Patents by Inventor Kazuaki Sumita

Kazuaki Sumita 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: 20230250328
    Abstract: Provided is a resin composition that has a low viscosity when in the state of a composition, and provides a cured product having a high thermal conductivity, a high resin strength and a high adhesive force. The composition is a thermally conductive resin composition containing: (A) 100 parts by mass of a heat-curable resin containing at least one kind selected from an epoxy resin, a cyclic imide compound and a cyanate ester resin; and (B) a thermally conductive filler that has a thermal conductivity of not smaller than 10 W/m·K, and is in an amount of 100 to 3,000 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the component (A), wherein the component (B) contains therein 40 to 85% by mass of a thermally conductive filler (B1) that has an average particle size of 35 to 200 ?m and a specific surface area of not larger than 0.3 mm2/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoyuki KUSHIHARA, Masahiro KANETA, Kazuaki SUMITA
  • Publication number: 20230159743
    Abstract: Provided is a heat-curable epoxy resin composition having an excellent flexibility when in an uncured state, an excellent storage stability and moldability, a high glass-transition temperature when in the state of a cured product, and an excellent adhesive force to a metal substrate, particularly to a Cu (alloy) substrate. The heat-curable epoxy resin composition contains: (A) a crystalline epoxy resin; (B) a non-crystalline epoxy resin solid at 25° C.; (C) a phenolic compound; (D) a nitrogen atom-containing curing accelerator; (E) a reaction inhibitor; and (F) an inorganic filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoyuki KUSHIHARA, Masahiro KANETA, Kazuaki SUMITA
  • Publication number: 20220068667
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for producing a power module, including processes (1) to (4) in the following order: (1) a disposition process of disposing a thermosetting resin composition that is solid at 25° C. into a container housing an insulator substrate with multiple semiconductor components mounted thereon; (2) a melt process involving disposing the container having the thermosetting resin composition disposed therein into a molding apparatus capable of heating, pressurization, and depressurization, and heating the container to melt the thermosetting resin composition; (3) a pressurization-depressurization process of performing one or more depressurizations and one or more pressurizations inside the molding apparatus; and (4) a cure process of heating the inside of the molding apparatus to cure the thermosetting resin composition. This is to provide a method for producing a power module having few voids at the time of molding and excellent reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoyuki KUSHIHARA, Kazuaki SUMITA, Masahiro KANETA
  • Patent number: 11104099
    Abstract: Provided are a thermally conductive resin sheet having light transmission, including a cured product of a fiber cloth-containing thermally conductive resin composition prepared by thermally curing or semi-curing a laminate composed of five or more sheets of a prepreg made by impregnating a fiber cloth made of thermally conductive fibers as warp and white or transparent fibers as weft with a transparent curable resin composition, the cured product having a cut surface vertical to a length direction of the thermally conductive fibers, and a method for producing the thermally conductive resin sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Takamatsu, Kazuaki Sumita
  • Publication number: 20210170733
    Abstract: An anisotropic heat-conductive composite silicone rubber sheet comprising: at least five heat-conductive silicone rubber layers each of which contains a heat-conductive filler and has an Asker C hardness of 2 to 30; and at least five fiber cloth layers each of which is impregnated with a silicone rubber or a silicone resin and in each of which warps comprise highly heat-conductive fibers each having a heat conductivity of 100 W/mK or more, wherein the heat-conductive silicone rubber layers and the fiber cloth layers are arranged alternately; and a method for producing the anisotropic heat-conductive composite silicone rubber sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori TAKAMATSU, Kazuaki SUMITA
  • Patent number: 10865304
    Abstract: Provided is a heat-curable resin composition exhibiting a superior handling property and workability in the form of a film, having a high adhesion to a base material, and capable of yielding a cured product with a low elasticity. The heat-curable resin composition contains: (A) 90 to 10 parts by mass of a silicone-modified epoxy resin; (B) 10 to 90 parts by mass of a maleimide compound having a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of 2,500 to 50,000; and (C) a curing catalyst, provided that a total of the components (A) and (B) is 100 parts by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Kushihara, Yuki Kudo, Kazuaki Sumita, Yoshihiro Tsutsumi, Yoshihira Hamamoto
  • Patent number: 10850482
    Abstract: The present invention is a resin composition including: (A) an epoxy resin; (B) an epoxy compound shown by the following formula (1) and/or formula (2); (C) a phenolic curing agent; and (D) a curing accelerator, wherein “A” represents a single bond or a divalent organic group selected from the following formulae. This provides a resin composition with improved strength and excellent adhesion and flexibility, a resin film with improved strength formed from the composition, a semiconductor laminate containing the cured material of the resin film and a method for manufacturing the same, as well as a semiconductor device into which the semiconductor laminate is diced and a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichiro Ichioka, Naoyuki Kushihara, Kazuaki Sumita, Kazunori Kondo
