Patents by Inventor Hiromichi GOHARA

Hiromichi GOHARA 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: 11908772
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor module including a semiconductor device and a cooling apparatus, wherein the semiconductor device includes semiconductor chips, circuit boards where the semiconductor chips are implemented, and a resin structure for sealing the semiconductor chips; the cooling apparatus includes a top plate, a side wall, a bottom plate, a coolant flow portion, a plurality of fins and reinforcement pins; the metal layer has a part overlapped with the cooling region, and other parts other than the part overlapped with one communication region of the first communication region and the second communication region in planar view; and the reinforcement pins are arranged in the one communication region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takafumi Yamada, Hiromichi Gohara
  • Publication number: 20230245948
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a support, a semiconductor module, a heat transfer medium, and a first frame member. The semiconductor module includes a semiconductor chip and a resin member sealing the semiconductor chip, and is mounted on the support via the heat transfer medium. The first frame member is disposed on the semiconductor module. The first frame member has a first frame portion that covers an edge portion of an upper surface of the semiconductor module, and a first opening portion formed in the first frame portion for exposing the semiconductor module. The first frame member is fixed to the support by screws.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro KOYAMA, Hiromichi GOHARA
  • Patent number: 11664296
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor module including semiconductor devices and a cooling apparatus, wherein the semiconductor device has semiconductor chips and a circuit board with the semiconductor chips implemented thereon; the cooling apparatus has a top plate, a side wall, a bottom plate, a coolant flow portion, an inlet, an outlet and a plurality of fins; the top plate and the bottom plate have three through holes that are through holes for inserting fastening members that fasten the semiconductor module to an external apparatus, penetrating the top plate and the bottom plate in one direction respectively; and a geometric center of gravity of a aperture of at least one of the inlet and the outlet may also be positioned inside a virtual triangle with the three through holes being vertexes in planar view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kensuke Matsuzawa, Takahiro Koyama, Hiromichi Gohara
  • Patent number: 11624562
    Abstract: A heat sink includes a base plate; a cover overlapping the base plate; fins, each having a plate-like shape projecting from the base plate in a direction perpendicular to the base plate, located between the base plate and the cover; one or a plurality of first fin groups composed of a plurality of the fins arranged with a gap therebetween in a first direction; and one or a plurality of second fin groups composed of a plurality of the fins arranged with a gap therebetween in the first direction, and adjacent to the first fin group with a gap therebetween in a second direction. Positions in the first direction of the fins belonging to the second fin group are displaced with respect to positions in the first direction of the fins belonging to the first fin group. Each of the fines has an S-shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takumi Nakamura, Eiji Anzai, Tomoyuki Hirayama, Yutaka Hirano, Ryoichi Kato, Hiromichi Gohara, Kohei Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20230046160
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a fin-integrated semiconductor module includes: clamping a fin-integrated heat-dissipation base using a level different jig while making the heat-dissipation base vary in height; and soldering a semiconductor assembly onto the heat-dissipation base. A semiconductor module includes a fin-integrated heat-dissipation base and a semiconductor assembly provided on the heat-dissipation base. A bending width of the heat-dissipation base is 200 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kazunaga ONISHI, Takashi MASUZAWA, Hiromichi GOHARA
  • Patent number: 11581252
    Abstract: A semiconductor module includes at least two semiconductor elements connected in parallel; a control circuit board placed between the at least two semiconductor elements; a control terminal for external connection; a first wiring member that connects the control terminal and the control circuit board; and a second wiring member that connects a control electrode of one of the at least two semiconductor elements and the control circuit board, wherein the second wiring member is wire-bonded from the control electrode towards the control circuit board, and has a first end on the control electrode and a second end on the control circuit board, the first end having a cut end face facing upward normal to a surface of the control electrode and the second end having a cut end face facing sideways parallel to a surface of the control circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takafumi Yamada, Kohei Yamauchi, Tatsuhiko Asai, Hiromichi Gohara
  • Patent number: 11582889
