Patents by Inventor Satoru Wakiyama

Satoru Wakiyama 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: 9691805
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device including: a first semiconductor chip having an electronic circuit section and a first connecting section formed on one surface thereof; a second semiconductor chip having a second connecting section formed on one surface thereof, the second semiconductor chip being mounted on the first semiconductor chip with the first and the second connecting sections connected to each other by a bump; a dam formed to fill a gap between the first and the second semiconductor chips on a part of an outer edge of the second semiconductor chip, the part of the outer edge being on a side of a region of formation of the electronic circuit section; and an underfill resin layer filled into the gap, protrusion of the resin layer from the outer edge of the second semiconductor chip to a side of the electronic circuit section being prevented by the dam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Wakiyama, Hiroshi Ozaki
  • Patent number: 9647146
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming, on a cover glass, a film having a predetermined specific gravity and configured to shield an alpha ray that arises from the cover glass; and bonding the cover glass on which the film is formed and an image pickup device, by filling a transparent resin between the cover glass and the image pickup device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Wakiyama, Taizo Takachi
  • Publication number: 20170069604
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor device and an electronic apparatus that comprises a semiconductor device, the semiconductor device including a first chip, a second chip that is bonded onto a first surface side of the first chip, a through electrode that is formed to penetrate from a second surface side of the first chip to a second wiring layer on the second semiconductor base substrate, and an insulation layer that is disposed between the through electrode and a semiconductor base substrate in the first chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Satoru Wakiyama, Masaki Okamoto, Yutaka Ooka, Reijiroh Shohji, Yoshifumi Zaizen, Kazunori Nagahata, Masaki Haneda
  • Publication number: 20170053960
    Abstract: There is provided semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same, the semiconductor devices including: a first semiconductor element having a first electrode; a second semiconductor element having a second electrode; a Sn-based micro-solder bump formed on the second electrode; and a concave bump pad including the first electrode opposite to the micro-solder bump, where the first electrode is connected to the second electrode via the micro-solder bump and the concave bump pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru WAKIYAMA, Naoki JYO, Kan SHIMIZU, Toshihiko HAYASHI, Takuya NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 9548290
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element, a connection electrode formed on the semiconductor element, and alignment marks formed on the semiconductor element. At least one of the alignment marks is made of a magnetic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Wakiyama, Masaki Minami
  • Patent number: 9524925
    Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device including a first semiconductor base substrate, a second semiconductor base substrate that is bonded onto a first surface side of the first semiconductor base substrate, a through electrode that is formed to penetrate from a second surface side of the first semiconductor base substrate to a wiring layer on the second semiconductor base substrate, and an insulation layer that surrounds a circumference of the through electrode formed inside the first semiconductor base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Wakiyama, Masaki Okamoto, Yutaka Ooka, Reijiroh Shohji, Yoshifumi Zaizen, Kazunori Nagahata, Masaki Haneda
  • Publication number: 20160247746
    Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device including a first semiconductor base substrate, a second semiconductor base substrate that is bonded onto a first surface side of the first semiconductor base substrate, a through electrode that is formed to penetrate from a second surface side of the first semiconductor base substrate to a wiring layer on the second semiconductor base substrate, and an insulation layer that surrounds a circumference of the through electrode formed inside the first semiconductor base substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Satoru Wakiyama, Masaki Okamoto, Yutaka Ooka, Reijiroh Shohji, Yoshifumi Zaizen, Kazunori Nagahata, Masaki Haneda
  • Publication number: 20160163756
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device including: a first semiconductor chip having an electronic circuit section and a first connecting section formed on one surface thereof; a second semiconductor chip having a second connecting section formed on one surface thereof, the second semiconductor chip being mounted on the first semiconductor chip with the first and the second connecting sections connected to each other by a bump; a dam formed to fill a gap between the first and the second semiconductor chips on a part of an outer edge of the second semiconductor chip, the part of the outer edge being on a side of a region of formation of the electronic circuit section; and an underfill resin layer filled into the gap, protrusion of the resin layer from the outer edge of the second semiconductor chip to a side of the electronic circuit section being prevented by the dam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Satoru Wakiyama, Hiroshi Ozaki
  • Patent number: 9343392
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor device including a first semiconductor base substrate, a second semiconductor base substrate that is bonded onto a first surface side of the first semiconductor base substrate, a through electrode that is formed to penetrate from a second surface side of the first semiconductor base substrate to a wiring layer on the second semiconductor base substrate, and an insulation layer that surrounds a circumference of the through electrode formed inside the first semiconductor base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Wakiyama, Masaki Okamoto, Yutaka Ooka, Reijiroh Shohji, Yoshifumi Zaizen, Kazunori Nagahata, Masaki Haneda
  • Patent number: 9275922
