Patents by Inventor Hideki Eifuku

Hideki Eifuku 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: 10080298
    Abstract: Provided is a circuit board interconnection structure including: a first circuit board including a first substrate and a first electrode formed on a surface of the first substrate; a second circuit board including a second substrate and a second electrode formed on a surface of the second substrate; one or more joining portions formed of a metal-containing conductive material for joining the first and second electrodes, interposed between the first and second electrodes; and a reinforcing resin portion for reinforcing the one or more joining portions. The first electrode is a transparent electrode including a metal oxide film. A first abutting portion of the joining portion abutting the first electrode, is formed by adhesional wetting of the first electrode with the conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Eifuku, Koji Motomura
  • Patent number: 10034389
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic component mounting method including the steps of: placing an electronic component having a primary surface on which a first electrode is formed, on a circuit member having a primary surface on which a second electrode corresponding to the first electrode is formed, with solder and a bonding material including a thermosetting resin interposed between the first and second electrodes; subjecting the thermosetting resin to a first heating at a temperature lower than the melting point of the solder and thus causing the resin to cure, while pressing the electronic component against the circuit member, and then releasing pressure applied for the pressing; and subjecting the solder interposed between the first and second electrodes to a second heating with the pressure released, and thus melting the solder to electrically connect the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hideki Eifuku
  • Patent number: 9949380
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of an electronic component including a circuit component provided with plural first electrodes in an end, and a substrate provided with plural second electrodes includes: pressing a part of a second surface of an inside of a second edge of the circuit component in the end to the substrate by a press attaching surface of the press attaching tool with an adhesive arranged between the circuit component and the substrate; making a part of the adhesive reach the second surface to cover at least a part of the second edge by the pressing; and curing the adhesive between the end and the substrate and the part of the adhesive covering the at least the part of the second edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki Eifuku, Wanyu Tie, Hironori Munakata
  • Patent number: 9839143
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for mounting a flexible first substrate having a first connection region provided with a first electrode group, on a second substrate having a second connection region provided with a second electrode group. The system includes: a stage configured to support the second substrate; a unit for supplying a bonding material including conductive particles and a thermosetting resin, to at least one of the first and second electrode groups; a unit for placing the first substrate on the second substrate via the bonding material and a unit for successively performing a joining process by pressing a first electrode toward a second electrode and curing the thermosetting resin, using a heating tool, while moving the tool to a processing position of another first electrode not yet subjected to the joining process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Motomura, Hideki Eifuku, Hiroki Maruo, Tadahiko Sakai
  • Patent number: 9756728
    Abstract: Disclosed is a component-mounted structure including a first object having a plurality of first electrodes, a second object as an electronic component having second electrodes, a joint portion joining the plurality of first electrodes and the corresponding second electrodes to each other, and a resin-reinforcing portion. The joint portion has a core including at least one of a first metal and a resin particle, and a layer of an intermetallic compound of the first metal and a second metal having a low melting point. The resin-reinforcing portion includes a particulate matter including the core and the intermetallic compound, in a portion except between the first and second electrodes. An amount of the particulate matter included in the portion is 0.1 to 10 vol %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadahiko Sakai, Hideki Eifuku, Koji Motomura
  • Publication number: 20160255716
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of an electronic component including a circuit component provided with plural first electrodes in an end, and a substrate provided with plural second electrodes includes: pressing a part of a second surface of an inside of a second edge of the circuit component in the end to the substrate by a press attaching surface of the press attaching tool with an adhesive arranged between the circuit component and the substrate; making a part of the adhesive reach the second surface to cover at least a part of the second edge by the pressing; and curing the adhesive between the end and the substrate and the part of the adhesive covering the at least the part of the second edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Hideki EIFUKU, Wanyu TIE, Hironori MUNAKATA
  • Publication number: 20150208509
    Abstract: Disclosed is a component-mounted structure including a first object having a plurality of first electrodes, a second object as an electronic component having second electrodes, a joint portion joining the plurality of first electrodes and the corresponding second electrodes to each other, and a resin-reinforcing portion. The joint portion has a core including at least one of a first metal and a resin particle, and a layer of an intermetallic compound of the first metal and a second metal having a low melting point. The resin-reinforcing portion includes a particulate matter including the core and the intermetallic compound, in a portion except between the first and second electrodes. An amount of the particulate matter included in the portion is 0.1 to 10 vol %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadahiko Sakai, Hideki Eifuku, Koji Motomura
