Patents by Inventor Akira Sasano

Akira Sasano 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: 7450210
    Abstract: There are disclosed various types of TFT active matrix liquid crystal display devices and method of fabrication thereof in which a pixel is divided into three parts, a capacitor is added to each pixel, light shielding is applied to each TFT, and the matrix is driven by a DC cancelling technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sakae Someya, Ryuuzoh Nashimoto, Hirofumi Suzuki, Katsuhiko Yarita, Shinji Matsumoto, Akira Sasano, Hideaki Taniguchi, Ryouji Oritsuki
  • Patent number: 7196762
    Abstract: There are disclosed various types of TFT active matrix liquid crystal display devices and method of fabrication thereof in which a pixel is divided into three parts, a capacitor is added to each pixel, light shielding is applied to each TFT, and the matrix is driven by a DC cancelling technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sakae Someya, Ryuuzoh Nashimoto, Hirofumi Suzuki, Katsuhiko Yarita, Shinji Matsumoto, Akira Sasano, Hideaki Taniguchi, Ryouji Oritsuki
  • Publication number: 20060268212
    Abstract: There are disclosed various types of TFT active matrix liquid crystal display devices and method of fabrication thereof in which a pixel is divided into three parts, a capacitor is added to each pixel, light shielding is applied to each TFT, and the matrix is driven by a DC cancelling technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Sakae Someya, Ryuuzoh Nashimoto, Hirofumi Suzuki, Katsuhiko Yarita, Shinji Matsumoto, Akira Sasano, Hideaki Taniguchi, Ryouji Oritsuki
  • Publication number: 20060028605
    Abstract: There are disclosed various types of TFT active matrix liquid crystal display devices and method of fabrication thereof in which a pixel is divided into three parts, a capacitor is added to each pixel, light shielding is applied to each TFT, and the matrix is driven by a DC cancelling technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: Sakae Someya, Ryuuzoh Nashimoto, Hirofumi Suzuki, Katsuhiko Yarita, Shinji Matsumoto, Akira Sasano, Hideaki Taniguchi, Ryouji Oritsuki
  • Patent number: 6992744
    Abstract: There are disclosed various types of TFT active matrix liquid crystal display devices and method of fabrication thereof in which a pixel is divided into three parts, a capacitor is added to each pixel, light shielding is applied to each TFT, and the matrix is driven by a DC cancelling technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sakae Someya, Ryuuzoh Nashimoto, Hirofumi Suzuki, Katsuhiko Yarita, Shinji Matsumoto, Akira Sasano, Hideaki Taniguchi, Ryouji Oritsuki
  • Publication number: 20050068485
    Abstract: There are disclosed various types of TFT active matrix liquid crystal display devices and method of fabrication thereof in which a pixel is divided into three parts, a capacitor is added to each pixel, light shielding is applied to each TFT, and the matrix is driven by a DC cancelling technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Sakae Someya, Ryuuzoh Nashimoto, Hirofumi Suzuki, Katsuhiko Yarita, Shinji Matsumoto, Akira Sasano, Hideaki Taniguchi, Ryouji Oritsuki
  • Patent number: 6839098
    Abstract: There are disclosed various types of TFT active matrix liquid crystal display devices and method of fabrication thereof in which a pixel is divided into three parts, a capacitor is added to each pixel, light shielding is applied to each TFT, and the matrix is driven by a DC cancelling technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sakae Someya, Ryuuzoh Nashimoto, Hirofumi Suzuki, Katsuhiko Yarita, Shinji Matsumoto, Akira Sasano, Hideaki Taniguchi, Ryouji Oritsuki
  • Publication number: 20020080295
    Abstract: There are disclosed various types of TFT active matrix liquid crystal display devices and method of fabrication thereof in which a pixel is divided into three parts, a capacitor is added to each pixel, light shielding is applied to each TFT, and the matrix is driven by a DC cancelling technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Sakae Someya, Ryuuzoh Nashimoto, Hirofumi Suzuki, Katsuhiko Yarita, Shinji Matsumoto, Akira Sasano, Hideaki Taniguchi, Ryouji Oritsuki
  • Patent number: 6384879
