Patents by Inventor Yoshinori Ando

Yoshinori Ando 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: 10475818
    Abstract: A semiconductor device capable of retaining data for a long time is provided. A first transistor and a second transistor having different electrical characteristics from those of the first transistor are provided over the same layer without an increase in the number of manufacturing steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Ando, Shinpei Matsuda, Yuki Hata
  • Patent number: 10413641
    Abstract: Provided is a suction device that can suppress sound and vibration during use. A suction device includes a flow-passage forming section (1) having a suction port (20) from which fluid is sucked, a discharge port (29) from which the fluid is discharged, and a flow passage (2) which is sealed from an outside except at the suction port (20) and the discharge port (29) and through which the fluid flows, and a piezoelectric driving part (33) that generates a flow of the fluid in the flow passage (2). The piezoelectric driving part (33) includes a diaphragm (37) and a piezoelectric element (34) as a moving part that transmits driving force to the fluid. The moving part is entirely disposed inside the flow passage (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Kurihara, Daisuke Kondo, Hiroshi Takemura, Yoshinori Ando
  • Publication number: 20190184808
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle in which an internal combustion engine can be suitably assisted by a rotating electrical machine. The vehicle is provided with an internal combustion engine, a rotating electrical machine, a transmission, a clutch placed between the transmission and the combination of the internal combustion engine and rotating electrical machine, and a motive power control device that controls the motive power of the internal combustion engine and the rotating electrical machine. The motive power control device calculates additional motive power for the rotating electrical machine on the basis of the difference between the motive-power-transmitting capacity of the clutch and the motive power of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuki IWAMITSU, Mitsuo MURAOKA, Hisashi ITO, Yoshinori ANDO, Koichiro SHINOZAKI
  • Patent number: 10196055
    Abstract: A power control device of a vehicle disallows generation of additional power of rotating electrical machines when power of an internal combustion engine is transmitted to a transmission via a clutch and an amount of operation of an accelerator pedal is lower than an operation threshold value. The power control device allows generation of additional power of the rotating electrical machines when power of the internal combustion engine is transmitted to the transmission via the clutch and the amount of operation of an accelerator pedal is higher than the operation threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsuki Iwamitsu, Mitsuo Muraoka, Yoshinori Ando, Hisashi Ito, Koichiro Shinozaki
  • Patent number: 10189345
    Abstract: In a vehicle, a first rotating electrical machine, is connected to first wheels via a clutch, and second rotating electrical machines are connected to second wheels or the first wheels without going through the clutch. A power control device allocates electric power to the second rotating electrical machines with higher priority over the first rotating electrical machine when adding additional power to power of an internal combustion engine, thereby generating power of the second rotating electrical machines with higher priority over power of the first rotating electrical machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsuki Iwamitsu, Mitsuo Muraoka, Yoshinori Ando, Hisashi Ito, Koichiro Shinozaki
  • Patent number: 10186604
    Abstract: To improve the electrical characteristics of a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor, and to provide a highly reliable semiconductor device with a small variation in electrical characteristics. The semiconductor device includes a first insulating film, a first barrier film over the first insulating film, a second insulating film over the first barrier film, and a first transistor including a first oxide semiconductor film over the second insulating film. The amount of hydrogen molecules released from the first insulating film at a given temperature higher than or equal to 400° C., which is measured by thermal desorption spectroscopy, is less than or equal to 130% of the amount of released hydrogen molecules at 300° C. The second insulating film includes a region containing oxygen at a higher proportion than oxygen in the stoichiometric composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Ando, Hidekazu Miyairi, Naoto Yamade, Asako Higa, Miki Suzuki, Yoshinori Ieda, Yasutaka Suzuki, Kosei Nei, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 10096720
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device with high design flexibility. A first transistor and a second transistor having different electrical characteristics from those of the first transistor are provided over the same layer without significantly increasing the number of manufacturing steps. A semiconductor layer where a channel of the first transistor is formed and a semiconductor layer where a channel of the second transistor is formed are formed using semiconductor materials having different electron affinities. When an oxide semiconductor is used for the semiconductor layer, an insulating layer containing excess oxygen is used as an insulating layer below the semiconductor layer. By increasing the thickness of the insulating layer, a large amount of oxygen can be supplied to the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Ando
