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: 20230317832
    Abstract: A method for modifying an insulating film is provided. The method includes a first step of preparing an insulating film containing hydrogen, and a second step of performing microwave treatment on the insulating film to release the hydrogen in the insulating film as water molecules, so that a hydrogen concentration in the insulating film is reduced. Note that the microwave treatment is preferably performed using an oxygen gas and an argon gas at a temperature range of higher than or equal to 200° C. and lower than or equal to 300° C., and the proportion of the flow rate of the oxygen gas to the total of the flow rate of the oxygen gas and the flow rate of the argon gas is preferably greater than 0 % and less than or equal to 50 %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Fumito ISAKA, Yoichi IIKUBO, Yuji EGI, Yasuhiro JINBO
  • Publication number: 20230320000
    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: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshiharu HIRAKATA, Yasuhiro JINBO, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230307634
    Abstract: A lithium ion battery having excellent charge characteristics and discharge characteristics even in a low-temperature environment is provided. The lithium ion battery includes a positive electrode active material and an electrolyte. The positive electrode active material contains cobalt, oxygen, magnesium, aluminum, and nickel. The electrolyte contains lithium hexafluorophosphate, ethylene carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate, and dimethyl carbonate. Second discharge capacity of the lithium ion battery is higher than or equal to 70% of first discharge capacity. The first discharge capacity is obtained by performing first charge and first discharge at 20° C., and the second discharge capacity is obtained by performing second charge and second discharge at ?40° C. The first discharge and the second discharge are constant current discharge with 20 mA/g per positive electrode active material weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Jo SAITO, Kaori OGITA, Yohei MOMMA, Kazutaka KURIKI, Shuhei YOSHITOMI, Yasuhiro JINBO, Tetsuya KAKEHATA, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230274935
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having favorable electrical characteristics is provided. A metal oxide is formed over a substrate by the steps of: introducing a first precursor into a chamber in which the substrate is provided; introducing a first oxidizer after the introduction of the first precursor; introducing a second precursor after the introduction of the first oxidizer; and introducing a second oxidizer after the introduction of the second precursor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Tetsuya KAKEHATA, Yuji EGI, Yasuhiro JINBO, Yujiro SAKURADA
  • Publication number: 20230269949
    Abstract: A material having favorable ferroelectricity is provided. An embodiment of the present invention is a metal oxide film including a first layer and a second layer. The first layer contains first oxygen and hafnium, and the second layer contains second oxygen and zirconium. The hafnium and the zirconium are bonded to each other with the first oxygen positioned therebetween, and the second oxygen is bonded to the zirconium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Yasuhiro JINBO, Hitoshi KUNITAKE, Yuji EGI, Masahiro TAKAHASHI, Shuntaro KOCHI
  • Patent number: 11716820
    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: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Hirakata, Yasuhiro Jinbo, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20230155032
    Abstract: A semiconductor device with a small variation in characteristics is provided. The semiconductor device includes an oxide, a first conductor and a second conductor over the oxide, a first insulator over the first conductor, a second insulator over the second conductor, a third insulator over the first insulator and the second insulator, a fourth insulator over the third insulator, a fifth insulator that is over the oxide and is located between the first conductor and the second conductor; a sixth insulator over the fifth insulator; a seventh insulator over the sixth insulator, and a third conductor over the seventh insulator. The third conductor includes a region overlapping with the oxide, the fifth insulator has a region that is in contact with each of the oxide, the first conductor, the second conductor, and the first to fourth insulators, and the sixth insulator contains hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Tetsuya KAKEHATA, Yasuhiro JINBO, Yuji EGI, Fumito ISAKA, Shuntaro KOCHI, Masahiro TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20230120875
    Abstract: A highly reliable display device is provided. The display device includes a pixel electrode including first to fourth conductive layers, and an EL layer including a functional layer and a light-emitting layer. The second to fourth conductive layers are stacked in this order and provided to cover the first conductive layer. The functional layer includes a region that covers the second to fourth conductive layers and is in contact with the fourth conductive layer. The light-emitting layer is provided over the functional layer. The side surface of the first conductive layer has a tapered shape with a taper angle less than 90° in the cross section. The second to fourth conductive layers each include a tapered portion in a region overlapping the side surface of the first conductive layer. The visible light reflectance of the third conductive layer is higher than that of the first, second, and fourth conductive layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Ryota Hodo, Yasuhiro Jinbo
  • Publication number: 20230110947
    Abstract: A novel deposition method of a metal oxide is provided. The deposition method includes a first step of supplying a first precursor to a chamber; a second step of supplying a second precursor to the chamber; a third step of supplying a third precursor to the chamber; and a fourth step of introducing an oxidizer into the chamber after the first step, the second step, and the third step. The first to third precursors are different kinds of precursors, and a substrate placed in the chamber in the first to fourth steps is heated to a temperature higher than or equal to 300° C. and lower than or equal to decomposition temperatures of the first to third precursors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Yasuhiro JINBO, Yuji EGI, Tetsuya KAKEHATA
