Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Jinbo

Yasuhiro Jinbo 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: 20240266195
    Abstract: Manufacturing equipment with which steps from processing to sealing of an organic compound film can be continuously performed is provided. The manufacturing equipment can continuously perform a patterning step of a light-emitting device and a sealing step to prevent the top surfaces and side surfaces of organic layers from being exposed to the air, which allows formation of the light-emitting device which has a minute structure, high luminance, and high reliability. This manufacturing equipment can be built in an in-line system where apparatuses are arranged according to the order of process steps for the light-emitting device, resulting in high throughput manufacturing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Yasuhiro JINBO, Tomoya AOYAMA, Daiki NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20240268152
    Abstract: A display device with high display quality is provided. The display device includes a plurality of light-emitting devices each including a pixel electrode, a light-emitting layer, a functional layer, a common layer, and a common electrode in this order and includes an insulating layer positioned between side surfaces of the light-emitting layers adjacent to each other. The light-emitting layer and the functional layer each having an island shape are provided in each light-emitting device, and the plurality of light-emitting devices share the common layer. The common layer and the common electrode are provided to cover the insulating layer. In a cross-sectional view, an end portion of the insulating layer has a tapered shape with a taper angle greater than 0° and less than 90°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Shinya SASAGAWA, Ryota HODO, Kentaro SUGAYA, Yoshikazu HIURA, Takahiro FUJIE, Yasuhiro JINBO
  • Patent number: 12035487
    Abstract: A light-emitting device can be folded in such a manner that a flexible light-emitting panel is supported by a plurality of housings which are provided spaced from each other and the light-emitting panel is bent so that surfaces of adjacent housings are in contact with each other. Furthermore, in the light-emitting device, in which part or the whole of the housings have magnetism, the two adjacent housings can be fixed to each other by a magnetic force when the light-emitting device is used in a folded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Hirakata, Yasuhiro Jinbo, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20240224734
    Abstract: A highly reliable display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a first light-emitting device, a second light-emitting device, and an inorganic insulating layer. The first light-emitting device includes a first pixel electrode, a first light-emitting layer over the first pixel electrode, and a common electrode over the first light-emitting layer. The second light-emitting device includes a second pixel electrode, a second light-emitting layer over the second pixel electrode, and the common electrode over the second light-emitting layer. The inorganic insulating layer covers side surfaces of the first pixel electrode, the second pixel electrode, the first light-emitting layer, and the second light-emitting layer. The hydrogen concentration and the carbon concentration in the inorganic insulating layer are each preferably sufficiently low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuhiro JINBO, Toshikazu OHNO, Shiyuu NUMATA
  • Patent number: 12009432
    Abstract: A transistor whose characteristic degradation due to stray light is small is provided. The transistor includes a first insulator, a second insulator over the first insulator, a metal oxide over the second insulator, a first and a second conductor over the metal oxide, a third insulator over the first insulator, the second insulator, the metal oxide, the first conductor, and the second conductor, a fourth insulator over the metal oxide, a fifth insulator over the fourth insulator, and a third conductor over the fifth insulator. The third insulator has an opening to overlap with a region between the first conductor and the second conductor. The fourth insulator, the fifth insulator, and the third conductor are positioned in the opening. The metal oxide has a bandgap greater than or equal to 3.3 eV. The transistor has Vsh higher than or equal to ?0.3 V.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kunitake, Yasuhiro Jinbo, Naoki Okuno, Masahiro Takahashi, Tomonori Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20240186160
    Abstract: Manufacturing equipment in which processes from processing to sealing of an organic compound film can be successively performed is provided. A patterning process of a light-emitting device and a sealing process that is performed to prevent the surface and side surface of an organic layer from being exposed to the air can be performed successively, whereby a minute light-emitting device with high luminance and high reliability can be formed. Moreover, the manufacturing equipment can be incorporated in in-line manufacturing equipment where apparatuses are arranged in the order of processes for a light-emitting device, resulting in high throughput manufacturing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Ryota HODO, Yasuhiro JINBO, Kenichi OKAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240179935
    Abstract: A display device with high display quality and high reliability is provided. The display device includes a first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element positioned to be adjacent to the first light-emitting element, a first protective layer, a second protective layer, and an insulating layer. The first light-emitting element includes a first pixel electrode, a first EL layer, and a common electrode. The second light-emitting element includes a second pixel electrode, a second EL layer, and the common electrode. The first EL layer is provided over the first pixel electrode, and the second EL layer is provided over the second pixel electrode. The first protective layer includes a region overlapping with a side surface of the first pixel electrode, a side surface of the second pixel electrode, a side surface of the first EL layer, and a side surface of the second EL layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Ryota HODO, Yasuhiro JINBO, Kenichi OKAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240155870
