Patents by Inventor Tamaki Wada

Tamaki Wada 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: 20020011650
    Abstract: A chip mounting method is proposed which considers facilitating the testing of semiconductor chips when a plurality of semiconductor chips are sealed in a single resin sealing body. This method also considers its application to a variety of MCPs and system LSIs. In a single package, one signal output terminal of the first semiconductor chip and a first external terminal of the semiconductor device are internally connected independently. One signal input terminal of the second semiconductor chip and a second external terminal of the semiconductor device are internally connected independently. The first and second external terminals of the semiconductor device are connected outside the semiconductor device to complete the connection between the signal output terminal and the signal input terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Hirotaka Nishizawa, Masachika Masuda, Kouichi Kanemoto, Tamaki Wada
  • Publication number: 20010040284
    Abstract: A LOC type semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor chip having a main surface in which semiconductor elements and a plurality of bonding pads are formed, and a back surface opposite the main surface; a plurality of leads each having an inner part and an outer part, and including a plurality of first leads having inner end portions extended on the main surface of the semiconductor chip and a plurality of second leads having inner end portions terminating near the semiconductor chip; bonding wires electrically connecting the bonding pads to bonding portions of the inner parts of the first and the second leads; and a sealing member sealing the semiconductor chip therein. A first bending portion is formed in the inner part of each second lead to prevent the sealing member from transformation by forming the sealing member in satisfactory resin balance between an upper portion and a lower portion of the sealing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Iwaya, Tamaki Wada, Masachika Masuda
  • Publication number: 20010031513
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising: a resin sealing body, plural semiconductor chips situated inside the resin sealing body and formed of rectangular-shaped plane surfaces, having a first main surface and second main surface facing each other, and having electrodes disposed on the first side of a first side and a second side of the first main surface, the first side and second side facing each other, and leads having inner parts situated inside the resin sealing body and outer parts situated outside the resin sealing body, the inner parts being electrically connected to the electrodes of the plural semiconductor chips via bonding wires, wherein: the first main surfaces are aligned in the same direction with their respective first sides situated on the same side, and the plural semiconductor chips are laminated in positions offset with respect to one another such that the electrodes of one of the mutually opposite semiconductor chips are situated further outside than the first sides of the other semiconductor c
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventors: Masachika Masuda, Tamaki Wada, Hirotaka Nishizawa, Koich Iro Kagaya
  • Patent number: 6297545
    Abstract: In a package of an LOC (Lead On Chip) structure in which inner lead portions are partially arranged over a major face of a semiconductor chip, there is disclosed a technique for thinning the package and speeding up signal transmission. Specifically, by partially reducing the thicknesses of the signal inner leads arranged over the major face of the semiconductor chip, the thickness of a sealing resin is reduced while ensuring the mechanical strength of the package. Moreover, the signal inner leads arranged over the major face of the semiconductor chip are arranged at predetermined spacings from the major face of the semiconductor chip. The power supplying inner leads are bonded to the major face of the semiconductor chip, thus providing a package having a reduced parasitic capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiaki Sugiyama, Tamaki Wada, Masachika Masuda
  • Publication number: 20010023088
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising a resin mold, two semiconductor chips positioned inside the resin mold and having front and back surfaces and external terminals formed on the front surfaces, and leads extending from the inside to the outside of the resin mold, wherein each of said leads is branched into two branch leads in at least the resin mold, the one branch lead is secured to the surface of the one semiconductor chip and is electrically connected to an external terminal on the surface thereof through a wire, the other branch lead is secured to the surface of the other semiconductor chip and is electrically connected to an external terminal on the surface thereof through a wire, and the two semiconductor chips are stacked one upon the other, with their back surfaces opposed to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Publication date: September 20, 2001
    Inventors: Masachika Masuda, Tamaki Wada, Michiaki Sugiyama, Hirotaka Nishizawa, Toshio Sugano, Yasushi Takahashi, Masayasu Kawamura
  • Patent number: 6285074
    Abstract: In a package of an LOC (Lead On Chip) structure in which inner lead portions are partially arranged over a major face of a semiconductor chip, there is disclosed a technique for thinning the package and speeding up signal transmission. Specifically, by partially reducing the thicknesses of the signal inner leads arranged over the major face of the semiconductor chip, the thickness of a sealing resin is reduced while ensuring the mechanical strength of the package. Moreover, the signal inner leads arranged over the major face of the semiconductor chip are arranged at predetermined spacings from the major face of the semiconductor chip. The power supplying inner leads are bonded to the major face of the semiconductor chip, thus providing a package having a reduced parasitic capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiaki Sugiyama, Tamaki Wada, Masachika Masuda
  • Patent number: 6252299
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising a resin mold, two semiconductor chips positioned inside the resin mold and having front and back surfaces and external terminals formed on the front surfaces, and leads extending from the inside to the outside of the resin mold, wherein each of said leads is branched into two branch leads in at least the resin mold, the one branch lead is secured to the surface of the one semiconductor chip and is electrically connected to an external terminal on the surface thereof through a wire, the other branch lead is secured to the surface of the other semiconductor chip and is electrically connected to an external terminal on the surface thereof through a wire, and the two semiconductor chips are stacked one upon the other, with their back surfaces opposed to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi ULSI Systemc Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masachika Masuda, Tamaki Wada, Michiaki Sugiyama, Hirotaka Nishizawa, Toshio Sugano, Yasushi Takahashi, Masayasu Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20010001504
