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: 11423855
    Abstract: A novel display panel that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. A pixel circuit includes a first switch, a node, a capacitor, and a second switch. The first switch includes a first terminal to which a first signal is supplied and a second terminal electrically connected to the node. The capacitor includes a first terminal electrically connected to the node and a second terminal electrically connected to the second switch. The second switch includes a first terminal to which a second signal is supplied and a second terminal electrically connected to the second terminal of the capacitor. In addition, the second switch has a function of changing from a non-conducting state to a conducting state when the first switch is in a non-conducting state and a function of changing from a conducting state to a non-conducting state when the first switch is in a non-conducting state. The display element performs display on the basis of a potential of the node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouhei Toyotaka, Kei Takahashi, Koji Kusunoki, Kazunori Watanabe, Susumu Kawashima
  • Patent number: 11417273
    Abstract: A semiconductor device that reduces variations in the characteristics of driving transistors and corrects image data is provided. The semiconductor device includes an image data retention portion, a correction data retention portion, a driver circuit portion, a display element, and a threshold voltage correction circuit portion. The image data retention portion has a function of retaining first image data, and the correction data retention portion has a function of retaining correction data, and a function of generating second image data corresponding to the first image data and the correction data when the first image data is retained in the image data retention portion. The driver circuit portion has a function of generating a current corresponding to the second image data and feeding the current to the display element, and the threshold voltage correction circuit portion has a function of correcting a threshold voltage of a driving transistor in the driver circuit portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouhei Toyotaka, Kei Takahashi, Susumu Kawashima, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20220230600
    Abstract: A display device capable of performing image processing is provided. A memory node is provided in each pixel included in the display device. An intended correction data is held in the memory node. The correction data is calculated by an external device and written into each pixel. The correction data is added to image data by capacitive coupling, and the resulting data is supplied to a display element. Thus, the display element can display a corrected image. The correction enables image upconversion, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Susumu KAWASHIMA, Koji KUSUNOKI, Kazunori WATANABE, Kouhei TOYOTAKA, Naoto KUSUMOTO, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20220215810
    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: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyake, Kouhei TOYOTAKA, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 11361726
    Abstract: A display device that achieves both high-accuracy sensing by a touch sensor unit and smooth input using the touch sensor unit is provided. The display device includes a display unit and the touch sensor unit. The touch sensor unit performs touch sensing operation at a different timing from display image rewriting by the display unit, whereby the high-accuracy sensing can be achieved. The display unit has a function of rewriting a display image only in a region that needs to be rewritten. In the case where the entire display region is not necessarily rewritten, the time for the sensing operation by the touch sensor unit can be lengthened, whereby the smooth input can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventors: Susumu Kawashima, Kouhei Toyotaka, Kei Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11360363
    Abstract: The display apparatus includes a data generation circuit, a source driver circuit, and a pixel. The source driver circuit is electrically connected to the pixel through first and second wirings. The pixel includes a display device that is a liquid crystal device, a potential of one electrode of the display device can be a potential of the first wiring, and a potential of the other electrode of the display device can be a potential of the second wiring. The image data generation circuit has a function of generating digital image data including first and second data. One of the first and second wirings is made to have a potential corresponding to first data, and the other of the first and second wirings is made to have a potential corresponding to the second data. The potential of the first wiring and the potential of the second wiring are interchanged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventors: Kei Takahashi, Susumu Kawashima, Koji Kusunoki, Kouhei Toyotaka, Kazunori Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11348653
    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: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiko Amano, Kouhei Toyotaka, Hiroyuki Miyake, Aya Miyazaki, Hideaki Shishido, Koji Kusunoki
  • Patent number: 11313910
    Abstract: An anomaly detection system for a secondary battery which detects the remaining capacity of the secondary battery on an electric vehicle, cautions against the secondary battery with anomalous characteristics, stops using the secondary battery, changes the secondary battery, or changes charging conditions of the secondary battery is provided. The anomaly detection system is provided; the system compares a value obtained by estimating internal resistance or SOC of a secondary battery based on the measured value of a current or a voltage of the secondary battery with the use of a nonlinear Kalman filter and a value input to an anomaly detection system (network) of AI to predict a change in the internal resistance; the system regards a case where the difference is large as an anomaly; and the system detects an anomaly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Isa, Koji Kusunoki, Akihiro Chida, Kouhei Toyotaka, Ryota Tajima
  • Publication number: 20220122526
    Abstract: A novel display is provided. A display having a small change in chromaticity of a micro light-emitting diode in proportion to current density is provided. A display capable of reducing power consumption in the driver circuit when displaying a still image is provided. The display includes a plurality of pixels each including a display element and a microcontroller. The microcontroller includes a first transistor, a triangular wave generator circuit, a comparator, a switch, and a constant current circuit. The first transistor has a function of retaining a potential corresponding to data written to the pixel by being switched off. The triangular wave generator circuit has a function of generating a triangular wave signal. The comparator has a function of generating an output signal corresponding to the potential and the triangular wave signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Kei TAKAHASHI, Koji KUSUNOKI, Kazunori WATANABE, Susumu KAWASHIMA, Kouhei TOYOTAKA, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 11308910
    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: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyake, Kouhei Toyotaka, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 11302278
