Patents by Inventor Masataka Nakada

Masataka Nakada 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: 20180247990
    Abstract: To provide a display device with a manufacturing yield and/or a display device with suppressed mixture of colors between adjacent pixels. The display device includes a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, and an adhesive layer. The first insulating layer includes a first opening. The second insulating layer includes a second opening. The first opening and the second opening are provided between the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode. In a top view, a periphery of the second opening is positioned on an inner side than a periphery of the first opening. The adhesive layer has a region overlapping with the second insulating layer below the second insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Yasuhiro JINBO, Kohei YOKOYAMA, Yuki TAMATSUKURI, Naoto GOTO, Masami JINTYOU, Masayoshi DOBASHI, Masataka NAKADA, Akihiro CHIDA, Naoyuki SENDA
  • Patent number: 10043858
    Abstract: A novel display device that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. The display device includes a first display element, a second display element, a first transistor, a second transistor, and a third transistor. The first display element includes a liquid crystal layer. The second display element includes a light-emitting layer. The first transistor has a function of selecting the first display element. The second transistor has a function of selecting the second display element. The third transistor has a function of controlling the driving of the second display element. The first transistor and the second transistor are formed over the same surface. The third transistor is formed above the first transistor and the second transistor and includes one of a source electrode and a drain electrode of the second transistor as a gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyake, Yasuharu Hosaka, Yukinori Shima, Masataka Nakada
  • Publication number: 20180219102
    Abstract: The semiconductor device includes a first transistor provided in a driver circuit portion and a second transistor provided in a pixel portion; the first transistor and the second transistor have different structures. In an oxide semiconductor film of each of the transistors, an impurity element is contained in regions which do not overlap with a gate electrode. The regions of the oxide semiconductor film which contain the impurity element function as low-resistance regions. Furthermore, the regions of the oxide semiconductor film which contain the impurity element are in contact with a film containing hydrogen. Furthermore, the first transistor provided in the driver circuit portion may include the oxide semiconductor film in which a first film and a second film are stacked, and the second transistor provided in the pixel portion may include the oxide semiconductor film which differs from the first film in the atomic ratio of metal elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Junichi KOEZUKA, Masami JINTYOU, Yukinori SHIMA, Daisuke KUROSAKI, Masataka NAKADA, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 10031392
    Abstract: Provided is a novel display panel that is highly convenient or highly reliable, a novel input/output device that is highly convenient or highly reliable, or a method for manufacturing a novel display panel that is highly convenient or highly reliable. The present inventors conceived a structure including a first intermediate film, a first electrode including a region in contact with the first intermediate film, a pixel that includes a first display element including the first electrode and a pixel circuit electrically connected to the first display element, a signal line electrically connected to the pixel, and a terminal that includes a third conductive film electrically connected to the signal line and a second intermediate film including a region in contact with the third conductive film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masataka Nakada, Masahiro Katayama, Seiji Yasumoto, Hiroki Adachi, Masataka Sato, Koji Kusunoki, Yoshiharu Hirakata
  • Publication number: 20180175322
    Abstract: A flexible device with fewer defects caused by a crack is provided. A flexible device with high productivity is also provided. Furthermore, a flexible device with less display failure even in a high temperature and high humidity environment is provided. A light-emitting device includes a first flexible substrate, a second flexible substrate, a buffer layer, a first crack inhibiting layer, and a light-emitting element. A first surface of the first flexible substrate faces a second surface of the second flexible substrate. The buffer layer and the first crack inhibiting layer are provided over the first surface of the first flexible substrate. The buffer layer overlaps with the first crack inhibiting layer. The light-emitting element is provided over the second surface of the second flexible substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Masataka NAKADA, Takayuki ABE, Naoyuki SENDA
  • Patent number: 9997637
    Abstract: The semiconductor device includes a first transistor provided in a driver circuit portion and a second transistor provided in a pixel portion; the first transistor and the second transistor have different structures. In an oxide semiconductor film of each of the transistors, an impurity element is contained in regions which do not overlap with a gate electrode. The regions of the oxide semiconductor film which contain the impurity element function as low-resistance regions. Furthermore, the regions of the oxide semiconductor film which contain the impurity element are in contact with a film containing hydrogen. Furthermore, the first transistor provided in the driver circuit portion may include the oxide semiconductor film in which a first film and a second film are stacked, and the second transistor provided in the pixel portion may include the oxide semiconductor film which differs from the first film in the atomic ratio of metal elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Koezuka, Masami Jintyou, Yukinori Shima, Daisuke Kurosaki, Masataka Nakada, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9997576
    Abstract: To provide a display device with a manufacturing yield and/or a display device with suppressed mixture of colors between adjacent pixels. The display device includes a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, and an adhesive layer. The first insulating layer includes a first opening. The second insulating layer includes a second opening. The first opening and the second opening are provided between the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode. In a top view, a periphery of the second opening is positioned on an inner side than a periphery of the first opening. The adhesive layer has a region overlapping with the second insulating layer below the second insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Jinbo, Kohei Yokoyama, Yuki Tamatsukuri, Naoto Goto, Masami Jintyou, Masayoshi Dobashi, Masataka Nakada, Akihiro Chida, Naoyuki Senda