    Abstract: Manufacturing equipment in which processes from processing to sealing of an organic compound film can be successively performed is provided. A patterning process of a light-emitting device and a sealing process that is performed to prevent the surface and side surface of an organic layer from being exposed to the air can be performed successively, whereby a minute light-emitting device with high luminance and high reliability can be formed. Moreover, the manufacturing equipment can be incorporated in in-line manufacturing equipment where apparatuses are arranged in the order of processes for a light-emitting device, resulting in high throughput manufacturing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Ryota HODO, Yasuhiro JINBO, Kenichi OKAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240130159
    Abstract: A highly reliable display device with high display quality is provided. The display device includes a first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element provided to be adjacent to the first light-emitting element, a first protective layer, a second protective layer, and an insulating layer. The first light-emitting element includes a first pixel electrode, a first EL layer, and a common electrode, and the second light-emitting element includes a second pixel electrode, a second EL layer, and the common electrode. The first EL layer is provided over the first pixel electrode, and the second EL layer is provided over the second pixel electrode. The first protective layer includes a region in contact with the side surface of the first EL layer, and the second protective layer includes a region in contact with the side surface of the second EL layer. The insulating layer is provided between the first protective layer and the second protective layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Ryota HODO, Yasuhiro JINBO
  • Publication number: 20240113207
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having favorable electrical characteristics is provided. A first oxide is formed over a substrate; a first insulator is formed over the first oxide; an opening reaching the first oxide is formed in the first insulator; a first oxide film is deposited in contact with the first oxide and the first insulator in the opening; a first insulating film is deposited over the first oxide film; microwave treatment is performed from above the first insulating film; heat treatment is performed on one or both of the first insulating film and the first oxide; a first conductive film is deposited over the first insulating film; and part of the first oxide film, part of the first insulating film, and part of the first conductive film are removed until a top surface of the first insulator is exposed, so that a second oxide, a second insulator, and a first conductor are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Naoki OKUNO, Yasuhiro JINBO
  • Publication number: 20240105737
    Abstract: Provided is a display device with extremely high resolution, a display device with higher display quality, a display device with improved viewing angle characteristics, or a flexible display device. Same-color subpixels are arranged in a zigzag pattern in a predetermined direction. In other words, when attention is paid to a subpixel, another two subpixels exhibiting the same color as the subpixel are preferably located upper right and lower right or upper left and lower left. Each pixel includes three subpixels arranged in an L shape. In addition, two pixels are combined so that pixel units including subpixel are arranged in matrix of 3×2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Hisao IKEDA, Kouhei TOYOTAKA, Hideaki SHISHIDO, Hiroyuki MIYAKE, Kohei YOKOYAMA, Yasuhiro JINBO, Yoshitaka DOZEN, Takaaki NAGATA, Shinichi HIRASA
  • Publication number: 20240088172
    Abstract: A display device in which a peripheral circuit portion has high operation stability is provided. The display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate. A first insulating layer is provided over a first surface of the first substrate. A second insulating layer is provided over a first surface of the second substrate. The first surface of the first substrate and the first surface of the second substrate face each other. An adhesive layer is provided between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer. A protective film in contact with the first substrate, the first insulating layer, the adhesive layer, the second insulating layer, and the second substrate is formed in the vicinity of a peripheral portion of the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Yoshiharu HIRAKATA, Takashi HAMADA, Kohei YOKOYAMA, Yasuhiro JINBO, Tetsuji ISHITANI, Daisuke KUBOTA
  • Publication number: 20240065035
    Abstract: A display device capable of displaying a high-quality image is provided. The display device includes a first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element, and a gap. The first light-emitting element includes a first lower electrode, a first light-emitting layer over the first lower electrode, and a first upper electrode over the first light-emitting layer. The second light-emitting element includes a second lower electrode, a second light-emitting layer over the second lower electrode, and a second upper electrode over the second light-emitting layer. The first light-emitting element is adjacent to the second light-emitting element. The gap is between the first upper electrode and first light-emitting layer and the second upper electrode and second light-emitting layer. The first upper electrode includes a region projecting from a side surface of the first light-emitting layer. The second upper electrode includes a region projecting from a side surface of the second light-emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yasuhiro JINBO, Yuichi YANAGISAWA
  • Publication number: 20240065036
