Patents by Inventor Yuji Iwaki

Yuji Iwaki 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: 20230006203
    Abstract: As for a secondary battery using lithium cobalt oxide as a positive electrode active material, the positive electrode active material with which a decrease in battery capacity due to repeated charge and discharge is inhibited is provided. Alternatively, a positive electrode active material particle which hardly deteriorates is provided. The positive electrode active material includes lithium, cobalt, oxygen, magnesium, aluminum, and fluorine and is a crystal represented by a layered rock-salt structure. The space group of the crystal is represented by R?3m. The concentration of fluorine in a surface portion of the crystal is higher than that inside the crystal. The concentration of magnesium in the surface portion of the crystal is higher than that inside the crystal. The atomic ratio of magnesium to aluminum in the surface portion of the crystal is higher than that inside the crystal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Yuji IWAKI, Tatsuyoshi TAKAHASHI, Yohei MOMMA, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20220414499
    Abstract: A property prediction system for a semiconductor element is provided. The property prediction system includes a memory unit, an input unit, a processing unit, and an arithmetic unit. The processing unit has a function of creating a learning data set from first data stored in the memory unit, a function of creating prediction data from second data supplied from the input unit, a function of converting qualitative data (a material name or a compositional formula) into quantitative data (the properties of an element and a composition), and a function of performing extraction or removal on the first data and the second data. The first data includes step lists of first to m-th semiconductor elements (m is an integer of 2 or more) and the properties of the first to m-th semiconductor elements. The second data includes a step list of an (m+1)-th semiconductor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Shunsuke HOSOUMI, Kunihiko SUZUKI, Kanta ABE, Yuji IWAKI, Daigo SHIMADA, Etsuko KAMATA
  • Patent number: 11489133
    Abstract: A novel light-emitting device is provided. A light-emitting device with high emission efficiency is provided. A light-emitting device with along lifetime is provided. A light-emitting device with low driving voltage is provided. The light-emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and an EL layer between the anode and the cathode. The EL layer includes a hole-injection layer, a light-emitting layer, and an electron-transport layer. The hole-injection layer is positioned between the anode and the light-emitting layer. The electron-transport layer is positioned between the light-emitting layer and the cathode. The hole-injection layer contains a first substance and a second substance. The first substance is an organic compound which has a hole-transport property and a HOMO level higher than or equal to ?5.7 eV and lower than or equal to ?5.4 eV. The second substance exhibits an electron-accepting property with respect to the first substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Hiromi Seo, Kunihiko Suzuki, Kanta Abe, Yuji Iwaki, Naoaki Hashimoto, Tsunenori Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20220344654
    Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode for a secondary battery, which has a small change in a crystal structure due to charging and discharging and has excellent cycle performance. The positive electrode for a secondary battery includes n positive electrode active material layers (n is an integer greater than or equal to 2), n?1 separation layer(s), and a positive electrode current collector layer. The positive electrode active material layers and the separation layer(s) are alternately stacked. The positive electrode active material layer contains lithium, cobalt, and oxygen. The separation layer contains a titanium compound. Titanium oxide and titanium nitride are preferable as the titanium compound, and titanium oxide is particularly preferable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Tatsuyoshi TAKAHASHI, Kunihiko SUZUKI, Kanta ABE, Yuji IWAKI
  • Patent number: 11321039
    Abstract: A novel bendable and highly portable information processor is provided. In addition, a novel information processor capable of displaying information or the like on a seamless large screen is provided. A novel information processor in which one display region can be divided into two regions at a bend position is provided. A novel information processor in which different images or images for different purposes can be displayed in the respective regions is provided. The present inventors have conceived a program including a step of dividing the display region and displaying image data in the respective regions when a display unit of the information processor is bent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Iwaki, Katsuki Yanagawa
  • Publication number: 20220129226
    Abstract: A novel bendable and highly portable information processor is provided. In addition, a novel information processor capable of displaying information or the like on a seamless large screen is provided. A novel information processor in which one display region can be divided into two regions at a bend position is provided. A novel information processor in which different images or images for different purposes can be displayed in the respective regions is provided. The present inventors have conceived a program including a step of dividing the display region and displaying image data in the respective regions when a display unit of the information processor is bent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Yuji IWAKI, Katsuki YANAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20220059619