  • Publication number: 20180151603
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor in which on-state current is high is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first transistor provided in a driver circuit portion and a second transistor provided in a pixel portion; the first transistor and the second transistor have different structures. Furthermore, the first transistor and the second transistor are transistors having a top-gate structure. In an oxide semiconductor film of each of the transistors, an impurity element is contained in regions which do not overlap with a gate electrode. The regions of the oxide semiconductor film which contain the impurity element function as low-resistance regions. Furthermore, the regions of the oxide semiconductor film which contain the impurity element are in contact with a film containing hydrogen. The first transistor provided in the driver circuit portion includes two gate electrodes between which the oxide semiconductor film is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Junichi Koezuka, Masami Jintyou, Yukinori Shima, Daisuke Kurosaki, Masataka Nakada, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9964800
    Abstract: A novel display device that is highly convenient or reliable. The display device includes a first display element, a second display element, a color film, and a reflective electrode. The first display element includes a first pixel electrode and a liquid crystal layer. The second display element includes a second pixel electrode and a light-emitting layer. The first pixel electrode is electrically connected to the reflective electrode. The reflective electrode includes an opening through which light emitted from the light-emitting layer passes. The color film faces the reflective electrode with the liquid crystal layer placed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masataka Nakada, Takayuki Cho, Daisuke Kubota
  • Patent number: 9960213
    Abstract: A flexible input and output device in which defects due to a crack is reduced. The input and output device includes a first flexible substrate, a second flexible substrate, a first buffer layer, a first crack inhibiting layer, an input device, and a light-emitting element. A first surface of the first flexible substrate faces a second surface of the second flexible substrate. The first buffer layer, the first crack inhibiting layer, and the input device are provided on the first surface side of the first flexible substrate. The first buffer layer includes a region overlapping with the first crack inhibiting layer. The first buffer layer is between the first crack inhibiting layer and the first surface. The input device includes a transistor and a sensor element. The light-emitting element is provided on the second surface side of the second flexible substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Senda, Masataka Nakada, Takayuki Abe, Koji Kusunoki, Hideaki Shishido
  • Patent number: 9899626
    Abstract: A flexible device with fewer defects caused by a crack is provided. A flexible device with high productivity is also provided. Furthermore, a flexible device with less display failure even in a high temperature and high humidity environment is provided. A light-emitting device includes a first flexible substrate, a second flexible substrate, a buffer layer, a first crack inhibiting layer, and a light-emitting element. A first surface of the first flexible substrate faces a second surface of the second flexible substrate. The buffer layer and the first crack inhibiting layer are provided over the first surface of the first flexible substrate. The buffer layer overlaps with the first crack inhibiting layer. The light-emitting element is provided over the second surface of the second flexible substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Masataka Nakada, Takayuki Abe, Naoyuki Senda
  • Patent number: 9847358
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor in which on-state current is high is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first transistor provided in a driver circuit portion and a second transistor provided in a pixel portion; the first transistor and the second transistor have different structures. Furthermore, the first transistor and the second transistor are transistors having a top-gate structure. In an oxide semiconductor film of each of the transistors, an impurity element is contained in regions which do not overlap with a gate electrode. The regions of the oxide semiconductor film which contain the impurity element function as low-resistance regions. Furthermore, the regions of the oxide semiconductor film which contain the impurity element are in contact with a film containing hydrogen. The first transistor provided in the driver circuit portion includes two gate electrodes between which the oxide semiconductor film is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Koezuka, Masami Jintyou, Yukinori Shima, Daisuke Kurosaki, Masataka Nakada, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20170317151
    Abstract: A novel display device that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. The display device includes a first display element, a second display element, a first transistor, a second transistor, and a third transistor. The first display element includes a liquid crystal layer. The second display element includes a light-emitting layer. The first transistor has a function of selecting the first display element. The second transistor has a function of selecting the second display element. The third transistor has a function of controlling the driving of the second display element. The first transistor and the second transistor are formed over the same surface. The third transistor is formed above the first transistor and the second transistor and includes one of a source electrode and a drain electrode of the second transistor as a gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyake, Yasuharu HOSAKA, Yukinori SHIMA, Masataka NAKADA
  • Patent number: 9773815
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device including a transistor, the transistor is provided over a first insulating film, and the transistor includes an oxide semiconductor film over the first insulating film, a gate insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film, a gate electrode over the gate insulating film, a second insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film and the gate electrode, and a source and a drain electrodes electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film. The first insulating film includes oxygen. The second insulating film includes hydrogen. The oxide semiconductor film includes a first region in contact with the gate insulating film and a second region in contact with the second insulating film. The first insulating film includes a third region overlapping with the first region and a fourth region overlapping with the second region. The impurity element concentration of the fourth region is higher than that of the third region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Junichi Koezuka, Yukinori Shima, Masami Jintyou, Daisuke Kurosaki, Masataka Nakada
