Patents by Inventor Minoru Ueshima

Minoru Ueshima 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: 9487846
    Abstract: An electroconductive bonding material which has a high bonding strength to an inorganic nonmetal such as glass or a ceramic and which has excellent reliability in that it does not undergo peeling even when exposed to a high temperature has an alloy composition which comprises, in mass %, Zn: 0.1-15%, In: 2-16%, Sb: greater than 0% to at most 2%, optionally one or both of Ag: at most 2% and Cu: at most 1%, optionally at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ba, Ti, and Ca in a total amount of 0.01-0.15%, and a remainder of Sn. This electroconductive bonding material peels off when it is heated to at least its melting point and can be reused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Ueshima, Isamu Osawa
  • Publication number: 20160010179
    Abstract: An electroconductive bonding material which has a high bonding strength to an inorganic nonmetal such as glass or a ceramic and which has excellent reliability in that it does not undergo peeling even when exposed to a high temperature has an alloy composition which comprises, in mass %, Zn: 0.1-15%, In: 2-16%, Sb: greater than 0% to at most 2%, optionally one or both of Ag: at most 2% and Cu: at most 1%, optionally at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ba, Ti, and Ca in a total amount of 0.01-0.15%, and a remainder of Sn. This electroconductive bonding material peels off when it is heated to at least its melting point and can be reused.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Minoru Ueshima, Isamu Ohsawa
  • Patent number: 9227258
    Abstract: A lead-free solder alloy having improved surface properties which suppresses minute irregularities and shrinkage cavities has a composition consisting essentially of Ag: 0.1-1.5%, Bi: 2.5-5.0%, Cu: 0.5-1.0%, optionally Ni: 0.015-0.035% and/or at least one of Ge and Ga: 0.0005-0.01%, and a remainder of Sn and unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Kawamata, Minoru Ueshima, Min Kang, Kayako Nakagawa, Yasuaki Kokubu
  • Patent number: 9205513
    Abstract: A high-temperature solder alloy is a Bi—Sn based solder alloy containing at least 90 mass % of Bi, further containing 1-5 mass % of Sn, at least one element selected from Sb and/or Ag each in an amount of 0.5-5 mass %, and preferably further containing 0.0004-0.01 mass % of P.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Ueshima, Yoshimi Inagawa, Minoru Toyoda
  • Publication number: 20150333027
    Abstract: A solder bump formed on an Ni electrode with the use of a solder ball containing Bi as a main component and Sn as a sub component. The solder ball contains Sn from 1.0 to 10.0 mass % and at most 1.0 mass % of at least one of Cu and Ag. A solder joint portion obtained by use of the solder bump has at least one of Sn and an SnBi eutectic alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Sekimoto, Hidekiyo Takaoka, Shigeo Nishimura, Minoru Ueshima, Tohru Kurushima
  • Patent number: 9185812
    Abstract: In a conventional Sn—Zn based lead-free solder, Zn crystallized to a large size of several tens of micrometers, and it was difficult to suppress the formation of coarse crystallizates and to increase the bonding strength without changing the soldering temperature. There were alloys which improved strength by the addition of a minute amount of a Group 1B metal, but the alloys had an increased melting temperature so that reflow could not be performed with the same temperature profile as for Sn—Pb, so the alloys had advantages and disadvantages. By using a solder paste formed by mixing an ethanol solution containing nanoparticles having a particle diameter of 5-300 nm and containing at least one of Ag, Au, and Cu with a flux and solder powder for an Sn—Zn based lead-free solder paste, the formation of an alloy of Au, Au, or Cu with Zn occurs during soldering, thereby forming fine clusters in the resulting liquid phase of molten solder, and a fine solder structure is obtained following melting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Minoru Ueshima
  • Patent number: 9162324
    Abstract: The invention provides a solder paste which has a solidus temperature of 255° C. or above and is improved in the wettability between Bi and Cu or Ag electrode to attain approximately equivalent wettability to those of Pb-containing high-temperature solders even in low-temperature soldering. The solder paste comprises a metal powder component consisting of Bi or a Bi alloy, a solidus temperature lowering metal for Bi, and a solid-phase metal capable of forming an intermetallic compound with the solidus temperature lowering metal, and a flux component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke Nakano, Hidekiyo Takaoka, Minoru Ueshima
