Patents by Inventor Hideaki YANAGIDA

Hideaki YANAGIDA 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: 11894494
    Abstract: A terahertz device includes a terahertz element, a sealing resin, a wiring layer and a frame-shaped member. The terahertz element that performs conversion between terahertz waves and electric energy. The terahertz element has an element front surface and an element back surface spaced apart from each other in a first direction. The sealing resin covers the terahertz element. The wiring layer is electrically connected to the terahertz element. A frame-shaped member is made of a conductive material and arranged around the terahertz element as viewed in the first direction. The frame-shaped member has a reflective surface capable of reflecting the terahertz waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuisao Tsuruda, Jaeyoung Kim, Hideaki Yanagida, Toshikazu Mukai
  • Patent number: 11855135
    Abstract: An object of the disclosure is to provide a semiconductor device having enhanced adhesion of the electrode while improving the reverse direction breakdown voltage, which is especially useful for power devices. A semiconductor device including a semiconductor layer and an electrode layer provided on the semiconductor layer and including at least a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer provided on the first electrode layer, wherein an outer edge portion of the second electrode layer is located outside an outer edge portion of the first electrode layer, wherein the semiconductor layer includes an electric field relaxation region with a different electrical resistivity from that of the semiconductor layer, and wherein the electric field relaxation region overlaps at least a part of a portion of the second electrode layer located outside the outer edge portion of the first electrode layer in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: FLOSFIA INC.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Okigawa, Hideaki Yanagida, Takashi Shinohe
  • Patent number: 11811365
    Abstract: Terahertz device includes first resin layer, columnar conductor, wiring layer, terahertz element, second resin layer, and external electrode. Resin layer includes first resin layer obverse face and first resin layer reverse face. Columnar conductor includes first conductor obverse face and first conductor reverse face, penetrating first resin layer in z-direction. Wiring layer spans between first resin layer obverse face and first conductor obverse face. Terahertz element includes element obverse face and element reverse face, and converts between terahertz wave and electric energy. Second resin layer includes second resin layer obverse face and second resin layer reverse face, and covers wiring layer and terahertz element. External electrode, disposed offset in a direction first resin layer reverse face faces with respect to first resin layer, is electrically connected to columnar conductor. Terahertz element is conductively bonded to wiring layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuisao Tsuruda, Hideaki Yanagida
  • Publication number: 20230317608
    Abstract: A terminal includes a first conductive layer; a wiring layer on the first conductive layer; a second conductive layer on the wiring layer; and a conductive bonding layer that is in contact with a bottom surface and a side surface of the first conductive layer, a side surface of the wiring layer, a portion of a side surface of the second conductive layer, and a portion of a bottom surface of the second conductive layer, wherein an end portion of the second conductive layer protrudes from an end portion of the first conductive layer and an end portion of the wiring layer, and wherein the conductive bonding layer is in contact with a bottom surface of the end portion of the second conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Hideaki YANAGIDA, Yoshihisa TAKADA
  • Publication number: 20230290888
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor element including at least, a semiconductor layer including a crystalline oxide semiconductor as a major component; an electrode layer laminated on the semiconductor layer; and a conductive substrate laminated on the electrode layer directly or with another layer in between, the conductive substrate containing at least a first metal selected from the metals in group 11 in the periodic table and a second metal different from the first metal in coefficient of liner thermal expansion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Hideaki YANAGIDA, Shogo MIZUMOTO, Hiroyuki ANDO, Yusuke MATSUBARA
  • Patent number: 11705399
    Abstract: There is provided a terminal that includes a first conductive layer; a wiring layer on the first conductive layer; a second conductive layer on the wiring layer; and a conductive bonding layer which is in contact with a bottom surface and a side surface of the first conductive layer, a side surface of the wiring layer, a portion of a side surface of the second conductive layer, and a portion of a bottom surface of the second conductive layer, wherein an end portion of the second conductive layer protrudes from an end portion of the first conductive layer and an end portion of the wiring layer, and wherein the conductive bonding layer is in contact with a bottom surface of the end portion of the second conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideaki Yanagida, Yoshihisa Takada
  • Publication number: 20230207541
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device including, a plurality of PN junction diodes each having a negative temperature characteristic and connected to each other in series; a plurality of resistance elements connected respectively to the PN junction diodes in parallel and connected to each other in series; and a Schottky barrier diode having a positive temperature characteristic and connected to the PN junction diodes in parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Hideaki YANAGIDA, Takashi SHINOHE, Hiroyuki ANDO, Yusuke MATSUBARA, Hidehito KITAKADO
  • Publication number: 20230207431