    Abstract: In a package of an LOC (Lead On Chip) structure in which inner lead portions are partially arranged over a major face of a semiconductor chip, there is disclosed a technique for thinning the package and speeding up signal transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2001
    Publication date: May 24, 2001
    Inventors: Michiaki Sugiyama, Tamaki Wada, Masachika Masuda
  • Patent number: 6169325
    Abstract: To realize low-profile electronic apparatus (a memory module and a memory card) of a large storage size by mounting tape carrier packages (TCPs) with a memory chip encapsulated onto a wiring board in high density. To be more specific, a TCP is composed of an insulating tape, leads formed on one side thereof, a potting resin with a semiconductor chip encapsulated, and a pair of support leads arranged on two opposite short sides. The pair of support leads function to hold the TCP at a constant tilt angle relative to the mounting surface of the wiring board. By varying the length vertical to the mounting surface, the TCP can be mounted to a desired tilt angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuichiro Azuma, Takayuki Okinaga, Takashi Emata, Tomoaki Kudaishi, Tamaki Wada, Kunihiko Nishi, Masachika Masuda, Toshio Sugano
  • Patent number: 6153922
    Abstract: In a package having an LOC (Lead On Chip) structure in which inner lead portions are partially arranged over a major face of a semiconductor chip, there is a technique for thinning the package and speeding up signal transmission. Specifically, by partially reducing the thicknesses of the signal inner leads arranged over the major face of the semiconductor chip, the thickness of a sealing resin is reduced while ensuring the mechanical strength of the package. Moreover, the signal inner leads arranged over the major face of the semiconductor chip are arranged at predetermined spacings from the major face of the semiconductor chip. The power supplying inner leads are bonded to the major face of the semiconductor chip, thus providing a package having a reduced parasitic capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiaki Sugiyama, Tamaki Wada, Masachika Masuda
  • Patent number: 6064112
    Abstract: A semiconductor device in which inner leads among a plurality of leads are arranged on a circuit formation face of a semiconductor chip encapsulated by a resin encapsulating body and bonding pads formed on the circuit formation face of the chip and the inner leads are electrically connected. An adhesive is selectively applied only to the inner leads on the outermost sides arranged on both ends of the chip among the plurality of inner leads. The circuit formation face of the chip and the inner leads of the selected leads are joined with the adhesive Each of the selected leads has a step on the main face of the semiconductor chip and the leads except for the selected leads have almost straight shapes without being processed to have steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Iwaya, Tamaki Wada, Masachika Masuda, Kunihiro Tsubosaki, Asao Nishimura
  • Patent number: 5895969
    Abstract: Ends of inner leads are disposed in the vicinity of a peripheral end of a semiconductor chip and a portion of an insulating film tape is affixed to a main surface of the semiconductor chip by an adhesive while other portions of the insulating film tape are affixed to portions of the inner leads by an adhesive. Electrode pads provided in the main surface of the semiconductor chip are electrically connected to the ends of the corresponding inner leads by bonding wires, and the semiconductor chip, the inner leads, the electrode pads, the insulating film tape and the bonding wires are sealed by a resin molding. The thickness of the insulating film tape is smaller than a height from the main surface of the semiconductor chip to an apex of the bonding wire. Surfaces of the ends of the inner leads connected to the bonding wires are positioned lower than the main surface of the semiconductor chip and the inner leads are positioned between the main surface and an opposite surface of the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi VLSI Engineering Corp.
    Inventors: Masachika Masuda, Tamaki Wada
  • Patent number: 5723903
    Abstract: Ends of inner leads are disposed in the vicinity of a peripheral end of a semiconductor chip and a portion of an insulating film tape is affixed to a main surface of the semiconductor chip by an adhesive while other portions of the insulating film tape are affixed to portions of the inner leads by an adhesive. Electrode pads provided in the main surface of the semiconductor chip are electrically connected to the ends of the corresponding inner leads by bonding wires, and the semiconductor chip, the inner leads, the electrode pads, the insulating film tape and the bonding wares are sealed by a resin molding. The thickness of the insulating film tape is smaller than a height from the main surface of the semiconductor chip to an apex of the bonding wire. Surfaces of the ends of the inner leads connected to the bonding wires are positioned lower than the main surface of the semiconductor chip and the inner leads are positioned between the main surface and an opposite surface of the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi VLSI Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Masachika Masuda, Tamaki Wada
  • Patent number: 5446313
    Abstract: Ends of inner leads are disposed in the vicinity of a peripheral end of a semiconductor chip and a portion of an insulating film tape is affixed to a main surface of the semiconductor chip by an adhesive while other portions of the insulating film tape are affixed to portions of the inner leads by an adhesive. Electrode pads provided in the main surface of the semiconductor chip are electrically connected to the ends of the corresponding inner leads by bonding wires, and the semiconductor chip, the inner leads, the electrode pads, the insulating film tape and the bonding wires are sealed by a resin molding. A thickness of the insulating film tape is smaller than a height from the main surface of the semiconductor chip to an apex of the bonding wire. Surfaces of the ends of the inner leads connected to the bonding wires are positioned to be lower than the main surface of the semiconductor chip and the inner leads are positioned between the main surface and an opposite surface of the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi VLSI Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Masachika Masuda, Tamaki Wada