  • Publication number: 20150262926
    Abstract: The melting of die-bonding solder material is prevented even when soldering a surface-mount component formed using the die-bonding solder material on a printed circuit board using a mounting solder material. The surface-mount component formed using (Sn—Sb)-based solder material having high melting point as the solder material for die pad, the (Sn—Sb)-based solder material containing Cu not more than a predetermined quantity of Cu constituent and a main ingredient thereof being Sn, is soldered on a board terminal portion of a circuit board using (Sn—Ag—Cu—Bi)-based solder material as the mounting solder material with the solder material being applied on the terminal portion. The melting of die-bonding solder material is prevented even at the heating temperature (240 degrees C. or less) of a reflow furnace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru UESHIMA, Minoru TOYODA
  • Publication number: 20150217410
    Abstract: Provided is a high-temperature lead-free solder alloy having excellent tensile strength and elongation in a high-temperature environment of 250° C. In order to make the structure of an Sn—Sb—Ag—Cu solder alloy finer and cause stress applied to the solder alloy to disperse, at least one material selected from the group consisting of, in mass %, 0.003 to 1.0% of Al, 0.01 to 0.2% of Fe, and 0.005 to 0.4% of Ti is added to a solder alloy containing 35 to 40% of Sb, 8 to 25% of Ag, and 5 to 10% of Cu, with the remainder made up by Sn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: SENJUMETAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rei Fujimaki, Minoru Ueshima
  • Patent number: 8975757
    Abstract: Solder used for flip chip bonding inside a semiconductor package was a Sn—Pb solder such as a Pb-5Sn composition. Lead-free solders which have been studied are hard and easily form intermetallic compounds with Sn, so they were not suitable for a flip chip connection structure inside a semiconductor package, which requires stress relaxation properties. This problem is eliminated by a flip chip connection structure inside a semiconductor package using a lead-free solder which is characterized by consisting essentially of 0.01-0.5 mass percent of Ni and a remainder of Sn. 0.3-0.9 mass percent of Cu and 0.001-0.01 mass percent of P may be added to this solder composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Ueshima, Masayuki Suzuki, Yoshie Yamanaka, Shunsaku Yoshikawa, Tokuro Yamaki, Tsukasa Ohnishi
  • Patent number: 8888932
    Abstract: A lead-free solder alloy which can be used for soldering of vehicle-mounted electronic circuits and which exhibits high reliability is provided. The alloy consists essentially of Ag: 2.8-4 mass %, In: 3-5.5 mass %, Cu: 0.5-1.1 mass %, if necessary Bi: 0.5-3 mass %, and a remainder of Sn. In is at least partially in solid solution in the Sn matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Kawamata, Minoru Ueshima, Tomu Tamura, Kazuhiro Matsushita, Masashi Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 8865062
    Abstract: A Sn—Sb—Ag—Cu based high-temperature lead-free solder alloy which has excellent connection reliability and which does not form a low melting point phase even when solidified by slow cooling is provided. It has an alloy composition consisting essentially of, in mass percent, Sb: 35-40%, Ag: 13-18%, Cu: 6-8%, and a remainder of Sn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Ueshima, Rei Fujimaki
  • Patent number: 8845826
    Abstract: A Sn—Ag—Cu—Bi lead-free solder which can be used for soldering of vehicle-mounted electronic circuits and which has excellent resistance to heat cycles and mechanical strength is provided. The solder contains Ag: 2.8-4 mass %, Bi: 1.5-6 mass %, Cu: 0.8-1.2 mass %, and a remainder of Sn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Kawamata, Minoru Ueshima, Tomu Tamura, Kazuhiro Matsushita, Masashi Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 8790472
