Patents by Inventor Satoshi Hatazawa

Satoshi Hatazawa 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: 6335492
    Abstract: A tape carrier package (TCP) with improved connecting terminals is disclosed. The TCP includes a base film of non-conductive material which carries a plurality of conductive leads on one surface thereof. A plurality of connecting terminals are deposited on the surface such as to be electrically interconnected to the ends of the conductive leads. Each of the connecting terminals has an acute-angled top portion and includes an inner member of a first material and an outer member of a second material plated on the inner member. The acute-angled top portion of the second material is easily deformable when the connecting terminal is pressed against a corresponding terminal provided on a board to be interconnected to the TCP. Thus, an adequate interconnection area is obtained between the TCP and the circuit provided on the board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Terasaka, Satoshi Hatazawa