Patents by Inventor Taro ARAKAWA

Taro ARAKAWA 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: 20200266090
    Abstract: A wafer processing method includes a polyester sheet providing step of positioning a wafer in an inside opening of a ring frame and providing a polyester sheet on a back side of the wafer and on a back side of the ring frame, a uniting step of heating the polyester sheet as applying a pressure to the polyester sheet to thereby unite the wafer and the ring frame through the polyester sheet by thermocompression bonding, a dividing step of applying a laser beam to the wafer to form division grooves in the wafer, thereby dividing the wafer into individual device chips, and a pickup step of applying an ultrasonic wave to the polyester sheet in each region of the polyester sheet corresponding to each device chip, pushing up each device chip from the polyester sheet side to pick up each device chip from the polyester sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Shigenori HARADA, Minoru MATSUZAWA, Hayato KIUCHI, Yoshiaki YODO, Taro ARAKAWA, Masamitsu AGARI, Emiko KAWAMURA, Yusuke FUJII, Toshiki MIYAI, Makiko OHMAE
  • Publication number: 20200235010
    Abstract: A wafer processing method includes a polyolefin sheet providing step of positioning a wafer in an inside opening of a ring frame and providing a polyolefin sheet on a back side of the wafer and on a back side of the ring frame, a uniting step of heating the polyolefin sheet as applying a pressure to the polyolefin sheet to thereby unite the wafer and the ring frame through the polyolefin sheet by thermocompression bonding, a dividing step of applying a laser beam to the wafer to form division grooves in the wafer, thereby dividing the wafer into individual device chips, and a pickup step of cooling the polyolefin sheet in each region of the polyolefin sheet corresponding to each device chip, pushing up each device chip from the polyolefin sheet side to pick up each device chip from the polyolefin sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Shigenori HARADA, Minoru MATSUZAWA, Hayato KIUCHI, Yoshiaki YODO, Taro ARAKAWA, Masamitsu AGARI, Emiko KAWAMURA, Yusuke FUJII, Toshiki MIYAI, Makiko OHMAE
  • Publication number: 20200235011
    Abstract: A wafer processing method includes a polyester sheet providing step of positioning a wafer in an inside opening of a ring frame and providing a polyester sheet on a back side of the wafer and on a back side of the ring frame, a uniting step of heating the polyester sheet as applying a pressure to the polyester sheet to thereby unite the wafer and the ring frame through the polyester sheet by thermocompression bonding, a dividing step of applying a laser beam to the wafer to form division grooves in the wafer, thereby dividing the wafer into individual device chips, and a pickup step of cooling the polyester sheet in each region of the polyester sheet corresponding to each device chip, pushing up each device chip from the polyester sheet side to pick up each device chip from the polyester sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Shigenori HARADA, Minoru MATSUZAWA, Hayato KIUCHI, Yoshiaki YODO, Taro ARAKAWA, Masamitsu AGARI, Emiko KAWAMURA, Yusuke FUJII, Toshiki MIYAI, Makiko OHMAE
  • Patent number: 10720355
    Abstract: A wafer processing method includes a polyolefin sheet providing step of positioning a wafer in an inside opening of a ring frame and providing a polyolefin sheet on a back side of the wafer and on a back side of the ring frame, a uniting step of heating the polyolefin sheet as applying a pressure to the polyolefin sheet to thereby unite the wafer and the ring frame through the polyolefin sheet by thermocompression bonding, a dividing step of applying a laser beam to the wafer to form division grooves in the wafer, thereby dividing the wafer into individual device chips, and a pickup step of picking up each device chip from the polyolefin sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: DISCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigenori Harada, Minoru Matsuzawa, Hayato Kiuchi, Yoshiaki Yodo, Taro Arakawa, Masamitsu Agari, Emiko Kawamura, Yusuke Fujii, Toshiki Miyai, Makiko Ohmae
  • Publication number: 20200185253
    Abstract: A wafer processing method includes a polyester sheet providing step of positioning a wafer in an inside opening of a ring frame and providing a polyester sheet on a back side of the wafer and on a back side of the ring frame, a uniting step of heating the polyester sheet as applying a pressure to the polyester sheet to thereby unite the wafer and the ring frame through the polyester sheet by thermocompression bonding, a dividing step of applying a laser beam to the wafer to form division grooves in the wafer, thereby dividing the wafer into individual device chips, and a pickup step of heating the polyester sheet in each region of the polyester sheet corresponding to each device chip, pushing up each device chip from the polyester sheet side to pick up each device chip from the polyester sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Shigenori HARADA, Minoru MATSUZAWA, Hayato KIUCHI, Yoshiaki YODO, Taro ARAKAWA, Masamitsu AGARI, Emiko KAWAMURA, Yusuke FUJII, Toshiki MIYAI, Makiko OHMAE
