Patents by Inventor Makoto Shibuya

Makoto Shibuya 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: 11062980
    Abstract: Leadframes, integrated circuit packaging with wettable flanks, and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed. An example packaged device having a leadframe includes a die pad and a lead spaced apart from the die pad. The lead has a proximal end adjacent the die pad and a distal end extending away from the die pad. The lead has a thickness at the distal end that is less than a full thickness of the leadframe between a first outer surface on a die attach side of the leadframe and a second outer surface on a mounting side of the leadframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Makoto Shibuya, Daiki Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20210175165
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) package includes a substrate having a first region and a second region. The substrate includes a conductive path between the first region and the second region. The IC package also includes a lead frame having a first member and a second member that are spaced apart. The IC package further includes a half-bridge power module. The half-bridge power module includes a capacitor having a first node coupled to the first member of the lead frame and a second node coupled to the second member of the lead frame. The half-bridge power module also includes a high side die having a high side field effect transistor (FET) embedded therein and a low side die having a low side FET embedded therein. A source of the high side FET is coupled to a drain of the low side FET through the conductive path of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: MAKOTO SHIBUYA, KENGO AOYA, WOOCHAN KIM, VIVEK KISHORECHAND ARORA
  • Publication number: 20210151365
    Abstract: System, method, and silicon chip package for providing structural strength, heat dissipation and electrical connectivity using “W” shaped frame bonded to the one or more dies, wherein the “W” shaped frame provides compression strength to the silicon chip package when the one or more dies are bonded, and electrically conductivity between for the one or more dies to leads of silicon chip package, and heat dissipation for the silicon chip package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Makoto Shibuya
  • Patent number: 11004742
    Abstract: In a described example, an integrated circuit (IC) package includes an IC die disposed on a die attach pad; a plurality of leads electrically connected to terminals on the IC die, the leads including a base metal; and molding compound material encapsulating portions of the IC die, the die attach pads, and the plurality of leads; the plurality of leads having a solder joint reinforcement tab. The solder joint reinforcement tabs include a first side, a second side opposite to the first side, a third side, a fourth side opposite to and in parallel to the third side, a fifth side forming an end portion of the solder joint reinforcement tab, the solder joint reinforcement tabs including a solderable metal layer on the second, third and fourth sides and on portions of the fifth side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Makoto Shibuya
  • Patent number: 10935300
    Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator that facilitates access to each evaporator and improves maintenance performance. In the refrigerator, a different temperature of cold air cooled by each evaporator is brought into each cooling chamber with a different temperature range and different humidity range. The refrigerator includes a main refrigerator body including a machine room and a cooling chamber, an evaporator contained in the machine room, and a cooling unit detachably mounted in the machine room and including a compressor, a condenser, and an insulation member, wherein the cooling unit, while mounted in the machine room, has the insulation member tightly contact an inner wall of the machine room to form an insulation space, and the evaporator is contained in the insulation space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Takase, Shingo Imano, Tomoharu Iwamoto, Tomohiko Matsuno, Makoto Shibuya, Tatsuya Seo
  • Publication number: 20200395287
    Abstract: In described examples, a packaged semiconductor device includes a frame, a pre-fabricated interposer, and an integrated circuit die. The frame includes multiple conductive frame leads and multiple conductive connection points, as well as a hole in the frame surrounded by the frame leads and the conductive connection points. The pre-molded interposer has an external perimeter including multiple conductive interposer leads, and is for insertion into the hole. At least one of the interposer leads does not extend to the external perimeter of the interposer. The die is electrically coupled to selected ones of the frame leads and of the interposer leads. The interposer is inserted into the hole and coupled to the frame, and the frame, interposer, and die are together encapsulated by encapsulation material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventor: Makoto Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20200386468
    Abstract: A blower configured to circulate cold air inside a body of a refrigerator. The blower includes a casing, an impeller accommodated in the casing, and a support member configured to support the impeller against the casing. The impeller includes a disk-shaped base plate rotatably supported by the support member. The casing includes an inner circumferential surface extending so as to gradually move away from an outer circumference of the base plate toward a rotational direction of the impeller at a predetermined position around the outer circumference of the base plate, and a first case flow path between the inner circumferential surface and the outer circumference. An introduction port configured to introduce the cold air to a second case flow path branched from the first case flow path is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Tomohiko MATSUNO, Tomoharu IWAMOTO, Makoto SHIBUYA, Tatsuya SEO, Hitoshi TAKASE
  • Publication number: 20200388508
    Abstract: In described examples, a method of printing repassivation onto a substrate includes depositing an ink comprising particles of a repassivation material onto specified locations on a surface of the substrate using an inkjet printer, and curing the repassivation material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Makoto Shibuya, Daiki Komatsu, Yi Yan, Hau Nguyen, Luu Thanh Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20200286816
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) package includes an encapsulation package that contains an integrated circuit die attached to a lead frame. A set of contacts is formed on the package that each have an exposed contact sidewall surface and an exposed contact lower surface. A protective layer of solder wettable material covers each contact sidewall surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Daiki Komatsu, Makoto Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20200194357
