Patents by Inventor Eiji Kitaura
Eiji Kitaura 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).
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Publication number: 20240087941Abstract: Provided is an integrated dicing die bonding sheet having excellent storage stability and stress relaxation properties, having no problems such as chip flying, chipping, cracking, and the like during a dicing process, and having excellent production efficiency; and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device (particularly including a MEMS device) using the same. An integrated dicing die bonding sheet including a base film, and a silicone-based adhesive sheet having an adhesive surface adhered to the semiconductor wafer, wherein at a stage after dicing the semiconductor wafer and prior to heating, the base film can be interfacially peeled from the silicone-based adhesive sheet, and after the adhesive surface is heated within a range of 50 to 200° C., a peeling mode of the adhesive surface from another non-pressure-sensitive adhesive base material changes to cohesive failure, exhibiting permanent adhesion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2021Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Nohno TODA, Eiji KITAURA, Manabu SUTOH
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Patent number: 11257992Abstract: A method for producing a sealed optical semiconductor device includes: placing inner and outermost layer sealing films on a substrate on which an optical semiconductor element is mounted within a pressure reduction chamber, and reducing the pressure; a step in which the outermost film is heated, and at least the periphery of the outermost film is thermally fused to the surface of the substrate; and a step in which the reduction of pressure is released, and the substrate is sealed by the outermost film and the inner film. The temperature T2 of the substrate when the reduction of pressure is released is a temperature at which the outermost film exhibits a tensile strength of 0.02-0.15 MPa and an elongation at break of 200-450%. The inner film exhibits a loss tangent (tan ?) of 1.6 or more at the temperature T2.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignees: DuPont Toray Specialty Materials Kabushiki Kaisha, Dow Silicones CorporationInventors: Eiji Kitaura, Masaaki Amako, Steven Swier
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Patent number: 11139419Abstract: A method for producing a sealed optical semiconductor device makes it possible to seal an optical semiconductor element using a sealing film. The method includes: placing a sealing film on an optical semiconductor element substrate on which an optical semiconductor element is placed within a pressure reduction chamber, and the pressure within the chamber is reduced; heating the film where at least the periphery of the film is thermally fused to the surface of the optical semiconductor element placement substrate; and a step in which the reduction of pressure within the chamber is released and the optical semiconductor element placement substrate is sealed by the film. The temperature T2 of the optical semiconductor element placement substrate when the reduction of pressure within the chamber is released is a temperature at which the film exhibits a tensile strength of 0.02-0.15 MPa and an elongation at break of 150-450%.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignees: DuPont Toray Specialty Materials Kabushiki Kaisha, Dow Silicones CorporationInventors: Eiji Kitaura, Masaaki Amako, Steven Swier
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Publication number: 20200373457Abstract: A method for producing a sealed optical semiconductor device makes it possible to seal an optical semiconductor element using a sealing film. The method includes: placing a sealing film on an optical semiconductor element substrate on which an optical semiconductor element is placed within a pressure reduction chamber, and the pressure within the chamber is reduced; heating the film where at least the periphery of the film is thermally fused to the surface of the optical semiconductor element placement substrate; and a step in which the reduction of pressure within the chamber is released and the optical semiconductor element placement substrate is sealed by the film. The temperature T2 of the optical semiconductor element placement substrate when the reduction of pressure within the chamber is released is a temperature at which the film exhibits a tensile strength of 0.02-0.15 MPa and an elongation at break of 150-450%.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2018Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: Eiji Kitaura, Masaaki Amako, Steven Swier
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Publication number: 20200220055Abstract: A method for producing a sealed optical semiconductor device includes: placing inner and outermost layer sealing films on a substrate on which an optical semiconductor element is mounted within a pressure reduction chamber, and reducing the pressure; a step in which the outermost film is heated, and at least the periphery of the outermost film is thermally fused to the surface of the substrate; and a step in which the reduction of pressure is released, and the substrate is sealed by the outermost film and the inner film. The temperature T2 of the substrate when the reduction of pressure is released is a temperature at which the outermost film exhibits a tensile strength of 0.02-0.15 MPa and an elongation at break of 200-450%. The inner film exhibits a loss tangent (tan ?) of 1.6 or more at the temperature T2.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2018Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Eiji Kitaura, Masaaki Amako, Steven Swier
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Patent number: 10604658Abstract: An organic silicon compound is disclosed which is represented by a formula: (R13SiO)3SiR2—[SiR32O]y[SiR32]w—R4—R5, wherein each of R1 and R3 is a group independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, aryl groups, aralkyl groups and alkoxy groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R2 is a divalent hydrocarbon group or an oxygen atom, R4 is a divalent hydrocarbon group, or a direct bond to a silicon (Si) atom, R5 is a monovalent group represented by (R6O)qR7(3-q)Si or a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and each of R6 and R7 is a group independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, aryl groups, aralkyl groups and alkoxy groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and q is an integer between 1 and 3, y is an integer between 0 and 200, and w is 0 or 1.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2014Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Dow Toray Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haruhiko Furukawa, Makoto Iwai, Kousei Iwakawa, Eiji Kitaura, Kazuhiro Nishijima, Tadashi Okawa