  • Publication number: 20200185252
    Abstract: A wafer processing method includes a polyolefin sheet providing step of positioning a wafer in an inside opening of a ring frame and providing a polyolefin sheet on a back side of the wafer and on a back side of the ring frame, a uniting step of heating the polyolefin sheet as applying a pressure to the polyolefin sheet to thereby unite the wafer and the ring frame through the polyolefin sheet by thermocompression bonding, a dividing step of applying a laser beam to the wafer to form division grooves in the wafer, thereby dividing the wafer into individual device chips, and a pickup step of heating the polyolefin sheet in each region of the polyolefin sheet corresponding to each device chip, pushing up each device chip from the polyolefin sheet side to pick up each device chip from the polyolefin sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Shigenori HARADA, Minoru MATSUZAWA, Hayato KIUCHI, Yoshiaki YODO, Taro ARAKAWA, Masamitsu AGARI, Emiko KAWAMURA, Yusuke FUJII, Toshiki MIYAI, Makiko OHMAE
  • Publication number: 20200144049
    Abstract: A wafer processing method includes a polyolefin sheet providing step of positioning a wafer in an inside opening of a ring frame and providing a polyolefin sheet on a back side of the wafer and on a back side of the ring frame, a uniting step of heating the polyolefin sheet as applying a pressure to the polyolefin sheet to thereby unite the wafer and the ring frame through the polyolefin sheet by thermocompression bonding, a dividing step of applying a laser beam to the wafer to form division grooves in the wafer, thereby dividing the wafer into individual device chips, and a pickup step of blowing air to each device chip through the polyolefin sheet to push up each device chip, thereby picking up each device chip from the polyolefin sheet after performing the dividing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Shigenori HARADA, Minoru MATSUZAWA, Hayato KIUCHI, Yoshiaki YODO, Taro ARAKAWA, Masamitsu AGARI, Emiko KAWAMURA, Yusuke FUJII, Toshiki MIYAI, Makiko OHMAE
  • Publication number: 20200144048
    Abstract: A wafer processing method includes a polyester sheet providing step of positioning a wafer in an inside opening of a ring frame and providing a polyester sheet on a back side of the wafer and on a back side of the ring frame, a uniting step of heating the polyester sheet as applying a pressure to the polyester sheet to thereby unite the wafer and the ring frame through the polyester sheet by thermocompression bonding, a dividing step of applying a laser beam to the wafer to form division grooves in the wafer, thereby dividing the wafer into individual device chips, and a pickup step of blowing air to each device chip through the polyester sheet to push up each device chip, thereby picking up each device chip from the polyester sheet after performing the dividing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Shigenori HARADA, Minoru MATSUZAWA, Hayato KIUCHI, Yoshiaki YODO, Taro ARAKAWA, Masamitsu AGARI, Emiko KAWAMURA, Yusuke FUJII, Toshiki MIYAI, Makiko OHMAE
  • Publication number: 20200126799
    Abstract: A wafer processing method includes a polyester sheet providing step of positioning a wafer in an inside opening of a ring frame and providing a polyester sheet on a back side of the wafer and on a back side of the ring frame, a uniting step of heating the polyester sheet as applying a pressure to the polyester sheet to thereby unite the wafer and the ring frame through the polyester sheet by thermocompression bonding, a dividing step of applying a laser beam to the wafer to form division grooves in the wafer, thereby dividing the wafer into individual device chips, and a pickup step of picking up each device chip from the polyester sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Shigenori HARADA, Minoru MATSUZAWA, Hayato KIUCHI, Yoshiaki YODO, Taro ARAKAWA, Masamitsu AGARI, Emiko KAWAMURA, Yusuke FUJII, Toshiki MIYAI, Makiko OHMAE
  • Publication number: 20200126859
    Abstract: A wafer processing method includes a polyolefin sheet providing step of positioning a wafer in an inside opening of a ring frame and providing a polyolefin sheet on a back side of the wafer and on a back side of the ring frame, a uniting step of heating the polyolefin sheet as applying a pressure to the polyolefin sheet to thereby unite the wafer and the ring frame through the polyolefin sheet by thermocompression bonding, a dividing step of applying a laser beam to the wafer to form division grooves in the wafer, thereby dividing the wafer into individual device chips, and a pickup step of picking up each device chip from the polyolefin sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Shigenori HARADA, Minoru MATSUZAWA, Hayato KIUCHI, Yoshiaki YODO, Taro ARAKAWA, Masamitsu AGARI, Emiko KAWAMURA, Yusuke FUJII, Toshiki MIYAI, Makiko OHMAE
