Patents by Inventor Chikako Imura

Chikako Imura 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: 9257371
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is reduced in size. The semiconductor device includes a die pad, a plurality of leads arranged around the die pad, a memory chip and a power source IC chip mounted over the die pad, a logic chip mounted over the memory chip, a plurality of down bonding wires for connecting the semiconductor chip to the die pad, a plurality of lead wires for connecting the semiconductor chip to leads, and a plurality of inter-chip wires. Further, the logic chip is arranged at the central part of the die pad in a plan view, and the power source IC chip is arranged in a corner part region of the die pad in the plan view. This reduces the size of the QFN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chikako Imura, Koichi Kanemoto
  • Publication number: 20150187682
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is reduced in size. The semiconductor device includes a die pad, a plurality of leads arranged around the die pad, a memory chip and a power source IC chip mounted over the die pad, a logic chip mounted over the memory chip, a plurality of down bonding wires for connecting the semiconductor chip to the die pad, a plurality of lead wires for connecting the semiconductor chip to leads, and a plurality of inter-chip wires. Further, the logic chip is arranged at the central part of the die pad in a plan view, and the power source IC chip is arranged in a corner part region of the die pad in the plan view. This reduces the size of the QFN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Chikako IMURA, Koichi KANEMOTO
  • Patent number: 8987882
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is reduced in size. The semiconductor device includes a die pad, a plurality of leads arranged around the die pad, a memory chip and a power source IC chip mounted over the die pad, a logic chip mounted over the memory chip, a plurality of down bonding wires for connecting the semiconductor chip to the die pad, a plurality of lead wires for connecting the semiconductor chip to leads, and a plurality of inter-chip wires. Further, the logic chip is arranged at the central part of the die pad in a plan view, and the power source IC chip is arranged in a corner part region of the die pad in the plan view. This reduces the size of the QFN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chikako Imura, Koichi Kanemoto
  • Publication number: 20140084434
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is reduced in size. The semiconductor device includes a die pad, a plurality of leads arranged around the die pad, a memory chip and a power source IC chip mounted over the die pad, a logic chip mounted over the memory chip, a plurality of down bonding wires for connecting the semiconductor chip to the die pad, a plurality of lead wires for connecting the semiconductor chip to leads, and a plurality of inter-chip wires. Further, the logic chip is arranged at the central part of the die pad in a plan view, and the power source IC chip is arranged in a corner part region of the die pad in the plan view. This reduces the size of the QFN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chikako IMURA, Koichi KANEMOTO
  • Patent number: 7804176
    Abstract: This invention is to provide a nonvolatile memory device that enhances a size reduction and mass productivity while ensuring reliability and signal transmission performance. A nonvolatile memory chip having a first side formed with no pads and a second side formed with pads is mounted on a mounting substrate. A control chip for controlling the nonvolatile memory chip is mounted on the nonvolatile memory chip. The control chip has a first pad row corresponding to the pads of the nonvolatile memory chip. The first pad row is mounted adjacent to the first side of the nonvolatile memory chip. The first pad row of the control chip and a first electrode row formed on the mounting substrate are connected via a first wire group. The pads of the nonvolatile memory chip and a second electrode row formed on the mounting substrate are connected via a second wire group. The first electrode row and the second electrode row are connected through wirings formed in the mounting substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuko Hanawa, Takashi Kikuchi, Koichi Kanemoto, Michiaki Sugiyama, Chikako Imura
  • Patent number: 7332800
    Abstract: For high density packaging of a semiconductor device, the semiconductor device has a multi-layer substrate, a first-stage chip connected electrically to the multi-layer substrate, other package substrates stacked in three stages on the multi-layer substrate and each connected to an underlying wiring substrate through solder balls, second-, third- and fourth-stage chips electrically connected respectively to the other package substrates, and solder balls provided on the bottom multi-layer substrate. The number of wiring layers in the bottom multi-layer substrate which has a logic chip is larger than that in the package substrates which have memory chips, whereby the semiconductor device can have a wiring layer not used for distribution of wires to the solder balls and wiring lines in the wiring layer can be used for the mounting of another semiconductor element or a passive component to attain high density packaging of the semiconductor device as a stacked type package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Takashi Kikuchi, Ryosuke Kimoto, Hiroshi Kawakubo, Takashi Miwa, Chikako Imura, Takafumi Nishita, Hiroshi Koyama, Masanori Shibamoto, Masaru Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20070194454
