Patents by Inventor Kazunori Asano

Kazunori Asano 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: 8431963
    Abstract: A field-effect transistor according to the present invention includes a silicon substrate that has a resistivity of not more than 0.02 ?·cm, a channel layer that is formed on the silicon substrate and has a thickness of at least 5 ?m, a barrier layer that is formed on the channel layer and supplies the channel layer with electrons, a two dimensional electron gas layer that is formed by a hetero junction between the channel layer and the barrier layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode that each form an ohmic contact with the barrier layer, and a gate electrode that is formed between the source electrode and the drain electrode, and forms a Schottky barrier junction with the barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Isao Takenaka, Kazunori Asano, Kohji Ishikura
  • Publication number: 20100295097
    Abstract: A field-effect transistor according to the present invention includes a silicon substrate that has a resistivity of not more than 0.02 ?•cm, a channel layer that is formed on the silicon substrate and has a thickness of at least 5 ?m, a barrier layer that is formed on the channel layer and supplies the channel layer with electrons, a two dimensional electron gas layer that is formed by a hetero junction between the channel layer and the barrier layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode that each form an ohmic contact with the barrier layer, and a gate electrode that is formed between the source electrode and the drain electrode, and forms a Schottky barrier junction with the barrier layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isao Takenaka, Kazunori Asano, Kohji Ishikura
  • Patent number: 7461436
    Abstract: A mounting structure of a vehicle interior material, includes: a boss part protruded from a rear surface of a vehicle interior material; a clip which has a U-shaped body; a mounting hole punched through the vehicle body; a first engaging piece to be engaged with an engaging hole provided on the boss part; a second engaging piece that faces the engaging hole; and an inclined shoulder to be locked by an edge of the mounting hole, wherein: the vehicle interior material is mounted on a vehicle body by locking the boss part in the mounting hole; the first engaging piece is formed on an inner surface of one sidewall, and the second engaging piece is formed on an inner surface of the other sidewall of the U-shaped body; and the inclined shoulder is form on the upper outer surface of the other sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Piolax, Inc.
    Inventor: Kazunori Asano
  • Patent number: 7231696
    Abstract: A clip has a base A having a U shape composed of a pair of parallel sections, and a joining section having flexibility and interconnecting the lower parts thereof, elastic pieces respectively branching from the insides of the parallel sections in the opposed directions, and extending along the parallel sections and the joining section, claws respectively protruding inwardly on the elastic pieces, and step sections having upper surfaces respectively projecting outward from the outer sides of the parallel sections and being inclined obliquely downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Piolax, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazunori Asano, Nobuya Shinozaki, Shigeo Okada
  • Publication number: 20060085955
    Abstract: A mounting structure of a vehicle interior material, includes: a boss part protruded from a rear surface of a vehicle interior material; a clip which has a U-shaped body; a mounting hole punched through the vehicle body; a first engaging piece to be engaged with an engaging hole provided on the boss part; a second engaging piece that faces the engaging hole; and an inclined shoulder to be locked by an edge of the mounting hole, wherein: the vehicle interior material is mounted on a vehicle body by locking the boss part in the mounting hole; the first engaging piece is formed on an inner surface of one sidewall, and the second engaging piece is formed on an inner surface of the other sidewall of the U-shaped body; and the inclined shoulder is form on the upper outer surface of the other sidewall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicant: PIOLAX, INC.
    Inventor: Kazunori Asano
  • Publication number: 20050155191
    Abstract: A clip has a base A having a U shape composed of a pair of parallel sections, and a joining section having flexibility and interconnecting the lower parts thereof, elastic pieces respectively branching from the insides of the parallel sections in the opposed directions, and extending along the parallel sections and the joining section, claws respectively protruding inwardly on the elastic pieces, and step sections having upper surfaces respectively projecting outward from the outer sides of the parallel sections and being inclined obliquely downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: Piolax Inc.
    Inventors: Kazunori Asano, Nobuya Shinozaki, Shigeo Okada
  • Patent number: 6627989
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device that is capable of transmitting heat evolved in an active element efficiently to a heat sink member, and a manufacturing method for the semiconductor device. One of the terminals (such as drain electrode) of an active element formed in a substrate of, for example, GaAs, is thermally contacted with a heat sink member via an insulating member of, for example, aluminum nitride, exhibiting thermally conductive and electrically insulating properties. The heat sink member may, for example, be an electrically conductive member connected to another terminal of the active element, or a heat sink of a package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: NEC Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Junko Kohno, Kazunori Asano
  • Patent number: 6575681
    Abstract: A resin clip includes a head for abutting on one surface of a panel upon insertion into an attachment hole thereof, a pillar extending from the center of the head, and a pair of elastic legs folded back at a tip portion of the pillar toward the head and spreading out in a V shape. Locking parts in shapes of multiple steps are formed outside the elastic leg. In addition, one side in a width direction inside the elastic leg is more protruded toward the pillar than the other side, and the pillar includes a dented portion for receiving the protruded portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Piolax Inc.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Kojima, Kazunori Asano
  • Publication number: 20030006437
    Abstract: A dielectric film 4 made of a high dielectric material with a relative permittivity of 8 or more is laid between a field plate section 9 and a channel layer 2. Tantalum oxide (Ta2O5), for example, may be used as the high dielectric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Mizuta, Masaaki Kuzuhara, Yasunobu Nashimoto, Kazunori Asano, Yosuke Miyoshi, Yasunori Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 6483135
