Patents by Inventor Takanobu Matsuo

Takanobu Matsuo 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: 11145618
    Abstract: Bonding equipment includes a laminar flow source, a chip handling portion, a cleaning portion for cleaning a chip, a bonding portion for bonding the chip and a substrate, and a transfer mechanism for transferring the chip from the chip handling portion to the bonding portion. Among these, at least the bonding portion and the cleaning portion are disposed in a laminar flow by the laminar flow source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuji Iguchi, Masumi Maegawa, Keiichi Sawai, Hiroyoshi Higashisaka, Takanobu Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20190279956
    Abstract: Bonding equipment includes a laminar flow source, a chip handling portion, a cleaning portion for cleaning a chip, a bonding portion for bonding the chip and a substrate, and a transfer mechanism for transferring the chip from the chip handling portion to the bonding portion. Among these, at least the bonding portion and the cleaning portion are disposed in a laminar flow by the laminar flow source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: KATSUJI IGUCHI, MASUMI MAEGAWA, KEIICHI SAWAI, HIROYOSHI HIGASHISAKA, TAKANOBU MATSUO
  • Patent number: 9960332
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus of the present invention has (i) a semiconductor device which emits light toward a higher position than a substrate and (ii) a plurality of external connection terminals, and includes: a light-reflecting layer, provided on the substrate, which reflects the light emitted by the semiconductor device; and a covering layer which covers at least the light-reflecting layer and which transmits the light reflected by the light-reflecting layer. Further, the semiconductor device is provided on the covering layer, and is electrically connected to the external connection terminals via connecting portions, and the semiconductor device and the connecting portions are sealed with a sealing resin so as to be covered. Therefore, the light-emitting apparatus has increased efficiency with which light is taken out, and can prevent a reflecting layer from being altered, deteriorating, and decreasing in reflectance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Konishi, Masaki Kondo, Takaaki Horio, Takanobu Matsuo, Toshio Hata, Kiyohisa Ohta
  • Patent number: 9634203
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a substrate having a main surface; a phosphor layer provided on the main surface and containing an LED element that emits primary light and a fluorescent particle that absorbs a part of the primary light and emits secondary light; and a transparent resin layer having a refractive index n and covering the phosphor layer. The transparent resin layer has an outer circumferential surface that forms a boundary between the transparent resin layer and the atmosphere. When a minimum circumference that includes the overall phosphor layer and is concentric with the outer circumferential surface has a radius r in a cut surface where at least a part of the outer circumferential surface takes a shape of an arc having a radius R, a relationship of R>r·n is satisfied. With such configuration, the light extraction efficiency is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shin Ito, Yutaka Okada, Takanobu Matsuo, Masayuki Ohta
  • Publication number: 20160359095
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus of the present invention has (i) a semiconductor device which emits light toward a higher position than a substrate and (ii) a plurality of external connection terminals, and includes: a light-reflecting layer, provided on the substrate, which reflects the light emitted by the semiconductor device; and a covering layer which covers at least the light-reflecting layer and which transmits the light reflected by the light-reflecting layer. Further, the semiconductor device is provided on the covering layer, and is electrically connected to the external connection terminals via connecting portions, and the semiconductor device and the connecting portions are sealed with a sealing resin so as to be covered. Therefore, the light-emitting apparatus has increased efficiency with which light is taken out, and can prevent a reflecting layer from being altered, deteriorating, and decreasing in reflectance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro KONISHI, Masaki KONDO, Takaaki HORIO, Takanobu MATSUO, Toshio HATA, Kiyohisa OHTA
  • Patent number: 9461224
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus of the present invention has (i) a semiconductor device which emits light toward a higher position than a substrate and (ii) a plurality of external connection terminals, and includes: a light-reflecting layer, provided on the substrate, which reflects the light emitted by the semiconductor device; and a covering layer which covers at least the light-reflecting layer and which transmits the light reflected by the light-reflecting layer. Further, the semiconductor device is provided on the covering layer, and is electrically connected to the external connection terminals via connecting portions, and the semiconductor device and the connecting portions are sealed with a sealing resin so as to be covered. Therefore, the light-emitting apparatus has increased efficiency with which light is taken out, and can prevent a reflecting layer from being altered, deteriorating, and decreasing in reflectance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Konishi, Masaki Kondo, Takaaki Horio, Takanobu Matsuo, Toshio Hata, Kiyohisa Ohta
  • Publication number: 20160233393
