Patents by Inventor Seiki Hiramatsu

Seiki Hiramatsu 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: 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: 20230024580
    Abstract: A semiconductor module includes a first power semiconductor device, a conductive wire, and a resin film. The conductive wire is joined to a surface of a first front electrode of the first power semiconductor device. The resin film is formed to be continuous on at least one of an end portion or an end portion of a first joint between the first front electrode and the conductive wire in a longitudinal direction of the conductive wire, a surface of the first front electrode, and a surface of the conductive wire. The resin film has an elastic elongation rate of 4.5% to 10.0%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ken SAKAMOTO, Haruko HITOMI, Kozo HARADA, Seiki HIRAMATSU
  • Patent number: 11476170
    Abstract: A power semiconductor module includes an insulating substrate, a first conductive circuit pattern, a second conductive circuit pattern, a first semiconductor device, a second semiconductor device, a sealing member, and a first barrier layer. The sealing member seals the first semiconductor device, the second semiconductor device, the first conductive circuit pattern, and the second conductive circuit pattern. At least one of the first barrier layer and the sealing member includes a first stress relaxation portion. This configuration improves the reliability of the power semiconductor module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Kaji, Hisayuki Taki, Seiki Hiramatsu
  • Publication number: 20210391299
    Abstract: The semiconductor device includes: an insulating substrate having metal layers provided at a front surface and a back surface; a semiconductor element having a lower surface joined onto the metal layer on a front surface side, and having an electrode on an upper surface; a base plate; a case member; a terminal member; a wiring member that connects the terminal member and the semiconductor element; a metal thin film member that continuously covers a surface of the terminal member and a surface of the electrode connected by the wiring member, and a surface of the wiring member; and a filling member that covers a surface of the metal thin film member and the insulating substrate exposed from the metal thin film member, and is filled in a region surrounded by the base plate and the case member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke KAJI, Seiki HIRAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20210082778
    Abstract: A power semiconductor module includes an insulating substrate, a first conductive circuit pattern, a second conductive circuit pattern, a first semiconductor device, a second semiconductor device, a sealing member, and a first barrier layer. The sealing member seals the first semiconductor device, the second semiconductor device, the first conductive circuit pattern, and the second conductive circuit pattern. At least one of the first barrier layer and the sealing member includes a first stress relaxation portion. This configuration improves the reliability of the power semiconductor module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke KAJI, Hisayuki TAKI, Seiki HIRAMATSU
  • 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
  • Patent number: 9153512
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor-element substrate in which a front-surface electrode pattern is formed on a surface of an insulating substrate and a back-surface electrode is formed on another surface; semiconductor elements affixed to the surface of the front-surface electrode pattern opposite the insulating substrate; and a sealing resin member which covers the semiconductor element and the semiconductor-element substrate, wherein at a position of the front-surface electrode pattern where the position has potential equivalent to that of the front-surface electrode pattern at a position where a semiconductor element is bonded, an insulating terminal table formed with a conductive relay terminal and an insulating member that insulates the relay terminal and the front-surface electrode pattern from each other are provided, and wiring from the semiconductor element to the outside is led out via the relay terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Mamoru Terai, Seiki Hiramatsu, Tatsuo Ota, Hiroya Ikuta, Takashi Nishimura
  • Patent number: 9082707
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element substrate, wherein an electrode pattern is formed on one surface of an insulating substrate and a back-surface electrode is formed on the other surface of the insulating substrate; a stress-relaxation adhesive layer made of resin that covers at least a part of a portion of the surface of the insulating substrate where the electrode pattern and the back-surface electrode are not formed; and a semiconductor element affixed, using a bonding material, to the surface of the electrode pattern opposite the insulating substrate, and a first sealing resin member which covers the semiconductor element and the semiconductor element substrate, and a modulus of elasticity of the stress-relaxation adhesive layer is lower than that of the first sealing resin member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubshi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Seiki Hiramatsu, Mamoru Terai
  • Patent number: 9029438
