Patents by Inventor Yuta Ashida

Yuta Ashida 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: 12700537
    Abstract: An electronic component includes an element body formed by laminating a plurality of insulating layers, and a resonator disposed in the element body. The resonator includes a first conductor and a second conductor extending in a stacking direction of the plurality of insulating layers, and inductor conductors electrically connecting the first conductor and the second conductor. In at least one conductor of the first conductor and the second conductor, when the conductor is viewed from the stacking direction, a first length in one direction is longer than a second length in the other direction orthogonal to the one direction, and as viewed from the stacking direction, a direction in which the first conductor and the second conductor are arranged is orthogonal to the one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keigo Shibuya, Yuta Ashida, Misako Kudo, Tatsuya Koyama, Ryosuke Komatsu, Masahiro Tatematsu
  • Patent number: 12580289
    Abstract: A filter includes: a first ground conductor layer and a second ground conductor layer arranged to be spaced from each other, a resonator conductor layer arranged between the first ground conductor layer and the second ground conductor layer and constituting a part of a resonator, a through hole connecting the first ground conductor layers and the resonator conductor layer and constituting a different part of the resonator, and a body. The resonator conductor layer is not directly connected to the second ground conductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Shuhei Sawaguchi, Tetsuzo Goto, Yuta Ashida, Masahiro Tatematsu, Keigo Shibuya, Tomonori Terui
  • Publication number: 20260066866
    Abstract: A filter includes a first ground conductor disposed at a position closer to a main surface in an element body, a second ground conductor disposed at a position closer to a main surface in the element body, and an inductor conductor and a capacitor conductor disposed in the element body. A third terminal electrode includes a first portion disposed on the main surface, a second portion disposed on the main surface, and a third portion disposed on a side surface and connecting the first portion and the second portion. The first ground conductor and the first portion of the third terminal electrode are electrically connected by connection conductors. The second ground conductor and the second portion of the third terminal electrode are electrically connected by connection conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2025
    Publication date: March 5, 2026
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Yuta ASHIDA, Keisuke YOSHIDA, Takamasa YONEZAWA, Tetsuzo GOTO
  • Patent number: 12519449
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a filter, a first phase-shift circuit, a second phase-shift circuit, and a stack. The first phase-shift circuit includes a first inductor provided in a first path connecting an unbalanced terminal and a first balanced terminal, and a first capacitor provided between the first path and a ground in a circuit configuration. The second phase-shift circuit includes a second capacitor provided in a second path connecting the unbalanced terminal and a second balanced terminal, and a second inductor provided between the second path and the ground in the circuit configuration. The first inductor and the second inductor are arranged in a direction parallel to a stacking direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuta Ashida, Tomonori Terui, Masahiro Tatematsu, Shuhei Sawaguchi, Keigo Shibuya, Tetsuzo Goto
  • Patent number: 12500323
    Abstract: A filter device includes a ground conductor layer, at least one through hole electrically connected to the ground conductor layer, a first resonator conductor layer and a second resonator conductor layer arranged to sandwich the at least one through hole, and a stack. The first resonator conductor layer extends in a first direction becoming away from the at least one through hole, i.e., the ?X direction. The second resonator conductor layer extends in a second direction becoming away from the at least one through hole, i.e., the X direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuta Ashida, Masahiro Tatematsu, Shuhei Sawaguchi, Keigo Shibuya, Tetsuzo Goto
  • Publication number: 20250309513
    Abstract: A filter includes a first resonator, a second resonator, and a third resonator provided between the first resonator and the second resonator in a circuit configuration, and the third resonator includes a first resonator conductor layer. A plurality of columnar conductors of a shield of the filter include two specific first columnar conductors arranged at a first interval and two specific second columnar conductors arranged at a second interval. A stack includes a first dielectric part located between the two specific first columnar conductors and a second dielectric part located between the two specific second columnar conductors. At least one of a first line part and a second line part of the first resonator conductor layer is arranged at a position closer to the second dielectric part than the first dielectric part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2025
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Shuhei SAWAGUCHI, Tetsuzo GOTO, Yuta ASHIDA, Masahiro TATEMATSU, Keigo SHIBUYA, Tomonori TERUI
  • Publication number: 20250309854
    Abstract: An electronic component includes an element body and a resonator within the element body. The resonator comprises two conductors extending in a second direction and an inductor conductor connecting them. When viewed from the second direction, at least one of the conductors has a first length in a first direction that is longer than a second length in a third direction. In a graph where the horizontal axis represents the second length of the conductor and the vertical axis represents the Q factor, if X1 and X2 are values on the horizontal axis and Y1 and Y2 are corresponding Q factors on the vertical axis, the slope (Y2?Y1)/(X2?X1) is negative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2025