    Abstract: A semiconductor module includes a semiconductor device, and a cooling device. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip and a circuit board for mounting the chip. The cooling device includes a top plate mounted in the semiconductor device and having a side wall connected thereto, a bottom plate connected to the side wall, and a refrigerant circulating portion, defined by the top plate, the side wall, and the bottom plate and has a substantially rectangular shape with a cross section parallel to a main surface of the top plate having long and short sides. The circuit board is a substantially rectangular laminated circuit board including an insulating plate having an upper surface with a circuit layer and a lower surface with a metal layer. In a plan view, at least one corner of the metal layer at least partially overlaps with the slope portion of the side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takafumi Yamada, Hiromichi Gohara, Daiki Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20220412670
    Abstract: A heat sink includes a base plate; a cover overlapping the base plate; fins, each having a plate-like shape projecting from the base plate in a direction perpendicular to the base plate, located between the base plate and the cover; one or a plurality of first fin groups composed of a plurality of the fins arranged with a gap therebetween in a first direction; and one or a plurality of second fin groups composed of a plurality of the fins arranged with a gap therebetween in the first direction, and adjacent to the first fin group with a gap therebetween in a second direction. Positions in the first direction of the fins belonging to the second fin group are displaced with respect to positions in the first direction of the fins belonging to the first fin group. Each of the fines has an S-shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Takumi NAKAMURA, Eiji ANZAI, Tomoyuki HIRAYAMA, Yutaka HIRANO, Ryoichi KATO, Hiromichi GOHARA, Kohei YAMAUCHI
  • Patent number: 11501980
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a fin-integrated semiconductor module includes: clamping a fin-integrated heat-dissipation base using a level different jig while making the heat-dissipation base vary in height; and soldering a semiconductor assembly onto the heat-dissipation base. A semiconductor module includes a fin-integrated heat-dissipation base and a semiconductor assembly provided on the heat-dissipation base. A bending width of the heat-dissipation base is 200 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunaga Onishi, Takashi Masuzawa, Hiromichi Gohara
  • Patent number: 11444004
    Abstract: A cooler of the present invention is provided with a case having a top plate, a bottom plate, and a side plate, cooling fins disposed inside the case, and a flow path for cooling fluid that comes into contact with the cooling fins and that flows through the interior of the case, the cooler cooling an object to be cooled in contact with the top plate or the bottom plate. The cooling fins have a shaft part and vane parts that protrude outward from the shaft part and extend spirally in the axial direction; the overall cooling fin configuration constituting a quadrangular column shape. The cooling fins are disposed in contact with at least the top plate and the bottom plate, and the flow path has a spiral-formed configuration formed by the vane parts, the top plate, and the bottom plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD., WASEDA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ryoichi Kato, Yoshinari Ikeda, Hiromichi Gohara, Tomoyuki Miyashita, Shingo Otake
  • Publication number: 20220278039
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor module including: an insulating circuit board having a circuit pattern formed in one surface; a semiconductor chip placed in the insulating circuit board; and a wiring portion for electrically connecting the semiconductor chip and the circuit pattern. The wiring portion includes a chip connecting portion connected to the semiconductor chip. A surface of the chip connecting portion includes: a plurality of concave portions; and a flat portion disposed between two concave portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Mai SAITO, Akihiko IWAYA, Yoko NAKAMURA, Tatsuhiko ASAI, Hiromichi GOHARA, Tsubasa WATAKABE, Narumi SATO
  • Patent number: 11387210
    Abstract: A semiconductor module is provided, including: a semiconductor chip having an upper surface electrode and a lower surface electrode opposite to the upper surface electrode; a metal wiring plate electrically connected to the upper surface electrode of the semiconductor chip; and a sheet-like low elastic sheet provided on the metal wiring plate, the low elastic sheet having elastic modulus lower than that of the metal wiring plate. A manufacturing method for a semiconductor module is provided, including: providing a semiconductor chip; solder-bonding a metal wiring plate above said semiconductor chip; and applying a sheet-like low elastic sheet having the elastic modulus lower than that of said metal wiring plate to said metal wiring plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takafumi Yamada, Hiromichi Gohara
  • Publication number: 20220183194
    Abstract: A semiconductor module includes a cooling device that includes: a ceiling plate; a side wall; a bottom plate; a plurality of pin fins having a polygonal shape and arranged in a matrix form in which one end of the respective pin fins is connected to a fin region having a rectangular shape; an inlet for a coolant at a first position adjacent to a part of one of long sides of the fin region, and an outlet for the coolant at a second position adjacent to a part of the other long side of the fin region. The matrix directions of the respective pin fins make an angle with a straight line connecting the first position and the second position, and a length of a segment of the straight line passing across the fin region is longer than a length of short sides of the fin region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro TATEISHI, Tatsuhiko ASAI, Takahiro KOYAMA, Hiromichi GOHARA
