductor device comprising forming a dummy gate with a gate length direction set to a [111] direction perpendicular to a [110] direction on a surface of a supporting substrate having Si | 06-07-2012 |
20120139030 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory includes first to n-th (n is a natural number not less than 2) semiconductor layers in a first direction and extend in a second direction, and the semiconductor layers having a stair case pattern in a first end of the second direction, a common semiconductor layer connected to the first to n-th semiconductor layers commonly in the first end of the second direction, first to n-th layer select transistors which are provided in order from the first electrode side between the first electrode and the first to n-th memory strings, and first to n-th impurity regions which make the i-th layer select transistor (i is one of 1 to n) a normally-on state in the first end of the second direction of the i-th semiconductor layer. | 06-07-2012 |
20120206963 | SEMICONDUCTOR ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor associative memory device comprises a retrieval block having retrieval word strings arranged in a column direction, each of the retrieval word strings includes memory cells arranged in a row direction between a word input terminal and a word output terminal, each of the memory cells having a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and an output terminal, wherein in each retrieval word string, the second input terminal of one of the memory cells is used as the word input terminal, and each of other memory cells is connected to the output terminal of adjacent memory cell by the second input terminal, wherein the first input terminals of the memory cells in the same column are connected. | 08-16-2012 |
20120218802 | CONTENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY - One embodiment provides a content addressable memory, including: a pair of spin MOSFETs including: a first spin MOSFET whose magnetization state is set in accordance with stored data; and a second spin MOSFET whose magnetization state is set in accordance with the stored data, the second spin MOSFET being connected in parallel with the first spin MOSFET; a first wiring configured to apply a gate voltage so that any one of the first spin MOSFET and the second spin MOSFET becomes electrically conductive in accordance with search data; and a second wiring configured to apply a current to both of the first spin MOSFET and the second spin MOSFET. | 08-30-2012 |
20120326244 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a source region, a drain region, an insulating film and a gate electrode. The source region is formed in the semiconductor substrate. The drain region is formed in the semiconductor substrate with being separate from the source region. The insulating film is formed between the source region and the drain region and on or above the semiconductor substrate. The insulating film includes lanthanum aluminate containing at least one element selected from Si, Ge, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and N. The lanthanum aluminate contains at least one element selected from Ti, Hf and Zr. The gate electrode is formed on the insulating film. | 12-27-2012 |
20130015519 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEAANM Fujii; ShosukeAACI Yokohama-shiAACO JPAAGP Fujii; Shosuke Yokohama-shi JPAANM Sakuma; KiwamuAACI Yokohama-shiAACO JPAAGP Sakuma; Kiwamu Yokohama-shi JPAANM Fujiki; JunAACI Yokohama-shiAACO JPAAGP Fujiki; Jun Yokohama-shi JPAANM Kinoshita; AtsuhiroAACI Kamakura-shiAACO JPAAGP Kinoshita; Atsuhiro Kamakura-shi JP - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes first to n-th semiconductor layers which are stacked in a first direction perpendicular to a surface of a semiconductor substrate and which extend in a second direction parallel to the surface of the semiconductor substrate, an electrode which extends in the first direction along side surfaces of the first to n-th semiconductor layers, the side surfaces of the first to n-th semiconductor layers exposing in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions, and first to n-th charge storage layers located between the first to n-th semiconductor layers and the electrode respectively. The first to n-th charge storage layers are separated from each other in areas between the first to n-th semiconductor layers. | 01-17-2013 |
20130042055 | MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING KEY-VALUE STORE - According to one embodiment, a memory system including a key-value store containing key-value data as a pair of a key and a value corresponding to the key, includes a first memory, a control circuit and a second memory. The first memory is configured to contain a data area for storing data, and a table area containing the key-value data. The control circuit is configured to perform write and read to the first memory by addressing, and execute a request based on the key-value store. The second memory is configured to store the key-value data in accordance with an instruction from the control circuit. The control circuit performs a set operation by using the key-value data stored in the first memory, and the key-value data stored in the second memory. | 02-14-2013 |
20130042060 | MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING KEY-VALUE STORE - According to one embodiment, a memory system including a key-value store containing key-value data as a pair of a key and a value corresponding to the key, includes an interface, a memory block, an address acquisition circuit and a controller. The interface receives a data write/read request or a request based on the key-value store. The memory block has a data area for storing data and a metadata table containing the key-value data. The address acquisition circuit acquires an address in response to input of the key. The controller executes the data write/read request for the memory block, and outputs the address acquired to the memory block and executes the request based on the key-value store. The controller outputs the value corresponding to the key via the interface. | 02-14-2013 |
