Patents Assigned to BONDTECH CO., LTD.
  • Publication number: 20260054329
    Abstract: A substrate bonder includes a gas discharge hole (1413c, 1423c) provided in a second region in a stage and a head, and a controller that controls a chuck drive unit and a gas supply unit (1492) to release holding of a substrate with an electrostatic chuck (1413, 1423) and discharge gas from the gas discharge hole (1413c, 1423c) in a state where a peripheral portion of the substrate is held by the electrostatic chuck before bringing central portions of the substrates into contact with each other. The stage and the head include grooves (1413d, 1423d) provided in the second region and communicating with the gas discharge holes (1413c, 1423c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Applicant: BONDTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akira YAMAUCHI
  • Patent number: 12409644
    Abstract: A substrate bonding method for bonding two substrates includes an activation treatment step of, by subjecting at least one of bonding surfaces to be bonded to each other of respective ones of the two substrates to at least one of reactive ion etching using nitrogen gas and irradiation of nitrogen radicals, activating the bonding surface, a gas exposure step of, after the activation treatment step, exposing the bonding surfaces of the two substrates to gas containing water within a preset standard time, and a bonding step of bonding the two substrates that have the bonding surfaces activated in the activation treatment step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2025
    Assignees: BONDTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Yamauchi, Tadatomo Suga
  • Patent number: 12388045
    Abstract: Bonding system for bonding a second article to a first article, comprising an activation treatment device that comprises an object supporter that supports objects comprising the second article, and a particle beam source that activates a bonding surface of the second article by irradiating the objects with a particle beam, the objects being set on one treatment surface without being opposed to each other, followed by performing activation treatment by the particle beam source; and a bond device that brings the second article, of which the bonding surface is activated by the activation treatment device, into contact with the first article, to thereby bond the second article to the first article, wherein the object supporter supports the objects in a posture in which a portion formed of a plurality of kinds of materials comprising the bonding surface of the second article in the objects is exposed to the particle beam source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignees: BONDTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Yamauchi, Tadatomo Suga
  • Patent number: 12341036
    Abstract: A resin shaping device configured to cure a resin placed in a mold in a state in which the mold is pressed against a substrate, the resin shaping device comprising: a substrate holding unit configured to hold the substrate in an orientation such that a forming face for forming a resin part on the substrate faces vertically downward; a head configured to hold the mold from vertically below; a head drive unit configured to cause the head to face a position for formation of a resin part on the substrate, and then cause vertically upward movement of the head so that the head approaches the substrate holding unit and presses the mold from vertically below the substrate; and a resin curing unit configured to cure the resin placed in the mold in a state in which the mold is pressed against the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: BONDTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akira Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 12261147
    Abstract: Bonding system that bonds each of a plurality of second articles to a first article, wherein each of the plurality of second articles is a chip comprising an uneven portion on a circumference closer to a bonding surface to be bonded to the first article, the bonding system comprises: a device for supplying a second article that supplies the plurality of second articles; a bond device that bonds the plurality of second articles to the first article by bringing the plurality of second articles into contact with the first article; and a device for transporting a second article that transports, to the bond device, at least one of the plurality of second articles supplied from the device for supplying a second article, and the device for transporting a second article comprises a holder for holding a second article that holds the uneven portion of the at least one second article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignees: BONDTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Yamauchi, Tadatomo Suga
  • Patent number: 12261070
    Abstract: This chip mounting system simultaneously images an alignment mark disposed on a substrate (WT) and an alignment mark disposed on a chip (CP), with the alignment marks disposed on the substrate (WT) and the chip (CP) being separated by a first distance at which the alignment marks fall within a depth-of-field range of imaging devices. The chip mounting system calculates a relative positional deviation amount between the substrate (WT) and the chip (CP) from the imaged images of the alignment marks imaged by the imaging devices and, based on the calculated positional deviation amount, relatively moves the chip (CP) with respect to the substrate (WT) in a direction in which the positional deviation amount therebetween decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: BONDTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akira Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 12094747
