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).

  • Patent number: 10818703
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming a photocatalytic layer and an organic compound layer in contact with the photocatalytic layer over a substrate having a light transmitting property; forming an element forming layer over the substrate having the light transmitting property with the photocatalytic layer and the organic compound layer in contact with the photocatalytic layer interposed therebetween; and separating the element forming layer from the substrate having the light transmitting property after the photocatalytic layer is irradiated with light through the substrate having the light transmitting property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masafumi Morisue, Yasuhiro Jinbo, Gen Fujii, Hajime Kimura
  • Publication number: 20200185420
    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: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Hisao IKEDA, Kouhei TOYOTAKA, Hideaki SHISHIDO, Hiroyuki MIYAKE, Kohei YOKOYAMA, Yasuhiro JINBO, Yoshitaka DOZEN, Takaaki NAGATA, Shinichi HIRASA
  • Publication number: 20200106032
    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: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Takaaki NAGATA, Tatsuya SAKUISHI, Kohei YOKOYAMA, Yasuhiro JINBO, Taisuke KAMADA, Akihiro CHIDA
  • Publication number: 20200100372
    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: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshiharu HIRAKATA, Yasuhiro JINBO, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 10583641
    Abstract: A yield in the step of bonding two members together is improved. A bonding apparatus includes a stage capable of supporting a first member having a sheet-like shape, a fixing mechanism capable of fixing one end portion of a second member having a sheet-like shape so that the second member overlaps with the first member, and a pressurizing mechanism capable of moving from a side of the one end portion of the second member to a side of the other end portion and spreading a bonding layer under pressure between the first member and the second member. The first member and the second member are bonded to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakatsu Ohno, Yoshiharu Hirakata, Shingo Eguchi, Yasuhiro Jinbo, Hisao Ikeda, Kohei Yokoyama, Hiroki Adachi, Satoru Idojiri
  • Patent number: 10573667
    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: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    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: 20200057330
    Abstract: A display device that can switch between normal display and see-through display is provided. Visibility in see-through display is improved. A liquid crystal element overlaps with a light-emitting element. The light-emitting element, a transistor, and the like overlapping with the liquid crystal element transmit visible light. When the liquid crystal element blocks external light, an image is displayed with the light-emitting element. When the liquid crystal element transmits external light, an image displayed with the light-emitting element is superimposed on a transmission image through the liquid crystal element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Kohei YOKOYAMA, Takaaki NAGATA, Tatsuya SAKUISHI, Akio YAMASHITA, Yasuhiro JINBO, Hideaki SHISHIDO, Tetsuji ISHITANI
  • Patent number: 10531583
    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: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Hirakata, Yasuhiro Jinbo, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 10514137
    Abstract: An object of this invention is to provide a highly portable light-emitting device or a highly browsable light-emitting device. The light-emitting device includes a joint portion, and a plurality of light-emitting units apart from each other with the joint portion positioned therebetween. The joint portion and the light-emitting units are flexible. The joint portion can be bent to a curvature radius smaller than a curvature radius to which the light-emitting unit can be bent. The light-emitting unit is supplied with a signal through a side not adjacent to the joint portion or is supplied with a signal by wireless communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoya Aoyama, Yasuhiro Jinbo, Yoshiharu Hirakata, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20190348448
    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: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Yoshiharu HIRAKATA, Takashi HAMADA, Kohei YOKOYAMA, Yasuhiro JINBO, Tetsuji ISHITANI, Daisuke KUBOTA
  • Publication number: 20190339800
    Abstract: To provide a novel display panel that is highly convenient or reliable. To provide a novel input and output device that is highly convenient or reliable. To provide a novel data processing device that is highly convenient or reliable. To provide a method for manufacturing a novel display panel that is highly convenient or reliable. The display panel includes a pixel, a third conductive film electrically connected to the pixel, an insulating film including an opening portion overlapping with the third conductive film, and an electrode including a first region in contact with the third conductive film and a second region functioning as a contact point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Yasuhiro JINBO, Shingo EGUCHI, Hisao IKEDA, Tetsuji ISHITANI, Taisuke KAMADA
  • Patent number: 10442172
