Patents by Inventor Kenji Chihara

Kenji Chihara 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: 7765692
    Abstract: A solder resist comprising a thermosetting resin is printed on a surface of an insulating board (7) having a conductor circuit (6). The solder resist is then heat-cured to form an insulating film (1) having a low thermal expansion coefficient. A laser beam (2) is then applied to the portion of the insulating film in which an opening is to be formed, to burn off the same portion for forming an opening (10), whereby the conductor circuit (6) is exposed. This opening may be formed as a hole for conduction by forming a metal plating film on an inner surface thereof. It is preferable that an external connecting pad be formed so as to cover the opening. The film of coating of a metal is formed by using an electric plating lead, which is preferably cut off by a laser beam after the electric plating has finished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Takada, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Kenji Chihara, Hisashi Minoura, Kiyotaka Tsukada, Mitsuhiro Kondo
  • Patent number: 7594320
    Abstract: A solder resist comprising a thermosetting resin is printed on a surface of an insulating board (7) having a conductor circuit (6). The solder resist is then heat-cured to form an insulating film (1) having a low thermal expansion coefficient. A laser beam (2) is then applied to the portion of the insulating film in which an opening is to be formed, to burn off the same portion for forming an opening (10), whereby the conductor circuit (6) is exposed. This opening may be formed as a hole for conduction by forming a metal plating film on an inner surface thereof. It is preferable that an external connecting pad be formed so as to cover the opening. The film of coating of a metal is formed by using an electric plating lead, which is preferably cut off by a laser beam after the electric plating has finished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: IBIDEN Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Takada, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Kenji Chihara, Hisashi Minoura, Kiyotaka Tsukada, Mitsuhiro Kondo
  • Publication number: 20090019693
    Abstract: A solder resist comprising a thermosetting resin is printed on a surface of an insulating board (7) having a conductor circuit (6). The solder resist is then heat-cured to form an insulating film (1) having a low thermal expansion coefficient. A laser beam (2) is then applied to the portion of the insulating film in which an opening is to be formed, to burn off the same portion for forming an opening (10), whereby the conductor circuit (6) is exposed. This opening may be formed as a hole for conduction by forming a metal plating film on an inner surface thereof. It is preferable that an external connecting pad be formed so as to cover the opening. The film of coating of a metal is formed by using an electric plating lead, which is preferably cut off by a laser beam after the electric plating has finished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD
    Inventors: Masaru Takada, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Kenji Chihara, Hisashi Minoura, Kiyotaka Tsukada, Mitsuhiro Kondo
  • Publication number: 20060042824
    Abstract: A solder resist comprising a thermosetting resin is printed on a surface of an insulating board (7) having a conductor circuit (6). The solder resist is then heat-cured to form an insulating film (1) having a low thermal expansion coefficient. A laser beam (2) is then applied to the portion of the insulating film in which an opening is to be formed, to burn off the same portion for forming an opening (10), whereby the conductor circuit (6) is exposed. This opening may be formed as a hole for conduction by forming a metal plating film on an inner surface thereof. It is preferable that an external connecting pad be formed so as to cover the opening. The film of coating of a metal is formed by using an electric plating lead, which is preferably cut off by a laser beam after the electric plating has finished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: IBIDEN CO., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Takada, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Kenji Chihara, Hisashi Minoura, Kiyotaka Tsukada, Mitsuhiro Kondo
  • Patent number: 6986917
    Abstract: A solder resist comprising a thermosetting resin is printed on a surface of an insulating board (7) having a conductor circuit (6). The solder resist is then heat-cured to form an insulating film (1) having a low thermal expansion coefficient. A laser beam (2) is then applied to the portion of the insulating film in which an opening is to be formed, to burn off the same portion for forming an opening (10), whereby the conductor circuit (6) is exposed. This opening may be formed as a hole for conduction by forming a metal plating film on an inner surface thereof. It is preferable that an external connecting pad be formed so as to cover the opening. The film of coating of a metal is formed by using an electric plating lead, which is preferably cut off by a laser beam after the electric plating has finished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: IBIDEN Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Takada, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Kenji Chihara, Hisashi Minoura, Kiyotaka Tsukada, Mitsuhiro Kondo
  • Publication number: 20050221690
    Abstract: A female side connector for high current includes at least one contact unit including a contact, a contact support section, and a connection terminal: and a connector housing for placing the contact support section. The contact is provided by superposing a plurality of L-shaped and thin plate-like contact elements in the plate thickness direction, the contact element has a rectangular base end and a pair of elastically deformable arms that extend from the upper part of the rectangular base end and that respectively have opposing contact points at the neighborhood of the tip end. The contact support section supports the contact. The connection terminal is integrated with the contact support section and electrically contacts with outside. The contact is provided such that at least two or more contact elements having respectively different distances from the arm tip end to the contact point are superposed in the plate thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Katsumi Suzuki, Yuji Nakamura, Kenji Chihara
  • Patent number: 6809415
    Abstract: A printed circuit board 1 providing superior adhesion between a substrate 2 and a conductor pattern 3 and preventing damage of the substrate 2. The width c of the bottom surface 310 of the conductor pattern 3 is greater than the width d of the top surface 320. Accordingly, the conductor pattern 3 has a trapezoidal cross-section. The two side surfaces 315 of a lower portion 31 of the conductor pattern 3 are coated by a solder resist. The two side surfaces 325 at the upper portion 32 of the conductor pattern 3 are exposed from the solder resist 4. A solder ball 6 engages the two side surfaces 325.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Tsukada, Mitsuhiro Kondo, Kenji Chihara, Naoto Ishida, Atsushi Shouda