    Abstract: A field effect transistor includes a semiconductor substrate with a channel layer being formed on its surface, a source electrode and a drain electrode formed at a distance on said semiconductor substrate, and a gate electrode placed between the source electrode and the drain electrode and making a Schottky junction with the channel layer. The gate electrode is provided with an overhanging field plate section and between the field plate section and the channel layer, there is laid a dielectric film. When the relative permittivity and the film thickness of the dielectric film are denoted by ∈ and t (nm), respectively, the following condition is satisfied 5≦∈<8, and 100<t<350.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: NEC Compound Semiconductor Devices, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Mizuta, Masaaki Kuzuhara, Yasunobu Nashimoto, Kazunori Asano, Yosuke Miyoshi, Yasunori Mochizuki
  • Publication number: 20020131846
    Abstract: A resin clip includes a head for abutting on one surface of a panel upon insertion into an attachment hole thereof, a pillar extending from the center of the head, and a pair of elastic legs folded back at a tip portion of the pillar toward the head and spreading out in a V shape. Locking parts in shapes of multiple steps are formed outside the elastic leg. In addition, one side in a width direction inside the elastic leg is more protruded toward the pillar than the other side, and the pillar includes a dented portion for receiving the protruded portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Applicant: PIOLAX INC.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Kojima, Kazunori Asano
  • Publication number: 20020047195
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device that is capable of transmitting heat evolved in an active element efficiently to a heat sink member, and a manufacturing method for the semiconductor device. One of the terminals (such as drain electrode) of an active element formed in a substrate of, for example, GaAs, is thermally contacted with a heat sink member via an insulating member of, for example, aluminum nitride, exhibiting thermally conductive and electrically insulating properties. The heat sink member may, for example, be an electrically conductive member connected to another terminal of the active element, or a heat sink of a package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Junko Kohno, Kazunori Asano
  • Patent number: 6373081
    Abstract: A field effect transistor includes (a) a semi-insulating GaAs substrate, (b) a step-doped structured active layer including an n type GaAs layer deposited on the substrate, and an n− type GaAs layer or a non-doped GaAs layer deposited on the n type GaAs layer, the n− type GaAs layer or non-doped GaAs layer being formed with at least one recess, and (c) a gate electrode formed in the recess so that the gate electrode is oriented in such a direction that drain current runs in the active layer along crystal orientation [01(−1)]. The field effect transistor enhances linearity of transfer conductance, and further improves strain characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Junko Morikawa, Hidemasa Takahashi, Kazunori Asano
  • Patent number: 6372550
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device that is capable of transmitting heat evolved in an active element efficiently to a heat sink member, and a manufacturing method for the semiconductor device. One of the terminals (such as drain electrode) of an active element formed in a substrate of, for example, GaAs, is thermally contacted with a heat sink member via an insulating member of, for example, aluminum nitride, exhibiting thermally conductive and electrically insulating properties. The heat sink member may, for example, be an electrically conductive member connected to another terminal of the active element, or a heat sink of a package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Junko Kohno, Kazunori Asano
  • Patent number: 6316827
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes ohmic source plate electrodes, gate plate electrodes, and drain plate electrodes in parallel from each other in a heat generating region various designs are used to more evenly distribute heat generated in the semiconductor device. A first example has gold-plate electrodes formed on the respective source and drain plate electrodes in parallel with the ohmic plate electrodes. The gold-plate electrode arranged at the central portion of the heat generating region plate electrodes has the widest width and gold-plate electrodes arranged toward the center portion to the peripheral portion of the heat generating region narrow gradually. By the structure mentioned above, the semiconductor device of the present invention has uniform temperature distribution in a heat generating region. A second example uses a plurality of stripe plates perpendicular to the ohmic plate electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazunori Asano, Kouji Ishikura
  • Publication number: 20010026958
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device that is capable of transmitting heat evolved in an active element efficiently to a heat sink member, and a manufacturing method for the semiconductor device. One of the terminals (such as drain electrode) of an active element formed in a substrate of, for example, GaAs, is thermally contacted with a heat sink member via an insulating member of, for example, aluminum nitride, exhibiting thermally conductive and electrically insulating properties. The heat sink member may, for example, be an electrically conductive member connected to another terminal of the active element, or a heat sink of a package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2001
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junko Kohno, Kazunori Asano
  • Patent number: 6259156
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device that is capable of transmitting heat evolved in an active element efficiently to a heat sink member, and a manufacturing method for the semiconductor device. One of the terminals (such as drain electrode) of an active element formed in a substrate of, for example, GaAs, is thermally contacted with a heat sink member via an insulating member of, for example, aluminum nitride, exhibiting thermally conductive and electrically insulating properties. The heat sink member may, for example, be an electrically conductive member connected to another terminal of the active element, or a heat sink of a package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Junko Kohno, Kazunori Asano
  • Patent number: 6100571
    Abstract: A field control electrode 9 is formed over an insulating film 6 on a channel layer 2, between a gate electrode 5 and a drain electrode 8. Tantalum oxide (Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5), for example, may be used as the material for the insulating film 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Mizuta, Masaaki Kuzuhara, Yasunobu Nashimoto, Kazunori Asano, Yosuke Miyoshi, Yasunori Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 5652452
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a structure in which pluralities of gate electrodes, drain electrodes, and source electrodes extend in parallel to each another. The semiconductor device includes at least one isolation area formed in a direction perpendicular to at least one gate electrode so as to separate one active layer area formed on a semiconductor substrate into a plurality of active layer areas. The at least one gate electrode is connected to each of the plurality of active layer areas separated by the at least one isolation area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1997
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Kazunori Asano
  • Patent number: D566535
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Piolax, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazunori Asano, Kazunori Machida