Patents by Inventor Tomoya Yanamoto

Tomoya Yanamoto 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: 8030665
    Abstract: A substrate 1 for growing nitride semiconductor has a first and second face and has a thermal expansion coefficient that is larger than that of the nitride semiconductor. At least n-type nitride semiconductor layers 3 to 5, an active layer 6 and p-type nitride semiconductor layers 7 to 8 are laminated to form a stack of nitride semiconductor on the first face of the substrate 1. A first bonding layer including more than one metal layer is formed on the p-type nitride semiconductor layer 8. A supporting substrate having a first and second face has a thermal expansion coefficient that is larger than that of the nitride semiconductor and is equal or smaller than that of the substrate 1 for growing nitride semiconductor. A second bonding layer including more than one metal layer is formed on the first face of the supporting substrate. The first bonding layer 9 and the second bonding layer 11 are faced with each other and, then, pressed with heat to bond together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Nagahama, Masahiko Sano, Tomoya Yanamoto, Keiji Sakamoto, Masashi Yamamoto, Daisuke Morita
  • Patent number: 7667226
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises an active layer having a quantum well structure, the active layer including a well layer and a barrier layer and being sandwiched by a first conductivity type layer and a second conductivity type layer, wherein a first barrier layer is provided on side of the first conductivity type layer in the active layer and a second barrier layer is provided on the side of the second conductivity type layer in the active layer, at least one well layer is sandwiched thereby, and the second barrier layer has a band gap energy lower than that of the first barrier layer in the form of asymmetric barrier layer structure, where the second conductivity type layer preferably includes a carrier confinement layer having a band gap energy higher than that of the first barrier layer, resulting in a reverse structure in each of conductivity type layer in respect to the asymmetric structure of the active layer to provide a waveguide structure having excellent crystallinity and device characteristics in
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoya Yanamoto
  • Publication number: 20080296609
    Abstract: A substrate 1 for growing nitride semiconductor has a first and second face and has a thermal expansion coefficient that is larger than that of the nitride semiconductor. At least n-type nitride semiconductor layers 3 to 5, an active layer 6 and p-type nitride semiconductor layers 7 to 8 are laminated to form a stack of nitride semiconductor on the first face of the substrate 1. A first bonding layer including more than one metal layer is formed on the p-type nitride semiconductor layer 8. A supporting substrate having a first and second face has a thermal expansion coefficient that is larger than that of the nitride semiconductor and is equal or smaller than that of the substrate 1 for growing nitride semiconductor. A second bonding layer including more than one metal layer is formed on the first face of the supporting substrate. The first bonding layer 9 and the second bonding layer 11 are faced with each other and, then, pressed with heat to bond together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Nagahama, Masahiko Sano, Tomoya Yanamoto, Keiji Sakamoto, Masashi Yamamoto, Daisuke Morita
  • Publication number: 20080203418
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises an active layer having a quantum well structure, the active layer including a well layer and a barrier layer and being sandwiched by a first conductivity type layer and a second conductivity type layer, wherein a first barrier layer is provided on side of the first conductivity type layer in the active layer and a second barrier layer is provided on the side of the second conductivity type layer in the active layer, at least one well layer is sandwiched thereby, and the second barrier layer has a band gap energy lower than that of the first barrier layer in the form of asymmetric barrier layer structure, where the second conductivity type layer preferably includes a carrier confinement layer having a band gap energy higher than that of the first barrier layer, resulting in a reverse structure in each of conductivity type layer in respect to the asymmetric structure of the active layer to provide a waveguide structure having excellent crystallinity and device characteristics in
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: Nichia Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoya Yanamoto
  • Patent number: 7390684
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus comprising a light emitting device (101) disposed on a supporting body (105), and coating layers ((108, 109) that bind a fluorescent substance that absorbs light emitted by the light emitting device (101) and emits light of a different wavelength and secures the fluorescent substance onto the surface of the light emitting device (101). The coating layers (108, 109) are made of an inorganic material including an oxide and a hydroxide, each containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, Al, Ga, Ti, Ge, P, B, Zr, Y, Sn, Pb and alkali earth metals. Also an adhesive layer (110) is made of the same inorganic material as that of the coating layers (108, 109).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiro Izuno, Kouki Matsumoto, Shinichi Nagahama, Masahiko Sano, Tomoya Yanamoto, Keiji Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 7378334
