Patents by Inventor Tatsunari Mii

Tatsunari Mii 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: 8815732
    Abstract: After forming a pressure-bonded ball and a ball neck by bonding an initial ball to a pad, a capillary is moved upward, away from a lead, and then downward, thereby the ball neck is trodden on by a face portion that is on the lead side of the capillary. Subsequently, the capillary is moved upward and then toward the lead until the face portion of the capillary is positioned above the ball neck, thereby a wire is folded back toward the lead. Then, the capillary is moved downward such that a side of the wire is pressed by the capillary against the ball neck that has been trodden on. After the capillary is moved obliquely upward toward the lead and then looped toward the lead, the wire is pressure-bonded to the lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Shinkawa Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsunari Mii, Shinsuke Tei, Hayato Kiuchi
  • Patent number: 8678266
    Abstract: A wire bonding method for bonding a ball 11 which is formed at a tip end of a bonding wire to a pad 2 that is a first bond point to form a first bonding part 12 and bonding the wire 10 to an interconnect wiring 4 that is a second bond point to form a second bonding part, thus connecting the pad 2 and the interconnect wiring with the wire, wherein after the ball is bonded to the first bond point and a capillary 6 is ascended, examination is performed to find any bonding failure of the first bonding part; and when the bonding failure at the first bond point is found, then the capillary is caused to descend to execute bonding to bond the first bonding part to the first bond point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Shinkawa
    Inventors: Tatsunari Mii, Toshihiko Toyama
  • Patent number: 8232656
    Abstract: Wire bonding method for reducing height of a wire loop in a semiconductor device, including a first bonding step of bonding an initial ball formed at a tip end of a wire onto a first bonding point using a capillary, thereby forming a pressure-bonded ball; a wire pushing step of pushing the wire obliquely downward toward the second bonding point at a plurality of positions by repeating a sequential movement for a plurality of times, the sequential movement including moving of the capillary substantially vertically upward and then obliquely downward toward the second bonding point by a distance shorter than a rising distance that the capillary has moved upward; and a second bonding step of moving the capillary upward and then toward the second bonding point, and bonding the wire onto the second bonding point by pressure-bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Shinkawa
    Inventors: Tatsunari Mii, Shinsuke Tei, Hayato Kiuchi
  • Publication number: 20120139129
    Abstract: After forming a pressure-bonded ball and a ball neck by bonding an initial ball to a pad, a capillary is moved upward, away from a lead, and then downward, thereby the ball neck is trodden on by a face portion that is on the lead side of the capillary. Subsequently, the capillary is moved upward and then toward the lead until the face portion of the capillary is positioned above the ball neck, thereby a wire is folded back toward the lead. Then, the capillary is moved downward such that a side of the wire is pressed by the capillary against the ball neck that has been trodden on. After the capillary is moved obliquely upward toward the lead and then looped toward the lead, the wire is pressure-bonded to the lead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: SHINKAWA LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsunari Mii, Shinsuke Tei, Hayato Kiuchi
  • Patent number: 8143155
    Abstract: After forming a pressure-bonded ball and a ball neck by bonding an initial ball to a pad, a capillary is moved upward, away from a lead, and then downward, thereby the ball neck is trodden on by a face portion that is on the lead side of the capillary. Subsequently, the capillary is moved upward and then toward the lead until the face portion of the capillary is positioned above the ball neck, thereby a wire is folded back toward the lead. Then, the capillary is moved downward such that a side of the wire is pressed by the capillary against the ball neck that has been trodden on. After the capillary is moved obliquely upward toward the lead and then looped toward the lead, the wire is pressure-bonded to the lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Shinkawa
    Inventors: Tatsunari Mii, Shinsuke Tei, Hayato Kiuchi
  • Patent number: 7934634
    Abstract: A wire bonding method with the process of performing a first bonding to a pad of a die that is a first bond point, and the process of performing a second bonding to an interconnect wiring (or a lead) that is a second bond point, thus connecting the pad and the interconnect wiring with a wire. A bump is first formed on a pad, and, in a wire cutting step performed during the step of forming the bump, the wire protruding from the tip end of a capillary is bent in the lateral direction to form a bent part, and then the bent part is bonded to the bump, thus completing the first bonding process; after which the wire is bonded to the interconnect wiring, thus completing the second bonding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Shinkawa
    Inventors: Tatsunari Mii, Tishihiko Toyama, Shinsuke Tei
  • Publication number: 20110079904
    Abstract: Wire bonding method for reducing height of a wire loop in a semiconductor device, including a first bonding step of bonding an initial ball formed at a tip end of a wire onto a first bonding point using a capillary, thereby forming a pressure-bonded ball; a wire pushing step of pushing the wire obliquely downward toward the second bonding point at a plurality of positions by repeating a sequential movement for a plurality of times, the sequential movement including moving of the capillary substantially vertically upward and then obliquely downward toward the second bonding point by a distance shorter than a rising distance that the capillary has moved upward; and a second bonding step of moving the capillary upward and then toward the second bonding point, and bonding the wire onto the second bonding point by pressure-bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Tatsunari Mii, Shinsuke Tei, Hayato Kiuchi
