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).

  • Patent number: 12015898
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Naiki, Tomohiro Date, Noriyuki Shimoji
  • Publication number: 20240129673
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi NAIKI, Noriyuki SHIMOJI, Tomohiro DATE, Kenji GOUDA, Yurina AMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11744155
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Nomura, Nobufumi Matsuo, Tomohiro Date
  • Publication number: 20230051555
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi NAIKI, Tomohiro DATE, Noriyuki SHIMOJI
  • Publication number: 20220360871
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Takashi NAIKI, Noriyuki SHIMOJI, Tomohiro DATE
  • Publication number: 20220173302
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Koji NOMURA, Nobufumi MATSUO, Tomohiro DATE
  • Patent number: 11289642
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Nomura, Nobufumi Matsuo, Tomohiro Date
  • Publication number: 20220094326
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noriyuki SHIMOJI, Tomohiro DATE, Norikazu ITO
  • Patent number: 10522734
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Fujimori, Tomohiro Date
  • Publication number: 20190081230
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Koji NOMURA, Nobufumi MATSUO, Tomohiro DATE
  • Publication number: 20180331275
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu FUJIMORI, Tomohiro DATE
  • Patent number: 10032977
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Fujimori, Tomohiro Date
  • Publication number: 20160043299
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu FUJIMORI, Tomohiro DATE
  • Patent number: 9171850
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Fujimori, Hiroaki Ito, Tomohiro Date
  • Publication number: 20140284766
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Fujimori, Hiroaki Ito, Tomohiro Date
  • Patent number: 8779486
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Fujimori, Hiroaki Ito, Tomohiro Date
  • Publication number: 20120313218
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Fujimori, Hiroaki Ito, Tomohiro Date