Patents by Inventor Yohei Hirose

Yohei Hirose 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: 20240096913
    Abstract: There is provided a solid-state imaging element capable of increasing a channel area of a pixel transistor and reducing a parasitic capacitance of a gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: AKIHIKO KATO, TOSHIHIRO KUROBE, AKIKO HONJO, KOICHI BABA, NAOHIKO KIMIZUKA, YOHEI HIROSE, TOYOTAKA KATAOKA, TAKUYA TOYOFUKU
  • Publication number: 20230329017
    Abstract: A first solid-state imaging element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a bottom-electrode; a top-electrode opposed to the bottom-electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer provided between the bottom-electrode and the top-electrode and including a first organic semiconductor material; and- an upper inter-layer provided between the top-electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, and including a second organic semiconductor material having a halogen atom in a molecule at a concentration in a range from 0 volume % or more to less than 0.05 volume %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicants: SONY GROUP CORPORATION, SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei HIROSE, Iwao YAGI, Shintarou HIRATA, Hideaki MOGI, Masashi BANDO, Osamu ENOKI
  • Patent number: 11730004
    Abstract: A first solid-state imaging element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a bottom-electrode; a top-electrode opposed to the bottom-electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer provided between the bottom-electrode and the top-electrode and including a first organic semiconductor material; and an upper inter-layer provided between the top-electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, and including a second organic semiconductor material having a halogen atom in a molecule at a concentration in a range from 0 volume % or more to less than 0.05 volume %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignees: SONY GROUP CORPORATION, SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei Hirose, Iwao Yagi, Shintarou Hirata, Hideaki Mogi, Masashi Bando, Osamu Enoki
  • Patent number: 11495762
    Abstract: An imaging element which is formed by sequentially stacking at least an anode, an anode-side buffer layer, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a cathode, in which the anode-side buffer layer includes a material having structural formula in which thiophene and carbazole are combined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuharu Ujiie, Ichiro Takemura, Masaki Orihashi, Yohei Hirose
  • Publication number: 20220310951
    Abstract: An imaging element which is formed by sequentially stacking at least an anode, an anode-side buffer layer, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a cathode, in which the anode-side buffer layer includes a material having structural formula in which thiophene and carbazole are combined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicants: SONY GROUP CORPORATION, SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuharu UJIIE, Ichiro TAKEMURA, Masaki ORIHASHI, Yohei HIROSE
  • Publication number: 20220165781
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solid-state image sensor and an electronic apparatus that suppress a decrease in light collection efficiency and degradation in oblique light resistance and enable a reduction in the height of a solid-state image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: HIDEAKI MOGI, YOHEI HIROSE, SHINTAROU HIRATA, YUYA KUMAGAI, TETSUJI YAMAGUCHI, MASAKI MURATA, YASUHARU UJIIE
  • Publication number: 20220013584
    Abstract: A first solid-state imaging element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a bottom-electrode; a top-electrode opposed to the bottom-electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer provided between the bottom-electrode and the top-electrode and including a first organic semiconductor material; and an upper inter-layer provided between the top-electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, and including a second organic semiconductor material having a halogen atom in a molecule at a concentration in a range from 0 volume % or more to less than 0.05 volume %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicants: SONY GROUP CORPORATION, SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei Hirose, Iwao Yagi, Shintarou Hirata, Hideaki Mogi, Masashi Bando, Osamu Enoki
  • Publication number: 20220005872
    Abstract: A first solid-state imaging element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a bottom-electrode; a top-electrode opposed to the bottom-electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer provided between the bottom-electrode and the top-electrode and including a first organic semiconductor material; and—an upper inter-layer provided between the top-electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, and including a second organic semiconductor material having a halogen atom in a molecule at a concentration in a range from 0 volume % or more to less than 0.05 volume %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicants: SONY GROUP CORPORATION, SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei HIROSE, Iwao YAGI, Shintarou HIRATA, Hideaki MOGI, Masashi BANDO, Osamu ENOKI
  • Patent number: 11211422
    Abstract: Provided is a solid-state image sensor of a vertical spectral diffraction type in which a plurality of photoelectric conversion units are stacked in a region of each pixel, the solid-state image sensor includes a first photoelectric conversion module that includes a first photoelectric conversion unit that to performs photoelectric conversion on light in a first wavelength range of incident light, a first upper electrode and a first lower electrode with the first photoelectric conversion unit between the first upper electrode and the first lower electrode, and a first spectral correction unit between the first upper electrode and the first lower electrode stacked on the first photoelectric conversion unit and a second photoelectric conversion unit that performs photoelectric conversion on light in a second wavelength range of light that has passed through the first photoelectric conversion module, the second wavelength range is different from the first wavelength range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki Mogi, Yohei Hirose, Shintarou Hirata, Yuya Kumagai, Tetsuji Yamaguchi, Masaki Murata, Yasuharu Ujiie
