Patents by Inventor Kohji Shinomiya

Kohji Shinomiya 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: 8089109
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device adopts the structure reflecting the finding that color separation by the photoelectric conversion, which utilizes the difference of the PN junction depth of a semiconductor region, has the strong tendency that separation of a B signal is easy but separation of a G signal and an R signal becomes imperfect. That is, to cope with the tendency of the imperfect color separation of a G signal and an R signal, PN junction surfaces (JNC_B, JNC_R) of two photodiodes (PDs) for R light and B light are superimposed in the depth direction, and PD to G light is arranged independently. Accordingly, the color separation property of each RGB light wavelength band can be improved, the occupying area can be reduced compared with the case where each PD of RGB light is dispersed in the plane direction, and simplification of the semiconductor layer structure can be realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Kohji Shinomiya
  • Patent number: 7633543
    Abstract: A solid state imaging apparatus includes a solid state imaging element, an optical lens held by a frame, and a flexible printed circuit board having first and second surfaces. The solid state imaging element is mounted on the first surface of the flexible printed circuit board and the frame is mounted on the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Kohji Shinomiya
  • Publication number: 20090302360
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device adopts the structure reflecting the finding that color separation by the photoelectric conversion, which utilizes the difference of the PN junction depth of a semiconductor region, has the strong tendency that separation of a B signal is easy but separation of a G signal and an R signal becomes imperfect. That is, to cope with the tendency of the imperfect color separation of a G signal and an R signal, PN junction surfaces (JNC_B, JNC_R) of two photodiodes (PDs) for R light and B light are superimposed in the depth direction, and PD to G light is arranged independently. Accordingly, the color separation property of each RGB light wavelength band can be improved, the occupying area can be reduced compared with the case where each PD of RGB light is dispersed in the plane direction, and simplification of the semiconductor layer structure can be realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventor: Kohji Shinomiya
  • Patent number: 7589787
    Abstract: Each of a pair of power supply electric lines (11 and 12) connected to power supply pads of a solid state image sensor (1) and a pair of power supply electric lines (13 and 14) connected to power supply pads of an integrated circuit chip (2) is arranged so that the power supply electric lines included in each power supply electric line pair are in parallel with each other and has a very small gap between them. The power supply electric lines (11 to 14) have a certain width and bend portions that are curved smoothly with a predetermined curvature or less and are formed on a flexible wiring board (3). In each of the solid state image sensor (1) and the integrated circuit chip (2), the high-potential and low-potential power supply pads are arranged side by side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Kohji Shinomiya
  • Patent number: 7408256
    Abstract: An integrated circuit chip module includes a first integrated circuit chip including a first power source pad for a first power voltage and an adjacent second power source pad for a second power voltage, the first power voltage being higher than the second power voltage, a second integrated circuit chip including a third power source pad for the first power voltage and an adjacent fourth power source pad for the second power voltage, and a wiring board including a first power source wire electrically connected to the first power source pad, a second power source wire electrically connected to the second power source pad, a third power source wire electrically connected to the third power source pad, and a fourth power source wire electrically connected to the fourth power source pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Kohji Shinomiya
  • Publication number: 20070126923
    Abstract: A solid state imaging apparatus includes a solid state imaging element, an optical lens held by a frame, and a flexible printed circuit board having first and second surfaces. The solid state imaging element is mounted on the first surface of the flexible printed circuit board and the frame is mounted on the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventor: Kohji SHINOMIYA
  • Patent number: 7190404
    Abstract: A solid state imaging apparatus includes a solid state imaging element, an optical lens held by a frame, and a flexible printed circuit board having first and second surfaces. The solid state imaging element is mounted on the first surface of the flexible printed circuit board and the frame is mounted on the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Kohji Shinomiya
  • Publication number: 20070018307
    Abstract: An integrated circuit chip module includes a first integrated circuit chip including a first power source pad for a first power voltage and an adjacent second power source pad for a second power voltage, the first power voltage being higher than the second power voltage, a second integrated circuit chip including a third power source pad for the first power voltage and an adjacent fourth power source pad for the second power voltage, and a wiring board including a first power source wire electrically connected to the first power source pad, a second power source wire electrically connected to the second power source pad, a third power source wire electrically connected to the third power source pad, and a fourth power source wire electrically connected to the fourth power source pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventor: Kohji SHINOMIYA
  • Patent number: 7129588
    Abstract: A portable telephone including an integrated circuit chip module with a first integrated circuit chip including a first power source pad for a first power voltage and an adjacent second power source pad for a second power voltage, the first power voltage being higher than the second power voltage, a second integrated circuit chip including a third power source pad for the first power voltage and an adjacent fourth power source pad for the second power voltage, and a wiring board including a first power source wire electrically connected to the first power source pad, a second power source wire electrically connected to the second power source pad, a third power source wire electrically connected to the third power source pad, and a fourth power source wire electrically connected to the fourth power source pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Kohji Shinomiya
  • Publication number: 20060181638
    Abstract: A solid state imaging apparatus includes a solid state imaging element, an optical lens held by a frame, and a flexible printed circuit board having first and second surfaces. The solid state imaging element is mounted on the first surface of the flexible printed circuit board and the frame is mounted on the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kohji Shinomiya
  • Patent number: 7046296
    Abstract: A solid state imaging apparatus includes a solid state imaging element, an optical lens held by a frame, and a flexible printed circuit board having first and second surfaces. The solid state imaging element is mounted on the first surface of the flexible printed circuit board and the frame is mounted on the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp
    Inventor: Kohji Shinomiya
  • Patent number: 6977686
    Abstract: A solid-state image pickup apparatus includes a solid-state image pickup device having a layer of microlenses above a color filter. The solid-state image pickup device is mounted on a side of a flexible printed circuit board by flip-chip bonding, opposite the opening. An adhesive in a gap between the solid-state image pickup device and the flexible printed circuit board strengthens the apparatus. The distance between the edge of the microlens layer and the edge of the flexible printed circuit board defining the opening and nearest to the microlens layer is 2.5 to 10 times wider than the gap between the solid-state image pickup device and the flexible printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignees: Renesas Technology Corp., Seiko Precision Inc.