  • Publication number: 20200083104
    Abstract: A wafer processing method includes a polyester sheet providing step of positioning a wafer in an inside opening of a ring frame and providing a polyester sheet on a back side of the wafer and on a back side of the ring frame, a uniting step of heating the polyester sheet as applying a pressure to the polyester sheet to thereby unite the wafer and the ring frame through the polyester sheet by thermocompression bonding, a dividing step of cutting the wafer by using a cutting apparatus to thereby divide the wafer into individual device chips, and a pickup step of applying an ultrasonic wave to the polyester sheet, pushing up each device chip through the polyester sheet, and then picking up each device chip from the polyester sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Shigenori HARADA, Minoru MATSUZAWA, Hayato KIUCHI, Yoshiaki YODO, Taro ARAKAWA, Masamitsu AGARI, Emiko KAWAMURA, Yusuke FUJII, Toshiki MIYAI, Makiko OHMAE
  • Publication number: 20200083103
    Abstract: A wafer processing method includes a polyolefin sheet providing step of positioning a wafer in an inside opening of a ring frame and providing a polyolefin sheet on a back side of the wafer and on a back side of the ring frame, a uniting step of heating the polyolefin sheet as applying a pressure to the polyolefin sheet to thereby unite the wafer and the ring frame through the polyolefin sheet by thermocompression bonding, a dividing step of cutting the wafer by using a cutting apparatus to thereby divide the wafer into individual device chips, and a pickup step of applying an ultrasonic wave to the polyolefin sheet, pushing up each device chip through the polyolefin sheet, and then picking up each device chip from the polyolefin sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Shigenori HARADA, Minoru MATSUZAWA, Hayato KIUCHI, Yoshiaki YODO, Taro ARAKAWA, Masamitsu AGARI, Emiko KAWAMURA, Yusuke FUJII, Toshiki MIYAI, Makiko OHMAE
  • Publication number: 20200043772
    Abstract: A wafer processing method includes a polyolefin sheet providing step of positioning a wafer in an inside opening of a ring frame and providing a polyolefin sheet on a back side of the wafer and on a back side of the ring frame, a uniting step of heating the polyolefin sheet as applying a pressure to the polyolefin sheet to thereby unite the wafer and the ring frame through the polyolefin sheet by thermocompression bonding, a dividing step of cutting the wafer by using a cutting apparatus to thereby divide the wafer into individual device chips, and a pickup step of cooling the polyolefin sheet, pushing up each device chip through the polyolefin sheet, and then picking up each device chip from the polyolefin sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Shigenori HARADA, Minoru MATSUZAWA, Hayato KIUCHI, Yoshiaki YODO, Taro ARAKAWA, Masamitsu AGARI, Emiko KAWAMURA, Yusuke FUJII, Toshiki MIYAI, Makiko OHMAE
  • Publication number: 20200043789
    Abstract: A wafer processing method includes a polyester sheet providing step of positioning a wafer in an inside opening of a ring frame and providing a polyester sheet on a back side of the wafer and on a back side of the ring frame, a uniting step of heating the polyester sheet as applying a pressure to the polyester sheet to thereby unite the wafer and the ring frame through the polyester sheet by thermocompression bonding, a dividing step of cutting the wafer by using a cutting apparatus to thereby divide the wafer into individual device chips, and a pickup step of cooling the polyester sheet, pushing up each device chip through the polyester sheet, and then picking up each device chip from the polyester sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Shigenori HARADA, Minoru MATSUZAWA, Hayato KIUCHI, Yoshiaki YODO, Taro ARAKAWA, Masamitsu AGARI, Emiko KAWAMURA, Yusuke FUJII, Toshiki MIYAI, Makiko OHMAE
  • Publication number: 20200013676
    Abstract: A wafer processing method includes a polyester sheet providing step of positioning a wafer in an inside opening of a ring frame and providing a polyester sheet on a back side of the wafer and on a back side of the ring frame, a uniting step of heating the polyester sheet as applying a pressure to the polyester sheet to thereby unite the wafer and the ring frame through the polyester sheet by thermocompression bonding, a dividing step of cutting the wafer by using a cutting apparatus to thereby divide the wafer into individual device chips, and a pickup step of heating the polyester sheet, pushing up each device chip through the polyester sheet, and then picking up each device chip from the polyester sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Shigenori HARADA, Minoru MATSUZAWA, Hayato KIUCHI, Yoshiaki YODO, Taro ARAKAWA, Masamitsu AGARI, Emiko KAWAMURA, Yusuke FUJII, Toshiki MIYAI, Makiko OHMAE
