Patents by Inventor Yasuo Idei

Yasuo Idei 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: 8618562
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a multilayer body including a light emitting layer made of a semiconductor; a first bonding metal layer attached to the multilayer body; a substrate; and a second bonding metal layer attached to the substrate and bonded to the first bonding metal layer at a bonding interface, at least one of a planar size of the first bonding metal layer on the bonding interface side and a planar size of the second bonding metal layer on the bonding interface side being smaller than a planar size of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yasuo Idei
  • Patent number: 8299480
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device includes: an upper growth layer including a light emitting layer; a transparent substrate through which a radiant light from the light emitting layer passes; and a foundation layer provided between the upper growth layer and the transparent substrate, the foundation layer having a surface-controlling layer and a bonding layer bonded with the transparent substrate. The surface-controlling layer is made of compound semiconductor including at least Ga and As. The upper growth layer is formed on an upper surface of the surface-controlling layer. A lattice constant difference at an interface between the surface-controlling layer and the upper growth layer is smaller than that at an interface between the bonding layer and the transparent substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Ryo Saeki, Katsufumi Kondo, Yasuo Idei
  • Publication number: 20100289046
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a multilayer body including a light emitting layer made of a semiconductor; a first bonding metal layer attached to the multilayer body; a substrate; and a second bonding metal layer attached to the substrate and bonded to the first bonding metal layer at a bonding interface, at least one of a planar size of the first bonding metal layer on the bonding interface side and a planar size of the second bonding metal layer on the bonding interface side being smaller than a planar size of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Yasuo Idei
  • Publication number: 20090224269
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device includes: an upper growth layer including a light emitting layer; a transparent substrate through which a radiant light from the light emitting layer passes; and a foundation layer provided between the upper growth layer and the transparent substrate, the foundation layer having a surface-controlling layer and a bonding layer bonded with the transparent substrate. The surface-controlling layer is made of compound semiconductor including at least Ga and As. The upper growth layer is formed on an upper surface of the surface-controlling layer. A lattice constant difference at an interface between the surface-controlling layer and the upper growth layer is smaller than that at an interface between the bonding layer and the transparent substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Ryo Saeki, Katsufumi Kondo, Yasuo Idei
  • Patent number: 7141445
    Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor light emitting device wherein the variation in tone in each device is small and the variation in tone due to deterioration with age is also small, and a method for manufacturing the same. The semiconductor light emitting device includes an active layer for emitting primary light having a first wavelength by current injection, and a light emitting layer excited by the primary light for emitting secondary light having a second wavelength different from said first wavelength, wherein the primary light and the secondary light are mixed to be outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hideto Sugawara, Koichi Nitta, Hirohisa Abe, Kuniaki Konno, Yasuo Idei
  • Publication number: 20050040427
    Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor light emitting device wherein the variation in tone in each device is small and the variation in tone due to deterioration with age is also small, and a method for manufacturing the same. The semiconductor light emitting device includes an active layer for emitting primary light having a first wavelength by current injection, and a light emitting layer excited by the primary light for emitting secondary light having a second wavelength different from said first wavelength, wherein the primary light and the secondary light are mixed to be outputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Hideto Sugawara, Koichi Nitta, Hirohisa Abe, Kuniaki Konno, Yasuo Idei
  • Patent number: 6815725
    Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor light emitting device wherein the variation in tone in each device is small and the variation in tone due to deterioration with age is also small, and a method for manufacturing the same. The semiconductor light emitting device includes an active layer for emitting primary light having a first wavelength by current injection, and a light emitting layer excited by the primary light for emitting secondary light having a second wavelength different from said first wavelength, wherein the primary light and the secondary light are mixed to be outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hideto Sugawara, Koichi Nitta, Hirohisa Abe, Kuniaki Konno, Yasuo Idei
  • Publication number: 20030205714
    Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor light emitting device wherein the variation in tone in each device is small and the variation in tone due to deterioration with age is also small, and a method for manufacturing the same. The semiconductor light emitting device includes an active layer for emitting primary light having a first wavelength by current injection, and a light emitting layer excited by the primary light for emitting secondary light having a second wavelength different from said first wavelength, wherein the primary light and the secondary light are mixed to be outputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hideto Sugawara, Koichi Nitta, Hirohisa Abe, Kuniaki Konno, Yasuo Idei
  • Patent number: 6576933
    Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor light emitting device wherein the variation in tone in each device is small and the variation in tone due to deterioration with age is also small, and a method for manufacturing the same. The semiconductor light emitting device includes an active layer for emitting primary light having a first wavelength by current injection, and a light emitting layer excited by the primary light for emitting secondary light having a second wavelength different from said first wavelength, wherein the primary light and the secondary light are mixed to be outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hideto Sugawara, Koichi Nitta, Hirohisa Abe, Kuniaki Konno, Yasuo Idei
  • Publication number: 20020030197
    Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor light emitting device wherein the variation in tone in each device is small and the variation in tone due to deterioration with age is also small, and a method for manufacturing the same. The semiconductor light emitting device includes an active layer for emitting primary light having a first wavelength by current injection, and a light emitting layer excited by the primary light for emitting secondary light having a second wavelength different from said first wavelength, wherein the primary light and the secondary light are mixed to be outputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hideto Sugawara, Koichi Nitta, Hirohisa Abe, Kuniaki Konno, Yasuo Idei
  • Patent number: 5744828
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device has a semiconductor substrate (1). On a first principal plane of the substrate, an emission layer is formed. In a predetermined region on the emission layer, a current blocking layer (10) is formed. On the current blocking layer, an excitation electrode (20) is formed. A substrate electrode (9) is formed on a second principal plane of the substrate. The excitation electrode is composed of a bonding pad (21) and a current supply electrode (22). The current blocking layer is under the bonding pad. The current blocking layer prevents a current from flowing under the bonding pad. The current supply electrode improves the light emission efficiency of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hideki Nozaki, Kazumi Unno, Yasuo Idei, Katsuhiko Nishitani
  • Patent number: 5386139
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting element in which light leakage from the vicinity of an active layer end thereof is significantly reduced, and an interval at which the element is disposed is sufficiently narrow, so that there can be realized an optimal distance-measuring accuracy when used for a light source of a camera's automatic focusing mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1995
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yasuo Idei, Toshio Shimizu
  • Patent number: 5073806
    Abstract: To form a semiconductor light emitting element provided with three light emitting portions into a monolithic structure, the element of double heterojunction structure has a p-type GaAs semiconductor substrate, an n-type GaAlAs current restriction layer formed with conductive regions arranged at regular intervals, a p-type GaAlAs cladding layer, a p-type GaAlAs active layer, an n-type GaAlAs cladding layer, and two grooves formed extending from the surface of the n-type GaAlAs cladding layer deep through the p-type GaAlAs active layer and between the two adjacent conductive regions. Since the three light emitting portions are formed at precise intervals in a monolithic structure, when mounted on a camera for use with an automatic focusing mechanism, it is possible to measure a distance to a subject in trigonometrical survey without the subject being out of focus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1991
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yasuo Idei