Patents by Inventor Shigeaki Sakatani
Shigeaki Sakatani 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).
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Patent number: 8138426Abstract: A mounting structure is provided that can suppress flux from spreading, secure a connecting strength between a circuit board and an electronic component with underfill, and achieve a stable electrical connection between lands and terminals. The mounting structure is configured with a flat electronic component and a circuit board, and a plurality of lands provided on the undersurface of the electronic component and a plurality of terminals provided on the mounting surface of the circuit board so as to correspond to the plurality of lands are bonded with solder. The circuit board includes a means for holding flux separated from the solder in the proximity of at least one of the plurality of terminals.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2008Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Koso Matsuno, Hidenori Miyakawa, Shigeaki Sakatani
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Publication number: 20120018890Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a supporting board, an electrode surface processing layer formed on the supporting board, a semiconductor element, and a solder material containing a first metal composed mainly of bismuth and a second metal having a higher melting point than the first metal and joining the electrode surface processing layer and the semiconductor element, the first metal containing particles of the second metal inside the first metal. The composition ratio of the second metal is higher than the first metal in a region of the solder material corresponding to the center portion of the semiconductor element, and the composition ratio of the second metal is at least 83.8 atomic percent in the region corresponding to the center portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2010Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Taichi Nakamura, Akio Furusawa, Shigeaki Sakatani, Hidetoshi Kitaura, Takahiro Matsuo
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Publication number: 20110284278Abstract: A mounting structure includes an insulating substrate having a substrate electrode on which at least one electrode notch is provided and a resist, an electronic component having an electronic component electrode to be electrically connected to the substrate electrode, and solder paste printed on a surface of the substrate electrode. The substrate electrode has a following relation, 0<h (?m)?x (?m)+75 (?m), where h (?m) is a width and x (?m) is a depth of the electrode notch, and the electrode notch is formed from an end of an area, which is located under of the electronic component electrode, of the substrate electrode, or from inside of the area to a peripheral side of the substrate electrode, and the electrode notch does not reach a peripheral side, which is located under the electronic component, of the substrate electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2011Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Kiyohiro Hine, Shigeaki Sakatani, Akio Furusawa
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Patent number: 8012379Abstract: A conductive bonding material having an improved preservation stability, and hardens when desired, preferably immediately hardens at a low temperature is provided. In one invention, the conductive bonding material comprises a conductive particle ingredient, an epoxy resin ingredient, and a hardening agent ingredient for said epoxy resin and the hardening agent ingredient for said epoxy resin further comprise a reforming agent having a thiol group. In another invention, a conductive bonding material comprising an epoxy resin hardening ingredient, wherein said epoxy resin hardening ingredient contains a sulfur-containing compound having an end group which can coordinate with a surface of the metallic particles, and the sulfur-containing compound comes to perform as a hardening agent for the epoxy resin by dissociating from the surface of the metallic particles. The conductive bonding material may contain fragrance.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2010Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Hidenori Miyakawa, Shigeaki Sakatani, Kumiko Sugiyama, Takayuki Higuchi, Atsushi Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20110175224Abstract: A manufacturing method for a bonded structure, in which a semiconductor device is bonded to an electrode by a bonding portion, the method including: first mounting a solder ball, in which a surface of a Bi ball is coated with Ni plating, on the electrode that is heated to a temperature equal to or more than a melting point of Bi; second pressing the solder ball against the heated electrode, cracking the Ni plating, spreading molten Bi on a surface of the heated electrode, and forming a bonding material containing Bi-based intermetallic compound of Bi and Ni; and third mounting the semiconductor device on the bonding material.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2011Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Taichi NAKAMURA, Akio Furusawa, Shigeaki Sakatani, Hidetoshi Kitaura, Takahiro Matsuo
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Publication number: 20110120769Abstract: A lead-free solder material is provided, which shows a high thermal fatigue resistance and is able to effectively reduce occurrence of connection failure that would cause a function of a product to stop. A solder material comprises 1.0-4.0% by weight of Ag, 4.0-6.0% by weight of In, 0.1-1.0% by weight of Bi, 1% by weight or less (excluding 0% by weight) of a sum of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ni, Co, Fe and Sb, and a remainder of Sn. When a copper-containing electrode part (3a) of an electronic component (3) is connected to a copper-containing electrode land (1a) of a substrate (1) by using this solder material, a part (5b) having an excellent stress relaxation property can be formed in the solder-connecting part and a Cu—Sn intermetallic compound (5a) can be rapidly grown from the electrode land (1a) and the electrode part (3a) to form a strong blocking structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2010Publication date: May 26, 2011Inventors: Shigeaki Sakatani, Akio Furusawa, Kenichiro Suetsugu, Taichi Nakamura
