Patents by Inventor Akihisa Shimomura

Akihisa Shimomura 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).

  • Publication number: 20210245505
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing, a metal nozzle plate, in which is formed a nozzle for discharging a liquid and that is to be bonded with adhesive to a head chip provided with an actuator for discharging the liquid, the method including: forming the nozzle in a metal plate-like member; forming a groove in the metal plate-like member; and performing exterior processing with respect to the nozzle plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Jun MARUBAYASHI, Akihisa SHIMOMURA, Yusuke HAYASHI, Tadashi HIRANO, Shingo URAKI, Yohei SATO
  • Publication number: 20210245506
    Abstract: Provided is an inkjet head containing: a substrate having a nozzle hole, and a nozzle plate having a liquid repellent layer on an outermost surface of the substrate on an ink discharge surface side, wherein the nozzle plate has a conductive layer between the substrate and the liquid repellent layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Ayako SUZUKI, Akihisa SHIMOMURA, Akihisa YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20210184042
    Abstract: A transistor with stable electrical characteristics. A semiconductor device includes a first insulator over a substrate, a second insulator over the first insulator, an oxide semiconductor in contact with at least part of a top surface of the second insulator, a third insulator in contact with at least part of a top surface of the oxide semiconductor, a first conductor and a second conductor electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor, a fourth insulator over the third insulator, a third conductor which is over the fourth insulator and at least part of which is between the first conductor and the second conductor, and a fifth insulator over the third conductor. The first insulator contains a halogen element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro TANAKA, Mitsuhiro ICHIJO, Toshiya ENDO, Akihisa SHIMOMURA, Yuji EGI, Sachiaki TEZUKA, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20210118916
    Abstract: A semiconductor device production system using a laser crystallization method is provided which can avoid forming grain boundaries in a channel formulation region of a TFT, thereby preventing grain boundaries rom lowering the mobility of the TFT greatly, from lowering ON current, and from increasing OFF current. Rectangular or stripe pattern depression and projection portions are formed on an insulating film. A semiconductor film is formed on the insulating film. The semiconductor film is irradiated with continuous wave laser light by running the laser light along the stripe pattern depression and projection portions of the insulating film or along the major or minor axis direction of the rectangle. Although continuous wave laser light is most preferred among laser light, it is also possible to use pulse oscillation laser light in irradiating the semiconductor film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Atsuo ISOBE, Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Koji DAIRIKI, Hiroshi SHIBATA, Chiho KOKUBO, Tatsuya ARAO, Masahiko HAYAKAWA, Hidekazu MIYAIRI, Akihisa SHIMOMURA, Koichiro TANAKA, Mai AKIBA
  • Publication number: 20210098629
    Abstract: To provide a novel oxide semiconductor film. The oxide semiconductor film includes In, M, and Zn. The M is Al, Ga, Y, or Sn. In the case where the proportion of In in the oxide semiconductor film is 4, the proportion of M is greater than or equal to 1.5 and less than or equal 2.5 and the proportion of Zn is greater than or equal to 2 and less than or equal to 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Akihisa SHIMOMURA, Junichi KOEZUKA, Kenichi OKAZAKI, Yasumasa YAMANE, Yuhei SATO, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 10944014
    Abstract: To provide a transistor having a high on-state current. A semiconductor device includes a first insulator containing excess oxygen, a first oxide semiconductor over the first insulator, a second oxide semiconductor over the first oxide semiconductor, a first conductor and a second conductor which are over the second oxide semiconductor and are separated from each other, a third oxide semiconductor in contact with side surfaces of the first oxide semiconductor, a top surface and side surfaces of the second oxide semiconductor, a top surface of the first conductor, and a top surface of the second conductor, a second insulator over the third oxide semiconductor, and a third conductor facing a top surface and side surfaces of the second oxide semiconductor with the second insulator and the third oxide semiconductor therebetween. The first oxide semiconductor has a higher oxygen-transmitting property than the third oxide semiconductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Akihisa Shimomura, Yuhei Sato, Yasumasa Yamane, Yoshitaka Yamamoto, Hideomi Suzawa, Tetsuhiro Tanaka, Yutaka Okazaki, Naoki Okuno, Takahisa Ishiyama
  • Publication number: 20210060952
    Abstract: An inkjet head manufacturing method for an inkjet head that includes a head chip including; a nozzle ejecting ink; and a flow path substrate including an ink flow path which communicates with the nozzle and through which the ink flows, the method including; composite substrate manufacturing that is manufacturing a composite substrate including a plurality of regions which forms flow path substrates by being split; first protective film forming that is forming a first protective film on a surface of the composite substrate and an inner wall surface of the ink flow path; splitting that is splitting the composite substrate into the flow path substrates; and second protective film forming that is forming a second protective film on at least an exposed face in a split face of the flow path substrate generated in the splitting, the exposed face being exposed in a surface of the head chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Yohei SATO, Akihisa SHIMOMURA, Hikaru HAMANO
