Patents Assigned to Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11360118
    Abstract: The contact probe comprises a barrel 50, an inspection device side terminal 60, a test board side terminal 70, and a spring 80 disposed in a state of being in contact with the test board side terminal 70 and the inspection device side terminal 60, the test board side terminal 70 includes a stop portion 74 that can abut on the caulked portion 52 in the barrel 50 and a terminal body that projects from the other end 56 of the barrel 50, and the terminal body includes, in order from a tip end, a first shaft section 71, a second shaft section 72 having a diameter larger than a diameter of the first shaft section 71, and a third shaft section 73 having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the second shaft section 72 and having at least a part that can be housed in the barrel 50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Suzuki, Seiya Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11353497
    Abstract: A test socket includes a pedestal. The pedestal includes a central pedestal including a central contact portion coming in contact with a central region of a bottom surface of a semiconductor package and a plurality of insertion holes formed to correspond to a plurality of solder balls projecting from the bottom surface of the semiconductor package, so as to allow the solder balls to be inserted into respective insertion holes. The pedestal further includes a circumferential pedestal separated from the central pedestal by a space having an opening width larger than a diameter of the insertion hole and including a circumferential contact portion coming in contact with a circumference of the bottom surface of the semiconductor package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takanori Nose
  • Patent number: 11336045
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an LGA socket includes a center substrate, first and second insulator and a plurality of pairs of contacts. The center substrate is configured by a multi-layer structure including a ground layer and a plurality of through holes formed through the center substrate. The first insulator is arranged around the plurality of through holes on an upper surface of the center substrate. The second insulator is arranged around the plurality of through holes on a lower surface of the center substrate. The plurality of pairs of contacts are inserted into the through holes from an upper side and from a lower side of the through holes and are soldered via the through holes to be electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiya Yamada, Koji Kikuchi, Toshiyasu Ito, Yosuke Takai
  • Patent number: 11329419
    Abstract: The inspection socket includes: a contact terminal 80 including a barrel 82 having a flange section 90, a device-side terminal 84, and a board-side terminal 86; housings 10, 30, and 50 having through holes 10c, 30c, and 50c into which the contact terminal 80 is inserted; and housings 20 and 40 having through holes 20c and 40c into which the contact terminal 80 is inserted, the through holes 20c and 40c being larger than the outer diameter of the contact terminal 80 excluding the flange section 90 and smaller than the outer diameter of the flange section 90. The housings 20 and 40 are sandwiched between the housings 10, 30, and 50, the flange section 90 is contained in the through hole 50c, and the through holes 10c, 30c, and 50c are designed to have, for impedance matching, a gap from the outer periphery of the contact terminal 80.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuji Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11293944
    Abstract: The test socket includes a fifth housing 15 located in a central part of contact terminals 21 in an axial direction and having electrical conductivity, plural through-holes 15c being formed in the fifth housing 15 to pass the respective contact terminals 21 therethrough; a sixth housing 16 stacked in the axial direction on the fifth housing 15, passage holes being formed in the sixth housing 16, the passage holes being configured to position the contact terminals 21 in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction; and an eighth housing 18 having electrical conductivity and stacked in the axial direction by sandwiching the sixth housing 16 between the eighth housing 18 and fifth housing 15, wherein the sixth housing 16 is provided with through-vias configured to form a conductive path in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Nakamura, Masashi Iwata
  • Patent number: 11243363
    Abstract: In a transceiver module, when one end portion of a module board (18) is inserted and connected to a concave portion (16R) of a plug connector (16), a projection portion (16PP) formed on the periphery of the concave portion (16R) of the plug connector (16) is fitted into a notch portion (18PH) as one end surface of the module board (18) comes into contact with an inner peripheral surface that forms the concave portion (16R).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Takai, Toshiyasu Ito
  • Patent number: 11239589