    Inventors: Kohji Shinomiya, Yasuyuki Endo, Shinsuke Igarashi
  • Publication number: 20050230845
    Abstract: A portable telephone including an integrated circuit chip module with a first integrated circuit chip including a first power source pad for a first power voltage and an adjacent second power source pad for a second power voltage, the first power voltage being higher than the second power voltage, a second integrated circuit chip including a third power source pad for the first power voltage and an adjacent fourth power source pad for the second power voltage, and a wiring board including a first power source wire electrically connected to the first power source pad, a second power source wire electrically connected to the second power source pad, a third power source wire electrically connected to the third power source pad, and a fourth power source wire electrically connected to the fourth power source pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Applicant: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Kohji Shinomiya
  • Patent number: 6936914
    Abstract: On the circuit surfaces of integrated circuit chips, there are adjacently laid out a power source pad for a power source wire at a plus voltage side and a power source pad for a power source wire at a minus voltage side. On a single-surface printed wiring board, a first set of two power source wires and a second set of two power source wires respectively are flip-chip mounted to two power source pads of the integrated circuit chips. The first and second sets of the power source wires are substantially parallel to each other, with substantially constant wire widths and with a substantially constant wire interval. Near the outer periphery of the printed wiring board, the first and second sets of the power source wires are bent smoothly and follow the periphery of the printed wiring board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Kohji Shinomiya
  • Publication number: 20050001905
    Abstract: Each of a pair of power supply electric lines (11 and 12) connected to power supply pads of a solid state image sensor (1) and a pair of power supply electric lines (13 and 14) connected to power supply pads of an integrated circuit chip (2) is arranged so that the power supply electric lines included in each power supply electric line pair are in parallel with each other and has a very small gap between them. The power supply electric lines (11 to 14) have a certain width and bend portions that are curved smoothly with a predetermined curvature or less and are formed on a flexible wiring board (3). In each of the solid state image sensor (1) and the integrated circuit chip (2), the high-potential and low-potential power supply pads are arranged side by side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventor: Kohji Shinomiya
  • Patent number: 6805767
    Abstract: A method of producing a solid image pickup device including a solid image pickup element, and an optical lens held in a housing that is mounted on a flexible wiring board. A fixing device fixes the flexible wiring board in a folded state corresponding to an external shape of the solid image pickup device during bonding of the flexible wiring board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Kohji Shinomiya
  • Patent number: 6727564
    Abstract: A solid image pickup apparatus includes a flexible printed circuit board. A solid image pickup element and an optical lens held in a casing are disposed on the flexible printed circuit board. The flexible printed circuit board has a surface on which a capacitor is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kohji Shinomiya
  • Publication number: 20040065962
    Abstract: On the circuit surfaces of integrated circuit chips, there are adjacently laid out a power source pad for a power source wire at a plus voltage side and a power source pad for a power source wire at a minus voltage side. On a single-surface printed wiring board, a first set of two power source wires and a second set of two power source wires are flip-chip mounted with two power source pads of the integrated circuit chips respectively. The first and second sets of the power source wires are formed substantially in parallel with each other, by maintaining substantially constant wire widths and substantially constant wire interval. Near the outer periphery of the printed wiring board, the first and second sets of the power source wires are bent smoothly to follow the periphery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kohji Shinomiya
  • Publication number: 20030173634
    Abstract: A solid image pickup apparatus comprises a flexible printed circuit board. A solid image pickup element and an optical lens held in a casing are disposed on the flexible printed circuit board. The flexible printed circuit board has a surface on which a capacitor is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kohji Shinomiya
  • Publication number: 20030066591
    Abstract: The production method provides a method of producing a solid image pickup device. The solid image pickup device comprises a solid image pickup element, and an optical lens held in a housing provided in a flexible wiring board. The fixing device bonds and fixes the flexible wiring board in a folded state corresponding to an external shape of the solid image pickup device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kohji Shinomiya