Patents by Inventor Tetsuro Komatsu

Tetsuro Komatsu 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: 20110291149
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light emitting device includes a light emitting chip, an external terminal made of a metal material, and a circuit board. The light emitting chip is mounted on the circuit board via the external terminal. The light emitting chip includes a semiconductor layer, a first electrode, a second electrode, an insulating layer, a first interconnection layer, a second interconnection layer, a first metal pillar, a second metal pillar and a resin layer. The circuit board includes an interconnection bonded to the first metal pillar and the second metal pillar via the external terminal, and a heat radiation material provided on an opposite side of the interconnection and connected to the interconnection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Sugizaki, Hideki Shibata, Akihiro Kojima, Masayuki Ishikawa, Hideo Tamura, Tetsuro Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20110233586
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light emitting device includes a stacked body, a p-side and n-side electrodes, an insulating film, a p-side extraction electrode, an n-side extraction electrode, a resin layer and a phosphor layer. The stacked body has a first and a second surface opposite to each other and includes a light emitting layer. A p-side and an n-side electrode are provided on the second surface. An insulating film has openings to which the p-side and n-side electrodes are exposed. A p-side extraction electrode includes a p-side seed metal and a p-side metal wiring layer. An n-side extraction electrode includes an n-side seed metal and an n-side metal wiring layer. A resin layer is filled around the p-side and n-side extraction electrodes, and a phosphor layer is provided on a side of the first surface. Emission light from the light emitting layer is emitted through the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akihiro Kojima, Yoshiaki Sugizaki, Hideki Shibata, Hideo Tamura, Tetsuro Komatsu, Masayuki Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20110233585
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a semiconductor layer, a first electrode, a second electrode, an insulating film, a first interconnection, a second interconnection, a first metal pillar, a second metal pillar, a resin, and a fluorescent layer. The semiconductor layer has a first major surface, a second major surface formed on an opposite side to the first major surface, and a light emitting layer. The first electrode and the second electrode are provided on the second major surface of the semiconductor layer. The fluorescent layer faces to the first major surface of the semiconductor layer and includes a plurality of kinds of fluorescent materials having different peak wavelengths of emission light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akihiro Kojima, Yoshiaki Sugizaki, Hideki Shibata, Hideo Tamura, Tetsuro Komatsu, Masayuki Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20110193112
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an LED module includes a board, an interconnection and an LED package. The interconnection is formed on an upper surface of the board. The LED package is mounted on the board. The LED package includes first and second lead frames disposed to be apart from each other, and connected to portions of the interconnection insulated from each other. The LED package includes an LED chip provided above the first and second lead frames. The LED chip has one terminal connected to the first lead frame and another terminal connected to the second lead frame. In addition, the LED package includes a resin body covering an upper surface, portions of a lower surface and an edge surface of each of the first and second lead frames, also covering the LED chip, but exposing remaining portions of the lower surface and the edge surface. And, an appearance of the resin body is an appearance of the LED package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Inoue, Kazuhisa Iwashita, Teruo Takeuchi, Tatsuo Tonedachi, Hiroaki Oshio, Tetsuro Komatsu, Naoya Ushiyama
  • Publication number: 20110186900
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an LED package includes first and second lead frames, an LED chip and a resin body. The first and second lead frames are apart from each other. The LED chip is provided above the first and second lead frames, and the LED chip has one terminal connected to the first lead frame and another terminal connected to the second lead frame. In addition, the resin body covers the first and second lead frames and the LED chip, and has an upper surface with a surface roughness of 0.15 ?m or higher and a side surface with a surface roughness higher than the surface roughness of the upper surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Gen Watari, Satoshi Shimizu, Mami Yamamoto, Hidenori Egoshi, Hiroaki Oshio, Tatsuo Tonedachi, Kazuhisa Iwashita, Tetsuro Komatsu, Teruo Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20110186886
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an LED package includes first and second lead frames, an LED chip and a resin body. The first and second lead frames are made of a metal material, and disposed to be apart from each other. The LED chip is provided above the first and second lead frames, the LED chip having one terminal connected to the first lead frame and another terminal connected to the second lead frame. The resin body is made of a resin material having a shore D hardness of 25 or higher. In addition, the resin body covers the first and second lead frames and the LED chip. And, an appearance of the resin body is an appearance of the LED package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Gen WATARI, Satoshi SHIMIZU, Hiroaki OSHIO, Tatsuo TONEDACHI, Kazuhisa IWASHITA, Tetsuro KOMATSU, Teruo TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20110186868
