Patents by Inventor Tatsunori Inoue

Tatsunori Inoue 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: 11961710
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes a balun having a first unbalanced terminal, a second unbalanced terminal, a first balanced terminal, and a second balanced terminal, a grounded vacuum container, a first electrode electrically connected to the first balanced terminal, a second electrode electrically connected to the second balanced terminal, an impedance matching circuit, a first power supply connected to the balun via the impedance matching circuit, and configured to supply a high frequency to the first electrode via the impedance matching circuit and the balun, a low-pass filter, and a second power supply configured to supply a voltage to the first electrode via the low-pass filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: CANON ANELVA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadashi Inoue, Masaharu Tanabe, Kazunari Sekiya, Hiroshi Sasamoto, Tatsunori Sato, Nobuaki Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 11848664
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device capable of product-sum operation, variations in transistor characteristics are reduced. The semiconductor device includes a first circuit including a driver unit, a correction unit, and a holding unit, and an inverter circuit. The first circuit has a function of generating an inverted signal of a signal input to an input terminal of the first circuit and outputting the inverted signal to an output terminal of the first circuit. The driver unit includes a p-channel first transistor and an n-channel second transistor having a back gate. The correction unit has a function of correcting the threshold voltage of one or both of the first transistor and the second transistor. The holding unit has a function of holding the potential of the back gate of the second transistor. The output terminal of the first circuit is electrically connected to an input terminal of the inverter circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Kimura, Yoshiyuki Kurokawa, Tatsunori Inoue
  • Publication number: 20230402084
    Abstract: A semiconductor device in which a memory region at each level of a memory device can be changed is provided. The semiconductor device includes a memory device including a first and a second memory circuit and a control circuit. The first memory circuit includes a first capacitor and a first transistor which has a function of holding charges held in the first capacitor. The second memory circuit includes a second transistor, a second capacitor which is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor, and a third transistor which has a function of holding charges held in the second capacitor. The first and the third transistors each have a semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor, a gate, and a back gate. The voltage applied to the back gate of the first or the third transistor is adjusted, whereby the memory region of each of the first and the second memory circuit is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Kiyoshi KATO, Hajime KIMURA, Atsushi MIYAGUCHI, Tatsunori INOUE
  • Publication number: 20230326491
    Abstract: A semiconductor device with a small circuit area and low power consumption is provided. The semiconductor device includes first to fourth cells, a current mirror circuit, and first to fourth wirings, and the first to fourth cells each include a first transistor, a second transistor, and a capacitor. In each of the first to fourth cells, a first terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first terminal of the capacitor and a gate of the second transistor. The first wiring is electrically connected to first terminals of the second transistors in the first cell and the second cell, the second wiring is electrically connected to first terminals of the second transistors in the third cell and the fourth cell, the third wiring is electrically connected to second terminals of the capacitors in the first cell and the third cell, and the fourth wiring is electrically connected to second terminals of the capacitors in the second cell and the fourth cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Takeshi AOKI, Yoshiyuki KUROKAWA, Munehiro KOZUMA, Takuro KANEMURA, Tatsunori INOUE
  • Publication number: 20230326503
    Abstract: A semiconductor device that has reduced power consumption and is capable of non-destructive reading is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first circuit including a first transistor and a first FTJ element, and a second circuit including a second transistor and a second FTJ element. A first terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to an output terminal of the first FTJ element, and a first terminal of the second transistor is electrically connected to an input terminal of the second FTJ element. A second terminal of the first transistor and a second terminal of the second transistor are electrically connected to a read circuit. In a data writing method, a voltage is applied between the input terminal and the output terminal of each of the first FTJ element and the second FTJ element to polarize the first FTJ element and the second FTJ element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Hajime KIMURA, Hideki UOCHI, Atsushi MIYAGUCHI, Tatsunori INOUE
  • Publication number: 20230320099
    Abstract: An object is to provide a semiconductor device with large memory capacity. The semiconductor device includes first to seventh insulators, a first conductor, and a first semiconductor. The first conductor is positioned on a first top surface of the first insulator and a first bottom surface of the second insulator. The third insulator is positioned in a region including a side surface and a second top surface of the first insulator, a side surface of the first conductor, and a second bottom surface and a side surface of the second insulator. The fourth insulator, the fifth insulator, and the first semiconductor are sequentially stacked on the third insulator. The sixth insulator is in contact with the fifth insulator in a region overlapping the first conductor. The seventh insulator is positioned in a region including the first semiconductor and the sixth insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Hajime KIMURA, Tatsunori INOUE
  • Patent number: 11742014
