Patents by Inventor Miyoko Shimada

Miyoko Shimada 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: 11721520
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes: a substrate including a plurality of through holes provided at predetermined intervals along a first direction in a substrate surface and along a second direction intersecting the first direction in the substrate surface; an insulating layer provided on the substrate, the insulating layer being penetrated by the through holes; a plurality of first electrodes provided on the insulating layer, the first electrodes being adjacent to the respective through holes in the first direction; a plurality of second electrodes provided on the insulating layer, the second electrodes being adjacent to the respective through holes in the first direction, the second electrodes being provided to face the first electrodes, the second electrodes being held at a predetermined potential; and a wiring layer provided on the insulating layer, the wiring layer electrically connecting the adjacent second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: NuFlare Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kei Obara, Kazuyuki Higashi, Miyoko Shimada, Yoshiaki Shimooka, Hitomi Yamaguchi, Yoshikuni Goshima, Hirofumi Morita, Hiroshi Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20220270850
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes: a substrate including a plurality of through holes provided at predetermined intervals along a first direction in a substrate surface and along a second direction intersecting the first direction in the substrate surface; an insulating layer provided on the substrate, the insulating layer being penetrated by the through holes; a plurality of first electrodes provided on the insulating layer, the first electrodes being adjacent to the respective through holes in the first direction; a plurality of second electrodes provided on the insulating layer, the second electrodes being adjacent to the respective through holes in the first direction, the second electrodes being provided to face the first electrodes, the second electrodes being held at a predetermined potential; and a wiring layer provided on the insulating layer, the wiring layer electrically connecting the adjacent second electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: NuFlare Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kei OBARA, Kazuyuki HIGASHI, Miyoko SHIMADA, Yoshiaki SHIMOOKA, Hitomi YAMAGUCHI, Yoshikuni GOSHIMA, Hirofumi MORITA, Hiroshi MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 10707378
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, the p-side electrode is provided on the second semiconductor layer. The insulating film is provided on the p-side electrode. The n-side electrode includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion is provided on a side face of the first semiconductor layer. The second portion is provided in the first n-side region. The third portion overlaps the p-side electrode via the insulating film and connects the first portion and the second portion to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: ALPAD Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki Tomizawa, Akihiro Kojima, Miyoko Shimada, Yosuke Akimoto, Hideto Furuyama, Yoshiaki Sugizaki
  • Patent number: 10553758
    Abstract: The semiconductor layer has a first surface, a second surface provided on opposite side from the first surface, and a third surface provided on the opposite side from the first surface with a step difference with respect to the second surface. The semiconductor layer includes a light emitting layer between the first surface and the third surface. The first electrode is in contact with the second surface. The second electrode is provided in a plane of the third surface. The second electrode includes a contact part in contact with the third surface and an end part not in contact with the third surface. The second electrode contains silver. The insulating film is provided between the end part of the second electrode and the third surface. A semiconductor light emitting device having a high light extraction efficiency is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: ALPAD Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki Tomizawa, Akihiro Kojima, Miyoko Shimada, Yosuke Akimoto, Hideto Furuyama, Yoshiaki Sugizaki
  • Publication number: 20190097085
    Abstract: The semiconductor layer has a first surface, a second surface provided on opposite side from the first surface, and a third surface provided on the opposite side from the first surface with a step difference with respect to the second surface. The semiconductor layer includes a light emitting layer between the first surface and the third surface. The first electrode is in contact with the second surface. The second electrode is provided in a plane of the third surface. The second electrode includes a contact part in contact with the third surface and an end part not in contact with the third surface. The second electrode contains silver. The insulating film is provided between the end part of the second electrode and the third surface. A semiconductor light emitting device having a high light extraction efficiency is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: ALPAD Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki TOMIZAWA, Akihiro KOJIMA, Miyoko SHIMADA, Yosuke AKIMOTO, Hideto FURUYAMA, Yoshiaki SUGIZAKI
  • Patent number: 9887328