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Shuhei SAWAGUCHI, Tetsuzo GOTO, Yuta ASHIDA, Masahiro TATEMATSU, Keigo SHIBUYA, Tomonori TERUI
  • Publication number: 20250293657
    Abstract: The filter device includes: a first body including an inductor and a capacitor; a second body that is mounted on the first body and that includes an acoustic wave element; a filter circuit including an inductor, a capacitor, and an acoustic wave element; a first capacitor; and a second capacitor. The first body further includes a first signal terminal and a second signal terminal. The filter circuit is, in a circuit configuration, provided between the first signal terminal and the second signal terminal. The first capacitor is provided on a first path connecting the first signal terminal and the filter circuit. The second capacitor is provided on a second path connecting the second signal terminal and the filter circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2025
    Publication date: September 18, 2025
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Yuta ASHIDA, Keigo SHIBUYA, Takuya SATO, Masato YAMAGUCHI, Tetsu KAWAKAMI, Ryoko MATSUBA
  • Patent number: 12401108
    Abstract: A filter circuit includes two ports, a first resonant circuit, and a second resonant circuit. The first resonant circuit is provided between the two ports in a circuit configuration and coupled with both of the two ports. The second resonant circuit is provided between the two ports in the circuit configuration and coupled with at least one of the two ports. Coupling of the second resonant circuit and the two ports is weaker than coupling of the first resonant circuit and the two ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuta Ashida, Masahiro Tatematsu, Shuhei Sawaguchi, Keigo Shibuya, Tetsuzo Goto
  • Patent number: 12348210
    Abstract: In a multilayer filter, first and second resonant circuits are arranged in a direction crossing a stacking direction of a plurality of dielectric layers. An input/output portion includes an input/output port group including an unbalanced port and a pair of balanced ports or an input/output port group including two pairs of balanced ports. The second resonant circuit includes an inductor conductor, a first capacitor conductor, and a second capacitor conductor. The inductor conductor includes first and second ends. The first capacitor conductor is connected to the first end. The second capacitor conductor is connected to the second end. The second dielectric layer has a dielectric constant lower than that of the first dielectric layer. The first and second capacitor conductors are provided in the first dielectric layer. At least a part of the inductor conductor is provided in the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Tatematsu, Yuta Ashida, Shuhei Sawaguchi, Keigo Shibuya, Tomonori Terui, Tetsuzo Goto
  • Patent number: 12341485
    Abstract: In a multilayer filter, first to fourth resonant circuits are connected to an input/output portion. The input/output portion includes an input/output port group including an unbalanced port and a pair of balanced ports or an input/output port group including two pairs of balanced ports. Each of the first to fourth resonant circuits includes an inductor conductor and first and second capacitor conductors. The inductor conductor includes first and second ends. The first capacitor conductor is connected to the first end. The second capacitor conductor is connected to the second end. The second and third resonant circuits are magnetically coupled to each other. The second and third resonant circuits are arranged between the first resonant circuit and the fourth resonant circuit in a first direction. Each of first and second electrodes of a jump capacitor conductor is connected to the inductor conductors of the first and fourth resonant circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuta Ashida, Shuhei Sawaguchi, Masahiro Tatematsu, Keigo Shibuya, Tomonori Terui, Tetsuzo Goto
  • Patent number: 12323122
    Abstract: A filter circuit includes a pair of balanced input ports, a pair of balanced output ports, first and second resonators provided in parallel between the pair of balanced input ports and the pair of balanced output ports in a circuit configuration, a first capacitor connected in parallel to the first resonator, and a second capacitor connected in parallel to the second resonator. The first and second resonators are magnetically coupled to each other and electrically connected to each other. The first and second capacitors are not electrically connected to ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Tatematsu, Shuhei Sawaguchi, Yuta Ashida, Tetsuzo Goto, Yoshinori Matsumaru, Shigemitsu Tomaki, Longfei Yi
  • Publication number: 20250125781
    Abstract: A filter device includes a stack including a plurality of dielectric layers stacked together, and a resonator configured using a conductor integrated into the stack. Each of the plurality of dielectric layers is formed of a dielectric material, and has a resonance frequency that changes depending on a temperature. In the dielectric material, the resonance frequency changes linearly with respect to a change in the temperature when the temperature is within a first temperature range, and the resonance frequency changes nonlinearly with respect to the change in the temperature when the temperature is within a second temperature range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuta ASHIDA, Shin Takane, Shuhei Sawaguchi, Tomonori Terui, Keigo Shibuya, Tetsuzo Goto, Masahiro Tatematsu
  • Patent number: 12199363