  • Publication number: 20210057587
    Abstract: A transistor with favorable electrical characteristics is provided. One embodiment of the present invention is a semiconductor device including a semiconductor, a first insulator in contact with the semiconductor, a first conductor in contact with the first insulator and overlapping with the semiconductor with the first insulator positioned between the semiconductor and the first conductor, and a second conductor and a third conductor, which are in contact with the semiconductor. One or more of the first to third conductors include a region containing tungsten and one or more elements selected from silicon, carbon, germanium, tin, aluminum, and nickel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Yutaka OKAZAKI, Akihisa SHIMOMURA, Naoto YAMADE, Tomoya TAKESHITA, Tetsuhiro TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10923600
    Abstract: A transistor with stable electrical characteristics. A semiconductor device includes a first insulator over a substrate, a second insulator over the first insulator, an oxide semiconductor in contact with at least part of a top surface of the second insulator, a third insulator in contact with at least part of a top surface of the oxide semiconductor, a first conductor and a second conductor electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor, a fourth insulator over the third insulator, a third conductor which is over the fourth insulator and at least part of which is between the first conductor and the second conductor, and a fifth insulator over the third conductor. The first insulator contains a halogen element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Tanaka, Mitsuhiro Ichijo, Toshiya Endo, Akihisa Shimomura, Yuji Egi, Sachiaki Tezuka, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 10910219
    Abstract: The present invention is characterized in that by laser beam being slantly incident to the convex lens, an aberration such as astigmatism or the like is occurred, and the shape of the laser beam is made linear on the irradiation surface or in its neighborhood. Since the present invention has a very simple configuration, the optical adjustment is easier, and the device becomes compact in size. Furthermore, since the beam is slantly incident with respect to the irradiated body, the return beam can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichiro Tanaka, Hidekazu Miyairi, Aiko Shiga, Akihisa Shimomura, Atsuo Isobe
  • Patent number: 10879272
    Abstract: A semiconductor device production system using a laser crystallization method is provided which can avoid forming grain boundaries in a channel formation region of a TFT, thereby preventing grain boundaries from lowering the mobility of the TFT greatly, from lowering ON current, and from increasing OFF current. Rectangular or stripe pattern depression and projection portions are formed on an insulating film. A semiconductor film is formed on the insulating film. The semiconductor film is irradiated with continuous wave laser light by running the laser light along the stripe pattern depression and projection portions of the insulating film or along the major or minor axis direction of the rectangle. Although continuous wave laser light is most preferred among laser light, it is also possible to use pulse oscillation laser light in irradiating the semiconductor film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuo Isobe, Shunpei Yamazaki, Koji Dairiki, Hiroshi Shibata, Chiho Kokubo, Tatsuya Arao, Masahiko Hayakawa, Hidekazu Miyairi, Akihisa Shimomura, Koichiro Tanaka, Mai Akiba
  • Patent number: 10763373
    Abstract: A transistor with favorable electrical characteristics is provided. One embodiment of the present invention is a semiconductor device including a semiconductor, a first insulator in contact with the semiconductor, a first conductor in contact with the first insulator and overlapping with the semiconductor with the first insulator positioned between the semiconductor and the first conductor, and a second conductor and a third conductor, which are in contact with the semiconductor. One or more of the first to third conductors include a region containing tungsten and one or more elements selected from silicon, carbon, germanium, tin, aluminum, and nickel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Okazaki, Akihisa Shimomura, Naoto Yamade, Tomoya Takeshita, Tetsuhiro Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20200243669
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor layer with high and stable electrical characteristics, the semiconductor device is manufactured by forming a first insulating layer, forming oxide over the first insulating layer and then removing the oxide n times (n is a natural number), forming an oxide semiconductor layer over the first insulating layer, forming a second insulating layer over the oxide semiconductor layer, and forming a conductive layer over the second insulating layer. Alternatively, the semiconductor device is manufactured by forming the oxide semiconductor layer over the first insulating layer, forming the second insulating layer over the oxide semiconductor layer, forming the oxide over the second insulating layer and then removing the oxide n times (n is a natural number), and forming the conductive layer over the second insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Tanaka, Ryo Tokumaru, Yasumasa Yamane, Akihisa Shimomura, Naoki Okuno
  • Patent number: 10700212
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first insulator, a transistor over the first insulator, a second insulator over the transistor, and a third insulator over the second insulator. The transistor includes an oxide semiconductor. The amount of oxygen released from the second insulator when converted into oxygen molecules is larger than or equal to 1×1014 molecules/cm2 and smaller than 1×1016 molecules/cm2 in thermal desorption spectroscopy at a surface temperature of a film of the second insulator of higher than or equal to 50° C. and lower than or equal to 500° C. The second insulator includes oxygen, nitrogen, and silicon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromi Sawai, Akihisa Shimomura
