Patents by Inventor Kuniaki Mamitsu
Kuniaki Mamitsu 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: 10079226Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises at least a semiconductor module including a semiconductor chip, a heat sink thermally connected to the semiconductor chip and a seal member for covering and sealing the semiconductor chip and the heat sink in such a manner as to expose the heat radiation surface of the heat sink. The radiation surface is cooled by a refrigerant. An opening is formed in a part of the seal member as a refrigerant path through which the refrigerant flows.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2012Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kuniaki Mamitsu, Takanori Teshima
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Patent number: 9070666Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a package and a cooler. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor element, a metal member, and a molding member for encapsulating the semiconductor element and the metal member. The metal member has a metal portion thermally connected to the semiconductor element, an insulating layer on the metal portion, and a conducting layer on the insulating layer. The conducting layer is at least partially exposed outside the molding member and serves as a radiation surface for radiating heat of the semiconductor element. The cooler has a coolant passage through which a coolant circulates to cool the conducting layer. The conducting layer and the cooler are electrically connected together.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2014Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kuniaki Mamitsu, Takahisa Kaneko, Masaya Tonomoto, Masayoshi Nishihata, Hiroyuki Wado, Chikage Noritake, Eiji Nomura, Toshiki Itoh
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Patent number: 8963315Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plate-shaped semiconductor element and an electrically insulating resin member. The semiconductor element has a front-surface electrode on its front surface and a back-surface electrode on its back surface. The resin member encapsulates the semiconductor element. The front-surface electrode is exposed to a front side of an outer surface of the resin member. The back-surface electrode is exposed to a back side of the outer surface of the resin member. The resin member has an extension portion that covers the entire side surface of the semiconductor element and extends from the side surface of the semiconductor element in a direction parallel to the front surface of the semiconductor element.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke Fukuoka, Takanori Teshima, Kuniaki Mamitsu
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Patent number: 8957517Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a package and a cooler. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor element, a metal member, and a molding member for encapsulating the semiconductor element and the metal member. The metal member has a metal portion thermally connected to the semiconductor element, an insulating layer on the metal portion, and a conducting layer on the insulating layer. The conducting layer is at least partially exposed outside the molding member and serves as a radiation surface for radiating heat of the semiconductor element. The cooler has a coolant passage through which a coolant circulates to cool the conducting layer. The conducting layer and the cooler are electrically connected together.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2013Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kuniaki Mamitsu, Takahisa Kaneko, Masaya Tonomoto, Masayoshi Nishihata, Hiroyuki Wado, Chikage Noritake, Eiji Nomura, Toshiki Itoh
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Publication number: 20140361425Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a package and a cooler. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor element, a metal member, and a molding member for encapsulating the semiconductor element and the metal member. The metal member has a metal portion thermally connected to the semiconductor element, an insulating layer on the metal portion, and a conducting layer on the insulating layer. The conducting layer is at least partially exposed outside the molding member and serves as a radiation surface for radiating heat of the semiconductor element. The cooler has a coolant passage through which a coolant circulates to cool the conducting layer. The conducting layer and the cooler are electrically connected together.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Kuniaki MAMITSU, Takahisa KANEKO, Masaya TONOMOTO, Masayoshi NISHIHATA, Hiroyuki WADO, Chikage NORITAKE, Eiji NOMURA, Toshiki ITOH
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Patent number: 8884426Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a package and a cooler. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor element, a metal member, and a molding member for encapsulating the semiconductor element and the metal member. The metal member has a metal portion thermally connected to the semiconductor element, an insulating layer on the metal portion, and a conducting layer on the insulating layer. The conducting layer is at least partially exposed outside the molding member and serves as a radiation surface for radiating heat of the semiconductor element. The cooler has a coolant passage through which a coolant circulates to cool the conducting layer. The conducting layer and the cooler are electrically connected together.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kuniaki Mamitsu, Takahisa Kaneko, Masaya Tonomoto, Masayoshi Nishihata, Hiroyuki Wado, Chikage Noritake, Eiji Nomura, Toshiki Itoh
