Patents by Inventor Yoshiyuki Nagatomo

Yoshiyuki Nagatomo 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).

  • Publication number: 20180108593
    Abstract: A bonded body is provided that is formed by bonding a metal member formed from copper, nickel, or silver, and an aluminum alloy member formed from an aluminum alloy of which a solidus temperature is lower than a eutectic temperature of aluminum and a metal element that constitutes the metal member. The aluminum alloy member and the metal member are subjected to solid-phase diffusion bonding. A chill layer, in which a Si phase of which an aspect ratio of a crystal grain is 2.5 or less and a crystal grain diameter is 15 ?m or less is dispersed, is formed on a bonding interface side with the metal member in the aluminum alloy member. The thickness of the chill layer is set to 50 ?m or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Terasaki, Yoshiyuki Nagatomo
  • Patent number: 9941235
    Abstract: A power module substrate with a Ag underlayer of the invention includes: a circuit layer that is formed on one surface of an insulating layer; and a Ag underlayer that is formed on the circuit layer, in which the Ag underlayer is composed of a glass layer that is formed on the circuit layer side and a Ag layer that is formed by lamination on the glass layer, and regarding the Ag underlayer, in a Raman spectrum obtained by a Raman spectroscopy with incident light made incident from a surface of the Ag layer on a side opposite to the glass layer, when a maximum value of intensity in a wavenumber range of 3,000 cm?1 to 4,000 cm?1 indicated by IA, and a maximum value of intensity in a wavenumber range of 450 cm?1 to 550 cm?1 is indicated by IB, IA/IB is 1.1 or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuji Nishimoto, Yoshiyuki Nagatomo
  • Publication number: 20180090413
    Abstract: A bonded body is provided in which an aluminum alloy member formed from an aluminum alloy, and a metal member formed from copper, nickel, or silver are bonded to each other. The aluminum alloy member is constituted by an aluminum alloy in which a concentration of Si is in a range of 1 mass % to 25 mass %. The aluminum alloy member and the metal member are subjected to solid-phase diffusion bonding. A compound layer, which is formed through diffusion of Al of the aluminum alloy member and a metal element of the metal member, is provided at a bonding interface between the aluminum alloy member and the metal member. A Mg-concentrated layer, in which a concentration of Mg is to 3 mass % or greater, is formed at the inside of the compound layer, and the thickness of the Mg-concentrated layer is in a range of 1 ?m to 30 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Terasaki, Yoshiyuki Nagatomo
  • Publication number: 20180068871
    Abstract: A bonded body is provided that is formed by bonding a metal member formed from copper, nickel, or silver, and an aluminum alloy member formed from an aluminum alloy of which a solidus temperature is lower than a eutectic temperature of aluminum and a metal element that constitutes the metal member. The aluminum alloy member and the metal member are subjected to solid-phase diffusion bonding. A chill layer, in which a Si phase of which an aspect ratio of a crystal grain is 2.5 or less and a crystal grain diameter is 15 ?m or less is dispersed, is formed on a bonding interface side with the metal member in the aluminum alloy member. The thickness of the chill layer is set to 50 ?m or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Terasaki, Yoshiyuki Nagatomo
  • Patent number: 9905437
    Abstract: A method of producing a bonded body is disclosed in which a ceramic member made of ceramics and a Cu member made of Cu or a Cu alloy are bonded to each other, the method including: a laminating step of laminating the ceramic member and the Cu member in a state where a Cu—P-based brazing filler material containing 3 mass % to 10 mass % of P and an active metal material are interposed therebetween; and a heating step of heating the ceramic member and the Cu member which are laminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Terasaki, Yoshiyuki Nagatomo
  • Publication number: 20180040533
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a bonded body is provided in which a copper member (13B) formed from copper or a copper alloy, and an aluminum member (31) formed from an aluminum alloy in which a Si concentration is set in a range of 1 mass % to 25 mass % are bonded to each other. In the aluminum member before the bonding, D90 of an equivalent circle diameter of a Si phase at a bonding surface with the copper member is set in a range of 1 ?m to 8 ?m, and the aluminum member and the copper member are subjected to solid-phase diffusion bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Terasaki, Yoshiyuki Nagatomo
  • Publication number: 20180040535