  • Patent number: 7910472
    Abstract: A semiconductor device with improved bondability between a wire and a bump and cutting property of the wire to improve the bonding quality. In the semiconductor device, a wire is stacked on a pad as a second bonding point to form a bump having a sloped wedge and a first bent wire convex portion, and a wire is looped from a lead as a first bonding point to the bump and is pressed to the sloped wedge of the bump with a face portion of a tip end of a capillary to bond the wire to the bump. At the same time, the wire is pressed to the first bent wire convex portion using an inner chamfer of a bonding wire hole in the capillary to form a wire bent portion having a bow-shaped cross section. The wire is pulled up and cut at the wire bent portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Shinkawa
    Inventors: Tatsunari Mii, Toshihiko Toyama, Hiroaki Yoshino
  • Patent number: 7851347
    Abstract: Wire bonding method for reducing height of a wire loop in a semiconductor device, including a first bonding step of bonding an initial ball formed at a tip end of a wire onto a first bonding point using a capillary, thereby forming a pressure-bonded ball; a wire pushing step of pushing the wire obliquely downward toward the second bonding point at a plurality of positions by repeating a sequential movement for a plurality of times, the sequential movement including moving of the capillary substantially vertically upward and then obliquely downward toward the second bonding point by a distance shorter than a rising distance that the capillary has moved upward; and a second bonding step of moving the capillary upward and then toward the second bonding point, and bonding the wire onto the second bonding point by pressure-bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Shinkawa
    Inventors: Tatsunari Mii, Shinsuke Tei, Hayato Kiuchi
  • Patent number: 7821140
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a first layer pressing portion that is formed by crushing a ball neck formed by bonding an initial ball onto a first layer pad of a first layer semiconductor die and pressing the side of a wire folded onto the crushed ball neck, a first wire extended in the direction of a lead from the first layer pressing portion, and a second wire that is looped from a second layer pad of a second layer semiconductor die toward the first layer pressing portion and joined onto the second layer pad side of the first layer pressing portion. Thereby, the connection of wires is performed at a small number of times of bonding, while reducing damages caused on the semiconductor dies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Shinkawa Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsunari Mii, Hayato Kiuchi
  • Patent number: 7808116
    Abstract: A semiconductor device with improved bondability between a wire and a bump and cutting property of the wire to improve the bonding quality. In the semiconductor device, a wire is stacked on a pad as a second bonding point to form a bump having a sloped wedge and a first bent wire convex portion, and a wire is looped from a lead as a first bonding point to the bump and is pressed to the sloped wedge of the bump with a face portion of a tip end of a capillary to bond the wire to the bump. At the same time, the wire is pressed to the first bent wire convex portion using an inner chamfer of a bonding wire hole in the capillary to form a wire bent portion having a bow-shaped cross section. The wire is pulled up and cut at the wire bent portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Shinkawa
    Inventors: Tatsunari Mii, Toshihiko Toyama, Horoaki Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20100248470
    Abstract: A semiconductor device with improved bondability between a wire and a bump and cutting property of the wire to improve the bonding quality. In the semiconductor device, a wire is stacked on a pad as a second bonding point to form a bump having a sloped wedge and a first bent wire convex portion, and a wire is looped from a lead as a first bonding point to the bump and is pressed to the sloped wedge of the bump with a face portion of a tip end of a capillary to bond the wire to the bump. At the same time, the wire is pressed to the first bent wire convex portion using an inner chamfer of a bonding wire hole in the capillary to form a wire bent portion having a bow-shaped cross section. The wire is pulled up and cut at the wire bent portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Tatsunari Mii, Toshihiko Toyama, Hiroaki Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20100237480
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a first layer pressing portion that is formed by crushing a ball neck formed by bonding an initial ball onto a first layer pad of a first layer semiconductor die and pressing the side of a wire folded onto the crushed ball neck, a first wire extended in the direction of a lead from the first layer pressing portion, and a second wire that is looped from a second layer pad of a second layer semiconductor die toward the first layer pressing portion and joined onto the second layer pad side of the first layer pressing portion. Thereby, the connection of wires is performed at a small number of times of bonding, while reducing damages caused on the semiconductor dies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: SHINKAWA LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsunari Mii, Hayato Kiuchi
  • Publication number: 20100207280
