Patents Examined by Nathan Milakovich
  • Patent number: 11721481
    Abstract: An electronic component includes: a body; first and second external electrodes including first and second head portions disposed on opposite end surfaces of the body; and first and second metal frames, the first metal frame including a first support portion bonded to the first head portion, and a first mounted portion extending from the first support portion, and the second metal frame including a second support portion bonded to the second head portion, and a second mounted portion extending from the second support portion. 0.2A?B?0.8A, in which an area of each of the first and second head portions is A, and an area of each of a region in which the first head portion and the first support portion are bonded to each other, and a region in which the second head portion and the second support portion are bonded to each other is B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Yeop Kim, Beom Joon Cho, Gyeong Ju Song
  • Patent number: 11721480
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode, and an external electrode including an electrode layer disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrode, a first plating layer disposed on the electrode layer, and a conductive resin layer disposed on the first plating layer. The first plating layer has surface roughness higher at an interface with the conductive resin layer than at an interface with the electrode layer, and the conductive resin layer includes a conductive metal and a base resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho In Jun, Kyeong Jun Kim, Jin Sung Chun, Woo Chul Shin, Seul Gi Kim
  • Patent number: 11705484
    Abstract: A nanowire structure that includes a conductive layer; conductive wires having first ends that contact the conductive layer and second ends that protrude from the conductive layer; and a lateral bridge layer that connects laterally a number of the conductive wires to provide a substantially uniform spacing between the conductive wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignees: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Julien El Sabahy, Frédéric Voiron, Paul-Henri Haumesser, Pierre Noe, Guy Parat
  • Patent number: 11699553
    Abstract: A ceramic electronic component includes a multilayer chip having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and including a first multilayer structure and a second multilayer structure disposed on each of top and bottom faces of the first multilayer structure, the first multilayer structure including first ceramic dielectric layers having a first width in a first direction in which side faces of the multilayer chip are opposite to each other, the second multilayer structure including second internal electrode layers having a second width less than the first width in the first direction, and a pair of external electrodes formed from the respective two edge faces to at least one of side faces of the multilayer chip, wherein main components of the first and second internal electrode layers differ from a main component of the external electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuto Yamato, Takashi Asai, Takayuki Hattori
  • Patent number: 11676765
    Abstract: A ceramic electronic device includes a multilayer structure having a parallelepiped shape in which a first dielectric layer of which a main component is ceramic, a first internal electrode layer, a second dielectric layer of which a main component is ceramic, and a second internal electrode layer are stacked in this order, the first internal electrode layer being exposed to a first end face of the parallelepiped shape, the second internal electrode layer being exposed to a second end face of the parallelepiped shape, wherein in the multilayer structure, a conductive layer is provided on a side of the first end face, at a same level in a stacking direction as the second internal electrode, the conductive layer being spaced from the second internal electrode layer. A length of a gap between the second internal electrode layer and the conductive layer is 30 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoichi Kato
  • Patent number: 11670451
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body comprising dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes laminated in a third direction with respective dielectric layers interposed therebetween, and first electrode and second external electrodes disposed on both surfaces of the ceramic body in the first direction and electrically connected to the first and second internal electrodes. When an absolute value of a horizontal angle in the second direction of the first internal electrode with respect to the first surface of the ceramic body is referred to a first angle of the internal electrode, a total sum of the first angles is less than 10°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwi Dae Kim, Ji Hong Jo, Woo Chul Shin, Sang Soo Park, Chan Yoon
  • Patent number: 11670457
    Abstract: A ceramic electronic component includes a multilayer chip including a multilayer structure, which includes ceramic dielectric layers and internal electrode layers that are alternately stacked, and cover layers respectively disposed on top and bottom faces of the multilayer structure in a first direction in which the dielectric layers and the internal electrode layers are alternately stacked, wherein each of the cover layers includes a relatively high porous section and a first relatively less porous section having a pore ratio less than a pore ratio of the relatively high porous section, the relatively high porous section laterally spreading and spanning an entire length of the cover layer in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, the pore ratio of the relatively high porous section being 1% or greater, the first relatively less porous section being interposed between the relatively high porous section and the multilayer structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Keisuke Ishii
  • Patent number: 11664161
    Abstract: A film capacitor including a first dielectric film, a second dielectric film, a first internal electrode, a second internal electrode, a first external electrode, and a second external electrode. The first internal electrode includes a first connection portion, a first main electrode portion contiguous with the first connection portion and thinner than the first connection portion, and a first thin film portion extending from the first main electrode portion and thinner than the first main electrode portion. The second internal electrode includes a second connection portion and a second main electrode portion contiguous with the second connection portion and thinner than the second connection portion. The first main electrode portion opposes the second main electrode portion with the first dielectric film interposed therebetween and does not oppose the second connection portion, and the first thin film portion opposes the second connection portion with the first dielectric film interposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Senichi Ozasa, Takuya Sakamoto, Satoru Jogan
  • Patent number: 11657970
    Abstract: A dielectric substance includes a core-shell grain having a twin crystal structure. An interface of the twin crystal structure of the core-shell grain extends from a shell on one side, passes through a core, and extends to the shell on the other side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta Saito, Tomoya Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 11657972
    Abstract: A dielectric composition includes dielectric particles. At least one of the dielectric particles include a main phase and a secondary phase. The main phase has a main component of barium titanate. The secondary phase exists inside the main phase and has a higher barium content than the main phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshihiro Iguchi
  • Patent number: 11657967
