Patents by Inventor Masaaki Asano

Masaaki Asano 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: 11810820
    Abstract: A through electrode substrate includes a substrate provided with a through hole; a through electrode having a sidewall portion extending along a sidewall of the through hole, and a first portion positioned on a first surface of the substrate and connected to the sidewall portion; an inorganic film that at least partially covers the first portion of the through electrode from the first side and is provided with an opening positioned on the first portion; and a first wiring structure including at least a first wiring layer having an insulation layer that is positioned to the first side of the inorganic film and includes at least an organic layer provided with an opening communicating with the opening of the inorganic film, and an electroconductive layer connected to the first portion of the through electrode through the opening of the inorganic film and the opening of the insulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Maekawa, Hiroshi Kudo, Takamasa Takano, Hiroshi Mawatari, Masaaki Asano
  • Publication number: 20220328353
    Abstract: A through electrode substrate includes a substrate provided with a through hole; a through electrode having a sidewall portion extending along a sidewall of the through hole, and a first portion positioned on a first surface of the substrate and connected to the sidewall portion; an inorganic film that at least partially covers the first portion of the through electrode from the first side and is provided with an opening positioned on the first portion; and a first wiring structure including at least a first wiring layer having an insulation layer that is positioned to the first side of the inorganic film and includes at least an organic layer provided with an opening communicating with the opening of the inorganic film, and an electroconductive layer connected to the first portion of the through electrode through the opening of the inorganic film and the opening of the insulation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji MAEKAWA, Hiroshi KUDO, Takamasa TAKANO, Hiroshi MAWATARI, Masaaki ASANO
  • Patent number: 11373906
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a through electrode substrate, the method includes: preparing a substrate including a first surface positioned on a first side, and a second surface positioned on a second side opposite to the first side, the substrate being provided with a through hole; forming a through electrode having a sidewall portion extending along a sidewall of the through hole, and a first portion positioned on the first surface of the substrate and connected to the sidewall portion; forming an organic film inside the through hole; forming an inorganic film at least partially covering the first portion of the through electrode from the first side; forming an insulation layer positioned to the first side of the inorganic film; and forming an electroconductive layer passing through the inorganic film and the insulation layer so as to be connected to the first portion of the through electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Maekawa, Hiroshi Kudo, Takamasa Takano, Hiroshi Mawatari, Masaaki Asano
  • Publication number: 20220028772
    Abstract: A through electrode substrate includes a substrate provided with a through hole, a through electrode positioned in the through hole, and a first wiring structure including at least a first wiring layer positioned on a first surface of the substrate, and a second wiring layer positioned on the first wiring layer. The first wiring layer and the second wiring layer respectively have an insulation layer and an electroconductive layer. A first insulation layer of the first wiring layer includes at least an organic layer. At least one wiring layer of the first wiring structure includes an inorganic layer having insulation properties, the inorganic layer being positioned to a first side of the organic layer of the first insulation layer of the first wiring layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji MAEKAWA, Hiroshi KUDO, Takamasa TAKANO, Hiroshi MAWATARI, Masaaki ASANO
  • Patent number: 11153471
    Abstract: An image sensor module includes an interposer substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the interposer substrate being light-transmissive and having a plurality of through-holes; an image sensor located to face the first surface of the interposer substrate, the image sensor having a light receiving surface on a side of the interposer substrate, a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements being located at the light receiving surface, the image sensor being connected with an external circuit via electrodes provided in the plurality of through-holes; and a lens unit located to face the second surface of the interposer substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Tsuruoka, Masaaki Asano, Shinji Maekawa
  • Publication number: 20210175121
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a through electrode substrate, the method includes: preparing a substrate including a first surface positioned on a first side, and a second surface positioned on a second side opposite to the first side, the substrate being provided with a through hole; forming a through electrode having a sidewall portion extending along a sidewall of the through hole, and a first portion positioned on the first surface of the substrate and connected to the sidewall portion; forming an organic film inside the through hole; forming an inorganic film at least partially covering the first portion of the through electrode from the first side; forming an insulation layer positioned to the first side of the inorganic film; and forming an electroconductive layer passing through the inorganic film and the insulation layer so as to be connected to the first portion of the through electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji MAEKAWA, Hiroshi KUDO, Takamasa TAKANO, Hiroshi MAWATARI, Masaaki ASANO