    Abstract: There are disclosed various types of TFT active matrix liquid crystal display devices and method of fabrication thereof in which a pixel is divided into three parts, a capacitor is added to each pixel, light shielding is applied to each TFT, and the matrix is driven by a DC cancelling technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sakae Someya, Ryuuzoh Nashimoto, Hirofumi Suzuki, Katsuhiko Yarita, Shinji Matsumoto, Akira Sasano, Hideaki Taniguchi, Ryouji Oritsuki
  • Publication number: 20010015776
    Abstract: There are disclosed various types of TFT active matrix liquid crystal display devices and method of fabrication thereof in which a pixel is divided into three parts, a capacitor is added to each pixel, light shielding is applied to each TFT, and the matrix is driven by a DC cancelling technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2000
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Inventors: Sakae Someya, Ryuuzoh Nashimoto, Hirofumi Suzuki, Katsuhiko Yarita, Shinji Matsumoto, Akira Sasano, Hideaki Taniguchi, Ryouji Oritsuki
  • Patent number: 6226059
    Abstract: An anodized oxide film of Al is formed on a scanning signal line and a gate electrode. Al—Ta is used as material of each of the scanning signal line and gate electrode. The thickness of the anodized oxide film is set to at least 1,000 angstroms. The fabrication yield and reliability can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Yamamoto, Haruo Matsumaru, Tetsuaki Suzuki, Mitsuo Nakatani, Michio Tsukii, Akira Sasano, Saburo Oikawa, Ryoji Oritsuki
  • Patent number: 6184963
    Abstract: There are disclosed various types of TFT active matrix liquid crystal display devices and method of fabrication thereof in which a pixel is divided into three parts, a capacitor is added to each pixel, light shielding is applied to each TFT, and the matrix is driven by a DC cancelling technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sakae Someya, Ryuuzoh Nashimoto, Hirofumi Suzuki, Katsuhiko Yarita, Shinji Matsumoto, Akira Sasano, Hideaki Taniguchi, Ryouji Oritsuki
  • Patent number: 5889573
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an active-matrix addressed TFT substrate using a thin film transistor, a manufacturing method and an anodic oxidation method thereof, a liquid crystal display panel using the TFT substrate and a liquid crystal display equipment using the liquid crystal display panel and, more in particular, it relates to a structure and a manufacturing method which enables to improve the characteristics thereof.In the present invention, Cr or Ta is used for gate terminals, aluminum or a metal mainly composed of aluminum is used for gate bus-lines extended therefrom, gate electrodes and thin film capacitances (additional capacitance, storage capacitance) and an anodic oxidized film composed of the metal and free from defect is used for at least one of gate insulators, dielectric films of the thin film capacitances and interlayer insulation films for the intersections between the bus-lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Yamamoto, Haruo Matsumaru, Yasuo Tanaka, Ken Tsutsui, Toshihisa Tsukada, Kazuo Shirahashi, Akira Sasano, Yuka Matsukawa
  • Patent number: 5838399
    Abstract: There are disclosed various types of TFT active matrix liquid crystal display devices in which a pixel is divided into three parts, a capacitor is added to each pixel, light shielding is applied to each TFT, and the matrix is driven by a DC cancelling technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sakae Someya, Ryuuzoh Nashimoto, Hirofumi Suzuki, Katsuhiko Yarita, Shinji Matsumoto, Akira Sasano, Hideaki Taniguchi, Ryouji Oritsuki
  • Patent number: 5781255
    Abstract: An anodized oxide film of Al is formed on a scanning signal line and a gate electrode. Al--Ta is used as material of each of the scanning signal line and gate electrode. The thickness of the anodized oxide film is set to 1,000 angstroms or more. The fabrication yield and reliability can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Yamamoto, Haruo Matsumaru, Tetsuaki Suzuki, Mitsuo Nakatani, Michio Tsukii, Akira Sasano, Saburo Oikawa, Ryoji Oritsuki
  • Patent number: 5719408
