Patents by Inventor Satoru Amou

Satoru Amou 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: 7112627
    Abstract: A curing low dielectric loss tangent film using a low dielectric loss tangent composition containing a polyfunctional styrene compound having excellent dielectric characteristics, and a wiring film using the same as an insulating layer are provided. The low dielectric loss tangent film contains a high molecular weight material and a crosslinking ingredient with a weight average molecular weight of 1000 or less having a plurality of styrene groups shown by the following general formula: (where R represents a hydrocarbon skeleton, R1, which may be identical or different with each other, represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R2, R3 and R4, which may be identical or different with each other, each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, m represents an integer of 1 to 4, and n represents an integer of 2 or greater).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Amou, Shinji Yamada, Takao Ishikawa, Akira Nagai, Masatoshi Sugimasa
  • Publication number: 20050277753
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a low dielectric loss tangent resin composition containing a crosslinking component having a weight average molecular weight of not more than 1,000 and a plurality of styrene groups and represented by the formula [1], wherein R is a hydrocarbon skeleton which may have a substituent, R1 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, m is an integer of 1-4 and n is an integer of 2 or more, and further containing at least one member selected from a high polymer having a weight average molecular weight of not less than 5,000 and a filler, which resin composition can give a cured product having a good flexibility, high tensile strength and low dielectric constant and dielectric loss tangent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Satoru Amou, Shinji Yamada, Takao Ishikawa, Takao Miwa
  • Patent number: 6930140
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a low dielectric loss tangent resin composition containing a crosslinking component having a weight average molecular weight of not more than 1,000 and a plurality of styrene groups and represented by the formula [1], wherein R is a hydrocarbon skeleton which may have a substituent, R1 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, m is an integer of 1-4 and n is an integer of 2 or more, and further containing at least one member selected from a high polymer having a weight average molecular weight of not less than 5,000 and a filler, which resin composition can give a cured product having a good flexibility, high tensile strength and low dielectric constant and dielectric loss tangent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Amou, Shinji Yamada, Takao Ishikawa, Takao Miwa
  • Publication number: 20050064159
    Abstract: There are provided a resin composition comprising a crosslinking component with a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 or less having a plurality of styrene groups and represented by the following formula: wherein R is a hydrocarbon skeleton, each of R1s is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group, each of R2, R3 and R4 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, m is an integer of 1 to 4, and n is an integer of 2 or more, at least one high-molecular weight compound, an inorganic filler, and at least one treating agent for said inorganic filler; its cured product; and a prepreg, a laminate sheet having a conductor layer, and a multilayer printed wiring board obtained by processing the conductor layer of the laminate sheet into wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Applicant: Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Amou, Morimichi Umino, Akira Nagai, Yoshihiro Nakamura, Nobuyuki Minami
  • Patent number: 6855952
    Abstract: A semiconductor device wherein a resin containing as a cross-linking component a compound having a plurality of styrene group and represented by chemical formula [1] is used as an insulating material: where R is a hydrocarbon structure which may have a substituent group or groups, R1 is hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl, m is and integer of 1 to 4, and n is an integer of not less than 2. With this, a semiconductor device and a semiconductor package which show excellent transmission characteristics and less power consumption are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Nagai, Satoru Amou, Shinji Yamada, Takao Ishikawa, Hiroshi Nakano
  • Publication number: 20050020781
    Abstract: There is provided a resin composition suitable for insulating materials for use in electronic parts for handling high frequency signals, low in dielectric constant and low in dielectric dissipation factor, capable of forming thin film by low temperature curing, excellent in the adhesiveness to conductive foil and excellent in flexibility; a cured product derived from the composition; and a film substrate and an electronic part using the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Masatoshi Sugimasa, Akira Nagai, Shinji Yamada, Satoru Amou
