Patents by Inventor Katsumi Otani
Katsumi Otani 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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Patent number: 11189549Abstract: A semiconductor device that is a surface mount-type device includes a nitride semiconductor chip including a silicon substrate having a first thermal expansion coefficient and an InxGayAl1-x-yN layer in contact with a surface of the silicon substrate, where 0?x?1, 0?y?1, 0?x+y?1; and a die pad including Cu and having a second thermal expansion coefficient that is greater than the first thermal expansion coefficient. A thickness of the nitride semiconductor chip is at least 0.2 mm, length L of the nitride semiconductor chip is at least 3.12 mm, and thickness tm of the die pad and length L of the nitride semiconductor chip satisfy tm?2.00×10?3×L2+0.173, tm being a thickness in mm and L being a length in mm.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidekazu Nakamura, Manabu Yanagihara, Tomohiko Nakamura, Yusuke Katagiri, Katsumi Otani, Takeshi Kawabata
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Publication number: 20210183747Abstract: A semiconductor device that is a surface mount-type device includes a nitride semiconductor chip including a silicon substrate having a first thermal expansion coefficient and an InxGayAl1-x-yN layer in contact with a surface of the silicon substrate, where 0?x?1, 0?y?1, 0?x+y ?1; and a die pad including Cu and having a second thermal expansion coefficient that is greater than the first thermal expansion coefficient. A thickness of the nitride semiconductor chip is at least 0.2 mm, length L of the nitride semiconductor chip is at least 3.12 mm, and thickness tm of the die pad and length L of the nitride semiconductor chip satisfy tm ?2.00×10?3×L2+0.173, tm being a thickness in mm and L being a length in mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2021Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Hidekazu NAKAMURA, Manabu YANAGIHARA, Tomohiko NAKAMURA, Yusuke KATAGIRI, Katsumi OTANI, Takeshi KAWABATA
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Publication number: 20190221503Abstract: A semiconductor device that is a surface mount-type device includes a nitride semiconductor chip including a silicon substrate having a first thermal expansion coefficient and an InxGayAl1-x-yN layer in contact with a surface of the silicon substrate, where 0?x?1, 0?y?1, 0?x+y?1; and a die pad including Cu and having a second thermal expansion coefficient that is greater than the first thermal expansion coefficient. A thickness of the nitride semiconductor chip is at least 0.2 mm, length L of the nitride semiconductor chip is at least 3.12 mm, and thickness tm of the die pad and length L of the nitride semiconductor chip satisfy tm?2.00×10?3×L2+0.173, tm being a thickness in mm and L being a length in mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Hidekazu NAKAMURA, Manabu YANAGIHARA, Tomohiko NAKAMURA, Yusuke KATAGIRI, Katsumi OTANI, Takeshi KAWABATA
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Patent number: 9687871Abstract: Provided that a process for manufacturing an elastic roller having a mandrel and a coating film. The process comprise a first step of forming a coating film on an outer peripheral surface of a first mandrel, and a second step of forming a coating film on an outer peripheral surface of a second mandrel. The process further comprises a cleaning step between the steps. The cleaning step comprising: making a cleaning member arranged coaxially with the central axis of a circular coating head, in a downstream side in a moving direction of the first mandrel with respect to the circular coating head, making the cleaning member relatively approach the circular coating head; bringing a surface to be cleaned into contact with the cleaning member; rotating the cleaning member while the surface comes in contact with the cleaning member; and inserting the cleaning member into the center hole.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akinori Sato, Katsumi Otani, Yosuke Ata, Masahiro Inami, Hironori Mori
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Publication number: 20160089687Abstract: Provided that a process for manufacturing an elastic roller having a mandrel and a coating film. The process comprise a first step of forming a coating film on an outer peripheral surface of a first mandrel, and a second step of forming a coating film on an outer peripheral surface of a second mandrel. The process further comprises a cleaning step between the steps. The cleaning step comprising: making a cleaning member arranged coaxially with the central axis of a circular coating head, in a downstream side in a moving direction of the first mandrel with respect to the circular coating head, making the cleaning member relatively approach the circular coating head; bringing a surface to be cleaned into contact with the cleaning member; rotating the cleaning member while the surface comes in contact with the cleaning member; and inserting the cleaning member into the center hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: Akinori Sato, Katsumi Otani, Yosuke Ata, Masahiro Inami, Hironori Mori