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Publication number: 20180230172Abstract: An organic silicon compound is disclosed which is represented by a formula : (R13SiO)3SiR2-[SiR32O]y[SiR32]w-R4-R5, wherein each of R1 and R3 is a group independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, aryl groups, aralkyl groups and alkoxy groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R2 is a divalent hydrocarbon group or an oxygen atom, R4 is a divalent hydrocarbon group, or a direct bond to a silicon (Si) atom, R5 is a monovalent group represented by (R6O)qR7(3-q)Si or a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and each of R6 and R7 is a group independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, aryl groups, aralkyl groups and alkoxy groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and q is an integer between 1 and 3, y is an integer between 0 and 200, and w is 0 or 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2014Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Haruhiko FURUKAWA, Makoto IWAI, Kousei IWAKAWA, Eiji KITAURA, Kazuhiro NISHIJIMA, Tadashi OKAWA
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Patent number: 9947858Abstract: The present invention provides a curable organopolysiloxane composition capable of producing a cured article that can be used as a transducer and provided with excellent mechanical characteristics and/or electrical characteristics. The present invention also relates to a novel curable organopolysiloxane composition for transducer use comprising a curable organopolysiloxane composition, dielectric inorganic fine particles having a specific dielectric constant of greater than or equal to 10, and fine particles having a specific dielectric constant of less than 10.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2013Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignees: DOW CORNING CORPORATION, DOW CORNING TORAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Toyohiko Fujisawa, Hiroshi Fukui, Haruhiko Furukawa, Peter Cheshire Hupfield, Hong Sub Kim, Eiji Kitaura, Kent R. Larson, Wataru Nishiumi, Takuya Ogawa, Masayuki Onishi, Kouichi Ozaki, Keiji Wakita
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Patent number: 9879126Abstract: The present invention provides a curable organopolysiloxane composition capable of producing a cured article that can be used as a transducer and provided with excellent mechanical characteristics and/or electrical characteristics. The present invention also relates to a novel curable organopolysiloxane composition for transducer use comprising a curable organopolysiloxane composition and a compound having a highly dielectric functional group.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2013Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignees: DOW CORNING CORPORATION, DOW CORNING TORAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Haruhiko Furukawa, Peter Cheshire Hupfield, Hong Sub Kim, Eiji Kitaura, Kent R. Larson, Wataru Nishiumi, Takuya Ogawa, Kouichi Ozaki, Son Thanh Phan, Keiji Wakita
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Publication number: 20150380636Abstract: The present invention provides a curable organopolysiloxane composition capable of producing a cured article that can be used as a transducer and provided with excellent mechanical characteristics and/or electrical characteristics. The present invention also relates to a novel curable organopolysiloxane composition for transducer use comprising a curable organopolysiloxane composition, dielectric inorganic fine particles having a specific dielectric constant of greater than or equal to 10, and fine particles having a specific dielectric constant of less than 10.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2013Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Toyohiko Fujisawa, Hiroshi Fukui, Haruhiko Furukawa, Peter Cheshire Hupfield, Hong Sub Kim, Eiji Kitaura, Kent R. Larson, Wataru Nishiumi, Takuya Ogawa, Masayuki Onishi, Kouichi Ozaki, Keiji Wakita
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Publication number: 20150344671Abstract: The present invention provides a curable organopolysiloxane composition capable of producing a cured article that can be used as a transducer and provided with excellent mechanical characteristics and/or electrical characteristics. The present invention also relates to a novel curable organopolysiloxane composition for transducer use comprising a curable organopolysiloxane composition and a compound having a highly dielectric functional group.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2013Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventors: Haruhiko Furukawa, Peter Cheshire Hupfield, Hong Sub Kim, Eiji Kitaura, Kent R. Larson, Wataru Nishiumi, Takuya Ogawa, Kouichi Ozaki, Son Thanh Phan, Keiji Wakita
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Patent number: 9175177Abstract: There is provided a polyester coating composition having excellent action of preventing deposition of outdoor stain and stain caused by rainfall, being capable of extending a period of time (pot life) from the mixing to the coating, and comprising (A) a polyester resin, (B) one or more of fluorine-containing organosilicon compounds having a fluorine content of 5 to 30% by mass, (C) one or more of aliphatic hydrocarbon compounds having hydroxyl group and 1 to 10 carbon atoms, in which a part of hydrogen atoms bonded to carbon atom may be substituted by fluorine atoms and/or one or more of alkoxy compounds having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, in which a part of hydrogen atoms bonded to carbon atom may be substituted by fluorine atoms, and (D) an organic solvent.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2008Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignees: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD., DOW CORNING CORPORATIONInventors: Masaru Nagato, Masahiko Maeda, Tetsuya Masutani, Satoshi Onodera, Eiji Kitaura, Motoshi Sasaki, Peter Cheshire Hupfield
