Patents by Inventor Masahiko Namerikawa

Masahiko Namerikawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20240251682
    Abstract: A composite substrate includes: a support substrate; a piezoelectric film arranged above the support substrate; and a joining layer arranged between the support substrate and the piezoelectric film, wherein the piezoelectric film includes a polycrystalline substance having a degree of c-axis orientation determined by a Lotgering method of 80% or less, and wherein the joining layer includes an amorphous substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Yudai UNO, Tomoyoshi TAI, Masahiko NAMERIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20240125986
    Abstract: A member for terahertz equipment includes: a substrate main body having a first principal surface and a second principal surface; and a reflection suppressing portion provided on at least one of the first principal surface or the second principal surface of the substrate main body. The reflection suppressing portion includes a plurality of protrusions which are arranged in a grating shape, and each have a tapered portion in a vertical cross section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Kentaro TANI, Jungo KONDO, Masahiko NAMERIKAWA, Yoshio KIKUCHI
  • Patent number: 11632093
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric material substrate, an intermediate layer on the piezoelectric material substrate and composed of one or more materials selected from the group consisting of silicon oxide, aluminum nitride and sialon. A bonding layer is on the intermediate layer and is composed of one or more materials selected from the group consisting of tantalum pentoxide, niobium pentoxide, titanium oxide, mullite, alumina, and a high resistance silicon and hafnium oxide. A supporting body is composed of a polycrystalline ceramic and is bonded to the bonding layer by direct bonding, and an electrode is on the piezoelectric material substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyoshi Tai, Masahiko Namerikawa, Yudai Uno, Ryosuke Hattori, Keiichiro Asai
  • Publication number: 20220329230
    Abstract: A piezoelectric vibrating device includes a piezoelectric layer composed of a bulk piezoelectric material, a lower electrode on a first surface of the piezoelectric layer and a supporting substrate bonded with the lower electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoyoshi TAI, Yudai UNO, Keiichiro ASAI, Ryosuke HATTORI, Masato NIWA, Masahiko NAMERIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11456720
    Abstract: A piezoelectric monocrystalline substrate is composed of a material represented by LiAO3 (A represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of niobium and tantalum), a bonding layer is compose of a material of an oxide of at least one element selected from the group consisting of niobium and tantalum, and an interface layer is provided along an interface between the piezoelectric monocrystalline substrate 6 and bonding layer, and the interface layer has a composition of ExO(1-x) (E represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of niobium and tantalum and 0.29?x?0.89).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Goto, Tomoyoshi Tai, Takahiro Yamadera, Yuji Hori, Keiichiro Asai, Masahiko Namerikawa, Takashi Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20220209062
    Abstract: Provided are a light emitting device having a support layer having a surface with a three-dimensional shape, a light emitting functional layer formed on the surface with a three-dimensional shape of the support layer, and a translucent electrode layer provided on a side of the light emitting functional layer opposite to the support layer. The support layer functions as a reflective electrode, and a light emitting functional layer formed on the surface with a three-dimensional shape of the support layer. The light emitting functional layer has two or more layers composed of semiconductor single crystal grains. Each of the two or more layers has a single crystal structure in a direction approximately normal to the surface with a three-dimensional shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiko Namerikawa, Takashi Yoshino, Yoshitaka Kuraoka, Masahiro Sakai
  • Patent number: 10964882
    Abstract: A bonding layer 3 is formed over a piezoelectric material substrate, and the bonding layer is made of one or more materials selected from the group consisting of silicon nitride, aluminum nitride, alumina, tantalum pentoxide, mullite, niobium pentoxide and titanium oxide. A neutralized beam is irradiated onto a surface of the bonding layer and a surface of a supporting body to activate the surface of the bonding layer and the surface of the supporting body. The surface of the bonding layer and the surface of the supporting body are bonded by direct bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Inventors: Tomoyoshi Tai, Yuji Hori, Keiichiro Asai, Takashi Yoshino, Masashi Goto, Masahiko Namerikawa
  • Patent number: 10879871