    Abstract: A processing apparatus of a stack is provided. The stack includes two substrates attached to each other with a gap provided between their end portions. The processing apparatus includes a fixing mechanism that fixes part of the stack, a plurality of adsorption jigs that fix an outer peripheral edge of one of the substrates of the stack, and a wedge-shaped jig that is inserted into a corner of the stack. The plurality of adsorption jigs include a mechanism that allows the adsorption jigs to move separately in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction. The processing apparatus further includes a sensor sensing a position of the gap between the end portion in the stack. A tip of the wedge-shaped jig moves along a chamfer formed on an end surface of the stack. The wedge-shaped jig is inserted into the gap between the end portions in the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kayo Kumakura, Tomoya Aoyama, Akihiro Chida, Kohei Yokoyama, Masakatsu Ohno, Satoru Idojiri, Hisao Ikeda, Hiroki Adachi, Yoshiharu Hirakata, Shingo Eguchi, Yasuhiro Jinbo
  • Patent number: 10429999
    Abstract: To provide a novel display panel that is highly convenient or reliable. To provide a novel input and output device that is highly convenient or reliable. To provide a novel data processing device that is highly convenient or reliable. To provide a method for manufacturing a novel display panel that is highly convenient or reliable. The display panel includes a pixel, a third conductive film electrically connected to the pixel, an insulating film including an opening portion overlapping with the third conductive film, and an electrode including a first region in contact with the third conductive film and a second region functioning as a contact point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Jinbo, Shingo Eguchi, Hisao Ikeda, Tetsuji Ishitani, Taisuke Kamada
  • Patent number: 10367014
    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: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yoshiharu Hirakata, Takashi Hamada, Kohei Yokoyama, Yasuhiro Jinbo, Tetsuji Ishitani, Daisuke Kubota
  • Publication number: 20190220128
    Abstract: A novel functional panel, a novel device, or a novel data processor is provided. A structure in which a first plane, a second plane that is opposite the first plane, and a neutral plane between the first plane and the second plane are provided and a portion of a functional layer having a thickness greater than or equal to half of the thickness of the functional layer is in a region between the first plane and the neutral plane was conceived.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Yasuhiro JINBO, Akio ENDO
  • Publication number: 20190223301
    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: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshiharu HIRAKATA, Yasuhiro JINBO, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 10331247
    Abstract: A novel functional panel, a novel device, or a novel data processor is provided. A structure in which a first plane, a second plane that is opposite the first plane, and a neutral plane between the first plane and the second plane are provided and a portion of a functional layer having a thickness greater than or equal to half of the thickness of the functional layer is in a region between the first plane and the neutral plane was conceived.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Jinbo, Akio Endo
  • Patent number: 10304919
    Abstract: To provide a display device with a manufacturing yield and/or a display device with suppressed mixture of colors between adjacent pixels. The display device includes a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, and an adhesive layer. The first insulating layer includes a first opening. The second insulating layer includes a second opening. The first opening and the second opening are provided between the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode. In a top view, a periphery of the second opening is positioned on an inner side than a periphery of the first opening. The adhesive layer has a region overlapping with the second insulating layer below the second insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Jinbo, Kohei Yokoyama, Yuki Tamatsukuri, Naoto Goto, Masami Jintyou, Masayoshi Dobashi, Masataka Nakada, Akihiro Chida, Naoyuki Senda
  • Patent number: 10276826
    Abstract: A lightweight flexible light-emitting device that is less likely to be broken is provided. The light-emitting device includes a first flexible substrate, a second flexible substrate, an element layer, a first bonding layer, and a second bonding layer. The element layer includes a light-emitting element. The element layer is provided between the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate. The first bonding layer is provided between the first flexible substrate and the element layer. The second bonding layer is provided between the second flexible substrate and the element layer. The first and second bonding layers are in contact with each other on the outer side of an end portion of the element layer. The first and second flexible substrates are in contact with each other on the outer side of the end portions of the element layer, the first bonding layer, and the second bonding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yasuhiro Jinbo, Shingo Eguchi
  • Patent number: 10271438
    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: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Hirakata, Yasuhiro Jinbo, Shunpei Yamazaki