Patents by Inventor Masahiko Monzen

Masahiko Monzen 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: 7271860
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a film-like flexible substrate having formed thereon a wiring pattern, external connection terminals formed at both end portions of the flexible substrate; and a semiconductor element mounted on a surface side of the flexible substrate, wherein a folded part, which is folded down in U-shape to a back surface side of the flexible substrate, is formed in a fixed state at least at one end portion of the flexible substrate. With this structure, the semiconductor device is COF mounted, and, for example, in its application to a liquid crystal module wherein the semiconductor device is provided so as to face a liquid crystal panel, the external connection terminals of the flexible substrate can be connected to an inner surface of a module main body for a liquid crystal panel in a state the semiconductor element of the semiconductor device faces the inside of the module main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Fukuta, Tomohiko Iwane, Masahiko Monzen
  • Patent number: 6903794
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a film-like flexible substrate having formed thereon a wiring pattern, external connection terminals formed at both end portions of the flexible substrate; and a semiconductor element mounted on a surface side of the flexible substrate, wherein a folded part, which is folded down in U-shape to a back surface side of the flexible substrate, is formed in a fixed state at least at one end portion of the flexible substrate. With this structure, the semiconductor device is COF mounted, and, for example, in its application to a liquid crystal module wherein the semiconductor device is provided so as to face a liquid crystal panel, the external connection terminals of the flexible substrate can be connected to an inner surface of a module main body for a liquid crystal panel in a state the semiconductor element of the semiconductor device faces the inside of the module main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Fukuta, Tomohiko Iwane, Masahiko Monzen
  • Publication number: 20050024553
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a film-like flexible substrate having formed thereon a wiring pattern, external connection terminals formed at both end portions of the flexible substrate; and a semiconductor element mounted on a surface side of the flexible substrate, wherein a folded part, which is folded down in U-shape to a back surface side of the flexible substrate, is formed in a fixed state at least at one end portion of the flexible substrate. With this structure, the semiconductor device is COF mounted, and, for example, in its application to a liquid crystal module wherein the semiconductor device is provided so as to face a liquid crystal panel, the external connection terminals of the flexible substrate can be connected to an inner surface of a module main body for a liquid crystal panel in a state the semiconductor element of the semiconductor device faces the inside of the module main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushik Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Fukuta, Tomohiko Iwane, Masahiko Monzen
  • Publication number: 20040036833
    Abstract: A flexible substrate of the present invention is provided with a plurality of terminal blocks, each of which has a plurality of electrode terminals, there being two kinds of terminal pitches with which the plurality of electrode terminals are arrayed respectively in the plurality of terminal blocks, a compensation amount being set for each terminal block in accordance with the terminal pitch thereof. With this arrangement, it is possible to connect the electrode terminals of the flexible substrate with electrode terminals of an LCD without misalignment. That is, it is possible to match positions of the terminals of the flexible substrate with positions of the terminals of the LCD, so as to inhibit imperfect connection due to the misalignment caused after the thermal compression bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masahiko Monzen
  • Publication number: 20020047978
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a film-like flexible substrate having formed thereon a wiring pattern, external connection terminals formed at both end portions of the flexible substrate; and a semiconductor element mounted on a surface side of the flexible substrate, wherein a folded part, which is folded down in U-shape to a back surface side of the flexible substrate, is formed in a fixed state at least at one end portion of the flexible substrate. With this structure, the semiconductor device is COF mounted, and, for example, in its application to a liquid crystal module wherein the semiconductor device is provided so as to face a liquid crystal panel, the external connection terminals of the flexible substrate can be connected to an inner surface of a module main body for a liquid crystal panel in a state the semiconductor element of the semiconductor device faces the inside of the module main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Fukuta, Tomohiko Iwane, Masahiko Monzen
  • Patent number: 5197650
    Abstract: A die bonding apparatus includes a device for making a coarse surface in a region where an identifier is to be applied to a lead frame; an application device for applying the identifier to the coarse surface region, a dividing device for dividing a wafer into chips, a test device for testing the wafer which has not been divided into chips yet in positions corresponding to the prospective chips, a storage device for storing information about positions of the chips on the wafer and the test results, a die bonding device picking out the chips from the wafer for die-bonding them to the lead frame having the identifier, a reading device for reading the identifier of the lead frame to which the chips are to be die-bonded, an information processing device for adding information which the identifier contains to the test results and position information about each of the chips to make test information, and an output device for outputting the test information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1993
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiko Monzen, Akio Shimoyama, Noriki Iwasaki