Abstract: Provided are a stress analysis method and stress analysis equipment that enable a detailed stress measurement, by using both a photoelasticity measurement method and a stress measurement (mechanoluminescence measurement) which utilizes a mechanoluminescent substance to measure a stress state of an object. Physical quantities that are measurable include individual principal stress component and a principal stress direction. The photoelasticity measurement method alone cannot measure individual principal stress component values.

Abstract: A mechanoluminescence material comprising a mother body material and a luminescence center added to the mother body material. The mother body material is constituted of at least one kind of oxide selected from alumino silicate, aluminate, silicate, tantalate, niobate, gallium oxide, and ZrO2, and the luminescence center is at least one kind selected from a rare earth metal and a transition metal which emits light when electrons excited by mechanical energy are restored to a normal state.

Abstract: A method of packaging an integrated circuit die (12) includes the steps of forming an array of soft conductive balls (14) in a fixture (30) and flattening opposing sides of the balls. The flattened balls are then transferred from the fixture to a mold masking tape (36). A first side of the IC die is attached to the balls with a die attach adhesive (16) and then wire bonding pads (20) on the die are electrically connected directly to respective balls with wires (22). An encapsulant (24) is formed over the die, the electrical connections, and a top portion of the formed balls. The tape is removed and adjacent, encapsulated dice are separated via saw singulation. The result is an encapsulated IC having a bottom side with exposed balls.

Abstract: A stress-luminescent material emits luminescence when external mechanical energy is applied thereto. The fine particles of the material have an anisotropic aspect ratio, preferably, from 2 to 1000, more preferably, from 5 to 100. Raw materials are mixed together in an aqueous solvent, and aqueous ammonia is added thereto to change the pH value, thereby controlling the aspect ratio of the stress-luminescent material particles. Also provided are compositions containing the stress-luminescent material, such as a coating material, an ink, and an adhesive.

Abstract: A stress-induced light emitting composite material according to the present invention contains at least stress-induced light emitting inorganic particles, which emit light at application of a mechanical effect thereon and a polymer material. The stress-induced light emitting inorganic particles are not more than a wavelength of visible light in particle diameter and surface-treated. With this arrangement, the stress-induced light emitting composite material becomes transparent in a visible light range. Moreover the surface treatment of the stress-induced light emitting inorganic particles give water resistance to the stress-induced light emitting inorganic particles.

Abstract: A mechanoluminescence material comprising a matrix of composite metal oxide containing strontium and aluminum, represented by the general formula SrM1Al6O11 (wherein M1 is an alkaline earth metal) or SrM2Al3O7 (wherein M2 is a rare earth metal), and further comprising, as luminescence centers, a metal selected from among rare earth metals and transition metals capable of emitting light when a carrier having been excited by mechanical energy returns to its ground state.

Abstract: A novel highly bright mechanoluminescence material free from decay of luminescence brightness even if repeated stress is applied, comprising a composite semiconductor crystal of the general formula xM1A1·(1?x)M2A2 (wherein each of M1 and M2 independently represents an atom selected from among Zn, Mn, Cd, Cu, Eu, Fe, Co, Ni, Mg and Ca, and each of A1 and A2 is an atom independently selected from among chalcogens, provided that M1A1 is different from M2A2; and x is a positive number less than 1); and a process for producing the same.

Abstract: A stacked structure (1) includes an electrostriction layer (2) including an electric inductive distortion material and a stress light-emitting layer (3) including a stress light-emitting material. When applying a voltage to the electrostriction layer (2) in the stacked structure (1), the electric inductive distortion material deforms, thereby the electrostriction layer (2) deforms. The deformation of the electrostriction layer (2) causes an external force to act on the stress light-emitting material of the stress light-emitting layer (3), and the stress light-emitting layer (3) emits light, accordingly. That is, by applying the voltage to the stacked structure (1), the stacked structure (1) can emit the light.

Abstract: A method of packaging an integrated circuit die (12) includes the steps of forming an array of soft conductive balls (14) in a fixture (30) and flattening opposing sides of the balls. The flattened balls are then transferred from the fixture to a mold masking tape (36). A first side of the IC die is attached to the balls with a die attach adhesive (16) and then wire bonding pads (20) on the die are electrically connected directly to respective balls with wires (22). An encapsulant (24) is formed over the die, the electrical connections, and a top portion of the formed balls. The tape is removed and adjacent, encapsulated dice are separated via saw singulation. The result is an encapsulated IC having a bottom side with exposed balls.

Abstract: A spherical crystalline metal oxide particle is produced by introducing a metal ion-containing solution, which has been atomized, into an atmosphere that is kept at 1000° C. or more and under oxidizing condition, in order to concurrently dry and sinter the metal ion-containing solution. Moreover, As an apparatus for producing the particle, an apparatus is used, which is structured by connecting: (A) a heating apparatus for concurrently drying and sintering an atomized particulate, the heating apparatus (4) including multi channel atomizing apparatus (3) having a function of atomizing a metal ion-containing solution, and a function of sorting a size of the thus atomized particulate; and (B) an electrostatic particle collecting apparatus (5) for electrostatically collecting the particle that is thus produced by (A) and has a predetermined size.

Abstract: This invention is to provide a method and a system which, by making use of a stress luminescent material, renders it possible to directly observe a stress distribution on the base of a real time without electrical contacts, and to easily measure a stress or a stress distribution and a stress image. Essentially, the invention comprises the steps of adding a stress to a tested body containing a stress luminescent material whose light emission is proportional to the stress, making visually observable a stress distribution over the tested body in accordance with a luminous intensity of the stress luminescent material contained in the tested body, measuring the luminous intensity of the luminescent material of the tested body, comparing the measured value of the luminous intensity with certain correlation data indicating a relationship between the luminous intensity of the stress luminescent material and a stress, thereby obtaining a stress value or a stress distribution over the tested body.

Abstract: A mechanoluminescence material of the present invention is produced by adding a luminescence center to a mother body material, wherein: said mother body material is constituted of at least one kind of oxide selected from alumino silicate, aluminate, silicate, tantalate, niobate, gallium oxide, and ZrO2, and said luminescence center is at least one kind selected from a rare earth metal and a transition metal which emits light when electrons excited by mechanical energy are restored to a normal state.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel electrostrictive material which has a large strain relative to an input electric field, is a non-lead material, and is low in temperature dependency and hysteresis, and a manufacturing method thereof. The electrostrictive material of the invention comprises a compound composed of two or more elements obtained by selecting one or more elements from the group consisting of Sr, Ba, Mg, Ca, Zn and Cd, and the group consisting of Al, Ga and Si, respectively, and oxygen; or a compound represented by MxAlyO(2x+3y)/2 (where, M represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Sr, Mg, Ca, Ba, Zn and Cd; and x and y take values each within a range from 1 to 20); or a compound achieved by adding one or more rare-earth or transition metal elements in an amount within a range from 0.001 to 20 mol. %.

Abstract: This invention is to provide a method and a system which, by making use of a stress luminescent material, renders it possible to directly observe a stress distribution on the base of a real time without electrical contacts, and to easily measure a stress or a stress distribution and a stress image. Essentially, the invention comprises the steps of adding a stress to a tested body containing a stress luminescent material whose light emission is proportional to the stress, making visually observable a stress distribution over the tested body in accordance with a luminous intensity of the stress luminescent material contained in the tested body, measuring the luminous intensity of the luminescent material of the tested body, comparing the measured value of the luminous intensity with certain correlation data indicating a relationship between the luminous intensity of the stress luminescent material and a stress, thereby obtaining a stress value or a stress distribution over the tested body.