Patents by Inventor Daisuke Shibata
Daisuke Shibata 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).
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Patent number: 12266730Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a nitride semiconductor layer above the substrate; a high-resistance layer above the nitride semiconductor layer; a p-type nitride semiconductor layer above the high-resistance layer; a first opening penetrating through the p-type nitride semiconductor layer and the high-resistance layer to the nitride semiconductor layer; an electron transport layer and an electron supply layer covering an upper portion of the p-type nitride semiconductor layer and the first opening; a gate electrode above the electron supply layer; a source electrode in contact with the electron supply layer; a second opening penetrating through the electron supply layer and the electron transport layer to the p-type nitride semiconductor layer; a potential fixing electrode in contact with the p-type nitride semiconductor layer at a bottom part of the second opening; and a drain electrode.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2020Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATIONInventors: Naohiro Tsurumi, Daisuke Shibata, Satoshi Tamura
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Patent number: 12248712Abstract: A printing system includes a printing apparatus and a server, wherein the printing apparatus prints, based on image data, an image on a sheet, and wherein the server stores a history showing that a user accessed image data, identifies image data based on the stored history, and notifies the user of the identified image data, wherein the printing apparatus prints an image on a sheet based on image data selected by the user from image data that the user has been notified of.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2023Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Daisuke Shibata
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Publication number: 20250022921Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device, including a substrate with a first nitride semiconductor layer on its surface, a block layer, an electron transit layer and an electron supply layer sequentially formed thereon. Formed along an inner surface thereof a first opening penetrating through the block layer to the first nitride semiconductor layer, a source electrode provided in a second opening in a location away from the first opening and connected to the block layer. The second opening penetrating through the electron supply and electron transit layers to the block layer. On an opposite surface of the substrate a drain electrode is provided. Seen in plan view, the first opening and the source electrode extend in a same, longitudinal direction, and the first opening includes: two straight portions extending in the longitudinal direction with the source electrode being interposed therebetween, and a first connection portion connecting ends of the two straight portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2024Publication date: January 16, 2025Applicant: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke Shibata, Satoshi Tamura, Nanako Hirashita
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Patent number: 12142644Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device includes a substrate, a drift layer and a block layer sequentially provided above the substrate, a gate opening penetrating through a block layer and reaching a drift layer, an electron transit layer and an electron supply layer sequentially provided above the block layer and along the inner surface of the gate opening, a gate electrode provided to cover the gate opening, a source opening penetrating through an electron supply layer and an electron transit layer and reaching the block layer, a source electrode provided in the source opening, and a drain electrode on the rear surface side of the substrate. Seen in a plan view, at least part of an outline of an end of the gate opening in the longitudinal direction follows an arc or an elliptical arc.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke Shibata, Satoshi Tamura, Nanako Hirashita
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Publication number: 20240332372Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first nitride semiconductor layer, a first high-resistance semiconductor layer, a first p-type nitride semiconductor layer, and a second high-resistance semiconductor layer that are arranged sequentially from a lower side; an electron mobility layer and an electron supply layer covering a first opening that penetrates through the second high-resistance semiconductor layer, the first p-type nitride semiconductor layer, and the first high-resistance semiconductor layer; a potential-fixing electrode that is disposed in contact with the first p-type nitride semiconductor layer; and an insulating film that covers a gate electrode and a source electrode. The insulating film is disposed along an inner surface of a groove portion that is disposed in an end portion of the nitride semiconductor device, and penetrates through the first p-type nitride semiconductor layer. The first high-resistance semiconductor layer is a high-resistance AlGaN layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Inventors: Naohiro TSURUMI, Naoki TORII, Daisuke SHIBATA, Satoshi TAMURA
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Publication number: 20240313061Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, a third semiconductor layer that has a resistance higher than that of the second semiconductor layer, and a fourth semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type that are arranged sequentially from a lower side; a fifth semiconductor layer including a channel region of the first conductivity type, a portion of the fifth semiconductor layer being disposed along the inner surface of a first opening and the other portion of the fifth semiconductor layer being disposed above the fourth semiconductor layer, the first opening penetrating through the fourth semiconductor layer, the third semiconductor layer, and the second semiconductor layer; a sixth semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type disposed above the fifth semiconductor layer; a gate electrode; a source electrode; and a drain electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Inventors: Daisuke SHIBATA, Satoshi TAMURA, Naoki TORII