    Abstract: [Problems] A conventional process for producing a solder preform in which a predetermined amount of high-melting metal particles are directly put into molten solder and stirred, requires a long time for dispersing the high-melting metal particles by stirring. Therefore, in the conventional method for producing a solder preform, dissolution of the high-melting metal particles into the molten solder occurred during stirring, and their particle diameters became small. If a semiconductor chip and a substrate are soldered with a solder preform containing metal particles having such decreased diameters, the space between portions being soldered becomes narrow, and a sufficient bonding strength is not obtained. [Means for Solving the Problems] In the present invention, a premixed master alloy having a higher proportion of the high-melting metal particles in solder is first prepared, then the premixed master alloy is put into molten solder to disperse the high-melting metal particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Ueshima, Takashi Ishii
  • Publication number: 20140186208
    Abstract: To provide audio solder alloy which is senary solder alloy (Sn.Ag.Cu.In.Ni.Pb) and has their appropriate contained amounts to obtain excellent sound quality and high auditory assessment, as the joining solder for connecting various kinds of electronics parts used for electronic circuit such as a filter circuit NW for audio system. A preferably example of the contained amounts is as follows: Ag of 1.0 through 1.01% by mass, Cu of 0.71 through 0.72% by mass, In of 0.003 through 0.0037% by mass, Ni of 0.016 through 0.017% by mass, Pb of 0.0025 through 0.0035% by mass and the remainder of Sn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ippei Akagi, Hideki Tokimoto, Seiki Suzuki, Masahumi Seino, Isamu Osawa, Minoru Ueshima
  • Publication number: 20140112710
    Abstract: A solder joint which is used in power devices and the like and which can withstand a high current density without developing electromigration is formed of a Sn—Ag—Bi—In based alloy. The solder joint is formed of a solder alloy consisting essentially of 2-4 mass % of Ag, 2-4 mass % of Bi, 2-5 mass % of In, and a remainder of Sn. The solder alloy may further contain at least one of Ni, Co, and Fe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hans-Jurgen Albrecht, Klaus Wilke, Katsuaki Suganuma, Minoru Ueshima
  • Publication number: 20140044479
    Abstract: A Sn—Sb—Ag—Cu based high-temperature lead-free solder alloy which has excellent connection reliability and which does not form a low melting point phase even when solidified by slow cooling is provided. It has an alloy composition consisting essentially of, in mass percent, Sb: 35-40%, Ag: 13-18%, Cu: 6-8%, and a remainder of Sn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventors: Minoru Ueshima, Rei Fujimaki
  • Publication number: 20140029224
    Abstract: An method of mounting electronic component includes: providing a connecting layer between a wiring and an electronic component, the connecting layer including a conductive layer formed of a solder powder-containing resin composition containing thermosetting resin, solder powder, and a reducing agent and one or two layers of a thermoplastic resin layer formed of thermoplastic resin; and electrically connecting the electronic component to the wiring through the connecting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicants: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD., OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kozo FUJIMOTO, Shinji FUKUMOTO, Michiya MATSUSHIMA, Satoshi WATANABE, Takeshi KAN, Minoru UESHIMA, Takeshi SAKAMOTO, Shu INOUE
  • Publication number: 20130121874
    Abstract: A high-temperature solder alloy is a Bi—Sn based solder alloy containing at least 90 mass % of Bi, further containing 1-5 mass % of Sn, at least one element selected from Sb and/or Ag each in an amount of 0.5-5 mass %, and preferably further containing 0.0004-0.01 mass % of P.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: Minoru Ueshima, Yoshimi Inagawa, Minoru Toyoda
  • Patent number: 8343383
    Abstract: An anisotropic conductive material contains low melting point electrically conductive particles in a thermosetting resin. The low melting point particles have a solidus temperature of at least 125° C., a peak temperature of at most 200° C., and a temperature difference between the solidus temperature and the peak temperature of at least 15° C. The maximum particle diameter of the low melting point particles is smaller than ¼ of the spacing between adjoining conductors atop which the anisotropic conductive material is to be disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Minoru Ueshima