Patents by Inventor Minoru Takaya

Minoru Takaya 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: 7547975
    Abstract: A module with embedded semiconductor IC of the present invention includes a first resin layer, a second resin layer, post electrodes passing through the first and second resin layers, and a semiconductor IC mounted as embedded between the first resin layer and the second resin layer. Stud bumps are formed on land electrodes of the semiconductor IC and positioned with respect to the post electrodes. Owing to this positioning of the stud bumps formed on the semiconductor IC with respect to the post electrodes, the planar position of the stud bumps is substantially fixed. As a result, it is possible to use a semiconductor IC having a very narrow electrode pitch of 100 ?m or smaller, particularly of around 60 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Takaya, Hisayuki Abe, Kei Suzuki, Kosuke Takano, Kenichi Kawabata, Toshikazu Endo
  • Patent number: 7416795
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing magnetic metal powder is provided. In the method, a powdered magnetic metal oxide is supplied to a heat treatment furnace with a carrier gas composed of a reducing gas. The heat treatment furnace is maintained at temperatures above a reducing action starting temperature for the powdered magnetic metal oxide and above a melting point of the magnetic metal in the powder. The powdered magnetic metal oxide is subject to a reducing process, and then magnetic metal particles, the resultant reduced product, is melted to form a melt. The melt is re-crystallized in a succeeding cooling step, to obtain single crystal magnetic metal power in substantially spherical form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Takaya, Yoshiaki Akachi, Hisashi Kobuke, Hiroyuki Uematsu
  • Patent number: 7402337
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing spherical ceramic powder is provided. The method includes essentially a spray drying step and a sintering step. In the spray drying step, a spray nozzle is used to spray slurry containing powdered raw material consisting essentially of ceramic ingredients to form liquid droplets, and liquid contents in the liquid droplets are heated and removed to obtain ceramic granular powder. In the sintering step, the ceramic granular powder is sintered to form spherical ceramic powder. The method provides ceramic powder having a mean particle size of about 1-50 ?m and a sphericity of about 0.8 or higher, which is suited for mixing with resin material to form a compound. The ceramic powder has high dispersant and filling properties against the resin material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Takaya, Yoshiaki Akachi, Tomohiro Sogabe, Hisashi Kobuke
  • Publication number: 20080044660
    Abstract: The invention provides electronic parts which comprise a composite dielectric layer composed of an organic insulating material and a dielectric ceramic powder having a larger relative dielectric constant than the organic insulating material, and which also comprise conductive element sections forming inductor elements, etc., wherein the organic insulating material comprises a cured resin obtained by curing reaction of an epoxy resin with an active ester compound obtained by reaction between a compound with two or more carboxyl groups and a compound with a phenolic hydroxyl group. The dielectric ceramic powders of the described electronic parts have larger relative dielectric constants than the organic insulating materials, and the organic insulating materials have low dielectric loss tangents. It is possible to adequately reduce time-dependent dielectric constant changes in the high-frequency range of 100 MHz and above even with prolonged use at high temperatures of 100° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Takaya, Toshikazu Endo, Kenichi Kawabata
  • Patent number: 7167071
    Abstract: A core material-including organic core board or inorganic sintered board 1 having a plurality of band-shaped conductor patterns 2 formed on its front and rear surfaces is sliced in a direction crossing the band-shaped conductor patterns 2. End portions of the band-shaped conductor patterns 2 exposed on each of cut surfaces of the core board 1 are connected to one another by bridging conductor patterns formed on the cut surfaces. In this manner, at least one helical coil is provided. The inner diameter of the helical coil can be kept constant while coil pitch accuracy can be kept good.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Takaya, Takashi Kajino, Hisashi Kobuke, Masami Sasaki, Kazuhiko Itoh, Toshikazu Endo
  • Publication number: 20060180342
    Abstract: In a multilayered substrate obtained by laminating a plurality of substrates and including plural kinds of functional elements therein, a first functional material film and a second functional material film are provided on the same plane and first and second functional elements are formed by the first and second functional material films, respectively. The functional material film may be formed on a transferring substrate by a thin film method and may be transferred to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Minoru Takaya, Toshikazu Endo, Hisashi Kobuke, Masami Sasaki, Takashi Kajino, Katsuyoshi Goto
  • Patent number: 7081803
