Patents by Inventor Hideo Sotokawa

Hideo Sotokawa 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: 7613080
    Abstract: To provide an optical pickup device in which an optical parts module is fixedly adhered in a high positional precision to an optical pickup case, such that the adhesion strength can be sufficiently enhanced against a stress to be applied to the adhering faces from a flexible printed circuit board connected to the optical parts module, the present invention forms the adhering faces on at least two portions across the optical axis of the optical parts module, and also forms groove portions on the individual surfaces of the optical parts module and the optical pickup case for the adhering faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Media Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Oozeki, Hiroaki Furuichi, Satoshi Arai, Hideo Sotokawa
  • Patent number: 7475412
    Abstract: In order to improve reliability of an optical disk drive apparatus at low cost, a flexible substrate for making connection between an optical pick-up device incorporated in the optical disk drive apparatus and a drive side is divided into a first flexible substrate fixed to the optical pick-up body (for example, upper surface), and a second flexible substrate connected to the first flexible substrate and extending to the drive, wiring conductors formed on a connection end portion of the first flexible substrate and wiring conductors formed on a connection end portion of the second flexible substrate are superposed at a region adjacent an end of the case of the optical pick-up device body, and connected to each other by joining material, and a connection section between the wiring conductors is held down by a cover for protecting the optical pick-up device body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Media Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Arai, Hiroaki Furuichi, Yoshio Oozeki, Hideo Sotokawa, Mitsuo Satake, Kazuhiko Ito, Masayoshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20080128839
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus suppressing damages to a device not having high durability to a high voltage of a structure including a first member having a first electrode and a device, and a second member having a second electrode in which the first electrode and the second electrode, are formed in a region not overlapping the device, the first member and the second member are anodically bonded by the application of a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode and the device is encapsulated between the first member and the second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Hideo Sotokawa, Hiroaki Huruichi
  • Patent number: 7153758
    Abstract: In anodic bonding between a conductor or semiconductor and glass, in order to attain good adhesion at a lower bonding temperature than usual and improve the toughness at its boundary to obtain higher reliability for a bonded portion even in a case where bonded members are warped or dust is present at the bonding boundary, a soft metal film is formed on the surface of a conductor or semiconductor on which an active metal film having high reactivity with oxygen is formed, whereby a warp or dust, if any, can be absorbed by the deformation of the soft metal film, thereby to improve the adhesion at the boundary. Adhesion at the bonding boundary is improved even at a low bonding temperature of, e.g., about 200° C. Further, the toughness at the bonding boundary can be improved to increase reliability by roughening the bonded surface on the side of the glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shohei Hata, Hideo Sotokawa, Hiroaki Furuichi
  • Publication number: 20060161940
    Abstract: In order to improve reliability of an optical disk drive apparatus at low cost, a flexible substrate for making connection between an optical pick-up device incorporated in the optical disk drive apparatus and a drive side is divided into a first flexible substrate fixed to the optical pick-up body (for example, upper surface), and a second flexible substrate connected to the first flexible substrate and extending to the drive, wiring conductors formed on a connection end portion of the first flexible substrate and wiring conductors formed on a connection end portion of the second flexible substrate are superposed at a region adjacent an end of the case of the optical pick-up device body, and connected to each other by joining material, and a connection section between the wiring conductors is held down by a cover for protecting the optical pick-up device body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Satoshi Arai, Hiroaki Furuichi, Yoshio Oozeki, Hideo Sotokawa, Mitsuo Satake, Kazuhiko Ito, Masayoshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20060062139
    Abstract: To provide an optical pickup device in which an optical parts module is fixedly adhered in a high positional precision to an optical pickup case, such that the adhesion strength can be sufficiently enhanced against a stress to be applied to the adhering faces from a flexible printed circuit board connected to the optical parts module, the present invention forms the adhering faces on at least two portions across the optical axis of the optical parts module, and also forms groove portions on the individual surfaces of the optical parts module and the optical pickup case for the adhering faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshio Oozeki, Hiroaki Furuichi, Satoshi Arai, Hideo Sotokawa