    Abstract: In an acoustic wave device including a piezoelectric material substrate and supporting body bonded with each other through a bonding layer, it is an object to provide the acoustic wave device having the structure for further improving the propagation loss and temperature characteristics of frequency of an acoustic wave. An acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric material substrate, an electrode on the piezoelectric material substrate, a supporting body, and a bonding layer for bonding the piezoelectric material substrate and the supporting body. The bonding layer is composed of quartz crystal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Inventors: Tomoyoshi Tai, Masahiko Namerikawa, Takashi Yoshino
  • Patent number: 10720566
    Abstract: It is formed, over a supporting body made of a ceramic, a bonding layer composed of one or more material selected from the group consisting of mullite, alumina, tantalum pentoxide, titanium oxide and niobium pentoxide. Neutralized beam is irradiated onto a surface of the bonding layer to activate the surface of the bonding layer. The surface of the bonding layer and the piezoelectric single crystal substrate are bonded by direct bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyoshi Tai, Yuji Hori, Keiichiro Asai, Takashi Yoshino, Masashi Goto, Masahiko Namerikawa
  • Patent number: 10598369
    Abstract: A heat discharge structure that includes a film of a nitride of a group 13 element having a first main face, a second main face and an outer side end face. The structure further includes a portion for containing the light source device. The portion has a through hole opening at the first main face and the second main face, and a fixing face for fixing the light source device. The fixing face faces the through hole and contacts the light source device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiko Namerikawa, Takashi Yoshino, Katsuhiro Imai, Yoshitaka Kuraoka
  • Publication number: 20200067480
    Abstract: In an acoustic wave device including a piezoelectric material substrate and supporting body bonded with each other through a bonding layer, it is an object to provide the acoustic wave device having the structure for further improving the propagation loss and temperature characteristics of frequency of an acoustic wave. An acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric material substrate, an electrode on the piezoelectric material substrate, a supporting body, and a bonding layer for bonding the piezoelectric material substrate and the supporting body. The bonding layer is composed of quartz crystal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Tomoyoshi TAI, Masahiko NAMERIKAWA, Takashi YOSHINO
  • Publication number: 20190288660
    Abstract: A piezoelectric monocrystalline substrate is composed of a material represented by LiAO3 (A represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of niobium and tantalum), a bonding layer is compose of a material of an oxide of at least one element selected from the group consisting of niobium and tantalum, and an interface layer is provided along an interface between the piezoelectric monocrystalline substrate 6 and bonding layer, and the interface layer has a composition of ExO(1-x) (E represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of niobium and tantalum and 0.29?x?0.89).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Masashi GOTO, Tomoyoshi TAI, Takahiro YAMADERA, Yuji HORI, Keiichiro ASAI, Masahiko NAMERIKAWA, Takashi YOSHINO
  • Publication number: 20190222189
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric material substrate, an intermediate layer on the piezoelectric material substrate and composed of one or more materials selected from the group consisting of silicon oxide, aluminum nitride and sialon, a bonding layer on the intermediate layer and composed of one or more materials selected from the group consisting of tantalum pentoxide, niobium pentoxide, titanium oxide, mullite, alumina, a high resistance silicon and hafnium oxide, a supporting body composed of a polycrystalline ceramic and bonded to the bonding layer by direct bonding, and an electrode on the piezoelectric material substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Tomoyoshi Tai, Masahiko Namerikawa, Yudai Uno, Ryosuke Hattori, Keiichiro Asai
  • Publication number: 20190036009
    Abstract: A bonding layer 3 is formed over a piezoelectric material substrate, and the bonding layer 3 is made of or more material selected from the group consisting of silicon nitride, aluminum nitride, alumina, tantalum pentoxide, mullite, niobium pentoxide and titanium oxide. Neutralized beam A is irradiated onto a surface 4 of the bonding layer and a surface of a supporting body to activate the surface of the bonding layer and the surface of the supporting body. The surface of the bonding layer and the surface of the supporting body are bonded by direct bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Tomoyoshi TAI, Yuji HORI, Keiichiro ASAI, Takashi YOSHINO, Masashi GOTO, Masahiko NAMERIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20190036008