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Patent number: 9219021Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate serving as a base and having a surface on which electrodes are provided, a semiconductor chip mounted to the surface of the substrate, a sealing portion sealing the semiconductor chip and the surface of the substrate, first vias each penetrating the sealing portion in a thickness direction of the sealing portion to reach the electrodes on the surface of the substrate, external terminals connected to the first vias, and second vias provided near the semiconductor chip, extending to such a depth that the second vias do not penetrate the sealing portion, and insulated from the substrate and the semiconductor chip.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2014Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Koichi Seko, Katsumi Otani, Katsuyoshi Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20150084180Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate serving as a base and having a surface on which electrodes are provided, a semiconductor chip mounted to the surface of the substrate, a sealing portion sealing the semiconductor chip and the surface of the substrate, first vias each penetrating the sealing portion in a thickness direction of the sealing portion to reach the electrodes on the surface of the substrate, external terminals connected to the first vias, and second vias provided near the semiconductor chip, extending to such a depth that the second vias do not penetrate the sealing portion, and insulated from the substrate and the semiconductor chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Koichi SEKO, Katsumi OTANI, Katsuyoshi MATSUMOTO
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Patent number: 8711561Abstract: A heat generating component (3) is mounted on one surface of a circuit board (2). A heat release member (4) is disposed between the one surface and an opposite wall (12) of a housing (1). The heat release member (4) has a plate (41) that extends in a specified direction and is in contact with the heat generating component (3), and fins (42) that project from the plate (41) toward the opposite wall (12). In a region of the opposite wall (12) of the housing overlapping with the heat release member (4), an air inlet (1c) is provided so as to extend in the specified direction. The heat release member (4) is, at both end portions thereof in the specified direction, in contact with the opposite wall (12) via heat-conductive spacers (9), and a gap (8) is formed between the fins (42) and the opposite wall (12).Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2012Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Subaru Matsumoto, Kou Komori, Daisuke Katayama, Katsumi Otani
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Publication number: 20120314365Abstract: A heat generating component (3) is mounted on one surface of a circuit board (2). A heat release member (4) is disposed between the one surface and an opposite wall (12) of a housing (1). The heat release member (4) has a plate (41) that extends in a specified direction and is in contact with the heat generating component (3), and fins (42) that project from the plate (41) toward the opposite wall (12). In a region of the opposite wall (12) of the housing overlapping with the heat release member (4), an air inlet (1c) is provided so as to extend in the specified direction. The heat release member (4) is, at both end portions thereof in the specified direction, in contact with the opposite wall (12) via heat-conductive spacers (9), and a gap (8) is formed between the fins (42) and the opposite wall (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Subaru Matsumoto, Kou Komori, Daisuke Katayama, Katsumi Otani
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Patent number: 7989947Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element 1, a thermal conductor 91 located opposite a major surface of the semiconductor element 1, and a mold resin member 6 molding the semiconductor element 1 and at least a part of the thermal conductor 91, wherein at least a part of a top surface of the thermal conductor 91 has an exposed portion exposed from the mold resin member 6, the exposed portion of the thermal conductor 91 has an opening 11, and a periphery of the opening 11 forms a projecting portion 91b projecting toward an opposite side of the semiconductor element 1.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2008Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Katsumi Otani
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Publication number: 20110079902Abstract: A semiconductor device has a wiring substrate provided with an external connecting terminal on a lower surface, a semiconductor chip mounted onto an upper surface of the wiring substrate, a cap-shaped heat dissipation member arranged on the upper surface of the wiring substrate so as to cover the semiconductor chip, a fixing pin for fixing the heat dissipation member onto the upper surface of the wiring substrate, and a heat transfer material sandwiched between a lower surface of the heat dissipation member just above the semiconductor chip and the upper surface of the semiconductor chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: April 7, 2011Inventors: Takeshi SAKAMOTO, Katsumi Otani, Kimihito Kuwabara
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Publication number: 20080217753Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element 1, a thermal conductor 91 located opposite a major surface of the semiconductor element 1, and a mold resin member 6 molding the semiconductor element 1 and at least a part of the thermal conductor 91, wherein at least a part of a top surface of the thermal conductor 91 has an exposed portion exposed from the mold resin member 6, the exposed portion of the thermal conductor 91 has an opening 11, and a periphery of the opening 11 forms a projecting portion 91b projecting toward an opposite side of the semiconductor element 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2008Publication date: September 11, 2008Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Katsumi Otani
