Patents by Inventor Satoshi Yokomizo

Satoshi Yokomizo 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).

  • Publication number: 20220384098
    Abstract: An electronic component includes an electronic element and an interposer board. The electronic element includes a multilayer body and external electrodes at multilayer body end surfaces of the multilayer body and connected to internal electrode layers. One of the board main surfaces is in a vicinity of the electronic element and joined with a multilayer body main surface in a vicinity of the interposer board. The interposer board is an alumina board. At least one notch is in end regions including a board end surface, a board side surface in a vicinity thereof, a board main surface in a vicinity thereof, ridge portions between the board end surface and the board side surface, between the board end surface and the board main surface, and between the board side surface and the board main surface, and a corner portion between the board end surface, the board side surface, and the board main surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi YOKOMIZO, Shinobu CHIKUMA, Yohei MUKOBATA
  • Publication number: 20220384099
    Abstract: An electronic component includes an electronic element and an interposer board. The electronic element includes a multilayer body and external electrodes at a pair of multilayer body end surfaces of the multilayer body and connected to internal electrode layers. The interposer board includes board end surfaces, board side surfaces orthogonal to the board end surfaces, and board main surfaces orthogonal to the board end surfaces and the board side surfaces. One of the board main surfaces is located in a vicinity of the electronic element and joined with one of the multilayer body main surfaces in a vicinity of the interposer board. The interposer board is an alumina board. A mark portion is provided on one of the board main surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi YOKOMIZO, Shinobu CHIKUMA, Yohei MUKOBATA
  • Publication number: 20220384097
    Abstract: An electronic component includes an electronic element and an interposer board. The electronic element includes a multilayer body and external electrodes at a pair of multilayer body end surfaces and connected to internal electrode layers. The interposer board includes board end surfaces, board side surfaces orthogonal to the board end surfaces, and board main surfaces orthogonal to the board end surfaces and the board side surfaces. One of the board main surfaces is in a vicinity of the electronic element and joined with one of the multilayer body main surfaces in a vicinity of the board. The interposer board is an alumina board. The board main surface in the vicinity of the electronic element includes a fired layer thereon in the vicinity of the pair of board end surfaces of the interposer board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi YOKOMIZO, Shinobu CHIKUMA, Yohei MUKOBATA
  • Publication number: 20220384101
    Abstract: An electronic component includes an electronic element and an interposer board. The electronic element includes a multilayer body and external electrodes each at a respective one of multilayer body end surfaces of the multilayer body and connected to internal electrode layers. The interposer board includes board end surfaces, board side surfaces orthogonal to the board end surfaces, and board main surfaces orthogonal to the board end surface and the board side surface. One of the board main surfaces is located in a vicinity of the electronic element and joined with one of multilayer body main surfaces in a vicinity of the interposer board. The interposer board is an alumina board. The external electrodes each include a first Sn plated layer that covers an outer surface of the interposer board in a vicinity of at least one board end surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi YOKOMIZO, Shinobu CHIKUMA, Yohei MUKOBATA
  • Publication number: 20220386467
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electronic component includes applying a paste at two locations on a board main surface of a board made of alumina and applying a glass paste between the two locations, heating the board, cutting two locations where a fired layer is provided, forming a layer on an outer periphery in a vicinity of a board end surface, forming a plated layer on an outer periphery of the layer, forming a second plated layer on an outer periphery of the plated layer, providing a solder on the board main surface in a vicinity of an electronic element, and providing the electronic element on the board main surface and attaching the electronic element to an interposer board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi YOKOMIZO, Shinobu CHIKUMA, Yohei MUKOBATA
  • Patent number: 11482380
    Abstract: An interposer of a multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a first through-hole in which a first pass-through conductive portion is provided on an inside wall thereof. A first surface side of the first through-hole is filled with a first conductive joining material that recessed at a central portion thereof as the first through-hole is seen from a second surface toward a first surface. The interposer includes a second through-hole in which a second pass-through conductive portion is provided on an inside wall thereof. A first surface side of the second through-hole is filled with a second conductive joining material that is recessed at a central portion thereof as the second through-hole is seen from a second surface toward a first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoshi Yokomizo
  • Publication number: 20220301780
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a multilayer ceramic capacitor includes alternately laminating dielectric layers and internal electrode layers to manufacture a multilayer body, forming an external electrode connected with the internal electrode layers on each of two end surfaces of the multilayer body to manufacture a capacitor main body, connecting two interposers via an insulator, holding the two interposers connected via the insulator on a holding portion, placing the capacitor main body on the two interposers on the holding portion such that the external electrode is connected to each of the two interposers, and removing the holding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi YOKOMIZO, Shinobu CHIKUMA, Yohei MUKOBATA
