Patents by Inventor Kouhei Toyotaka

Kouhei Toyotaka 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: 9448451
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a liquid crystal display device and a driving method of a liquid crystal display device in each of which deterioration of an image display function can be suppressed and power consumption can be sufficiently reduced. In the liquid crystal display device, a fixed potential is input to a capacitor before a power source is turned off, so that a potential difference between electrodes of the capacitor disappears (capacitance becomes almost zero) such that electric field is not applied to liquid crystals, whereby the liquid crystals are in an initial state. When the supply of the power source is stopped after an initial-state image is displayed, unnecessary electric field is not continuously applied to the liquid crystals in an off state, whereby the liquid crystals can be in the stable initial state; therefore, the liquid crystals can be prevented from deteriorating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouhei Toyotaka, Koji Kusunoki
  • Patent number: 9451246
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a shutter panel including a driver circuit, a liquid crystal, and light-transmitting electrodes provided in a striped manner, and a positional data detector configured to detect a positional data of a viewer. The shutter panel is provided over a display surface side of the display panel, a width of one of the light-transmitting electrodes in the shutter panel is smaller than that of one of the plurality of pixels, and the driver circuit in the shutter panel is configured to selectively output signals for forming a parallax barrier to the light-transmitting electrodes. The parallax barrier is capable of changing its shape in accordance with the detected positional data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Koyama, Hiroyuki Miyake, Hideaki Shishido, Seiko Inoue, Kouhei Toyotaka, Koji Kusunoki, Hikaru Harada, Makoto Kaneyasu
  • Patent number: 9424950
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first and second transistors having the same conductivity type and a circuit. One of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to that of the second transistor. First and third potentials are supplied to the circuit through respective wirings. A second potential and a first clock signal are supplied to the others of the sources and the drains of the first and second transistors, respectively. A second clock signal is supplied to the circuit. The third potential is higher than the second potential which is higher than the first potential. A fourth potential is equal to or higher than the third potential. The first clock signal alternates the second and fourth potentials and the second clock signal alternates the first and third potentials. The circuit controls electrical connections between gates of the first and second transistors and the wirings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouhei Toyotaka, Jun Koyama, Hiroyuki Miyake
  • Patent number: 9412291
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pulse output circuits each of which outputs signals to one of the two kinds of scan lines and a plurality of inverted pulse output circuits each of which outputs, to the other of the two kinds of scan lines, inverted or substantially inverted signals of the signals output from the pulse output circuits. Each of the plurality of inverted pulse output circuits operates with at least two kinds of signals used for the operation of the plurality of pulse output circuits. Thus, through current generated in the inverted pulse output circuits can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kouhei Toyotaka
  • Patent number: 9396812
    Abstract: An object is to provide a pulse signal output circuit capable of operating stably and a shift register including the pulse signal output circuit. A pulse signal output circuit according to one embodiment of the disclosed invention includes first to tenth transistors. The ratio W/L of the channel width W to the channel length L of the first transistor and W/L of the third transistor are each larger than W/L of the sixth transistor. W/L of the fifth transistor is larger than W/L of the sixth transistor. W/L of the fifth transistor is equal to W/L of the seventh transistor. W/L of the third transistor is larger than W/L of the fourth transistor. With such a structure, a pulse signal output circuit capable of operating stably and a shift register including the pulse signal output circuit can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiko Amano, Kouhei Toyotaka, Hiroyuki Miyake, Aya Miyazaki, Hideaki Shishido, Koji Kusunoki
  • Patent number: 9362417
    Abstract: To provide a highly reliable semiconductor device in which a transistor including an oxide semiconductor film has stable electric characteristics. The semiconductor device includes a gate electrode layer over a substrate, a gate insulating film over the gate electrode layer, an oxide semiconductor film over the gate insulating film, a drain electrode layer which is over the oxide semiconductor film so as to overlap with the gate electrode layer, and a source electrode layer provided so as to cover part of an outer edge portion of the oxide semiconductor film. An outer edge portion of the drain electrode layer is on an inner side than an outer edge portion of the gate electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Koyama, Hiroyuki Miyake, Kouhei Toyotaka
  • Patent number: 9336739
    Abstract: An object is to provide a liquid crystal display device capable of image display according to an environment around the liquid crystal display device, e.g., in a bright environment or a dim environment. Another object is to provide a liquid crystal display device capable of displaying an image in both modes of a reflective mode in which external light is used as a light source and a transmissive mode in which a backlight is used. In order to achieve at least one of the above objects, a liquid crystal display device is provided with a region (a reflective region) where display is performed with reflection of incident light through a liquid crystal layer and a region (a transmissive region) where display is performed with transmission of light from a backlight and can switch the transmissive mode and the reflective mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Jun Koyama, Hiroyuki Miyake, Kouhei Toyotaka