  • Publication number: 20040195567
    Abstract: A thin film capacitor comprising; a lower electrode formed on a predetermined surface, a dielectric layer formed on the lower electrode, an upper electrode formed on the dielectric layer, wherein the end portion of the lower electrode is further covered by an insulator other than the dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Masahiko Ogino, Toshiya Satoh, Takao Miwa, Toshhide Nabatame, Satoru Amou
  • Publication number: 20040180157
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method capable of massively producing a tubular material, without needing time-consuming procedures, which can be easily made into a thin film or laminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: Takao Ishikawa, Shinji Yamada, Satoru Amou, Kishio Hidaka
  • Patent number: 6756441
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a low dielectric loss tangent resin composition containing a crosslinking component having a weight average molecular weight of not more than 1,000 and a plurality of styrene groups and represented by the formula [1], wherein R is a hydrocarbon skeleton which may have a substituent, R1 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, m is an integer of 1-4 and n is an integer of 2 or more, and further containing at least one member selected from a high polymer having a weight average molecular weight of not less than 5,000 and a filler, which resin composition can give a cured product having a good flexibility, high tensile strength and low dielectric constant and dielectric loss tangent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Amou, Shinji Yamada, Takao Ishikawa, Takao Miwa
  • Publication number: 20040048965
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a low dielectric loss tangent resin composition containing a crosslinking component having a weight average molecular weight of not more than 1,000 and a plurality of styrene groups and represented by the formula [1], 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Satoru Amou, Shinji Yamada, Takao Ishikawa, Takao Miwa
  • Publication number: 20040039127
    Abstract: An electronic device for high frequency signals having a small dielectric loss and high efficiency is provided which has a low dielectric loss tangent resin composition for coping with high frequency signals as an insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Satoru Amou, Akira Nagai, Shinji Yamada, Takao Ishikawa, Akio Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20040038611
    Abstract: A curing low dielectric loss tangent film using a low dielectric loss tangent composition containing a polyfunctional styrene compound having excellent dielectric characteristics, and a wiring film using the same as an insulating layer are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Satoru Amou, Shinji Yamada, Takao Ishikawa, Akira Nagai, Masatoshi Sugimasa
  • Publication number: 20040038021
    Abstract: A semiconductor device wherein a resin containing as a cross-linking component a compound having a plurality of styrene groups and represented by chemical formula [1] is used as an insulating material: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Akira Nagai, Satoru Amou, Shinji Yamada, Takao Ishikawa, Hiroshi Nakano
  • Publication number: 20020161091
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a low dielectric loss tangent resin composition containing a crosslinking component having a weight average molecular weight of not more than 1,000 and a plurality of styrene groups and represented by the formula [1], 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Satoru Amou, Shinji Yamada, Takao Ishikawa, Takao Miwa
  • Patent number: 6306481
    Abstract: A multilayer circuit board having a resolution in the range of 25-80 &mgr;m, and blind via-holes between layers, the blind via-holes having an aspect ratio in the range of 2.0-0.6 for effecting access between the layers, wherein an insulating layer having the blind via-holes between the layers has a glass transition temperature in the range of 150-220° C., and an epoxy group photosensitive resin composition is used therefor. A photosensitive resin composition having a preferable resolution and heat resistance is obtained. A multilayer circuit board is provided in which the thermal stress generated in the steps of a reflow process, a gold wire bonding process and a repairing process in a bare chip mounting process are reduced, and peeling off of the conductor wiring and deformation of the multilayer circuit board caused by mechanical stresses during the heating processes are suppressed. Accordingly, a decrease in the size and weight of an electronic apparatus is possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Amou, Masao Suzuki, Tokihito Suwa, Mineo Kawamoto, Akio Takahashi, Masanori Nemoto, Hiroyuki Fukai, Mitsuo Yokota, Shiro Kobayashi, Masashi Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 6190834