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Patent number: 12087762Abstract: Nitride semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a first nitride semiconductor layer of a first conductivity above the substrate; a second nitride semiconductor layer of a second conductivity different from the first conductivity, above the first nitride semiconductor layer; a first opening penetrating through the second nitride semiconductor layer; an electron transport layer and an electron supply layer disposed along inner surfaces of the first opening, in stated sequence from the substrate-side; a gate electrode above the electron supply layer, covering the first opening; a source electrode connected to the electron supply layer and the electron transport layer, at a position separated from the gate electrode; and a drain electrode on a surface of the substrate opposite to a surface on which the first nitride semiconductor layer is disposed. At least part of the second nitride semiconductor layer is fixed to a potential different from a potential of the source electrode.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke Shibata, Satoshi Tamura, Masahiro Ogawa
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Patent number: 12068375Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a first nitride semiconductor layer; a second nitride semiconductor layer; a first opening penetrating through the second nitride semiconductor layer to the first nitride semiconductor layer; a second opening penetrating through the second nitride semiconductor layer to the first nitride semiconductor layer; an electron transport layer and an electron supply layer provided along an inner face of each of the first opening and the second opening and above the second nitride semiconductor layer; a gate electrode; an anode electrode; a third opening penetrating through the electron supply layer and the electron transport layer to the second nitride semiconductor layer; a source electrode in the third opening; a drain electrode; and a cathode electrode. The anode electrode and the source electrode are electrically connected, and the cathode electrode and the drain electrode are electrically connected.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke Shibata, Satoshi Tamura, Naohiro Tsurumi
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Publication number: 20240266431Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device includes: a substrate; an n-type drift layer; a p-type blocking layer; a gate opening which penetrates through the blocking layer to the drift layer; an electron transport layer and an electron supply layer provided on an inner face of the gate opening; a gate electrode above the electron supply layer and covering the gate opening; a source opening penetrating through the electron supply layer and the electron transport layer to the blocking layer; a source electrode covering the source opening, the source electrode being connected to the electron supply layer, the electron transport layer, and the blocking layer; and a drain electrode on a side of the substrate opposite from a side on which the blocking layer is located. A bottom face of the gate electrode is closer to the drain electrode than a bottom face of the blocking layer is.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2024Publication date: August 8, 2024Inventors: Daisuke SHIBATA, Satoshi TAMURA, Masahiro OGAWA
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Patent number: 12050827Abstract: A printing system includes a printing apparatus and a server, wherein the printing apparatus is configured to print, based on print data, an image on a sheet and wherein the server is configured to identify print data candidates and notify a user of the identified print data candidates at a timing based on a time set by a schedule management function, wherein printing apparatus prints the image on the sheet is based on print data selected by the user from among the notified print data candidates.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2023Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Daisuke Shibata
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Publication number: 20240248658Abstract: On the basis of determination by image inspection that an image defect is generated and a predetermined condition being satisfied, an instruction unit for issuing an image diagnosis instruction is displayed on a screen of an inspection result, and image diagnosis is executed in response to an operation on the instruction unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2024Publication date: July 25, 2024Inventor: DAISUKE SHIBATA
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Publication number: 20240191072Abstract: Provided are a curable resin composition, a dry film, a cured product, and an electronic component including the same that have excellent resolution, higher insulation reliability, and excellent embeddability in a circuit. A curable resin composition includes: (A) a carboxyl group-containing resin; (B) a photopolymerization initiator; (C) a thermosetting resin; and (D) silica, wherein a blending amount of (D) the silica is 10 to 60% by mass relative to a total solid content of the curable resin composition, (D) the silica includes (D-1) nanosilica, (D-1) the nanosilica has an average secondary particle size of 200 nm or less, and a degree of association of (D-1) the nanosilica is 2.3 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2022Publication date: June 13, 2024Applicant: TAIYO HOLDING CO., LTD.Inventors: Daisuke SHIBATA, Chiho UETA, Fumitaka KATO, Sawako SHIMADA, Shotaro TANE
