Patents by Inventor Shunpei Kimura

Shunpei Kimura 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: 11961843
    Abstract: An object is to improve the drive capability of a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a first transistor and a second transistor. A first terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first wiring. A second terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to a second wiring. A gate of the second transistor is electrically connected to a third wiring. A first terminal of the second transistor is electrically connected to the third wiring. A second terminal of the second transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the first transistor. A channel region is formed using an oxide semiconductor layer in each of the first transistor and the second transistor. The off-state current of each of the first transistor and the second transistor per channel width of 1 ?m is 1 aA or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Kimura, Atsushi Umezaki, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 11955538
    Abstract: A semiconductor device that can be miniaturized or highly integrated is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first conductor, a second conductor over the first conductor, a first insulator covering the second conductor, a first oxide over the first insulator, and a second oxide over the first oxide, an opening overlapping with at least part of the first conductor is provided in the first oxide and the first insulator, and the second oxide is electrically connected to the first conductor through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Toshihiko Takeuchi, Naoto Yamade, Hiroshi Fujiki, Tomoaki Moriwaka, Shunsuke Kimura
  • Patent number: 11954276
    Abstract: A touch panel including an oxide semiconductor film having conductivity is provided. The touch panel includes a transistor, a second insulating film, and a touch sensor. The transistor includes a gate electrode; a gate insulating film; a first oxide semiconductor film; a source electrode and a drain electrode; a first insulating film; and a second oxide semiconductor film. The second insulating film is over the second oxide semiconductor film so that the second oxide semiconductor film is positioned between the first insulating film and the second insulating film. The touch sensor includes a first electrode and a second electrode. One of the first and second electrodes includes the second oxide semiconductor film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Hajime Kimura, Masami Jintyou, Yasuharu Hosaka, Naoto Goto, Takahiro Iguchi, Daisuke Kurosaki, Junichi Koezuka
  • Publication number: 20240113138
    Abstract: A semiconductor device that can be miniaturized or highly integrated is provided. The semiconductor device includes a capacitor, a transistor, and a first insulating layer. The capacitor includes first and second conductive layers and a second insulating layer. The second insulating layer is in contact with a side surface of the first conductive layer, and the second conductive layer covers at least part of the side surface of the first conductive layer with the second insulating layer therebetween. The transistor includes third to fifth conductive layers, a semiconductor layer, and a third insulating layer. The third conductive layer is in contact with a top surface of the first conductive layer. The first insulating layer is provided over the third conductive layer, and the fourth conductive layer is provided over the first insulating layer. The first insulating layer and the fourth conductive layer include an opening portion reaching the third conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Hajime KIMURA, Kentaro HAYASHI, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240105855
    Abstract: A novel semiconductor device is provided. A component extending in a first direction, and a first conductor and a second conductor extending in a second direction are provided. The component includes a third conductor, a first insulator, a first semiconductor, and a second insulator. In a first intersection portion of the component and the first conductor, the first insulator, the first semiconductor, the second insulator, a second semiconductor, and a third insulator are provided concentrically. In a second intersection portion of the component and the second conductor, the first insulator, the first semiconductor, the second insulator, a fourth conductor, and a fourth insulator are provided concentrically around the third conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Hajime KIMURA, Hitoshi KUNITAKE
  • Patent number: 11943929
    Abstract: A semiconductor device with a large storage capacity per unit area is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first insulator including a first opening, a first conductor that is over the first insulator and includes a second opening, a second insulator that is over the first insulator and includes a third opening, and an oxide penetrating the first opening, the second opening, and the third opening. The oxide includes a first region at least in the first opening, a second region at least in the second opening, and a third region at least in the third opening. The resistances of the first region and the third region are lower than the resistance of the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Hajime Kimura, Takanori Matsuzaki, Kiyoshi Kato, Satoru Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20240094768
    Abstract: To provide an electronic device capable of a variety of display. To provide an electronic device capable of being operated in a variety of ways. An electronic device includes a display device and first to third surfaces. The first surface includes a region in contact with the second surface, the second surface includes a region in contact with the third surface, and the first surface includes a region opposite to the third surface. The display device includes first to third display regions. The first display region includes a region overlapping with the first surface, the second display region includes a region overlapping with the second surface, and the third display region includes a region overlapping with the third surface. The first display region has a larger area than the third display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Hajime KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240094574
    Abstract: A touch panel which is thin, has a simple structure, or is easily incorporated into an electronic device is provided. The touch panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, a third conductive layer, a fourth conductive layer, liquid crystal, and an FPC. The first conductive layer has a function of a pixel electrode. The second conductive layer has a function of a common electrode. The third and fourth conductive layers each have a function of an electrode of a touch sensor. The FPC is electrically connected to the fourth conductive layer. The first, second, third, and fourth conductive layers and the liquid crystal are provided between the first and second substrates. The first, second, and third conductive layers are provided over the first substrate. The FPC is provided over the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Hajime KIMURA, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 11933974