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device including, a plurality of PN junction diodes each having a negative temperature characteristic and connected to each other in series; a Schottky barrier diode having a positive temperature characteristic and connected to the PN junction diodes in parallel; and a die pad on which at least one of the PN junction diodes and the Schottky barrier diode are mounted commonly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Hideaki YANAGIDA, Takashi SHINOHE, Hiroyuki ANDO, Yusuke MATSUBARA, Hidehito KITAKADO
  • Publication number: 20220416651
    Abstract: Provided is a power conversion device converting power and supplying the converted power to a load, the power conversion device including: a power conversion circuit connected to the load and configured to supply/receive the power; a coil configured to detect a current passing through the power conversion circuit and to output a voltage corresponding to the detected current; an integration circuit configured to integrate the voltage output from the coil to generate a voltage signal corresponding to a variation of the current; and a control device configured to generate a control signal to the power conversion circuit based on the voltage signal output from the integration circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Masato ITO, Masaya MITAKE, Yukio YAMASHITA, Shogo MIZUMOTO, Hideaki YANAGIDA, Takashi SHINOHE
  • Publication number: 20220406711
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device, including: a first electrode layer including a first wiring member and a second electrode layer including a second wiring member, the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer being disposed to face each other; a semiconductor element disposed in a gap between the first and second electrode layers, and electrically connected to the first and second electrode layers; and a via disposed in the gap between the first and second electrode layers, electrically connected to the first and second electrode layers, and configured to detect a state of the semiconductor element by being fractured at a predetermined temperature and losing electric connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Shogo MIZUMOTO, Hideaki YANAGIDA
  • Publication number: 20220352105
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a wire portion, a bonding portion, a semiconductor element, and an encapsulation resin. The substrate includes substrate main and back surfaces facing in opposite directions. The wire portion includes a conductive layer formed on the substrate main surface. The bonding portion includes a first plated layer formed on an upper surface of the wire portion and a first solder layer formed on an upper surface of the first plated layer. The semiconductor element includes an element main surface facing the substrate main surface, an element electrode formed on the element main surface, and a second plated layer formed on a lower surface of the element electrode and bonded to the first solder layer. The encapsulation resin covers the semiconductor element. The bonding portion is larger than the element electrode as viewed in a thickness-wise direction that is perpendicular to the substrate main surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Isamu NISHIMURA, Hiroyuki SHINKAI, Yoshihisa TAKADA, Hideaki YANAGIDA, Hirofumi TAKEDA
  • Publication number: 20220344300
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device. The electronic device includes a first resin layer, having a first resin layer main surface and a first resin layer inner surface; a first conductor, having a first conductor main surface and a first conductor inner surface; a first wiring layer, formed adjacent to the first resin layer main surface and connected to the first conductor main surface; a first electronic component, electrically connected with the first wiring layer; a second resin layer, having a second resin layer main surface facing same direction as the first resin layer main surface and a second resin layer inner surface being in contact with the first resin layer main surface; an external electrode; and a second conductor, penetrating the second resin layer, wherein the second conductor is disposed on a periphery of the first electronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventor: HIDEAKI YANAGIDA
  • Publication number: 20220328407
    Abstract: There is provided a terminal that includes a first conductive layer; a wiring layer on the first conductive layer; a second conductive layer on the wiring layer; and a conductive bonding layer which is in contact with a bottom surface and a side surface of the first conductive layer, a side surface of the wiring layer, a portion of a side surface of the second conductive layer, and a portion of a bottom surface of the second conductive layer, wherein an end portion of the second conductive layer protrudes from an end portion of the first conductive layer and an end portion of the wiring layer, and wherein the conductive bonding layer is in contact with a bottom surface of the end portion of the second conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Hideaki YANAGIDA, Yoshihisa TAKADA
  • Publication number: 20220302878
    Abstract: Terahertz device A1 includes first resin layer 21, columnar conductor 31, wiring layer 32, terahertz element 11, second resin layer 22, and external electrode 40. Resin layer 21 includes first resin layer obverse face 211 and first resin layer reverse face 212. Columnar conductor 31 includes first conductor obverse face 311 and first conductor reverse face 312, penetrating first resin layer 21 in z-direction. Wiring layer 32 spans between first resin layer obverse face 221 and first conductor obverse face 311. Terahertz element 11 includes element obverse face 111 and element reverse face 112, and converts between terahertz wave and electric energy. Second resin layer 22 includes second resin layer obverse face 221 and second resin layer reverse face 222, and covers wiring layer 32 and terahertz element 11. External electrode 40, disposed offset in a direction first resin layer reverse face 222 faces with respect to first resin layer 32, is electrically connected to columnar conductor 31.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuisao TSURUDA, Hideaki YANAGIDA
