Patents by Inventor Katsuhiko Horigome

Katsuhiko Horigome 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: 20230380288
    Abstract: Provided is a thin thermoelectric conversion module provided with no support base material and including: an integrated body including an insulator configured to fill a gap defined by a chip of a P-type thermoelectric conversion material and a chip of an N-type thermoelectric conversion material, the chips being alternately arranged and spaced apart from each other; a common first electrode provided on one surface of the integrated body and joining one surface of the chip of the P-type thermoelectric conversion material and one surface of the chip of the N-type thermoelectric conversion material; and a common second electrode provided on another surface of the integrated body, facing the first electrode, and joining another surface of the chip of the N-type thermoelectric conversion material and another surface of the chip of the P-type thermoelectric conversion material, in which the first electrode and the second electrode provide electrically serial connection between the chip of the P-type thermoelectric
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuta SEKI, Kunihisa KATO, Wataru MORITA, Katsuhiko HORIGOME, Mutsumi MASUMOTO
  • Patent number: 11183416
    Abstract: The pressure sensitive adhesive tape for semiconductor processing includes a base which has a Young's modulus of 1000 MPa or more at 23° C., a buffer layer which is provided on at least one surface of this base, and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer provided on the other surface of the base. The buffer layer has a tensile storage elastic modulus (E23) of 100-2000 MPa at 23° C., and a tensile storage elastic modulus (E60) of 20-1000 MPa at 60° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: LINTEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuto Aizawa, Jun Maeda, Katsuhiko Horigome
  • Patent number: 10879104
    Abstract: The pressure sensitive adhesive tape for semiconductor processing of the present invention is a pressure sensitive adhesive tape for semiconductor processing, which, in a step of grinding a back face of a semiconductor wafer having a groove formed on a front face thereof or having a modified region formed therein to singulate the semiconductor wafer into semiconductor chips, is stuck on the front face of the semiconductor wafer and used, the pressure sensitive adhesive tape for semiconductor processing including a base, a buffer layer provided on one face of the base, and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer provided on the other face of the base, and having a ratio (D2/D1) of a thickness (D2) of the buffer layer to a thickness (D1) of the base of 0.7 or less and an indentation depth (X) of the front face on the buffer layer side of 2.5 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomochika Tominaga, Katsuhiko Horigome
  • Patent number: 10825790
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a semiconductor protective film capable of suppressing a warpage of a semiconductor chip without impairing productivity and reliability, a semiconductor device including this, and a composite sheet. [Solving Means] A semiconductor protective film 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a protective layer 11 formed of a non-conductive inorganic material and an adhesive layer 12 provided on one surface of the protective layer 11. The protective layer 11 includes at least a vitreous material and is typically formed of plate glass. Accordingly, a warpage of a semiconductor element as a protection target can be suppressed effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: LINTEC Corporation
    Inventors: Naoya Okamoto, Ryohei Ikeda, Katsuhiko Horigome
  • Publication number: 20190385889
    Abstract: The pressure sensitive adhesive tape for semiconductor processing of the present invention is a pressure sensitive adhesive tape for semiconductor processing, which, in a step of grinding a back face of a semiconductor wafer having a groove formed on a front face thereof or having a modified region formed therein to singulate the semiconductor wafer into semiconductor chips, is stuck on the front face of the semiconductor wafer and used, the pressure sensitive adhesive tape for semiconductor processing including a base, a buffer layer provided on one face of the base, and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer provided on the other face of the base, and having a ratio (D2/D1) of a thickness (D2) of the buffer layer to a thickness (D1) of the base of 0.7 or less and an indentation depth (X) of the front face on the buffer layer side of 2.5 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomochika TOMINAGA, Katsuhiko HORIGOME
  • Publication number: 20190382633
    Abstract: The pressure sensitive adhesive tape for semiconductor processing includes a base which has a Young's modulus of 1000 MPa or more at 23° C., a buffer layer which is provided on at least one surface of this base, and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer provided on the other surface of the base. The buffer layer has a tensile storage elastic modulus (E23) of 100-2000 MPa at 23° C., and a tensile storage elastic modulus (E60) of 20-1000 MPa at 60° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: LINTEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuto AIZAWA, Jun MAEDA, Katsuhiko HORIGOME
  • Patent number: 10460973
    Abstract: The pressure sensitive adhesive tape for semiconductor processing of the present invention is a pressure sensitive adhesive tape for semiconductor processing, which, in a step of grinding a back face of a semiconductor wafer having a groove formed on a front face thereof or having a modified region formed therein to singulate the semiconductor wafer into semiconductor chips, is stuck on the front face of the semiconductor wafer and used, the pressure sensitive adhesive tape for semiconductor processing including a base, a buffer layer provided on one face of the base, and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer provided on the other face of the base, and having a ratio (D2/D1) of a thickness (D2) of the buffer layer to a thickness (D1) of the base of 0.7 or less and an indentation depth (X) of the front face on the buffer layer side of 2.5 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomochika Tominaga, Katsuhiko Horigome
  • Publication number: 20180308739