  • Patent number: 6937406
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical module and a method for manufacturing the optical module, in which a V-shaped or trapezoidal groove having a first slope and a second slope facing to the first slope is formed at the surface of a silicon substrate by anisotropic etching, an adhesive is applied to a portion of at least the second slope in a region except the first slope of the groove, and lens is fixedly put in the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: OpNext Japan, Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki Matsushima, Hideo Sotokawa, Hideyuki Kuwano, Yoshiaki Niwa, Keiichi Yamada, Masahiro Hirai, Kazumi Kawamoto, Shohei Hata, Toshiaki Takai
  • Publication number: 20040240087
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical module and a method for manufacturing the optical module, in which a V-shaped or trapezoidal groove having a first slope and a second slope facing to the first slope is formed at the surface of a silicon substrate by anisotropic etching, an adhesive is applied to a portion of at least the second slope in a region except the first slope of the groove, and lens is fixedly put in the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: OpNext Japan, Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki Matsushima, Hideo Sotokawa, Hideyuki Kuwano, Yoshiaki Niwa, Keiichi Yamada, Masahiro Hirai, Kazumi Kawamoto, Shohei Hata, Toshiaki Takai
  • Patent number: 6813419
    Abstract: An optical transmission module includes a beam spot size expanding waveguide and a beam spot size reducing waveguide adjoining in the light propagating direction, or includes a beam spot size expanding waveguide, a beam spot size retaining waveguide and a beam spot size reducing waveguide aligning in the light propagating direction. Each waveguide has laminated core layers which are formed of materials of different refractive indexes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Matsushima, Kazumi Kawamoto, Hideo Sotokawa
  • Publication number: 20040197949
    Abstract: In anodic bonding between a conductor or semiconductor and glass, in order to attain good adhesion at a lower bonding temperature than usual and improve the toughness at its boundary to obtain higher reliability for a bonded portion even in a case where bonded members are warped or dust is present at the bonding boundary, a soft metal film is formed on the surface of a conductor or semiconductor on which an active metal film having high reactivity with oxygen is formed, whereby a warp or dust, if any, can be absorbed by the deformation of the soft metal film, thereby to improve the adhesion at the boundary. Adhesion at the bonding boundary is improved even at a low bonding temperature of, e.g., about 200° C. Further, the toughness at the bonding boundary can be improved to increase reliability by roughening the bonded surface on the side of the glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Shohei Hata, Hideo Sotokawa, Hiroaki Furuichi
  • Patent number: 6635971
    Abstract: An electronic device, in which terminals of a semiconductor integrated circuit chip and terminals of a circuit substrate are mounted with solder so as to face one another. The electronic device includes a first resin, which is disposed between the circuit substrate and a terminal formation face of the semiconductor integrated circuit chip and a second resin, which is disposed at the outer perimeter of the semiconductor integrated circuit chip or is disposed laterally thereon. The modulus of elasticity of the second resin is smaller than the modulus of elasticity of the first resin, the modulus of elasticity of the second resin is at least 0.5 GPa but not more than 28 GPa at room temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toyoki Asada, Yuji Fujita, Hideo Sotokawa, Kazumi Kawamoto, Kunio Matsumoto, Shinya Hamagishi, Mari Matsuyoshi
  • Patent number: 6554491
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical module and apparatus and forming method that can reduce problems in the setting of a silicone-based resin. In one embodiment of the present invention an optical module is provided. The optical module includes: an optical waveguide formed from a first resin, the first resin having fluorine; an intermediary layer above the optical waveguide; and a silicone-based resin layer above the intermediary layer. The intermediary layer may include: a metal, a dielectric, an inorganic compound, or a second resin having a fluorine content of less than 10 percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Sotokawa, Toshimasa Miura
  • Publication number: 20020090162
    Abstract: An electronic device, in which terminals of a semiconductor integrated circuit chip and terminals of a circuit substrate are mounted with solder so as to face one another. The electronic device includes a first resin, which is disposed between the circuit substrate and a terminal formation face of the semiconductor integrated circuit chip and a second resin, which is disposed at the outer perimeter of the semiconductor integrated circuit chip or is disposed laterally thereon. The modulus of elasticity of the second resin is smaller than the modulus of elasticity of the first resin, the modulus of elasticity of the second resin is at least 0.5 GPa but not more than 28 GPa at room temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventors: Toyoki Asada, Yuji Fujita, Hideo Sotokawa, Kazumi Kawamoto, Kunio Matsumoto, Shinya Hamagishi, Mari Matsuyoshi