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a multilayer body including inner electrodes and dielectric layers that are alternately stacked, and outer electrodes that are electrically connected to the inner electrodes. The multilayer body includes first and second main surfaces opposite each other in a stacking direction, first and second side surfaces opposite each other in a width direction, and first and second end surfaces opposite each other in a length direction. At least one of the outer electrodes is located on at least one of the first side surface or the second side surface of the multilayer body and is directly connected to the inner electrodes at positions spaced away from the at least one of the first side surface or the second side surface toward the inside of the multilayer body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Togo Matsui
  • Patent number: 11651901
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes: a body including dielectric layers and internal electrodes disposed alternately with the dielectric layers; and external electrodes disposed on the body, wherein each of the external electrodes includes: an electrode layer connected to the internal electrodes; a first intermetallic compound layer disposed on the electrode layer and including Cu3Sn; a second intermetallic compound layer disposed on the first intermetallic compound layer and including Cu6Sn5; and a conductive resin layer disposed on the second intermetallic compound layer and including a conductive connection portion including a low melting point metal, a plurality of metal particles, and a base resin, and an average thickness of the first intermetallic compound layer is 0.5 to 2.5 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Il Ro Lee, Jung Min Kim, Hong Je Choi, Sang Wook Lee, Seon Ho Park, Jeong Ryeol Kim, Bon Seok Koo
  • Patent number: 11646155
    Abstract: An electrode-equipped passive component is an electrode-equipped passive component to be mounted on a mount target, and includes a passive component main body, an electrode provided on a mount surface of the passive component main body, and an underfill layer provided on the mount surface of the passive component main body. The underfill layer includes a thermosetting resin, a flux, and a solvent, and has a surface having a skin layer. The skin layer has tack power equal to or smaller than 25 mN/mm2 at room temperature and equal to or larger than 60 mN/mm2 at 40° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takehito Ishihara, Tatsuya Funaki, Haruhiko Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11646158
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a body including a dielectric layer and first and second internal electrodes disposed with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween; first and second through electrodes penetrating the body, connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively, and including nickel; first and second external electrodes, and connected to the first through electrode; and third and fourth external electrodes spaced apart from the first and second external electrodes, and connected to the second through electrode. Each of the first to fourth external electrodes includes a sintered electrode including nickel, and a first plating layer and a second plating layer stacked on the sintered electrode in order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Gon Lee, Taek Jung Lee, Jin Man Jung, Jin Kyung Joo, Ji Hong Jo
  • Patent number: 11636980
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a multilayer body and an external electrode on each of both end surfaces of the multilayer body. The external electrode includes an underlying electrode layer and a plating layer that is disposed on the underlying electrode layer. The underlying electrode layer includes Ni as a first metal component, Sn as a second metal component, and a ceramic material, and includes an alloy portion that is provided around the ceramic material and includes an alloyed Ni defining the first metal component and an alloyed Sn defining the second metal component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taisuke Kanzaki, Kosuke Onishi, Akitaka Doi
  • Patent number: 11636979
    Abstract: A dielectric composition includes: a BaTiO3-based main component and a first accessory component, wherein the first accessory component includes dysprosium (Dy) and terbium (Tb), the sum (Dy+Tb) of contents of dysprosium (Dy) and terbium (Tb) is more than 1.5 mol and 2.0 mol or less based on 100 mol of Ti of the main component, and 0.1?Tb/Dy<0.15 in which Tb/Dy is a ratio of the content of terbium (Tb) to the content of dysprosium (Dy).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Sun Chun, Hong Gi Nam, Je Hee Lee, Ji Su Hong, Seung In Baik, Jae Sung Park
  • Patent number: 11631537
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a laminate and an external electrode. The laminate includes a central layer portion in which first and second internal electrode layers are alternately laminated with a dielectric ceramic layer therebetween, a peripheral layer portion sandwiching the central layer portion in a lamination direction, and a side margin sandwiching the central layer portion and the peripheral layer portion in a width direction. When viewing the laminate and the first external electrode through a cross-section parallel to the width direction and the lamination direction at a central portion in a length direction of the first external electrode, W1>R1 is satisfied and T1>R1 is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokomizo, Toshihiro Harada
  • Patent number: 11622481
    Abstract: An electronic device including a shield structure is provided. The electronic device includes a first device including a first magnetic substance, a second device including a second magnetic substance, and a shield structure configured to shield at least part of a magnetic force generated between the first magnetic substance and the second magnetic substance, wherein the shield structure includes a shield member disposed between the first device and the second device and including a property of a magnetic substance, and a connecting member physically connected to at least part of the shield member and including a property of a nonmagnetic substance, wherein at least part of the connecting member is physically connected to a circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gihoon Lee, Seunggoo Kang, Yonghwa Kim, Hongjun Kim, Wangik Son, Jaehwan Lee, Seungbum Choi, Jaedeok Lim
  • Patent number: 11622444
    Abstract: A flexible circuit board and an electronic device including a flexible circuit board are provided. The flexible circuit board may include a substrate having a bending area and a non-bending area, a wiring pattern layer provided on the bending area and the non-bending area, a plating layer provided on the wiring pattern layer and including an open area in an area corresponding to the bending area, and a protective layer that directly contacts one surface of the wiring pattern layer exposed at the open area and a side surface of the plating layer. The protective layer may have a larger thickness than a thickness of the plating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Young Lim, Woong Sik Kim, Hyung Kyu Yoon, Min Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11612057
    Abstract: A package includes a conductive pad, with a plurality of openings penetrating through the conductive pad. A dielectric layer encircles the conductive pad. The dielectric layer has portions filling the plurality of openings. An Under-Bump Metallurgy (UBM) includes a via portion extending into the dielectric layer to contact the conductive pad. A solder region is overlying and contacting the UBM. An integrated passive device is bonded to the UBM through the solder region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsien Hsieh, Chi-Hsi Wu, Chen-Hua Yu, Der-Chyang Yeh, Hsien-Wei Chen, Li-Han Hsu, Wei-Cheng Wu