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device including: a first semiconductor chip having an electronic circuit section and a first connecting section formed on one surface thereof; a second semiconductor chip having a second connecting section formed on one surface thereof, the second semiconductor chip being mounted on the first semiconductor chip with the first and the second connecting sections connected to each other by a bump; a dam formed to fill a gap between the first and the second semiconductor chips on a part of an outer edge of the second semiconductor chip, the part of the outer edge being on a side of a region of formation of the electronic circuit section; and an underfill resin layer filled into the gap, protrusion of the resin layer from the outer edge of the second semiconductor chip to a side of the electronic circuit section being prevented by the dam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru Wakiyama, Hiroshi Ozaki
  • Publication number: 20160043128
    Abstract: A semiconductor unit includes: a first device substrate including a first semiconductor substrate and a first wiring layer, in which the first wiring layer is provided on one surface side of the first semiconductor substrate; a second device substrate including a second semiconductor substrate and a second wiring layer, in which the second device substrate is bonded to the first device substrate, and the second wiring layer is provided on one surface side of the second semiconductor substrate; a through-electrode penetrating the first device substrate and a part or all of the second device substrate, and electrically connecting the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer to each other; and an insulating layer provided in opposition to the through-electrode, and penetrating one of the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: SATORU WAKIYAMA, HIROSHI OZAKI
  • Patent number: 9202941
    Abstract: A semiconductor unit includes: a first device substrate including a first semiconductor substrate and a first wiring layer, in which the first wiring layer is provided on one surface side of the first semiconductor substrate; a second device substrate including a second semiconductor substrate and a second wiring layer, in which the second device substrate is bonded to the first device substrate, and the second wiring layer is provided on one surface side of the second semiconductor substrate; a through-electrode penetrating the first device substrate and a part or all of the second device substrate, and electrically connecting the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer to each other; and an insulating layer provided in opposition to the through-electrode, and penetrating one of the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Wakiyama, Hiroshi Ozaki
  • Patent number: 9202804
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a semiconductor element; a pad electrode that is formed on the semiconductor element; an alignment mark that is formed on the semiconductor element; a connection electrode that is formed on the pad electrode; and an underfill resin that is formed to cover the connection electrode. The height of the alignment mark from the semiconductor element is greater than that of the connection electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoru Wakiyama
  • Publication number: 20150303167
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus, including: a semiconductor component; a Cu stud bump that is formed on the semiconductor component; and a solder bump configured to electrically connect to the Cu stud bump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Satoru WAKIYAMA, Hiroshi OZAKI
  • Patent number: 9105625
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus, including: a semiconductor component; a Cu stud bump that is formed on the semiconductor component; and a solder bump configured to electrically connect to the Cu stud bump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru Wakiyama, Hiroshi Ozaki
  • Publication number: 20150179546
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor device including a first semiconductor base substrate, a second semiconductor base substrate that is bonded onto a first surface side of the first semiconductor base substrate, a through electrode that is formed to penetrate from a second surface side of the first semiconductor base substrate to a wiring layer on the second semiconductor base substrate, and an insulation layer that surrounds a circumference of the through electrode formed inside the first semiconductor base substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Satoru Wakiyama, Masaki Okamoto, Yutaka Ooka, Reijiroh Shohji, Yoshifumi Zaizen, Kazunori Nagahata, Masaki Haneda
  • Patent number: 9041161
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor device including a semiconductor layer, a protective layer including a transparent material, and a transparent resin layer that seals a gap between the semiconductor layer and the protective layer. A chip prevention member with a higher Young's modulus than the transparent resin layer is formed to come into contact with the semiconductor layer in a dicing portion of a layer structure before fragmentation, and dicing is performed in the dicing portion for the fragmentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Taizo Takachi, Satoru Wakiyama
  • Publication number: 20150130056
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a semiconductor element; a pad electrode that is formed on the semiconductor element; an alignment mark that is formed on the semiconductor element; a connection electrode that is formed on the pad electrode; and an underfill resin that is formed to cover the connection electrode. The height of the alignment mark from the semiconductor element is greater than that of the connection electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Satoru Wakiyama
  • Patent number: 8962440
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a semiconductor element; a pad electrode that is formed on the semiconductor element; an alignment mark that is formed on the semiconductor element; a connection electrode that is formed on the pad electrode; and an underfill resin that is formed to cover the connection electrode. The height of the alignment mark from the semiconductor element is greater than that of the connection electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Satoru Wakiyama
  • Publication number: 20140357025
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a semiconductor element; a pad electrode that is formed on the semiconductor element; an alignment mark that is formed on the semiconductor element; a connection electrode that is formed on the pad electrode; and an underfill resin that is formed to cover the connection electrode. The height of the alignment mark from the semiconductor element is greater than that of the connection electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventor: Satoru Wakiyama