    Abstract: This substrate bonding device (100) includes: a stage (401), a head (402), an electrostatic chuck that holds a peripheral portion of a substrate (301) while the stage (401) supports the substrate (301), a holder driver that drives the electrostatic chuck, and a controller (700). The electrostatic chuck is disposed in a first area on the stage (401) facing the peripheral portion of the substrate (301), and the holder driver drives the electrostatic chuck by applying voltage to the electrostatic chuck. The controller (700) controls the holder driver in such a manner that a peripheral portion of the substrate (301) is released from the electrostatic chuck when a peripheral portion of the substrate (301) is made to come into contact with a peripheral portion of the substrate (302) while a central portion of a bonding surface of the substrate (301) and a central portion of a bonding surface of the substrate (302) are in contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: BONDTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akira Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20240304594
    Abstract: A bonding method includes a substrate holding step of holding substrates (W1, W2), a first contact step of bringing central portions of the substrates (W1, W2) into contact with each other, a second contact step of, enlarging a contact area between the substrates (W1, W2) from central portions toward peripheral portions of the substrates (W1, W2), and a bonding step of, bonding the substrates (W1, W2) to each other by pressing only a peripheral portion of the substrate (W1) against a peripheral portion of the substrate (W2) while the substrates (W1, W2) are in contact with each other over entire bonding surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: BONDTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akira YAMAUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240174457
    Abstract: A bonding system is a bonding system that bonds two substrates and includes: a bonder (1) that executes a positioning process of performing positioning of the two substrates under reduced pressure, and then executes a contact process of bringing the two substrates into contact under reduced pressure; and a conveying device (84) that conveys, to the bonder (1), the two substrates to be bonded to each other. Then, the bonder (1) executes the positioning process and the contact process mentioned earlier in a state where the conveying device (84) is separated from the bonder (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: BONDTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akira YAMAUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240162063
    Abstract: A bonding device (1) includes a stage (141) to hold a substrate (W1), a head (142) arranged facing the stage (141) and configured to hold a substrate (W2), a head holder (111) to hold the head (142) on the opposite side to the stage (141) side of the head (142), the head holder (111) extending to the outer side of the head (142) and the stage (141) in a direction orthogonal to the Z-axis direction, three holder supports (1471) each to support the head holder (111) from one of three locations in an outer peripheral portion surrounding the stage (141), and three support drivers (146) to individually move the three holder supports (1471) in a ?Z-direction in which the head holder (111) and the stage (141) come close to each other or a +Z-direction in which the head holder (111) and the stage (141) separate from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: BONDTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akira YAMAUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240079374
    Abstract: Bonding system that bonds each of a plurality of second articles to a first article, wherein each of the plurality of second articles is a chip comprising an uneven portion on a circumference closer to a bonding surface to be bonded to the first article, the bonding system comprises: a device for supplying a second article that supplies the plurality of second articles; a bond device that bonds the plurality of second articles to the first article by bringing the plurality of second articles into contact with the first article; and a device for transporting a second article that transports, to the bond device, at least one of the plurality of second articles supplied from the device for supplying a second article, and the device for transporting a second article comprises a holder for holding a second article that holds the uneven portion of the at least one second article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicants: BONDTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira YAMAUCHI, Tadatomo SUGA
  • Publication number: 20240079373
    Abstract: Bonding system for bonding a second article to a first article, comprising an activation treatment device that comprises an object supporter that supports objects comprising the second article, and a particle beam source that activates a bonding surface of the second article by irradiating the objects with a particle beam, the objects being set on one treatment surface without being opposed to each other, followed by performing activation treatment by the particle beam source; and a bond device that brings the second article, of which the bonding surface is activated by the activation treatment device, into contact with the first article, to thereby bond the second article to the first article, wherein the object supporter supports the objects in a posture in which a portion formed of a plurality of kinds of materials comprising the bonding surface of the second article in the objects is exposed to the particle beam source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicants: BONDTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira YAMAUCHI, Tadatomo SUGA
  • Publication number: 20240066624
    Abstract: A bonding method for bonding two substrates (W1, W2) includes: a heat treatment process of heating a bonding surface to be bonded to each other of each of the two substrates (W1, W2) to a temperature higher than 60° C. in a reduced-pressure atmosphere; an activation treatment process of activating the bonding surface of each of the two substrates (W1, W2) in a state of maintaining the reduced-pressure atmosphere after the heat treatment process; and a bonding process of bonding the two substrates (W1, W2) in a state of maintaining the reduced-pressure atmosphere after the activation treatment process. In the heat treatment process, the state of heating the bonding surface of each of the two substrates (W1, W2) to a temperature higher than 60° C. may be maintained for 30 seconds or more in a state of maintaining the reduced-pressure atmosphere. The gas pressure in the heat treatment process may be 10?2 Pa or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicants: BONDTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira YAMAUCHI, Tadatomo SUGA