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an LED package includes a first and a second lead frame, an LED chip and a resin body. The first and second lead frames are apart from each other. The LED chip is provided above the first and second lead frames, and has one terminal connected to the first lead frame and another terminal connected to the second lead frame. The wire connects the one terminal to the first lead frame. The resin body covers the first and second lead frames, the LED chip, and the wire. The first lead frame includes a base portion and a plurality of extending portions. As viewed from above, a bonding position of the wire is located inside one of polygonal regions connecting between roots of the two or more of the extending portions. An appearance of the resin body is a part of an appearance of the LED package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Gen Watari, Satoshi Shimizu, Hiroaki Oshio, Tatsuo Tonedachi, Kazuhisa Iwashita, Tetsuro Komatsu, Teruo Takeuchi, Iwao Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20110186901
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an LED package includes a first lead frame, a second lead frame, an LED chip, a wire, and a resin body. The first lead frame and the second lead frame are arranged with a space between each other. The LED chip is provided above the first lead frame and the second lead frame. The LED chip has a first terminal connected to the first lead frame and a second terminal connected to the second lead frame. The wire connects the first terminal to the first lead frame. The resin body covers the LED chip as well as a top surface, a part of a bottom surface, and a part of an edge surface of each of the first lead frame and the second lead frame. A remaining portion of each of the bottom surfaces and a remaining portion of each of the edge surfaces are exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Naoya Ushiyama, Kazuhisa Iwashita, Tatsuo Tonedachi, Teruo Takeuchi, Hiroaki Oshio, Tetsuro Komatsu, Gen Watari, Satoshi Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20110018026
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light emitting device includes: measuring at least one of each wavelength of the emitted light of the light emitting element, each optical output of the emitted light of the light emitting element, and each chromaticity of the mixed light emitted through the mixed resin in a manufacturing process of the light emitting device; and adjusting chromaticity for each light emitting device by performing a prescribed chromaticity adjustment with regard to the mixed resin, on basis of a result obtained in the measuring, so that the chromaticity of the mixed light falls within a preset prescribed range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Kuniaki Konno, Hideo Tamura, Hiroaki Oshio, Tetsuro Komatsu, Reiji Ono
  • Publication number: 20100148198
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light emitting device includes: forming a multilayer body including a light emitting layer so that a first surface thereof is adjacent to a first surface side of a translucent substrate; forming a dielectric film on a second surface side opposite to the first surface of the multilayer body, the dielectric film having a first and second openings on a p-side electrode and an n-side electrode provided on the second surface; forming a seed metal on the dielectric film and an exposed surface of the first and second openings; forming a p-side metal interconnect layer and an n-side metal interconnect layer on the seed metal; separating the seed metal into a p-side seed metal and an n-side seed metal by removing a part of the seed metal, which is provided between the p-side metal interconnect layer and the n-side metal interconnect layer; and forming a resin in a space from which the seed metal is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshiaki SUGIZAKI, Hideki Shibata, Masayuki Ishikawa, Hideo Tamura, Tetsuro Komatsu, Akihiro Kojima
  • Publication number: 20100133568
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a substrate including through electrodes; a light emitting element bonded onto the substrate and connected to the through electrodes; and a dielectric film made of a translucent inorganic material and spaced from the light emitting element so that an internal space is formed between the dielectric film and the substrate, emission light from the light emitting element being allowed to be emitted through the dielectric film, and a manufacturing the same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tetsuro Komatsu, Hideo Tamura
  • Publication number: 20100112734
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an LED device, includes: mounting an LED chip, which emits a first light, on a bottom surface of a recess formed in an upper surface of a package, pouring a resin liquid containing phosphor particles, which emits a second light upon incidence of the first light, into the recess, fixing the package to a package fixing plate of an apparatus of the LED device, precipitating the phosphor particles in the resin liquid with a centrifugal force applying to the package in a direction from the upper surface to the lower surface of the package by rotating a rotary member with a rotary driving unit, and curing the resin liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Koizumi, Tetsuro Komatsu, Yukihiro Ikeya