    Abstract: A host connector includes a connector insulator having a slot allowing detachable insertion of a plug connector of a module, a first contact terminal group including contact terminals arranged inside the connector insulator and each brought into contact with a contact pad on one side at a connection end of the plug connector, and a second contact terminal group including contact terminals each brought into contact with a contact pad on another side opposed to the aforementioned contact pad. The first contact terminal group includes grounding sub-contact terminals arranged inside slits of the connector insulator, grounding main contact terminals supporting the grounding sub-contact terminals, and signal contact terminals. Contact portions of each grounding main contact terminal and of each signal contact terminal having the same shape are arranged on a common straight line, and the signal contact terminals are disposed between the grounding main contact terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Takai, Toshiyasu Ito
  • Patent number: 11199670
    Abstract: A length of a protection wall, which is greater than a length of projection of a connecting end portion of a plug connector from opening end portions of an upper case as well as a lower case of an optical module, is set to be smaller than an interval between a contact surface of each of lower stopper pieces of a receptacle cage to come into contact with an end surface of a side wall as well as an end surface of an end surface of the lower case and an opening end surface of a slot of a host connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Takai, Toshiyasu Ito
  • Patent number: 11029332
    Abstract: The test socket includes: a pressing body for pressing an IC package housed in a device housing portion in a direction toward a board; a lid-part main body holding the pressing body while allowing reciprocating movement in the direction toward and from the board, and to be connected to a housing-part main body; a stopper attached at an intermediate point to the lid-part main body so that the stopper is swingable, the stopper having an engaging portion 5a coming into engagement with the housing-part main body, and a proximal end portion approaching and separating from a side surface of the lid-part main body; and an insertion portion to be inserted into a gap between the proximal end portion and the side surface of the lid-part main body according to an action of the pressing body pressing the IC package in the direction toward the board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kouki Nakashima
  • Publication number: 20210075163
    Abstract: A group of contact pads (20EB) formed on a lower surface (20B) at a connection end of a board portion of an optical module board (20) includes, in order from the endmost end, a contact pad (20B1) conducting to a ground line (G), contact pads (20B2) and (20B3) conducting to transmission-side high-speed signal lines (S), a contact pad (20B4) conducting to the ground line (G), contact pads (20B5, 20B6, and 20B7) conducting to low-speed signal lines (S), a contact pad (20B8) conducting to the ground line (G), contact pads (20B9 and 20B10) conducting to receiving-side high-speed signal lines (S), and a contact pad (20B11) conducting to the ground line (G).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke TAKAI, Toshiyasu ITO
  • Publication number: 20210055488
    Abstract: In a transceiver module, when one end portion of a module board (18) is inserted and connected to a concave portion (16R) of a plug connector (16), a projection portion (16PP) formed on the periphery of the concave portion (16R) of the plug connector (16) is fitted into a notch portion (18PH) as one end surface of the module board (18) comes into contact with an inner peripheral surface that forms the concave portion (16R).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke TAKAI, Toshiyasu ITO
  • Patent number: 10859777
    Abstract: In a transceiver module, when one end portion of a module board (18) is inserted and connected to a concave portion (16R) of a plug connector (16), a projection portion (16PP) formed on the periphery of the concave portion (16R) of the plug connector (16) is fitted into a notch portion (18PH) as one end surface of the module board (18) comes into contact with an inner peripheral surface that forms the concave portion (16R).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Takai, Toshiyasu Ito
  • Publication number: 20200358217
    Abstract: A host connector includes a connector insulator having a slot allowing detachable insertion of a plug connector of a module, a first contact terminal group including contact terminals arranged inside the connector insulator and each brought into contact with a contact pad on one side at a connection end of the plug connector, and a second contact terminal group including contact terminals each brought into contact with a contact pad on another side opposed to the aforementioned contact pad. The first contact terminal group includes grounding sub-contact terminals arranged inside slits of the connector insulator, grounding main contact terminals supporting the grounding sub-contact terminals, and signal contact terminals. Contact portions of each grounding main contact terminal and of each signal contact terminal having the same shape are arranged on a common straight line, and the signal contact terminals are disposed between the grounding main contact terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke TAKAI, Toshiyasu ITO