    Abstract: A bonded body is provided in which an aluminum alloy member formed from an aluminum alloy, and a metal member formed from copper, nickel, or silver are bonded to each other. The aluminum alloy member is constituted by an aluminum alloy in which a concentration of Si is in a range of 1 mass % to 25 mass %. The aluminum alloy member and the metal member are subjected to solid-phase diffusion bonding. A compound layer, which is formed through diffusion of Al of the aluminum alloy member and a metal element of the metal member, is provided at a bonding interface between the aluminum alloy member and the metal member. A Mg-concentrated layer, in which a concentration of Mg is to 3 mass % or greater, is formed at the inside of the compound layer, and the thickness of the Mg-concentrated layer is in a range of 1 ?m to 30 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Terasaki, Yoshiyuki Nagatomo
  • Patent number: 9833855
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a power module substrate includes a first lamination step of laminating a ceramic substrate and a copper sheet through an active metal material and a filler metal having a melting point of 660° C. or lower on one surface side of the ceramic substrate; a second lamination step of laminating the ceramic substrate and an aluminum sheet through a bonding material on the other surface side of the ceramic substrate; and a heating treatment step of heating the ceramic substrate, the copper sheet, and the aluminum sheet laminated together, and the ceramic substrate and the copper sheet, and the ceramic sheet and the aluminum sheet are bonded at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Terasaki, Yoshiyuki Nagatomo
  • Patent number: 9807865
    Abstract: The present invention provides a power module substrate including an insulating substrate, a circuit layer which is formed on one surface of the insulating substrate, and a metal layer which is formed on the other surface of the insulating substrate, in which the circuit layer has a first aluminum layer made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy which is bonded to the insulating substrate and a first copper layer made of copper or a copper alloy which is bonded to the first aluminum layer by solid-phase diffusion, the metal layer has a second aluminum layer made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, and a relationship between a thickness t1 of the circuit layer and a thickness t2 of the second aluminum layer of the metal layer satisfy t1<t2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Nagatomo, Nobuyuki Terasaki, Yoshirou Kuromitsu
  • Publication number: 20170294399
    Abstract: A power module substrate with a Ag underlayer of the invention includes: a circuit layer that is formed on one surface of an insulating layer; and a Ag underlayer that is formed on the circuit layer, in which the Ag underlayer is composed of a glass layer that is formed on the circuit layer side and a Ag layer that is formed by lamination on the glass layer, and regarding the Ag underlayer, in a Raman spectrum obtained by a Raman spectroscopy with incident light made incident from a surface of the Ag layer on a side opposite to the glass layer, when a maximum value of intensity in a wavenumber range of 3,000 cm?1 to 4,000 cm?1 indicated by IA, and a maximum value of intensity in a wavenumber range of 450 cm?1 to 550 cm?1 is indicated by IB, IA/IB is 1.1 or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Shuji Nishimoto, Yoshiyuki Nagatomo
  • Patent number: 9786577
    Abstract: A power-module substrate including a circuit layer having a first aluminum layer bonded on one surface of a ceramic substrate and a first copper layer bonded on the first aluminum layer by solid-phase-diffusion bonding, and a metal layer having a second aluminum layer made from a same material as the first aluminum layer and bonded on the other surface of the ceramic substrate and a second copper layer made from a same material as the first copper layer and bonded on the second aluminum layer by solid-phase-diffusion bonding, in which a thickness t1 of the first copper layer is 1.7 mm to 5 mm, a sum of the thickness t1 of the first copper layer and a thickness t2 of the second copper layer is 7 mm or smaller, and a ratio t2/t1 is larger than 0 and 1.2 or smaller except for a range of 0.6 to 0.8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Terasaki, Yoshiyuki Nagatomo
  • Publication number: 20170271238
    Abstract: The present invention is a bonded body in which an aluminum member constituted by an aluminum alloy, and a metal member constituted by copper, nickel, or silver are bonded to each other. The aluminum member is constituted by an aluminum alloy in which a solidus temperature is set to be less than a eutectic temperature of a metal element that constitutes the metal member and aluminum. A Ti layer is formed at a bonding portion between the aluminum member and the metal member, and the aluminum member and the Ti layer, and the Ti layer and the metal member are respectively subjected to solid-phase diffusion bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Terasaki, Yoshiyuki Nagatomo
  • Publication number: 20170271237
