Patents by Inventor Naoki Hirose

Naoki Hirose 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: 6756670
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising a substrate having a frame, a metal lead and an electronic parts in a bonding structure, and a molding of an organic resin formed on the substrate, wherein the surface of the organic resin is provided with a hardened water-resistant or carbonaceous film or wherein pores at the surface of the organic resin are filled within an inactive gas such as argon because of a plasma treatment of the resin surface with the inactive gas whereby impurities are prevented from entering into the organic resin through the pores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Mitsunori Tsuchiya, Kazuo Urata, Itaru Koyama, Shinji Imatou, Shigenori Hayashi, Naoki Hirose, Mari Sasaki, Noriya Ishida, Kouhei Wada
  • Patent number: 6677001
    Abstract: A new chemical vapor reaction system is described. Instead of ECR where electrons can move as independent particles without interaction, a mixed cyclotron resonance is a main exciting principal for chemical vapor reaction. In the new proposed resonance, the resonating space is comparatively large so that a material having a high melting point such as diamond can be deposited in the form of a thin film by this inovative method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Inujima, Naoki Hirose, Mamoru Tashiro, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20030140941
    Abstract: An improved CVD apparatus for depositing a uniform film is shown. The apparatus comprises a reaction chamber, a substrate holder and a plurality of light sources for photo CVD or a pair of electrodes for plasma CVD. The substrate holder is a cylindrical cart which is encircled by the light sources, and which is rotated around its axis by a driving device. With this configuration, the substrates mounted on the cart and the surroundings can be energized by light of plasma evenly throughout the surfaces to be coated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Inushima, Shigenori Hayashi, Toru Takayama, Masakazu Odaka, Naoki Hirose
  • Patent number: 6520189
    Abstract: An improved CVD apparatus for depositing a uniform film is shown. The apparatus comprises a reaction chamber, a substrate holder and a plurality of light sources for photo CVD or a pair of electrodes for plasma CVD. The substrate holder is a cylindrical cart which is encircled by the light sources, and which is rotated around its axis by a driving device. With this configuration, the substrates mounted on the cart and the surroundings can be energized by light of plasma evenly throughout the surfaces to be coated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Inushima, Shigenori Hayashi, Toru Takayama, Masakazu Odaka, Naoki Hirose
  • Publication number: 20030021910
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus and method is equipped with a vacuum chamber, helmholtz coils, a microwave generator and gas feeding systems. An auxiliary magnet is further provided in order to strengthen the magnetic field in the vacuum chamber to produce centrifugal drifting force which confine the plasma gas about the, center position of the vacuum chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Hirose, Takashi Inujima, Toru Takayama
  • Patent number: 6423383
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus and method is equipped with a reaction chamber, a microwave generator for generating a microwave within the reaction chamber, and main and auxiliary magnets for producing a magnetic filed parallel with microwave propagation direction. The auxiliary magnet is located along the wall of the reaction chamber so as to strengthen the magnetic filed at the periphery of the reaction chamber. A reactive gas containing a carbon compound gas is introduced into the chamber wherein the reactive gas is converted into a plasma by a resonance using the microwaves and the magnetic field. The presence of the auxiliary magnet produces a centrifugal drifting force within the reaction chamber, thereby confining the plasma gas to the center of the chamber. A substrate is then placed within the chamber and a film comprising amorphous carbon is deposited thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Hirose, Takashi Inujima, Toru Takayama
  • Patent number: 6217661
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus and method is equipped with a vacuum chamber, helmholtz coils, a microwave generator and gas feeding systems. An auxiliary magnet is further provided in order to strengthen the magnetic field in the vacuum chamber to produce centrifugal drifting force which confine the plasma gas about the center position of the vacuum chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Hirose, Takashi Inujima, Toru Takayama
  • Patent number: 6191492
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising a substrate having a frame, a metal lead and an electronic parts in a bonding structure, and a molding of an organic resin formed on the substrate, wherein the surface of the organic resin is provided with a hardened water-resistant or carbonaceous film or wherein pores at the surface of the organic resin are filled within an inactive gas such as argon because of a plasma treatment of the resin surface with the inactive gas whereby impurities are prevented from entering into the organic resin through the pores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Mitsunori Tsuchiya, Kazuo Urata, Itaru Koyama, Shinji Imatou, Shigenori Hayashi, Naoki Hirose, Mari Sasaki, Noriya Ishida, Kouhei Wada
  • Patent number: 6176586
    Abstract: A projection display apparatus has at least two dichroic reflecting surfaces, a wavelength plate, a polarizing beam splitter, and two reflection-type liquid crystal display devices. The first dichroic reflecting surface separates a polarized light beam into light beams of two different wavelength ranges. The wavelength plate rotates the polarization plane of the light beam of the first wavelength range. The second dichroic reflecting surface integrates together the light beam of the first wavelength range after the rotation of its polarization plane and the light beam of the second wavelength range. The polarizing beam splitter reflects one and transmits the other of the light beams of the first and second wavelength ranges after the integration by the second dichroic reflecting surface. The reflection-type liquid crystal display devices modulate and reflect the light beams reflected from and transmitted through the polarizing beam splitter, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Hirose, Kohtaro Hayashi
  • Patent number: 6013338
    Abstract: An improved CVD apparatus for depositing a uniform film is shown. The apparatus comprises a reaction chamber, a substrate holder and a plurality of light sources for photo CVD or a pair of electrodes for plasma CVD. The substrate holder is a cylindrical cart which is encircled by the light sources, and which is rotated around its axis by a driving device. With this configuration, the substrates mounted on the cart and the surroundings can be energized by light of plasma evenly throughout the surfaces to be coated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Inushima, Shigenori Hayashi, Toru Takayama, Masakazu Odaka, Naoki Hirose