  • Publication number: 20020054738
    Abstract: An optical transmission module includes a beam spot size expanding waveguide and a beam spot size reducing waveguide adjoining in the light propagating direction, or includes a beam spot size expanding waveguide, a beam spot size retaining waveguide and a beam spot size reducing waveguide aligning in the light propagating direction. Each waveguide has laminated core layers which are formed of materials of different refractive indexes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Inventors: Naoki Matsushima, Kazumi Kawamoto, Hideo Sotokawa
  • Publication number: 20010043783
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical module and apparatus and forming method that can reduce problems in the setting of a silicone-based resin. In one embodiment of the present invention an optical module is provided. The optical module includes: an optical waveguide formed from a first resin, the first resin having fluorine; an intermediary layer above the optical waveguide; and a silicone-based resin layer above the intermediary layer. The intermediary layer may include: a metal, a dielectric, an inorganic compound, or a second resin having a fluorine content of less than 10 percent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Sotokawa, Toshimasa Miura
  • Patent number: 5958600
    Abstract: Disclosed are a highly reliable circuit board and a method of stably manufacturing the circuit board, wherein an insulator made from a specific organic insulating material is provided under a highly stressed conductor for preventing occurrence of cracks in the insulator. In addition, a method of correcting a wiring of a ceramic board is additionally adopted. The circuit board includes a thick film wiring board 1 having a first conductor pattern 2 and a thin film layer laminated on the first conductor pattern 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Sotokawa, Akira Yabushita, Takashi Inoue, Hidetaka Shigi, Mamoru Ogihara, Haruhiko Matsuyama, Minoru Tanaka, Yasunori Narizuka
  • Patent number: 5939789
    Abstract: A multilayer substrate which is fabricated by laminating a plurality of substrates, each comprising an insulation film, a plurality of via holes which pass through the upper surface to the lower surface of the insulation film, a wiring which is provided on the upper surface of the insulation film and the upper surface of the via holes and electrically connected with the via holes, a bonding member which is provided on the lower surfaces of the via holes and electrically connected with the via holes, and a bonding layer which is provided on the upper surface of the insulation film where the wiring is formed and the method of fabrication thereof whereby large costs reduction and high density effect can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michifumi Kawai, Ryohei Satoh, Osamu Yamada, Eiji Matsuda, Masakazu Ishino, Takashi Inoue, Hideo Sotokawa, Masayuki Kyoui
  • Patent number: 5868949
    Abstract: A metalization structure having a first conductor layer on the surface of an underlying layer and, further, a second conductor layer connected conductively with the first conductor layer in which a polyimide insulative film of low thermal expansion coefficient is present between at least an end of a pattern of the second conductor layer and the first conductor layer, for stably obtaining a metalization structure of high reliability and free from the worry of peeling of the conductor portion from a substrate or occurrence of cracking to the underlying layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Sotokawa, Masashi Nishiki, Eiji Matsuzaki, Hidetaka Shigi, Toshio Terouchi, Mamoru Ogihara, Haruhiko Matsuyama, Minoru Tanaka
  • Patent number: 5753372
    Abstract: The present invention provides the wiring structure having a wiring layer and insulation layer and the method of manufacturing the same, wherein at least a part of the wiring of said wiring layer comprises copper, and said insulation layer comprises the polyimide obtained by heating the polyimide precursor composition containing the polyimide precursor having the repeating unit which can be represented by the following general formula (Chemical formula 15). ##STR1## (In this formula, R.sup.1 is at least one type of quadrivalent organic group selected from among the Chemical formulae 16, while R.sup.2 is a bivalent organic group containing aromatic ring).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Sotokawa, Miharu Otani, Fumio Kataoka, Fusaji Shoji, Haruhiko Matsuyama, Eiji Matsuzaki, Shogi Ikeda, Hidetaka Shigi, Tetsuya Yamazaki, Naoki Matsushima, Shirou Akamatsu
  • Patent number: 5536584
    Abstract: A metalization structure uses a surface protective film formed of a polyimide that is produced by heating and dehydrating polyimide precursor has its molecular chain composed of recurring units represented by the following general formula (1) and recurring units represented by the following general formula (2): ##STR1## (where R.sup.1 is at least one tetravalent organic group selected from among ##STR2## R.sup.2 is at least one divalent organic group of a linear structure as selected from among ##STR3## and R.sup.3 is a divalent organic group of a crooked structure that has at least two aromatic rings).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1996
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Sotokawa, Fusaji Shoji, Fumio Kataoka