    Abstract: The present invention is a bonded body in which an aluminum member constituted by an aluminum alloy, and a metal member constituted by copper, nickel, or silver are bonded to each other. The aluminum member is constituted by an aluminum alloy in which a Si concentration is set to be in a range of 1 mass % to 25 mass %. A Ti layer is formed at a bonding portion between the aluminum member and the metal member, and the aluminum member and the Ti layer, and the Ti layer and the metal member are respectively subjected to solid-phase diffusion bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Terasaki, Yoshiyuki Nagatomo
  • Patent number: 9769963
    Abstract: A heat-sink-attached-power module substrate (1) has a configuration such that either one of a metal layer (13) and a heat sink (31) is composed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, and the other one of them is composed of copper or a copper alloy, the metal layer (13) and the heat sink (31) are bonded together by solid phase diffusion bonding, an intermetallic compound layer formed of copper and aluminum is formed in a bonding interface between the metal layer (13) and the heat sink (31), and an oxide is dispersed in an interface between the intermetallic compound layer and either one of the metal layer (13) composed of copper or a copper alloy and heat sink (31) composed of copper or a copper alloy in a layered form along the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Terasaki, Yoshiyuki Nagatomo, Yoshirou Kuromitsu
  • Patent number: 9764416
    Abstract: The power module substrate includes a circuit layer that is formed on a first surface of a ceramic substrate, and a metal layer that is formed on a second surface of the ceramic substrate, in which the metal layer has a first aluminum layer that is bonded to the second surface of the ceramic substrate and a first copper layer that is bonded to the first aluminum layer by solid-phase diffusion bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Nagase, Yoshiyuki Nagatomo, Nobuyuki Terasaki
  • Patent number: 9735085
    Abstract: There is provided a bonded body of the invention in which a ceramic member formed of a ceramic containing Al and a Cu member formed of Cu or a Cu alloy are bonded to each other, in which a bonding portion is formed between the ceramic member and the Cu member, an active metal compound region formed of a compound containing active metal is formed on the bonded portion on the ceramic member side, and an Al concentration of the bonding portion having a thickness range of 0.5 ?m to 3 ?m from one surface of the active metal compound region on the Cu member side towards the Cu member side is in a range of 0.5 at % to 15 at %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Terasaki, Yoshiyuki Nagatomo
  • Patent number: 9723707
    Abstract: A power module substrate includes a circuit layer, an aluminum layer arranged on a surface of an insulation layer, and a copper layer laminated on one side of the aluminum layer. The aluminum layer and the copper layer are bonded together by solid phase diffusion bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Terasaki, Yoshiyuki Nagatomo, Yoshirou Kuromitsu
  • Patent number: 9693449
    Abstract: A power module substrate includes an insulating layer, a circuit layer that is formed on a first surface of the insulating layer, and a metal layer that is formed on a second surface of the insulating layer, in which a first base layer is laminated on a surface of the metal layer on the opposite side of the surface to which the insulating layer is provided, and the first base layer has: a first glass layer that is formed at the interface with the metal layer; and a first Ag layer that is laminated on the first glass layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
    Inventors: Shuji Nishimoto, Yoshiyuki Nagatomo
  • Patent number: 9648737
    Abstract: The bonded body of the present invention includes: a ceramic member made of ceramics; and a Cu member which is made of Cu or a Cu alloy and bonded to the ceramic member through a Cu—P—Sn-based brazing filler material and a Ti material, wherein a Cu—Sn layer, in which Sn forms a solid solution with Cu, is formed at a bonded interface between the ceramic member and the Cu member, and intermetallic compounds containing P and Ti are dispersed in the Cu—Sn layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Terasaki, Yoshiyuki Nagatomo
  • Patent number: 9642275
    Abstract: A power module has a copper layer composed of copper or a copper alloy on a surface of a circuit layer to which a semiconductor device is bonded, and a solder layer that is formed by using a solder material is formed between the circuit layer and the semiconductor device. An average crystal grain size which is measured by EBSD measurement in a region having a thickness of up to 30 ?m from the surface of the circuit layer in the solder layer is 10 ?m or less, the solder layer has a composition that contains Sn as a main component, 0.01 to 1.0% by mass of Ni, and 0.1 to 5.0% by mass of Cu, and a thermal resistance increase rate when a power cycle is loaded 100,000 times is less than 10% in a power cycle test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Touyou Ohashi, Yoshiyuki Nagatomo, Toshiyuki Nagase, Yoshirou Kuromitsu