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Patent number: 11990542Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device includes: a substrate; an n-type drift layer; a p-type blocking layer; a gate opening which penetrates through the blocking layer to the drift layer; an electron transport layer and an electron supply layer provided on an inner face of the gate opening; a gate electrode above the electron supply layer and covering the gate opening; a source opening penetrating through the electron supply layer and the electron transport layer to the blocking layer; a source electrode covering the source opening, the source electrode being connected to the electron supply layer, the electron transport layer, and the blocking layer; and a drain electrode on a side of the substrate opposite from a side on which the blocking layer is located. A bottom face of the gate electrode is closer to the drain electrode than a bottom face of the blocking layer is.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke Shibata, Satoshi Tamura, Masahiro Ogawa
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Patent number: 11954382Abstract: On the basis of determination by image inspection that an image defect is generated and a predetermined condition being satisfied, an instruction unit for issuing an image diagnosis instruction is displayed on a screen of an inspection result, and image diagnosis is executed in response to an operation on the instruction unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Daisuke Shibata
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Publication number: 20240004596Abstract: On the basis of determination by image inspection that an image defect is generated and a predetermined condition being satisfied, an instruction unit for issuing an image diagnosis instruction is displayed on a screen of an inspection result, and image diagnosis is executed in response to an operation on the instruction unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventor: DAISUKE SHIBATA
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Patent number: 11842111Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of transmitting paper attribute information set during job interruption. The image forming apparatus, which has an image forming device and a paper feeding part storing paper and is communicable with a management server, holds paper attribute information in association with the paper feeding part, executes an image forming job that causes the image forming device to perform a series of image forming using the paper stored in the paper feeding part, generates an execution log of the image forming job based on the attribute information, and when the attribute information corresponding to the paper feeding part is changed during the execution of the image forming job, generates an execution log including the attribute information before/after the change and transmits the generated execution log to the management server.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Daisuke Shibata
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Publication number: 20230387288Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a first nitride semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type which is provided above the substrate; a second nitride semiconductor layer which is provided above the first nitride semiconductor layer; an electron transport layer and an electron supply layer which are sequentially provided above the second nitride semiconductor layer; a third nitride semiconductor layer and a gate electrode which are sequentially provided above the electron supply layer; a source electrode; and a drain electrode, the second nitride semiconductor layer includes: a current conducting portion of the first conductivity type which is located below the third nitride semiconductor layer and includes a first impurity; and a current blocking portion which is provided about the current conducting portion, and the concentration of the first impurity in the electron transport layer is lower than the concentration of the first impurity in the current conducting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: Hiroyuki HANDA, Daisuke SHIBATA, Satoshi TAMURA
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Publication number: 20230387286Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a first semiconductor layer disposed above the substrate; a second semiconductor layer disposed above the first semiconductor layer; a third semiconductor layer disposed above the second semiconductor layer; a first opening which penetrates through the third semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer to reach the first semiconductor layer; a semiconductor multilayer including a channel region; a fourth semiconductor layer disposed along the upper surface of the semiconductor multilayer; a gate electrode; a source electrode; a drain electrode; and a groove which is provided at an end portion of the nitride semiconductor device and penetrates through the second semiconductor layer to reach the first semiconductor layer, and a distance between the bottom of the first opening and the substrate is shorter than a distance between the bottom of the groove and the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: Daisuke SHIBATA, Satoshi TAMURA, Manabu YANAGIHARA
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Patent number: 11822843Abstract: An image forming apparatus that includes an image forming section configured to form an image on a sheet and is capable of communicating with a server. The image forming section executes a series of an image formation job including a first step for forming an image on a sheet having a first attribute and a second step for forming an image on a sheet having a second attribute different from the first attribute after the first step. History information of the image formation job, which enables identification of switching timing between the first step and the second step, is acquired and notified to the server.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Daisuke Shibata
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Publication number: 20230315366Abstract: A printing system includes a printing apparatus and a server, wherein the printing apparatus is configured to print, based on print data, an image on a sheet and wherein the server is configured to identify print data candidates and notify a user of the identified print data candidates at a timing based on a time set by a schedule management function, wherein printing apparatus prints the image on the sheet is based on print data selected by the user from among the notified print data candidates.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventor: DAISUKE SHIBATA