Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Date
Tomohiro Date 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).
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Patent number: 12015898Abstract: A transducer includes: a piezoelectric element; and a film body including a film support portion having a hollow portion, and a vibration film connected to the film support portion and displaceable in a film thickness direction, the film body having the piezoelectric element stacked over the vibration film. The piezoelectric element includes: a first stacked body having a first pair of electrodes and a first piezoelectric film sandwiched between the first pair of electrodes; and a second stacked body having a second pair of electrodes and a second piezoelectric film sandwiched between the second pair of electrodes, the second stacked body being separated from the first stacked body.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2022Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi Naiki, Tomohiro Date, Noriyuki Shimoji
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Publication number: 20240129673Abstract: A transducer includes: a film support portion; a vibration film that is connected to the film support portion and capable of displacing in a thickness direction; a base material having an opposed surface that is opposed to the vibration film; and a first piezoelectric element that is provided with a pair of electrodes and a piezoelectric film sandwiched between the pair of electrodes, and is arranged on the vibration film, in which the transducer maintains a pressure in a space between the base material and the vibration film so as to keep displacement of the vibration film within a certain range.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi NAIKI, Noriyuki SHIMOJI, Tomohiro DATE, Kenji GOUDA, Yurina AMAMOTO
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Patent number: 11744155Abstract: A piezoelectric element 10 includes a lower electrode, constituted of a Pt/Ti laminated film, a PLT seed layer, formed on the lower electrode, a PZT piezoelectric film, formed on the PLT seed layer, and an upper electrode, formed on the PZT piezoelectric film. A curve Q1 is a curve drawn such as to pass through a plurality of plotted points, each expressing a PLT (100) peak intensity with respect to a Pt (111) peak intensity according to a substrate setting temperature during forming of the Pt/Ti laminated film. A relationship of the PLT (100) peak intensity with respect to the Pt (111) peak intensity is within a range in the curve Q1 until the PLT (100) peak intensity decreases by 5% from a peak point P, at which the PLT (100) peak intensity is the maximum, and a (100) orientation rate of PLT constituting the seed layer is not less than 85%.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventors: Koji Nomura, Nobufumi Matsuo, Tomohiro Date
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Publication number: 20230051555Abstract: A transducer includes: a piezoelectric element; and a film body including a film support portion having a hollow portion, and a vibration film connected to the film support portion and displaceable in a film thickness direction, the film body having the piezoelectric element stacked over the vibration film. The piezoelectric element includes: a first stacked body having a first pair of electrodes and a first piezoelectric film sandwiched between the first pair of electrodes; and a second stacked body having a second pair of electrodes and a second piezoelectric film sandwiched between the second pair of electrodes, the second stacked body being separated from the first stacked body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi NAIKI, Tomohiro DATE, Noriyuki SHIMOJI
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Publication number: 20220360871Abstract: A transducer includes: a film support portion having a hollow portion; a vibration film displaceable in a film thickness direction; a piezoelectric element, the piezoelectric element including a pair of electrodes and a piezoelectric film; and in regions overlapping the hollow portion, a plurality of first regions having a first total film thickness which is a sum of a film thickness of the vibration film and a film thickness of the piezoelectric element, and a plurality of second regions having a second total film thickness which is a sum of a film thickness of the vibration film and a film thickness of the piezoelectric element, the second total film thickness being different from the first total film thickness. The first regions and the second regions are alternately arranged, and one of the first regions is adjacent to a connection portion between the film support portion and the vibration film.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Takashi NAIKI, Noriyuki SHIMOJI, Tomohiro DATE
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Publication number: 20220173302Abstract: A piezoelectric element 10 includes a lower electrode, constituted of a Pt/Ti laminated film, a PLT seed layer, formed on the lower electrode, a PZT piezoelectric film, formed on the PLT seed layer, and an upper electrode, formed on the PZT piezoelectric film. A curve Q1 is a curve drawn such as to pass through a plurality of plotted points, each expressing a PLT (100) peak intensity with respect to a Pt (111) peak intensity according to a substrate setting temperature during forming of the Pt/Ti laminated film. A relationship of the PLT (100) peak intensity with respect to the Pt (111) peak intensity is within a range in the curve Q1 until the PLT (100) peak intensity decreases by 5% from a peak point P, at which the PLT (100) peak intensity is the maximum, and a (100) orientation rate of PLT constituting the seed layer is not less than 85%.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Koji NOMURA, Nobufumi MATSUO, Tomohiro DATE
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Patent number: 11289642Abstract: A piezoelectric element 10 includes a lower electrode, constituted of a Pt/Ti laminated film, a PLT seed layer, formed on the lower electrode, a PZT piezoelectric film, formed on the PLT seed layer, and an upper electrode, formed on the PZT piezoelectric film. A curve Q1 is a curve drawn such as to pass through a plurality of plotted points, each expressing a PLT (100) peak intensity with respect to a Pt (111) peak intensity according to a substrate setting temperature during forming of the Pt/Ti laminated film. A relationship of the PLT (100) peak intensity with respect to the Pt (111) peak intensity is within a range in the curve Q1 until the PLT (100) peak intensity decreases by 5% from a peak point P, at which the PLT (100) peak intensity is the maximum, and a (100) orientation rate of PLT constituting the seed layer is not less than 85%.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2018Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventors: Koji Nomura, Nobufumi Matsuo, Tomohiro Date
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Publication number: 20220094326Abstract: A piezoelectric element includes a single crystal piezoelectric film, wherein the single crystal piezoelectric film includes an aluminum nitride film and wherein a full width at half maximum at (002) diffraction peak of the aluminum nitride film is smaller than 1.00 degree.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventors: Noriyuki SHIMOJI, Tomohiro DATE, Norikazu ITO
