Patents by Inventor Toshiki HAMADA

Toshiki HAMADA 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: 11984147
    Abstract: A semiconductor device storing data as a multilevel potential is provided. The semiconductor device includes a memory cell, first and second reference cells, first and second sense amplifiers, and first to third circuits. The first circuit has a function of outputting, to a first wiring and a third wiring, a first potential corresponding to a first signal output from the memory cell. The second circuit has a function of outputting, to a second wiring, a first reference potential corresponding to a second signal output from the first reference cell. The third circuit has a function of outputting, to the fourth wiring, a second reference potential corresponding to a third signal output from the second reference cell when a second switch is in an off state. The first sense amplifier refers to the first potential and the first reference potential and changes potentials of the first wiring and the second wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori Matsuzaki, Tatsuya Onuki, Yuki Okamoto, Toshiki Hamada
  • Publication number: 20220415941
    Abstract: An imaging device with an arithmetic function in which the circuit size is reduced is provided. The imaging device includes a plurality of pixel blocks. Each of the pixel blocks includes N (N is an integer greater than or equal to 1) first circuits, N second circuits, and a third circuit. Each of the first circuits includes a photoelectric conversion device, and the photoelectric conversion device has a function of converting incident light into an electrical signal and has a function of outputting a first signal that is obtained by binarizing the electrical signal to the second circuit. Each of the second circuits has a function of outputting a second signal that is obtained by multiplying the first signal by a weight coefficient to a third circuit. When the N second signals are output to a wiring electrically connected to the third circuit, addition is performed. The first circuit includes a transistor, and an OS transistor is preferably used as the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Seiichi YONEDA, Toshiki HAMADA, Yuki OKAMOTO, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20220172766
    Abstract: A semiconductor device storing data as a multilevel potential is provided. The semiconductor device includes a memory cell, first and second reference cells, first and second sense amplifiers, and first to third circuits. The first circuit has a function of outputting, to a first wiring and a third wiring, a first potential corresponding to a first signal output from the memory cell. The second circuit has a function of outputting, to a second wiring, a first reference potential corresponding to a second signal output from the first reference cell. The third circuit has a function of outputting, to the fourth wiring, a second reference potential corresponding to a third signal output from the second reference cell when a second switch is in an off state. The first sense amplifier refers to the first potential and the first reference potential and changes potentials of the first wiring and the second wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Takanori MATSUZAKI, Tatsuya ONUKI, Yuki OKAMOTO, Toshiki HAMADA
  • Patent number: 10439150
    Abstract: A light-emitting element emitting phosphorescence and having high emission efficiency, in which a property of injecting holes to a light-emitting layer is increased, is provided. The light-emitting layer of the light-emitting element includes a first organic compound represented by the following general formula (G1) and a second organic compound which is a phosphorescent compound. The difference between the HOMO level of the first organic compound and the HOMO level of the second organic compound is lower than or equal to 0.3 eV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomonori Nakayama, Takako Takasu, Satoko Shitagaki, Harue Osaka, Toshiki Hamada
  • Patent number: 10074822
    Abstract: To provide a novel light-emitting element or a highly reliable light-emitting element. To provide a light-emitting device, a display device, an electronic device, and a lighting device each of which can be manufactured at a low cost. To provide a light-emitting element including an anode, a cathode, and an EL layer between the anode and the cathode. The EL layer includes a light-emitting layer and an electron injection transport layer between the light-emitting layer and the cathode, and the amount of a halogen detected from a material forming the electron injection transport layer is less than or equal to 30 ppm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Tsunenori Suzuki, Takeyoshi Watabe, Kunihiko Suzuki, Toshiki Hamada, Rina Nakamura, Hayato Yamawaki, Ayumi Sato, Harue Osaka