  • Patent number: 6715204
    Abstract: A printed circuit board and a method for manufacturing the same that facilitates the formation of an upper surface pattern and prevents a lower surface metal foil from being damaged when forming a blind via hole with a laser. A lower surface and an upper surface of an insulative substrate (5) are respectively coated with a lower surface metal foil (220) and an upper surface metal foil (210), the thickness of which is less than that of the lower surface metal foil (220). Next, an opening (213) is formed in the upper surface metal foil at a location corresponding to a blind via hole formation portion (35) of the insulative substrate. A blind via hole (3), the bottom of which is the lower surface metal foil, is formed by emitting a laser (8) against the blind via hole formation portion (35) through the opening (213). Then, a metal plating film (23) is applied to the wall of the blind via hole (3), and an upper surface pattern (21) and a lower surface pattern (22) are formed through etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Tsukada, Masaru Takada, Kenji Chihara
  • Publication number: 20030203170
    Abstract: A solder resist comprising a thermosetting resin is printed on a surface of an insulating board (7) having a conductor circuit (6). The solder resist is then heat-cured to form an insulating film (1) having a low thermal expansion coefficient. A laser beam (2) is then applied to the portion of the insulating film in which an opening is to be formed, to burn off the same portion for forming an opening (10), whereby the conductor circuit (6) is exposed. This opening may be formed as a hole for conduction by forming a metal plating film on an inner surface thereof. It is preferable that an external connecting pad be formed so as to cover the opening. The film of coating of a metal is formed by using an electric plating lead, which is preferably cut off by a laser beam after the electric plating has finished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: Masaru Takada, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Kenji Chihara, Hisashi Minoura, Kiyotaka Tsukada, Mitsuhiro Kondo
  • Patent number: 6555208
    Abstract: A solder resist comprising a thermosetting resin is printed on a surface of an insulating board (7) having a conductor circuit (6). The solder resist is then heat-cured to form an insulating film (1) having a low thermal expansion coefficient. A laser beam (2) is then applied to the portion of the insulating film in which an opening is to be formed, to burn off the same portion for forming an opening (10), whereby the conductor circuit (6) is exposed. This opening may be formed as a hole for conduction by forming a metal plating film on an inner surface thereof. It is preferable that an external connecting pad be formed so as to cover the opening. The film of coating of a metal is formed by using an electric plating lead, which is preferably cut off by a laser beam after the electric plating has finished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Takada, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Kenji Chihara, Hisashi Minoura, Kiyotaka Tsukada, Mitsuhiro Kondo
  • Patent number: 6358630
    Abstract: This invention relates to a solder member for external connection joined to a connection terminal formed on a surface of a printed wiring board corresponding to a conductor pattern and having an electroless Ni/Au plated layer, wherein the solder member is a ball-shaped solder containing finely powdered copper and has an excellent joint strength to the connection terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Tsukada, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Yoshikazu Ukai, Kenji Chihara, Yoshihide Tohyama, Yasuyoshi Okuda, Yoshihiro Kodera
  • Publication number: 20010038905
    Abstract: A solder resist comprising a thermosetting resin is printed on a surface of an insulating board (7) having a conductor circuit (6). The solder resist is then heat-cured to form an insulating film (1) having a low thermal expansion coefficient. A laser beam (2) is then applied to the portion of the insulating film in which an opening is to be formed, to burn off the same portion for forming an opening (10), whereby the conductor circuit (6) is exposed. This opening may be formed as a hole for conduction by forming a metal plating film on an inner surface thereof. It is preferable that an external connecting pad be formed so as to cover the opening. The film of coating of a metal is formed by using an electric plating lead, which is preferably cut off by a laser beam after the electric plating has finished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Masaru Takada, Hiroyuki Kobaryashi, Kenji Chihara, Hisashi Minoura, Kiyotaka Tsukada, Mitsuhiro Kondo
  • Patent number: 6284353
    Abstract: A solder resist comprising a thermosetting resin is printed on a surface of an insulating board (7) having a conductor circuit (6). The solder resist is then heat-cured to form an insulating film (1) having a low thermal expansion coefficient. A laser beam (2) is then applied to the portion of the insulating film in which an opening is to be formed, to burn off the same portion for forming an opening (10), whereby the conductor circuit (6) is exposed. This opening may be formed as a hole for conduction by forming a metal plating film on an inner surface thereof. It is preferable that an external connecting pad be formed so as to cover the opening. The film of coating of a metal is formed by using an electric plating lead, which is preferably cut off by a laser beam after the electric plating has finished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Takada, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Kenji Chihara, Hisashi Minoura, Kiyotaka Tsukada, Mitsuhiro Kondo
  • Publication number: 20010002728
    Abstract: A printed circuit board 1 providing superior adhesion between a substrate 2 and a conductor pattern 3 and preventing damage of the substrate 2. The width c of the bottom surface 310 of the conductor pattern 3 is greater than the width d of the top surface 320. Accordingly, the conductor pattern 3 has a trapezoidal cross-section. The two side surfaces 315 of a lower portion 31 of the conductor pattern 3 are coated by a solder resist. The two side surfaces 325 at the upper portion 32 of the conductor pattern 3 are exposed from the solder resist 4. A solder ball 6 engages the two side surfaces 325.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Publication date: June 7, 2001
    Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Tsukada, Mitsuhiro Kondo, Kenji Chihara, Naoto Ishida, Atsushi Shouda