    Abstract: A display device having a photosensing function is provided. A display device having a biometric authentication function typified by fingerprint authentication is provided. A display device having a touch panel function and a biometric authentication function is provided. The display device includes a first substrate, a light guide plate, a first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element, and a light-receiving element. The first substrate and the light guide plate are provided to face each other. The first light-emitting element and the light-receiving element are provided between the first substrate and the light guide plate. The first light-emitting element has a function of emitting first light through the light guide plate. The second light-emitting element has a function of emitting second light to a side surface of the light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke KUBOTA, Ryo HATSUMI, Taisuke KAMADA, Yuji IWAKI, Junpei MOMO, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 11238559
    Abstract: An image processing method that generates high-resolution image data from low-resolution image data and an image receiving apparatus that is operated by the image processing method are provided. In the image processing method that generates high-resolution image data from low-resolution image data, the low-resolution image data is divided to generate a plurality of first image data, among the plurality of first image data, one of two adjacent image data is second image data, and the other is third image data. Surroundings of the second image data are supplemented with pixel data to generate fourth image data. The pixel data includes part of the third image data. A convolutional neural network using the fourth image data as an input is implemented, fifth image data is output from the convolutional neural network, and a plurality of the fifth image data is combined to generate high-resolution image data. The image receiving apparatus is operated by the image processing method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masataka Shiokawa, Kei Takahashi, Yuji Iwaki, Hiromichi Godo
  • Patent number: 11216057
    Abstract: A method for operating an electronic device with lower power consumption is provided. The electronic device includes a display device and a touch sensor. In the case where the touch sensor senses no touch, the touch sensor is brought into a resting state or operated so as to perform a sensing operation at a reduced drive frequency. Also in the case where the touch sensor constantly senses touches and an image on the display device is not changed, the touch sensor is brought into the resting state or operated so as to perform the sensing operation at a reduced drive frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Iwaki, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20210297646
    Abstract: To provide a novel semiconductor device or display system. To provide a semiconductor device or display system that can display stereoscopic images. A signal generation unit has a function of with the use of artificial intelligence, obtaining information on a scene of an image and information on a depth of the image and correcting image data on the basis of the information so that a stereoscopic effect is emphasized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Yuji IWAKI, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 10984703
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device or display system. To provide a semiconductor device or display system that can display stereoscopic images. A signal generation unit has a function of, with the use of artificial intelligence, obtaining information on a scene of an image and information on a depth of the image and correcting image data on the basis of the information so that a stereoscopic effect is emphasized. An image signal obtained by the correction of the image data is supplied to a display unit, so that a stereoscopic image can be displayed on a display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Iwaki, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 10949595
    Abstract: A system performs a layout design of a circuit for a small area satisfying a design rule within a short period of time. In a layout design system which includes a processing portion and in which a circuit diagram and layout design information are input to the processing portion, the processing portion has a function of generating layout data from the circuit diagram and the layout design information by performing a Q learning, the processing portion has a function of outputting the layout data, the processing portion includes a first neural network, and the first neural network estimates an action value function in the Q learning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoaki Tsutsui, Yusuke Koumura, Yuji Iwaki, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20210011956
    Abstract: An information search system or an intellectual property information search system that is capable of highly accurate information search is provided. The intellectual property information search system includes a processing unit. First data and first reference analysis data are input to the processing unit. The first data includes first intellectual property information. The first reference analysis data includes plural pieces of second intellectual property information. The processing unit is configured to search the first reference analysis data for data similar to the first data to generate second data. The processing unit is configured to output the second data. The second data includes a piece of the second intellectual property information similar to the first intellectual property information and information showing the degree of similarity of the piece of the second intellectual property information to the first intellectual property information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Yuji IWAKI, Hajime KIMURA, Yoshiaki OIKAWA, Natsuko TAKASE