    Abstract: An antenna module includes first and second signal pads, an antenna element, and first and second filters. The first signal pad is coupled to the antenna element through the first to fourth conductor patterns of the first filter. The second signal pad is coupled to the antenna element through the fifth to eighth conductor patterns of the first filter. The second, third, sixth and seventh conductor patterns extend along the diagonal line of the antenna element. The second and sixth conductor patterns face each other with the diagonal line interposed therebetween. The third and seventh conductor patterns face each other with the diagonal line interposed therebetween. The first, fourth, fifth and eighth conductor patterns extend in the second direction, respectively with respect to the second, third, sixth and seventh conductor patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Hara, Yuta Ashida
  • Patent number: 12155117
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an antenna device that includes a filter layer, an antenna layer, a divider layer, and ground patterns. The antenna layer has first and second radiation conductors and first and second ground pillars that surround the first and second radiation conductors, respectively. Each of the first and second ground patterns has a first area that overlaps a first space surrounded by the first ground pillars, a second area that overlaps a second space surrounded by the plurality of second ground pillars, and a third area that connects the first and second areas. A width of the third area in a width direction perpendicular to an arrangement direction of the first and second areas is smaller than a width of each of the first and second areas in the width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Hara, Yutaka Ui, Yuta Ashida
  • Publication number: 20240312701
    Abstract: An electronic component includes an element body formed by laminating a plurality of insulating layers, and a resonator disposed in the element body. The resonator includes a first conductor and a second conductor extending in a stacking direction of the plurality of insulating layers, and inductor conductors electrically connecting the first conductor and the second conductor. In at least one conductor of the first conductor and the second conductor, when the conductor is viewed from the stacking direction, a first length in one direction is longer than a second length in the other direction orthogonal to the one direction, and as viewed from the stacking direction, a direction in which the first conductor and the second conductor are arranged is orthogonal to the one direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Keigo SHIBUYA, Yuta ASHIDA, Misako KUDO, Tatsuya Koyama, Ryosuke KOMATSU, Masahiro TATEMATSU
  • Publication number: 20240313386
    Abstract: An electronic component includes an element body having a pair of main surfaces facing each other, and a resonator disposed in the element body. The resonator has a first conductor and a second conductor disposed to face each other in a facing direction of the pair of main surfaces, and a coupling conductor extending in the facing direction and coupling the first conductor and the second conductor. A resonance space is formed by the first conductor, the second conductor, and the coupling conductor. The coupling conductor includes a plurality of coupling portions. At least a part of the plurality of coupling portions extends in one direction when viewed from the facing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keigo SHIBUYA, Yuta ASHIDA, Misako KUDO, Tatsuya KOYAMA, Ryosuke KOMATSU, Masahiro TATEMATSU
  • Publication number: 20240291458
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a filter, a first phase-shift circuit, a second phase-shift circuit, and a stack. The first phase-shift circuit includes a first inductor provided in a first path connecting an unbalanced terminal and a first balanced terminal, and a first capacitor provided between the first path and a ground in a circuit configuration. The second phase-shift circuit includes a second capacitor provided in a second path connecting the unbalanced terminal and a second balanced terminal, and a second inductor provided between the second path and the ground in the circuit configuration. The first inductor and the second inductor are arranged in a direction parallel to a stacking direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuta ASHIDA, Tomonori TERUI, Masahiro TATEMATSU, Shuhei SAWAGUCHI, Keigo SHIBUYA, Tetsuzo GOTO
  • Patent number: 11955681
    Abstract: A band-pass filter includes a first input/output port, a second input/output port, a plurality of resonators, and a multilayer stack. The multilayer stack includes a plurality of stacked dielectric layers. Each of the resonators is an open-ended resonator formed of a conductor line in the multilayer stack. Each of the resonators includes a resonator conductor portion including a first line part and a second line part located away from each other in a direction orthogonal to a stacking direction of the plurality of dielectric layers, and a third line part connecting the first line part and the second line part. The first to third line parts extend to surround a space between the first line part and the second line part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Honoka Atsuchi, Yuta Ashida, Longfei Yi, Yoshinori Matsumaru, Shuhei Sawaguchi, Masahiro Tatematsu, Shigemitsu Tomaki
  • Publication number: 20240072754
    Abstract: In a multilayer filter, first and second resonant circuits are arranged in a direction crossing a stacking direction of a plurality of dielectric layers. An input/output portion includes an input/output port group including an unbalanced port and a pair of balanced ports or an input/output port group including two pairs of balanced ports. The second resonant circuit includes an inductor conductor, a first capacitor conductor, and a second capacitor conductor. The inductor conductor includes first and second ends. The first capacitor conductor is connected to the first end. The second capacitor conductor is connected to the second end. The second dielectric layer has a dielectric constant lower than that of the first dielectric layer. The first and second capacitor conductors are provided in the first dielectric layer. At least a part of the inductor conductor is provided in the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro TATEMATSU, Yuta ASHIDA, Shuhei SAWAGUCHI, Keigo SHIBUYA, Tomonori TERUI, Tetsuzo GOTO