    Abstract: A laminated electronic component including at least one inductance element and produced from a laminate having electrical insulators and electrical conductors laminated alternately. The inductance element is formed as a helical coil having a plurality of turns each constituted by four sides. The inductance element has pairs of parallel conductor pieces and pairs of bridging conductor pieces. Each pair of parallel conductor pieces form two of the four sides of one turn of the coil. Each pair of bridging conductor pieces form the other two sides of one turn of the coil. Grooves are formed in the laminate to thereby form the parallel conductor pieces. The grooves are filled with an electrically insulating material. The bridging conductor pieces are formed on the electrically insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Takaya, Toshikazu Endo
  • Patent number: 7060350
    Abstract: A composite magnetic material including a resin and generally spherical magnetic metal particles of at least one type dispersed in the resin and consisting essentially of single crystal grains, the metal particles having a mean particle size of 0.1 to 10 ?m and each having an insulating coating layer at least partially coated thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Takaya, Yoshiaki Akachi, Hisashi Kobuke, Toshikazu Endo
  • Publication number: 20050154110
    Abstract: A composite dielectric material comprising a resin resulting from a polyvinylbenzyl ether compound and a dielectric, ceramic powder dispersed therein is useful in the high-frequency region. A composite magnetic material comprising a polyvinylbenzyl ether compound and a magnetic powder is also provided as well as a flame retardant material comprising a polyvinylbenzyl ether compound and a flame retardant. These materials may be used in the fabrication of substrates, prepreg sheets, coated metal foils, molded items, and metal foil-clad substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Takaya, Hisashi Kobuke, Toshikazu Endo, Seiji Takahara, Toshiyuki Abe, Hiroshige Ohkawa, Masami Sasaki, Kenichi Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20050151613
    Abstract: A core material-including organic core board or inorganic sintered board 1 having a plurality of band-shaped conductor patterns 2 formed on its front and rear surfaces is sliced in a direction crossing the band-shaped conductor patterns 2. End portions of the band-shaped conductor patterns 2 exposed on each of cut surfaces of the core board 1 are connected to one another by bridging conductor patterns formed on the cut surfaces. In this manner, at least one helical coil is provided. The inner diameter of the helical coil can be kept constant while coil pitch accuracy can be kept good.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Minoru Takaya, Takashi Kajino, Hisashi Kobuke, Masami Sasaki, Kazuhiko Itoh, Toshikazu Endo
  • Patent number: 6915944
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a soldering flux, a soldering paste and a soldering method that achieve a sufficient degree of bonding strength even when components are mounted at a higher density, components are further miniaturized or components are mounted with a smaller pitch. A flux 3 contains an adhesive resin and a hardening agent. This flux or a soldering paste containing the flux is applied onto a component mounting board 1, and then, an electronic component 4 is mounted and soldered onto the component mounting board 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Takaya, Hisayuki Abe
  • Patent number: 6908960
    Abstract: A composite dielectric material comprising a resin resulting from a polyvinylbenzyl ether compound and a dielectric ceramic powder dispersed therein is useful in the high-frequency region. A composite magnetic material comprising a polyvinylbenzyl ether compound and a magnetic powder is also provided as well as a flame retardant material comprising a polyvinylbenzyl ether compound and a flame retardant. These materials may be used in the fabrication of substrates, prepreg sheets, coated metal foils, molded items, and metal foil-clad substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Takaya, Hisashi Kobuke, Toshikazu Endo, Seiji Takahara, Toshiyuki Abe, Hiroshige Ohkawa, Masami Sasaki, Kenichi Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20050130447
    Abstract: A composite dielectric material comprising a resin resulting from a polyvinylbenzyl ether compound and a dielectric ceramic powder dispersed therein is useful in the high-frequency region. A composite magnetic material comprising a polyvinylbenzyl ether compound and a magnetic powder is also provided as well as a flame retardant material comprising a polyvinylbenzyl ether compound and a flame retardant. These materials may be used in the fabrication of substrates, prepreg sheets, coated metal foils, molded items, and metal foil-clad substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Takaya, Hisashi Kobuke, Toshikazu Endo, Seiji Takahara, Toshiyuki Abe, Hiroshige Ohkawa, Masami Sasaki, Kenichi Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20050130446
    Abstract: A composite dielectric material comprising a resin resulting from a polyvinylbenzyl ether compound and a dielectric ceramic powder dispersed therein is useful in the high-frequency region. A composite magnetic material comprising a polyvinylbenzyl ether compound and a magnetic powder is also provided as well as a flame retardant material comprising a polyvinylbenzyl ether compound and a flame retardant. These materials may be used in the fabrication of substrates, prepreg sheets, coated metal foils, molded items, and metal foil-clad substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Takaya, Hisashi Kobuke, Toshikazu Endo, Seiji Takahara, Toshiyuki Abe, Hiroshige Ohkawa, Masami Sasaki, Kenichi Kawabata