  • Publication number: 20170271421
    Abstract: To provide a display device with a manufacturing yield and/or a display device with suppressed mixture of colors between adjacent pixels. The display device includes a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, and an adhesive layer. The first insulating layer includes a first opening. The second insulating layer includes a second opening. The first opening and the second opening are provided between the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode. In a top view, a periphery of the second opening is positioned on an inner side than a periphery of the first opening. The adhesive layer has a region overlapping with the second insulating layer below the second insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Yasuhiro JINBO, Kohei YOKOYAMA, Yuki TAMATSUKURI, Naoto GOTO, Masami JINTYOU, Masayoshi DOBASHI, Masataka NAKADA, Akihiro CHIDA, Naoyuki SENDA
  • Publication number: 20170271520
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device with small parasitic capacitance. Alternatively, to provide a semiconductor device with low power consumption. The semiconductor device includes a transistor and a capacitor. The transistor includes a first conductor, a first insulator over the first conductor, a semiconductor including a region overlapping with the first conductor with the first insulator interposed therebetween, a second insulator over the semiconductor, a second conductor including a region overlapping with the semiconductor with the second insulator interposed therebetween, and a third conductor and a fourth conductor including a region in contact with a top surface of the semiconductor. The capacitor includes a layer formed from the same layer as the first conductor and a layer formed from the same layer as the third conductor and the fourth conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Kenichi OKAZAKI, Masataka NAKADA, Masahiro KATAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20170236846
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a transistor and a capacitor. The transistor includes a first conductive film; a first insulating film including a film containing hydrogen; a second insulating film including an oxide insulating film; an oxide semiconductor film including a first region and a pair of second regions; a pair of electrodes; a gate insulating film; and a second conductive film. The capacitor includes a lower electrode, an inter-electrode insulating film, and an upper electrode. The lower electrode contains the same material as the first conductive film. The inter-electrode insulating film includes a third insulating film containing the same material as the first insulating film and a fourth insulating film containing the same material as the gate insulating film. The upper electrode contains the same material as the second conductive film. A fifth insulating film containing hydrogen is provided over the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Kenichi OKAZAKI, Masataka NAKADA, Masahiro KATAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20170207247
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device including a transistor, the transistor is provided over a first insulating film, and the transistor includes an oxide semiconductor film over the first insulating film, a gate insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film, a gate electrode over the gate insulating film, a second insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film and the gate electrode, and a source and a drain electrodes electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film. The first insulating film includes oxygen. The second insulating film includes hydrogen. The oxide semiconductor film includes a first region in contact with the gate insulating film and a second region in contact with the second insulating film. The first insulating film includes a third region overlapping with the first region and a fourth region overlapping with the second region. The impurity element concentration of the fourth region is higher than that of the third region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Junichi KOEZUKA, Yukinori SHIMA, Masami JINTYOU, Daisuke KUROSAKI, Masataka NAKADA
  • Patent number: 9705002
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device with small parasitic capacitance. Alternatively, to provide a semiconductor device with low power consumption. The semiconductor device includes a transistor and a capacitor. The transistor includes a first conductor, a first insulator over the first conductor, a semiconductor including a region overlapping with the first conductor with the first insulator interposed therebetween, a second insulator over the semiconductor, a second conductor including a region overlapping with the semiconductor with the second insulator interposed therebetween, and a third conductor and a fourth conductor including a region in contact with a top surface of the semiconductor. The capacitor includes a layer formed from the same layer as the first conductor and a layer formed from the same layer as the third conductor and the fourth conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Kenichi Okazaki, Masataka Nakada, Masahiro Katayama
  • Patent number: 9666605
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device including a planar transistor having an oxide semiconductor and a capacitor. In a semiconductor device, a transistor includes an oxide semiconductor film, a gate insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film, a gate electrode over the gate insulating film, a second insulating film over the gate electrode, a third insulating film over the second insulating film, and a source and a drain electrodes over the third insulating film; the source and the drain electrodes are electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film; a capacitor includes a first and a second conductive films and the second insulating film; the first conductive film and the gate electrode are provided over the same surface; the second conductive film and the source and the drain electrodes are provided over the same surface; and the second insulating film is provided between the first and the second conductive films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Kenichi Okazaki, Masahiro Katayama, Masataka Nakada