Patents by Inventor Taiji OGAWA

Taiji OGAWA 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: 9795027
    Abstract: To suppress occurrence of a difference in transmission time due to a difference in length between signal lines, there is provided a printed wiring board having: an insulating substrate (10); a first signal line (L31) formed on the insulating substrate (10); a second signal line (L32) having a shorter length than that of the first signal line (L31); and a ground layer (30) formed for the first signal line (L31) and the second signal line (L31) via an insulating material (10). The ground layer (30) includes a first ground layer (G31) corresponding to a first region (D1) and a second ground layer (G32) corresponding to a second region (D2). The first region (D1) is defined based on the first signal line (L31) and has a first predetermined width (W31). The second region (D2) is defined based on the second signal line (L32) and has a second predetermined width (W32). The first ground layer (G31) has a remaining ratio lower than a remaining ratio of the second ground layer (G32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Hirohito Watanabe, Taiji Ogawa
  • Patent number: 9549460
    Abstract: To suppress occurrence of a difference in transmission time due to a difference in length between signal lines, there is provided a printed wiring board having: an insulating substrate (10); a first signal line (L31A) that constitutes differential signal lines formed on the insulating substrate (10) and includes a curved portion; a second signal line (L31B) provided along the first signal line (L31A) and side by side inside the curved portion; and a ground layer (30) formed for the first signal line (L31A) and the second signal line (L31B) via an insulating material (10). The ground layer (30) includes a first ground layer (G31A) corresponding to a first region (D1) and a second ground layer (G31B) corresponding to a second region (D2). The first region (D1) is defined based on the first signal line (L31A) and has a first predetermined width (W31A). The second region (D2) is defined based on the second signal line (L31B) and has a second predetermined width (W31B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Hirohito Watanabe, Taiji Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20150342030
    Abstract: To suppress occurrence of a difference in transmission time due to a difference in length between signal lines, there is provided a printed wiring board having: an insulating substrate (10); a first signal line (L31A) that constitutes differential signal lines formed on the insulating substrate (10) and includes a curved portion; a second signal line (L31B) provided along the first signal line (L31A) and side by side inside the curved portion; and a ground layer (30) formed for the first signal line (L31A) and the second signal line (L31B) via an insulating material (10). The ground layer (30) includes a first ground layer (G31A) corresponding to a first region (D1) and a second ground layer (G31B) corresponding to a second region (D2). The first region (D1) is defined based on the first signal line (L31A) and has a first predetermined width (W31A). The second region (D2) is defined based on the second signal line (L31B) and has a second predetermined width (W31B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Hirohito WATANABE, Taiji OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20150340751
    Abstract: To suppress occurrence of a difference in transmission time due to a difference in length between signal lines, there is provided a printed wiring board having: an insulating substrate (10); a first signal line (L31) formed on the insulating substrate (10); a second signal line (L32) having a shorter length than that of the first signal line (L31); and a ground layer (30) formed for the first signal line (L31) and the second signal line (L31) via an insulating material (10). The ground layer (30) includes a first ground layer (G31) corresponding to a first region (D1) and a second ground layer (G32) corresponding to a second region (D2). The first region (D1) is defined based on the first signal line (L31) and has a first predetermined width (W31). The second region (D2) is defined based on the second signal line (L32) and has a second predetermined width (W32). The first ground layer (G31) has a remaining ratio lower than a remaining ratio of the second ground layer (G32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Hirohito WATANABE, Taiji OGAWA
  • Patent number: 8841976
    Abstract: The printed wiring board has a conductor of signal line 41 and two conductive lines 42 on one face of the first insulating layer 10 covered by a second insulating layer 20, while having a ground layer of the ground 30 potential on the opposite face thereof, when the dielectric tangent A of the second insulating layer (insulating layer A) 20 is larger than the dielectric tangent B of the first insulating layer (insulating layer B) 10, Relational Expression 1: (relative permittivity B)·(width (W41) of signal line(s) 41)/(thickness (T10) of first insulating layer (insulating layer B) 10)>(relative permittivity A)·{(thickness (T41) of signal line(s) 41)/(distance (S1) between signal line(s) 41 and one conductive line 42a)+(thickness (T41) of signal line(s) 41)/(distance (S2) between signal line(s) 41 and other conductive line 42b)+(thickness (T41) of signal lines 41)/(distance (S3) between pair of signal lines (41a and 41b)·2} is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Taiji Ogawa, Hirohito Watanabe, Masazaku Sato
  • Patent number: 8574449
    Abstract: Quickly making changes to etching conditions suppresses the production yield of printed wiring boards from being deteriorated. Disclosed is a method comprising: an etching step that comprises: preparing a conductor-clad base material continuous in a certain direction, the conductor-clad base material (1) having an insulating layer and one or more conductive layers formed on main surfaces of the insulating layer; and subjecting a predetermined region of a conductor layer of one main surface of the conductor-clad base material (1) to an etching process thereby to form a wiring pattern (1a) to be of a product and an inspection pattern (1b) to be used for inspection; a measuring step that measures a line width of the inspection pattern after the etching step; and a control step that controls an etching condition in the etching step based on the measured line width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirohito Watanabe, Taiji Ogawa, Eriko Tomonaga
  • Publication number: 20120279050
    Abstract: Quickly making changes to etching conditions suppresses the production yield of printed wiring boards from being deteriorated. Disclosed is a method comprising: an etching step that comprises: preparing a conductor-clad base material continuous in a certain direction, the conductor-clad base material (1) having an insulating layer and one or more conductive layers formed on main surfaces of the insulating layer; and subjecting a predetermined region of a conductor layer of one main surface of the conductor-clad base material (1) to an etching process thereby to form a wiring pattern (1a) to be of a product and an inspection pattern (1b) to be used for inspection; a measuring step that measures a line width of the inspection pattern after the etching step; and a control step that controls an etching condition in the etching step based on the measured line width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Hirohito WATANABE, Taiji OGAWA, Takaomi Tomonaga, Eriko TOMONAGA
  • Publication number: 20120205141
    Abstract: The printed wiring board has a conductor of signal line 41 and two conductive lines 42 on one face of the first insulating layer 10 covered by a second insulating layer 20, while having a ground layer of the ground 30 potential on the opposite face thereof, when the dielectric tangent A of the second insulating layer (insulating layer A) 20 is larger than the dielectric tangent B of the first insulating layer (insulating layer B) 10, Relational Expression 1: (relative permittivity B)·(width (W41) of signal line(s) 41)/(thickness (T10) of first insulating layer (insulating layer B) 10)>(relative permittivity A)·{(thickness (T41) of signal line(s) 41)/(distance (S1) between signal line(s) 41 and one conductive line 42a)+(thickness (T41) of signal line(s) 41)/(distance (S2) between signal line(s) 41 and other conductive line 42b)+(thickness (T41) of signal lines 41)/(distance (S3) between pair of signal lines (41a and 41b)·2} is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Taiji OGAWA, Hirohito WATANABE, Masakazu SATO
  • Publication number: 20120175158
    Abstract: A circuit board 1 comprises: an insulating substrate 10; and electric circuit patterns 20 formed on the insulating substrate 10. Each electric circuit pattern 20 has: a mounting pad section 30; and a wiring section 40 extending from the mounting pad section 30. The mounting pad section 30 has a first nonparallel surface 32a inclined to or substantially orthogonally intersecting a main surface 41 of the wiring section 40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventor: Taiji OGAWA