    Abstract: The present invention provides a photosensitive resin composition capable of forming an insulating film, which is superior in both a roughening property and an adhesiveness, and a via-hole, which is highly reliable in connection, and a multilayer printed circuit board. The present invention provides a photosensitive resin composition containing a first resin, which is an epoxy resin, and a second resin having a N-substituted carbamic acid ester atomic group and a radical polymeric unsaturated bond in its side chain. The second resin is desirably an oligomer having a repeating unit expressed by the following general formula (chem. 1) or (chem. 3) by 3-10 units. Where, X is H or CH3, Y and Z is H or an alkyl group of carbon number 1-4, n is 0 or 1, a part of R1 is an atomic group expressed by the following general formula (chem. 2), the residual R1 is a hydroxyl group, and R2 is an alkylene group of carbon number 1-4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Narahara, Mineo Kawamoto, Tokihito Suwa, Masao Suzuki, Satoru Amou, Akio Takahashi, Hiroyuki Fukai, Mitsuo Yokota, Shiro Kobayashi, Masashi Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 5914216
    Abstract: A multilayer circuit board having a resolution in the range of 25-80 .mu.m, and blind via-holes having an aspect ratio in the range of 2.0-0.6 for effecting access between the layers, wherein an insulating layer between said layers having the blind via-holes has a glass transition temperature in the range of 150-220.degree. C., and an epoxy group photosensitive resin composition is used therefor. A photosensitive resin composition having a preferable resolution and heat resistance is obtained. A multilayer circuit board is provided in which the thermal stress generated in the steps of a reflow process, a gold wire bonding process and a repairing process in a bare chip mounting process was reduced, and peeling off of the conductor wiring and deformation of the multilayer circuit board caused by mechanical stresses during the heating processes were suppressed. Accordingly, a decrease in the size and weight of an electronic apparatus is possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Amou, Masao Suzuki, Tokihito Suwa, Mineo Kawamoto, Akio Takahashi, Masanori Nemoto, Hiroyuki Fukai, Mitsuo Yokota, Shiro Kobayashi, Masashi Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 5565536
    Abstract: A polymerzable compound represented by the general formula (1) X--R.sub.1 --Y where X is an unsaturated imide group having substituents R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, or an itacon imide group where R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a lower alkyl group and an aromatic group having a substituent p which is hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, or an alkoxy group, and Y is a styryl group, and R.sub.1 is a divalent organic group.The polymerizable compounds is excellent in formability, and find a wide variety of applications because they have functional groups different in reactivity from each other and hence allow the curing conditions to control. The cured polymers are excellent in thermal durability, mechanical properties and electrical properties, making it possible to achieve higher performance, higher reliability, highly compact and lower weight of electric apparatuses and electronic parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin Nishimura, Yoshinori Kawai, Satoru Amou, Akira Nagai, Masahiro Suzuki, Akio Takahashi, Akio Mukoh
  • Patent number: 5410069
    Abstract: A polymerzable compound represented by the general formula (1) X--R.sub.1 --Y where X is un unsaturated imide group having substituents R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, or an itacon imide group where R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a lower alkyl group and an aromatic group having a substituent p which is hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, or an alkoxy group, and Y is a styryl group, and R.sub.1 is a divalent organic group.The polymerizable compounds is excellent in formability, and find a wide variety of applications because they have functional groups different in reactivity from each other and hence allow the curing conditions to control. The cured polymers are excellent in thermal durability, mechanical properties and electrical properties, making it possible to achieve higher performance, higher reliability, highly compact and lower weight of electric apparatuses and electronic parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin Nishimura, Yoshinori Kawai, Satoru Amou, Akira Nagai, Masahiro Suzuki, Akio Takahashi, Akio Mukoh
  • Patent number: 5071824
    Abstract: A heat transfer sheet which has a high recording sensitivity and can form image of high maximum reflection density and of high contrast is provided by containing in an ink layer of the heat transfer sheet at least one dye which has a product of an extinction coefficient (l.cm.sup.-1.g.sup.-1) and an evaporation or sublimation rate at 240.degree. C. (wt %.min..sup.-1) of at least 1.8.times.10.sup.2 (l.wt %.cm.sup.-1.g.sup.-1.min.sup.-1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1991
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuichi Ohara, Satoru Amou, Shinichi Akasaka