    Abstract: A substrate 1 for growing nitride semiconductor has a first and second face and has a thermal expansion coefficient that is larger than that of the nitride semiconductor. At least n-type nitride semiconductor layers 3 to 5, an active layer 6 and p-type nitride semiconductor layers 7 to 8 are laminated to form a stack of nitride semiconductor on the first face of the substrate 1. A first bonding layer including more than one metal layer is formed on the p-type nitride semiconductor layer 8. A supporting substrate having a first and second face has a thermal expansion coefficient that is larger than that of the nitride semiconductor and is equal or smaller than that of the substrate 1 for growing nitride semiconductor. A second bonding layer including more than one metal layer is formed on the first face of the supporting substrate. The first bonding layer 9 and the second bonding layer 11 are faced with each other and, then, pressed with heat to bond together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Nagahama, Masahiko Sano, Tomoya Yanamoto, Keiji Sakamoto, Masashi Yamamoto, Daisuke Morita
  • Patent number: 7358522
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises an active layer having a quantum well structure, the active layer including a well layer and a barrier layer and being sandwiched by a first conductivity type layer and a second conductivity type layer, wherein a first barrier layer is provided on side of the first conductivity type layer in the active layer and a second barrier layer is provided on the side of the second conductivity type layer in the active layer, at least one well layer is sandwiched thereby, and the second barrier layer has a band gap energy lower than that of the first barrier layer in the form of asymmetric barrier layer structure, where the second conductivity type layer preferably includes a carrier confinement layer having a band gap energy higher than that of the first barrier layer, resulting in a reverse structure in each of conductivity type layer in respect to the asymmetric structure of the active layer to provide a waveguide structure having excellent crystallinity and device characteristics in
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoya Yanamoto
  • Patent number: 7301175
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus comprising a light emitting device (101) disposed on a supporting body (105), and coating layers ((108, 109) that bind a fluorescent substance that absorbs light emitted by the light emitting device (101) and emits light of a different wavelength and secures the fluorescent substance onto the surface of the light emitting device (101). The coating layers (108, 109) are made of an inorganic material including an oxide and a hydroxide, each containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, Al, Ga, Ti, Ge, P, B, Zr, Y, Sn, Pb and alkali earth metals. Also an adhesive layer (110) is made of the same inorganic material as that of the coating layers (108, 109).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiro Izuno, Kouki Matsumoto, Shinichi Nagahama, Masahiko Sano, Tomoya Yanamoto, Keiji Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20060267042
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus comprising a light emitting device (101) disposed on a supporting body (105), and coating layers ((108, 109) that bind a fluorescent substance that absorbs light emitted by the light emitting device (101) and emits light of a different wavelength and secures the fluorescent substance onto the surface of the light emitting device (101). The coating layers (108, 109) are made of an inorganic material including an oxide and a hydroxide, each containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, Al, Ga, Ti, Ge, P, B, Zr, Y, Sn, Pb and alkali earth metals. Also an adhesive layer (110) is made of the same inorganic material as that of the coating layers (108, 109).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiro Izuno, Kouki Matsumoto, Shinichi Nagahama, Masahiko Sano, Tomoya Yanamoto, Keiji Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 7105857
    Abstract: A substrate 1 for growing nitride semiconductor has a first and second face and has a thermal expansion coefficient that is larger than that of the nitride semiconductor. At least n-type nitride semiconductor layers 3 to 5, an active layer 6 and p-type nitride semiconductor layers 7 to 8 are laminated to form a stack of nitride semiconductor on the first face of the substrate 1. A first bonding layer including more than one metal layer is formed on the p-type nitride semiconductor layer 8. A supporting substrate having a first and second face has a thermal expansion coefficient that is larger than that of the nitride semiconductor and is equal or smaller than that of the substrate 1 for growing nitride semiconductor. A second bonding layer including more than one metal layer is formed on the first face of the supporting substrate. The first bonding layer 9 and the second bonding layer 11 are faced with each other and, then, pressed with heat to bond together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Nagahama, Masahiko Sano, Tomoya Yanamoto, Keiji Sakamoto, Masashi Yamamoto, Daisuke Morita
  • Patent number: 7095051
    Abstract: In a nitride semiconductor device having an active layer 12 between a first electrically conductive type of layer and a second electrically conductive type of layer, a quantum well structure is adopted in which an active layer 12 has at least a well layer 11 formed of a nitride semiconductor containing In and Al and a barrier layer 2 formed of a nitride semiconductor containing Al, whereby a laser device excellent in emitting efficacy at a short wavelength region is obtained. It is particularly preferable that said well layer 1 is formed of AlxInyGa1?x?yN (0<x?1<0<y?1, x+y<1) and said barrier layer 2 is formed of AluInvGa1?u?vN (0<u?1, 0?v?1, u+v<1). Such a light emitting device is realized to obtain excellent efficacy in emitting light of short wavelength in a region of 380 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Nagahama, Tomoya Yanamoto
  • Publication number: 20060128118
    Abstract: A substrate 1 for growing nitride semiconductor has a first and second face and has a thermal expansion coefficient that is larger than that of the nitride semiconductor. At least n-type nitride semiconductor layers 3 to 5, an active layer 6 and p-type nitride semiconductor layers 7 to 8 are laminated to form a stack of nitride semiconductor on the first face of the substrate 1. A first bonding layer including more than one metal layer is formed on the p-type nitride semiconductor layer 8. A supporting substrate having a first and second face has a thermal expansion coefficient that is larger than that of the nitride semiconductor and is equal or smaller than that of the substrate 1 for growing nitride semiconductor. A second bonding layer including more than one metal layer is formed on the first face of the supporting substrate. The first bonding layer 9 and the second bonding layer 11 are faced with each other and, then, pressed with heat to bond together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2006
