Patents by Inventor Toshio Hata

Toshio Hata 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: 20090108282
    Abstract: In a chip-type LED according to an embodiment of the present invention, a first recess hole for mounting an LED chip and a second recess hole for connecting a fine metal wire are formed in an insulating substrate, a metal sheet serving as a first wiring pattern is formed at a portion that includes the first recess hole, a metal sheet serving as a second wiring pattern is formed at a portion that includes the second recess hole, an LED chip is mounted on the metal sheet within the first recess hole, the LED chip is electrically connected to the metal sheet within the second recess hole via a fine metal wire, the LED chip including the first recess hole and the fine metal wire including the second recess hole are encapsulated in a first transparent resin that contains a fluorescent material, a surface of the insulating substrate including the first transparent resin is encapsulated in a second transparent resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto MATSUDA, Toshio Hata
  • Publication number: 20080299398
    Abstract: In a light emitting device having a light emitting element, mounted on a substrate, at least one portion of which is coated with a mold component, the mold component is provided with resin particles and or inorganic material particles, phosphor particles and a sealing resin, and phosphor particles have a specific gravity different from that of resin particles and/or the inorganic material particles, and are made from a grain-shaped phosphor which, when irradiating with excited light, emits fluorescent light having a wavelength longer than that of the excited light, with resin particles and/or the inorganic material particles and the phosphor particles being dispersed in sealing resin; thus, the present invention relates to such a light emitting device and a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshio Hata, Masahiro Konishi, Makoto Agatani
  • Patent number: 7439551
    Abstract: The nitride-based compound semiconductor light emitting device includes a first ohmic electrode, a bonding metal layer, a second ohmic electrode, a nitride-based compound semiconductor layer, and a transparent electrode stacked in this order on a support substrate, and further includes an ohmic electrode formed on a back side of the support substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Toshio Hata
  • Publication number: 20080231169
    Abstract: By using a light emitting device including a substrate and a light emitting unit, the light emitting unit including: a plurality of light emitting elements that are mounted on substrate and electrically connected to external electrodes; a first sealing member layer containing a first fluorescent material, formed to cover light emitting elements; and a second sealing member layer containing a second fluorescent material, formed on first sealing member layer, as well as a method for manufacturing thereof, it becomes possible to provide a light emitting device capable of suppressing color shifts and the like by the fluorescent materials, and of being easily manufactured, as well as a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshio HATA, Masahiro Konishi, Makoto Agatani, Taiji Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20080224608
    Abstract: By using a light emitting device including an insulating substrate and a light emitting unit formed on the insulating substrate, the light emitting unit including: a plurality of linear wiring patterns disposed on the insulating substrate in parallel with one another, a plurality of light emitting elements that are mounted between the wiring patterns while being electrically connected to the wiring patterns, and a sealing member for sealing the light emitting elements, as well as a method for manufacturing thereof, it becomes possible to provide a light emitting device that achieves sufficient electrical insulation and has simple manufacturing processes so that it can be manufactured at a low cost, and a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro KONISHI, Makoto Agatani, Toshio Hata
  • Publication number: 20080203416
    Abstract: This invention provides a surface mounting type light emitting diode excellent in heat radiation performance, reliability and productivity. The surface mounting type light emitting diode includes a metallic base member, a semiconductor light emitting element having a bottom face fixedly bonded to a top face of the base member, and a metallic reflector joined to the top face of the base member with a heat conduction type adhesive sheet interposed therebetween, to surround the semiconductor light emitting element. Heat generated from the semiconductor light emitting element is transferred to the reflector via the base member and the heat conduction type adhesive sheet, and then is radiated to the outside. The metallic reflector can efficiently radiate the heat to the outside. The cutting margin provided for the reflector facilitates a dicing process, which improves productivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro KONISHI, Toshio Hata, Taiji Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20080203417
    Abstract: This invention provides a surface mounting type light emitting diode excellent in heat radiation performance, reliability and productivity. The surface mounting type light emitting diode includes an insulating base member, a semiconductor light emitting element having a bottom face fixedly bonded to a top face of the base member, and a metallic reflector joined to the top face of the base member with a heat conduction type adhesive sheet interposed therebetween, to surround the semiconductor light emitting element. Heat generated from the semiconductor light emitting element is transferred to the reflector via the base member and the heat conduction type adhesive sheet, and then is radiated to the outside. The metallic reflector can efficiently radiate the heat to the outside. The cutting margin provided for the reflector facilitates a dicing process, which improves productivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro KONISHI, Toshio HATA, Taiji MORIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20080182384
    Abstract: A fabrication method of a nitride-based semiconductor device includes the steps of forming a stacked structure constituted of a nitride-based semiconductor on a support substrate, depositing a first bonding metal on the stacked structure, depositing a second bonding metal on a retention substrate, bonding the first bonding metal and the second bonding metal in a state where the first bonding metal and the second bonding metal face each other to unite the retention substrate and the stacked structure, wherein the first bonding metal and the second bonding metal constitute the bonding metal, and separating the support substrate from the stacked structure for removal. The area of the surface of the retention substrate is set smaller than the area of the surface of the support substrate. Accordingly, cracking, fracture, chipping, and the like at the retention substrate can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Toshio Hata
  • Patent number: 7348601
    Abstract: A nitride-based compound semiconductor light emitting device has a first ohmic electrode, a first bonding metal layer, a second bonding metal layer and a second ohmic electrode provided in this order on a conductive substrate, and also has a nitride-based compound semiconductor layer provided on the second ohmic electrode. A surface of the second ohmic electrode is exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Toshio Hata
  • Publication number: 20080061315