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Publication number: 20110108996Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor component having a joint structure including a semiconductor device, an electrode disposed opposite the semiconductor device, and a joining material which contains Bi as main component and connects the semiconductor device to the electrode. Since the joining material contains a carbon compound, joint failure due to the difference in linear expansion coefficient between the semiconductor device and the electrode can be reduced compared with conventional materials. The joining material which contains Bi as main component enables provision of a joint structure in which a semiconductor device and an electrode are joined by a joint more reliable than a conventional joint.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2010Publication date: May 12, 2011Inventors: Akio Furusawa, Shigeaki Sakatani, Hidetoshi Kitaura, Taichi Nakamura, Takahiro Matsuo
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Publication number: 20110110050Abstract: A structure with electronic component mounted therein includes a wiring board on which an electronic component is mounted at least on its first face, resin provided at least between the electronic component and the wiring board, and a plurality of holes formed in the wiring board at region corresponding to a mounting position of the electronic component. The holes are filled with the resin. This suppresses warpage of the structure with electronic component mounted therein, and also improves reliability by reducing a stress applied to a bonding section between the wiring board and the electronic component.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2008Publication date: May 12, 2011Inventors: Shigeaki Sakatani, Koso Matsuno, Atsushi Yamaguchi, Hidenori Miyakawa, Mikiya Ueda
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Patent number: 7935892Abstract: Circuit board having conductor wiring and connection terminal; anisotropic conductive resin layer provided on one surface of circuit board; and plurality of electronic components respectively provided with electrode terminals in positions facing the connection terminal are included. The anisotropic conductive resin layer includes at least one kind of conductive particles selected from coiled conductive particles, fiber fluff conductive particles and conductive particles provided with a plurality of conductive protrusions, and resin binder; electrically couples electrode terminals of plurality of electronic components to connection terminals to each other with conductive particles; mechanically fixes electronic components and circuit board to each other; and protects conductor wiring.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2006Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Kazuhiro Nishikawa, Hidenori Miyakawa, Norihito Tsukahara, Shigeaki Sakatani
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Publication number: 20110095423Abstract: A semiconductor device mounted structure includes a semiconductor device having a plurality first electrodes, a circuit board having a plurality of second electrodes, a plurality of bumps respectively formed on the plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of bonding members respectively positioned between the bumps and the second electrodes to electrically connect the first electrodes to the second electrodes via the bumps, and a plurality of reinforcing resin members respectively positioned around the bonding members so as to cover at least the bonding members and bonding regions between the bonding members and the bumps. Adjacent reinforcing resin members are spaced away from each other so as not to have contact with each other without being in contact with the semiconductor device. This semiconductor device mounted structure enhances the reliability of joints in impact resistance and makes it easy to repair it.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2009Publication date: April 28, 2011Inventors: Naomichi Ohashi, Shigeaki Sakatani, Arata Kishi, Atsushi Yamaguchi, Hidenori Miyakawa
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Publication number: 20110042817Abstract: A layer (105) of a metal having a crystal lattice different from the crystal lattice of a joining material (106) mainly containing Bi is placed on a surface (102b) of a semiconductor device (102), and a layer (104) of an element having a positive value of heat of formation of a compound with the joining material (106) is placed between the layer (105) of the metal having the crystal lattice different from the crystal lattice of the joining material (106) and the surface (102b) of the semiconductor device (102), thereby preventing the component of the layer (105) of the metal having the crystal lattice different from the crystal lattice of the joining material (106) from being diffused in the semiconductor device (102).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Akio Furusawa, Shigeaki Sakatani, Hidetoshi Kitaura, Taichi Nakamura, Takahiro Matsuo
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Publication number: 20100316794Abstract: A conductive bonding material having an improved preservation stability, and hardens when desired, preferably immediately hardens at a low temperature is provided. In one invention, the conductive bonding material comprises a conductive particle ingredient, an epoxy resin ingredient, and a hardening agent ingredient for said epoxy resin and the hardening agent ingredient for said epoxy resin further comprise a reforming agent having a thiol group. In another invention, a conductive bonding material comprising an epoxy resin hardening ingredient, wherein said epoxy resin hardening ingredient contains a sulfur-containing compound having an end group which can coordinate with a surface of the metallic particles, and the sulfur-containing compound comes to perform as a hardening agent for the epoxy resin by dissociating from the surface of the metallic particles. The conductive bonding material may contain fragrance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2010Publication date: December 16, 2010Inventors: Hidenori MIYAKAWA, Shigeaki Sakatani, Kumiko Sugiyama, Takayuki Higuchi, Atsushi Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20100301481Abstract: A joint structure joins an electronic element 12 included in an electronic component to an electrode 14 included in that electronic component. The joint structure includes a solder layer, which contains 0.2 to 6% by weight of copper, 0.02 to 0.2% by weight of germanium and 93.8 to 99.78% by weight of bismuth, a nickel layer provided between the solder layer and the electrode, and a barrier layer provided between the nickel layer and the solder layer. Here, the barrier layer is formed so as to have an average thickness of from 0.5 to 4.5 ?m after the electronic element and the electrode are joined by the solder layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2009Publication date: December 2, 2010Inventors: Akio Furusawa, Shigeaki Sakatani, Taichi Nakamura, Takahiro Matsuo