    Abstract: Provided is a thermosetting resin composition including an inorganic filler and a thermosetting resin matrix component, in which the inorganic filler includes secondary sintered particles each formed of primary particles of scaly boron nitride, and at least some of the secondary sintered particles each have a maximum cavity diameter of 5 ?m to 80 ?m. The thermosetting resin composition can be used for providing a heat conductive sheet in which electrical insulation property is kept by controlling where the defects such as voids and cracks occur and their size, and which has excellent heat conductivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kei Yamamoto, Takashi Nishimura, Kenji Mimura, Motoki Masaki, Seiki Hiramatsu, Xiaohong Yin
  • Publication number: 20130306991
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor-element substrate in which a front-surface electrode pattern is formed on a surface of an insulating substrate and a back-surface electrode is formed on another surface; semiconductor elements affixed to the surface of the front-surface electrode pattern opposite the insulating substrate; and a sealing resin member which covers the semiconductor element and the semiconductor-element substrate, wherein at a position of the front-surface electrode pattern where the position has potential equivalent to that of the front-surface electrode pattern at a position where a semiconductor element is bonded, an insulating terminal table formed with a conductive relay terminal and an insulating member that insulates the relay terminal and the front-surface electrode pattern from each other are provided, and wiring from the semiconductor element to the outside is led out via the relay terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Mamoru Terai, Seiki Hiramatsu, Tatsuo Ota, Hiroya Ikuta, Takashi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20130240909
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element substrate, wherein an electrode pattern is formed on one surface of an insulating substrate and a back-surface electrode is formed on the other surface of the insulating substrate; a stress-relaxation adhesive layer made of resin that covers at least a part of a portion of the surface of the insulating substrate where the electrode pattern and the back-surface electrode are not formed; and a semiconductor element affixed, using a bonding material, to the surface of the electrode pattern opposite the insulating substrate, and a first sealing resin member which covers the semiconductor element and the semiconductor element substrate, and a modulus of elasticity of the stress-relaxation adhesive layer is lower than that of the first sealing resin member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Seiki Hiramatsu, Mamoru Terai
  • Publication number: 20130012621
    Abstract: Provided is a thermosetting resin composition including an inorganic filler and a thermosetting resin matrix component, in which the inorganic filler includes secondary sintered particles each formed of primary particles of scaly boron nitride, and at least some of the secondary sintered particles each have a maximum cavity diameter of 5 ?m to 80 ?m. The thermosetting resin composition can be used for providing a heat conductive sheet in which electrical insulation property is kept by controlling where the defects such as voids and cracks occur and their size, and which has excellent heat conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Yamamoto, Takashi Nishimura, Kenji Mimura, Motoki Masaki, Seiki Hiramatsu, Xiaohong Yin
  • Patent number: 8236666
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device including: a base plate; a thermally conductive resin layer formed on an upper surface of the base plate; an integrated layer which is formed on an upper surface of the thermally conductive resin layer, and includes an electrode and an insulating resin layer covering all side surfaces of the electrode; and a semiconductor element formed on an upper surface of the electrode, in which the integrated layer is thermocompression bonded to the base plate through the thermally conductive resin layer. This semiconductor device excels in insulating properties and reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Seiki Hiramatsu, Kei Yamamoto, Atsuko Fujino, Takashi Nishimura, Kenji Mimura, Hideki Takigawa, Hiroki Shiota, Nobutake Taniguchi, Hiroshi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8222752
    Abstract: Provided is an organopolysiloxane composition that provides a cured product which has excellent heat resistance and does not peel or crack even under high temperatures. The organopolysiloxane composition comprises (A) an organopolysiloxane having difunctional siloxane units (D units) and trifunctional siloxane units (T units), and a weight-average molecular weight of 37,000 to 140,000 in which the molar ratio (T/D) of the T units to the D units is 0.3 to 0.8; and (B) an organopolysiloxane having the difunctional siloxane units (D units) and the trifunctional siloxane units (T units), and a weight-average molecular weight of 1,000 to 60,000 in which the molar ratio (T/D) of the T units to the D units is 0.15 or less, the organopolysiloxane composition being characterized by having a molar ratio (B/A) of the organopolysiloxane (B) to the organopolysiloxane (A) of 1.5 to 6.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Seiki Hiramatsu
  • Patent number: 8193633