    Abstract: After forming a pressure-bonded ball and a ball neck by bonding an initial ball to a pad, a capillary is moved upward, away from a lead, and then downward, thereby the ball neck is trodden on by a face portion that is on the lead side of the capillary. Subsequently, the capillary is moved upward and then toward the lead until the face portion of the capillary is positioned above the ball neck, thereby a wire is folded back toward the lead. Then, the capillary is moved downward such that a side of the wire is pressed by the capillary against the ball neck that has been trodden on. After the capillary is moved obliquely upward toward the lead and then looped toward the lead, the wire is pressure-bonded to the lead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Tatsunari Mii, Shinsuke Tei, Hayato Kiuchi
  • Publication number: 20100155455
    Abstract: A wire bonding method for bonding a ball which is formed at a tip end of a bonding wire to a pad that is a first bonding point to form a first bonding part and bonding the wire to an interconnect wiring that is a second bonding point to form a second bonding part, thus connecting the pad and the interconnect wiring with the wire, wherein after the ball is bonded to the first bonding point and a capillary is ascended, examination is performed to find any bonding failure of the first bonding part; and when the bonding failure at the first bonding point is found, then the capillary is caused to descend to execute rebonding to bond the first bonding part to the first bonding point with applying greater energy comprising a longer period of bonding time than last first bonding while pressing the capillary to the first bonding point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Tatsunari Mii, Toshihiko Toyama
  • Publication number: 20100148369
    Abstract: Wire bonding method for reducing height of a wire loop in a semiconductor device, including a first bonding step of bonding an initial ball formed at a tip end of a wire onto a first bonding point using a capillary, thereby forming a pressure-bonded ball; a wire pushing step of pushing the wire obliquely downward toward the second bonding point at a plurality of positions by repeating a sequential movement for a plurality of times, the sequential movement including moving of the capillary substantially vertically upward and then obliquely downward toward the second bonding point by a distance shorter than a rising distance that the capillary has moved upward; and a second bonding step of moving the capillary upward and then toward the second bonding point, and bonding the wire onto the second bonding point by pressure-bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Tatsunari Mii, Shinsuke Tei, Hayato Kiuchi
  • Patent number: 7661576
    Abstract: A wire bonding method that connects a first bonding point and a second bonding point by a wire, the method including a step that press-bonds a ball formed on a tip end of a wire to a first bonding point, thus forming a press-bonded ball; a step that slightly raises a capillary, moves the capillary toward a second bonding point and then lowers the capillary by an amount that is smaller than an amount in which the capillary was raised, and a step that raises the capillary to allow the wire to be paid out of the capillary and moves the capillary toward a second bonding point, thus connecting the wire to the second bonding point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Shinkawa
    Inventors: Tatsunari Mii, Shinichi Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20090308914
    Abstract: A wire bonding method that connects a first bonding point and a second bonding point by a wire, the method including a step that press-bonds a ball formed on a tip end of a wire to a first bonding point, thus forming a press-bonded ball; a step that slightly raises a capillary, moves the capillary toward a second bonding point and then lowers the capillary by an amount that is smaller than an amount in which the capillary was raised, and a step that raises the capillary to allow the wire to be paid out of the capillary and moves the capillary toward a second bonding point, thus connecting the wire to the second bonding point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Tatsunari Mii, Shinichi Akiyama
  • Patent number: 7621436
    Abstract: A wire bonding method including the steps of: descending a capillary 5 from above an external lead 1 to press a wire 10 to such an extent that the wire is not completely connected to the external lead 1, thus forming a thin part 16 in the wire; next ascending the capillary 5 and the thin part 16 to substantially the same height as a first bonding point A, then moving the capillary 5 in a direction away from the first bonding point A, thus making a linear wire portion 18 and then cutting the wire at the thin part 16; then connecting the end 19 (thin part) of the linear wire portion 18 and the wire tip end 20 at the lower end of the capillary 5 are connected to the external lead 1; and then separating the wire tip end 20 from the external lead 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Shinkawa
    Inventors: Tatsunari Mii, Toshihiko Toyama, Hiroaki Yoshino
  • Patent number: 7617966
    Abstract: A wire bonding method that connects a first bonding point and a second bonding point by a wire, the method including a step that press-bonds a ball formed on a tip end of a wire to a first bonding point, thus forming a press-bonded ball; a step that slightly raises a capillary, moves the capillary toward a second bonding point and then lowers the capillary by an amount that is smaller than an amount in which the capillary was raised, and a step that raises the capillary to allow the wire to be paid out of the capillary and moves the capillary toward a second bonding point, thus connecting the wire to the second bonding point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Shinkawa
    Inventors: Tatsunari Mii, Shinichi Akiyama