  • Patent number: 10829589
    Abstract: Provided is a heat-curable resin composition having an excellent workability, and capable of yielding a cured product having both a heat resistance and a low water-absorption property. The heat-curable resin composition contains: (A) a cyanate ester compound having in one molecule at least two cyanato groups, and having a cyanate ester group equivalent of 50 to 140; (B) a cyanate ester compound having in one molecule at least two cyanato groups, and having a cyanate ester group equivalent of 150 to 500; and (C) a curing accelerator, in which the cyanate ester compound (A) is in an amount of 20 to 85% by mass per a total of 100% by mass of the components (A) and (B), and the cyanate ester compound (B) is in an amount of 15 to 80% by mass per the total of 100% by mass of the components (A) and (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Shin-Estu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Kushihara, Kazuaki Sumita
  • Publication number: 20200332064
    Abstract: An anisotropic heat-conductive sheet having self-adhesiveness is defined as comprising a heat-conductive layer of a cured resin composition comprising (A) a fibrous heat-conductive filler and (B) a thermosetting organopolysiloxane composition, the heat-conductive sheet having a penetration of at least 30. The heat-conductive sheet has many advantages including reliability, thermal conductivity, adhesiveness, and elongation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori TAKAMATSU, Kentaro BAMBA, Kazuaki SUMITA
  • Patent number: 10808102
    Abstract: The present invention is a thermosetting epoxy resin sheet for encapsulating a semiconductor, characterized by being a sheet formed from a composition including: (A) a crystalline bisphenol A type epoxy resin and/or a crystalline bisphenol F type epoxy resin, (B) an epoxy resin that is non-fluid at 25° C. other than the component (A), (C) a phenol compound having two or more phenolic hydroxy groups in a molecule thereof, (D) an inorganic filler, and (E) an urea-based curing accelerator. The present invention provides a thermosetting epoxy resin sheet for encapsulating a semiconductor that has excellent flexibility and good handleability in an uncured state, together with excellent storage stability and formability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Tsutsumi, Shuichi Fujii, Kenji Hagiwara, Kazuaki Sumita
  • Patent number: 10730273
    Abstract: The present invention is a resin composition including: (A) an epoxy resin; (B) an epoxy compound shown by the following formula (1) and/or formula (2); (C) an epoxy compound shown by the following formula (3); (D) a phenolic curing agent; and (E) a curing accelerator, wherein “A” represents a single bond or a divalent organic group selected from the following formulae. This provides a resin composition with improved strength, reduced warpage, and excellent adhesion, a resin film with improved strength formed from the composition, a semiconductor laminate containing the cured material of the resin film and a method for manufacturing the same, as well as a semiconductor device into which the semiconductor laminate is diced and a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichiro Ichioka, Naoyuki Kushihara, Kazunori Kondo, Kazuaki Sumita
  • Publication number: 20200079954
    Abstract: Provided is a heat-curable resin composition exhibiting a superior handling property and workability in the form of a film, having a high adhesion to a base material, and capable of yielding a cured product with a low elasticity. The heat-curable resin composition contains: (A) 90 to 10 parts by mass of a silicone-modified epoxy resin; (B) 10 to 90 parts by mass of a maleimide compound having a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of 2,500 to 50,000; and (C) a curing catalyst, provided that a total of the components (A) and (B) is 100 parts by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoyuki KUSHIHARA, Yuki KUDO, Kazuaki SUMITA, Yoshihiro TSUTSUMI, Yoshihira HAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190330414
    Abstract: Provided is a heat-curable resin composition having an excellent workability, and capable of yielding a cured product having both a heat resistance and a low water-absorption property. The heat-curable resin composition contains: (A) a cyanate ester compound having in one molecule at least two cyanato groups, and having a cyanate ester group equivalent of 50 to 140; (B) a cyanate ester compound having in one molecule at least two cyanato groups, and having a cyanate ester group equivalent of 150 to 500; and (C) a curing accelerator, in which the cyanate ester compound (A) is in an amount of 20 to 85% by mass per a total of 100% by mass of the components (A) and (B), and the cyanate ester compound (B) is in an amount of 15 to 80% by mass per the total of 100% by mass of the components (A) and (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Kushihara, Kazuaki Sumita
  • Patent number: 10407536