  • Patent number: 6872251
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing single crystal ceramic powder is provided. The method includes a powder supply step for supplying powder consisting essentially of ceramic ingredients to a heat treatment area with a carrier gas, a heat treatment step for heating the powder supplied to the heat treatment area at temperatures required for single-crystallization of the powder to form a product, and a cooling step for cooling the product obtained in the heat treatment step to form single crystal ceramic powder. The method provides single crystal ceramic powder consisting of particles with a very small particle size and a sphericity being 0.9 or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Takaya, Yoshiaki Akachi, Hiroyuki Uematsu, Hisashi Kobuke
  • Publication number: 20050056347
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing magnetic metal powder is provided. In the method, a powdered magnetic metal oxide is supplied to a heat treatment furnace with a carrier gas composed of a reducing gas. The heat treatment furnace is maintained at temperatures above a reducing action starting temperature for the powdered magnetic metal oxide and above a melting point of the magnetic metal in the powder. The powdered magnetic metal oxide is subject to a reducing process, and then magnetic metal particles, the resultant reduced product, is melted to form a melt. The melt is re-crystallized in a succeeding cooling step, to obtain single crystal magnetic metal power in substantially spherical form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Minoru Takaya, Yoshiaki Akachi, Hisashi Kobuke, Hiroyuki Uematsu
  • Publication number: 20050029642
    Abstract: A module with embedded semiconductor IC of the present invention includes a first resin layer, a second resin layer, post electrodes passing through the first and second resin layers, and a semiconductor IC mounted as embedded between the first resin layer and the second resin layer. Stud bumps are formed on land electrodes of the semiconductor IC and positioned with respect to the post electrodes. Owing to this positioning of the stud bumps formed on the semiconductor IC with respect to the post electrodes, the planar position of the stud bumps is substantially fixed. As a result, it is possible to use a semiconductor IC having a very narrow electrode pitch of 100 ?m or smaller, particularly of around 60 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Minoru Takaya, Hisayuki Abe, Kei Suzuki, Kosuke Takano, Kenichi Kawabata, Toshikazu Endo
  • Publication number: 20050003199
    Abstract: The invention provides electronic parts which comprise a composite dielectric layer composed of an organic insulating material and a dielectric ceramic powder having a larger relative dielectric constant than the organic insulating material, and which also comprise conductive element sections forming inductor elements, etc., wherein the organic insulating material comprises a cured resin obtained by curing reaction of an epoxy resin with an active ester compound obtained by reaction between a compound with two or more carboxyl groups and a compound with a phenolic hydroxyl group. The dielectric ceramic powders of the described electronic parts have larger relative dielectric constants than the organic insulating materials, and the organic insulating materials have low dielectric loss tangents. It is possible to adequately reduce time-dependent dielectric constant changes in the high-frequency range of 100 MHz and above even with prolonged use at high temperatures of 100° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Minoru Takaya, Toshikazu Endo, Kenichi Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20040265551
    Abstract: A resinous material, or a composite material obtained by mixing a resin and a powdery functional material is formed into a thin sheet to make a core substrate 1. A patterned thin-film conductor 2 is formed by thin-film forming technology on at least either of the front and rear surfaces of the core substrate 1. Clothless layers 3a to 3d are super-posed on at least that surface of the core substrate 1 on which the thin-film conductor 2 has been formed. Each clothless layer is formed from a resin-coated metal foil obtained by coating one surface of a metal foil with a resinous material, or a composite material obtained by mixing a resin and a powdery functional material. Conductor layers 4a to 4d obtained by patterning the metal foils are formed on the clothless layers 3a to 3d.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Minoru Takaya, Toshikazu Endo
  • Patent number: 6827758
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing magnetic metal powder is provided. In the method, a powdered magnetic metal oxide is supplied to a heat treatment furnace with a carrier gas composed of a reducing gas. The heat treatment furnace is maintained at temperatures above a reducing action starting temperature for the powdered magnetic metal oxide and above a melting point of the magnetic metal in the powder. The powdered magnetic metal oxide is subject to a reducing process, and then magnetic metal particles, the resultant reduced product, is melted to form a melt. The melt is re-crystallized in a succeeding cooling step, to obtain single crystal magnetic metal power in substantially spherical form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Takaya, Yoshiaki Akachi, Hisashi Kobuke, Hiroyuki Uematsu