  • Publication number: 20200135770
    Abstract: A semiconductor device production system using a laser crystallization method is provided which can avoid forming grain boundaries in a channel formation region of a TFT, thereby preventing grain boundaries from lowering the mobility of the TFT greatly, from lowering ON current, and from increasing OFF current. Rectangular or stripe pattern depression and projection portions are formed on an insulating film. A semiconductor film is formed on the insulating film. The semiconductor film is irradiated with continuous wave laser light by running the laser light along the stripe pattern depression and projection portions of the insulating film or along the major or minor axis direction of the rectangle. Although continuous wave laser light is most preferred among laser light, it is also possible to use pulse oscillation laser light in irradiating the semiconductor film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Atsuo ISOBE, Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Koji DAIRIKI, Hiroshi SHIBATA, Chiho KOKUBO, Tatsuya ARAO, Masahiko HAYAKAWA, Hidekazu MIYAIRI, Akihisa SHIMOMURA, Koichiro TANAKA, Mai AKIBA
  • Publication number: 20200127137
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device in which a large current can flow. To provide a semiconductor device which can be driven stably at a high driving voltage. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer, a first electrode and a second electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor layer and apart from each other in a region overlapping with the semiconductor layer, a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode with the semiconductor layer therebetween, a first gate insulating layer between the semiconductor layer and the first gate electrode, and a second gate insulating layer between the semiconductor layer and the second gate electrode. The first gate electrode overlaps with part of the first electrode, the semiconductor layer, and part of the second electrode. The second gate electrode overlaps with the semiconductor layer and part of the first electrode, and does not overlap with the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Yoshiyuki KOBAYASHI, Daisuke MATSUBAYASHI, Akihisa SHIMOMURA, Daigo ITO
  • Patent number: 10553704
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor layer with high and stable electrical characteristics, the semiconductor device is manufactured by forming a first insulating layer, forming oxide over the first insulating layer and then removing the oxide n times (n is a natural number), forming an oxide semiconductor layer over the first insulating layer, forming a second insulating layer over the oxide semiconductor layer, and forming a conductive layer over the second insulating layer. Alternatively, the semiconductor device is manufactured by forming the oxide semiconductor layer over the first insulating layer, forming the second insulating layer over the oxide semiconductor layer, forming the oxide over the second insulating layer and then removing the oxide n times (n is a natural number), and forming the conductive layer over the second insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Tanaka, Ryo Tokumaru, Yasumasa Yamane, Akihisa Shimomura, Naoki Okuno
  • Publication number: 20200013893
    Abstract: To provide a novel oxide semiconductor film. The oxide semiconductor film includes In, M, and Zn. The M is Al, Ga, Y, or Sn. In the case where the proportion of In in the oxide semiconductor film is 4, the proportion of M is greater than or equal to 1.5 and less than or equal to 2.5 and the proportion of Zn is greater than or equal to 2 and less than or equal to 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Akihisa SHIMOMURA, Junichi KOEZUKA, Kenichi OKAZAKI, Yasumasa YAMANE, Yuhei SATO, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 10515983
    Abstract: A semiconductor device production system using a laser crystallization method is provided which can avoid forming grain boundaries in a channel formation region of a TFT, thereby preventing grain boundaries from lowering the mobility of the TFT greatly, from lowering ON current, and from increasing OFF current. Rectangular or stripe pattern depression and projection portions are formed on an insulating film. A semiconductor film is formed on the insulating film. The semiconductor film is irradiated with continuous wave laser light by running the laser light along the stripe pattern depression and projection portions of the insulating film or along the major or minor axis direction of the rectangle. Although continuous wave laser light is most preferred among laser light, it is also possible to use pulse oscillation laser light in irradiating the semiconductor film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuo Isobe, Shunpei Yamazaki, Koji Dairiki, Hiroshi Shibata, Chiho Kokubo, Tatsuya Arao, Masahiko Hayakawa, Hidekazu Miyairi, Akihisa Shimomura, Koichiro Tanaka, Mai Akiba
  • Publication number: 20190348286
    Abstract: The present invention is characterized in that by laser beam being slantly incident to the convex lens, an aberration such as astigmatism or the like is occurred, and the shape of the laser beam is made linear on the irradiation surface or in its neighborhood. Since the present invention has a very simple configuration, the optical adjustment is easier, and the device becomes compact in size. Furthermore, since the beam is slantly incident with respect to the irradiated body, the return beam can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Koichiro TANAKA, Hidekazu MIYAIRI, Aiko SHIGA, Akihisa SHIMOMURA, Atsuo ISOBE