20130069134 | MEMORY INCLUDING TRANSISTORS WITH DOUBLE FLOATING GATE STRUCTURES - In a memory of an embodiment, first and second P-channel transistors are formed on a first semiconductor region, and each of the first and second P-channel transistors has a structure formed by stacking a first insulating film, a first floating gate, a second insulating film, a second floating gate, a third insulating film, and a first control gate in this order on the first semiconductor region. In the memory, first and second N-channel transistors are formed on a second semiconductor region, and each of the first and second N-channel transistors has a structure formed by stacking a fourth insulating film, a third floating gate, a fifth insulating film, a fourth floating gate, a sixth insulating film, and a second control gate in this order on the second semiconductor region. | 03-21-2013 |
20130069440 | INCOMING CIRCUIT USING MAGNETIC RESONANT COUPLING - According to one embodiment, an incoming circuit using a magnetic resonant coupling includes an incoming coil which receives magnetic field energy transmitted from an outgoing coil under conditions of energy power transmission by the magnetic resonant coupling, and an incoming circuit which comprises a variable capacitor and a rectifier circuit and which outputs, as a direct-current voltage, the magnetic field energy received by the incoming coil. A capacitance of the variable capacitor is automatically controlled to change in an analog form along with the change of the direct-current voltage and to keep the transmission efficiency of the magnetic field energy at a fixed value by directly feeding back the direct-current voltage to the variable capacitor. | 03-21-2013 |
20130077397 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes: a first transistor including a gate connected to a first interconnection, a first source, and a first drain, one of the first source and the first drain being connected to a second interconnection; and a second transistor including a gate structure, a second source, and a second drain, one of the second source and second drain being connected to a third interconnection and the other of the second source and second drain being connected to a fourth interconnection. The gate structure includes a gate insulation film, a gate electrode, and a threshold-modulating film provided between the gate insulation film and the gate electrode to modulate a threshold voltage, the other of the first source and first drain of the first transistor is connected to the gate electrode. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080465 | STORAGE DEVICE HAVING FULL-TEXT SEARCH FUNCTION - According to one embodiment, a storage device includes an interface, a first and second memory blocks and a controller. The interface receives a content search request. The first memory block stores files and inverted files corresponding to contents included in the files. The second memory block stores a file search table. The controller creates the inverted file for each content included in the files and stores IDs of the files including the content in the inverted file. The controller obtains, by search of the content, a corresponding inverted file from the inverted files stored in the first memory block and stores, in the file search table, the IDs of the files included in the obtained inverted file. The controller outputs the IDs of the files stored in the file search table from the interface as a search result for the content search request. | 03-28-2013 |
20130181184 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes fin-type stacked layer structures. Each of the structures includes semiconductor layers stacked in a perpendicular direction. Assist gate electrodes are disposed in an in-plane direction and divided on a surface in the perpendicular direction of the structures. | 07-18-2013 |
20130198445 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a memory and a controller. The memory stores data pieces and search information including entries, where each entry is associated with a search key for specifying one data piece and a real address at which the data piece is stored. Upon reception of a first command, the controller, when the first command specifies a search key, outputs one data piece corresponding to one entry which includes the search key, and when the first command specifies one real address, outputs one data piece corresponding to one entry including the real address. | 08-01-2013 |
20130252559 | DA CONVERTER AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - In general, according to one embodiment, a DA converter configured to convert a digital signal comprising n (n>1) bits to an analog current to output the analog current from an output terminal, includes n voltage-current converters. Each of them corresponds to each bit of the digital signal and is configured to generate a current depending on the corresponding bit. A k-th (k is an integer of 0 to n−1) voltage-current converter includes a first transistor whose threshold voltage is adjustable. The first transistor includes a semiconductor substrate, a first diffusion region, a second diffusion region, an insulating film, a charge accumulating film, and a gate. | 09-26-2013 |
20130268736 | SENSOR DATA RECORDING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, a sensor data recording apparatus includes following elements. The temporary storage unit temporarily stores the sensor data acquired from sensors. The data selector selects sensor data stored in the temporary storage unit for each sensor. The sensor data storage unit stores the sensor data selected for each sensor. The recording method controller controls at least one of a recording method of storing the sensor data in the temporary storage unit, and a recording method of storing the sensor data in the sensor data storage unit, based on the recording status which is statistical information about storing of the sensor data in the sensor data storage unit. | 10-10-2013 |
