Patents by Inventor Hodaka ROKUBUICHI

Hodaka ROKUBUICHI 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: 11942400
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus that ensures heat dissipation using a heat dissipating member with multiple fins formed by folding a metal plate, a manufacturing method for the semiconductor apparatus, and a power converter are obtained. The semiconductor device is bonded to a lead frame. The lead frame is provided on an insulating layer and a metal base plate is provided on the face opposite to the face of the insulating layer on which the semiconductor device is bonded. The semiconductor device, the lead frame, the insulating layer, and the metal base plate are sealed with a sealing member in such a way that a portion of the lead frame and a portion of the metal base plate are exposed. The exposed portion of the metal base plate exposed from the sealing member is inserted in an opening of a support frame. A heat dissipating member is bonded to both the metal base plate and the support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hodaka Rokubuichi, Kei Yamamoto, Kuniyuki Sato
  • Publication number: 20240074122
    Abstract: A power semiconductor device includes a power module unit and a heat sink. An uneven portion is formed in a module base in the power module unit. The uneven portion includes a depression portion and a buffer depression portion. An uneven portion is formed in a heat sink base unit in the heat sink. The uneven portion and the uneven portion are fitted together by crimping so that the module base of the power module unit and a heat dissipation spreader of the heat sink are integrated. The buffer depression portion is left as a space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki SANDA, Masaki GOTO, Hayato TERADA, Hodaka ROKUBUICHI, Haruna TADA
  • Publication number: 20240072026
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes: a semiconductor element; a plurality of conductive members each electrically connected to the semiconductor element and each extending upward; a sealing resin to seal the semiconductor element and the conductive member and to form a protrusion that covers a perimeter of a tip portion of each of the plurality of conductive members; a control substrate provided with a through hole into which the protrusion is inserted, the control substrate having a control electrode; and a flexible wiring to connect the control electrode and the tip portion of the conductive member to each other, the flexible wiring having flexibility. With such a configuration, a trouble due to external force or stress applied to the semiconductor device or the semiconductor package can be prevented and the semiconductor device or the semiconductor package having an excellent durability can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazutake KADOWAKI, Kozo HARADA, Hodaka ROKUBUICHI
  • Publication number: 20240055357
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor element, a first insulating layer, a first wiring layer, a second insulating layer, and a second wiring layer. The first insulating layer covers the semiconductor element. The first wiring layer includes a first layer section. The first layer section covers the first insulating layer. The second insulating layer covers the first insulating layer and the first wiring layer. The second wiring layer is electrically connected to the semiconductor element through a second through hole and a third through hole. The second wiring layer includes a second layer section. The second layer section covers the second insulating layer. The second layer section of the second wiring layer has a portion overlying the first layer section of the first wiring layer with the second insulating layer interposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kozo HARADA, Hodaka ROKUBUICHI
  • Patent number: 11784105
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a circuit member including a planar portion; a terminal portion formed above the front surface of the planar portion of the circuit member and parallel to the planar portion; a semiconductor element which has an upper surface located below an upper surface of the terminal portion and is formed on the front surface of the planar portion of the circuit member; a resin layer arranged on the semiconductor element and having first openings through which the semiconductor element is exposed; a conductive layer arranged on the resin layer, including an upper surface located above the upper surface of the terminal portion, and joined to the semiconductor element through the first openings; and a sealing member including an upper surface parallel to the planar portion and integrally sealing the circuit member, the semiconductor element, the resin layer, the conductive layer, and part of the terminal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hodaka Rokubuichi, Seiki Hiramatsu, Shota Morisaki, Shinya Yano
  • Publication number: 20230282530
    Abstract: A highly reliable semiconductor device and power conversion device are obtained. In the semiconductor device, a semiconductor element is mounted on a main surface of a base member. A case includes a side wall surrounding the base member. A support portion is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the side wall on a side of the base member. At least a part of the support portion is in contact with a contact region located inside an outer peripheral end of wiring board on a surface of the wiring board located on the side of the semiconductor element. A sealing member seals the semiconductor element and the wiring board. A terminal member is connected to a region of the wiring board closer to the outer peripheral end than the contact region. The terminal member includes an end portion protruding from a surface of the sealing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Wakana NOBORU, Hodaka ROKUBUICHI, Kei YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230070214