    Abstract: It is formed, over a supporting body made of a ceramic, a bonding layer composed of one or more material selected from the group consisting of mullite, alumina, tantalum pentoxide, titanium oxide and niobium pentoxide. Neutralized beam is irradiated onto a surface of the bonding layer to activate the surface of the bonding layer. The surface of the bonding layer and the piezoelectric single crystal substrate are bonded by direct bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Tomoyoshi TAI, Yuji HORI, Keiichiro ASAI, Takashi YOSHINO, Masashi GOTO, Masahiko NAMERIKAWA
  • Patent number: 10128406
    Abstract: A device substrate in which no streaked morphological abnormality occurs is achieved. A GaN template substrate includes: a base substrate; and a first GaN layer epitaxially formed on the base substrate, wherein the first GaN layer has a compressive stress greater than or equal to 260 MPa that is intrinsic in an inplane direction, or a full width at half maximum of a peak representing E2 phonons of GaN near a wavenumber of 568 cm?1 in a Raman spectrum is lower than or equal to 1.8 cm?1. With all of these requirements, a device substrate includes: a second GaN layer epitaxially formed on the first GaN layer; and a device layer epitaxially formed on the second GaN layer and made of a group 13 nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Mikiya Ichimura, Yoshitaka Kuraoka, Masahiko Namerikawa
  • Publication number: 20180306428
    Abstract: A heat discharge structure that includes a film of a nitride of a group 13 element having a first main face, a second main face and an outer side end face. The structure further includes a portion for containing the light source device. The portion has a through hole opening at the first main face and the second main face, and a fixing face for fixing the light source device. The fixing face faces the through hole and contacts the light source device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiko Namerikawa, Takashi Yoshino, Katsuhiro Imai, Yoshitaka Kuraoka
  • Publication number: 20170211797
    Abstract: It is provided a heat discharge structure for a light source device emitting a semiconductor laser. The structure fixes the light source device and discharges heat. The structure includes a film of a nitride of a group 13 element having a first main face, a second main face and an outer side end face. The structure further includes a portion for containing the light source device. The portion has a through hole opening at the first main face and the second main face, and a fixing face for fixing the light source device. The fixing face faces the through hole and contacts the light source device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiko Namerikawa, Takashi Yoshino, Katsuhiro Imai, Yoshitaka Kuraoka
  • Patent number: 9660138
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light emitting device includes a) forming a first light confinement layer having a plurality of openings on or above one main surface of an oriented polycrystalline substrate, said oriented polycrystalline substrate including a plurality of oriented crystal grains; b) stacking an n-type layer, an active layer, and a p-type layer; c) forming a second light confinement layer on said first light confinement layer so that said second light confinement layer covers said plurality of first columnar structures and said second columnar structure; d) forming a transparent conductive film on said second light confinement layer; e) forming a pad electrode on said transparent conductive film; and f) forming a cathode electrode electrically connected to ends of said plurality of first columnar structures closer to said oriented polycrystalline substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Kuraoka, Shohei Oue, Masahiko Namerikawa, Morimichi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9653651
    Abstract: A light emitting device that is inexpensive, is easy to manufacture, and has high light extraction efficiency is provided. The light emitting device includes an oriented polycrystalline substrate, a plurality of columnar light emitting parts, and a light confinement layer. The oriented polycrystalline substrate includes a plurality of oriented crystal grains. The plurality of columnar light emitting parts are discretely located on or above one main surface of the oriented polycrystalline substrate in areas in which there are no crystal defects, and are each a columnar part having a longitudinal direction matching a normal direction of the oriented polycrystalline substrate. The light confinement layer is made of a material having a lower refractive index than a material for the plurality of columnar light emitting parts, and is located on or above the oriented polycrystalline substrate so as to surround the plurality of columnar light emitting parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Kuraoka, Shohei Oue, Masahiko Namerikawa, Morimichi Watanabe