Patents Assigned to TDK Corporation
  • Publication number: 20240020520
    Abstract: A memristor includes a first variable conductance element and a second variable conductance element. A minimum value of conductance of the second variable conductance element during reading is larger than a maximum value of conductance of the first variable conductance element during reading. In the memristor, a first read path when the conductance of the first variable conductance element is read merges with a second read path when the conductance of the second variable conductance element is read.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shogo YAMADA, Keita SUDA, Yukio TERASAKI, Tomoyuki SASAKI
  • Patent number: 11873255
    Abstract: In order to provide a dielectric composition having high density even when fired at a relatively low temperature, the main component of a dielectric composition includes tantalum and at least one of barium or strontium, and the subcomponent of the dielectric composition includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of vanadium, titanium, and aluminum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiro Iguchi, Tetsuhiro Takahashi, Hiroki Akiba, Ryota Nomura
  • Patent number: 11874346
    Abstract: A magnetic sensor includes a substrate including a top surface; an insulating layer disposed on the substrate, the insulating layer including first and second inclined surfaces each inclined with respect to the top surface of the substrate; and an MR element structure. An MR element is disposed on the first inclined surface or the second inclined surface. The MR element includes a bottom surface facing the first inclined surface or the second inclined surface, a top surface, and a first surface connecting the bottom surface and the top surface and including two steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidekazu Kojima, Hiromichi Umehara
  • Patent number: 11874345
    Abstract: A magnetic sensor used to detect a detection target substance in a sample includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, which is opposite the first surface and a magnetoresistive effect element provided on the first surface of the substrate. The resistance of the magnetoresistive effect element changes in accordance with an input magnetic field. A protective layer covers the top of the magnetoresistive effect element. The surface of the protective layer, which is positioned on top of the magnetoresistive effect element, has a prescribed surface roughness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventor: Keisuke Takasugi
  • Publication number: 20240011152
    Abstract: A dielectric composition comprises a crystal of an oxynitride. A peak attributed to absence of a center of symmetry of the crystal of the oxynitride is detected by Raman spectroscopy of the dielectric composition within a Raman shift range of 500 cm?1 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicants: TDK CORPORATION, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kumiko YAMAZAKI, Shuto KANO, Yuji MASUBUCHI, Shinichi KIKKAWA
  • Patent number: 11867504
    Abstract: An angle sensor generates an angle detection value based on a first and a second detection signal. A correction apparatus performs correction processing for generating a first corrected detection signal by adding a first correction value to the first detection signal and generating a second corrected detection signal by adding a second correction value to the second detection signal. When an angle to be detected varies with a period T and if no correction processing is performed, the angle detection value contains an Nth-order angle error component varying with a period of T/N. Each of the first and second detection signals contains an (N+1)th-order signal error component. The order of the first and second correction values is N?1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinichirou Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 11865872
    Abstract: Electrical connector assemblies mountable on a tire of a wheel of a vehicle are described. An electrical connector assembly may include one or more electrical conductors, a respective electrical conductor extending from an inside surface of the tire to an outside surface of the tire. Tire assemblies including at least partially embedded electrical connector assemblies and wheel assemblies including such tire assemblies are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vibhu Vivek, Rakesh Sethi, Ishita Jain, John Sze
  • Patent number: 11869704
    Abstract: A coil device includes a winding core, a wire, and a terminal fitting. The winding core is made of a magnetic material and includes a flange. The wire is wound around the winding core. The terminal fitting is attached to a part of an outer surface of the flange. The terminal fitting includes a contact part and a protrusion plate part. The contact part is contacted with the outer surface of the flange. The protrusion plate part is formed integrally with the contact part and protrudes away from the flange. The protrusion plate part includes a wire connection surface and a main mounting surface. A lead end of the wire is connected to the wire connection surface. The main mounting surface is located opposite to the wire connection surface and is connectable to an external circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuhei Someya, Aoi Tokiwa, Daisuke Urabe
  • Patent number: 11871681
    Abstract: A magnetoresistance effect element has a first ferromagnetic metal layer, a second ferromagnetic metal layer, and a tunnel barrier layer that is sandwiched between the first and second ferromagnetic metal layers, and the tunnel barrier layer has a spinel structure represented by a composition formula of AIn2Ox (0<x?4), and an A-site is a non-magnetic divalent cation which is one or more selected from a group consisting of magnesium, zinc and cadmium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Sasaki, Katsuyuki Nakada, Tatsuo Shibata
  • Patent number: 11869686
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a fluidizing particle capable of improving a fluidity of a magnetic particle for a magnetic core and capable of improving a permeability of the magnetic core. The fluidizing particle includes a particle body having a magnetic property and a coating layer including a silicon compound covering the particle body, wherein a particle size of the fluidizing particle is 10 to 40 nm, and a circularity of the fluidizing particle is 0.55 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyotaro Abe, Hideharu Moro, Toshiaki Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 11869834
    Abstract: An electroconductive substrate, including: a base material; a foundation layer disposed on the base material; a trench formation layer disposed on the foundation layer, and an electroconductive pattern layer including metal plating. A trench including a bottom surface to which the foundation layer is exposed, is formed. The trench is filled with the electroconductive pattern layer. The foundation layer includes a mixed region which is formed from a surface of the foundation layer on the electroconductive pattern layer side towards the inside thereof, and contains metal particles which contain a metal configuring the electroconductive pattern layer, and enter the foundation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Daitoku, Susumu Taniguchi, Akiko Seki, Atsushi Sato, Yuhei Horikawa, Makoto Orikasa, Hisayuki Abe
