Patents by Inventor Nobutoshi Fujii

Nobutoshi Fujii 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: 20150270212
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device, including: a first substrate including a first electrode, and a first insulating film configured from a diffusion preventing material for the first electrode and covering a periphery of the first electrode, the first electrode and the first insulating film cooperating with each other to configure a bonding face; and a second substrate bonded to and provided on the first substrate and including a second electrode joined to the first electrode, and a second insulating film configured from a diffusion preventing material for the second electrode and covering a periphery of the second electrode, the second electrode and the second insulating film cooperating with each other to configure a bonding face to the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kagawa, Kenichi Aoyagi, Yoshiya Hagimoto, Nobutoshi Fujii
  • Patent number: 9111763
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device, including: a first substrate including a first electrode, and a first insulating film configured from a diffusion preventing material for the first electrode and covering a periphery of the first electrode, the first electrode and the first insulating film cooperating with each other to configure a bonding face; and a second substrate bonded to and provided on the first substrate and including a second electrode joined to the first electrode, and a second insulating film configured from a diffusion preventing material for the second electrode and covering a periphery of the second electrode, the second electrode and the second insulating film cooperating with each other to configure a bonding face to the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kagawa, Kenichi Aoyagi, Yoshiya Hagimoto, Nobutoshi Fujii
  • Publication number: 20150162371
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a first substrate including a first wiring layer having a first connection electrode projecting by a predetermined quantity from a first interlayer insulation film and a second wiring layer having a second connection electrode projecting by a predetermined quantity from a second interlayer insulation film. On a bonded surface between the first and second substrates, the first and second connection electrodes are joined with each other, and at the same time, at least a part of the first interlayer insulation film and a part of the second interlayer insulation film which face to each other in a lamination direction are joined with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Nobutoshi Fujii, Kenichi Aoyagi
  • Patent number: 8981368
    Abstract: A thin film transistor includes: a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode; an oxide semiconductor layer provided on one side of the gate electrode with an insulating film in between, the oxide semiconductor layer being provided in a region not facing the source electrode and the drain electrode and being electrically connected to the source electrode and the drain electrode; and a low resistance oxide layer provided in a region facing the source electrode and in a region facing the drain electrode, the regions being adjacent to the oxide semiconductor layer, and the low resistance oxide layer having an electric resistivity lower than an electric resistivity of the oxide semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Shimayama, Nobutoshi Fujii, Takashige Fujimori
  • Patent number: 8946797
    Abstract: There is provided a solid-state imaging device including a sensor substrate having a sensor-side semiconductor layer including a pixel region in which a photoelectric conversion section is provided and a sensor-side wiring layer provided on an opposite surface side from a light receiving surface of the sensor-side semiconductor layer, a circuit substrate having a circuit-side semiconductor layer and a circuit-side wiring layer and provided on a side of the sensor-side wiring layer of the sensor substrate, a connection unit region in which a connection section is provided, the connection section having a first through electrode, a second through electrode, and a connection electrode connecting the first through electrode and the second through electrode, and an insulating layer having a step portion which has the connection electrode embedded therein and has a film thickness that gradually decreases from the connection unit region to the pixel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kyohei Mizuta, Osamu Oka, Kaoru Koike, Nobutoshi Fujii, Hideki Kobayashi, Hirotaka Yoshioka
  • Publication number: 20150004738
    Abstract: The present technology includes: bonding a device formation side of a first substrate having a first device and a device formation side of a second substrate having a second device in opposition to each other; forming a protective film on at least an edge of the second substrate having the second device; and reducing a thickness of the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Nobutoshi Fujii, Kenichi Aoyagi, Yoshiya Hagimoto, Hayato Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20140367668