    Abstract: There is provided a nitride semiconductor light-emitting element including a transparent conductor, a first conductivity-type nitride semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer, and a second conductivity-type nitride semiconductor layer, the first conductivity-type nitride semiconductor layer, the light-emitting layer, and the second conductivity-type nitride semiconductor layer being successively stacked on the transparent conductor. There is also provided a nitride semiconductor light-emitting element including a first transparent conductor, a metal layer, a second transparent conductor, a first conductivity-type nitride semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer, and a second conductivity-type nitride semiconductor layer, the metal layer, the second transparent conductor, the first conductivity-type nitride semiconductor layer, the light-emitting layer, and the second conductivity-type nitride semiconductor layer being successively stacked on the first transparent conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Toshio Hata
  • Publication number: 20080029779
    Abstract: A fluorescence-containing material injection apparatus of the present invention includes a fluorescence-containing material temperature control section, a fluorescence-containing material stirring section, a fluorescence-containing material remaining amount sensor, and a fluorescence-containing material injection amount adjustment section, by which disproportion in the mixture ratio of contaminates in a fluorescence-containing material M is restrained. This makes it possible to evenly apply a fluorescence-containing material onto a semiconductor light emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshio Hata, Hideaki Tatsuta, Hiromu Tagashira, Taiji Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20070096123
    Abstract: A nitride semiconductor light-emitting element, including a first-conductivity-type nitride semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second-conductivity-type nitride semiconductor layer successively stacked on a substrate, in which a light extraction surface located above the second-conductivity-type nitride semiconductor layer has a conical or pyramidal projecting portion, as well as a method of manufacturing the nitride semiconductor light-emitting element are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takaaki Utsumi, Toshio Hata, Daigaku Kimura
  • Patent number: 7170101
    Abstract: A nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element having an n-GaN substrate and a nitride-based semiconductor multilayer film formed on the n-GaN substrate. The n-GaN substrate of the light-emitting element is fixed to a mount surface. The n-GaN substrate has one surface with the nitride-based semiconductor multilayer film formed thereon and an opposite surface with a metal layer and an ohmic electrode formed thereon. The metal layer contains a first metal and a second metal and the ohmic electrode is formed of the second metal. The adhesion between the ohmic electrode and the n-GaN substrate is thus improved. Accordingly, the semiconductor light-emitting device which is highly reliable with respect to the thermal strain from the mount surface can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaki Tatsumi, Toshio Hata, Mayuko Fudeta
  • Patent number: 7154125
    Abstract: The nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting device and manufacturing method thereof are disclosed: the nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting device includes a reflective layer formed on a support substrate, a p-type nitride-based semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer and an n-type nitride-based semiconductor layer successively formed on the reflective layer, wherein irregularities are formed on a light extracting surface located above the n-type nitride-based semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norikatsu Koide, Toshio Hata, Mayuko Fudeta, Daigaku Kimura
  • Publication number: 20060267033
    Abstract: The nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting device and manufacturing method thereof are disclosed: the nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting device includes a reflective layer formed on a support substrate, a p-type nitride-based semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer and an n-type nitride-based semiconductor layer successively formed on the reflective layer, wherein irregularities are formed on a light extracting surface located above the n-type nitride-based semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norikatsu Koide, Toshio Hata, Mayuko Fudeta, Daigaku Kimura
  • Publication number: 20060255357
    Abstract: In the light emitting device of the present invention, a silver alloy layer is formed on at least a portion of the surface of a frame on which a light emitting element is mounted. Because of this structure, a light emitting element mounting frame and a light emitting device that have improved corrosion resistance and the like and superior efficiency in taking light emitted from light emitting element to the outside can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshio Hata, Takaaki Utsumi, Daikaku Kimura
  • Publication number: 20060226434
    Abstract: A present nitride-based semiconductor light emitting device includes: a pattern surface formed on a conductive substrate; a multilayered metal layer formed on the pattern surface; and a multilayered semiconductor layer formed on the multilayered metal layer, and characterized in that main surfaces of the multilayered metal layer and the multilayered semiconductor layer have smaller area than the pattern surface has, and the multilayered semiconductor layer includes a p type nitride-based semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer and an n type nitride-based semiconductor layer. Thus, a highly reliable nitride-based semiconductor light emitting device with excellent adhesion between a nitride-based semiconductor layer and a conductive substrate, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Toshio Hata
  • Patent number: 7105859
    Abstract: A nitride semiconductor light emitting diode chip includes a transparent substrate and a nitride semiconductor stacked-layer structure formed on the upper surface of the substrate, the nitride semiconductor stacked-layer structure including a light-emitting layer and a plurality of other semiconductor layers, the substrate having an arbitrary crystallographic main surface and having a thickness of more than 120 ?m, thereby providing an improved efficiency of extracting light from the chip. At least one of the division planes of the chip may be angled relative to a plane perpendicular to the main surface of the substrate and the lower surface of the substrate may have a smaller area than an upper region of the nitride semiconductor stacked-layer structure to further improve the efficiency of extracting light from the chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kensaku Yamamoto, Toshio Hata
  • Patent number: 7063995
    Abstract: The light emitting device includes a p type nitride semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer and an n type nitride semiconductor layer stacked on an Si (silicon) substrate in this order from the side of the Si substrate. The Si substrate is partially removed to expose a part of the p type nitride semiconductor layer. On the exposed region of the p type nitride semiconductor layer, a p type electrode is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshio Hata, Mayuko Fudeta, Daigaku Kimura
  • Publication number: 20060121638
    Abstract: A nitride-based compound semiconductor light-emitting device is produced by a method in which a semiconductor layered structure including a plurality of nitride-based compound semiconductor layers is formed on a substrate, the substrate is removed from the semiconductor layered structure by laser irradiation, an exposed surface of the semiconductor layered structure which is a surface exposed by removing the substrate is cleaned, and an electrode is formed on the cleaned exposed surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventor: Toshio Hata