    Abstract: A light-transmitting resin (21) is provided to seal LED elements (14a and 14b) disposed on a substrate (1) and a red phosphor resin (24) containing a red phosphor containing K2SiF6:Mn as a base material is disposed on the surface of the light-transmitting resin (21) so as to cover the LED elements (14a and 14b) and have a hemispherical shape. Therefore, variation of change with time in the emission intensity is suppressed in a light emitting layer containing a phosphor containing (Na, K)2(Ge, Si, Ti)F6:Mn as a base material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Yohichi OKUNO, Makoto TSUJI, Takanobu MATSUO
  • Publication number: 20160013387
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus of the present invention has (i) a semiconductor device which emits light toward a higher position than a substrate and (ii) a plurality of external connection terminals, and includes: a light-reflecting layer, provided on the substrate, which reflects the light emitted by the semiconductor device; and a covering layer which covers at least the light-reflecting layer and which transmits the light reflected by the light-reflecting layer. Further, the semiconductor device is provided on the covering layer, and is electrically connected to the external connection terminals via connecting portions, and the semiconductor device and the connecting portions are sealed with a sealing resin so as to be covered. Therefore, the light-emitting apparatus has increased efficiency with which light is taken out, and can prevent a reflecting layer from being altered, deteriorating, and decreasing in reflectance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro KONISHI, Masaki Kondo, Takaaki Horio, Takanobu Matsuo, Toshio Hata, Kiyohisa Ohta
  • Patent number: 9178125
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus of the present invention has (i) a semiconductor device which emits light toward a higher position than a substrate and (ii) a plurality of external connection terminals, and includes: a light-reflecting layer, provided on the substrate, which reflects the light emitted by the semiconductor device; and a covering layer which covers at least the light-reflecting layer and which transmits the light reflected by the light-reflecting layer. Further, the semiconductor device is provided on the covering layer, and is electrically connected to the external connection terminals via connecting portions, and the semiconductor device and the connecting portions are sealed with a sealing resin so as to be covered. Therefore, the light-emitting apparatus has increased efficiency with which light is taken out, and can prevent a reflecting layer from being altered, deteriorating, and decreasing in reflectance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Konishi, Masaki Kondo, Takaaki Horio, Takanobu Matsuo, Toshio Hata, Kiyohisa Ohta
  • Publication number: 20140361331
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus of the present invention has (i) a semiconductor device which emits light toward a higher position than a substrate and (ii) a plurality of external connection terminals, and includes: a light-reflecting layer, provided on the substrate, which reflects the light emitted by the semiconductor device; and a covering layer which covers at least the light-reflecting layer and which transmits the light reflected by the light-reflecting layer. Further, the semiconductor device is provided on the covering layer, and is electrically connected to the external connection terminals via connecting portions, and the semiconductor device and the connecting portions are sealed with a sealing resin so as to be covered. Therefore, the light-emitting apparatus has increased efficiency with which light is taken out, and can prevent a reflecting layer from being altered, deteriorating, and decreasing in reflectance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Masahiro KONISHI, Masaki KONDO, Takaaki HORIO, Takanobu MATSUO, Toshio HATA, Kiyohisa OHTA
  • Patent number: 8835970
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus of the present invention has (i) a semiconductor device which emits light toward a higher position than a substrate and (ii) a plurality of external connection terminals, and includes: a light-reflecting layer, provided on the substrate, which reflects the light emitted by the semiconductor device; and a covering layer which covers at least the light-reflecting layer and which transmits the light reflected by the light-reflecting layer. Further, the semiconductor device is provided on the covering layer, and is electrically connected to the external connection terminals via connecting portions, and the semiconductor device and the connecting portions are sealed with a sealing resin so as to be covered. Therefore, the light-emitting apparatus has increased efficiency with which light is taken out, and can prevent a reflecting layer from being altered, deteriorating, and decreasing in reflectance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Konishi, Masaki Kondo, Takaaki Horio, Takanobu Matsuo, Toshio Hata, Kiyohisa Ohta
  • Publication number: 20140159092
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus of the present invention has (i) a semiconductor device which emits light toward a higher position than a substrate and (ii) a plurality of external connection terminals, and includes: a light-reflecting layer, provided on the substrate, which reflects the light emitted by the semiconductor device; and a covering layer which covers at least the light-reflecting layer and which transmits the light reflected by the light-reflecting layer. Further, the semiconductor device is provided on the covering layer, and is electrically connected to the external connection terminals via connecting portions, and the semiconductor device and the connecting portions are sealed with a sealing resin so as to be covered. Therefore, the light-emitting apparatus has increased efficiency with which light is taken out, and can prevent a reflecting layer from being altered, deteriorating, and decreasing in reflectance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro KONISHI, Masaki KONDO, Takaaki HORIO, Takanobu MATSUO, Toshio HATA, Kiyohisa OHTA