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Patent number: 7200457Abstract: The present invention is related to a component and material traceability control apparatus for controlling manufacturing lot identification information of any of a component and material constituting a product manufactured according to a process where a manufacturing apparatus with not less than one component and material reserve unit picks up a needed amount out of the component and material reserved in the component and material reserve unit and manufactures the product, and the component and material traceability control apparatus is equipped with at least a processing unit, a memory unit used as a work area by the processing unit, a manufacturing performance information memory unit, a component and material supply performance information memory unit, and a manufacturing lot trace information memory unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2005Date of Patent: April 3, 2007Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Ohishi, Kazuo Hara, Yoshifumi Morioka, Katsumi Otani, Makoto Kogai
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Publication number: 20060079984Abstract: The present invention is related to a component and material traceability control apparatus for controlling manufacturing lot identification information of any of a component and material constituting a product manufactured according to a process where a manufacturing apparatus with not less than one component and material reserve unit picks up a needed amount out of the component and material reserved in the component and material reserve unit and manufactures the product, and the component and material traceability control apparatus is equipped with at least a processing unit, a memory unit used as a work area by the processing unit, a manufacturing performance information memory unit, a component and material supply performance information memory unit, and a manufacturing lot trace information memory unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2005Publication date: April 13, 2006Inventors: Satoshi Ohishi, Kazuo Hara, Yoshifumi Morioka, Katsumi Otani, Makoto Kogai
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Patent number: 7010378Abstract: The present invention is related to a component and material traceability control apparatus for controlling manufacturing lot identification information of any of a component and material constituting a product manufactured according to a process where a manufacturing apparatus with not less than one component and material reserve unit picks up a needed amount out of the component and material reserved in the component and material reserve unit and manufactures the product, and the component and material traceability control apparatus is equipped with at least a processing unit, a memory unit used as a work area by the processing unit, a manufacturing performance information memory unit, a component and material supply performance information memory unit, and a manufacturing lot trace information memory unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2005Date of Patent: March 7, 2006Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Ohishi, Kazuo Hara, Yoshifumi Morioka, Katsumi Otani, Makoto Kogai
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Publication number: 20060020361Abstract: The present invention is related to a component and material traceability control apparatus for controlling manufacturing lot identification information of any of a component and material constituting a product manufactured according to a process where a manufacturing apparatus with not less than one component and material reserve unit picks up a needed amount out of the component and material reserved in the component and material reserve unit and manufactures the product, and the component and material traceability control apparatus is equipped with at least a processing unit, a memory unit used as a work area by the processing unit, a manufacturing performance information memory unit, a component and material supply performance information memory unit, and a manufacturing lot trace information memory unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2005Publication date: January 26, 2006Inventors: Satoshi Ohishi, Kazuo Hara, Yoshifumi Morioka, Katsumi Otani, Makoto Kogai
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Patent number: 4788680Abstract: A time slot selecting method applied to a time division switch in a time division switching network having multi-stage tandem connected time division switches. A controller associated with an upstream time division switch selects an outgoing idle time slot for multi-slot information in accordance with a predetermined time slot selecting order in a manner that the number of combinations of time slots selectable by a downstream time division switch becomes large. Thus, the range of selecting time slots by a downstream time division switch becomes broadened while ensuring the sequence integrity of multi-slots in a frame and hence a path blocking rate is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 1987Date of Patent: November 29, 1988Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.Inventors: Susumu Kikuchi, Katsumi Otani, Takeaki Yamamoto