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a semiconductor layer, a sealing member configured to cover a lower surface of the semiconductor layer and a side surface of the semiconductor layer to protrude to be higher than an upper surface of the semiconductor layer at a side of the semiconductor layer, a fluorescer layer provided above the semiconductor layer and the sealing member, and an insulating film provided between the sealing member and the semiconductor layer and between the sealing member and the fluorescer layer. A corner of a protruding portion of the sealing member is rounded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hideyuki Tomizawa, Akihiro Kojima, Miyoko Shimada, Yosuke Akimoto, Hideko Mukaida, Mitsuyoshi Endo, Hideto Furuyama, Yoshiaki Sugizaki, Kazuo Fujimura, Shinya Ito, Shinji Nunotani
  • Patent number: 9882099
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light-emitting device includes a semiconductor layer including a light emitting layer; and a phosphor layer provided on the semiconductor layer. The phosphor layer includes a plurality of phosphors, ?0.05<A×(AR)+B×(Np)+C<0.05 being satisfied for ?0.149055?(3×0.011797)?constant A??0.149055+(3×0.011797), ?0.000192?(3×0.00002461)?constant B??0.000192+(3×0.00002461), and 0.0818492?(3×0.005708)?constant C?0.0818492+(3×0.005708). AR is a ratio of a thickness of the phosphor layer to a width of the phosphor layer, and Np is a number of the plurality of phosphors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yosuke Akimoto, Akihiro Kojima, Miyoko Shimada, Hideyuki Tomizawa, Hideto Furuyama, Yoshiaki Sugizaki
  • Patent number: 9837580
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, the n-side electrode has a corner and a plurality of straight portions. The plurality of straight portions extends in different directions. The corner connects the plurality of straight portions. A first insulating film is provided between the semiconductor layer and the corner of the n-side electrode. The corner is not in contact with the semiconductor layer. The straight portions of the n-side electrode are in contact with the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hideyuki Tomizawa, Akihiro Kojima, Miyoko Shimada, Yosuke Akimoto, Miyuki Shimojuku, Hideto Furuyama, Yoshiaki Sugizaki
  • Publication number: 20170301829
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, the p-side electrode is provided on the second semiconductor layer. The insulating film is provided on the p-side electrode. The n-side electrode includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion is provided on a side face of the first semiconductor layer. The second portion is provided in the first n-side region. The third portion overlaps the p-side electrode via the insulating film and connects the first portion and the second portion to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hideyuki TOMIZAWA, Akihiro KOJIMA, Miyoko SHIMADA, Yosuke AKIMOTO, Hideto FURUYAMA, Yoshiaki SUGIZAKI
  • Patent number: 9722143
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, the p-side electrode is provided on the second semiconductor layer. The insulating film is provided on the p-side electrode. The n-side electrode includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion is provided on a side face of the first semiconductor layer. The second portion is provided in the first n-side region. The third portion overlaps the p-side electrode via the insulating film and connects the first portion and the second portion to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hideyuki Tomizawa, Akihiro Kojima, Miyoko Shimada, Yosuke Akimoto, Hideto Furuyama, Yoshiaki Sugizaki
  • Publication number: 20170062667
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light-emitting device includes a semiconductor layer including a light emitting layer; and a phosphor layer provided on the semiconductor layer. The phosphor layer includes a plurality of phosphors, ?0.05<A×(AR)+B×(Np)+C<0.05 being satisfied for ?0.149055?(3×0.011797)?constant A??0.149055+(3×0.011797), ?0.000192?(3×0.00002461)?constant B??0.000192+(3×0.00002461), and 0.0818492?(3×0.005708)?constant C?0.0818492+(3×0.005708). AR is a ratio of a thickness of the phosphor layer to a width of the phosphor layer, and Np is a number of the plurality of phosphors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yosuke AKIMOTO, Akihiro Kojima, Miyoko Shimada, Hideyuki Tomizawa, Hideto Furuyama, Yoshiaki Sugizaki
  • Publication number: 20170054065
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light-emitting device includes a semiconductor layer including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer, a first surface, and a second surface; an n-side electrode including a first n-side electrode and a second n-side electrode; a first contact unit; a second contact unit; an n-side interconnect unit; a p-side electrode; and an insulating film. The insulating film includes a first insulating portion, a second insulating portion, a third insulating portion, and a fourth insulating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hideyuki TOMIZAWA, Akihiro KOJIMA, Miyoko SHIMADA, Yosuke AKIMOTO, Hideto FURUYAMA, Yoshiaki SUGIZAKI
  • Patent number: 9559279
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light-emitting device includes a semiconductor layer including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer, a first surface, and a second surface; an n-side electrode including a first n-side electrode and a second n-side electrode; a first contact unit; a second contact unit; an n-side interconnect unit; a p-side electrode; and an insulating film. The insulating film includes a first insulating portion, a second insulating portion, a third insulating portion, and a fourth insulating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hideyuki Tomizawa, Akihiro Kojima, Miyoko Shimada, Yosuke Akimoto, Hideto Furuyama, Yoshiaki Sugizaki
  • Patent number: 9496471