    Abstract: A display device capable of performing image processing is provided. A memory node is provided in each pixel included in the display device. An intended correction data is held in the memory node. The correction data is calculated by an external device and written into each pixel. The correction data is added to image data by capacitive coupling, and the resulting data is supplied to a display element. Thus, the display element can display a corrected image. The correction enables image upconversion, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Kawashima, Koji Kusunoki, Kazunori Watanabe, Kouhei Toyotaka, Naoto Kusumoto, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 11289031
    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: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Jun Koyama, Hiroyuki Miyake, Kouhei Toyotaka
  • Patent number: 11257457
    Abstract: A display device operating at high speed is provided. The display device includes a pixel provided with a first memory circuit, a second memory circuit, and a display unit, in which the first memory circuit and the second memory circuit are electrically connected to one electrode of the display unit. The operation of the display device includes a first period of writing first image data to the first memory circuit and writing second image data to the second memory circuit, a second period of supplying a first potential to the first memory circuit, a third period of displaying a first image corresponding to the first image data, a fourth period of setting a potential of the one electrode of the display unit to a second potential, a fifth period of supplying the first potential to the second memory circuit, and a sixth period of displaying a second image corresponding to the second image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventors: Susumu Kawashima, Kouhei Toyotaka, Koji Kusunoki, Kei Takahashi, Kentaro Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20220037475
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and the like with low power consumption are provided. In a semiconductor device including an electrostatic actuator group, an OS transistor and a capacitor are provided in each electrostatic actuator, and a power supply voltage supplied from the outside is boosted in each electrostatic actuator. The use of the OS transistor can retain the boosted voltage for a long period even after the supply of the power supply voltage is stopped. The use of the OS transistor can miniaturize the capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Kouhei TOYOTAKA, Hideki UOCHI
  • Patent number: 11222583
    Abstract: A novel display is provided. A display having a small change in chromaticity of a micro light-emitting diode in proportion to current density is provided. A display capable of reducing power consumption in the driver circuit when displaying a still image is provided. The display includes a plurality of pixels each including a display element and a microcontroller. The microcontroller includes a first transistor, a triangular wave generator circuit, a comparator, a switch, and a constant current circuit. The first transistor has a function of retaining a potential corresponding to data written to the pixel by being switched off. The triangular wave generator circuit has a function of generating a triangular wave signal. The comparator has a function of generating an output signal corresponding to the potential and the triangular wave signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Takahashi, Koji Kusunoki, Kazunori Watanabe, Susumu Kawashima, Kouhei Toyotaka, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 11217190
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a display device with high display quality. The display device of the present invention includes a pixel and a source driver circuit. The pixel includes first and second transistors (21, 22), a capacitor (25), and a display element (26). The source driver circuit is electrically connected to first and second wirings (31, 32). The first wiring (31) is electrically connected to one electrode of the capacitor 25 and one electrode of the display element (26) through the first transistor (21). The second wiring (32) is electrically connected to the other electrode of the capacitor (25) and the other electrode of the display element (26) through the second transistor (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Kawashima, Koji Kusunoki, Kei Takahashi, Kouhei Toyotaka, Kazunori Watanabe, Shigeru Onoya
  • Patent number: 11205387
    Abstract: A display device that can be easily and more flexibly designed is provided. The display device includes a pixel circuit and a driver circuit in a display portion. The driver circuit includes a plurality of pulse output circuits. Each of the plurality of pulse output circuits has a function of driving a gate line. The pixel circuit is electrically connected to the gate line. Each of the plurality of pulse output circuits includes a first transistor. The pixel circuit includes a second transistor. A layer including the second transistor is over a layer including the first transistor, and the first transistor and the second transistor overlap with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetomo Kobayashi, Kouhei Toyotaka
  • Publication number: 20210383762
    Abstract: A display device that can be easily and more flexibly designed is provided. The display device includes a pixel circuit and a driver circuit in a display portion. The driver circuit includes a plurality of pulse output circuits. Each of the plurality of pulse output circuits has a function of driving a gate line. The pixel circuit is electrically connected to the gate line. Each of the plurality of pulse output circuits includes a first transistor. The pixel circuit includes a second transistor. A layer including the second transistor is over a layer including the first transistor, and the first transistor and the second transistor overlap with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Hidetomo KOBAYASHI, Kouhei TOYOTAKA
  • Publication number: 20210376646
    Abstract: A battery management circuit with a novel structure and a power storage device including the battery management circuit are provided. The power storage device includes a plurality of battery cells connected in series and a battery management circuit. The battery management circuit includes a voltage monitor circuit having a function of acquiring a voltage value between a pair of electrodes of any one of the battery cells. The voltage monitor circuit includes a multiplexer and a buffer circuit for outputting a signal for controlling the multiplexer. The multiplexer and the buffer circuit each include an n-channel transistor. The n-channel transistor is a transistor including an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region. The multiplexer has a function of retaining an output voltage of the battery cell by setting the transistor in an off state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Kei TAKAHASHI, Koji KUSUNOKI, Kouhei TOYOTAKA, Kazunori WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20210366381
    Abstract: A display device that can display a high-luminance image is provided. The display device includes a display element and a memory circuit which is electrically connected to a first wiring and a second wiring. First, a reference potential is supplied to the first wiring. Next, a first image signal is supplied to the memory circuit through the second wiring. Then, the second image signal is added to the first image signal by supplying the second image signal to the memory circuit through the first wiring. After that, an image obtained by superimposing an image corresponding to the first image signal and an image corresponding to the second image signal on each other is displayed with the display element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Susumu KAWASHIMA, Koji KUSUNOKI, Kazunori WATANABE, Kouhei TOYOTAKA, Kei TAKAHASHI, Kentaro HAYASHI, Shunpei YAMAZAKI