  • Publication number: 20240009984
    Abstract: A substrate bonding method for bonding two substrates includes an activation treatment step of, by subjecting at least one of bonding surfaces to be bonded to each other of respective ones of the two substrates to at least one of reactive ion etching using nitrogen gas and irradiation of nitrogen radicals, activating the bonding surface, a gas exposure step of, after the activation treatment step, exposing the bonding surfaces of the two substrates to gas containing water within a preset standard time, and a bonding step of bonding the two substrates that have the bonding surfaces activated in the activation treatment step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicants: BONDTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira YAMAUCHI, Tadatomo SUGA
  • Patent number: 11837444
    Abstract: The substrate joining method is a substrate joining method for joying two substrates, including a hydrophilic treatment step of hydrophilizing at least one of respective joint surfaces of the two substrates that are to be joined to each other and a joining step of joining the two substrates after the hydrophilic treatment step. The hydrophilic treatment step includes a step of performing a N2 RIE treatment to perform reactive ion etching using N2 gas on the joint surfaces of the substrates and a step of performing a N2 radical treatment to irradiate the joint surfaces of the substrates with N2 radicals after the step of performing the N2 RIE treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: BONDTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Yamauchi, Tadatomo Suga
  • Publication number: 20230307284
    Abstract: A chip bonding system (1) includes a dicing device (20) to, by dicing a dicing substrate stuck on a sheet (1E), generate a plurality of chips (CP) stuck on the sheet (1E) with chips (CP) adjacent to each other joined to each other via remaining uncut portions, an activation treatment device (60) to activate bonding surfaces of respective ones of the chips (CP) stuck to the sheet (TE), a sheet stretching device (40) to, by stretching the sheet (TE) on which the chips (CP) having bonding surfaces activated by the activation treatment device (60) are stuck, brings the chips (CP) into a state of being separated from one another, and a bonding device (30) to, by bringing one chip (CP) picked out of the chips (CP) separated from one another into contact with a substrate (WT), bond the one chip (CP) to the substrate (WT).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: BONDTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akira YAMAUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230154770
    Abstract: A resin shaping device configured to cure a resin placed in a mold in a state in which the mold is pressed against a substrate, the resin shaping device comprising: a substrate holding unit configured to hold the substrate in an orientation such that a forming face for forming a resin part on the substrate faces vertically downward; a head configured to hold the mold from vertically below; a head drive unit configured to cause the head to face a position for formation of a resin part on the substrate, and then cause vertically upward movement of the head so that the head approaches the substrate holding unit and presses the mold from vertically below the substrate; and a resin curing unit configured to cure the resin placed in the mold in a state in which the mold is pressed against the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: BONDTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akira YAMAUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230136771
    Abstract: The substrate joining method is a substrate joining method for joying two substrates, including a hydrophilic treatment step of hydrophilizing at least one of respective joint surfaces of the two substrates that are to be joined to each other and a joining step of joining the two substrates after the hydrophilic treatment step. The hydrophilic treatment step includes a step of performing a N2 RIE treatment to perform reactive ion etching using N2 gas on the joint surfaces of the substrates and a step of performing a N2 radical treatment to irradiate the joint surfaces of the substrates with N2 radicals after the step of performing the N2 RIE treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicants: BONDTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira YAMAUCHI, Tadatomo SUGA
  • Patent number: 11587804
    Abstract: A component mounting system for mounting a component on a substrate, the mounting system comprising a component supplying unit configured to supply the component; a substrate holding unit configured to hold the substrate in an orientation such that a mounting face for mounting the component on the substrate is facing vertically downward; a head configured to hold the component from vertically below; and a head drive unit that, by causing vertically upward movement of the head holding the component, causes the head to approach the substrate holding unit to mount the component on the mounting face of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: BONDTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akira Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20230030272
    Abstract: A bonding device measures a position deviation amount of the chip with respect to the substrate in a state where the chip and the substrate are in contact, and corrects and moves the chip relatively to the substrate in such a way as to reduce the position deviation amount, based on the measured position deviation amount. Then, the bonding device fixes the chip to the substrate by irradiating a resin portion of the chip with an ultraviolet ray and curing the resin portion when the position deviation amount of the chip with respect to the substrate is equal to or less than a position deviation amount threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: BONDTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akira YAMAUCHI