20130299894 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a memory device includes first and second fin type stacked structures each includes first to i-th memory strings (i is a natural number except 1) that are stacked in a first direction, the first and second fin type stacked structures which extend in a second direction and which are adjacent in a third direction, a first portion connected to one end in the second direction of the first fin type stacked structure, a width in the third direction of the first portion being greater than a width in the third direction of the first fin type stacked structure, and a second portion connected to one end in the second direction of the second fin type stacked structure, a width in the third direction of the second portion being greater than a width in the third direction of the second fin type stacked structure. | 11-14-2013 |
20130307054 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - One embodiment provides a semiconductor integrated circuit, including: a substrate; a plurality of nonvolatile memory portions formed in the substrate, each including a first nonvolatile memory and a second nonvolatile memory; and a plurality of logic transistor portions formed in the substrate, each including at least one of logic transistor, wherein the logic transistors include: a first transistor which is directly connected to drains of the first and second nonvolatile memories at its gate; and a second transistor which is not directly connected to the drains of the first and second nonvolatile memories, and wherein a bottom surface of the gate of each of the logic transistors sandwiching the first and second nonvolatile memories is lower in height from a top surface of the substrate than a bottom surface of the control gate of each of the first and second nonvolatile memories. | 11-21-2013 |
20140008715 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a memory device includes a semiconductor substrate, first, second, third and fourth fin-type stacked layer structures, each having memory strings stacked in a first direction perpendicular to a surface of the semiconductor substrate, and each extending to a second direction parallel to the surface of the semiconductor substrate, a first part connected to first ends in the second direction of the first and second fin-type stacked layer structures each other, a second part connected to first ends in the second direction of the third and fourth fin-type stacked layer structures each other, a third part connected to second ends in the second direction of the first and third fin-type stacked layer structures each other, and a fourth part connected to second ends in the second direction of the second and fourth fin-type stacked layer structures each other. | 01-09-2014 |
20150048440 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a memory device includes first and second fin type stacked structures each includes first to i-th memory strings (i is a natural number except 1) that are stacked in a first direction, the first and second fin type stacked structures which extend in a second direction and which are adjacent in a third direction, a first portion connected to one end in the second direction of the first fin type stacked structure, a width in the third direction of the first portion being greater than a width in the third direction of the first fin type stacked structure, and a second portion connected to one end in the second direction of the second fin type stacked structure, a width in the third direction of the second portion being greater than a width in the third direction of the second fin type stacked structure. | 02-19-2015 |
20150058436 | STORAGE DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A storage device according to an embodiment includes a plurality of memory nodes and a first connection unit. Each memory node includes nonvolatile memory and is connected to each other in two or more different directions. The first connection unit adds a first lifetime to a command which is externally supplied, and transmits the command including the first lifetime to a first memory node. A second memory node having received the command among the plural memory nodes, if the second memory node is not a destination of the command, subtracts the first lifetime added to the first command. The second memory node discards the command after the subtraction when the first lifetime after the subtraction is less than a threshold. The second memory node transfers the command after the subtraction to the adjacent memory node when the first lifetime after the subtraction is larger than the threshold. | 02-26-2015 |
20150074341 | MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING KEY-VALUE STORE - According to one embodiment, a memory system including a key-value store containing key-value data as a pair of a key and a value corresponding to the key, includes an interface, a memory block, an address acquisition circuit and a controller. The interface receives a data write/read request or a request based on the key-value store. The memory block has a data area for storing data and a metadata table containing the key-value data. The address acquisition circuit acquires an address in response to input of the key. The controller executes the data write/read request for the memory block, and outputs the address acquired to the memory block and executes the request based on the key-value store. The controller outputs the value corresponding to the key via the interface. | 03-12-2015 |