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Publication number: 20100224398Abstract: In order to easily inject underfill resin and perform molding with reliability, groove sections are formed on a surface of a circuit board such that the ends of the groove sections extend to semiconductor elements. Low-viscosity underfill resin applied dropwise is guided by the groove sections and flows between the circuit board and the semiconductor elements. The underfill resin hardly expands to regions outside the semiconductor elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2008Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Koso Matsuno, Atsushi Yamaguchi, Shigeaki Sakatani, Hidenori Miyakawa, Mikiya Ueda
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Patent number: 7775446Abstract: Card type information device includes wiring board having a wiring pattern with an electronic component mounted on a first face of wiring board and an antenna connecting electrode, antenna board having antenna pattern with antenna terminal electrode formed on a first face of antenna board, magnetic material placed between wiring board and antenna board confronting each other, flexible wiring board for coupling the antenna connecting electrode to antenna terminal electrode, and housing for accommodating wiring board, antenna board, magnetic material, and flexible wiring board. Wiring board and antenna board are made from one and the same insulating motherboard.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2007Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shozo Ochi, Osamu Uchida, Shigeaki Sakatani, Daisuke Sakurai, Masato Mori, Hiroshi Sakurai, Hidenobu Nishikawa
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Publication number: 20100148367Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a die pad having a surface on which a first solder bonding layer is formed, and made of metal; and a semiconductor element fixed on the first solder bonding layer on the die pad by a solder material made mostly of bismuth. The first solder bonding layer is made of a softer material than the solder material, a recess is formed in a part of the first solder bonding layer by pressing the solder material against the first solder bonding layer, and the solder material partially fills the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2010Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro MATSUO, Akio Furusawa, Shigeaki Sakatani
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Publication number: 20090236036Abstract: A resin composition is provided that makes it possible to prevent low-heat resistant components from being damaged when heated in a process of mounting electronic components on a circuit board. There are also provided a method for easily repairing circuit boards that are determined to be off-specification products in the mounting process, and a method for separating and recovering useful circuit boards and/or electronic components from the circuit boards that are determined to be off-specification products in the mounting process. The resin composition comprises (A) 100 parts by weight of an epoxy resin, (B) 30 to 200 parts by weight of a thiol-based curing agent, (C) 5 to 200 parts by weight of an organic-inorganic composite insulating filler and (D) 0.5 to 20 parts by weight of an imidazole-based curing accelerator.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2007Publication date: September 24, 2009Inventors: Hidenori Miyakawa, Ryou Kuwabara, Shigeaki Sakatani, Atsushi Yamaguchi, Susumu Saitoh, Arata Kishi
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Publication number: 20090173795Abstract: Card type information device includes wiring board having a wiring pattern with an electronic component mounted on a first face of wiring board and an antenna connecting electrode, antenna board having antenna pattern with antenna terminal electrodes formed on a first face of antenna board, magnetic material placed between wiring board and antenna board confronting each other, flexible wiring board for coupling the antenna connecting electrode to antenna terminal electrode, and housing for accommodating wiring board, antenna board, magnetic material, and flexible wiring board. Wiring board and antenna board are made from one and the same insulating motherboard.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2007Publication date: July 9, 2009Inventors: Shozo Ochi, Osamu Uchida, Shigeaki Sakatani, Daisuke Sakurai, Masato Mori, Hiroshi Sakurai, Hidenobu Nishikawa
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Publication number: 20090133900Abstract: Circuit board having conductor wiring and connection terminal; anisotropic conductive resin layer provided on one surface of circuit board; and plurality of electronic components respectively provided with electrode terminals in positions facing the connection terminal are included. The anisotropic conductive resin layer includes at least one kind of conductive particles selected from coiled conductive particles, fiber fluff conductive particles and conductive particles provided with a plurality of conductive protrusions, and resin binder; electrically couples electrode terminals of plurality of electronic components to connection terminals to each other with conductive particles; mechanically fixes electronic components and circuit board to each other; and protects conductor wiring.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2006Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiro Nishikawa, Hidenori Miyakawa, Norihito Tsukahara, Shigeaki Sakatani
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Publication number: 20090120675Abstract: Including a wiring board having an electronic component mounted at least on a first surface, a resin applied at least between the electronic component and the wiring board, and a through-hole provided in a region corresponding to the mounting position of the electronic component in the wiring board, a protrusion is formed on the wiring board so as to overlap at least with the electronic component, around a region corresponding to the mounting position of the electronic component.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2008Publication date: May 14, 2009Inventors: Shigeaki SAKATANI, Atsushi Yamaguchi, Koso Matsuno, Hidenori Miyakawa