  • Patent number: 10957592
    Abstract: A through electrode substrate includes: a substrate including first and second surfaces respectively on a first side and a second side opposite to the first, the substrate having a through hole; and a through electrode. The through electrode has a sidewall portion along the through hole sidewall, and a first portion the first surface and connected to the sidewall portion. The through electrode substrate includes: an organic film inside the through hole; an inorganic film that at least partially covers the through electrode first portion from the first side and has an opening on the first portion; and a first wiring layer having an insulation layer to the inorganic film first side and includes an organic layer with an opening communicating with the inorganic film opening, and an electroconductive layer connected to the through electrode first portion through the inorganic film opening and the insulation layer opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Maekawa, Hiroshi Kudo, Takamasa Takano, Hiroshi Mawatari, Masaaki Asano
  • Publication number: 20200259980
    Abstract: An image sensor module includes an interposer substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the interposer substrate being light-transmissive and having a plurality of through-holes; an image sensor located to face the first surface of the interposer substrate, the image sensor having a light receiving surface on a side of the interposer substrate, a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements being located at the light receiving surface, the image sensor being connected with an external circuit via electrodes provided in the plurality of through-holes; and a lens unit located to face the second surface of the interposer substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshiaki TSURUOKA, Masaaki ASANO, Shinji MAEKAWA
  • Patent number: 10681256
    Abstract: An image sensor module includes an interposer substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the interposer substrate being light-transmissive and having a plurality of through-holes; an image sensor located to face the first surface of the interposer substrate, the image sensor having a light receiving surface on a side of the interposer substrate, a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements being located at the light receiving surface, the image sensor being connected with an external circuit via electrodes provided in the plurality of through-holes; and a lens unit located to face the second surface of the interposer substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Tsuruoka, Masaaki Asano, Shinji Maekawa
  • Publication number: 20190287853
    Abstract: A through electrode substrate includes: a substrate including first and second surfaces respectively on a first side and a second side opposite to the first, the substrate having a through hole; and a through electrode. The through electrode has a sidewall portion along the through hole sidewall, and a first portion the first surface and connected to the sidewall portion. The through electrode substrate includes: an organic film inside the through hole; an inorganic film that at least partially covers the through electrode first portion from the first side and has an opening on the first portion; and a first wiring layer having an insulation layer to the inorganic film first side and includes an organic layer with an opening communicating with the inorganic film opening, and an electroconductive layer connected to the through electrode first portion through the inorganic film opening and the insulation layer opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji MAEKAWA, Hiroshi KUDO, Takamasa TAKANO, Hiroshi MAWATARI, Masaaki ASANO
  • Publication number: 20190259696
    Abstract: A through electrode substrate includes a substrate provided with a through hole, a through electrode positioned in the through hole, and a first wiring structure including at least a first wiring layer positioned on a first surface of the substrate, and a second wiring layer positioned on the first wiring layer. The first wiring layer and the second wiring layer respectively have an insulation layer and an electroconductive layer. A first insulation layer of the first wiring layer includes at least an organic layer. At least one wiring layer of the first wiring structure includes an inorganic layer having insulation properties, the inorganic layer being positioned to a first side of the organic layer of the first insulation layer of the first wiring layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji MAEKAWA, Hiroshi KUDO, Takamasa TAKANO, Hiroshi MAWATARI, Masaaki ASANO
  • Publication number: 20180205858
    Abstract: An image sensor module includes an interposer substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the interposer substrate being light-transmissive and having a plurality of through-holes; an image sensor located to face the first surface of the interposer substrate, the image sensor having a light receiving surface on a side of the interposer substrate, a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements being located at the light receiving surface, the image sensor being connected with an external circuit via electrodes provided in the plurality of through-holes; and a lens unit located to face the second surface of the interposer substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshiaki TSURUOKA, Masaaki ASANO, Shinji MAEKAWA
  • Patent number: 10008442
    Abstract: A through-electrode substrate includes a base including a first surface and a second surface mutually opposing each other, and a through-electrode arranged in a through-hole passing through the second surface from the first surface of the base, wherein the through-electrode includes an first end surface of the first surface side and an second end surface of the second surface side exposed from the base in the first surface and the second surface, and a periphery edge of one or both of the first end surface of the first surface side and the second end surface of the second surface side is covered by a part of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masaaki Asano