  • Patent number: 11404208
    Abstract: In a multilayer ceramic capacitor, an interposer includes, on a side of a first external electrode in a length direction, a first through conductive portion that penetrates the interposer in a stacking direction, and provides electrical conduction between a first joining electrode and a first mounting electrode. The interposer includes, on a side of a second external electrode in the length direction, a second through conductive portion that penetrates the interposer in the stacking direction, and provides electrical conduction between a second joining electrode and a second mounting electrode. The first joining electrode includes a first portion that covers a portion of a first interposer end surface on the one side in the length direction of the interposer. The second joining electrode includes a second portion that covers a portion of a second interposer end surface on the other side in the length direction of the interposer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoshi Yokomizo
  • Patent number: 11380489
    Abstract: A chip electronic component includes a stack, a first external electrode disposed at least on a first end surface and a first main surface of the stack, a second external electrode disposed at least on a second end surface and a first main surface of the stack, a first bump disposed at least on a portion of the first external electrode on the first main surface, and a second bump disposed at least on a portion of the second external electrode on the first main surface. The first bump and the second bump each have a porosity greater than or equal to about 5% and less than or equal to about 40%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoshi Yokomizo
  • Publication number: 20220108840
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a capacitor main body including a multilayer body including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers alternately laminated, and external electrodes each at end surfaces of the multilayer body and connected to the internal electrode layers, and two interposers on a surface in a lamination direction of the capacitor main body, and spaced apart from each other in a length direction connecting the two end surfaces and intersecting the lamination direction. The external electrodes each include a bulge portion protruding in the lamination direction on the surface of the capacitor main body. The interposers each include a recess portion on each of the end surfaces, and in a cross section extending in the lamination direction and the length direction and passing through a center in a width direction. The bulge portion is closer to the end surface in the length direction than the recess portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi YOKOMIZO, Shinobu CHIKUMA, Yohei MUKOBATA
  • Publication number: 20220108842
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a capacitor main body including a multilayer body including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers alternately laminated, and external electrodes at two end surfaces of the multilayer body and connected to the internal electrode layers, and two interposers on a surface of the capacitor main body, and opposed and spaced apart from each other. The two interposers each include a first surface at or adjacent to the capacitor main body, and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first and second surfaces being parallel or substantially parallel with each other, and the first surface is sloped with respect to the surface of the capacitor main body at a predetermined angle to be spaced from the surface of the capacitor main body toward a side at which the two interposers face each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi YOKOMIZO, Shinobu CHIKUMA, Yohei MUKOBATA
  • Publication number: 20220108838
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a capacitor main body including a multilayer body including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers alternately laminated, and external electrodes each provided at one of two end surfaces of the multilayer body and connected to the internal electrode layers, and two interposers provided on both sides in a length direction of a surface of the capacitor main body. The two interposers each include a protrusion extending from one of the two interposers to another of the two interposers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi YOKOMIZO, Shinobu CHIKUMA, Yohei MUKOBATA
  • Publication number: 20220108841
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a capacitor main body including a multilayer body including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers alternately laminated, and external electrodes at two end surfaces of the multilayer body and connected to the internal electrode layers, and two interposers on a surface of the capacitor main body in a lamination direction and opposed and spaced apart from each other. The interposers each include a first surface at or adjacent to the capacitor main body, and a second surface parallel or substantially parallel to each other, and the first surface is sloped with respect to the second surface at a predetermined angle approaching the surface of the capacitor main body toward a side at which the two interposers face each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi YOKOMIZO, Shinobu CHIKUMA, Yohei MUKOBATA
  • Publication number: 20220108843
