Patents by Inventor Hirokazu Ezawa

Hirokazu Ezawa 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: 9673147
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming an opening in a first substrate and filling the opening with a metal to form a first connection electrode. The first substrate is then polished by chemical mechanical polishing under conditions such that a polishing rate of the metal is less that of the region surrounding the metal. The chemical mechanical polishing thereby causes the first connection electrode to protrude from the surface of the first substrate. The first substrate is stacked with a second substrate having a second connection electrode. The first and second connection electrodes are bonded by applying pressure and heating to a temperature that is below the melting point of the metal of the first connection electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kenro Nakamura, Hirokazu Ezawa
  • Patent number: 9396998
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, the first resin layer is provided on the first face of the upper layer chip. The first interconnect layer is electrically connected to the upper layer chip. The second resin layer extends into a region outside chip. The region is outer side of a side face of the upper layer chip. The second interconnect layer is provided in the second resin layer. The second interconnect layer is connected to the first interconnect layer and extending into the region outside chip. The lower layer chip is mounted on the surface side of the first resin layer, and is connected to the first interconnect layer. The first sealing resin covers the upper layer chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yoichiro Kurita, Hirokazu Ezawa, Kazushige Kawasaki, Satoshi Tsukiyama
  • Publication number: 20160141247
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming an opening in a first substrate and filling the opening with a metal to form a first connection electrode. The first substrate is then polished by chemical mechanical polishing under conditions such that a polishing rate of the metal is less that of the region surrounding the metal. The chemical mechanical polishing thereby causes the first connection electrode to protrude from the surface of the first substrate. The first substrate is stacked with a second substrate having a second connection electrode. The first and second connection electrodes are bonded by applying pressure and heating to a temperature that is below the melting point of the metal of the first connection electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Kenro NAKAMURA, Hirokazu EZAWA
  • Patent number: 9287225
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming an opening in a first substrate and filling the opening with a metal to form a first connection electrode. The first substrate is then polished by chemical mechanical polishing under conditions such that a polishing rate of the metal is less that of the region surrounding the metal. The chemical mechanical polishing thereby causes the first connection electrode to protrude from the surface of the first substrate. The first substrate is stacked with a second substrate having a second connection electrode. The first and second connection electrodes are bonded by applying pressure and heating to a temperature that is below the melting point of the metal of the first connection electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kenro Nakamura, Hirokazu Ezawa
  • Patent number: 9190373
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor substrate, a redistribution trace, and a surface layer are provided, with the surface layer provided on the redistribution trace. On the semiconductor substrate, a wire and a pad electrode are formed. The redistribution trace is formed on the semiconductor substrate. The surface layer is larger in width than the redistribution trace, and extends beyond the edge of the redistribution trace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tatsuo Migita, Hirokazu Ezawa, Soichi Yamashita, Masaya Shima
  • Publication number: 20150262877
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, the first resin layer is provided on the first face of the upper layer chip. The first interconnect layer is electrically connected to the upper layer chip. The second resin layer extends into a region outside chip. The region is outer side of a side face of the upper layer chip. The second interconnect layer is provided in the second resin layer. The second interconnect layer is connected to the first interconnect layer and extending into the region outside chip. The lower layer chip is mounted on the surface side of the first resin layer, and is connected to the first interconnect layer. The first sealing resin covers the upper layer chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yoichiro KURITA, Hirokazu EZAWA, Kazushige KAWASAKI, Satoshi TSUKIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20150028493
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming an opening in a first substrate and filling the opening with a metal to form a first connection electrode. The first substrate is then polished by chemical mechanical polishing under conditions such that a polishing rate of the metal is less that of the region surrounding the metal. The chemical mechanical polishing thereby causes the first connection electrode to protrude from the surface of the first substrate. The first substrate is stacked with a second substrate having a second connection electrode. The first and second connection electrodes are bonded by applying pressure and heating to a temperature that is below the melting point of the metal of the first connection electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Kenro NAKAMURA, Hirokazu EZAWA