  • Patent number: 11158675
    Abstract: A first solid-state imaging element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a bottom-electrode; a top-electrode opposed to the bottom-electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer provided between the bottom-electrode and the top-electrode and including a first organic semiconductor material; and an—upper inter-layer provided between the top-electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, and including a second organic semiconductor material having a halogen atom in a molecule at a concentration in a range from 0 volume % or more to less than 0.05 volume %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Yohei Hirose, Iwao Yagi, Shintarou Hirata, Hideaki Mogi, Masashi Bando, Osamu Enoki
  • Patent number: 10840467
    Abstract: An image pickup device includes: a first electrode film; an organic photoelectric conversion film; a second electrode film; and a metal wiring film electrically connected to the second electrode film, the first electrode film, the organic photoelectric conversion film, and the second electrode film all provided on a substrate in this order, and the metal wiring film coating an entire side of the organic photoelectric conversion film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Yohei Hirose
  • Publication number: 20200295074
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solid-state image sensor and an electronic apparatus that suppress a decrease in light collection efficiency and degradation in oblique light resistance and enable a reduction in the height of a solid-state image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: HIDEAKI MOGI, YOHEI HIROSE, SHINTAROU HIRATA, YUYA KUMAGAI, TETSUJI YAMAGUCHI, MASAKI MURATA, YASUHARU UJIIE
  • Publication number: 20200144525
    Abstract: An image pickup device includes: a first electrode film; an organic photoelectric conversion film; a second electrode film; and a metal wiring film electrically connected to the second electrode film, the first electrode film, the organic photoelectric conversion film, and the second electrode film all provided on a substrate in this order, and the metal wiring film coating an entire side of the organic photoelectric conversion film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yohei Hirose
  • Publication number: 20200099003
    Abstract: An imaging element which is formed by sequentially stacking at least an anode, an anode-side buffer layer, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a cathode, in which the anode-side buffer layer includes a material having structural formula: in which thiophene and carbazole are combined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuharu UJIIE, Ichiro TAKEMURA, Masaki ORIHASHI, Yohei HIROSE
  • Patent number: 10566560
    Abstract: An image pickup device includes: a first electrode film; an organic photoelectric conversion film; a second electrode film; and a metal wiring film electrically connected to the second electrode film, the first electrode film, the organic photoelectric conversion film, and the second electrode film all provided on a substrate in this order, and the metal wiring film coating an entire side of the organic photoelectric conversion film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Yohei Hirose
  • Publication number: 20190319071
    Abstract: A first solid-state imaging element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a bottom-electrode; a top-electrode opposed to the bottom-electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer provided between the bottom-electrode and the top-electrode and including a first organic semiconductor material; and an—upper inter-layer provided between the top-electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, and including a second organic semiconductor material having a halogen atom in a molecule at a concentration in a range from 0 volume % or more to less than 0.05 volume %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei HIROSE, Iwao YAGI, Shintarou HIRATA, Hideaki MOGI, Masashi BANDO, Osamu ENOKI
  • Publication number: 20180323391
    Abstract: An image pickup device includes: a first electrode film; an organic photoelectric conversion film; a second electrode film; and a metal wiring film electrically connected to the second electrode film, the first electrode film, the organic photoelectric conversion film, and the second electrode film all provided on a substrate in this order, and the metal wiring film coating an entire side of the organic photoelectric conversion film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yohei Hirose
  • Patent number: 10056570
    Abstract: An image pickup device includes: a first electrode film; an organic photoelectric conversion film; a second electrode film; and a metal wiring film electrically connected to the second electrode film, the first electrode film, the organic photoelectric conversion film, and the second electrode film all provided on a substrate in this order, and the metal wiring film coating an entire side of the organic photoelectric conversion film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Yohei Hirose
  • Publication number: 20170012229
    Abstract: An image pickup device includes: a first electrode film; an organic photoelectric conversion film; a second electrode film; and a metal wiring film electrically connected to the second electrode film, the first electrode film, the organic photoelectric conversion film, and the second electrode film all provided on a substrate in this order, and the metal wiring film coating an entire side of the organic photoelectric conversion film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventor: Yohei Hirose
  • Patent number: 9455413
    Abstract: An image pickup device includes: a first electrode film; an organic photoelectric conversion film; a second electrode film; and a metal wiring film electrically connected to the second electrode film, the first electrode film, the organic photoelectric conversion film, and the second electrode film all provided on a substrate in this order, and the metal wiring film coating an entire side of the organic photoelectric conversion film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yohei Hirose