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a capacitor main body, and two interposers on both sides in a length direction of a surface of the capacitor main body. When a distance between a side surface of one interposer on one side in the length direction, and a side surface of the capacitor main body is defined as X1, a distance between another side surface of the one interposer, and another side surface of the capacitor main body is defined as X4, a distance between a side surface of another interposer on another side in the length direction, and the side surface of the capacitor main body is defined as X2, and a distance between another side surface of the other interposer on the other side in the length direction, and the other side surface of the capacitor main body is defined as X3; X2>X3 and X1>X4 are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi YOKOMIZO, Shinobu CHIKUMA, Yohei MUKOBATA
  • Publication number: 20220108844
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a capacitor main body including a multilayer body including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers alternately laminated therein, and external electrodes each at one of two end surfaces of the multilayer body and connected to the internal electrode layers, and two interposers on a surface of the capacitor main body, and opposed and spaced apart from each other. The two interposers include a nickel-plated layer and a tin-plated layer on an outer periphery thereof. The two interposers each include a non-plated region without the nickel-plated layer on an end surface at which the two interposers face each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi YOKOMIZO, Shinobu CHIKUMA, Yohei MUKOBATA
  • Publication number: 20220108839
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a capacitor main body including a multilayer body including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers alternately laminated therein, and external electrodes each at one of two end surfaces of the multilayer body and connected to the internal electrode layers, and two interposers on a surface in a lamination direction of the capacitor main body, and opposed and spaced apart from each other in a length direction connecting the two end surfaces. The two interposers each include a first recess portion on an end surface of the interposer opposed to an end surface facing the other interposer, in an area around a middle portion of the interposer in a width direction, and second recess portions on both sides in the width direction of the first recess portion, and each having a thickness of about ±10% of a half of a thickness of the interposer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi YOKOMIZO, Shinobu CHIKUMA, Yohei MUKOBATA
  • Publication number: 20210335547
    Abstract: An interposer of a multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a first through-hole in which a first pass-through conductive portion is provided on an inside wall thereof. A first surface side of the first through-hole is filled with a first conductive joining material that recessed at a central portion thereof as the first through-hole is seen from a second surface toward a first surface. The interposer includes a second through-hole in which a second pass-through conductive portion is provided on an inside wall thereof. A first surface side of the second through-hole is filled with a second conductive joining material that is recessed at a central portion thereof as the second through-hole is seen from a second surface toward a first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventor: Satoshi YOKOMIZO
  • Publication number: 20210335544
    Abstract: In a multilayer ceramic capacitor, an interposer includes, on a side of a first external electrode in a length direction, a first through conductive portion that penetrates the interposer in a stacking direction, and provides electrical conduction between a first joining electrode and a first mounting electrode. The interposer includes, on a side of a second external electrode in the length direction, a second through conductive portion that penetrates the interposer in the stacking direction, and provides electrical conduction between a second joining electrode and a second mounting electrode. The first joining electrode includes a first portion that covers a portion of a first interposer end surface on the one side in the length direction of the interposer. The second joining electrode includes a second portion that covers a portion of a second interposer end surface on the other side in the length direction of the interposer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventor: Satoshi YOKOMIZO
  • Publication number: 20210337669
    Abstract: In a multilayer ceramic capacitor, an interposer includes, on a side of a first external electrode in a length direction, a first through hole that penetrates the interposer in a stacking direction, and provides electrical conduction between a first joining electrode and a first mounting electrode. The first through hole further includes a first metal film provided on an inner wall thereof. The interposer includes, on a side of a second external electrode in the length direction, a second through hole that penetrates the interposer in the stacking direction, and provides electrical conduction between a second joining electrode and a second mounting electrode. The second through hole further includes a second metal film provided on an inner wall thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventor: Satoshi YOKOMIZO
  • Publication number: 20210335543
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes, on a side of a first external electrode in a length direction of an interposer, a first joining electrode on a first surface and a first mounting electrode on a second surface, a first through conductive portion penetrating the interposer, and a first conductive joining agent providing electrical conduction between the first external electrode and the first joining electrode, and includes on a side of a second external electrode, a second joining electrode on the first surface and a second mounting electrode on the second surface, a second through conductive portion penetrating the interposer, and a second conductive joining agent providing electrical conduction between the second external electrode and the second joining electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventor: Satoshi YOKOMIZO