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor element, a first lead frame, a second lead frame, and a thermally conductive member; and a sealing member sealing them. The first lead frame includes: a first portion exposed from a first side surface of the sealing member; and a second portion located closer to a lower surface of the sealing member than the first portion in a second direction crossing the lower surface. The semiconductor device further includes an intermediate frame which is located between the second portion and the fifth portion at least in the second direction. A distance, in the first direction, between the second portion and the intermediate frame is shorter than a distance, in the second direction, between an upper surface of the first portion and the upper surface of the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hodaka ROKUBUICHI, Kei YAMAMOTO, Ken SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11424178
    Abstract: A semiconductor module includes: an insulated circuit board; a semiconductor device mounted on the insulated circuit board; a printed wiring board arranged above the insulated circuit board and the semiconductor device and having a through-hole; a metal pile having a lower end bonded to an upper surface of the semiconductor device and a cylindrical portion penetrating through the through-hole and bonded to the printed wiring board; a case surrounding the insulated circuit board, the semiconductor device, the printed wiring board and the metal pile; and a sealing material sealing an inside of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Kondo, Hidetoshi Ishibashi, Hiroshi Yoshida, Nobuhiro Asaji, Junji Fujino, Yusuke Ishiyama, Hodaka Rokubuichi
  • Publication number: 20220189859
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus that ensures heat dissipation using a heat dissipating member with multiple fins formed by folding a metal plate, a manufacturing method for the semiconductor apparatus, and a power converter are obtained. The semiconductor device is bonded to a lead frame. The lead frame is provided on an insulating layer and a metal base plate is provided on the face opposite to the face of the insulating layer on which the semiconductor device is bonded. The semiconductor device, the lead frame, the insulating layer, and the metal base plate are sealed with a sealing member in such a way that a portion of the lead frame and a portion of the metal base plate are exposed. The exposed portion of the metal base plate exposed from the sealing member is inserted in an opening of a support frame. A heat dissipating member is bonded to both the metal base plate and the support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hodaka ROKUBUICHI, Kei YAMAMOTO, Kuniyuki SATO
  • Patent number: 11322430
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a semiconductor module which can be reduced in size while ensuing insulation are provided. In the semiconductor device, a lead frame on which a circuit pattern is formed is provided on an insulation substrate; the circuit pattern of the lead frame is joined to the back-side electrode of a semiconductor chip via a solder layer, and the lead frame is electrically connected with the top-side electrode of the semiconductor chip via a wire; the lead frame 1 includes a terminal inside a mold-sealing resin and a terminal exposed to a space outside the mold-sealing resin, and the terminal is connected to a terminal block via a solder layer; and the lead frame, the insulation substrate, the semiconductor chip and the terminal block are integrally molded and sealed by the mold-sealing resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hodaka Rokubuichi, Kuniyuki Sato, Kiyofumi Kitai, Yasuyuki Sanda
  • Publication number: 20220020672
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a heat sink, an insulating layer, a lead frame, a power semiconductor element, a sealing resin, and fins. The heat sink has a first main surface and a second main surface opposed to each other. A lead frame including a lead terminal is disposed on the first main surface of the heat sink with the insulating layer interposed. The power semiconductor element is mounted on the lead frame. The sealing resin is formed to cover an inside region located inside of an outer peripheral region located around the entire periphery along the outer periphery of the first main surface of the heat sink. A first depression is formed along the sealing resin in the outer peripheral region of the first main surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kei YAMAMOTO, Hodaka ROKUBUICHI
  • Patent number: 11152280
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a power module unit, a fin base, and a plurality of radiator fins. The power module unit and the fin base are integrated together, with a recess-projection portion formed on the power module unit being fitted to a recess-projection portion formed on the fin base. The plurality of radiator fins are integrally fitted on a heat radiation diffusion portion of the fin base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Sanda, Dai Nakajima, Haruna Tada, Hodaka Rokubuichi, Kiyofumi Kitai
  • Patent number: 11107745
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a power module unit, a fin base, and a plurality of radiator fins. The power module unit and the fin base are integrated together, with a recess-projection portion formed on the power module unit being fitted to a recess-projection portion formed on the fin base. The plurality of radiator fins are integrally fitted on a heat radiation diffusion portion of the fin base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Sanda, Dai Nakajima, Haruna Tada, Hodaka Rokubuichi, Kiyofumi Kitai
  • Patent number: 11107756
