Patents by Inventor Masayuki Senoh
Masayuki Senoh 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).
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Patent number: 8541794Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device including a light emitting device comprises a n-type region of one or more nitride semiconductor layers having n-type conductivity, a p-type region of one or more nitride semiconductor layers having p-type conductivity and an active layer between the n-type region and the p-type region. In such devices, there is provided with a super lattice layer comprising first layers and second layers which are nitride semiconductors having a different composition respectively. The super lattice structure makes working current and voltage of the device lowered, resulting in realization of more efficient devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2009Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Nichia Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Nagahama, Masayuki Senoh, Shuji Nakamura
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Publication number: 20100025657Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device including a light emitting device comprises a n-type region of one or more nitride semiconductor layers having n-type conductivity, a p-type region of one or more nitride semiconductor layers having p-type conductivity and an active layer between the n-type region and the p-type region. In such devices, there is provided with a super lattice layer comprising first layers and second layers which are nitride semiconductors having a different composition respectively. The super lattice structure makes working current and voltage of the device lowered, resulting in realization of more efficient devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2009Publication date: February 4, 2010Inventors: Shinichi NAGAHAMA, Masayuki Senoh, Shuji Nakamura
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Patent number: 7615804Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device including a light emitting device comprises a n-type region of one or more nitride semiconductor layers having n-type conductivity, a p-type region of one or more nitride semiconductor layers having p-type conductivity and an active layer between the n-type region and the p-type region. In such devices, there is provided with a super lattice layer comprising first layers and second layers which are nitride semiconductors having a different composition respectively. The super lattice structure makes working current and voltage of the device lowered, resulting in realization of more efficient devices.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2005Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: Nichia Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Nagahama, Masayuki Senoh, Shuji Nakamura
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Patent number: 7375383Abstract: A gallium nitride-based III-V Group compound semi-conductor device has a gallium nitride-based III-V Group compound semiconductor layer provided over a substrate, and an ohmic electrode provided in contact with the semiconductor layer. The ohmic electrode is formed of a metallic material, and has been annealed.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2007Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Assignee: Nichia CorporationInventors: Shuji Nakamura, Takao Yamada, Masayuki Senoh, Motokazu Yamada, Kanji Bando
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Publication number: 20070178689Abstract: A gallium nitride-based III-V Group compound semi-conductor device has a gallium nitride-based III-V Group compound semiconductor layer provided over a substrate, and an ohmic electrode provided in contact with the semiconductor layer. The ohmic electrode is formed of a metallic material, and has been annealed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2007Publication date: August 2, 2007Applicant: Nichia CorporationInventors: Shuji Nakamura, Takao Yamada, Masayuki Senoh, Motokazu Yamada, Kanji Bando
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Patent number: 7211822Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device including a light emitting device comprises a n-type region of one or more nitride semiconductor layers having n-type conductivity, a p-type region of one or more nitride semiconductor layers having p-type conductivity and an active layer between the n-type region and the p-type region. In such devices, there is provided with a super lattice layer comprising first layers and second layers which are nitride semiconductors having a different composition respectively. The super lattice structure makes working current and voltage of the device lowered, resulting in realization of more efficient devices.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2005Date of Patent: May 1, 2007Assignee: Nichia Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Nagahama, Masayuki Senoh, Shuji Nakamura
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Patent number: 7205220Abstract: A gallium nitride-based III-V Group compound semiconductor device has a gallium nitride-based III-V Group compound semiconductor layer provided over a substrate, and an ohmic electrode provided in contact with the semiconductor layer. The ohmic electrode is formed of a metallic material, and has been annealed.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2005Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Assignee: Nichia CorporationInventors: Shuji Nakamura, Takao Yamada, Masayuki Senoh, Motokazu Yamada, Kanji Bando
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Patent number: 7149233Abstract: A semiconductor laser device have, on a substrate, a semiconductor layer including an active layer sandwiched between an n-type layer and a p-type layer, the semiconductor layer having a sonator face formed by etching and a projection projecting out in an emission direction relatively to the resonator face, wherein a protective film is formed to extend from the resonator face to an end face of the projection, and, an emission critical angle, which is the largest angle at which light emitted from the resonator face can be radiated without being blocked by the projection and the protective film formed on the projection, is larger than an emission half-angle of an emission distribution in a vertical direction of a laser beam emitted from the resonator face.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2002Date of Patent: December 12, 2006Assignee: Nichia CorporationInventors: Yoshihiko Furukawa, Makoto Shimada, Akiyoshi Kinouchi, Masanao Ochiai, Masayuki Senoh
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Patent number: 6998690Abstract: A gallium nitride-based III-V Group compound semiconductor device has a gallium nitride-based III-V Group compound semiconductor layer provided over a substrate, and an ohmic electrode provided in contact with the semiconductor layer. The ohmic electrode is formed of a metallic material, and has been annealed.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2003Date of Patent: February 14, 2006Assignee: Nichia CorporationInventors: Shuji Nakamura, Takao Yamada, Masayuki Senoh, Motokazu Yamada, Kanji Bando
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Publication number: 20060006399Abstract: A gallium nitride-based III-V Group compound semiconductor device has a gallium nitride-based III-V Group compound semiconductor layer provided over a substrate, and an ohmic electrode provided in contact with the semiconductor layer. The ohmic electrode is formed of a metallic material, and has been annealed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2005Publication date: January 12, 2006Applicant: Nichia CorporationInventors: Shuji Nakamura, Takao Yamada, Masayuki Senoh, Motokazu Yamada, Kanji Bando