  • Patent number: 9337343
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device having a high aperture ratio and including a capacitor with a high charge capacitance. To provide a semiconductor device with a narrow bezel. A transistor over a substrate; a first conductive film over a surface over which a gate electrode of the transistor is provided; a second conductive film over a surface over which a pair of electrodes of the transistor is provided; and a first light-transmitting conductive film electrically connected to the first conductive film and the second conductive film are included. The second conductive film overlaps the first conductive film with a gate insulating film of the transistor laid between the second conductive film and the first conductive film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Miyake, Kouhei Toyotaka
  • Publication number: 20160118418
    Abstract: An object is to provide a memory device including a memory element that can be operated without problems by a thin film transistor with a low off-state current. Provided is a memory device in which a memory element including at least one thin film transistor that includes an oxide semiconductor layer is arranged as a matrix. The thin film transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer has a high field effect mobility and low off-state current, and thus can be operated favorably without problems. In addition, the power consumption can be reduced. Such a memory device is particularly effective in the case where the thin film transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer is provided in a pixel of a display device because the memory device and the pixel can be formed over one substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Masashi TSUBUKU, Kosei NODA, Kouhei TOYOTAKA, Kazunori WATANABE, Hikaru HARADA
  • Publication number: 20160086560
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device including a narrowed bezel obtained by designing a gate driver circuit. A gate driver of a display device includes a shift register unit, a demultiplexer circuit, and n signal lines. By connecting the n signal lines for transmitting clock signals to one stage of the shift register unit, (n?3) output signals can be output. The larger n becomes, the smaller the rate of signal lines for transmitting clock signals which do not contribute to output becomes; accordingly, the area of the shift register unit part is small compared to a conventional structure in which one stage of a shift register unit outputs one output signal. Therefore, the gate driver circuit can have a narrow bezel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyake, Kouhei TOYOTAKA, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 9293104
    Abstract: The liquid crystal display device includes a pixel portion including first and second regions and light sources. The first and second regions each include a liquid crystal element whose transmissivity is controlled in accordance with a voltage of an image signal and a transistor for controlling holding of the voltage, whose off-state current is extremely low. The light sources perform first and second drivings: lights whose hues are different from each other are sequentially supplied to the first region in a first rotating order and the lights are sequentially supplied to the second region in a second rotating order which is different from the first rotating order in the first driving; and a light having a single hue is supplied consecutively to one or both of the first and second regions in the second driving. The period for holding the voltage is different between the first and second drivings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Jun Koyama, Hiroyuki Miyake, Kouhei Toyotaka
  • Publication number: 20160079333
    Abstract: Provided is a display device with high resolution, high display quality, or high aperture ratio. A pixel includes three subpixels and is electrically connected to two gate lines. One of the gate lines is electrically connected to a gate of a transistor included in each of the two subpixels, and the other gate line is electrically connected to a gate of a transistor included in the other subpixel. Display elements of the three subpixels are arranged in the same direction. Three pixel electrodes of the three subpixels are arranged in the same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Shishido, Hiroyuki Miyake, Kouhei Toyotaka, Makoto Kaneyasu
  • Patent number: 9275585
    Abstract: Input of image signals to part of a plurality of pixels included in a particular region of a pixel portion and supply of light to part of another plurality of pixels which is different from the part are performed concurrently. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a period in which light is supplied to all of the plurality of pixels included in the region after the image signals are input thereto. In other words, it is possible to start input of the next image signals to all of the plurality of pixels included in the region just after the image signals are input thereto. Accordingly, it is possible to increase the input frequency of the image signals. As a result, it is possible to suppress deteriorations of display caused in the field-sequential liquid crystal display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Miyairi, Hiroyuki Miyake, Kouhei Toyotaka, Susumu Kawashima
  • Patent number: 9236385
