Patents by Inventor Yasunori Yoshida

Yasunori Yoshida 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: 9123284
    Abstract: A display device in which the image quality is improved by control of the peak luminance. A plurality of instantaneous luminances are expressed by performing signal writing to each pixel plural times within one frame period. The gray level is expressed by controlling time integration levels of the plurality of instantaneous luminances. Moreover, the time integration level is increased as the level of gray level data of the pixel is higher, and the time integration level is increased as the average value of gray level data of an image to be displayed is smaller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasunori Yoshida
  • Patent number: 9123625
    Abstract: The invention provides an active matrix EL display device which can perform a clear multi-gray scale color display. In particular, the invention provides a large active matrix EL display device at low cost by a manufacturing method which can selectively form a pattern. Power supply lines in a pixel portion are arranged in matrix by the manufacturing method which can selectively form a pattern. Further, capacitance between wirings is reduced by providing a longer distance between adjacent wirings by the manufacturing method which can selectively form a pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori Yoshida, Hajime Kimura, Shinji Maekawa, Osamu Nakamura, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9035866
    Abstract: To provide an active matrix display device in which power consumption of a signal line driver circuit can be suppressed, so that power consumption of the entire memory can be suppressed. A plurality of memory circuits which can write data of a video signal input to a pixel in one line period and can hold the data are provided in a signal line driver circuit of a display device. Then, the data held in each memory circuit is input to a pixel of a corresponding line as a video signal. By providing two or more memory circuits in a driver circuit, pieces of data of video signals corresponding to two or more line periods can be concurrently held in the memory circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratories Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasunori Yoshida
  • Patent number: 9035867
    Abstract: In a display device including a backlight and a display panel, the area of the backlight is divided into a plurality of unit regions; the display panel includes pixels which are larger in number than the unit regions; a frame rate of image data input to the device is converted to perform display while part of the unit regions in which black is displayed is in a non-light emission state; and the driving frequency of the backlight is converted in accordance with the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasunori Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20150130857
    Abstract: The present invention solves the motion blur of moving images in hold-type display devices. An amount of a moving image is detected from image data included in frames and an image at the intermediate state between an image of the current frame and an image of the next frame is made as an interpolation image. Thus, the movement of the image can follow the movement of human eyes and the luminance of the interpolation image is changed, and thus, display can be made close to pseudo impulse type display. In this manner, hold-type display devices without motion blur and methods of driving the hold-type display devices can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Yasunori YOSHIDA, Hajime KIMURA
  • Patent number: 9012080
    Abstract: A needle-like structure of silicon is provided. A crystalline silicon region is formed over a metal substrate by an LPCVD method, whereby whisker-like crystalline silicon which is a polycrystalline body and grows in the <110> direction or the <211> direction with {111} the plane as a twin boundary can be obtained. Whisker-like crystalline silicon grows while forming a twin crystal (introducing stacking faults), and an initial nucleus is provided so that the normal direction <111> of the twin boundary is always included in the plane perpendicular to the growth direction of whisker-like crystalline silicon (in a transverse cross section). Such a material is used as a negative electrode active material of a lithium-ion secondary battery and for a photoelectric conversion device such as a solar battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasunori Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20150080519
    Abstract: A phenol resin molding material of the present invention includes a modified olefin-based polymer particle (I) and a phenol resin (II). Furthermore, it is preferable that the above-described modified olefin-based polymer particle (I) satisfy at least one of the following requirements (A), (B), and (C). (A) Inclusion of at least one element selected from a group consisting of a group 15 element, a group 16 element, and a group 17 element of the periodic table. (B) When the whole of the above-described olefin-based polymer particle (I) is set as 100 wt %, the content of the above-described elements is greater than or equal to 0.05 wt % and less than or equal to 50 wt %. (C) MFR which is measured under the conditions of 190° C. and 2.16 kgf based on JIS K 7210 is greater than or equal to 0.001 g/10 minutes and less than 3 g/10 minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Takaharu Abe, Masanobu Maeda, Takahiro Yamada, Yasunori Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20140361959
    Abstract: In a display element such as an organic EL element, deterioration progresses due to light emission, and emission luminance is lowered even if the same voltage is applied to the display element. Therefore, use over time causes variations in luminance of each pixel, thereby a so-called “image burn-in” phenomenon occurs. Given this factor, the invention provides a display device which can reduce the difference in deterioration of a display element in each pixel and suppress variations in light emission of a display element in a pixel. It is prevented that only a specific pixel has a long accumulated lighting time. For that purpose, a gray scale of a display pattern is changed to prevent the difference in deterioration of display element in pixels from increasing. Alternatively, a specific display pattern is prevented from being fixedly displayed in a specific region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Hajime KIMURA, Atsushi UMEZAKI, Yasunori YOSHIDA, Hideaki SHISHIDO, Takuya KIMISHIMA, Yasuyuki ARAI
  • Patent number: 8907879
    Abstract: In a period Tin, p-th input image data (p is a positive integer) and (p+1)th input image data are input to a liquid crystal display device. In a period T, i-th original image data (i is a positive integer) and (i+1)th original image data are generated based on the input image data. J number of sub-images (J is an integer equal to or more than 3) are generated based on the i-th original image data. In the period T, the J number of sub-images are sequentially displayed. At least one of the i-th original image data and the (i+1)th original image data is in an intermediate state between the p-th input image data and the (p+1)th input image data. Each of the sub-images exhibits one of first brightness and second brightness. At least one sub-image among the J number of sub-images is different from the other sub-images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori Yoshida, Hajime Kimura
  • Patent number: 8901465
