Patents by Inventor Akira Akutsu

Akira Akutsu 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).

  • Patent number: 11862504
    Abstract: A mask-integrated surface protective tape, which has at least a substrate film and a mask material layer, wherein the mask material layer is provided directly on the substrate film, or is provided on the substrate film through a temporary-adhesive layer, and wherein a parallel ray transmittance of the mask material layer at a wavelength region of 355 nm is 30% or less; and a method of producing a semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Akutsu, Tomoaki Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 11437243
    Abstract: A mask material for plasma dicing, which is used in a plasma step, whose surface roughness Rz at the surface side that does not touch with an adherend is from 0.1 ?m to 1.5 ?m; a mask-integrated surface protective tape; and a method of producing a semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Nishikawa, Akira Akutsu
  • Patent number: 11171032
    Abstract: After grinding is performed on a semiconductor wafer, the semiconductor wafer is fixed on the electrostatic chuck so as to cause the front surface side of the semiconductor wafer to face the electrostatic chuck. Next, a masking material layer is formed on the rear surface of the ground semiconductor wafer in a state where a surface protection tape is bonded thereto. Then, a masking tape is cut by irradiating, from the rear surface side, portions thereof corresponding to a plurality of streets appropriately formed in a grid shape in a pattern surface with a laser beam so as to form openings for the streets in the semiconductor wafer. Then, SF6 plasma irradiation is performed from the rear surface side so as to etch the semiconductor wafer that has been exposed in the street portions. Finally, ashing is performed using O2 plasma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Mikami, Tomoaki Uchiyama, Akira Akutsu
  • Patent number: 10916441
    Abstract: A surface side is irradiated with an SF6 gas plasma to etch a semiconductor wafer which has been peeled off in street portions, and divide the semiconductor wafer into a plurality of individual semiconductor chips. A removing agent is subsequently supplied from the surface side. At that time, it is preferable that the semiconductor wafer divided into the plurality of chips is rotated at high speed. Accordingly, a mask material layer remaining on the surface is removed by the removing agent. Moreover, the removing agent is preferably an organic solvent, and more preferably, methyl ethyl ketone, ethanol, and ethyl acetate, or a combination of these.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Uchiyama, Akira Akutsu, Hirotoki Yokoi
  • Publication number: 20200144095
    Abstract: After grinding is performed on a semiconductor wafer, the semiconductor wafer is fixed on the electrostatic chuck so as to cause the front surface side of the semiconductor wafer to face the electrostatic chuck. Next, a masking material layer is formed on the rear surface of the ground semiconductor wafer in a state where a surface protection tape is bonded thereto. Then, a masking tape is cut by irradiating, from the rear surface side, portions thereof corresponding to a plurality of streets appropriately formed in a grid shape in a pattern surface with a laser beam so as to form openings for the streets in the semiconductor wafer. Then, SF6 plasma irradiation is performed from the rear surface side so as to etch the semiconductor wafer that has been exposed in the street portions. Finally, ashing is performed using O2 plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuki Mikami, Tomoaki Uchiyama, Akira Akutsu
  • Publication number: 20190378747
    Abstract: A mask-integrated surface protective tape, which has at least a substrate film and a mask material layer, wherein the mask material layer is provided directly on the substrate film, or is provided on the substrate film through a temporary-adhesive layer, and wherein a parallel ray transmittance of the mask material layer at a wavelength region of 355 nm is 30% or less; and a method of producing a semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira AKUTSU, Tomoaki UCHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20190371618
    Abstract: A surface side is irradiated with an SF6 gas plasma to etch a semiconductor wafer which has been peeled off in street portions, and divide the semiconductor wafer into a plurality of individual semiconductor chips. A removing agent is subsequently supplied from the surface side. At that time, it is preferable that the semiconductor wafer divided into the plurality of chips is rotated at high speed. Accordingly, a mask material layer remaining on the surface is removed by the removing agent. Moreover, the removing agent is preferably an organic solvent, and more preferably, methyl ethyl ketone, ethanol, and ethyl acetate, or a combination of these.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Tomoaki Uchiyama, Akira Akutsu, Hirotoki Yokoi
  • Publication number: 20190295851
    Abstract: A mask material for plasma dicing, which is used in a plasma step, whose surface roughness Rz at the surface side that does not touch with an adherend is from 0.1 ?m to 1.5 ?m; a mask-integrated surface protective tape; and a method of producing a semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Nishikawa, Akira Akutsu
  • Patent number: 5857600
    Abstract: A portable case for belongings comprises a case body of leather and a cover lid of metal to protect the belongings within the case body. The case body and protective cover lid are hinged together and are disengageable from each other at the hinge so that both case body itself and the cover lid can be replaced with new ones. The case can be used as a carrier for a cigarette lighter or a portable telephone, as a waist bag for miscellaneous articles, as a hand or shoulder bag, as a rucksack, as one of a pair of panniers, and as a tool carrier for a two-wheeled vehicle. A protective cloth bag may be provided on the cover lid, and the cover lid may also be provided with an external key carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Fumi Akutsu
    Inventor: Akira Akutsu
  • Patent number: D393940
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Inventor: Akira Akutsu
  • Patent number: D393941
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Inventor: Akira Akutsu
  • Patent number: D395748
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Inventor: Akira Akutsu
  • Patent number: D397249
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Inventor: Akira Akutsu
  • Patent number: D399057
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Inventor: Akira Akutsu
  • Patent number: D400352
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Inventor: Akira Akutsu
  • Patent number: D400705
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Inventor: Akira Akutsu
  • Patent number: D401056
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Inventor: Akira Akutsu
  • Patent number: D404567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Inventor: Akira Akutsu