    Abstract: An object is to provide a memory device including a memory element that can be operated without problems by a thin film transistor with a low off-state current. Provided is a memory device in which a memory element including at least one thin film transistor that includes an oxide semiconductor layer is arranged as a matrix. The thin film transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer has a high field effect mobility and low off-state current, and thus can be operated favorably without problems. In addition, the power consumption can be reduced. Such a memory device is particularly effective in the case where the thin film transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer is provided in a pixel of a display device because the memory device and the pixel can be formed over one substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Masashi Tsubuku, Kosei Noda, Kouhei Toyotaka, Kazunori Watanabe, Hikaru Harada
  • Patent number: 9224339
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprising a backlight and a pixel portion including first to 2n-th scan lines, wherein, in a first case of expressing a color image, first pixels controlled by the first to n-th scan lines are configured to express a first image using at least one of first to third hues supplied in a first rotating order, and second pixels controlled by the (n+1)-th to 2n-th scan lines are configured to express a second image using at least one of the first to third hues supplied in a second rotating order, wherein, in a second case of expressing a monochrome image, the first and second pixels controlled by the first to 2n-th scan lines are configured to express the monochrome image by external light reflected by the reflective pixel electrode, and wherein the first rotating order is different from the second rotating order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Jun Koyama, Hiroyuki Miyake, Kouhei Toyotaka
  • Patent number: 9214121
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a liquid crystal display device and a driving method of a liquid crystal display device in each of which deterioration of an image display function can be suppressed and power consumption can be sufficiently reduced. In the liquid crystal display device, a fixed potential is input to a capacitor before a power source is turned off, so that a potential difference between electrodes of the capacitor disappears (capacitance becomes almost zero) such that electric field is not applied to liquid crystals, whereby the liquid crystals are in an initial state. When the supply of the power source is stopped after an initial-state image is displayed, unnecessary electric field is not continuously applied to the liquid crystals in an off state, whereby the liquid crystals can be in the stable initial state; therefore, the liquid crystals can be prevented from deteriorating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouhei Toyotaka, Koji Kusunoki
  • Patent number: 9208742
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device including a narrowed bezel obtained by designing a gate driver circuit. A gate driver of a display device includes a shift register unit, a demultiplexer circuit, and n signal lines. By connecting the n signal lines for transmitting clock signals to one stage of the shift register unit, (n?3) output signals can be output. The larger n becomes, the smaller the rate of signal lines for transmitting clock signals which do not contribute to output becomes; accordingly, the area of the shift register unit part is small compared to a conventional structure in which one stage of a shift register unit outputs one output signal. Therefore, the gate driver circuit can have a narrow bezel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyake, Kouhei Toyotaka, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20150317020
    Abstract: To increase the detection sensitivity of a touch panel, increase the visibility of a touch panel, provide a bendable touch panel, provide a thin touch panel, or provide a lightweight touch panel. The touch sensor has a first substrate, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and an insulating layer. The first conductive layer includes a region between the first substrate and the second conductive layer. The insulating layer includes a region between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The first conductive layer, the second conductive layer, and the insulating layer form a capacitor. The second conductive layer has an opening. The opening in the second conductive layer and the first conductive layer overlap with each other in a region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Kazunori WATANABE, Hiroyuki MIYAKE, Yuji IWAKI, Hideaki SHISHIDO, Kouhei TOYOTAKA, Koji KUSUNOKI
  • Publication number: 20150318339
    Abstract: To provide a light-emitting device or an input/output device with little unevenness in display luminance or high reliability and to provide an input/output device with high detection sensitivity, a light-emitting device is configured to include a first substrate, a light-emitting element over the first substrate, a first conductive layer over the light-emitting element, a first insulating layer over the first conductive layer, a second conductive layer over the first insulating layer, and a second substrate over the second conductive layer. The light-emitting element includes a first electrode over the first substrate, a layer containing a light-emitting organic compound over the first electrode, and a second electrode over the layer containing a light-emitting organic compound. The second electrode is electrically connected to the first and second conductive layers. The first conductive layer and the second electrode transmit light emitted from the light-emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Daiki NAKAMURA, Hisao IKEDA, Kouhei TOYOTAKA
  • Publication number: 20150316976
    Abstract: A low-power semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a movable portion, a plurality of scan line driver circuits, and a control portion. The movable portion includes a plurality of regions driven by the plurality of scan line driver circuits. One of the scan line driver circuits is electrically connected to another one of the scan line driver circuits adjacent to the scan line driver circuit through a switch. The control portion has a function of supplying a start pulse to one scan line driver circuit selected from the plurality of scan line driver circuits. The movable portion can be folded between the plurality of regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Kouhei TOYOTAKA, Yuji IWAKI