    Abstract: Provided is a versatile heat-curable resin composition for semiconductor encapsulation that has a favorable water resistance and abradability, and exhibits a superior fluidity and a small degree of warpage even when used to perform encapsulation on a large-size wafer. The heat-curable resin composition of the invention contains: (A) a cyanate ester compound having not less than two cyanato groups in one molecule; (B) a phenol curing agent containing a resorcinol-type phenolic resin; (C) a curing accelerator; and (D) a spherical inorganic filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Sumita, Naoyuki Kushihara
  • Patent number: 10385203
    Abstract: Provided is a highly versatile heat-curable resin composition for semiconductor encapsulation that exhibits a favorable water resistance and abradability when used to encapsulate a semiconductor device; and a superior fluidity and a small degree of warpage even when used to perform encapsulation on a large-sized wafer. The heat-curable resin composition for semiconductor encapsulation comprises: (A) a cyanate ester compound having not less than two cyanato groups in one molecule, and containing a particular cyanate ester compound that has a viscosity of not higher than 50 Pa·s; (B) a phenol curing agent containing a resorcinol-type phenolic resin; (C) a curing accelerator; (D) an inorganic filler surface-treated with a silane coupling agent; and (E) an ester compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Sumita, Tomoaki Nakamura, Naoyuki Kushihara
  • Publication number: 20190241696
    Abstract: This is to provide a thermosetting epoxy resin sheet for encapsulating a semiconductor which is excellent in flexibility in a state before curing, and good in handling property, while maintaining a high glass transition temperature after curing, and also excellent in storage stability and moldability. The thermosetting epoxy resin sheet for encapsulating a semiconductor is a material which comprises a composition containing (A) a bisphenol A type epoxy resin and/or a bisphenol F type epoxy resin each having crystallinity, (B) a polyfunctional type epoxy resin which is solid at 25° C. and other than the Component (A), (C) a phenol compound having two or more phenolic hydroxyl groups in one molecule, (D) an inorganic filler, and (E) an imidazole-based curing accelerator having a melting point of 170° C. or higher, and one or two hydroxymethyl groups in one molecule, being molded in a sheet form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro TSUTSUMI, Kazuaki SUMITA, Kenji HAGIWARA
  • Publication number: 20190217585
    Abstract: An anisotropic heat-conductive composite silicone rubber sheet comprising: at least five heat-conductive silicone rubber layers each of which contains a heat-conductive filler and has an Asker C hardness of 2 to 30; and at least five fiber cloth layers each of which is impregnated with a silicone rubber or a silicone resin and in each of which warps comprise highly heat-conductive fibers each having a heat conductivity of 100 W/mK or more, wherein the heat-conductive silicone rubber layers and the fiber cloth layers are arranged alternately; and a method for producing the anisotropic heat-conductive composite silicone rubber sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori TAKAMATSU, Kazuaki SUMITA
  • Publication number: 20190099980
    Abstract: Provided are a thermally conductive resin sheet having light transmission, including a cured product of a fiber cloth-containing thermally conductive resin composition prepared by thermally curing or semi-curing a laminate composed of five or more sheets of a prepreg made by impregnating a fiber cloth made of thermally conductive fibers as warp and white or transparent fibers as weft with a transparent curable resin composition, the cured product having a cut surface vertical to a length direction of the thermally conductive fibers, and a method for producing the thermally conductive resin sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori TAKAMATSU, Kazuaki SUMITA
  • Publication number: 20190070836
    Abstract: The present invention is a resin composition including: (A) an epoxy resin; (B) an epoxy compound shown by the following formula (1) and/or formula (2); (C) a phenolic curing agent; and (D) a curing accelerator, wherein “A” represents a single bond or a divalent organic group selected from the following formulae. This provides a resin composition with improved strength and excellent adhesion and flexibility, a resin film with improved strength formed from the composition, a semiconductor laminate containing the cured material of the resin film and a method for manufacturing the same, as well as a semiconductor device into which the semiconductor laminate is diced and a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichiro ICHIOKA, Naoyuki KUSHIHARA, Kazuaki SUMITA, Kazunori KONDO
  • Publication number: 20190070837
    Abstract: The present invention is a resin composition including: (A) an epoxy resin; (B) an epoxy compound shown by the following formula (1) and/or formula (2); (C) an epoxy compound shown by the following formula (3); (D) a phenolic curing agent; and (E) a curing accelerator, wherein “A” represents a single bond or a divalent organic group selected from the following formulae. This provides a resin composition with improved strength, reduced warpage, and excellent adhesion, a resin film with improved strength formed from the composition, a semiconductor laminate containing the cured material of the resin film and a method for manufacturing the same, as well as a semiconductor device into which the semiconductor laminate is diced and a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichiro ICHIOKA, Naoyuki KUSHIHARA, Kazunori KONDO, Kazuaki SUMITA