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Publication number: 20140203426Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a package and a cooler. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor element, a metal member, and a molding member for encapsulating the semiconductor element and the metal member. The metal member has a metal portion thermally connected to the semiconductor element, an insulating layer on the metal portion, and a conducting layer on the insulating layer. The conducting layer is at least partially exposed outside the molding member and serves as a radiation surface for radiating heat of the semiconductor element. The cooler has a coolant passage through which a coolant circulates to cool the conducting layer. The conducting layer and the cooler are electrically connected together.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kuniaki MAMITSU, Takahisa KANEKO, Masaya TONOMOTO, Masayoshi NISHIHATA, Hiroyuki WADO, Chikage NORITAKE, Eiji NOMURA, Toshiki ITOH
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Publication number: 20140015120Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a package and a cooler. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor element, a metal member, and a molding member for encapsulating the semiconductor element and the metal member. The metal member has a metal portion thermally connected to the semiconductor element, an insulating layer on the metal portion, and a conducting layer on the insulating layer. The conducting layer is at least partially exposed outside the molding member and serves as a radiation surface for radiating heat of the semiconductor element. The cooler has a coolant passage through which a coolant circulates to cool the conducting layer. The conducting layer and the cooler are electrically connected together.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kuniaki MAMITSU, Takahisa KANEKO, Masaya TONOMOTO, Masayoshi NISHIHATA, Hiroyuki WADO, Chikage NORITAKE, Eiji NOMURA, Toshiki ITOH
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Patent number: 8558375Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a package and a cooler. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor element, a metal member, and a molding member for encapsulating the semiconductor element and the metal member. The metal member has a metal portion thermally connected to the semiconductor element, an insulating layer on the metal portion, and a conducting layer on the insulating layer. The conducting layer is at least partially exposed outside the molding member and serves as a radiation surface for radiating heat of the semiconductor element. The cooler has a coolant passage through which a coolant circulates to cool the conducting layer. The conducting layer and the cooler are electrically connected together.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2011Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kuniaki Mamitsu, Takahisa Kaneko, Masaya Tonomoto, Masayoshi Nishihata, Hiroyuki Wado, Chikage Noritake, Eiji Nomura, Toshiki Itoh
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Patent number: 8547697Abstract: In a fixing structure of a circuit board to a cooler, the circuit board includes a wiring part, electronic parts electrically connected to the wiring part and an insulating base material embedding the wiring part and the electronic parts therein. The insulating base material includes embedding portions in which the electronic parts are embedded and a bent portion having flexibility between the embedding portions. The cooler has fixing parts arranged in a first direction. The circuit board is fixed to the cooler while bending the bent portion. The bent portion is opposed to an end portion of one of the fixing parts, and each of the embedding portions is held between adjacent two fixing parts such that opposite surfaces of the embedding portion are closely in contact with surfaces of the adjacent two fixing parts.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2011Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Keita Fukutani, Kuniaki Mamitsu
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Patent number: 8497572Abstract: In a semiconductor module, a first heat sink is disposed on a rear surface of a first semiconductor chip constituting an upper arm, and a second heat sink is disposed on a front surface of the first semiconductor chip through a first terminal. A third heat sink is disposed on a rear surface of a second semiconductor chip constituting a lower arm, and a fourth heat sink is disposed on a front surface of the second semiconductor chip through a second terminal. A connecting part for connecting between the upper arm and the lower arm is integral with the first terminal, and is connected to the third heat sink while being inclined relative to the first terminal.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2011Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Keita Fukutani, Kuniaki Mamitsu, Yasushi Ookura, Masayoshi Nishihata, Hiroyuki Wado, Syun Sugiura
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Patent number: 8441122Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first protection film for covering a first metal wiring. A second protection film is disposed on the first protection film, which is covered with a solder layer. Even if a crack is generated in the second protection film before the solder layer is formed on the second protection film, the crack is restricted from proceeding into the first protection film.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2010Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Daisuke Fukuoka, Takanori Teshima, Kuniaki Mamitsu, Ken Sakamoto, Tetsuo Fujii, Akira Tai, Kazuo Akamatsu, Masayoshi Nishihata
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Patent number: 8278747Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface includes: a semiconductor chip having a front side and a backside; a first heat radiation member electrically and thermally coupled with the backside of the chip; a second heat radiation member electrically and thermally coupled with the front side of the chip; and a resin mold sealing the first and second heat radiation members together with the chip. At least one of the first and second heat radiation members is exposed on both of the first and second surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2009Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kuniaki Mamitsu, Tetsuo Fujii
