Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Asami

Hiroshi Asami 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).

  • Publication number: 20120205817
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a component substrate of a semiconductor device; electrode pads provided on one surface of the component substrate; a support plate material reinforcing the component substrate; via holes made in the support plate material; a conducting material filled in the via holes; and a joining member interposed between the electrode pads and the conducting material and joining the component substrate and the support plate material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Asami, Masaki Hatano, Akihiro Morimoto
  • Patent number: 8146243
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a device-incorporated substrate as well as a printed circuit board. A transfer sheet is formed having a structure that includes two layers, a metal base material and a dissolvee metal layer and a conductor pattern is formed on the dissolvee metal layer by electroplating. After the transfer sheet on which the conductor pattern is formed is adhered onto an insulating base material, the transfer sheet is removed by separating the metal base material from the dissolvee metal layer and thereafter selectively dissolving and removing the dissolvee metal layer with respect to the conductor pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Asami, Ken Orui, Hidetoshi Kusano, Fumito Hiwatashi
  • Publication number: 20110193223
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor chip having a semiconductor substrate; a pad electrode formed on the semiconductor substrate; a base metal layer formed on said pad electrode; and a bump electrode formed on the base metal layer, in which an exposed surface including a side surface of the base metal layer is covered with the solder bump electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ozaki, Hiroshi Asami
  • Patent number: 7939360
    Abstract: A semiconductor device which includes a semiconductor chip formed with a light-reception area, a spacer, and a transparent substrate. The spacer is bonded to the semiconductor chip via a first adhesive and surrounding the light-reception area. The transparent substrate is bonded to the spacer via a second adhesive and disposed above the light-reception area. A first projection having a predetermined height is formed on a surface of the spacer which is on a side of the semiconductor chip, and the first projection abuts on the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Asami, Yoshihiro Nabe, Akihiro Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20100244270
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a component substrate of a semiconductor device; electrode pads provided on one surface of the component substrate; a support plate material reinforcing the component substrate; via holes made in the support plate material; a conducting material filled in the via holes; and a joining member interposed between the electrode pads and the conducting material and joining the component substrate and the support plate material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Asami, Masaki Hatano, Akihiro Morimoto
  • Patent number: 7728431
    Abstract: Herein disclosed an electronic component having a passivation layer in which an opening that exposes a part of a pad electrode is formed, an underlying metal layer formed on the pad electrode and the passivation layer, and a barrier metal layer formed on the underlying metal layer for an external connection electrode, the electronic component including a recess or/and a projection configured to be provided under the barrier metal layer outside or/and inside the opening, the underlying metal layer being formed on the recess or/and the projection and having a surface shape that follows the recess or/and the projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimichi Harada, Akiyoshi Aoyagi, Hiroshi Asami
  • Publication number: 20100122838
    Abstract: A mount board includes a laminated wiring section including a plurality of wiring layers formed on a surface of a substrate in a laminated manner, wherein a portion of an inner wiring layer is exposed to the outside, the inner wiring layer being any of the plurality of wiring layers excluding an uppermost wiring layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Asami, Osamu Yamagata
  • Patent number: 7691672
    Abstract: The present invention provides a substrate treating method including the steps of joining a one-side surface of a substrate to be treated to a support substrate, treating the substrate to be treated in the condition where the substrate to be treated is supported by the support substrate, and removing the support substrate from the substrate to be treated. The step of joining the substrate to be treated to the support substrate includes melting a joint bump formed on the substrate to be treated so as to join the substrate to be treated to the support substrate, and the step of removing the support substrate from the substrate to be treated includes polishing the support substrate so as to remove the support substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Hatano, Hiroshi Asami
  • Publication number: 20090200629