  • Publication number: 20200142143
    Abstract: In a transceiver module, when one end portion of a module board (18) is inserted and connected to a concave portion (16R) of a plug connector (16), a projection portion (16PP) formed on the periphery of the concave portion (16R) of the plug connector (16) is fitted into a notch portion (18PH) as one end surface of the module board (18) comes into contact with an inner peripheral surface that forms the concave portion (16R).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke TAKAI, Toshiyasu ITO
  • Patent number: 10534033
    Abstract: When each signal line contact terminal (10ai) is installed in a base member (30), an upper housing (28), and a lower housing (26), the upper housing (28) is installed together in such a way as to be sandwiched between the base member (30) and the lower housing (26). Here, collars (16) are fitted on outer peripheral portions of a first extending portion (52A) and a second extending portion (52C) of the signal line contact terminal (10ai), respectively. Moreover, air layers are formed between an outer peripheral portion of a drum portion (52B) of the signal line contact terminal (10ai) and an inner peripheral surface forming a hole (28b), between an outer peripheral portion of the first extending portion (52A) and an inner peripheral surface forming a hole (30b), between an outer peripheral portion of the second extending portion (52C) and an inner peripheral surface forming a hole (26b), and between an outer peripheral portion of a plunger (56) and an inner peripheral surface forming a hole (26e).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Nakamura, Masashi Iwata
  • Publication number: 20190302144
    Abstract: The test socket includes a fifth housing 15 located in a central part of contact terminals 21 in an axial direction and having electrical conductivity, plural through-holes 15c being formed in the fifth housing 15 to pass the respective contact terminals 21 therethrough; a sixth housing 16 stacked in the axial direction on the fifth housing 15, passage holes being formed in the sixth housing 16, the passage holes being configured to position the contact terminals 21 in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction; and an eighth housing 18 having electrical conductivity and stacked in the axial direction by sandwiching the sixth housing 16 between the eighth housing 18 and fifth housing 15, wherein the sixth housing 16 is provided with through-vias configured to form a conductive path in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji NAKAMURA, Masashi IWATA
  • Publication number: 20190285817
    Abstract: A length of a protection wall, which is greater than a length of projection of a connecting end portion of a plug connector from opening end portions of an upper case as well as a lower case of an optical module, is set to be smaller than an interval between a contact surface of each of lower stopper pieces of a receptacle cage to come into contact with an end surface of a side wall as well as an end surface of an end surface of the lower case and an opening end surface of a slot of a host connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke TAKAI, Toshiyasu ITO
  • Patent number: 10321607
    Abstract: When an optical module is inserted into a compartment of a receptacle cage in a state where a heatsink is detached from the receptacle cage, a tip end portion of a protection wall portion of the optical module comes into contact with end portions of guide pieces of a guide plate even if the optical module is inserted with the protection wall portion being lifted up, and the tip end portion of the protection wall portion is thereby pushed down and guided to a clearance below the guide pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiyasu Ito, Shigeru Sato, Yosuke Takai
  • Publication number: 20180238957
    Abstract: When each signal line contact terminal (10ai) is installed in a base member (30), an upper housing (28), and a lower housing (26), the upper housing (28) is installed together in such a way as to be sandwiched between the base member (30) and the lower housing (26). Here, collars (16) are fitted on outer peripheral portions of a first extending portion (52A) and a second extending portion (52C) of the signal line contact terminal (10ai), respectively. Moreover, air layers are formed between an outer peripheral portion of a drum portion (52B) of the signal line contact terminal (10ai) and an inner peripheral surface forming a hole (28b), between an outer peripheral portion of the first extending portion (52A) and an inner peripheral surface forming a hole (30b), between an outer peripheral portion of the second extending portion (52C) and an inner peripheral surface forming a hole (26b), and between an outer peripheral portion of a plunger (56) and an inner peripheral surface forming a hole (26e).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji NAKAMURA, Masashi IWATA
  • Patent number: D949799
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiyasu Ito, Yosuke Takai, Taichi Enjoji