  • Patent number: 10020322
    Abstract: A highly reliable semiconductor device which includes an oxide semiconductor is provided. Alternatively, a transistor having normally-off characteristics which includes an oxide semiconductor is provided. The transistor includes a first conductor, a first insulator, a second insulator, a third insulator, a first oxide, an oxide semiconductor, a second conductor, a second oxide, a fourth insulator, a third conductor, a fourth conductor, a fifth insulator, and a sixth insulator. The second conductor is separated from the sixth insulator by the second oxide. The third conductor and the fourth conductor are separated from the sixth insulator by the fifth insulator. The second oxide has a function of suppressing permeation of oxygen as long as oxygen contained in the sixth insulator is sufficiently supplied to the oxide semiconductor through the second oxide. The fifth insulator has a barrier property against oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daigo Ito, Takahisa Ishiyama, Katsuaki Tochibayashi, Yoshinori Ando, Yasutaka Suzuki, Mitsuhiro Ichijo, Toshiya Endo, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 10002886
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device having a first transistor and a second transistor over the first transistor. The first transistor includes a first semiconductor, and the second transistor includes an oxide semiconductor that is different from the first semiconductor. A gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to a source or drain electrode of the second transistor. The second transistor has a semiconductor layer including the oxide semiconductor over the source and drain electrodes and a gate electrode over the semiconductor layer with an insulating layer therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yoshinori Ando
  • Publication number: 20180102420
    Abstract: To improve the electrical characteristics of a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor, and to provide a highly reliable semiconductor device with a small variation in electrical characteristics. The semiconductor device includes a first insulating film, a first barrier film over the first insulating film, a second insulating film over the first barrier film, and a first transistor including a first oxide semiconductor film over the second insulating film. The amount of hydrogen molecules released from the first insulating film at a given temperature higher than or equal to 400° C., which is measured by thermal desorption spectroscopy, is less than or equal to 130% of the amount of released hydrogen molecules at 300° C. The second insulating film includes a region containing oxygen at a higher proportion than oxygen in the stoichiometric composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshinori ANDO, Hidekazu MIYAIRI, Naoto YAMADE, Asako HIGA, Miki SUZUKI, Yoshinori IEDA, Yasutaka SUZUKI, Kosei NEI, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20170334281
    Abstract: In a vehicle, a first rotating electrical machine, is connected to first wheels via a clutch, and second rotating electrical machines are connected to second wheels or the first wheels without going through the clutch. A power control device allocates electric power to the second rotating electrical machines with higher priority over the first rotating electrical machine when adding additional power to power of an internal combustion engine, thereby generating power of the second rotating electrical machines with higher priority over power of the first rotating electrical machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsuki Iwamitsu, Mitsuo Muraoka, Yoshinori Ando, Hisashi Ito, Koichiro Shinozaki
  • Publication number: 20170334434
    Abstract: A power control device of a vehicle disallows generation of additional power of rotating electrical machines when power of an internal combustion engine is transmitted to a transmission via a clutch and an amount of operation of an accelerator pedal is lower than an operation threshold value. The power control device allows generation of additional power of the rotating electrical machines when power of the internal combustion engine is transmitted to the transmission via the clutch and the amount of operation of an accelerator pedal is higher than the operation threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsuki Iwamitsu, Mitsuo Muraoka, Yoshinori Ando, Hisashi Ito, Koichiro Shinozaki
  • Publication number: 20170317111
    Abstract: A semiconductor device capable of retaining data for a long time is provided. A first transistor and a second transistor having different electrical characteristics from those of the first transistor are provided over the same layer without an increase in the number of manufacturing steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshinori ANDO, Shinpei MATSUDA, Yuki HATA
  • Patent number: 9780201