  • Patent number: 8680546
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus of the present invention has (i) a semiconductor device which emits light toward a higher position than a substrate and (ii) a plurality of external connection terminals, and includes: a light-reflecting layer, provided on the substrate, which reflects the light emitted by the semiconductor device; and a covering layer which covers at least the light-reflecting layer and which transmits the light reflected by the light-reflecting layer. Further, the semiconductor device is provided on the covering layer, and is electrically connected to the external connection terminals via connecting portions, and the semiconductor device and the connecting portions are sealed with a sealing resin so as to be covered. Therefore, the light-emitting apparatus has increased efficiency with which light is taken out, and can prevent a reflecting layer from being altered, deteriorating, and decreasing in reflectance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Konishi, Masaki Kondo, Takaaki Horio, Takanobu Matsuo, Toshio Hata, Kiyohisa Ohta
  • Patent number: 8283675
    Abstract: There is provided a light emitting device which makes it possible to reduce optical loss and improve brightness by increasing a ratio of fluorescent light that is not reabsorbed by a light emitting element while decreasing a ratio of scattered light that is reabsorbed by the light emitting element. Individual faces forming outer faces of the light emitting element 2 are in contact with a bonding member 3 or sealing member 4. The bonding member 3 and the sealing member 4 contain a fluorophor. Emitted light emitted from the faces of the light emitting element 2 is transformed into fluorescent light by the fluorophor. Therefore, the ratio of scattered light that is not transformed from the emitted light into the fluorescent light can be decreased while the ratio of fluorescent light is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masayuki Ohta, Takanobu Matsuo, Masahiro Konishi, Tomoshi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20110085352
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a substrate having a main surface; a phosphor layer provided on the main surface and containing an LED element that emits primary light and a fluorescent particle that absorbs a part of the primary light and emits secondary light; and a transparent resin layer having a refractive index n and covering the phosphor layer. The transparent resin layer has an outer circumferential surface that forms a boundary between the transparent resin layer and the atmosphere. When a minimum circumference that includes the overall phosphor layer and is concentric with the outer circumferential surface has a radius r in a cut surface where at least a part of the outer circumferential surface takes a shape of an arc having a radius R, a relationship of R>r·n is satisfied. With such configuration, the light extraction efficiency is enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Shin Ito, Yutaka Okada, Takanobu Matsuo, Masayuki Ohta
  • Publication number: 20100258825
    Abstract: There is provided a light emitting device which makes it possible to reduce optical loss and improve brightness by increasing a ratio of fluorescent light that is not reabsorbed by a light emitting element while decreasing a ratio of scattered light that is reabsorbed by the light emitting element. Individual faces forming outer faces of the light emitting element 2 are in contact with a bonding member 3 or sealing member 4. The bonding member 3 and the sealing member 4 contain a fluorophor. Emitted light emitted from the faces of the light emitting element 2 is transformed into fluorescent light by the fluorophor. Therefore, the ratio of scattered light that is not transformed from the emitted light into the fluorescent light can be decreased while the ratio of fluorescent light is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki OHTA, Takanobu Matsuo, Masahiro Konishi, Tomoshi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20090315057
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus of the present invention has (i) a semiconductor device which emits light toward a higher position than a substrate and (ii) a plurality of external connection terminals, and includes: a light-reflecting layer, provided on the substrate, which reflects the light emitted by the semiconductor device; and a covering layer which covers at least the light-reflecting layer and which transmits the light reflected by the light-reflecting layer. Further, the semiconductor device is provided on the covering layer, and is electrically connected to the external connection terminals via connecting portions, and the semiconductor device and the connecting portions are sealed with a sealing resin so as to be covered. Therefore, the light-emitting apparatus has increased efficiency with which light is taken out, and can prevent a reflecting layer from being altered, deteriorating, and decreasing in reflectance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Konishi, Masaki Kondo, Takaaki Horio, Takanobu Matsuo, Toshio Hata, Kiyohisa Ohta