Patents by Inventor Aiko Nagahara

Aiko Nagahara 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: 20160172328
    Abstract: A method of bonding two different substances includes the steps of: applying a bonding material containing a flux component that includes an organic material having at least two carboxyl groups to a bonding surface of a bonding object, disposing an object to be bonded on the bonding material, performing preliminary firing at a preset temperature in a state in which the object to be bonded is disposed, and performing a main firing by heating at a temperature higher than the temperature of the preliminary firing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: DOWA Electronics Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichi ENDOH, Yutaka HISAEDA, Akihiro MIYAZAWA, Aiko NAGAHARA, Toshihiko UEYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160099087
    Abstract: A bonded product is obtained by applying a silver paste containing silver nanoparticles having an average primary particle diameter of 1 to 200 nm, and performing firing. A diameter of a crystallite of the bonded product on a (111) plane of Ag when heated at 250° C. for 10 minutes in an inert atmosphere is 65 nm or larger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: DOWA Electronics Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichi ENDOH, Yutaka HISAEDA, Akihiro MIYAZAWA, Aiko NAGAHARA, Toshihiko UEYAMA
  • Patent number: 9240256
    Abstract: A method of forming a bonded product using metal nanoparticles is provided. More specifically, provided is a paste containing a flux component that can form a metal phase even in an inert atmosphere. The use of this paste allows a bonding material that can give a practically acceptable bonding strength to be provided in an inert atmosphere such as a nitrogen atmosphere at low temperatures without performing conventionally used pressurization. The paste is a bonding material configured to include: silver nanoparticles having an average primary particle diameter of 1 to 200 nm and coated with an organic material having 8 or less carbon atoms; a flux component having at least two carboxyl groups; and a dispersion medium. The use of this bonding material allows materials to be bonded even at a temperature of 300° C. or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: DOWA ELECTRONICS MATERIALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiichi Endoh, Yutaka Hisaeda, Akihiro Miyazawa, Aiko Nagahara, Toshihiko Ueyama
  • Patent number: 8858700
    Abstract: In a bonding material using nanoparticles and a bonding method, use in combination with microparticles is proposed. However, there is the problem in which it is not easy to uniformly mix the nanoparticles and the microparticles. The present invention uses a bonding material including metal nanoparticles having an average particle diameter of 100 nm or less and a surface coated with an organic substance having 6 to 8 carbon atoms, and a polar solvent in an amount of 5 to 20% by mass with respect to a powder of the metal nanoparticles, and objects to be bonded with the bonding material interposed therebetween are fired at 200 to 350° C. under pressure. Thus, the metal nanoparticles are melted and returned to a bulk material, and therefore a bonding layer of the bulk material can be formed at a low temperature equal to or lower than a melting point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: DOWA Electronics Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichi Endoh, Aiko Nagahara, Yutaka Hisaeda, Toshihiko Ueyama
  • Patent number: 8641929
    Abstract: Provided is a bonding material which enables formation of a bonded article in nitrogen, and can exhibit bonding strength to withstand practical use while having reduced bonding fluctuations between samples without a heat treatment procedure under pressurized or high temperature conditions. The bonding material comprises: silver nanoparticles having an average primary particle diameter of 1 to 200 nm and coated with an organic substance having 8 carbon atoms or less; a dispersion medium having a boiling point of 230° C. or higher; and a flux component including an organic matter having at least two carboxyl groups. Particularly, it is preferable to use the silver nanoparticles and submicron silver particles in combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Dowa Electronics Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichi Endoh, Yutaka Hisaeda, Akihiro Miyazawa, Aiko Nagahara, Toshihiko Ueyama
  • Publication number: 20130081759
    Abstract: Provided is a bonding material which enables formation of a bonded article in nitrogen, and can exhibit bonding strength to withstand practical use while having reduced bonding fluctuations between samples without a heat treatment procedure under pressurized or high temperature conditions. The bonding material comprises: silver nanoparticles having an average primary particle diameter of 1 to 200 nm and coated with an organic substance having 8 carbon atoms or less; a dispersion medium having a boiling point of 230° C. or higher; and a flux component including an organic matter having at least two carboxyl groups. Particularly, it is preferable to use the silver nanoparticles and submicron silver particles in combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: DOWA ELECTRONICS MATERIALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiichi Endoh, Yutaka Hisaeda, Akihiro Miyazawa, Aiko Nagahara, Toshihiko Ueyama
  • Publication number: 20120298009
    Abstract: A method of forming a bonded product using metal nanoparticles is provided. More specifically, provided is a paste containing a flux component that can form a metal phase even in an inert atmosphere. The use of this paste allows a bonding material that can give a practically acceptable bonding strength to be provided in an inert atmosphere such as a nitrogen atmosphere at low temperatures without performing conventionally used pressurization. The paste is a bonding material configured to include: silver nanoparticles having an average primary particle diameter of 1 to 200 nm and coated with an organic material having 8 or less carbon atoms; a flux component having at least two carboxyl groups; and a dispersion medium. The use of this bonding material allows materials to be bonded even at a temperature of 300° C. or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: DOWA ELECTRONICS MATERIALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiichi Endoh, Yutaka Hisaeda, Akihiro Miyazawa, Aiko Nagahara, Toshihiko Ueyama
  • Publication number: 20120103515
    Abstract: In a bonding material using nanoparticles and a bonding method, use in combination with microparticles is proposed. However, there is the problem in which it is not easy to uniformly mix the nanoparticles and the microparticles. The present invention uses a bonding material including metal nanoparticles having an average particle diameter of 100 nm or less and a surface coated with an organic substance having 6 to 8 carbon atoms, and a polar solvent in an amount of 5 to 20% by mass with respect to a powder of the metal nanoparticles, and objects to be bonded with the bonding material interposed therebetween are fired at 200 to 350° C. under pressure. Thus, the metal nanoparticles are melted and returned to a bulk material, and therefore a bonding layer of the bulk material can be formed at a low temperature equal to or lower than a melting point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: DOWA ELECTRONICS MATERIALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiichi Endoh, Aiko Nagahara, Yutaka Hisaeda, Toshihiko Ueyama