  • Publication number: 20200013675
    Abstract: A wafer processing method includes a polyolefin sheet providing step of positioning a wafer in an inside opening of a ring frame and providing a polyolefin sheet on a back side of the wafer and on a back side of the ring frame, a uniting step of heating the polyolefin sheet as applying a pressure to the polyolefin sheet to thereby unite the wafer and the ring frame through the polyolefin sheet by thermocompression bonding, a dividing step of cutting the wafer by using a cutting apparatus to thereby divide the wafer into individual device chips, and a pickup step of heating the polyolefin sheet, pushing up each device chip through the polyolefin sheet, and then picking up each device chip from the polyolefin sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Shigenori HARADA, Minoru MATSUZAWA, Hayato KIUCHI, Yoshiaki YODO, Taro ARAKAWA, Masamitsu AGARI, Emiko KAWAMURA, Yusuke FUJII, Toshiki MIYAI, Makiko OHMAE
  • Publication number: 20190378758
    Abstract: A wafer processing method includes a polyolefin sheet providing step of positioning a wafer in an inside opening of a ring frame and providing a polyolefin sheet on a back side of the wafer and on a back side of the ring frame, a uniting step of heating the polyolefin sheet as applying a pressure to the polyolefin sheet to thereby unite the wafer and the ring frame through the polyolefin sheet by thermocompression bonding, a dividing step of cutting the wafer by using a cutting apparatus to thereby divide the wafer into individual device chips, and a pickup step of blowing out air to push up each device chip and picking up each device chip from the polyolefin sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Shigenori HARADA, Minoru MATSUZAWA, Hayato KIUCHI, Yoshiaki YODO, Taro ARAKAWA, Masamitsu Agari, Emiko KAWAMURA, Yusuke FUJII, Toshiki MIYAI, Makiko OHMAE
  • Publication number: 20190378745
    Abstract: A wafer processing method includes a polyester sheet providing step of positioning a wafer in an inside opening of a ring frame and providing a polyester sheet on a back side of the wafer and on a back side of the ring frame, a uniting step of heating the polyester sheet as applying a pressure to the polyester sheet to thereby unite the wafer and the ring frame through the polyester sheet by thermocompression bonding, a dividing step of cutting the wafer by using a cutting apparatus to thereby divide the wafer into individual device chips, and a pickup step of blowing out air to push up each device chip and picking up each device chip from the polyester sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Shigenori HARADA, Minoru MATSUZAWA, Hayato KIUCHI, Yoshiaki YODO, Taro ARAKAWA, Masamitsu Agari, Emiko KAWAMURA, Yusuke FUJII, Toshiki MIYAI, Makiko OHMAE
  • Publication number: 20190348326
    Abstract: A wafer processing method includes a polyolefin sheet providing step of positioning a wafer in an inside opening of a ring frame and providing a polyolefin sheet on a back side of the wafer and on a back side of the ring frame, a uniting step of heating the polyolefin sheet as applying a pressure to the polyolefin sheet to thereby unite the wafer and the ring frame through the polyolefin sheet by thermocompression bonding, a dividing step of cutting the wafer by using a cutting apparatus to thereby divide the wafer into individual device chips, and a pickup step of picking up each device chip from the polyolefin sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Shigenori HARADA, Minoru MATSUZAWA, Hayato KIUCHI, Yoshiaki YODO, Taro ARAKAWA, Masamitsu AGARI, Emiko KAWAMURA, Yusuke FUJII, Toshiki MIYAI, Makiko OHMAE
  • Publication number: 20190348327
    Abstract: A wafer processing method includes a polyester sheet providing step of positioning a wafer in an inside opening of a ring frame and providing a polyester sheet on a back side of the wafer and on a back side of the ring frame, a uniting step of heating the polyester sheet as applying a pressure to the polyester sheet to thereby unite the wafer and the ring frame through the polyester sheet by thermocompression bonding, a dividing step of cutting the wafer by using a cutting apparatus to thereby divide the wafer into individual device chips, and a pickup step of picking up each device chip from the polyester sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Shigenori HARADA, Minoru MATSUZAWA, Hayato KIUCHI, Yoshiaki YODO, Taro ARAKAWA, Masamitsu AGARI, Emiko KAWAMURA, Yusuke FUJII, Toshiki MIYAI, Makiko OHMAE