    Abstract: A nitrogen gas tank, a rotary pump and a mechanical booster pump are connected to a bonding vessel that constitutes a bonding apparatus for carrying out diffusion bonding, the apparatus further comprising a pressure sensor. A nitrogen gas atmosphere is formed inside the bonding vessel, and under control operations of a control circuit, a nitrogen introduction rate is controlled so that a pressure is substantially fixed at a predetermined pressure between 3-105 Pa. At such a state, under the action of a rod of a hydraulic cylinder, a second electrode is brought into proximity with a first electrode, so that ultimately, a first object to be bonded and a second object to be bonded on the first electrode are pressed. Further, current is applied through the first electrode and the second electrode with respect to the first object to be bonded and the second object to be bonded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: SMC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Ohashi, Keiichi Minegishi, Yasunori Yoshida, Kouji Wada
  • Patent number: 8878757
    Abstract: The present invention solves the motion blur of moving images in hold-type display devices. An amount of a moving image is detected from image data included in frames and an image at the intermediate state between an image of the current frame and an image of the next frame is made as an interpolation image. Thus, the movement of the image can follow the movement of human eyes and the luminance of the interpolation image is changed, and thus, display can be made close to pseudo impulse type display. In this manner, hold-type display devices without motion blur and methods of driving the hold-type display devices can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori Yoshida, Hajime Kimura
  • Publication number: 20140319491
    Abstract: The invention provides an active matrix EL display device which can perform a clear multi-gray scale color display. In particular, the invention provides a large active matrix EL display device at low cost by a manufacturing method which can selectively form a pattern. Power supply lines in a pixel portion are arranged in matrix by the manufacturing method which can selectively form a pattern. Further, capacitance between wirings is reduced by providing a longer distance between adjacent wirings by the manufacturing method which can selectively form a pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasunori Yoshida, Hajime Kimura, Shinji Maekawa, Osamu Nakamura, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 8766906
    Abstract: To provide a hold-type display device without a problem of motion blur and a driving method thereof. The length of a period for displaying a blanking image in one frame period is controlled in accordance with a control parameter showing the degree of motion blur, and the level of a signal supplied to a display element is changed in accordance with the length of the period for displaying the blanking image. Accordingly, the hold-type display device without a problem of motion blur and the driving method thereof can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori Yoshida, Hajime Kimura
  • Publication number: 20140176229
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device which operates stably with few malfunctions due to noise, with low power consumption, and little variation in characteristics; a display device including the semiconductor device; and an electronic device including the display device. An output terminal is connected to a power supply line, thereby reducing variation in electric potential of the output terminal. In addition, a gate electrode potential which turns ON a transistor is maintained due to the capacitance of the transistor. Further, change in characteristics of the transistor is reduced by a signal line for reverse bias.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yasunori Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20140176405
    Abstract: To provide an active matrix display device in which power consumption of a signal line driver circuit can be suppressed, so that power consumption of the entire memory can be suppressed. A plurality of memory circuits which can write data of a video signal input to a pixel in one line period and can hold the data are provided in a signal line driver circuit of a display device. Then, the data held in each memory circuit is input to a pixel of a corresponding line as a video signal. By providing two or more memory circuits in a driver circuit, pieces of data of video signals corresponding to two or more line periods can be concurrently held in the memory circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasunori Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20140139568
    Abstract: To provide a hold-type display device without a problem of motion blur and a driving method thereof. The length of a period for displaying a blanking image in one frame period is controlled in accordance with a control parameter showing the degree of motion blur, and the level of a signal supplied to a display element is changed in accordance with the length of the period for displaying the blanking image. Accordingly, the hold-type display device without a problem of motion blur and the driving method thereof can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori YOSHIDA, Hajime KIMURA
  • Patent number: 8717269
    Abstract: The invention provides an active matrix EL display device which can perform a clear multi-gray scale color display. In particular, the invention provides a large active matrix EL display device at low cost by a manufacturing method which can selectively form a pattern. Power supply lines in a pixel portion are arranged in matrix by the manufacturing method which can selectively form a pattern. Further, capacitance between wirings is reduced by providing a longer distance between adjacent wirings by the manufacturing method which can selectively form a pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori Yoshida, Hajime Kimura, Shinji Maekawa, Osamu Nakamura, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 8698709
    Abstract: To solve the lack of program time, which is a problem of a display device including an EL element, and to provide a display device including a pixel circuit with a high aperture ratio and a driving method thereof. In a circuit including a driving transistor, a capacitor, a display element which can be used as a capacitor, a first power supply line and a second power supply line, potentials of the first power supply line and the second power supply line are set to be almost the same, thereby a threshold voltage of the driving transistor is held in the display element, and after that, a charge is divided into the display element and the capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasunori Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8692740
    Abstract: In an EL display device which performs area grayscale display, image quality is improved and stabilized. A plurality of subpixels each having light emitting elements which emit light of approximately the same color and a plurality of monitor pixels each having the same number of subpixels as the pixel are provided. The light emitting element in the monitor pixel is manufactured at the same time as the light emitting element in the pixel, and the electrode of the light emitting element in the monitor pixel is connected to a different constant current source in each subpixel. A circuit for changing a potential of the electrode of the light emitting element in the pixel for each subpixel in accordance with a potential change of the electrode of the light emitting element of the monitor pixel, thereby the aforementioned purposes are achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori Yoshida, Hajime Kimura, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 8643400
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device which operates stably with few malfunctions due to noise, with low power consumption, and little variation in characteristics; a display device including the semiconductor device; and an electronic device including the display device. An output terminal is connected to a power supply line, thereby reducing variation in electric potential of the output terminal. In addition, a gate electrode potential which turns ON a transistor is maintained due to the capacitance of the transistor. Further, change in characteristics of the transistor is reduced by a signal line for reverse bias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasunori Yoshida