  • Patent number: 11417624
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a first resin layer having a first resin layer main surface and a first resin layer inner surface; a columnar conductor having a columnar conductor main surface and a columnar conductor inner surface and penetrating the first resin layer in direction z; a wiring layer connecting the first resin layer main surface and the first conductor main surface; an electronic component being electrically connected and joined to the wiring layer; a second resin layer having a second resin layer main surface facing the same direction as the first resin layer main surface and a second resin layer inner surface being in contact with the first resin layer main surface, covering the wiring layer and the electronic component; and an external electrode closer to the side where the first resin layer inner surface faces than the first resin layer and is electrically connected to the columnar conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hideaki Yanagida
  • Patent number: 11404375
    Abstract: There is provided a terminal that includes a first conductive layer; a wiring layer on the first conductive layer; a second conductive layer on the wiring layer; and a conductive bonding layer which is in contact with a bottom surface and a side surface of the first conductive layer, a side surface of the wiring layer, a portion of a side surface of the second conductive layer, and a portion of a bottom surface of the second conductive layer, wherein an end portion of the second conductive layer protrudes from an end portion of the first conductive layer and an end portion of the wiring layer, and wherein the conductive bonding layer is in contact with a bottom surface of the end portion of the second conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideaki Yanagida, Yoshihisa Takada
  • Patent number: 11387783
    Abstract: Terahertz device includes first resin layer, columnar conductor, wiring layer, terahertz element, second resin layer, and external electrode. Resin layer includes first resin layer obverse face and first resin layer reverse face. Columnar conductor includes first conductor obverse face and first conductor reverse face, penetrating first resin layer in z-direction. Wiring layer spans between first resin layer obverse face and first conductor obverse face. The terahertz element includes element obverse face and element reverse face, and converts between terahertz wave and electric energy. Second resin layer includes second resin layer obverse face and second resin layer reverse face, and covers wiring layer and terahertz element. External electrode, disposed offset in a direction first resin layer reverse face faces with respect to first resin layer, is electrically connected to columnar conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuisao Tsuruda, Hideaki Yanagida
  • Publication number: 20220130952
    Abstract: An object of the disclosure is to provide a semiconductor device having enhanced adhesion of the electrode while improving the reverse direction breakdown voltage, which is especially useful for power devices. A semiconductor device including a semiconductor layer and an electrode layer provided on the semiconductor layer and including at least a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer provided on the first electrode layer, wherein an outer edge portion of the second electrode layer is located outside an outer edge portion of the first electrode layer, wherein the semiconductor layer includes an electric field relaxation region with a different electrical resistivity from that of the semiconductor layer, and wherein the electric field relaxation region overlaps at least a part of a portion of the second electrode layer located outside the outer edge portion of the first electrode layer in plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Mitsuru OKIGAWA, Hideaki YANAGIDA, Takashi SHINOHE
  • Patent number: 11315866
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate including a main surface; a wiring portion including a first conductive layer formed on the main surface, and a first plating layer which is provided on the first conductive layer and on which an oxide film is formed; a semiconductor element including an element mounting surface and an element electrode formed on the element mounting surface; a bonding portion including a second plating layer made of the same material as the first plating layer and laminated on the first conductive layer, and a solder layer laminated on the second plating layer and bonded to the element electrode; and a sealing resin covering the semiconductor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Isamu Nishimura, Hirofumi Takeda, Hideaki Yanagida, Taro Hayashi, Natsuki Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20220014147
    Abstract: Terahertz device A1 includes first resin layer 21, columnar conductor 31, wiring layer 32, terahertz element 11, second resin layer 22, and external electrode 40. Resin layer 21 includes first resin layer obverse face 211 and first resin layer reverse face 212. Columnar conductor 31 includes first conductor obverse face 311 and first conductor reverse face 312, penetrating first resin layer 21 in z-direction. Wiring layer 32 spans between first resin layer obverse face 221 and first conductor obverse face 311. Terahertz element 11 includes element obverse face 111 and element reverse face 112, and converts between terahertz wave and electric energy. Second resin layer 22 includes second resin layer obverse face 221 and second resin layer reverse face 222, and covers wiring layer 32 and terahertz element 11. External electrode 40, disposed offset in a direction first resin layer reverse face 222 faces with respect to first resin layer 32, is electrically connected to columnar conductor 31.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuisao TSURUDA, Hideaki YANAGIDA