    Abstract: The pressure sensitive adhesive tape for semiconductor processing of the present invention is a pressure sensitive adhesive tape for semiconductor processing, which, in a step of grinding a back face of a semiconductor wafer having a groove formed on a front face thereof or having a modified region formed therein to singulate the semiconductor wafer into semiconductor chips, is stuck on the front face of the semiconductor wafer and used, the pressure sensitive adhesive tape for semiconductor processing including a base, a buffer layer provided on one face of the base, and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer provided on the other face of the base, and having a ratio (D2/D1) of a thickness (D2) of the buffer layer to a thickness (D1) of the base of 0.7 or less and an indentation depth (X) of the front face on the buffer layer side of 2.5 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomochika TOMINAGA, Katsuhiko HORIGOME
  • Patent number: 10086594
    Abstract: A sheet having an adhesive resin layer attached thereto includes a base and an adhesive resin layer laminated on the base. The rate of shrinkage of the base in each of an MD direction and a CD direction after the heating of the sheet at 70° C. for 1 minute is ?0.5 to 0.5% and the bending resistance of the base is 80 mm or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: LINTEC Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Horigome, Akinori Sato, Yusuke Nezu
  • Publication number: 20180138141
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a semiconductor protective film capable of suppressing a warpage of a semiconductor chip without impairing productivity and reliability, a semiconductor device including this, and a composite sheet. [Solving Means]A semiconductor protective film 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a protective layer 11 formed of a non-conductive inorganic material and an adhesive layer 12 provided on one surface of the protective layer 11. The protective layer 11 includes at least a vitreous material and is typically formed of plate glass. Accordingly, a warpage of a semiconductor element as a protection target can be suppressed effectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Naoya Okamoto, Ryohei Ikeda, Katsuhiko Horigome
  • Publication number: 20150165743
    Abstract: A sheet having an adhesive resin layer attached thereto includes a base and an adhesive resin layer laminated on the base. The rate of shrinkage of the base in each of an MD direction and a CD direction after the heating of the sheet at 70° C. for 1 minute is ?0.5 to 0.5% and the bending resistance of the base is 80 mm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Horigome, Akinori Sato, Yusuke Nezu
  • Patent number: 7361971
    Abstract: A semiconductor wafer protection structure including a semiconductor wafer and a protective sheet overlaid on a circuit surface of the semiconductor wafer, wherein the protective sheet has a larger diameter than the outer diameter of the semiconductor wafer. Semiconductor wafer protection structures and methods, and laminated protective sheet for use therein are provided and enable prevention of damage to a wafer during grinding and transportation when the wafer is ground to an ultrathin thickness and transported. Also provided is a process for processing a semiconductor wafer whereby damage to the wafer can be reduced during application and cutting of an adhesive sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Lintec Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Senoo, Koichi Nagamoto, Katsuhiko Horigome, Hitoshi Ohashi
  • Patent number: 7105226
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pressure sensitive adhesive double coated sheet comprising a shrink substrate and, superimposed on one side thereof, an energy radiation curable pressure sensitive adhesive layer and, superimposed on the other side thereof, a removable pressure sensitive adhesive layer composed of an adhesive having a modulus of elasticity at 120° C. of 5×105 Pa or less. The pressure sensitive adhesive double coated sheet according to the invention enables efficiently processing a work piece with high precision. In particular the pressure sensitive adhesive double coated sheet is suitable to a process capable of producing IC chips of high thickness precision with high yield by reducing warp and minimizing carrying breakage in the grinding of extremely thin or large diameter silicon wafers and capable of performing back grinding and dicing in the same configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Lintec Corporation
    Inventors: Hayato Noguchi, Yoshihisa Mineura, Kazuyosi Ebe, Katsuhiko Horigome
  • Publication number: 20060134406
    Abstract: Provided is a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet that does not adhere to other apparatuses, even when it is used in a manufacturing scheme using heat treatment or treatment involving heat generation. More particularly, the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet is suited for semiconductor wafer processing, possessing unprecedented high-temperature heat resistance. The pressure sensitive adhesive sheet can be used as a surface protective sheet, a dicing sheet or a pickup sheet, by imparting properties such as a protective function of an uneven circuit surface or expanding properties. The pressure sensitive adhesive sheet comprises a base material obtained by film-forming and curing a first curable resin, a top coat layer formed on the base material by coating and curing a second curable resin, and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer formed on the opposite side of the base material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Applicant: Lintec Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Horigome, Tatsuya Izumi, Kazuhiro Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20060043532
    Abstract: A semiconductor wafer protection structure including a semiconductor wafer and a protective sheet overlaid on a circuit surface of the semiconductor wafer, wherein the protective sheet has a larger diameter than the outer diameter of the semiconductor wafer. Semiconductor wafer protection structures and methods, and laminated protective sheet for use therein are provided and enable prevention of damage to a wafer during grinding and transportation when the wafer is ground to an ultrathin thickness and transported. Also provided is a process for processing a semiconductor wafer whereby damage to the wafer can be reduced during application and cutting of an adhesive sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Hideo Senoo, Koichi Nagamoto, Katsuhiko Horigome, Hitoshi Ohashi
  • Publication number: 20030029544
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pressure sensitive adhesive double coated sheet comprising a shrink substrate and, superimposed on one side thereof, an energy radiation curable pressure sensitive adhesive layer and, superimposed on the other side thereof, a removable pressure sensitive adhesive layer composed of an adhesive having a modulus of elasticity at 120° C. of 5×105 Pa or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hayato Noguchi, Yoshihisa Mineura, Kazuyosi Ebe, Katsuhiko Horigome