    Abstract: To improve the electrical characteristics of a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor, and to provide a highly reliable semiconductor device with a small variation in electrical characteristics. The semiconductor device includes a first insulating film, a first barrier film over the first insulating film, a second insulating film over the first barrier film, and a first transistor including a first oxide semiconductor film over the second insulating film. The amount of hydrogen molecules released from the first insulating film at a given temperature higher than or equal to 400° C., which is measured by thermal desorption spectroscopy, is less than or equal to 130% of the amount of released hydrogen molecules at 300° C. The second insulating film includes a region containing oxygen at a higher proportion than oxygen in the stoichiometric composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Ando, Hidekazu Miyairi, Naoto Yamade, Asako Higa, Miki Suzuki, Yoshinori Ieda, Yasutaka Suzuki, Kosei Nei, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20170278973
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device with high design flexibility. A first transistor and a second transistor having different electrical characteristics from those of the first transistor are provided over the same layer without significantly increasing the number of manufacturing steps. A semiconductor layer where a channel of the first transistor is formed and a semiconductor layer where a channel of the second transistor is formed are formed using semiconductor materials having different electron affinities. When an oxide semiconductor is used for the semiconductor layer, an insulating layer containing excess oxygen is used as an insulating layer below the semiconductor layer. By increasing the thickness of the insulating layer, a large amount of oxygen can be supplied to the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventor: Yoshinori ANDO
  • Publication number: 20170221931
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device having a first transistor and a second transistor over the first transistor. The first transistor includes a first semiconductor, and the second transistor includes an oxide semiconductor that is different from the first semiconductor. A gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to a source or drain electrode of the second transistor. The second transistor has a semiconductor layer including the oxide semiconductor over the source and drain electrodes and a gate electrode over the semiconductor layer with an insulating layer therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Yoshinori ANDO
  • Patent number: 9699348
    Abstract: An image processing device includes storage unit, a communication portion and an image processing function control portion. The storage unit stores image data. The communication portion performs communication with a server and a portable terminal. The image processing function control portion causes the communication portion to transmit the image data stored in the storage unit to the server and causes the communication portion to transmit the image data to the portable terminal in response to failure of the transmission of the image data to the server by the communication portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Ando
  • Publication number: 20170186779
    Abstract: A highly reliable semiconductor device which includes an oxide semiconductor is provided. Alternatively, a transistor having normally-off characteristics which includes an oxide semiconductor is provided. The transistor includes a first conductor, a first insulator, a second insulator, a third insulator, a first oxide, an oxide semiconductor, a second conductor, a second oxide, a fourth insulator, a third conductor, a fourth conductor, a fifth insulator, and a sixth insulator. The second conductor is separated from the sixth insulator by the second oxide. The third conductor and the fourth conductor are separated from the sixth insulator by the fifth insulator. The second oxide has a function of suppressing permeation of oxygen as long as oxygen contained in the sixth insulator is sufficiently supplied to the oxide semiconductor through the second oxide. The fifth insulator has a barrier property against oxygen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Daigo ITO, Takahisa ISHIYAMA, Katsuaki TOCHIBAYASHI, Yoshinori ANDO, Yasutaka SUZUKI, Mitsuhiro ICHIJO, Toshiya ENDO, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 9627418
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device having a first transistor and a second transistor over the first transistor. The first transistor includes a first semiconductor, and the second transistor includes an oxide semiconductor that is different from the first semiconductor. A gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to a source or drain electrode of the second transistor. The second transistor has a semiconductor layer including the oxide semiconductor over the source and drain electrodes and a gate electrode over the semiconductor layer with an insulating layer therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yoshinori Ando
  • Patent number: 9590882
    Abstract: A fault diagnostic system (1) of the present invention includes a first fault diagnostic device (3) and a second fault diagnostic device (5). The first fault diagnostic device (3) acquires the voltage value of a battery (2) in accordance with a synchronization signal, and sends the voltage value and the synchronization signal. The second fault diagnostic device (5) acquires the voltage value of an inverter (4) in accordance with the received synchronization signal, matches the acquisition timings of the voltage value of the battery (2) and the voltage value of the inverter (4) on the basis of the received synchronization signal, and performs a fault diagnosis by comparing these voltage values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sho Sato, Shinsuke Yonetani, Yoshinori Ando, Hironobu Shimosawa