  • Publication number: 20150121692
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic component mounting method including the steps of: placing an electronic component having a primary surface on which a first electrode is formed, on a circuit member having a primary surface on which a second electrode corresponding to the first electrode is formed, with solder and a bonding material including a thermosetting resin interposed between the first and second electrodes; subjecting the thermosetting resin to a first heating at a temperature lower than the melting point of the solder and thus causing the resin to cure, while pressing the electronic component against the circuit member, and then releasing pressure applied for the pressing; and subjecting the solder interposed between the first and second electrodes to a second heating with the pressure released, and thus melting the solder to electrically connect the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Hideki Eifuku
  • Patent number: 9015932
    Abstract: It is to provide an electronic component connecting method capable of performing dehumidification within a short time without giving a thermal influence to an electronic component which has already been mounted on a wiring board. When a first connection terminal group 5 formed on a connection area 3 of a rigid board 1 is connected to a flexible board 2 where a second connection terminal group 6 has been formed by employing a thermosetting resin in an electrically conductive manner, since a connection area 3 which is heated in a step for thermally hardening the thermosetting resin is locally preheated, moisture, and oils and fats contained in the connection area 3 among such moisture, and oils and fats, which have been absorbed in the rigid board 1 are dehumidified. Thereafter, the thermosetting resin interposed between the first connection terminal group 5 and the second connection terminal group 6 is thermally hardened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tadahiko Sakai, Hideki Eifuku
  • Publication number: 20150047185
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for mounting a flexible first substrate having a first connection region provided with a first electrode group, on a second substrate having a second connection region provided with a second electrode group. The system includes: a stage configured to support the second substrate; a unit for supplying a bonding material including conductive particles and a thermosetting resin, to at least one of the first and second electrode groups; a unit for placing the first substrate on the second substrate via the bonding material and a unit for successively performing a joining process by pressing a first electrode toward a second electrode and curing the thermosetting resin, using a heating tool, while moving the tool to a processing position of another first electrode not yet subjected to the joining process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Motomura, Hideki Eifuku, Hiroki Maruo, Tadahiko Sakai
  • Publication number: 20140318837
    Abstract: Provided is a circuit board interconnection structure including: a first circuit board including a first substrate and a first electrode formed on a surface of the first substrate; a second circuit board including a second substrate and a second electrode formed on a surface of the second substrate; one or more joining portions formed of a metal-containing conductive material for joining the first and second electrodes, interposed between the first and second electrodes; and a reinforcing resin portion for reinforcing the one or more joining portions. The first electrode is a transparent electrode including a metal oxide film. A first abutting portion of the joining portion abutting the first electrode, is formed by adhesional wetting of the first electrode with the conductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki EIFUKU, Koji MOTOMURA
  • Patent number: 8851138
    Abstract: A substrate backing device places and holds a rigid substrate thereon and receives, from therebelow, a pressing force during operations for thermocompressively bonding a flexible substrate thereto. The substrate backing device includes a plate-shaped backing plate provided with a backing support surface adapted to come into contact with the lower surface of the rigid substrate for supporting it. The backing support surface is provided with an opening portion having a planar opening shape encompassing the area of the rigid substrate to be compressively bonded to the flexible substrate. The backing support surface is provided, within the opening portion, a receiving member which, during the thermocompression bonding operations, come into contact with the lower surface of the rigid substrate and with an already-mounted component having been preliminarily mounted on this lower surface in the compression-bonding area and, further, apply an upward supporting counterforce corresponding to the pressing force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Maruo, Koji Motomura, Hideki Eifuku, Tadahiko Sakai
  • Patent number: 8817487
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic component mounting system and an electronic component mounting method capable of ensuring high connection reliability. An electronic component mounting system (1) includes a component mounting section which includes a solder printing device (M1), a coating/inspection device (M2), a component mounting device (M3), and a reflow device (M4), and mounts an electronic component on a main substrate (4), and a substrate connection section which includes a bonding material supply/substrate mounting device (M5) and a thermal compression device (M6), and connects the main substrate (4) with the component mounted thereon and a module substrate (5) to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Motomura, Hideki Eifuku, Tadahiko Sakai
  • Patent number: 8434665