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Patent number: 9018306Abstract: There is provided a curable fluorine-containing polymer composition which is rapidly cured at relatively low temperature by hydrosilylation reaction to form a coating film having not only high hardness and flexibility but also water- and oil-repellency, thereby giving stain-proofing effect for a long period of time, especially maintaining property of removing and wiping-off stain.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2008Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignees: Dow Corning Corporation, Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Hayashi, Eiji Kitaura, Peter Cheshire Hupfield, Katsuhiko Imoto, Masaru Nagato
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Patent number: 8925626Abstract: A substrate is surface treated using a composition for forming a film that comprises (A) an organoalkoxysilane, (B) an organopolysiloxane having a silicon-bonded hydrogen atom, and (C) a condensation reaction catalyst. This composition for forming a film can form a highly hydrophobic water repellent film provided with sufficient water shedding performance. It is possible to provide a highly hydrophobic substrate such as a heat dissipating body.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Dow Corning Toray Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keiichi Akinaga, Tadashi Okawa, Kazuhiro Nishijima, Eiji Kitaura
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Publication number: 20130340992Abstract: A substrate is surface treated using a composition for forming a film that comprises (A) an organoalkoxysilane, (B) an organopolysiloxane having a silicon-bonded hydrogen atom, and (C) a condensation reaction catalyst. This composition for forming a film can form a highly hydrophobic water repellent film provided with sufficient water shedding performance. It is possible to provide a highly hydrophobic substrate such as a heat dissipating body.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Inventors: Keiichi Akinaga, Tadashi Okawa, Kazuhiro Nishijima, Eiji Kitaura
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Patent number: 8026313Abstract: A curable polymer composition that is quickly curable to form a cured article having excellent adhesion and followability to a substrate and at least including (A) an acrylic copolymer having a hydrogen atom bonded to a silicon atom, (B) a compound having at least two aliphatic unsaturated bonds in one molecule thereof, (C) a fluoroolefin copolymer including vinylidene fluoride as main component, and (D) a catalyst for hydrosilylation reaction.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2007Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Katsuhiko Imoto, Tetsuo Shimizu, Masayuki Hayashi, Tomohiro Iimura, Eiji Kitaura, Peter Cheshire Hupfield
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Publication number: 20100210769Abstract: There is provided a curable fluorine-containing polymer composition which is rapidly cured at relatively low temperature by hydrosilylation reaction to form a coating film having not only high hardness and flexibility but also water- and oil-repellency, thereby giving stain-proofing effect for a long period of time, especially maintaining property of removing and wiping-off stain.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2008Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicant: DOW CORNING CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki Hayashi, Eiji Kitaura, Peter Cheshire Hupfield, Katsuhiko Imoto, Masaru Nagato
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Publication number: 20100168304Abstract: There is provided a polyester coating composition having excellent action of preventing deposition of outdoor stain and stain caused by rainfall, being capable of extending a period of time (pot life) from the mixing to the coating, and comprising (A) a polyester resin, (B) one or more of fluorine-containing organosilicon compounds having a fluorine content of 5 to 30% by mass, (C) one or more of aliphatic hydrocarbon compounds having hydroxyl group and 1 to 10 carbon atoms, in which a part of hydrogen atoms bonded to carbon atom may be substituted by fluorine atoms and/or one or more of alkoxy compounds having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, in which a part of hydrogen atoms bonded to carbon atom may be substituted by fluorine atoms, and (D) an organic solvent.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2008Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicants: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES,LTD., DOW CORNING CORPORATIONInventors: Masaru Nagato, Masahiko Maeda, Tetsuya Masutani, Satoshi Onodera, Eiji Kitaura, Motoshi Sasaki, Peter Cheshire Hupfield
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Publication number: 20100076158Abstract: There is provided a curable polymer composition being curable quickly to form a cured article having excellent adhesion and followability to a substrate and at least comprising (A) an acrylic copolymer having a hydrogen atom bonded to a silicon atom, (B) a compound having at least two aliphatic unsaturated bonds in one molecule thereof, (C) a fluoroolefin copolymer comprising vinylidene fluoride as main component, and (D) a catalyst for hydrosilylation reaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2007Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Katsuhiko Imoto, Tetsuo Shimizu, Masayuki Hayashi, Tomohiro Iimura, Eiji Kitaura, Peter Cheshire Hupfield
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Patent number: 4713278Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprises a light-shielding base in the form of a tape or sheet, and a magnetic layer composed of a magnetic powder of Co-coated .gamma.-Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 dispersed in a resin binder and applied to the base. The powder has a specific surface area as determined by the BET adsorption method of at least 35 m.sup.2 /g. The light-shielding base portion contiguous to the magnetic layer is a transparent plastic film and the lower base portion is light-shielding. The light-shielding base has a light transmittance of 30% or below. The surface roughness of the base is, in terms of the center-line average surface roughness, 0.012 .mu.m or below.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 1986Date of Patent: December 15, 1987Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Kuniichi Yoda, Eiji Kitaura, Tsutomu Tsunoda, Yoshio Kawakami