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Publication number: 20050127394Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device including a light emitting device comprises a n-type region of one or more nitride semiconductor layers having n-type conductivity, a p-type region of one or more nitride semiconductor layers having p-type conductivity and an active layer between the n-type region and the p-type region. In such devices, there is provided with a super lattice layer comprising first layers and second layers which are nitride semiconductors having a different composition respectively. The super lattice structure makes working current and voltage of the device lowered, resulting in realization of more efficient devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2005Publication date: June 16, 2005Applicant: Nichia Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Nagahama, Masayuki Senoh, Shuji Nakamura
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Publication number: 20050121679Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device including a light emitting device comprises a n-type region of one or more nitride semiconductor layers having n-type conductivity, a p-type region of one or more nitride semiconductor layers having p-type conductivity and an active layer between the n-type region and the p-type region. In such devices, there is provided with a super lattice layer comprising first layers and second layers which are nitride semiconductors having a different composition respectively. The super lattice structure makes working current and voltage of the device lowered, resulting in realization of more efficient devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2005Publication date: June 9, 2005Applicant: Nichia Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Nagahama, Masayuki Senoh, Shuji Nakamura
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Patent number: 6849864Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device including a light emitting device comprises a n-type region of one or more nitride semiconductor layers having n-type conductivity, a p-type region of one or more nitride semiconductor layers having p-type conductivity and an active layer between the n-type region and the p-type region. In such devices, there is provided with a super lattice layer comprising first layers and second layers which are nitride semiconductors having a different composition respectively. The super lattice structure makes working current and voltage of the device lowered, resulting in realization of more efficient devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2003Date of Patent: February 1, 2005Assignee: Nichia Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Nagahama, Masayuki Senoh, Shuji Nakamura
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Publication number: 20040233950Abstract: A semiconductor laser device have, on a substrate, a semiconductor layer including an active layer sandwiched between an n-type layer and a p-type layer, the semiconductor layer having a sonator face formed by etching and a projection projecting out in an emission direction relatively to the resonator face, wherein a protective film is formed to extend from the resonator face to an end face of the projection, and, an emission critical angle, which is the largest angle at which light emitted from the resonator face can be radiated without being blocked by the projection and the protective film formed on the projection, is larger than an emission half-angle of an emission distribution in a vertical direction of a laser beam emitted from the resonator face.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Inventors: Yoshihiko Furukawa, Makoto Shimada, Akiyoshi Kinouchi, Masanao Ochiai, Masayuki Senoh
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Publication number: 20040095977Abstract: A gallium nitride-based III-V Group compound semiconductor device has a gallium nitride-based III-V Group compound semiconductor layer provided over a substrate, and an ohmic electrode provided in contact with the semiconductor layer. The ohmic electrode is formed of a metallic material, and has been annealed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2003Publication date: May 20, 2004Applicant: Nichia CorporationInventors: Shuji Nakamura, Takao Yamada, Masayuki Senoh, Motokazu Yamada, Kanji Bando
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Patent number: 6677619Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device including a light emitting device comprises a n-type region of one or more nitride semiconductor layers having n-type conductivity, a p-type region of one or more nitride semiconductor layers having p-type conductivity and an active layer between the n-type region and the p-type region. In such devices, there is provided with a super lattice layer comprising first layers and second layers which are nitride semiconductors having a different composition respectively. The super lattice structure makes working current and voltage of the device lowered, resulting in realization of more efficient devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2000Date of Patent: January 13, 2004Assignee: Nichia Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Nagahama, Masayuki Senoh, Shuji Nakamura
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Publication number: 20040004223Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device including a light emitting device comprises a n-type region of one or more nitride semiconductor layers having n-type conductivity, a p-type region of one or more nitride semiconductor layers having p-type conductivity and an active layer between the n-type region and the p-type region. In such devices, there is provided with a super lattice layer comprising first layers and second layers which are nitride semiconductors having a different composition respectively. The super lattice structure makes working current and voltage of the device lowered, resulting in realization of more efficient devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2003Publication date: January 8, 2004Applicant: Nichia Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Nagahama, Masayuki Senoh, Shuji Nakamura
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Patent number: 6610995Abstract: A gallium nitride-based III-V Group compound semi-conductor device has a gallium nitride-based III-V Group compound semiconductor layer provided over a substrate, and an ohmic electrode provided in contact with the semiconductor layer. The ohmic electrode is formed of a metallic material, and has been annealed.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2002Date of Patent: August 26, 2003Assignee: Nichia CorporationInventors: Shuji Nakamura, Takao Yamada, Masayuki Senoh, Motokazu Yamada, Kanji Bando
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Publication number: 20030094620Abstract: A gallium nitride-based III-V Group compound semi-conductor device has a gallium nitride-based III-V Group compound semiconductor layer provided over a substrate, and an ohmic electrode provided in contact with the semiconductor layer. The ohmic electrode is formed of a metallic material, and has been annealed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2002Publication date: May 22, 2003Applicant: Nichia Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shuji Nakamura, Takao Yamada, Masayuki Senoh, Motokazu Yamada, Kanji Bando
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Patent number: 6507041Abstract: A gallium nitride-based III-V Group compound semiconductor device has a gallium nitride-based III-V Group compound semiconductor layer provided over a substrate, and an ohmic electrode provided in contact with the semiconductor layer. The ohmic electrode is formed of a metallic material, and has been annealed.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2001Date of Patent: January 14, 2003Assignee: Nichia Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shuji Nakamura, Takao Yamada, Masayuki Senoh, Motokazu Yamada, Kanji Bando