  • Publication number: 20200395568
    Abstract: A novel light-emitting device is provided. A light-emitting device with high emission efficiency is provided. A light-emitting device with along lifetime is provided. A light-emitting device with low driving voltage is provided. The light-emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and an EL layer between the anode and the cathode. The EL layer includes a hole-injection layer, a light-emitting layer, and an electron-transport layer. The hole-injection layer is positioned between the anode and the light-emitting layer. The electron-transport layer is positioned between the light-emitting layer and the cathode. The hole-injection layer contains a first substance and a second substance. The first substance is an organic compound which has a hole-transport property and a HOMO level higher than or equal to ?5.7 eV and lower than or equal to ?5.4 eV. The second substance exhibits an electron-accepting property with respect to the first substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Hiromi SEO, Kunihiko Suzuki, Kanta Abe, Yuji Iwaki, Naoaki Hashimoto, Tsunenori Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20200241624
    Abstract: A method for operating an electronic device with lower power consumption is provided. The electronic device includes a display device and a touch sensor. In the case where the touch sensor senses no touch, the touch sensor is brought into a resting state or operated so as to perform a sensing operation at a reduced drive frequency. Also in the case where the touch sensor constantly senses touches and an image on the display device is not changed, the touch sensor is brought into the resting state or operated so as to perform the sensing operation at a reduced drive frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Yuji IWAKI, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20200218485
    Abstract: A novel bendable and highly portable information processor is provided. In addition, a novel information processor capable of displaying information or the like on a seamless large screen is provided. A novel information processor in which one display region can be divided into two regions at a bend position is provided. A novel information processor in which different images or images for different purposes can be displayed in the respective regions is provided. The present inventors have conceived a program including a step of dividing the display region and displaying image data in the respective regions when a display unit of the information processor is bent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Yuji IWAKI, Katsuki YANAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200184137
    Abstract: To perform layout design for a small area satisfying a design rule, within a short period of time. A layout design system which includes a processing portion and in which a circuit diagram and layout design information are input to the processing portion, the processing portion has a function of generating layout data from the circuit diagram and the layout design information by performing Q learning, the processing portion has a function of outputting the layout data, the processing portion includes a first neural network, and the first neural network estimates an action value function in the Q learning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoaki TSUTSUI, Yusuke KOUMURA, Yuji IWAKI, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 10672609
    Abstract: A display device which can display a clear image and can display an image with low power consumption is provided. The display device includes an arithmetic circuit having a function of generating first to third display data, a first display portion, and a second display portion. The arithmetic circuit has a function of detecting a color region and a gray-scale region of the generated first display data and generating the second display data corresponding to an image to be displayed on the first display portion and the third display data corresponding to an image to be displayed on the second display portion, on the basis of the detection results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Iwaki, Daisuke Kubota, Kentaro Hayashi
  • Patent number: 10628103
    Abstract: A novel bendable and highly portable information processor is provided. In addition, a novel information processor capable of displaying information or the like on a seamless large screen is provided. A novel information processor in which one display region can be divided into two regions at a bend position is provided. A novel information processor in which different images or images for different purposes can be displayed in the respective regions is provided. The present inventors have conceived a program including a step of dividing the display region and displaying image data in the respective regions when a display unit of the information processor is bent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Iwaki, Katsuki Yanagawa
  • Patent number: 10620689
    Abstract: A method for operating an electronic device with lower power consumption is provided. The electronic device includes a display device and a touch sensor. In the case where the touch sensor senses no touch, the touch sensor is brought into a resting state or operated so as to perform a sensing operation at a reduced drive frequency. Also in the case where the touch sensor constantly senses touches and an image on the display device is not changed, the touch sensor is brought into the resting state or operated so as to perform the sensing operation at a reduced drive frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Iwaki, Shunpei Yamazaki