Patents by Inventor Yusuke TAKATSUKA

Yusuke TAKATSUKA 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: 12235392
    Abstract: A sensor including: a semiconductor substrate (41) having a first surface (S1) and a second surface (S2) opposed to each other, and including an avalanche photodiode; an on-chip lens (71) provided on side of the first surface (S1) of the semiconductor substrate (41); a first reflective member (73) provided on the on-chip lens (71); and a wiring layer (42) provided on side of the second surface (S2) of the semiconductor substrate (41), and including a second reflective member (104).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yusuke Takatsuka
  • Publication number: 20240170518
    Abstract: Provided are a solid-state imaging device and an electronic device that have high-sensitivity pixels while curbing deterioration in image quality. A solid-state imaging device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a first substrate including a first semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface and on which light is incident, a plurality of pixels that is provided in the first semiconductor substrate and performs photoelectric conversion, and a first uneven structure that is provided on the first surface of the first semiconductor substrate and includes a material different from a material of the first semiconductor substrate, and a second substrate including a readout circuit that is bonded to the first substrate on the first surface side and outputs a pixel signal based on electric charge output from the plurality of pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventor: YUSUKE TAKATSUKA
  • Patent number: 11885912
    Abstract: A sensor device according to the present technology includes a pixel that includes: a photoelectric conversion element that performs photoelectric conversion; a first charge holding unit and a second charge holding unit that hold charges accumulated in the photoelectric conversion element; a first transfer transistor that transfers the charges to the first charge holding unit; and a second transfer transistor that transfers the charges to the second charge holding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Takatsuka, Yoshiki Ebiko
  • Publication number: 20230350028
    Abstract: A sensor device according to the present technology includes a pixel that includes: a photoelectric conversion element that performs photoelectric conversion; a first charge holding unit and a second charge holding unit that hold charges accumulated in the photoelectric conversion element; a first transfer transistor that transfers the charges to the first charge holding unit; and a second transfer transistor that transfers the charges to the second charge holding unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: YUSUKE TAKATSUKA, YOSHIKI EBIKO
  • Publication number: 20220384493
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a solid-state imaging apparatus and a distance measurement system that can detect high-frequency pulsed light. The solid-state imaging apparatus includes a plurality of pixels, a drive section, and a time measurement section. Each of the plurality of pixels has a light-receiving element that converts received light into an electric signal. The drive section drives the plurality of pixels by shifting operation timings of the light-receiving elements. The time measurement section is provided such that the electric signal is input from each of the plurality of pixels and measures the time until light emitted from a light source is reflected by a subject and received by the light-receiving element on the basis of the input of the electric signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: YUSUKE TAKATSUKA, YOSHIAKI KITANO, AKIRA MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220181363
    Abstract: A sensor chip of an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a semiconductor substrate including a pixel array section in which a plurality of pixels is arranged in an array; a light receiving element provided in the semiconductor substrate for each of the pixels and including a multiplier region in which avalanche multiplication of carriers is caused by a high electric field region; and a first pixel separation section provided between the pixels, the first pixel separation section extending from one surface of the semiconductor substrate toward another surface thereof opposed to the one surface, and having a bottom in the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: AKIRA MATSUMOTO, YOSHIAKI KITANO, YUSUKE TAKATSUKA
  • Publication number: 20220120868
    Abstract: A sensor including: a semiconductor substrate (41) having a first surface (S1) and a second surface (S2) opposed to each other, and including an avalanche photodiode; an on-chip lens (71) provided on side of the first surface (S1) of the semiconductor substrate (41); a first reflective member (73) provided on the on-chip lens (71); and a wiring layer (42) provided on side of the second surface (S2) of the semiconductor substrate (41), and including a second reflective member (104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventor: YUSUKE TAKATSUKA
  • Publication number: 20210183930
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device, a distance measurement device, and a manufacturing method that make it possible to improve condensing efficiency. Provided is a solid-state imaging device including: a pixel unit in which a plurality of pixels each having a light detection unit are arranged; a micro lens formed on a light incident surface side of the light detection unit for each of the pixels; and a light-shielding unit that is formed around the micro lens and shields light, wherein the micro lens is formed inside an opening part provided in the light-shielding part. The present technology is applicable to, for example, CMOS image sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yusuke TAKATSUKA
  • Publication number: 20210071726
    Abstract: A friction plate (11) includes a plate (1A) with a disc shape and a friction material (F1, F2) that is fixed to aside face (1a) of the plate (1A). The friction material (F1, F2) is disposed so that one or both of an inner peripheral side and an outer peripheral side is nonuniform in an inner and outer peripheral direction with respect to a circumferential direction around a center (CT1) of the plate (1A). Thus, there is an increase in the amount of lubrication oil that is fed to a surface of friction material segments (F1, F2) and there is an increase in a separation force in an axial direction between a friction plate (11) and a separator plate or an end plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicants: AISIN AW CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaki YOSHIDA, Tomoo ATARASHI, Junji MATSUSHITA, Takuya KOMATSU, Yusuke TAKATSUKA, Kuniyoshi TAKEDA, Kenichi KIZAWA, Yusuke KOJIMA, Keita IMAI, Koichi OKUDA, Atsushi TABATA, Koji HAYASHI, Kazuyuki SHIIBA, Hiromichi KIMURA