    Abstract: A display device capable of high-quality images can be provided. The display device includes a first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element, and a gap. The first light-emitting element includes a first light-emitting layer and a first electron-injection layer over the first light-emitting layer, and the second light-emitting element includes a second light-emitting layer and a second electron-injection layer over the second light-emitting layer. The first light-emitting element is adjacent to the second light-emitting element. The gap is placed between the first electron-injection layer and first light-emitting layer and the second electron-injection layer and second light-emitting layer. The first electron-injection layer comprises a region projecting from the side surface of the first light-emitting layer, and the second electron-injection layer comprises a region projecting from the side surface of the second light-emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yasuhiro JINBO, Yuichi YANAGISAWA
  • Publication number: 20240057453
    Abstract: A highly reliable display device is provided. The display device including a light-emitting element and an insulating layer placed to cover the light-emitting element and the light-emitting element includes a first conductive layer, an EL layer over the first conductive layer, and a second conductive layer over the EL layer and the insulating layer includes a first layer, a second layer over the first layer, and a third layer over the second layer and the first layer has a function of capturing or fixing at least one of water and oxygen, the second layer has a function of inhibiting diffusion of at least one of water and oxygen, and the third layer has a higher concentration of carbon than at least one of the first layer and the second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Yasuhiro JINBO, Yasumasa YAMANE
  • Publication number: 20240038529
    Abstract: A method for depositing a metal oxide is provided. The deposition method of a metal oxide includes a first step of introducing a first precursor into a first chamber, a second step of introducing a second precursor into the first chamber, a third step of introducing a third precursor into the first chamber, a fourth step of introducing an oxidizer in a plasma state into the first chamber after each of the first step, the second step, and the third step, and a fifth step of performing microwave treatment. Performing each of the first to fourth steps one or more times is regarded as one cycle, and the fifth step is performed in a second chamber after the one cycle is repeated a plurality of times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Yuji EGI, Yasuhiro JINBO, Hitoshi KUNITAKE
  • Patent number: 11881522
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having favorable electrical characteristics is provided. A first oxide is formed over a substrate; a first insulator is formed over the first oxide; an opening reaching the first oxide is formed in the first insulator; a first oxide film is deposited in contact with the first oxide and the first insulator in the opening; a first insulating film is deposited over the first oxide film; microwave treatment is performed from above the first insulating film; heat treatment is performed on one or both of the first insulating film and the first oxide; a first conductive film is deposited over the first insulating film; and part of the first oxide film, part of the first insulating film, and part of the first conductive film are removed until a top surface of the first insulator is exposed, so that a second oxide, a second insulator, and a first conductor are formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Naoki Okuno, Yasuhiro Jinbo
  • Patent number: 11881489
    Abstract: Provided is a display device with extremely high resolution, a display device with higher display quality, a display device with improved viewing angle characteristics, or a flexible display device. Same-color subpixels are arranged in a zigzag pattern in a predetermined direction. In other words, when attention is paid to a subpixel, another two subpixels exhibiting the same color as the subpixel are preferably located upper right and lower right or upper left and lower left. Each pixel includes three subpixels arranged in an L shape. In addition, two pixels are combined so that pixel units including subpixel are arranged in matrix of 3×2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisao Ikeda, Kouhei Toyotaka, Hideaki Shishido, Hiroyuki Miyake, Kohei Yokoyama, Yasuhiro Jinbo, Yoshitaka Dozen, Takaaki Nagata, Shinichi Hirasa
  • Publication number: 20230389332
    Abstract: A ferroelectric device having favorable ferroelectricity is provided. The ferroelectric device includes a first conductor over a first insulator, a ferroelectric layer over the first conductor, a second conductor over the ferroelectric layer, a second insulator over the second conductor, and a third insulator surrounding the first conductor, the ferroelectric layer, the second conductor, and the second insulator. The second insulator has a function of capturing or fixing hydrogen, and the third insulator has a function of inhibiting hydrogen diffusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Yasuhiro JINBO, Toshikazu OHNO, Yuichi SATO, Sachie ETO, Shinobu KAWAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11824068
    Abstract: A display device in which a peripheral circuit portion has high operation stability is provided. The display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate. A first insulating layer is provided over a first surface of the first substrate. A second insulating layer is provided over a first surface of the second substrate. The first surface of the first substrate and the first surface of the second substrate face each other. An adhesive layer is provided between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer. A protective film in contact with the first substrate, the first insulating layer, the adhesive layer, the second insulating layer, and the second substrate is formed in the vicinity of a peripheral portion of the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yoshiharu Hirakata, Takashi Hamada, Kohei Yokoyama, Yasuhiro Jinbo, Tetsuji Ishitani, Daisuke Kubota