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device includes a semiconductor layer, a first electrode, a second electrode, a first interconnection section, a second interconnection section, and a varistor film. The semiconductor layer includes a light emitting layer. The first electrode is provided in a emitting region on the second surface. The second electrode is provided in a non-emitting region on the second surface. The first interconnection section is provided on the first electrode and electrically connected to the first electrode. The second interconnection section is provided on the second electrode and on the first electrode and electrically connected to the second electrode. The varistor film is provided in contact with the first electrode and the second interconnection section between the first electrode and the second interconnection section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yosuke Akimoto, Yoshiaki Sugizaki, Hideyuki Tomizawa, Masanobu Ando, Akihiro Kojima, Gen Watari, Naoya Ushiyama, Tetsuro Komatsu, Miyoko Shimada, Hideto Furuyama
  • Publication number: 20160268478
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, the p-side electrode is provided on the second semiconductor layer. The insulating film is provided on the p-side electrode. The n-side electrode includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion is provided on a side face of the first semiconductor layer. The second portion is provided in the first n-side region. The third portion overlaps the p-side electrode via the insulating film and connects the first portion and the second portion to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hideyuki TOMIZAWA, Akihiro KOJIMA, Miyoko SHIMADA, Yosuke AKIMOTO, Hideto FURUYAMA, Yoshiaki SUGIZAKI
  • Patent number: 9444013
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a semiconductor layer, a p-side electrode, an n-side electrode, an insulating film, a p-side interconnection section, an n-side interconnection section, a phosphor layer, and a metal film. The semiconductor layer is formed on a substrate which is then removed. The p-side interconnection section is provided on the insulating film and electrically connected to the p-side electrode. The n-side interconnection section is provided on the insulating film and electrically connected to the n-side electrode. The phosphor layer is provided on the first surface and includes a step portion continued to the side surface of the semiconductor layer. The metal film is provided on the side surface of the semiconductor layer and a side surface of the step portion of the phosphor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Miyoko Shimada, Akihiro Kojima, Yosuke Akimoto, Hideto Furuyama, Hideyuki Tomizawa, Yoshiaki Sugizaki
  • Patent number: 9312457
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light emitting device includes a first base section, a light emitting section, and a first wiring section. The light emitting section is embedded on a first surface side of the first base section. The light emitting section includes a light emitting element. The first wiring section is provided on the first surface of the first base section. The first wiring section is connected to the light emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yosuke Akimoto, Akihiro Kojima, Miyoko Shimada, Hideto Furuyama, Yoshiaki Sugizaki
  • Publication number: 20160079485
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element including a light-emitting layer; a first transparent body provided on the light-emitting element; a phosphor scattered in the first transparent body and emitting a light of a different wavelength from a radiated light of the light-emitting layer; and a second transparent body including a first transparent portion and a second transparent portion. The first transparent portion is surrounded by the first transparent body in an area on the light-emitting element. The second transparent portion is provided on the first transparent body and the first transparent portion. The second transparent portion includes an inclined portion provided on the first transparent portion. The inclined portion is inclined with respect to a first direction orthogonal to the light-emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yosuke AKIMOTO, Akihiro Kojima, Miyoko Shimada, Hideyuki Tomizawa, Yoshiaki Sugizaki, Hideto Furuyama
  • Patent number: 9257416
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes not less than three chips. Each of the chips includes a semiconductor layer having a first face, a second face formed on a side opposite to the first face, and a light emitting layer, a p-side electrode, and an n-side electrode. The chips include a central chip centrally positioned in a plan view, and at least two peripheral chips arranged symmetrically to each other sandwiching the central chip in the plan view. A thickness of the fluorescent body layer on the first face is same among the peripheral chips, and the fluorescent body layer on the first face of the central chip and the fluorescent body layers on the first faces of the peripheral chips have thicknesses different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yosuke Akimoto, Akihiro Kojima, Miyoko Shimada
  • Patent number: 9246069
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a light emitting element, a phosphor layer, and a fluorescent reflection film. The phosphor layer has a transparent medium, a phosphor dispersed in the transparent medium, and a particle dispersed in the transparent medium. The phosphor is excited by the excitation light so as to emit a fluorescence. The particle is a magnitude of not more than 1/10 a wavelength of the excitation light. The particle has a different refractive index from a refractive index of the transparent medium. The fluorescent reflection film is provided between the light emitting element and the phosphor layer. The fluorescent reflection film has a higher reflectance with respect to a fluorescent wavelength of the phosphor, than a reflectance with respect to the wavelength of the excitation lights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hideto Furuyama, Yosuke Akimoto, Miyoko Shimada, Akihiro Kojima, Yoshiaki Sugizaki