  • Patent number: 7378647
    Abstract: A lens-equipped light-emitting diode device of the present invention includes a lead frame in which an electrode is formed, a light-emitting diode which is mounted on the electrode of the lead frame, an outer peripheral unit which is made of a first resin, which is provided on the lead frame, and in which a hollow portion is formed while an area including at least the light-emitting diode is exposed in the outer peripheral unit, a sealing portion which is made of a second resin filled in the lead frame of the hollow portion of the outer peripheral unit, and which seals the light-emitting diode, and a lens unit made of a third resin laminated and filled in the sealing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shouichi Nishikawa, Tetsuro Komatsu, Hatsuo Takezawa, Yukinori Aoki
  • Publication number: 20070145255
    Abstract: A lens-equipped light-emitting diode device of the present invention includes a lead frame in which an electrode is formed, a light-emitting diode which is mounted on the electrode of the lead frame, an outer peripheral unit which is made of a first resin, which is provided on the lead frame, and in which a hollow portion is formed while an area including at least the light-emitting diode is exposed in the outer peripheral unit, a sealing portion which is made of a second resin filled in the lead frame of the hollow portion of the outer peripheral unit, and which seals the light-emitting diode, and a lens unit made of a third resin laminated and filled in the sealing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Shouichi Nishikawa, Tetsuro Komatsu, Hatsuo Takezawa, Yukinori Aoki
  • Publication number: 20070034882
    Abstract: An LED chip of the present invention includes a columnar GaP substrate in which a tapered portion whose outer shape is narrowed toward an upper bottom surface side is formed in an outer wall surface thereof, an upper-surface electrode provided in an upper bottom surface of the GaP substrate, a light-emitting layer provided in a lower bottom surface of the GaP substrate, and a lower-surface electrode provided in a surface opposite to the GaP substrate with respect to the light-emitting layer, the lower-surface electrode being arranged in an annular region outside the region opposite to the upper-surface electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Takayoshi Fujii, Junichi Tonotani, Tetsuro Komatsu, Takahiro Sogo, Tomohiro Iguchi
  • Publication number: 20060157722
    Abstract: Various semiconductor light emitting devices are described. In one aspect, the semiconductor light emitting device may include, an insulating substrate having an electrode pattern; a metal body provided on the insulating substrate, the metal body having a through-hole; an adhesive layer provided between the insulating substrate and the metal body; a semiconductor light emitting element provided in the through-hole of the metal body, provided on the insulating substrate and electrically connected to the electrode pattern; and a resin configured to seal the semiconductor light emitting, wherein an inner surface of the through-hole faces the semiconductor light emitting element. The inner surface may have a slanted surface and at least a part of the light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element reflected by the inner surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hatsuo Takezawa, Shinichi Inagaki, Tetsuro Komatsu, Takeshi Miyakawa, Atsuo Inoue, Tsubasa Kusaka, Fujio Takahashi
  • Patent number: 6528870
    Abstract: In a stacked-type semiconductor unit having a plurality of semiconductor devices stacked on a base board including a base electrode, each semiconductor device has a wiring board including an external electrode provided in an end portion thereof. The semiconductor devices are stacked on the base board such that the external electrodes are aligned with one another. Then, the external electrodes are electrically connected to the base board by solder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kenta Fukatsu, Yasuhito Saito, Masayuki Arakawa, Tomohiro Iguchi, Naotake Watanabe, Yoshitoshi Fukuchi, Tetsuro Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20010028104
    Abstract: In a stacked-type semiconductor unit having a plurality of semiconductor devices stacked on a base board including a base electrode, each semiconductor device has a wiring board including an external electrode provided in an end portion thereof. The semiconductor devices are stacked on the base board such that the external electrodes are aligned with one another. Then, the external electrodes are electrically connected to the base board by solder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Inventors: Kenta Fukatsu, Yasuhito Saito, Masayuki Arakawa, Tomohiro Iguchi, Naotake Watanabe, Yoshitoshi Fukuchi, Tetsuro Komatsu
  • Patent number: D578082
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignees: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shota Shimonishi, Mitsuhiro Nawashiro, Tetsuro Komatsu, Hiroaki Oshio
  • Patent number: D578083
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignees: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shota Shimonishi, Mitsuhiro Nawashiro, Tetsuro Komatsu, Hiroaki Oshio