  • Publication number: 20230079181
    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: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Hisao IKEDA, Kouhei TOYOTAKA, Hideaki SHISHIDO, Hiroyuki MIYAKE, Kohei YOKOYAMA, Yasuhiro JINBO, Yoshitaka DOZEN, Takaaki NAGATA, Shinichi HIRASA
  • Patent number: 11600489
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having favorable electrical characteristics is provided. A metal oxide is formed over a substrate by the steps of: introducing a first precursor into a chamber in which the substrate is provided; introducing a first oxidizer after the introduction of the first precursor; introducing a second precursor after the introduction of the first oxidizer; and introducing a second oxidizer after the introduction of the second precursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Tetsuya Kakehata, Yuji Egi, Yasuhiro Jinbo, Yujiro Sakurada
  • Publication number: 20230051739
    Abstract: To provide a highly reliable memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Tetsuya KAKEHATA, Yasuhiro JINBO, Yuji EGI
  • Publication number: 20230052149
    Abstract: Manufacturing equipment with which steps from processing to sealing of an organic compound film can be continuously performed is provided. The manufacturing equipment enables continuous processing of a patterning step of a light-emitting device and a light-receiving device and a step of sealing top and side surfaces of organic layers to prevent the top and side surfaces from being exposed to the air, which allows formation of the light-emitting device and the light-receiving device each of which has a minute structure, high luminous, and high reliability. This manufacturing equipment can be built in an in-line manufacturing system where apparatuses are arranged according to the order of process steps for the light-emitting device and the light-receiving device, resulting in high throughput manufacturing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yasuhiro Jinbo, Tomoya Aoyama, Daiki Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20230034972
    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: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshiharu HIRAKATA, Yasuhiro JINBO, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230023720
    Abstract: A semiconductor device with a small variation in characteristics is provided. A semiconductor device includes an oxide, a first conductor and a second conductor over the oxide, a first insulator over the first conductor, a second insulator over the second conductor, a third insulator over the first insulator and the second insulator, a fourth insulator over the third insulator, a fifth insulator that is over the oxide and placed between the first conductor and the second conductor, a sixth insulator over the fifth insulator, and a third conductor over the sixth insulator. The third conductor includes a region overlapping the oxide. The fifth insulator includes a region in contact with the oxide, the first conductor, the second conductor, and each of the first insulator to the fourth insulator. The fifth insulator contains nitrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Tetsuya KAKEHATA, Yasuhiro JINBO, Yuji EGI
  • Publication number: 20230009750
    Abstract: To provide a method of manufacturing a display device capable of high resolution. To provide a display device having both high display quality and high resolution. A first EL layer, a first layer, and a second layer are formed over a first pixel electrode; a second EL layer, a third layer, and a fourth layer are formed over the second pixel electrode; a resin layer covering an end portion of the second layer and an end portion of the fourth layer is formed by applying a photosensitive resin, exposing the photosensitive resin to light, and developing the photosensitive resin; a top surface of the first EL layer and a top surface of the second EL layer are exposed by etching parts of the first layer, the second layer, the third layer, and the fourth layer which are not covered with the resin layer; and a common electrode covering the first EL layer, the second EL layer, and the resin layer are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Ryota Hodo, Yasuhiro Jinbo, Chisato Kato
  • Patent number: 11552107
    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: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    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: 20220416183
    Abstract: A flexible display device is manufactured with high yield. A display device having high resistance to repeated bending is provided. The display device is manufactured by forming a separation layer over a support substrate; forming, over the separation layer, an inorganic insulating layer including a first portion and a second portion; forming a display element over the inorganic insulating layer to be overlapped with the first portion; forming a connection electrode over the inorganic insulating layer to be overlapped with the second portion; sealing the display element; separating the support substrate and the inorganic insulating layer using the separation layer; attaching a substrate to the inorganic insulating layer to be overlapped with the first portion; and etching the second portion using the substrate as a mask to expose the connection electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Takaaki NAGATA, Tatsuya SAKUISHI, Kohei YOKOYAMA, Yasuhiro JINBO, Taisuke KAMADA, Akihiro CHIDA
  • Patent number: 11516927
    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: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Hirakata, Yasuhiro Jinbo, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20220376113
    Abstract: A semiconductor device with a small variation in transistor characteristics is provided. An oxide semiconductor film, a source electrode and a drain electrode over the oxide semiconductor film, an interlayer insulating film placed to cover the oxide semiconductor film, the source electrode, and the drain electrode, and a gate electrode over the oxide semiconductor film are included; an opening is formed overlapping with a region between the source electrode and the drain electrode in the interlayer insulating film; the gate electrode is placed in the opening in the interlayer insulating film; and the source electrode and the drain electrode include a conductive film having compressive stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Yasuhiro JINBO, Tomosato Kanagawa