Patents by Inventor Satoru Tomekawa

Satoru Tomekawa 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: 6518514
    Abstract: A circuit board is configured so as to include not less than two wiring layers, an insulator layer for electric insulation between the wiring layers, and an inner-via-hole conductive member provided in the insulator layer in a thickness direction of the insulator layer, for electric connection between the wiring layers. The insulator layer is made of a composite material containing an organic resin and a material having a smaller thermal expansion coefficient than that of the organic resin, and includes a surface part, a core part, and a surface part laminated in the stated order, the surface part having a high content of the organic resin, the core part having a low content of the organic resin. The wiring layers have a land portion that is connected with the inner-via-hole conductive member, the land portion being embedded so as to be substantially in contact with the core part, and the inner-via-hole conductive member has a thickness substantially equal to a thickness of the core part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Suzuki, Tatsuo Ogawa, Yoshihiro Bessho, Satoru Tomekawa, Yasuhiro Nakatani, Yoji Ueda, Susumu Matsuoka, Daizo Andoh, Fumio Echigo
  • Publication number: 20020131248
    Abstract: A protective agent 6 for protecting a wiring 1 is dispersed and placed in mottle-like on an interface between a via 3 and a wiring layer 2. Then, each dimension of interface regions 7 where the protective agent 6 does not exist is set to such a size that a plurality of conductive powders 4 constituting the via 3 can abutted on the wiring layer 2. Therefore, the plurality of conductive powders 4 and the wiring layer 2 are abutted each other in each interface region 7 where the protective agent 6 does not exist to electrically connect, thereby stabilizing the connection resistance for a prolonged period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Shinobu Kokufu, Takeshi Suzuki, Fumio Echigo, Daizo Andoh, Tatsuo Ogawa, Yoshihiro Kawakita, Satoru Tomekawa
  • Publication number: 20020127379
    Abstract: A circuit board includes an electrical insulator layer formed of a reinforcer sheet with density distribution in its in-plane direction, an electrical conductor filled in a plurality of inner via holes provided in the electrical insulator layer in its thickness direction, and a wiring layer connected to the electrical conductor. The inner via holes provided in a high-density portion of the reinforcer sheet are formed to have a smaller cross-section than the inner via holes provided in a low-density portion of the reinforcer sheet. In this manner, it is possible to provide a circuit board that can achieve a high-density wiring and an inner via connection resistance with less variation, when a base material including a reinforcer sheet with density distribution in its in-plane direction such as a glass-epoxy base material is used for an insulator layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Suzuki, Toshihiro Nishii, Satoru Tomekawa, Fumio Echigo
  • Publication number: 20020066961
    Abstract: A connecting strength at a bonding site between a wiring layer 1c and a conductor 1d is enhanced by comparing a bonding strength between a wiring layer 14 provided by covering the conductor 1d on an insulating base 1a and the conductor 1d with a bonding strength between the wiring layer 1c and the insulating base 1a in an adjacency of the conductor to set the latter relatively lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2001
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Tomekawa, Yoshihisa Yamashita, Takeshi Suzuki, Yoshihiro Kawakita, Tadashi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20020038725
    Abstract: A circuit board is configured so as to include not less than two wiring layers, an insulator layer for electric insulation between the wiring layers, and an inner-via-hole conductive member provided in the insulator layer in a thickness direction of the insulator layer, for electric connection between the wiring layers. The insulator layer is made of a composite material containing an organic resin and a material having a smaller thermal expansion coefficient than that of the organic resin, and includes a surface part, a core part, and a surface part laminated in the stated order, the surface part having a high content of the organic resin, the core part having a low content of the organic resin. The wiring layers have a land portion that is connected with the inner-via-hole conductive member, the land portion being embedded so as to be substantially in contact with the core part, and the inner-via-hole conductive member has a thickness substantially equal to a thickness of the core part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Suzuki, Tatsuo Ogawa, Yoshihiro Bessho, Satoru Tomekawa, Yasuhiro Nakatani, Yoji Ueda, Susumu Matsuoka, Daizo Andoh, Fumio Echigo
  • Publication number: 20020037397
    Abstract: A compression function layer 60 is provided on at least one board surface. The compression function layer 60 adds a function of being compressed by receiving pressure in the direction of the board thickness to the resin board 10 which includes this layer. Thereby a sufficient pressure is applied to conductors 14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Suzuki, Satoru Tomekawa, Yoshihiro Kawakita, Yasushi Nakagiri, Fumio Echigo