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Publication number: 20120119347Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises at least a semiconductor module including a semiconductor chip, a heat sink thermally connected to the semiconductor chip and a seal member for covering and sealing the semiconductor chip and the heat sink in such a manner as to expose the heat radiation surface of the heat sink. The radiation surface is cooled by a refrigerant. An opening is formed in a part of the seal member as a refrigerant path through which the refrigerant flows.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2012Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kuniaki MAMITSU, Takanori Teshima
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Patent number: 8125781Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises at least a semiconductor module including a semiconductor chip, a heat sink thermally connected to the semiconductor chip and a seal member for covering and sealing the semiconductor chip and the heat sink in such a manner as to expose the heat radiation surface of the heat sink. The radiation surface is cooled by a refrigerant. An opening is formed in a part of the seal member as a refrigerant path through which the refrigerant flows.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2005Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kuniaki Mamitsu, Takanori Teshima
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Publication number: 20120001308Abstract: In a semiconductor module, a first heat sink is disposed on a rear surface of a first semiconductor chip constituting an upper arm, and a second heat sink is disposed on a front surface of the first semiconductor chip through a first terminal. A third heat sink is disposed on a rear surface of a second semiconductor chip constituting a lower arm, and a fourth heat sink is disposed on a front surface of the second semiconductor chip through a second terminal. A connecting part for connecting between the upper arm and the lower arm is integral with the first terminal, and is connected to the third heat sink while being inclined relative to the first terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2011Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Keita Fukutani, Kuniaki Mamitsu, Yasushi Ookura, Masayoshi Nishihata, Hiroyuki Wado, Syun Sugiura
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Publication number: 20120001318Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a package and a cooler. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor element, a metal member, and a molding member for encapsulating the semiconductor element and the metal member. The metal member has a metal portion thermally connected to the semiconductor element, an insulating layer on the metal portion, and a conducting layer on the insulating layer. The conducting layer is at least partially exposed outside the molding member and serves as a radiation surface for radiating heat of the semiconductor element. The cooler has a coolant passage through which a coolant circulates to cool the conducting layer. The conducting layer and the cooler are electrically connected together.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2011Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kuniaki MAMITSU, Takahisa Kaneko, Masaya Tonomoto, Masayoshi Nishihata, Hiroyuki Wado, Chikage Noritake, Eiji Nomura, Toshiki Itoh
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Publication number: 20110317366Abstract: In a fixing structure of a circuit board to a cooler, the circuit board includes a wiring part, electronic parts electrically connected to the wiring part and an insulating base material embedding the wiring part and the electronic parts therein. The insulating base material includes embedding portions in which the electronic parts are embedded and a bent portion having flexibility between the embedding portions. The cooler has fixing parts arranged in a first direction. The circuit board is fixed to the cooler while bending the bent portion. The bent portion is opposed to an end portion of one of the fixing parts, and each of the embedding portions is held between adjacent two fixing parts such that opposite surfaces of the embedding portion are closely in contact with surfaces of the adjacent two fixing parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2011Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Keita FUKUTANI, Kuniaki Mamitsu
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Publication number: 20110186981Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plate-shaped semiconductor element and an electrically insulating resin member. The semiconductor element has a front-surface electrode on its front surface and a back-surface electrode on its back surface. The resin member encapsulates the semiconductor element. The front-surface electrode is exposed to a front side of an outer surface of the resin member. The back-surface electrode is exposed to a back side of the outer surface of the resin member. The resin member has an extension portion that covers the entire side surface of the semiconductor element and extends from the side surface of the semiconductor element in a direction parallel to the front surface of the semiconductor element.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2011Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke Fukuoka, Takanori Teshima, Kuniaki Mamitsu
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Patent number: 7957135Abstract: A semiconductor module has switching semiconductor elements connected in parallel to each other and at least a free wheeling semiconductor element reversely connected in parallel to the switching semiconductor elements. The free wheeling semiconductor element is placed between the switching semiconductor elements. At both end parts of the semiconductor elements, each of the switching semiconductor elements is placed. A longitudinal side of each of the switching semiconductor elements and the free wheeling semiconductor element is placed in parallel to a short side of the semiconductor module. An electric-power conversion device has a plurality of arms. Each arm is composed of the semiconductor elements.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2009Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Yasuyuki Ohkouchi, Kuniaki Mamitsu