  • Patent number: 9898133
    Abstract: Malfunction of a large-sized touchscreen is prevented. In particular, malfunction of a large-sized touchscreen is prevented by reduction of wiring delay between a detection region and a controller. In a touchscreen, in which a detection area is divided, including a plurality of detection regions and a plurality of sensors, controllers are provided for the respective divided detection regions, and all the controllers are electrically connected to one central control device. It is preferable that a wiring between each of the divided detection regions and the corresponding controller be shorter than a wiring between the controller and the central control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hikaru Tamura, Yoshiyuki Kurokawa, Jiro Imada, Toshiki Hamada
  • Publication number: 20170125705
    Abstract: A light-emitting element emitting phosphorescence and having high emission efficiency, in which a property of injecting holes to a light-emitting layer is increased, is provided. The light-emitting layer of the light-emitting element includes a first organic compound represented by the following general formula (G1) and a second organic compound which is a phosphorescent compound. The difference between the HOMO level of the first organic compound and the HOMO level of the second organic compound is lower than or equal to 0.3 eV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomonori Nakayama, Takako Takasu, Satoko Shitagaki, Harue Osaka, Toshiki Hamada
  • Patent number: 9602800
    Abstract: An image processing method for increasing the stereoscopic effect of an image is provided. Difference mask data including an object area and a background area is created from image data, and the center coordinate of the object area is calculated. Then, a gradation pattern is selected in accordance with the average brightness value of the object area and applied to the background area, whereby a gradation mask data is created. After that, the image data of the background area is converted into image data based on the gradation mask data, so that the stereoscopic effect of the image is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshiki Hamada
  • Patent number: 9502666
    Abstract: A light-emitting element emitting phosphorescence and having high emission efficiency, in which a property of injecting holes to a light-emitting layer is increased, is provided. The light-emitting layer of the light-emitting element includes a first organic compound represented by the following general formula (G1) and a second organic compound which is a phosphorescent compound. The difference between the HOMO level of the first organic compound and the HOMO level of the second organic compound is lower than or equal to 0.3 eV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomonori Nakayama, Takako Takasu, Satoko Shitagaki, Harue Osaka, Toshiki Hamada
  • Publication number: 20160118615
    Abstract: To provide a novel light-emitting element or a highly reliable light-emitting element. To provide a light-emitting device, a display device, an electronic device, and a lighting device each of which can be manufactured at a low cost. To provide a light-emitting element including an anode, a cathode, and an EL layer between the anode and the cathode. The EL layer includes a light-emitting layer and an electron injection transport layer between the light-emitting layer and the cathode, and the amount of a halogen detected from a material forming the electron injection transport layer is less than or equal to 30 ppm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Satoshi SEO, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Takeyoshi WATABE, Kunihiko SUZUKI, Toshiki HAMADA, Rina NAKAMURA, Hayato YAMAWAKI, Ayumi SATO, Harue OSAKA
  • Publication number: 20160118605
    Abstract: A long-life light-emitting element is provided by reducing a specific kind of impurity in the light-emitting element, particularly an impurity originating in an iridium complex. The light-emitting element includes an iridium complex. The iridium complex includes an iridium metal and a ligand coordinated to the iridium metal. In analysis of the light-emitting element by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry using a chromatograph of a photodiode array detector, the proportion of the peak area of a ligand not coordinated to the iridium metal to the peak area of the iridium complex is greater than or equal to 0% and less than or equal to 10%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., ltd.