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Applicant: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Nagahama, Masahiko Sano, Tomoya Yanamoto, Keiji Sakamoto, Masashi Yamamoto, Daisuke Morita
  • Publication number: 20050127391
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises an active layer having a quantum well structure, the active layer including a well layer and a barrier layer and being sandwiched by a first conductivity type layer and a second conductivity type layer, wherein a first barrier layer is provided on side of the first conductivity type layer in the active layer and a second barrier layer is provided on the side of the second conductivity type layer in the active layer, at least one well layer is sandwiched thereby, and the second barrier layer has a band gap energy lower than that of the first barrier layer in the form of asymmetric barrier layer structure, where the second conductivity type layer preferably includes a carrier confinement layer having a band gap energy higher than that of the first barrier layer, resulting in a reverse structure in each of conductivity type layer in respect to the asymmetric structure of the active layer to provide a waveguide structure having excellent crystallinity and device characteristics in
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: Nichia Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoya Yanamoto
  • Patent number: 6822272
    Abstract: A gallium nitride-based multilayered reflective membrane with an excellent crystallinity while keeping a high reflectivity and a gallium nitride-based light emitting element using such a multilayered reflective are provided. The multilayered reflective membrane includes an AlaGa1−aN layer (0<a<1) having a thickness of (&agr;1·&lgr;)/(4n1) (&lgr;: incident light wavelength, n1: a reflectivity) and a GaN layer having a thickness of (&agr;2·&lgr;)/(4n2) (n2: a reflectivity) which are deposited alternately and satisfy the relationship of 0<&agr;1<1 and &agr;1+&agr;2=2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoya Yanamoto
  • Publication number: 20040072383
    Abstract: A substrate 1 for growing nitride semiconductor has a first and second face and has a thermal expansion coefficient that is larger than that of the nitride semiconductor. At least n-type nitride semiconductor layers 3 to 5, an active layer 6 and p-type nitride semiconductor layers 7 to 8 are laminated to form a stack of nitride semiconductor on the first face of the substrate 1. A first bonding layer including more than one metal layer is formed on the p-type nitride semiconductor layer 8. A supporting substrate having a first and second face has a thermal expansion coefficient that is larger than that of the nitride semiconductor and is equal or smaller than that of the substrate 1 for growing nitride semiconductor. A second bonding layer including more than one metal layer is formed on the first face of the supporting substrate. The first bonding layer 9 and the second bonding layer 11 are faced with each other and, then, pressed with heat to bond together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicant: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Nagahama, Masahiko Sano, Tomoya Yanamoto, Keiji Sakamoto, Masashi Yamamoto, Daisuke Morita
  • Publication number: 20040061433
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus comprising a light emitting device (101) disposed on a supporting body (105), and coating layers ((108, 109) that bind a fluorescent substance that absorbs light emitted by the light emitting device (101) and emits light of a different wavelength and secures the fluorescent substance onto the surface of the light emitting device (101). The coating layers (108, 109) are made of an inorganic material including an oxide and a hydroxide, each containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, Al, Ga, Ti, Ge, P, B, Zr, Y, Sn, Pb and alkali earth metals. Also an adhesive layer (110) is made of the same inorganic material as that of the coating layers (108, 109).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Applicant: Nichia Corporation, corporation of Japan
    Inventors: Kunihiro Izuno, Kouki Matsumoto, Shinichi Nagahama, Masahiko Sano, Tomoya Yanamoto, Keiji Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20040051107
    Abstract: In a nitride semiconductor device having an active layer 12 between a first electrically conductive type of layer and a second electrically conductive type of layer, a quantum well structure is adopted in which an active layer 12 has at least a well layer 11 formed of a nitride semiconductor containing In and Al and a barrier layer 2 formed of a nitride semiconductor containing Al, whereby a laser device excellent in emitting efficacy at a short wavelength region is obtained. It is particularly preferable that said well layer 1 is formed of AlxInyGa1-x-yN (0<x≦1<0<y≦1, x+y<1) and said barrier layer 2 is formed of AluInvGa1-x-vN (0<u≦1, 0≦v≦1, u+v<1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Shinichi Nagahama, Tomoya Yanamoto
  • Publication number: 20030047744
    Abstract: A gallium nitride-based multilayered reflective membrane with an excellent crystallinity while keeping a high reflectivity and a gallium nitride-based light emitting element using such a multilayered reflective are provided. The multilayered reflective membrane includes an AlaGa1−aN layer (0<a<1) having a thickness of (&agr;1·&lgr;)/(4n1) (&lgr;: incident light wavelength, n1: a reflectivity) and a GaN layer having a thickness of (&agr;2·&lgr;)/(4n) (n2: a reflectivity) which are deposited alternately and satisfy the relationship of 0<&agr;1<1 and &agr;1+&agr;2=2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventor: Tomoya Yanamoto