  • Patent number: 11869989
    Abstract: An electrode structure includes: a metal film with an opening formed in a part of the metal film; and a transparent conductive film disposed in the opening, wherein the transparent conductive film is electronically connected to an element and overlaps with the element as viewed in a plan view in a thickness direction of the transparent conductive film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohito Mizuno, Takekazu Yamane, Hideaki Fukuzawa, Tetsuya Shibata
  • Patent number: 11867779
    Abstract: A magnetic sensor includes an insulating layer, a first MR element, and a second MR element. The insulating layer includes a first layer and a second layer, and also includes first and second inclined surfaces formed across the first layer and the second layer. Each of the first and second MR elements includes a magnetization pinned layer and a free layer. The magnetization pinned layer and the free layer of the first MR element are disposed on the first inclined surface. The magnetization pinned layer and the free layer of the second MR element are disposed on the second inclined surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromichi Umehara, Keita Kawamori, Kenzo Makino, Masachika Hashino
  • Publication number: 20240008370
    Abstract: A spin-orbit torque type magnetoresistance effect element including a magnetoresistance effect element having a first ferromagnetic metal layer with a fixed magnetization direction, a second ferromagnetic metal layer with a varying magnetization direction, and a non-magnetic layer sandwiched between the first ferromagnetic metal layer and the second ferromagnetic metal layer; and spin-orbit torque wiring that extends in a first direction intersecting with a stacking direction of the magnetoresistance effect element and that is joined to the second ferromagnetic metal layer; wherein the magnetization of the second ferromagnetic metal layer is oriented in the stacking direction of the magnetoresistance effect element; and the second ferromagnetic metal layer has shape anisotropy, such that a length along the first direction is greater than a length along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and to the stacking direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki SASAKI, Yohei SHIOKAWA
  • Publication number: 20240008183
    Abstract: A mounting board includes: an electronic component including at least a pair of first terminals; and a circuit board including at least a pair of second terminals. The first terminals and the second terminals are electrically joined by a joining material containing a metal element, the electronic component and the joining material are disposed within a wall made of an insulator, a lower surface of the electronic component is lower than an upper surface of the wall, and when long sides of a region surrounded by the wall have a dimension d1 and long sides of the electronic component have a dimension d2, a value of (dimension d1?dimension d2) is 10 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiryu IKEBE, Tomohisa MITOSE, Akiko SEKI, Susumu TANIGUCHI, Hisayuki ABE
  • Publication number: 20240006117
    Abstract: A coil device includes a coil, a terminal, a bobbin, and a core. The coil includes a winding portion and a lead portion drawn out from the winding portion. The terminal is connected with the lead portion. The bobbin includes a cylinder portion for the winding portion and a terminal installation portion formed at an end in a first direction parallel to an axial direction of the cylinder portion and provided with the terminal. The core is attachable to the bobbin. The terminal installation portion includes a convex portion separating the core and the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi SHOJI, Masaru KUMAGAI
  • Patent number: 11862405
    Abstract: An element body is formed with a through hole to be open at a first main surface and a second main surface opposing each other. A through-conductor includes a first portion located inside the through hole and a second portion protruding from the second main surface. A case surrounds the element body and is electrically insulating. A cover surrounds the second portion and is electrically insulating. A first resin is contained in the case and coats the element body. A second resin is contained in the cover and is located in a space between an inner surface of the element body and the first portion. The second resin has an electrical resistivity less than an electrical resistivity of the first resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuta Kamo, Kenichi Kamehashi, Hisashi Tanaka, Isao Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 11863150
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a stack and first to fourth inductors. The second inductor is disposed after the first inductor in a ?Y direction. The third inductor and the fourth inductor are disposed after the first inductor and the second inductor, respectively, in a ?X direction. Two or more through hole columns are connected in parallel to a part near each end of a conductor layer portion in each of the first inductor and the fourth inductor in a longitudinal direction. One through hole column is connected to a part near each end of a conductor layer portion in each of the second inductor and the third inductor in a longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takuya Sato
  • Patent number: 11860442
    Abstract: An optical driving device includes: a movable portion to which an optical element is attachable; a drive portion which movably holds the movable portion; and a fixing portion which holds the drive portion, in which each end portion of a first shaft provided in the drive portion and slidably holding the movable portion and each end portion of a second shaft provided separately from the drive portion and slidably supporting the movable portion are fixed to the fixing portion. A diameter of the first shaft is larger than a diameter of the second shaft and a distance between fixing positions of the fixing portion to which each end portion of the first shaft is fixed is smaller than a distance between fixing positions of the fixing portion to which each end portion of the second shaft is fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Hosokawa, Naoki Yusa
  • Patent number: 11860251
    Abstract: A magnetic sensor includes an MR element. The MR element includes a free layer. The free layer has a first surface having a shape that is long in one direction and a second surface located opposite the first surface, and has a thickness that is a dimension in a direction perpendicular to the first surface. The first surface has a first edge and a second edge located at both lateral ends of the first surface. In a given cross section, the thickness at the first edge is smaller than the thickness at a predetermined point on the first surface between the first edge and the second edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirokazu Takahashi, Kenzo Makino