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a photoelectric conversion device includes: forming a first electrode on a first surface side of a substrate that has two opposing surfaces; forming an electrode section on a second surface side of the substrate, the electrode section being used for external connection; and after forming the first electrode and the electrode section, forming an organic photoelectric conversion layer and a second electrode on the first electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobutoshi Fujii, Hayato Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20140362267
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device, including: a first substrate including a first electrode, and a first insulating film configured from a diffusion preventing material for the first electrode and covering a periphery of the first electrode, the first electrode and the first insulating film cooperating with each other to configure a bonding face; and a second substrate bonded to and provided on the first substrate and including a second electrode joined to the first electrode, and a second insulating film configured from a diffusion preventing material for the second electrode and covering a periphery of the second electrode, the second electrode and the second insulating film cooperating with each other to configure a bonding face to the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kagawa, Kenichi Aoyagi, Yoshiya Hagimoto, Nobutoshi Fujii
  • Patent number: 8896125
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device, including: a first substrate including a first electrode, and a first insulating film configured from a diffusion preventing material for the first electrode and covering a periphery of the first electrode, the first electrode and the first insulating film cooperating with each other to configure a bonding face; and a second substrate bonded to and provided on the first substrate and including a second electrode joined to the first electrode, and a second insulating film configured from a diffusion preventing material for the second electrode and covering a periphery of the second electrode, the second electrode and the second insulating film cooperating with each other to configure a bonding face to the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kagawa, Kenichi Aoyagi, Yoshiya Hagimoto, Nobutoshi Fujii
  • Publication number: 20140284744
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first substrate having an attaching surface on which first electrodes and a first insulating film are exposed, an insulating thin film that covers the attaching surface of the first substrate, and a second substrate which has an attaching surface on which second electrodes and a second insulating film are exposed and is attached to the first substrate in a state in which the attaching surface of the second substrate and the attaching surface of the first substrate are attached together sandwiching the insulating thin film therebetween, and the first electrodes and the second electrodes deform and break a part of the insulating thin film so as to be directly electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nobutoshi Fujii, Yoshiya Hagimoto, Kenichi Aoyagi, Yoshihisa Kagawa
  • Publication number: 20140240370
    Abstract: A display includes: a light-emitting section provided in a display region; and a light-receiving section provided in the display region, and configured to receive light from the light-emitting section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi SAKAIRI, Yoshiya HAGIMOTO, Hayato IWAMOTO, Koichiro SAGA, Nobutoshi FUJII
  • Publication number: 20140217431
    Abstract: There is provided a display device including a plurality of light emitting elements over a first substrate, and an anti-reflection member configured to prevent reflection of light from a first substrate side at a boundary portion in a pixel region corresponding to each of the light emitting elements, the anti-reflection member being on a second substrate side where a second substrate faces the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi AOYAGI, Nobutoshi FUJII
  • Publication number: 20140145338
    Abstract: A first semiconductor device includes: a first wiring layer including a first interlayer insulating film, a first electrode pad, and a first dummy electrode, the first electrode pad being embedded in the first interlayer insulating film and having one surface located on same plane as one surface of the first interlayer insulating film, and the first dummy electrode being embedded in the first interlayer insulating film, having one surface located on same plane as the one surface of the first interlayer insulating film, and being disposed around the first electrode pad; and a second wiring layer including a second interlayer insulating film, a second electrode pad, and a second dummy electrode, the second electrode pad being embedded in the second interlayer insulating film, having one surface located on same surface as one surface of the second interlayer insulating film, and being bonded to the first electrode pad, and the second dummy electrode having one surface located on same plane as the surface located
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nobutoshi Fujii, Yoshihisa Kagawa
  • Publication number: 20140120654
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a bonded substrate, including the steps of: forming a first bonding layer on a surface on one side of a semiconductor substrate; forming a second bonding layer on a surface on one side of a support substrate; adhering the first bonding layer and the second bonding layer to each other; a heat treatment for bonding the first bonding layer and the second bonding layer to each other; and thinning the semiconductor substrate from a surface on the other side of the semiconductor substrate to form a semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Nobutoshi Fujii