    Abstract: A semiconductor device which includes a semiconductor chip formed with a light-reception area, a spacer, and a transparent substrate. The spacer is bonded to the semiconductor chip via a first adhesive and surrounding the light-reception area. The transparent substrate is bonded to the spacer via a second adhesive and disposed above the light-reception area. A first projection having a predetermined height is formed on a surface of the spacer which is on a side of the semiconductor chip, and the first projection abuts on the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Asami, Yoshihiro Nabe, Akihiro Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20080283951
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first electronic circuit and a second electronic circuit formed on an active surface, a pad electrode formed on the active surface by being connected to the first electronic circuit and/or the second electronic circuit, a first opening formed to some point along a depth of the semiconductor substrate toward the pad electrode from a surface opposite to the active surface of the semiconductor substrate, a second opening formed so as to reach the pad electrode from a bottom surface of the first opening, an insulating layer formed by covering sidewall surfaces of the first opening and the second opening, a conductive layer formed by covering at least an inner wall surface of the insulating layer and a bottom surface of the second opening, a third opening formed to some point along the depth of the semiconductor substrate from the surface opposite to the active surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a heat insulator imbedded in the third openi
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nabe, Masaki Hatano, Hiroshi Asami, Akihiro Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20080224249
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having first and second surfaces opposite each other, the first surface being an active surface by provided with an electronic element thereon, a pad electrode formed to be connected to the electronic element in a peripheral portion of the electronic element on the active surface, a first opening extending from the second surface toward the pad electrode so as not to reach the first surface of the semiconductor substrate, a second opening, formed to reach the pad electrode from a bottom surface of the first opening, having a diameter smaller than that of the first opening, an insulating layer formed to cover sidewall surfaces of the first opening and the second opening, and a conductive layer formed, inside of the insulating layer, to cover at least an inner wall surface of the insulating layer and a bottom surface of the second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nabe, Hiroshi Asami, Yuji Takaoka, Yoshimichi Harada
  • Patent number: 7421777
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a multilayer wiring substrate, which can preserve the dimensional stability of a conductor pattern at a fine pitch, solve the restriction on a process from the viewpoint of material selection, and further reduce a manufacturing cost, and a multilayer wiring substrate. A second wiring substrate formed on a supporting sheet made of metal and an adhesive layer are partially stacked on a predetermined region of a first wiring substrate by using the supporting sheet. After the lamination of the second wiring substrate, the supporting sheet is finally etched and removed. The second wiring substrate is stacked only on the portion required to be multilayered on the first wiring substrate to thereby reduce the amount of the construction material of the second wiring substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Asami, Hidetoshi Kusano, Yuki Nishitani, Ken Orui
  • Patent number: 7420127
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a multilayer wiring substrate, which can preserve the dimensional stability of a conductor pattern at a fine pitch, solve the restriction on a process from the viewpoint of material selection, and further reduce a manufacturing cost, and a multilayer wiring substrate. A second wiring substrate formed on a supporting sheet made of metal and an adhesive layer are partially stacked on a predetermined region of a first wiring substrate by using the supporting sheet. After the lamination of the second wiring substrate, the supporting sheet is finally etched and removed. The second wiring substrate is stacked only on the portion required to be multilayered on the first wiring substrate to thereby reduce the amount of the construction material of the second wiring substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Asami, Hidetoshi Kusano, Yuji Nishitani, Ken Orui
  • Publication number: 20070290343
    Abstract: Herein disclosed an electronic component having a passivation layer in which an opening that exposes a part of a pad electrode is formed, an underlying metal layer formed on the pad electrode and the passivation layer, and a barrier metal layer formed on the underlying metal layer for an external connection electrode, the electronic component including a recess or/and a projection configured to be provided under the barrier metal layer outside or/and inside the opening, the underlying metal layer being formed on the recess or/and the projection and having a surface shape that follows the recess or/and the projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Yoshimichi Harada, Akiyoshi Aoyagi, Hiroshi Asami
  • Publication number: 20070293038
