Patents by Inventor Tomonori Konya

Tomonori Konya 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: 5972154
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to methods for dicing wafers which are capable of easily removing chips of an adhesive of a dicing tape adhering on the wafer during dicing by cleaning using cleaning water. One method of dicing a wafer includes sticking an adhesive member having a layer of adhesive on a surface of the wafer. An adhesive force of the adhesive member is reduced along a plurality of dicing lines on the wafer without reducing the adhesive force of the adhesive member between the plurality of dicing lines. After the adhesive force is reduced along the dicing lines, the wafer is diced along the plurality of dicing lines into a plurality of parts by a blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomonori Konya