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic component mounting system and an electronic component mounting method capable of reducing the space occupied by equipment and equipment cost and ensuring high connection reliability. An electronic component mounting system (1) includes a solder printing device (M1), a coating/inspection device (M2), a component mounting device (M3), a bonding material supply/substrate mounting device (M4), and a reflow device (M5). The electronic component mounting system (1) mounts an electronic component on a main substrate (4) and connects a module substrate (5) to the main substrate (4). A cream solder is printed on the main substrate (4) to mount an electronic component, a bonding material in which solder particles are contained in thermosetting resin is supplied to a first connection portion of the main substrate (4), and a second connection portion of the module substrate (5) is landed on the first connection portion through the bonding material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Motomura, Hideki Eifuku, Tadahiko Sakai
  • Publication number: 20120234496
    Abstract: A substrate backing device 3 places and holds a rigid substrate 6 thereon and receives, from therebelow, a pressing force during operations for thermocompressively bonding a flexible substrate 8 thereto. The substrate backing device 3 includes a plate-shaped backing plate 4 provided with a backing support surface 4a adapted to come into contact with the lower surface of the rigid substrate 6 for supporting it. The backing support surface 4a is provided with an opening portion 4d having a planar opening shape encompassing the area of the rigid substrate 6 to be compressively bonded to the flexible substrate 8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Hiroki Maruo, Koji Motomura, Hideki Eifuku, Tadahiko Sakai
  • Patent number: 8188605
    Abstract: To provide a components joining method and a components joining structure which can realize joining of components while securing conduction at a low electrical resistance with high reliability. In a construction in which by using a solder paste containing solder particles 5 in a thermosetting resin 3a, a rigid substrate 1 and a flexible substrate 7 are bonded by the thermosetting resin 3a, and a first terminal 2 and a second terminal 8 are electrically connected by the solder particles 5, a blending ratio of an activator of the thermosetting resin 3a in the solder paste is properly set and oxide film removed portions 2b, 8b, and 5b are partially formed in oxide films 2a, 8a, and 5a of the first terminal 2, the second terminal 8, and the solder particles 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tadahiko Sakai, Hideki Eifuku, Yoshiyuki Wada
  • Patent number: 8148253
    Abstract: In an electronic component soldering method of connecting a terminal provided on a flexible substrate to an electrode of a rigid substrate, after solder-mixed resin in which solder particles are mixed in thermosetting resin has been applied onto the rigid substrate so as to cover the electrode, the flexible substrate is put on the rigid substrate and heat-pressed, whereby there are formed a resin part that bonds the both substrates by thermosetting of the thermosetting resin, and a solder part which is surrounded by the resin part and has narrowed parts in which the peripheral surface is narrowed inward in the vicinity of the terminal surface and in the vicinity of the electrode surface. Hereby, the solder parts are soldered to the electrodes and the terminal at acute contact angles so that the production of shape-discontinuities which lowers fatigue strength can be eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuru Ozono, Tadahiko Sakai, Hideki Eifuku
  • Publication number: 20120014084
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic component mounting system and an electronic component mounting method capable of ensuring high connection reliability. An electronic component mounting system (1) includes a component mounting section which includes a solder printing device (M1), a coating/inspection device (M2), a component mounting device (M3), and a reflow device (M4), and mounts an electronic component on a main substrate (4), and a substrate connection section which includes a bonding material supply/substrate mounting device (M5) and a thermal compression device (M6), and connects the main substrate (4) with the component mounted thereon and a module substrate (5) to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Motomura, Hideki Eifuku, Tadahiko Sakai
  • Publication number: 20120012645
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic component mounting system and an electronic component mounting method capable of reducing the space occupied by equipment and equipment cost and ensuring high connection reliability. An electronic component mounting system (1) includes a solder printing device (M1), a coating/inspection device (M2), a component mounting device (M3), a bonding material supply/substrate mounting device (M4), and a reflow device (M5). The electronic component mounting system (1) mounts an electronic component on a main substrate (4) and connects a module substrate (5) to the main substrate (4). A cream solder is printed on the main substrate (4) to mount an electronic component, a bonding material in which solder particles are contained in thermosetting resin is supplied to a first connection portion of the main substrate (4), and a second connection portion of the module substrate (5) is landed on the first connection portion through the bonding material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Motomura, Hideki Eifuku, Tadahiko Sakai
  • Publication number: 20110284265
    Abstract: To provide a components joining method and a components joining structure which can realize joining of components while securing conduction at a low electrical resistance with high reliability. In a construction in which by using a solder paste containing solder particles 5 in a thermosetting resin 3a, a rigid substrate 1 and a flexible substrate 7 are bonded by the thermosetting resin 3a, and a first terminal 2 and a second terminal 8 are electrically connected by the solder particles 5, a blending ratio of an activator of the thermosetting resin 3a in the solder paste is properly set and oxide film removed portions 2b, 8b, and 5b are partially formed in oxide films 2a, 8a, and 5a of the first terminal 2, the second terminal 8, and the solder particles 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadahiko Sakai, Hideki Eifuku, Yoshiyuki Wada