    Abstract: Provided is a heat conductive sheet obtained by dispersing an inorganic filler in a thermosetting resin, in which the inorganic filler contains secondary aggregation particles formed by isotropically aggregating scaly boron nitride primary particles having an average length of 15 ?m or less, and the inorganic filler contains more than 20 vol % of the secondary aggregation particles each having a particle diameter of 50 ?m or more. The heat conductive sheet is advantageous in terms of productivity and cost and excellent in heat conductivity and electrical insulating properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Mimura, Hideki Takigawa, Hiroki Shiota, Kazuhiro Tada, Takashi Nishimura, Hiromi Ito, Seiki Hiramatsu, Atsuko Fujino, Kei Yamamoto, Motoki Masaki
  • Publication number: 20120032189
    Abstract: Provided is an organopolysiloxane composition that provides a cured product which has excellent heat resistance and does not peel or crack even under high temperatures. The organopolysiloxane composition comprises (A) an organopolysiloxane having difunctional siloxane units (D units) and trifunctional siloxane units (T units), and a weight-average molecular weight of 37,000 to 140,000 in which the molar ratio (T/D) of the T units to the D units is 0.3 to 0.8; and (B) an organopolysiloxane having the difunctional siloxane units (D units) and the trifunctional siloxane units (T units), and a weight-average molecular weight of 1,000 to 60,000 in which the molar ratio (T/D) of the T units to the D units is 0.15 or less, the organopolysiloxane composition being characterized by having a molar ratio (B/A) of the organopolysiloxane (B) to the organopolysiloxane (A) of 1.5 to 6.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Seiki HIRAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20100226095
    Abstract: Provided is a heat conductive sheet obtained by dispersing an inorganic filler in a thermosetting resin, in which the inorganic filler contains secondary aggregation particles formed by isotropically aggregating scaly boron nitride primary particles having an average length of 15 ?m or less, and the inorganic filler contains more than 20 vol % of the secondary aggregation particles each having a particle diameter of 50 ?m or more. The heat conductive sheet is advantageous in terms of productivity and cost and excellent in heat conductivity and electrical insulating properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Mimura, Hideki Takigawa, Hiroki Shiota, Kazuhiro Tada, Takashi Nishimura, Hiromi Ito, Seiki Hiramatsu, Atsuko Fujino, Kei Yamamoto, Motoki Masaki
  • Publication number: 20100201002
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device including: a base plate; a thermally conductive resin layer formed on an upper surface of the base plate; an integrated layer which is formed on an upper surface of the thermally conductive resin layer, and includes an electrode and an insulating resin layer covering all side surfaces of the electrode; and a semiconductor element formed on an upper surface of the electrode, in which the integrated layer is thermocompression bonded to the base plate through the thermally conductive resin layer. This semiconductor device excels in insulating properties and reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiki Hiramatsu, Kei Yamamoto, Atsuko Fujino, Takashi Nishimura, Kenji Mimura, Hideki Takigawa, Hiroki Shiota, Nobutake Taniguchi, Hiroshi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 7514782
    Abstract: An objective is to provide a reliability-improved semiconductor device in which heat radiation characteristics are superior, and warpage of the semiconductor device occurring due to heat generation of a semiconductor chip or to varying of the usage environment is also suppressed. The semiconductor device is provided that includes a thermal-conductive sheet 3 formed on a base board 4, including thermal-conductive resin 6, a heat sink 2 provided on the base board 4 through the thermal-conductive sheet 3, a semiconductor chip 1 mounted on the heat sink 2, and a ceramic-embedded region 31 selectively provided in a region of the thermal-conductive sheet 3 under the semiconductor chip 1, including a ceramic component 5. In this semiconductor device, superior thermal conductivity can be ensured, and warpage and peeling in the semiconductor device occurring due to heat generation of the semiconductor chip or to varying of the usage environment can also be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Seiki Hiramatsu, Kei Yamamoto, Atsuko Fujino, Hiromi Ito
  • Patent number: 7488119
    Abstract: A photoelectric composite connector comprises a first connector unit which is connected to optical transmission means and a second connector unit which can be attached to and detached from a first connector unit freely. The first connector unit comprises a photoelectric conversion module and an electrical connector section having a first conductor which is electrically connected to the photoelectric conversion module. The second connector unit is formed as an electrical connector unit corresponding to the electrical connector section of the first connector unit and having a second conductor. The first conductor of the electrical connector section of the first connector unit and the second conductor of the second connector unit are electrically connected to each other when the electrical connector section of the first connector unit and the second connector unit are connected to each other by use of their electrical connector structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignees: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Deni Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takumi Yoshida, Shuji Suzuki, Hiroaki Okano, Seiki Hiramatsu