    Abstract: In the present invention, Cr or Ta is used for gate terminals, aluminum or a metal mainly composed of aluminum is used for gate bus-lines extended therefrom, gate electrodes and thin film capacitances (additional capacitance, storage capacitance) and an anodic oxidized film composed of the metal and free from defect is used for at least one of gate insulators, dielectric films of the thin film capacitances and interlayer insulation films for the intersections between the bus-lines. In a more preferred structure, the anodic oxidized film is used for all of the gate insulators, the dielectric films for the thin film capacitances and the interlayer insulation films for the intersections between the bus lines. The present invention also relates to a method of selectively forming an anodic oxidized film on an aluminum pattern. That is, in a case of forming a selective oxidation mask to a desired region on the aluminum pattern with a positive type photoresist, in the present invention, an angle (.theta.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Yamamoto, Haruo Matsumaru, Yasuo Tanaka, Ken Tsutsui, Toshihisa Tsukada, Kazuo Shirahashi, Akira Sasano, Yuka Matsukawa
  • Patent number: 5708484
    Abstract: There are disclosed various types of TFT active matrix liquid crystal display devices in which a pixel is divided into three parts, a capacitor is added to each pixel, light shielding is applied to each TFT, and the matrix is driven by a DC cancelling technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sakae Someya, Ryuuzoh Nashimoto, Hirofumi Suzuki, Katsuhiko Yarita, Shinji Matsumoto, Akira Sasano, Hideaki Taniguchi, Ryouji Oritsuki
  • Patent number: 5672523
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an active-matrix addressed TFT substrate using a thin film transistor, a manufacturing method and an anodic oxidation method thereof, a liquid crystal display panel using the TFT substrate and a liquid crystal display equipment using the liquid crystal display panel. Cr or Ta is used for gate terminals; aluminum or a metal composed mainly of aluminum is used for gate bus-lines extended therefrom, gate electrodes and thin film capacitances (additional capacitance, storage capacitance); and an anodic oxidized film composed of the metal and free from defect is used for at least one of gate insulators, dielectric films of the thin film capacitances and interlayer insulation films for the intersections between the bus-lines. In forming a selective oxidation mask to a desired region on the aluminum pattern with a positive type photoresist, for the anodic oxidation, an angle (.theta.) formed between the selective oxidation mask and the aluminum pattern is made as: .beta..gtoreq.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Yamamoto, Haruo Matsumaru, Yasuo Tanaka, Ken Tsutsui, Toshihisa Tsukada, Kazuo Shirahashi, Akira Sasano, Yuka Matsukawa
  • Patent number: 5671027
    Abstract: An active matrix liquid crystal display device, with a plurality of thin-film transistors provided over a glass substrate each including an anodized oxide film of aluminum gate electrode, in which transparent pixel electrodes are formed in the same plane as the gate electrodes between the glass substrate and amorphous silicon islands over which source and drain electrodes are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Sasano, Kazuo Shirahashi, Yuka Matsukawa, Hideaki Taniguchi, Hideaki Yamamoto, Haruo Matsumaru
  • Patent number: 5623350
    Abstract: First pixel electrodes and scan signal electrodes are formed in the same plane, and the first pixel electrodes and video signal electrodes are insulated and separated from each other by gate SiN films. Additional capacitors are formed by second pixel electrodes which are connected to the first pixel electrodes through apertures formed in the gate SiN films and which may be cut by a laser beam, and the scan signal electrodes. Thus, a short circuit defect between the electrodes is prevented, a highly reliable additional capacitor is attained, break of wiring is reduced and an aperture factor can be improved by expanding a width of the first pixel electrode. Thus, a multi-tonality and highly fine liquid crystal display device can be manufactured with a high yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Genshiro Kawachi, Etsuko Kimura, Kikuo Ono, Yoko Wakui, Akira Sasano