  • Patent number: 8704367
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor substrate, a metal film, a surface modifying layer, and a redistribution trace are provided. On the semiconductor substrate, a wire and a pad electrode are formed. The metal film is formed over the semiconductor substrate. The surface modifying layer is formed on a surface layer of the metal film and improves the adhesion with a resist pattern. The redistribution trace is formed on the metal film via the surface modifying layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tatsuo Migita, Hirokazu Ezawa, Soichi Yamashita, Koro Nagamine, Masahiro Miyata, Tatsuo Shiotsuki, Kiyoshi Muranishi
  • Patent number: 8703600
    Abstract: An electronic component in which an element is formed on a chip includes: a pad that is made of a conductive material and that is formed in a first bump formation region that is two-dimensionally arranged in center of one principle face and in a second bump formation region that is linearly arranged at peripheral border of the principle face; a passivation film that is formed on the principle face to cover portion except a formation position of the pad; a metal layer that is formed on the pad; and a bump that is made of a conductive material and that is formed on the metal layer by plating, wherein radius of the metal layer in the second bump formation region is smaller than radius of at least some of the metal layer in the first bump formation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tatsuo Migita, Hirokazu Ezawa, Soichi Yamashita, Takashi Togasaki
  • Patent number: 8569181
    Abstract: A first conducting layer is formed on a side of a main surface on which an electrode terminal of a semiconductor device is provided in a semiconductor substrate. The first conducting layer is electrically connected to the electrode terminal of the semiconductor device. A mask layer that has an opening at a predetermined position is formed on the first conducting layer. A second conducting layer is formed inside the opening of the mask layer. The mask layer is removed. A relocation wiring that includes the first conducting layer and electrically draws out the electrode terminal is formed by performing anisotropic etching for the first conducting layer using the second conducting layer as a mask. Finally, a bump is formed on the relocation wiring by causing the second conducting layer to reflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tatsuo Migita, Hirokazu Ezawa, Tadashi Iijima, Takashi Togasaki
  • Patent number: 8314491
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device attained as follows. A dielectric layer having a first opening and a second opening reaching an electrode terminal is formed by modifying a photosensitive resin film on a substrate on which the electrode terminal of a first conductive layer is provided. Next, a second conductive layer that is electrically connected to the electrode terminal is formed on the dielectric layer that includes inside of the first opening, and a third conductive layer that has an oxidation-reduction potential of which difference from the oxidation-reduction potential of the first conductive layer is smaller than a difference of the oxidation-reduction potential between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer is formed on the second conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Soichi Yamashita, Tatsuo Migita, Tadashi Iijima, Masahiro Miyata, Masayuki Uchida, Takashi Togasaki, Hirokazu Ezawa
  • Patent number: 8232197
    Abstract: An insulating film formed on a conducting layer is dry-etched so as to make a connection hole in the insulating film to expose the conducting layer. Plasma is supplied onto the exposed conducting layer to dry-clean a damage layer produced in the connection hole. A product produced in the connection hole as a result of the dry cleaning is removed by a wet process. An oxide film formed in the connection hole as a result of the wet process is etched by a chemical dry process using a gas including either NF3 or HF. A thermally decomposable reaction product produced as a result of the etching is removed by heat treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Makoto Honda, Kaori Yomogihara, Kazuhiro Murakami, Masanori Numano, Takahito Nagamatsu, Hideaki Harakawa, Hideto Matsuyama, Hirokazu Ezawa, Hisashi Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20120068334
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices of embodiments include a plurality of solder bumps electrically connected on a plurality of electrode pads disposed on a semiconductor substrate in parallel at a pitch of 40 ?m or less via under bump metals. The ratio of the diameter (the top diameter) of the portion of each solder bump most away from the semiconductor substrate and the diameter (the bottom diameter) of the bottom side of each solder bump is 1:1 to 1:4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tatsuo MIGITA, Hirokazu Ezawa, Soichi Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20120056320