  • Patent number: 5858259
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus and method is equipped with a vacuum chamber, helmholtz coils, a microwave generator and gas feeding systems. An auxiliary magnet is further provided in order to strengthen the magnetic field in the vacuum chamber to produce centrifugal drifting force which confine the plasma gas about the center position of the vacuum chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Hirose, Takashi Inujima, Toru Takayama
  • Patent number: 5855970
    Abstract: An improved CVD apparatus for depositing a uniform film is shown. The apparatus comprises a reaction chamber, a substrate holder and a plurality of light sources for photo CVD or a pair of electrodes for plasma CVD. The substrate holder is a cylindrical cart which is encircled by the light sources, and which is rotated around its axis by a driving device. With this configuration, the substrates mounted on the cart and the surroundings can be energized by light of plasma evenly throughout the surfaces to be coated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Inushima, Shigenori Hayashi, Toru Takayama, Masakazu Odaka, Naoki Hirose
  • Patent number: 5685913
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus and method is equipped with a vacuum chamber, helmholtz coils, a microwave generator and gas feeding systems. An auxiliary magnet is further provided in order to strengthen the magnetic field in the vacuum chamber to produce centrifugal drifting force which confine the plasma gas about the center position of the vacuum chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Hirose, Takashi Inujima, Toru Takayama
  • Patent number: 5629245
    Abstract: An improved CVD apparatus for depositing a uniform film is shown. The apparatus comprises a reaction chamber, a substrate holder and a plurality of light sources for photo CVD or a pair of electrodes for plasma CVD. The substrate holder is a cylindrical cart which is encircled by the light sources, and which is rotated around its axis by a driving device. With this configuration, the substrates mounted on the cart and the surroundings can be energized by light of plasma evenly throughout the surfaces to be coated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Inushima, Shigenori Hayashi, Toru Takayama, Masakazu Odaka, Naoki Hirose
  • Patent number: 5427824
    Abstract: An improved CVD apparatus for depositing a uniform film is shown. The apparatus comprises a reaction chamber, a substrate holder and a plurality of light sources for photo CVD or a pair of electrodes for plasma CVD. The substrate holder is a cylindrical cart which is encircled by the light sources, and which is rotated around its axis by a driving device. With this configuration, the substrates mounted on the cart and the surroundings can be energized by light of plasma evenly throughout the surfaces to be coated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Inushima, Shigenori Hayashi, Toru Takayama, Masakazu Odaka, Naoki Hirose
  • Patent number: 5302226
    Abstract: A microwave-assisted plasma processing apparatus has a reaction chamber in which a substrate holder is provided to support a substrate to be treated. The holder is formed congruent with the inside of reaction chamber and located to substantially separate a reaction space in the reaction chamber save for a narrow clearance therebetween through which exhausted gas passes from said reaction space into said auxiliary space. By this structure, high density plasmas can be formed in the reaction chamber without substantial loss of input microwave energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1994
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Naoki Hirose, Masaya Kadono, Kenji Itoh, Toru Takayama, Yasuyuki Arai, Noriya Ishida
  • Patent number: 5225367
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electronic device using boron nitrides comprises the steps of adding impurities in boron nitrides by ion implantation to form a doped region and directing a laser beam onto the doped region while the boron nitrides are placed in a vacuum or a non-oxidizing atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1993
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Kenji Itoh, Masaya Kadono, Naoki Hirose
  • Patent number: 5203959
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus and method is equipped with a vacuum chamber, helmoltz coils, Ioffe bars, a microwave generator and gas feeding systems. An auxiliary magnet is further provided in order to strengthen the magnetic field in the vacuum chamber to produce centrifugal drifting force which confine the plasma gas about the center position of the vacuum chamber. Specifically, the method includes establishing a first magnetic field in the vacuum chamber substantially parallel to the direction of propagation of microwaves emitted in the chamber and establishing a second magnetic field substantially perpendicular to the first magnetic field. A substrate in the chamber for plasma processing is placed so that a surface of the substrate is substantially perpendicular to the direction of the first magnetic field and parallel to the direction of the second.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1993
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Hirose, Takashi Inujima, Toru Takayama
  • Patent number: 5196366
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing electric devices is described. Discrete single crystals are formed on a substrate to be coated. The formation of these crystals is carried out by forming discrete crystallization centers in the surface of the substrate and growing a single crystal from each center. The spaces separating these crystals are filled with an insulating material in order not to form short current paths therein. The top surfaces of the crystals are exposed in order to make contact with an upper electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1993
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Kenji Itoh, Masaya Kadono, Naoki Hirose
  • Patent number: 5192995
    Abstract: An improved electric device and manufacturing method for the same are described. The device is for example an IC chip clothed with moulding. In advance of the moulding process, the rear surface of lead frame of the IC chip is cleaned and coated with an antioxidation film made of silicon nitride in order to avoid the oxidation of the lead frame. The antioxidation film ensures the connection of the moulding and the lead frame and protect the IC chip from moisture invaded through cracks or gaps. The coating of silicon nitride is carried out after cleaning the lead frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1993
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunepi Yamazaki, Kazuo Urata, Itaru Koyama, Naoki Hirose