    Abstract: A semiconductor device in which a memory region at each level of a memory device can be changed is provided. The semiconductor device includes a memory device including a first and a second memory circuit and a control circuit. The first memory circuit includes a first capacitor and a first transistor which has a function of holding charges held in the first capacitor. The second memory circuit includes a second transistor, a second capacitor which is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor, and a third transistor which has a function of holding charges held in the second capacitor. The first and the third transistors each have a semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor, a gate, and a back gate. The voltage applied to the back gate of the first or the third transistor is adjusted, whereby the memory region of each of the first and the second memory circuit is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Kiyoshi Kato, Hajime Kimura, Atsushi Miyaguchi, Tatsunori Inoue
  • Publication number: 20230197004
    Abstract: A display apparatus having high display quality is provided. The display apparatus includes a pixel and a circuit. The pixel includes a light-emitting device, a driving transistor, a first switch, a second switch, and a first capacitor. The circuit includes a third switch, a fourth switch, a fifth switch, and a second capacitor. A first terminal of the first switch is electrically connected to a first terminal of the first capacitor, one of a source and a drain of the driving transistor, and an anode of the light-emitting device. A gate of the driving transistor is electrically connected to a first terminal of the second switch and a second terminal of the first capacitor. A second terminal of the first switch is electrically connected to a first terminal of the third switch and a first terminal of the second capacitor. A second terminal of the second capacitor is electrically connected to a first terminal of the fourth switch and a first terminal of the fifth switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Hajime KIMURA, Tatsunori INOUE
  • Patent number: 11678490
    Abstract: An object is to provide a semiconductor device with large memory capacity. The semiconductor device includes first to seventh insulators, a first conductor, and a first semiconductor. The first conductor is positioned on a first top surface of the first insulator and a first bottom surface of the second insulator. The third insulator is positioned in a region including a side surface and a second top surface of the first insulator, a side surface of the first conductor, and a second bottom surface and a side surface of the second insulator. The fourth insulator, the fifth insulator, and the first semiconductor are sequentially stacked on the third insulator. The sixth insulator is in contact with the fifth insulator in a region overlapping the first conductor. The seventh insulator is positioned in a region including the first semiconductor and the sixth insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Kimura, Tatsunori Inoue
  • Publication number: 20220385284
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device capable of product-sum operation, variations in transistor characteristics are reduced. The semiconductor device includes a first circuit including a driver unit, a correction unit, and a holding unit, and an inverter circuit. The first circuit has a function of generating an inverted signal of a signal input to an input terminal of the first circuit and outputting the inverted signal to an output terminal of the first circuit. The driver unit includes a p-channel first transistor and an n-channel second transistor having a back gate. The correction unit has a function of correcting the threshold voltage of one or both of the first transistor and the second transistor. The holding unit has a function of holding the potential of the back gate of the second transistor. The output terminal of the first circuit is electrically connected to an input terminal of the inverter circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime KIMURA, Yoshiyuki KUROKAWA, Tatsunori INOUE
  • Publication number: 20220293159
    Abstract: A semiconductor device in which a memory region at each level of a memory device can be changed is provided. The semiconductor device includes a memory device including a first and a second memory circuit and a control circuit. The first memory circuit includes a first capacitor and a first transistor which has a function of holding charges held in the first capacitor. The second memory circuit includes a second transistor, a second capacitor which is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor, and a third transistor which has a function of holding charges held in the second capacitor. The first and the third transistors each have a semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor, a gate, and a back gate. The voltage applied to the back gate of the first or the third transistor is adjusted, whereby the memory region of each of the first and the second memory circuit is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Kiyoshi KATO, Hajime KIMURA, Atsushi MIYAGUCHI, Tatsunori INOUE
  • Patent number: 11424737
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device capable of product-sum operation, variations in transistor characteristics are reduced. The semiconductor device includes a first circuit including a driver unit, a correction unit, and a holding unit, and an inverter circuit. The first circuit has a function of generating an inverted signal of a signal input to an input terminal of the first circuit and outputting the inverted signal to an output terminal of the first circuit. The driver unit includes a p-channel first transistor and an n-channel second transistor having a back gate. The correction unit has a function of correcting the threshold voltage of one or both of the first transistor and the second transistor. The holding unit has a function of holding the potential of the back gate of the second transistor. The output terminal of the first circuit is electrically connected to an input terminal of the inverter circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Kimura, Yoshiyuki Kurokawa, Tatsunori Inoue
  • Publication number: 20220262822