  • Publication number: 20220173013
    Abstract: A cooler includes a top plate, one surface of which serves as a heat dissipation surface, a bottom plate disposed so as to face the top plate and having a larger thickness than that of the top plate, a plurality of fins provided between the top plate and the bottom plate, and a circumferential wall part provided so as to surround the plurality of fins along outer circumferential edges of the bottom plate. The plurality of fins and the outer circumferential wall part are provided between the top plate and the bottom plate and bonded to the heat dissipation surface of the top plate. A flow path for a coolant is formed by a space enclosed by the top plate, the bottom plate, the plurality of fins, and the circumferential wall part. The top plate has an electric potential higher than that of the bottom plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kensuke MATSUZAWA, Takahiro KOYAMA, Hiromichi GOHARA
  • Patent number: 11315854
    Abstract: A semiconductor device, including a conductive plate having a front surface that includes a plurality of bonding regions and a plurality of non-bonding regions in peripheries of the bonding regions, a plurality of semiconductor elements mounted on the conductive plate in the bonding regions, and a resin encapsulating therein at least the plurality of semiconductor elements and the front surface of the conductive plate. The conductive plate has, at the front surface thereof in the non-bonding regions, a plurality of holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignees: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryoichi Kato, Hiromichi Gohara, Yoshinari Ikeda, Yoshikazu Takahashi, Kuniteru Mihara, Isao Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20220122899
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes first and second semiconductor chips, and a circuit board. The circuit board is a laminated board sequentially including an insulating plate, a circuit layer, and a metal layer. The circuit layer includes a first mounting portion on which the first semiconductor chip is installed, a second mounting portion on which the second semiconductor chip is installed, and a first and second upper surface slit provided between the first and second mounting portion and extending in a first direction. The metal layer includes a first lower surface slit extending in the first direction. In a plan view, the first mounting portion, the first upper surface slit, the second upper surface slit, and the second mounting portion are provided side by side in the second direction. The first lower surface slit is located within a range defined by the first and second upper surface slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Yuta TAMAI, Hiromichi GOHARA, Takafumi YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20220084905
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an insulating substrate, semiconductor elements mounted on the insulating substrate, and a cooler for cooling the semiconductor elements. The cooler includes a heat dissipating substrate having bonding and heat dissipating surfaces opposite to each other, the bonding surface being bonded to the second surface of the insulating substrate, a plurality of fins on the heat dissipating surface, a reinforcing plate having first and second surfaces opposite to each other and covering the fins, the first surface being bonded to tips of the fins, and a cooling case including a recessed part to house the fins and reinforcing plate. A first gap between two adjacent fins, measured in a direction parallel to the heat dissipating substrate, is larger than a second gap between the reinforcing plate and a bottom of the first recessed part, measured in a thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro KOYAMA, Hiromichi GOHARA
  • Publication number: 20220082341
    Abstract: A cooling device includes a body having a flow passage for a heating medium that passes through the body, a first header made of a resin that has an inlet and covers a first end, and a second header made of a resin that has an outlet and covers a second end. The body has a front face, a back face, a first side face, and a second side face. The body and the first header are bonded to a first bonding face, a second bonding face, a third bonding face, and a fourth bonding face. The third bonding face is a curved surface that protrudes toward a +Y side. The fourth bonding face is a curved surface that protrudes toward a ?Y side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Akihito Aoki, Eiji ANZAI, Yoshinari IKEDA, Hiromichi GOHARA, Ryoichi KATO, Michihiro INABA, Tetsuya SUNAGO
  • Publication number: 20220084904
    Abstract: A pressure loss of a coolant is reduced. A cooler (3) includes a top plate (9), one surface of which serves as a heat dissipation surface, a plurality of fins (10) provided on the heat dissipation surface, a circumferential wall part (12) provided so as to surround outer circumferences of the plurality of fins along outer circumferential edges of the top plate, and a bottom plate (11) bonded to distal ends of the circumferential wall part and the plurality of fins. A flow path for a coolant is formed by a space enclosed by the top plate, the circumferential wall part and the bottom plate. The bottom plate has an inlet portion (23) and a discharge portion (24) for the coolant. The inlet portion and the discharge portion are disposed so as to face each other diagonally with the plurality fins interposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro TATEISHI, Takahiro KOYAMA, Hiromichi GOHARA
  • Patent number: D983759
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daiki Yoshida, Hiromichi Gohara, Shin Soyano