  • Patent number: 8642444
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a bonded substrate, including the steps of: forming a first bonding layer on a surface on one side of a semiconductor substrate; forming a second bonding layer on a surface on one side of a support substrate; adhering the first bonding layer and the second bonding layer to each other; a heat treatment for bonding the first bonding layer and the second bonding layer to each other; and thinning the semiconductor substrate from a surface on the other side of the semiconductor substrate to form a semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Nobutoshi Fujii
  • Publication number: 20130256824
    Abstract: There is provided a solid-state imaging device including a sensor substrate having a sensor-side semiconductor layer including a pixel region in which a photoelectric conversion section is provided and a sensor-side wiring layer provided on an opposite surface side from a light receiving surface of the sensor-side semiconductor layer, a circuit substrate having a circuit-side semiconductor layer and a circuit-side wiring layer and provided on a side of the sensor-side wiring layer of the sensor substrate, a connection unit region in which a connection section is provided, the connection section having a first through electrode, a second through electrode, and a connection electrode connecting the first through electrode and the second through electrode, and an insulating layer having a step portion which has the connection electrode embedded therein and has a film thickness that gradually decreases from the connection unit region to the pixel region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: KYOHEI MIZUTA, OSAMU OKA, KAORU KOIKE, NOBUTOSHI FUJII, HIDEKI KOBAYASHI, HIROTAKA YOSHIOKA
  • Patent number: 8394457
    Abstract: Disclosed is a precursor composition comprising: a compound selected from a compound represented by the formula: Si(OR1)4 and a compound represented by the formula Ra(Si)(OR2)4?a (in the formulas R1 represents a monovalent organic group; R represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom or a monovalent organic group; R2 represents a monovalent organic group; and a is an integer ranging from 1 to 3, provided that R, R1 and R2 may be the same or different from one another) a thermally degradable organic compound; an element having a catalyst activity; urea; and the like. A porous thin film produced from the precursor composition is irradiated with ultraviolet ray, and then subjected to gas-phase reaction with a hydrophobic compound. A porous thin film thus prepared can be used for the manufacture of a semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Ulvac, Inc.
    Inventors: Nobutoshi Fujii, Takahiro Nakayama, Kazuo Kohmura, Hirofumi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20130009321
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device, including: a first substrate including a first electrode, and a first insulating film configured from a diffusion preventing material for the first electrode and covering a periphery of the first electrode, the first electrode and the first insulating film cooperating with each other to configure a bonding face; and a second substrate bonded to and provided on the first substrate and including a second electrode joined to the first electrode, and a second insulating film configured from a diffusion preventing material for the second electrode and covering a periphery of the second electrode, the second electrode and the second insulating film cooperating with each other to configure a bonding face to the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kagawa, Kenichi Aoyagi, Yoshiya Hagimoto, Nobutoshi Fujii
  • Patent number: 8288295
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having a wiring structure that is enhanced in adhesion between a dielectric thin film and a conductive layer and has high reliability is provided. A method of the invention includes: a step of supplying reactive plasma on a surface of a dielectric thin film in which a plurality of pores are arranged around a skeleton mainly made of a Si—O bond, to perform a pretreatment; a step of forming a conductive film on the surface of the pretreated dielectric thin film by a sputtering method; and before the pretreatment step, bringing a gas containing at least one kind of tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane (TMCTS), hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) and trimethylchlorosilane (TMCS) molecules into contact with the surface of the dielectric thin film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignees: Rohm Co., Ltd., ULVAC
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Oku, Nobutoshi Fujii, Kazuo Kohmura
  • Publication number: 20120193009
    Abstract: A substrate bonding method includes: applying a predetermined load to a first substrate by causing a pressing member to come into surface contact with a predetermined region of the first substrate; and simultaneously with the applying of the predetermined load or after applying the predetermined load to the first substrate, in the state where the pressing member comes into surface contact with the first substrate, causing the first substrate to come into contact with a second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nobutoshi Fujii