    Abstract: An object is to provide an electronic device capable of recognizing a user's facial feature accurately. A glasses-type electronic device includes a first optical component, a second optical component, a frame, an imaging device, a feature extraction unit, and an emotion estimation unit. The frame is in contact with a side surface of the first optical component and a side surface of the second optical component. The imaging device is in contact with the frame and has a function of detecting part of a user's face. The feature extraction unit has a function of extracting a feature of the user's face from the detected part of the user's face. The emotion estimation unit has a function of estimating information on the user from the extracted feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Takayuki Ikeda, Hidetomo Kobayashi, Hideaki Shishido, Kiyotaka Kimura, Takashi Nakagawa, Kosei Nei, Kentaro Hayashi
  • Patent number: 8730284
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes an ink ribbon on which a plurality of color inks are arranged frame-sequentially, a printing unit configured to be able to print by a predetermined length by transferring the plurality of color inks onto roll paper by one cycle of the ink ribbon, and a print control unit configured to control the printing apparatus to successively print two calendar sheets in case that the printing apparatus is instructed to print a calendar sheet having a length larger than the predetermined length. The calendar sheet includes an image area corresponding to the predetermined length and a date area having a length not larger than substantially 0.5 times of the predetermined length. The print control unit controls the printing apparatus to rotate, through 180°, one of the two calendar sheets to be successively printed, and print.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ono, Shunpei Kimura
  • Publication number: 20120056963
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes an ink ribbon on which a plurality of color inks are arranged frame-sequentially, a printing unit configured to be able to print by a predetermined length by transferring the plurality of color inks onto roll paper by one cycle of the ink ribbon, and a print control unit configured to control the printing apparatus to successively print two calendar sheets in case that the printing apparatus is instructed to print a calendar sheet having a length larger than the predetermined length. The calendar sheet includes an image area corresponding to the predetermined length and a date area having a length not larger than substantially 0.5 times of the predetermined length. The print control unit controls the printing apparatus to rotate, through 180°, one of the two calendar sheets to be successively printed, and print.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ono, Shunpei Kimura
  • Patent number: 7345775
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus which can effectively use a memory provided in an image pickup apparatus such as a digital camera or a digital video camera, without causing a shortage of the working memory capacity during image processing of print data, to realize a printing system that has minimized costs and is very flexible. Image data stored in a recording medium is input to the image processing apparatus. An image data format for conversion of the image data is selected according to a size in which the input image data is to be printed out and the input image data is processed in the selected image data format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shunpei Kimura
  • Publication number: 20030179389
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus which can effectively use a memory provided in an image pickup apparatus such as a digital camera or a digital video camera, without causing a shortage of the working memory capacity during image processing of print data, to realize a printing system that has minimized costs and is very flexible. Image data stored in a recording medium is input to the image processing apparatus. An image data format for conversion of the image data is selected according to a size in which the input image data is to be printed out and the input image data is processed in the selected image data format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: Shunpei Kimura
  • Patent number: 5905695
    Abstract: Recording of information is performed by selectively forming a high-temperature level state and a low-temperature level state on a recording medium which is capable of an optical modulation overwrite operation to multi-value power levels on the basis of a multi-pulse recording waveform. A power level PHth of the light beam immediately before the high-temperature level state begins to be formed on the medium is detected and a minimum power level PLmin of the light beam, which can form the low-temperature level state on the medium, is detected. Then, the multi-pulse recording waveform is switched on the basis of the detected power levels PHth and PLmin. Upon recording of a non-overwrite recording medium, a power level Pth of the light beam immediately before recording begins on the medium is detected and a maximum reproduction power level Prmax of the light beam at which information recorded on the medium is not erased is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shunpei Kimura
  • Patent number: 5815477
    Abstract: A write test method for use in a recording process for recording information is effected by such that the power of a laser light is modulated to form a high-temperature state and a low-temperature state on a recording medium. First, a predetermined signal is recorded on the recording medium while varying the power level of the laser light. The information recorded on the recording medium is reproduced to detect the power level of the laser light, immediately before formation of the high-temperature state, based on the amplitude of a reproduced signal. The power levels of the laser light for forming the low-temperature state and for forming the high-temperature state are determined on the basis of the detected power level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shunpei Kimura, Takaaki Ashinuma, Tsutomu Shiratori, Akira Miyashita
  • Patent number: 5293360
    Abstract: There is disclosed a magnetic field generating device for use in a magnetooptical recording apparatus of a magnetic field modulation method. The device includes a planar spiral coil, of which coil pitch is smaller in the peripheral area than that in the central area thereof, thus realizing a relatively wide area of magnetic field of uniform intensity, with a low inductance. Because of the planar structure, the device can be positioned very close to the recording medium, and can achieve the high speed switching required in the magnetic field modulation method, without a large power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koyo Hasegawa, Shunpei Kimura
  • Patent number: 5091897
    Abstract: An apparatus for recording an input signal on a magneto-optical recording medium. The apparatus includes an optical head for applying a light beam to the medium, a circuit for delaying the input signal by a time for preventing a bit recorded on the medium from shifting relative to the input signal, a magnetic head for applying a magnetic field modulated in conformity with the delayed signal to that portion of the medium to which the light beam is applied, and a motor for moving the medium relative to the light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1992
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Otokawa, Shunpei Kimura, Yasuyuki Miyaoka