    Abstract: This invention is to provide a nonvolatile memory device that enhances a size reduction and mass productivity while ensuring reliability and signal transmission performance. A nonvolatile memory chip having a first side formed with no pads and a second side formed with pads is mounted on a mounting substrate. A control chip for controlling the nonvolatile memory chip is mounted on the nonvolatile memory chip. The control chip has a first pad row corresponding to the pads of the nonvolatile memory chip. The first pad row is mounted adjacent to the first side of the nonvolatile memory chip. The first pad row of the control chip and a first electrode row formed on the mounting substrate are connected via a first wire group. The pads of the nonvolatile memory chip and a second electrode row formed on the mounting substrate are connected via a second wire group. The first electrode row and the second electrode row are connected through wirings formed in the mounting substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Kazuko HANAWA, Takashi Kikuchi, Koichi Kanemoto, Michiaki Sugiyama, Chikako Imura
  • Publication number: 20050040509
    Abstract: For high density packaging of a semiconductor device, the semiconductor device has a multi-layer substrate, a first-stage chip connected electrically to the multi-layer substrate, other package substrates stacked in three stages on the multi-layer substrate and each connected to an underlying wiring substrate through solder balls, second-, third- and fourth-stage chips electrically connected respectively to the other package substrates, and solder balls provided on the bottom multi-layer substrate. The number of wiring layers in the bottom multi-layer substrate which has a logic chip is larger than that in the package substrates which have memory chips, whereby the semiconductor device can have a wiring layer not used for distribution of wires to the solder balls and wiring lines in the wiring layer can be used for the mounting of another semiconductor element or a passive component to attain high density packaging of the semiconductor device as a stacked type package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Takashi Kikuchi, Ryosuke Kimoto, Hiroshi Kawakubo, Takashi Miwa, Chikako Imura, Takafumi Nishita, Hiroshi Koyama, Masanori Shibamoto, Masaru Kawakami
  • Patent number: 6610561
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thin, inexpensive, high-performance semiconductor device provided with busbar leads, power leads and signal leads. A portion of the power lead connected to the busbar lead is depressed toward a major surface of a semiconductor chip to form depressed portion, and the depressed portion is bonded to the major surface of the semiconductor chip by an adhesive layer. The signal lead and the busbar lead are spaced apart from the major surface of the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunihiro Tsubosaki, Masachika Masuda, Akihiko Iwaya, Atsushi Nakamura, Chikako Imura, Toshihiro Shiotsuki
  • Patent number: 6335227
    Abstract: A method is provided for forming a thin, inexpensive, high-performance semiconductor device provided with busbar leads, power leads and signal leads. A portion of the power lead connected to the busbar lead is depressed toward a major surface of a semiconductor chip to form a depressed portion, and the depressed portion is bonded to the major surface of the semiconductor chip by an adhesive layer. The signal lead and the busbar lead are spaced apart from the major surface of the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Inventors: Kunihiro Tsubosaki, Masachika Masuda, Akihiko Iwaya, Atsushi Nakamura, Chikako Imura, Toshihiro Shiotsuki
  • Publication number: 20010016371
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thin, inexpensive, high-performance semiconductor device provided with busbar leads, power leads and signal leads. A portion of the power lead connected to the busbar lead is depressed toward a major surface of a semiconductor chip to form depressed portion, and the depressed portion is bonded to the major surface of the semiconductor chip by an adhesive layer. The signal lead and the busbar lead are spaced apart from the major surface of the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Inventors: Kunihiro Tsubosaki, Masachika Masuda, Akihiko Iwaya, Atsushi Nakamura, Chikako Imura, Toshihiro Shiotsuki
  • Patent number: 6232653
    Abstract: A TSOP type semiconductor device having a LOC structure employing a copper (alloy) type frame prevents resin cracks that occur in a reliability test such as a temperature cycle test. The TSOP type semiconductor device has narrower common inner leads where a resin crack would be likely to occur first, and has a thinner chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naotaka Tanaka, Akihiro Yaguchi, Ryuji Kohno, Kiyomi Kojima, Takeshi Terasaki, Hideo Miura, Junichi Arita, Chikako Imura
  • Patent number: 6137159
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thin, inexpensive, high-performance semiconductor device provided with busbar leads, power leads and signal leads. A portion of the power lead connected to the busbar lead is depressed toward a major surface of a semiconductor chip to form a depressed portion, and the depressed portion is bonded to the major surface of the semiconductor chip by an adhesive layer. The signal lead and the busbar lead are spaced apart from the major surface of the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunihiro Tsubosaki, Masachika Masuda, Akihiko Iwaya, Atsushi Nakamura, Chikako Imura, Toshihiro Shiotsuki