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a multilayer wiring substrate, which can preserve the dimensional stability of a conductor pattern at a fine pitch, solve the restriction on a process from the viewpoint of material selection, and further reduce a manufacturing cost, and a multilayer wiring substrate. A second wiring substrate formed on a supporting sheet made of metal and an adhesive layer are partially stacked on a predetermined region of a first wiring substrate by using the supporting sheet. After the lamination of the second wiring substrate, the supporting sheet is finally etched and removed. The second wiring substrate is stacked only on the portion required to be multilayered on the first wiring substrate to thereby reduce the amount of the construction material of the second wiring substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Hiroshi Asami, Hidetoshi Kusano, Yuji Nishitani, Ken Orui
  • Publication number: 20070287265
    Abstract: The present invention provides a substrate treating method including the steps of joining a one-side surface of a substrate to be treated to a support substrate, treating the substrate to be treated in the condition where the substrate to be treated is supported by the support substrate, and removing the support substrate from the substrate to be treated. The step of joining the substrate to be treated to the support substrate includes melting a joint bump formed on the substrate to be treated so as to join the substrate to be treated to the support substrate, and the step of removing the support substrate from the substrate to be treated includes polishing the support substrate so as to remove the support substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Masaki Hatano, Hiroshi Asami
  • Patent number: 7288724
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a multilayer wiring substrate, which can preserve the dimensional stability of a conductor pattern at a fine pitch, solve the restriction on a process from the viewpoint of material selection, and further reduce a manufacturing cost, and a multilayer wiring substrate. A second wiring substrate formed on a supporting sheet made of metal and an adhesive layer are partially stacked on a predetermined region of a first wiring substrate by using the supporting sheet. After the lamination of the second wiring substrate, the supporting sheet is finally etched and removed. The second wiling substrate is stacked only on the portion required to be multilayered on the first wiring substrate to thereby reduce the amount of the construction material of the second wiring substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Asami, Hidetoshi Kusano, Yuji Nishitani, Ken Orui
  • Publication number: 20070102191
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a multilayer wiring substrate, which can preserve the dimensional stability of a conductor pattern at a fine pitch, solve the restriction on a process from the viewpoint of material selection, and further reduce a manufacturing cost, and a multilayer wiring substrate. A second wiring substrate formed on a supporting sheet made of metal and an adhesive layer are partially stacked on a predetermined region of a first wiring substrate by using the supporting sheet. After the lamination of the second wiring substrate, the supporting sheet is finally etched and removed. The second wiring substrate is stacked only on the portion required to be multilayered on the first wiring substrate to thereby reduce the amount of the construction material of the second wiring substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Hiroshi Asami, Hidetoshi Kusano, Yuji Nishitani, Ken Orui
  • Publication number: 20070057022
    Abstract: A component mounting method configured to mount on a wiring board a surface-mount electronic component that has an electrode terminal on a bonding surface, the method including the steps of preparing the electronic component having a solder layer that covers the electrode terminal, and a resin layer that is provided on the solder layer and has a flux function preparing the wiring board having a projection conductor that is formed on a mounting surface and is to be bonded to the electrode terminal and mounting the electronic component on the wiring board, and implementing reflow of the solder layer so that the projection conductor penetrates the resin layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Keiichi Mogami, Hiroshi Asami
  • Patent number: 7138294
    Abstract: A circuit substrate device composed of a circuit unit 2 and a multi-layer wiring substrate 3 in which a pattern conductor of the circuit unit 2 may be prevented from being warped or inundated. The circuit substrate device includes a circuit unit 2 having a pattern conductor formed by a thin film technique, and an insulating layer, and a multi-layer wiring substrate 3 having a connecting terminal portion 14 exposed from its major surface. The circuit unit is formed on a dummy substrate. The circuit unit is connected to the multi-layer wiring substrate 3 so that the pattern conductor is connected to the connecting terminal portion 14. The dummy substrate is then removed to give a structure comprised of the circuit unit 2 formed on the multi-layer wiring substrate 3. The pattern conductor of the circuit unit 2 is freed of warping or inundations along the direction of thickness of the circuit unit 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Nishitani, Tsuyoshi Ogawa, Hiroshi Asami, Akihiko Okubora