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an insulating substrate, a semiconductor element, a conductor substrate, and a case member. The semiconductor element is connected above the insulating substrate, and the conductor substrate is connected above the semiconductor element. The case member surrounds a region overlapping with the insulating substrate, the semiconductor element, and the conductor substrate in plan view to avoid the region. A plurality of metal patterns are arranged on a main surface of an insulating layer. A groove is formed between a pair of adjacent metal patterns of the plurality of metal patterns. A through hole is formed in the conductor substrate at a position overlapping with the groove in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Kaji, Hodaka Rokubuichi, Satoshi Kondo
  • Publication number: 20210066175
    Abstract: A semiconductor module includes: an insulated circuit board; a semiconductor device mounted on the insulated circuit board; a printed wiring board arranged above the insulated circuit board and the semiconductor device and having a through-hole; a metal pile having a lower end bonded to an upper surface of the semiconductor device and a cylindrical portion penetrating through the through-hole and bonded to the printed wiring board; a case surrounding the insulated circuit board, the semiconductor device, the printed wiring board and the metal pile; and a sealing material sealing an inside of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi KONDO, Hidetoshi ISHIBASHI, Hiroshi YOSHIDA, Nobuhiro ASAJI, Junji FUJINO, Yusuke ISHIYAMA, Hodaka ROKUBUICHI
  • Publication number: 20200335411
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a circuit member including a planar portion; a terminal portion formed above the front surface of the planar portion of the circuit member and parallel to the planar portion; a semiconductor element which has an upper surface located below an upper surface of the terminal portion and is formed on the front surface of the planar portion of the circuit member; a resin layer arranged on the semiconductor element and having first openings through which the semiconductor element is exposed; a conductive layer arranged on the resin layer, including an upper surface located above the upper surface of the terminal portion, and joined to the semiconductor element through the first openings; and a sealing member including an upper surface parallel to the planar portion and integrally sealing the circuit member, the semiconductor element, the resin layer, the conductive layer, and part of the terminal portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hodaka ROKUBUICHI, Seiki HIRAMATSU, Shota MORISAKI, Shinya YANO
  • Publication number: 20200176361
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a semiconductor module which can be reduced in size while ensuing insulation are provided. In the semiconductor device, a lead frame on which a circuit pattern is formed is provided on an insulation substrate; the circuit pattern of the lead frame is joined to the back-side electrode of a semiconductor chip via a solder layer, and the lead frame is electrically connected with the top-side electrode of the semiconductor chip via a wire; the lead frame 1 includes a terminal inside a mold-sealing resin and a terminal exposed to a space outside the mold-sealing resin, and the terminal is connected to a terminal block via a solder layer; and the lead frame, the insulation substrate, the semiconductor chip and the terminal block are integrally molded and sealed by the mold-sealing resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hodaka ROKUBUICHI, Kuniyuki SATO, Kiyofumi KITAI, Yasuyuki SANDA
  • Publication number: 20200020622
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an insulating substrate, a semiconductor element, a conductor substrate, and a case member. The semiconductor element is connected above the insulating substrate, and the conductor substrate is connected above the semiconductor element. The case member surrounds a region overlapping with the insulating substrate, the semiconductor element, and the conductor substrate in plan view to avoid the region. A plurality of metal patterns are arranged on a main surface of an insulating layer. A groove is formed between a pair of adjacent metal patterns of the plurality of metal patterns. A through hole is formed in the conductor substrate at a position overlapping with the groove in plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke KAJI, Hodaka ROKUBUICHI, Satoshi KONDO
  • Patent number: 10529643
    Abstract: A semiconductor device that reduces the deformation of a metal base due to pressure during transfer molding, to thereby suppress the occurrence of cracks in an insulating layer to achieve high electrical reliability. The semiconductor device includes: a metal member provided, on its lower surface, with a projection and a depression, and a projecting peripheral portion surrounding the projection and the depression and having a height greater than or equal to a height of the projection of the projection and the depression; an insulating layer formed on an upper surface of the metal member; a metal layer formed on an upper surface of the insulating layer; a semiconductor element joined to an upper surface of the metal layer; and a sealing resin to seal the semiconductor element, the metal layer, the insulating layer and the metal member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kei Yamamoto, Hodaka Rokubuichi, Dai Nakajima, Kiyofumi Kitai, Yoichi Goto
  • Publication number: 20190295919
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a power module unit, a fin base, and a plurality of radiator fins. The power module unit and the fin base are integrated together, with a recess-projection portion formed on the power module unit being fitted to a recess-projection portion formed on the fin base. The plurality of radiator fins are integrally fitted on a heat radiation diffusion portion of the fin base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Sanda, Dai Nakajima, Haruna Tada, Hodaka Rokubuichi, Kiyofumi Kitai