Patents by Inventor Emi Sawayama

Emi Sawayama 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: 20120049354
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a wiring board, a first semiconductor chip disposed over the wiring board, a stack of second semiconductor chips disposed over the first semiconductor chip; and a first connection structure connecting the first semiconductor chip and the stack of second semiconductor chips. The first connection structure includes first and second connection electrodes disposed on the first semiconductor chip and a closest second semiconductor chip of the stack, respectively. The closest second semiconductor chip is closest to the first semiconductor chip. A bonding material bonds the first and second connection electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Emi SAWAYAMA, Masahiro Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 8110907
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip, a first substrate, and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a plurality of wires and a plurality of first electrodes, each first electrode being connected with each wire. The second substrate includes the semiconductor chip that is mounted thereon, and a plurality of second electrodes with, each second electrode being connected with the each first electrode of the first substrate. The widths of the wires of the first substrate are different depending on the lengths of the wires. By changing the widths of the wires depending on their lengths, it is possible to reduce variation in stiffness of the electrodes and vicinities of electrodes, whereby variation in ultrasonic bonding strength can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Elpida Memory, Inc.
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamaguchi, Emi Sawayama, Hiroshi Oyama, Shigeharu Tsunoda, Yasuo Amano, Naoki Matsushima
  • Publication number: 20100052133
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of semiconductor packages each with a semiconductor element and a flexible board. The flexible board is wider than the semiconductor element and is electrically connected to the semiconductor element. The plurality of semiconductor packages are stacked on one surface of a mother board. The semiconductor element is positioned between the flexible boards of the semiconductor packages in adjacent layers. The flexible boards in the adjacent layers are joined together at junction portions positioned at a part of the flexible boards which sticks out from an area in which the semiconductor elements and the flexible boards overlap. A reinforcing resin is provided in at least a part of the area between the flexible boards in the adjacent layers and between the junction portion of the flexible boards and the corresponding semiconductor element. The reinforcing resin contacts at least a part of the adjacent flexible board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: Elpida Memory, Inc.
    Inventors: Hisashi TANIE, Hiroshi Moriya, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Emi Sawayama
  • Publication number: 20100038767
    Abstract: The semiconductor device includes a stacked semiconductor package in which end portions of a plurality of flexible substrates have bonded portions which are connected together by wirings and in which a plurality of semiconductor packages are electrically connected to a mother substrate via the bonded portions. In at least a part of a region of portions of the plurality of flexible substrates that extends from the side surfaces of each of the semiconductor elements, and that is present between side surfaces of each of the semiconductor elements and the bonded portions of the flexible substrates, the plurality of flexible substrates have a curved portion, and the shape of the curved portion of at least one flexible substrate is different from the shape of a curved portion of another flexible substrate adjacent to this flexible substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: ELPIDA MEMORY, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi MORIYA, Hisashi TANIE, Emi SAWAYAMA, Masahiro YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20090206492
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip, a first substrate, and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a plurality of wires and a plurality of first electrodes, each first electrode being connected with each wire. The second substrate includes the semiconductor chip that is mounted thereon, and a plurality of second electrodes with, each second electrode being connected with the each first electrode of the first substrate. The widths of the wires of the first substrate are different depending on the lengths of the wires. By changing the widths of the wires depending on their lengths, it is possible to reduce variation in stiffness of the electrodes and vicinities of electrodes, whereby variation in ultrasonic bonding strength can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: Elpida Memory, Inc.
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamaguchi, Emi Sawayama, Hiroshi Oyama, Shigeharu Tsunoda, Yasuo Amano, Naoki Matsushima