    Abstract: A package includes a leadframe having first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, the leadframe forming a plurality of leads, a first semiconductor die mounted on the first surface of the leadframe and electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of leads, a second semiconductor die mounted on the second surface of the leadframe, wire bonds electrically connecting the second semiconductor die to the leadframe, and mold compound at least partially covering the first semiconductor die, the second semiconductor die and the wire bonds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Makoto Shibuya, Noboru Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 10636729
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) package includes an encapsulation package that contains an integrated circuit die attached to a lead frame. A set of contacts is formed on the package that each have an exposed contact sidewall surface and an exposed contact lower surface. A protective layer of solder wettable material covers each contact sidewall surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Daiki Komatsu, Makoto Shibuya
  • Patent number: 10566269
    Abstract: In a described example, an integrated circuit (IC) package includes: an IC chip bonded to a chip mount pad on a lead frame; low modulus molding compound surrounding the IC chip; and IC package molding compound covering the IC chip, and at least a portion of the low modulus molding compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Makoto Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20200043778
    Abstract: Disclosed examples provide methods that include forming a conductive structure at least partially above a conductive feature of a wafer, attaching a solder ball structure to a side of the conductive structure, and thereafter forming a repassivation layer on a side of the wafer proximate the side of the conductive structure. Further examples provide microelectronic devices and integrated circuits that include a conductive structure coupled with a conductive feature of a metallization structure, a solder ball structure connected to the conductive structure, and a printed repassivation layer disposed on the side of the metallization structure proximate a side of the conductive structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Daiki Komatsu, Makoto Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20200043878
    Abstract: Described examples provide integrated circuits and methods, including forming a conductive seed layer at least partially above a conductive feature of a wafer, forming a conductive structure on at least a portion of the conductive seed layer, performing a printing process that forms a polymer material on a side of the wafer proximate a side of the conductive structure, curing the deposited polymer material, and attaching a solder ball structure to a side of the conductive structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Daiki Komatsu, Makoto Shibuya, Yi Yan, Hau Nguyen, Luu Thanh Nguyen, Anindya Poddar
  • Patent number: 10541220
    Abstract: Described examples provide integrated circuits and methods, including forming a conductive seed layer at least partially above a conductive feature of a wafer, forming a conductive structure on at least a portion of the conductive seed layer, performing a printing process that forms a polymer material on a side of the wafer proximate a side of the conductive structure, curing the deposited polymer material, and attaching a solder ball structure to a side of the conductive structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Daiki Komatsu, Makoto Shibuya, Yi Yan, Hau Nguyen, Luu Thanh Nguyen, Anindya Poddar
  • Patent number: 10414298
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes: a seat back; a seat cushion; an engagement portion having a U-shaped portion that is configured to engage with an attachment mechanism of a child safety seat; and a cover member adapted to cover at least a portion of the engagement portion. The engagement portion is disposed between a seat back and a seat cushion. The cover member includes: a flap having one end fixed to a cover of the vehicle seat and the other end serving as a free end; and a tab provided on an upper or lower surface of the flap, the tab projecting on an inner side of the U-shaped portion when the free end is inserted between the seat back and the cover member or between the seat cushion and the engagement portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Shibuya, Akira Shirai, So Iwakata, Yuma Oga
  • Publication number: 20190206768
    Abstract: Leadframes, integrated circuit packaging with wettable flanks, and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed. An example packaged device having a leadframe includes a die pad and a lead spaced apart from the die pad. The lead has a proximal end adjacent the die pad and a distal end extending away from the die pad. The lead has a thickness at the distal end that is less than a full thickness of the leadframe between a first outer surface on a die attach side of the leadframe and a second outer surface on a mounting side of the leadframe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Makoto Shibuya, Daiki Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20190189543
    Abstract: In a described example, an integrated circuit (IC) package includes: an IC chip bonded to a chip mount pad on a lead frame; low modulus molding compound surrounding the IC chip; and IC package molding compound covering the IC chip, and at least a portion of the low modulus molding compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventor: Makoto Shibuya
  • Patent number: 10312171
    Abstract: The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element, a main lead and a resin package. The semiconductor element includes an obverse surface and a reverse surface spaced apart from each other in a thickness direction. The main lead supports the semiconductor element via the reverse surface of the semiconductor element. The resin package covers the entirety of the semiconductor element. The resin package covers the main lead in such a manner that a part of the main lead is exposed from the resin package. The semiconductor element includes a part that does not overlap the main lead as viewed in the thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kensuke Mikado, Makoto Shibuya, Yasufumi Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 10283409
    Abstract: A circuit includes a conductive clip coupled to at least one component in the circuit. At least one lead portion is located on an end of the clip. The circuit further includes a first lead frame having at least one opening sized to receive the at least one lead portion. The at least one lead portion is received in the at least one opening and the at least one lead portion is an external conductor of the circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Makoto Shibuya, Makoto Yoshino