    Inventors: Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Rina NAKAMURA, Nozomi KOMATSU, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Toshiki HAMADA, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20150243892
    Abstract: A light-emitting element with high emission efficiency. The light-emitting element includes a pair of electrodes and an EL layer between the pair of electrodes. In the light-emitting element, the EL layer contains at least a light-emitting material, the light-emitting material is a 1,6-bis(diphenylamino)pyrene derivative, and a structural change between an excited state and a ground state in the 1,6-bis(diphenylamino)pyrene derivative is smaller than that in a 1,6-bis(diphenylamino)pyrene derivative in which hydrogen is bonded to ortho positions of two phenyl groups of each of two diphenylamino groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaori Ogita, Tsunenori Suzuki, Naoaki Hashimoto, Toshiki Hamada, Kunihiko Suzuki, Shunsuke Hosoumi, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 9059411
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is a fluorene compound. Specifically, one embodiment of the present invention is a fluorene compound in which two 9-phenylfluoren-9-yl groups are each bonded to any of a pyridine skeleton and a pyrimidine skeleton through an arylene group, and in which the arylene group is any of one to three phenylene groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Suzuki, Harue Osaka, Satoko Shitagaki, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Takao Hamada, Toshiki Hamada
  • Publication number: 20150043821
    Abstract: An image processing method for increasing the stereoscopic effect of an image is provided. Difference mask data including an object area and a background area is created from image data, and the center coordinate of the object area is calculated. Then, a gradation pattern is selected in accordance with the average brightness value of the object area and applied to the background area, whereby a gradation mask data is created. After that, the image data of the background area is converted into image data based on the gradation mask data, so that the stereoscopic effect of the image is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventor: Toshiki HAMADA
  • Patent number: 8873854
    Abstract: An image processing method for increasing the stereoscopic effect of an image is provided. Difference mask data including an object area and a background area is created from image data, and the center coordinate of the object area is calculated. Then, a gradation pattern is selected in accordance with the average brightness value of the object area and applied to the background area, whereby a gradation mask data is created. After that, the image data of the background area is converted into image data based on the gradation mask data, so that the stereoscopic effect of the image is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshiki Hamada
  • Patent number: 8849060
    Abstract: An image processing method is provided, which includes a step of separating an object image into an object region and a background region, a step of calculating a gray scale value of an average color of the object region, a step of calculating a gray scale value of an inversion color of the object region by using the gray scale value of the average color, and a step of calculating a gray scale value of a background region of a processed image by using the gray scale value of the inversion color and a gray scale value of the background region of the object image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hikaru Tamura, Toshiki Hamada
  • Publication number: 20140084273
    Abstract: A light-emitting element emitting phosphorescence and having high emission efficiency, in which a property of injecting holes to a light-emitting layer is increased, is provided. The light-emitting layer of the light-emitting element includes a first organic compound represented by the following general formula (G1) and a second organic compound which is a phosphorescent compound. The difference between the HOMO level of the first organic compound and the HOMO level of the second organic compound is lower than or equal to 0.3 eV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomonori Nakayama, Takako TAKASU, Satoko SHITAGAKI, Harue OSAKA, Toshiki HAMADA
  • Publication number: 20130257798
    Abstract: Malfunction of a large-sized touchscreen is prevented. In particular, malfunction of a large-sized touchscreen is prevented by reduction of wiring delay between a detection region and a controller. In a touchscreen, in which a detection area is divided, including a plurality of detection regions and a plurality of sensors, controllers are provided for the respective divided detection regions, and all the controllers are electrically connected to one central control device. It is preferable that a wiring between each of the divided detection regions and the corresponding controller be shorter than a wiring between the controller and the central control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hikaru Tamura, Yoshiyuki Kurokawa, Jiro Imada, Toshiki Hamada
  • Publication number: 20130051698
    Abstract: An image processing method for increasing the stereoscopic effect of an image is provided. Difference mask data including an object area and a background area is created from image data, and the center coordinate of the object area is calculated. Then, a gradation pattern is selected in accordance with the average brightness value of the object area and applied to the background area, whereby a gradation mask data is created. After that, the image data of the background area is converted into image data based on the gradation mask data, so that the stereoscopic effect of the image is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshiki HAMADA
  • Publication number: 20130004063
    Abstract: An image processing method is provided, which includes a step of separating an object image into an object region and a background region, a step of calculating a gray scale value of an average color of the object region, a step of calculating a gray scale value of an inversion color of the object region by using the gray scale value of the average color, and a step of calculating a gray scale value of a background region of a processed image by using the gray scale value of the inversion color and a gray scale value of the background region of the object image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hikaru TAMURA, Toshiki HAMADA