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor substrate, a metal film, a surface modifying layer, and a redistribution trace are provided. On the semiconductor substrate, a wire and a pad electrode are formed. The metal film is formed over the semiconductor substrate. The surface modifying layer is formed on a surface layer of the metal film and improves the adhesion with a resist pattern. The redistribution trace is formed on the metal film via the surface modifying layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tatsuo MIGITA, Hirokazu EZAWA, Soichi YAMASHITA, Koro NAGAMINE, Masahiro MIYATA, Tatsuo SHIOTSUKI, Kiyoshi MURANISHI
  • Publication number: 20120049367
    Abstract: According to the embodiment, a pad electrode, a protective film, an under barrier metal film, and an electrode wiring portion are provided. The pad electrode is formed on a semiconductor substrate. The protective film is formed on the semiconductor substrate so that a surface of the pad electrode is exposed. The under barrier metal film is formed on the pad electrode and the protective film. The electrode wiring portion is formed on the pad electrode via the under barrier metal film. Moreover, a surface reflectance of the under barrier metal film is 30% or more at a wavelength of 800 nm, and a diameter of the electrode wiring portion is 140 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tatsuo MIGITA, Hirokazu Ezawa, Soichi Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20120049356
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor substrate, a redistribution trace, and a surface layer are provided. On the semiconductor substrate, a wire and a pad electrode are formed. The redistribution trace is formed on the semiconductor substrate. The surface layer is larger in width than the redistribution trace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tatsuo Migita, Hirokazu Ezawa, Soichi Yamashita, Masaya Shima
  • Publication number: 20120028463
    Abstract: A first conducting layer is formed on a side of a main surface on which an electrode terminal of a semiconductor device is provided in a semiconductor substrate. The first conducting layer is electrically connected to the electrode terminal of the semiconductor device. A mask layer that has an opening at a predetermined position is formed on the first conducting layer. A second conducting layer is formed inside the opening of the mask layer. The mask layer is removed. A relocation wiring that includes the first conducting layer and electrically draws out the electrode terminal is formed by performing anisotropic etching for the first conducting layer using the second conducting layer as a mask. Finally, a bump is formed on the relocation wiring by causing the second conducting layer to reflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tatsuo Migita, Hirokazu Ezawa, Tadashi Iijima, Takashi Togasaki
  • Patent number: 8063487
    Abstract: A first conducting layer is formed on a side of a main surface on which an electrode terminal of a semiconductor device is provided in a semiconductor substrate. The first conducting layer is electrically connected to the electrode terminal of the semiconductor device. A mask layer that has an opening at a predetermined position is formed on the first conducting layer. A second conducting layer is formed inside the opening of the mask layer. The mask layer is removed. A relocation wiring that includes the first conducting layer and electrically draws out the electrode terminal is formed by performing anisotropic etching for the first conducting layer using the second conducting layer as a mask. Finally, a bump is formed on the relocation wiring by causing the second conducting layer to reflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tatsuo Migita, Hirokazu Ezawa, Tadashi Iijima, Takashi Togasaki
  • Publication number: 20110049707
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes an electrode pad, a protective layer, a bump, and a resin layer. The electrode pad is formed on a semiconductor substrate. The protective layer includes a pad opening formed in the position of the electrode pad. The bump is formed in the pad opening and electrically connected to the electrode pad. The resin layer has a space provided between the resin layer and the bump and is formed on the protective layer via a metal layer. The resin layer is formed by using an adhesive resin material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masaharu Seto, Soichi Yamashita, Hirokazu Ezawa
  • Publication number: 20110024901
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device attained as follows. A dielectric layer having a first opening and a second opening reaching an electrode terminal is formed by modifying a photosensitive resin film on a substrate on which the electrode terminal of a first conductive layer is provided. Next, a second conductive layer that is electrically connected to the electrode terminal is formed on the dielectric layer that includes inside of the first opening, and a third conductive layer that has an oxidation-reduction potential of which difference from the oxidation-reduction potential of the first conductive layer is smaller than a difference of the oxidation-reduction potential between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer is formed on the second conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Soichi Yamashita, Tatsuo Migita, Tadashi Iijima, Masahiro Miyata, Masayuki Uchida, Takashi Togasaki, Hirokazu Ezawa