  • Patent number: 9924596
    Abstract: The structural body related to the present disclosure includes a substrate having insulation properties arranged with a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, a through hole passing through the first surface and the second surface of the substrate, and a through electrode including a conductive material arranged within the through hole, the through electrode conducting the first surface and the second surface of the substrate and including a projection part exposed from the second surface to the outside of the through hole, wherein at least a part of the through hole is gradually increasing in size approaching the second surface in a thickness direction of the substrate, and forming a depression part keeping a gap between the through hole and the through electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki Asano, Hiroshi Mawatari, Takafumi Okamura
  • Publication number: 20170347451
    Abstract: The structural body related to the present disclosure includes a substrate having insulation properties arranged with a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, a through hole passing through the first surface and the second surface of the substrate, and a through electrode including a conductive material arranged within the through hole, the through electrode conducting the first surface and the second surface of the substrate and including a projection part exposed from the second surface to the outside of the through hole, wherein at least a part of the through hole is gradually increasing in size approaching the second surface in a thickness direction of the substrate, and forming a depression part keeping a gap between the through hole and the through electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Masaaki Asano, Hiroshi Mawatari, Takafumi Okamura
  • Patent number: 9769927
    Abstract: The structural body related to the present disclosure includes a substrate having insulation properties arranged with a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, a through hole passing through the first surface and the second surface of the substrate, and a through electrode including a conductive material arranged within the through hole, the through electrode conducting the first surface and the second surface of the substrate and including a projection part exposed from the second surface to the outside of the through hole, wherein at least a part of the through hole is gradually increasing in size approaching the second surface in a thickness direction of the substrate, and forming a depression part keeping a gap between the through hole and the through electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki Asano, Hiroshi Mawatari, Takafumi Okamura
  • Publication number: 20170181280
    Abstract: The structural body related to the present disclosure includes a substrate having insulation properties arranged with a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, a through hole passing through the first surface and the second surface of the substrate, and a through electrode including a conductive material arranged within the through hole, the through electrode conducting the first surface and the second surface of the substrate and including a projection part exposed from the second surface to the outside of the through hole, wherein at least a part of the through hole is gradually increasing in size approaching the second surface in a thickness direction of the substrate, and forming a depression part keeping a gap between the through hole and the through electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Masaaki ASANO, Hiroshi MAWATARI, Takafumi OKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170148719
    Abstract: A through-electrode substrate includes a base including a first surface and a second surface mutually opposing each other, and a through-electrode arranged in a through-hole passing through the second surface from the first surface of the base, wherein the through-electrode includes an first end surface of the first surface side and an second end surface of the second surface side exposed from the base in the first surface and the second surface, and a periphery edge of one or both of the first end surface of the first surface side and the second end surface of the second surface side is covered by a part of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventor: Masaaki Asano
  • Patent number: 8471573
    Abstract: A dynamic quantity sensor includes a first substrate, a fixed part arranged in the first substrate, a spiral shaped movable electrode arranged separated from the first substrate, one end of the spiral shaped movable electrode being supported by the fixed part, a fixed electrode positioned on the periphery of the movable electrode and arranged in a detection direction of a dynamic quantity, and a first terminal electrically connected to the fixed part and a second terminal electrically connected to the fixed electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Asano, Tsukasa Yonekawa
  • Publication number: 20120235694
    Abstract: A dynamic quantity sensor includes a first substrate, a fixed part arranged in the first substrate, a spiral shaped movable electrode arranged separated from the first substrate, one end of the spiral shaped movable electrode being supported by the fixed part, a fixed electrode positioned on the periphery of the movable electrode and arranged in a detection direction of a dynamic quantity, and a first terminal electrically connected to the fixed part and a second terminal electrically connected to the fixed electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: DAI Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki ASANO, Tsukasa YONEKAWA