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Patent number: 10522734Abstract: An inkjet printing head includes a piezoelectric element having a lower electrode, a piezoelectric film formed above the lower electrode, and an upper electrode formed above the piezoelectric film, a hydrogen barrier film covering an entirety of a side surface of the upper electrode and the piezoelectric film, and an interlayer insulating film that has an opening at an upper surface center of the upper electrode, is laminated on the hydrogen barrier film, and faces the entirety of the side surface of the upper electrode and the piezoelectric film across the hydrogen barrier film.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshikazu Fujimori, Tomohiro Date
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Publication number: 20190081230Abstract: A piezoelectric element 10 includes a lower electrode, constituted of a Pt/Ti laminated film, a PLT seed layer, formed on the lower electrode, a PZT piezoelectric film, formed on the PLT seed layer, and an upper electrode, formed on the PZT piezoelectric film. A curve Q1 is a curve drawn such as to pass through a plurality of plotted points, each expressing a PLT (100) peak intensity with respect to a Pt (111) peak intensity according to a substrate setting temperature during forming of the Pt/Ti laminated film. A relationship of the PLT (100) peak intensity with respect to the Pt (111) peak intensity is within a range in the curve Q1 until the PLT (100) peak intensity decreases by 5% from a peak point P, at which the PLT (100) peak intensity is the maximum, and a (100) orientation rate of PLT constituting the seed layer is not less than 85%.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: Koji NOMURA, Nobufumi MATSUO, Tomohiro DATE
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Publication number: 20180331275Abstract: An inkjet printing head includes a piezoelectric element having a lower electrode, a piezoelectric film formed above the lower electrode, and an upper electrode formed above the piezoelectric film, a hydrogen barrier film covering an entirety of a side surface of the upper electrode and the piezoelectric film, and an interlayer insulating film that has an opening at an upper surface center of the upper electrode, is laminated on the hydrogen barrier film, and faces the entirety of the side surface of the upper electrode and the piezoelectric film across the hydrogen barrier film.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshikazu FUJIMORI, Tomohiro DATE
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Patent number: 10032977Abstract: An inkjet printing head 1 includes a piezoelectric element 6 having a lower electrode 7, a piezoelectric film 8 formed above the lower electrode 7, and an upper electrode 9 formed above the piezoelectric film 8, a hydrogen barrier film 13 covering an entirety of a side surface of the upper electrode 9 and the piezoelectric film 8, and an interlayer insulating film 14 that has an opening 17 at an upper surface center of the upper electrode 9, is laminated on the hydrogen barrier film 13, and faces the entirety of the side surface of the upper electrode 9 and the piezoelectric film 8 across the hydrogen barrier film 13.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2015Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshikazu Fujimori, Tomohiro Date
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Publication number: 20160043299Abstract: An inkjet printing head 1 includes a piezoelectric element 6 having a lower electrode 7, a piezoelectric film 8 formed above the lower electrode 7, and an upper electrode 9 formed above the piezoelectric film 8, a hydrogen barrier film 13 covering an entirety of a side surface of the upper electrode 9 and the piezoelectric film 8, and an interlayer insulating film 14 that has an opening 17 at an upper surface center of the upper electrode 9, is laminated on the hydrogen barrier film 13, and faces the entirety of the side surface of the upper electrode 9 and the piezoelectric film 8 across the hydrogen barrier film 13.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshikazu FUJIMORI, Tomohiro DATE
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Patent number: 9171850Abstract: A ferroelectric capacitor includes a ferroelectric film, a lower electrode in contact with one surface of the ferroelectric film, and an upper electrode in contact with the other surface of the ferroelectric film. At least one of the upper electrode and the lower electrode has a stacked electrode structure in which one or more oxide conductive layers and one or more metal layers are stacked alternately, and the stacked electrode structure includes at least one of two or more oxide conductive layers and two or more metal layers.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshikazu Fujimori, Hiroaki Ito, Tomohiro Date
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Publication number: 20140284766Abstract: A ferroelectric capacitor includes a ferroelectric film, a lower electrode in contact with one surface of the ferroelectric film, and an upper electrode in contact with the other surface of the ferroelectric film. At least one of the upper electrode and the lower electrode has a stacked electrode structure in which one or more oxide conductive layers and one or more metal layers are stacked alternately, and the stacked electrode structure includes at least one of two or more oxide conductive layers and two or more metal layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshikazu Fujimori, Hiroaki Ito, Tomohiro Date
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Patent number: 8779486Abstract: A ferroelectric capacitor includes a ferroelectric film, a lower electrode in contact with one surface of the ferroelectric film, and an upper electrode in contact with the other surface of the ferroelectric film. At least one of the upper electrode and the lower electrode has a stacked electrode structure in which one or more oxide conductive layers and one or more metal layers are stacked alternately, and the stacked electrode structure includes at least one of two or more oxide conductive layers and two or more metal layers.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshikazu Fujimori, Hiroaki Ito, Tomohiro Date
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Publication number: 20120313218Abstract: A ferroelectric capacitor includes a ferroelectric film, a lower electrode in contact with one surface of the ferroelectric film, and an upper electrode in contact with the other surface of the ferroelectric film. At least one of the upper electrode and the lower electrode has a stacked electrode structure in which one or more oxide conductive layers and one or more metal layers are stacked alternately, and the stacked electrode structure includes at least one of two or more oxide conductive layers and two or more metal layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshikazu Fujimori, Hiroaki Ito, Tomohiro Date