    Abstract: An object is to provide a semiconductor device with large memory capacity. The semiconductor device includes first to seventh insulators, a first conductor, and a first semiconductor. The first conductor is positioned on a first top surface of the first insulator and a first bottom surface of the second insulator. The third insulator is positioned in a region including a side surface and a second top surface of the first insulator, a side surface of the first conductor, and a second bottom surface and a side surface of the second insulator. The fourth insulator, the fifth insulator, and the first semiconductor are sequentially stacked on the third insulator. The sixth insulator is in contact with the fifth insulator in a region overlapping the first conductor. The seventh insulator is positioned in a region including the first semiconductor and the sixth insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Hajime KIMURA, Tatsunori INOUE
  • Publication number: 20220216830
    Abstract: To provide a mixer and a semiconductor device which each have a small circuit area and each of which operation capability is inhibited from being decreased due to heat. The mixer includes a differential portion, a current source, a first load, an input terminal, and a first output terminal; the differential portion includes a first and a second transistor; and each of the first and the second transistors includes a metal oxide in a channel formation region. A first terminal of each of the first and the second transistors is electrically connected to the input terminal and a current source and a second terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first terminal of the first load and the first output terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuaki OHSHIMA, Hitoshi KUNITAKE, Tatsunori INOUE
  • Patent number: 11373612
    Abstract: A semiconductor device with a small circuit area that consumes low power is provided. The semiconductor device includes a shift register, a sample-and-hold circuit, a first buffer circuit, and a second buffer circuit. The sample-and-hold circuit includes a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and an output terminal. An output terminal of the first buffer circuit is electrically connected to the first input terminal. The shift register is electrically connected to the second input terminal. An input terminal of the second buffer circuit is electrically connected to the output terminal of the sample-and-hold circuit. In the semiconductor device, the potential of an input analog signal is retained in the sample-and-hold circuit and the analog signal is output from an output terminal of the second buffer circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kurokawa, Takayuki Ikeda, Tatsunori Inoue
  • Patent number: 11356089
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device with a novel structure in which the power consumption can be reduced. The semiconductor device includes a sensor, a sample-and-hold circuit to which a sensor signal of the sensor is input, an analog-digital converter circuit to which an output signal of the sample-and-hold circuit is input, a control circuit, a battery, and an antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Seiichi Yoneda, Atsushi Miyaguchi, Tatsunori Inoue
  • Patent number: 11355176
    Abstract: A semiconductor device in which a memory region at each level of a memory device can be changed is provided. The semiconductor device includes a memory device including a first and a second memory circuit and a control circuit. The first memory circuit includes a first capacitor and a first transistor which has a function of holding charges held in the first capacitor. The second memory circuit includes a second transistor, a second capacitor which is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor, and a third transistor which has a function of holding charges held in the second capacitor. The first and the third transistors each have a semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor, a gate, and a back gate. The voltage applied to the back gate of the first or the third transistor is adjusted, whereby the memory region of each of the first and the second memory circuit is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Kiyoshi Kato, Hajime Kimura, Atsushi Miyaguchi, Tatsunori Inoue
  • Patent number: 11329065
    Abstract: An object is to provide a semiconductor device with large memory capacity. The semiconductor device includes first to seventh insulators, a first conductor, and a first semiconductor. The first conductor is positioned on a first top surface of the first insulator and a first bottom surface of the second insulator. The third insulator is positioned in a region including a side surface and a second top surface of the first insulator, a side surface of the first conductor, and a second bottom surface and a side surface of the second insulator. The fourth insulator, the fifth insulator, and the first semiconductor are sequentially stacked on the third insulator. The sixth insulator is in contact with the fifth insulator in a region overlapping the first conductor. The seventh insulator is positioned in a region including the first semiconductor and the sixth insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Kimura, Tatsunori Inoue
  • Publication number: 20210399726
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device with a novel structure in which the power consumption can be reduced. The semiconductor device includes a sensor, a sample-and-hold circuit to which a sensor signal of the sensor is input, an analog-digital converter circuit to which an output signal of the sample-and-hold circuit is input, a control circuit, a battery, and an antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Seiichi YONEDA, Atsushi MIYAGUCHI, Tatsunori INOUE
  • Patent number: 11139298
    Abstract: An electronic device including a semiconductor device capable of intermittent driving is provided. The electronic device includes a semiconductor device, and the semiconductor device includes a current mirror circuit, a bias circuit, and first to third transistors. The current mirror circuit includes a first output terminal and a second output terminal, and the current mirror circuit is electrically connected to a power supply line through the first transistor. The current mirror circuit has a function of outputting current corresponding to a potential of the first output terminal from the first output terminal and the second output terminal. The bias circuit includes a current source circuit and a current sink circuit, the current source circuit is electrically connected to the second output terminal through the second transistor, and the current sink circuit is electrically connected to the second output terminal through the third transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shintaro Harada, Tatsunori Inoue, Yoshiyuki Kurokawa, Shunpei Yamazaki