Patents by Inventor Koichi Niino

Koichi Niino 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: 10681815
    Abstract: The composite chip component includes: plurality of chip elements which are disposed so as to be mutually spaced apart upon a common substrate, and which have mutually different functions; and a pair of electrodes which, in each of the chip elements, are formed on the surface of the substrate. As a result, it is possible to reduce the bond area (footprint) for the mounting substrate, and therefore, it is possible to provide a composite chip component capable of achieving efficiency of mounting operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tamagawa, Koichi Niino, Eiji Nukaga, Keishi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20190200458
    Abstract: The composite chip component includes: plurality of chip elements which are disposed so as to be mutually spaced apart upon a common substrate, and which have mutually different functions; and a pair of electrodes which, in each of the chip elements, are formed on the surface of the substrate. As a result, it is possible to reduce the bond area (footprint) for the mounting substrate, and therefore, it is possible to provide a composite chip component capable of achieving efficiency of mounting operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAMAGAWA, Koichi NIINO, Eiji NUKAGA, Keishi WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10321570
    Abstract: The composite chip component includes: plurality of chip elements which are disposed so as to be mutually spaced apart upon a common substrate, and which have mutually different functions; and a pair of electrodes which, in each of the chip elements, are formed on the surface of the substrate. As a result, it is possible to reduce the bond area (footprint) for the mounting substrate, and therefore, it is possible to provide a composite chip component capable of achieving efficiency of mounting operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tamagawa, Koichi Niino, Eiji Nukaga, Keishi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9410987
    Abstract: A probe card includes a board or silicon substrate; a plurality of probes (terminals) at a first surface of the board, the respective probes having a first extending portion extending along the first surface of the board; a plurality of through-holes formed in correspondence to the respective probes and penetrating between the first and second surfaces of the board; through electrodes embedded in the respective through-holes and conductively connected to the probes in the respective through-holes; and a wiring at the second surface of the board conductively connected to the through electrodes, the wiring having a second extending portion extending along the second surface of the board, wherein the first extending portion and the second extending portion extend in different directions from each other, and a space is formed across the entire width of the first extending portion between the first extending portion and the first surface of the board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Goro Nakatani, Masahiro Sakuragi, Koichi Niino
  • Publication number: 20160050760
    Abstract: The composite chip component includes: plurality of chip elements which are disposed so as to be mutually spaced apart upon a common substrate, and which have mutually different functions; and a pair of electrodes which, in each of the chip elements, are formed on the surface of the substrate. As a result, it is possible to reduce the bond area (footprint) for the mounting substrate, and therefore, it is possible to provide a composite chip component capable of achieving efficiency of mounting operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAMAGAWA, Koichi NIINO, Eiji NUKAGA, Keishi WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20150123691
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a probe card which inspects electrical characteristics of a plurality of semiconductor devices in batch. The method includes: a step of forming a plurality of probes, which are to be brought into contact with external terminals of the semiconductor devices, on one side of a board which forms the base body of the probe card; a step of forming on the board, by photolithography and etching, a plurality of through-holes which reach the probes from the other side of the board; a step of forming, in the through-holes, through electrodes to be conductively connected with the probes, respectively; and a step of forming wiring, which is conductively connected with the through electrodes, on the other side of the board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Goro Nakatani, Masahiro Sakuragi, Koichi Niino
  • Patent number: 8970242
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a probe card which inspects electrical characteristics of a plurality of semiconductor devices in batch. The method includes: a step of forming a plurality of probes, which are to be brought into contact with external terminals of the semiconductor devices, on one side of a board which forms the base body of the probe card; a step of forming on the board, by photolithography and etching, a plurality of through-holes which reach the probes from the other side of the board; a step of forming, in the through-holes, through electrodes to be conductively connected with the probes, respectively; and a step of forming wiring, which is conductively connected with the through electrodes, on the other side of the board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Rohm Co, Ltd.
    Inventors: Goro Nakatani, Masahiro Sakuragi, Koichi Niino
  • Publication number: 20110175637
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a probe card which inspects electrical characteristics of a plurality of semiconductor devices in batch. The method includes: a step of forming a plurality of probes, which are to be brought into contact with external terminals of the semiconductor devices, on one side of a board which forms the base body of the probe card; a step of forming on the board, by photolithography and etching, a plurality of through-holes which reach the probes from the other side of the board; a step of forming, in the through-holes, through electrodes to be conductively connected with the probes, respectively; and a step of forming wiring, which is conductively connected with the through electrodes, on the other side of the board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Goro Nakatani, Masahiro Sakuragi, Koichi Niino