Patents by Inventor Tomohiko Iwane

Tomohiko Iwane 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: 8598692
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes (i) a tape base material, (ii) a wiring pattern, (iii) a semiconductor element which is electrically connected with the wiring pattern, (iv) a top-side insulating protective film which covers a top surface of the tape base material and has an top-side opening section provided in a region where the top-side insulating protective film faces the semiconductor element, and (v) a reverse-side insulating protective film which covers a reverse surface of the tape base material and has a reverse-side opening section provided on a reverse side below the top-side opening section. The top-side insulating protective film has a protruding opening section extending outwardly from the region. An opening of the reverse-side opening section is 1.00 time to 8.50 times larger in an area than the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomohiko Iwane
  • Publication number: 20120211877
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes (i) a tape base material, (ii) a wiring pattern, (iii) a semiconductor element which is electrically connected with the wiring pattern, (iv) a top-side insulating protective film which covers a top surface of the tape base material and has an top-side opening section provided in a region where the top-side insulating protective film faces the semiconductor element, and (v) a reverse-side insulating protective film which covers a reverse surface of the tape base material and has a reverse-side opening section provided on a reverse side below the top-side opening section. The top-side insulating protective film has a protruding opening section extending outwardly from the region. An opening of the reverse-side opening section is 1.00 time to 8.50 times larger in an area than the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomohiko Iwane
  • Patent number: 7420282
    Abstract: In a connection structure of the present invention, the wiring board including a solder resist covering part which covers the wiring pattern with solder resist, the solder resist covering part having a solder resist opening or solder resist openings which expose(s) the wiring board connection terminals therethrough, and the solder resist opening or the solder resist openings surrounding at least one part of the solder resist covering part. Therefore, the wiring patterns are not unnecessarily exposed. That is, without disadvantageous contact between each wiring pattern and the semiconductor element, the semiconductor element can be mounted on the wiring board, and thus, the semiconductor device is reliable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiko Iwane, Nakae Nakamura
  • Patent number: 7393754
    Abstract: A tape carrier type semiconductor device comprising: a long flexible insulating tape; and a plurality of semiconductor devices sequentially arranged on one surface of the tape, wherein each semiconductor device has a wiring pattern and a semiconductor element, and wherein each semiconductor device has either a hole or a target mark inside a predetermined region enclosed by an outline of the semiconductor device, the outline being for die-cutting into pieces, the hole being bored through the tape for indicating that the semiconductor device is a non-defective, the target mark not being bored through the tape for indicating that the semiconductor device is a defective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiko Iwane, Keiichi Inomo
  • Patent number: 7271860
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a film-like flexible substrate having formed thereon a wiring pattern, external connection terminals formed at both end portions of the flexible substrate; and a semiconductor element mounted on a surface side of the flexible substrate, wherein a folded part, which is folded down in U-shape to a back surface side of the flexible substrate, is formed in a fixed state at least at one end portion of the flexible substrate. With this structure, the semiconductor device is COF mounted, and, for example, in its application to a liquid crystal module wherein the semiconductor device is provided so as to face a liquid crystal panel, the external connection terminals of the flexible substrate can be connected to an inner surface of a module main body for a liquid crystal panel in a state the semiconductor element of the semiconductor device faces the inside of the module main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Fukuta, Tomohiko Iwane, Masahiko Monzen
  • Publication number: 20060081999
    Abstract: In a connection structure of the present invention, the wiring board including a solder resist covering part which covers the wiring pattern with solder resist, the solder resist covering part having a solder resist opening or solder resist openings which expose(s) the wiring board connection terminals therethrough, and the solder resist opening or the solder resist openings surrounding at least one part of the solder resist covering part. Therefore, the wiring patterns are not unnecessarily exposed. That is, without disadvantageous contact between each wiring pattern and the semiconductor element, the semiconductor element can be mounted on the wiring board, and thus, the semiconductor device is reliable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Tomohiko Iwane, Nakae Nakamura
  • Patent number: 6903794
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a film-like flexible substrate having formed thereon a wiring pattern, external connection terminals formed at both end portions of the flexible substrate; and a semiconductor element mounted on a surface side of the flexible substrate, wherein a folded part, which is folded down in U-shape to a back surface side of the flexible substrate, is formed in a fixed state at least at one end portion of the flexible substrate. With this structure, the semiconductor device is COF mounted, and, for example, in its application to a liquid crystal module wherein the semiconductor device is provided so as to face a liquid crystal panel, the external connection terminals of the flexible substrate can be connected to an inner surface of a module main body for a liquid crystal panel in a state the semiconductor element of the semiconductor device faces the inside of the module main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Fukuta, Tomohiko Iwane, Masahiko Monzen
  • Publication number: 20050024553
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a film-like flexible substrate having formed thereon a wiring pattern, external connection terminals formed at both end portions of the flexible substrate; and a semiconductor element mounted on a surface side of the flexible substrate, wherein a folded part, which is folded down in U-shape to a back surface side of the flexible substrate, is formed in a fixed state at least at one end portion of the flexible substrate. With this structure, the semiconductor device is COF mounted, and, for example, in its application to a liquid crystal module wherein the semiconductor device is provided so as to face a liquid crystal panel, the external connection terminals of the flexible substrate can be connected to an inner surface of a module main body for a liquid crystal panel in a state the semiconductor element of the semiconductor device faces the inside of the module main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushik Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Fukuta, Tomohiko Iwane, Masahiko Monzen
  • Publication number: 20040256702
    Abstract: A tape carrier type semiconductor device comprising: a long flexible insulating tape; and a plurality of semiconductor devices sequentially arranged on one surface of the tape, wherein each semiconductor device has a wiring pattern and a semiconductor element, and wherein each semiconductor device has either a hole or a target mark inside a predetermined region enclosed by an outline of the semiconductor device, the outline being for die-cutting into pieces, the hole being bored through the tape for indicating that the semiconductor device is a non-defective, the target mark not being bored through the tape for indicating that the semiconductor device is a defective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiko Iwane, Keiichi Inomo
  • Patent number: 6670696
    Abstract: A slit is formed in a polyimide substrate and a copper wiring pattern is formed on the surface of the polyimide substrate. Moreover, solder resist, which has a young's modulus in the range of 5 kgf/mm2 to 70 kgf/mm2 and contains a filler in the range of 10 wt % to 40 wt %, is formed on the copper wiring pattern. Thus, the copper wiring pattern becomes less susceptible to disconnection, and it is possible to provide a flex TCP semiconductor device with high manufacturing yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Toyosawa, Takurou Asazu, Tomohiko Iwane
  • Patent number: 6518649
    Abstract: The interconnect pattern of the tape carrier in a COF is gold plated other than the part covered by solder resists. The inner leads of the tape carrier and the corresponding gold bumps of electrodes of the semiconductor chip are thermally compressed so that the inner leads penetrate into the gold bumps, thus creating gold-gold compression bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiko Iwane, Kenji Toyosawa
  • Publication number: 20020047978
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a film-like flexible substrate having formed thereon a wiring pattern, external connection terminals formed at both end portions of the flexible substrate; and a semiconductor element mounted on a surface side of the flexible substrate, wherein a folded part, which is folded down in U-shape to a back surface side of the flexible substrate, is formed in a fixed state at least at one end portion of the flexible substrate. With this structure, the semiconductor device is COF mounted, and, for example, in its application to a liquid crystal module wherein the semiconductor device is provided so as to face a liquid crystal panel, the external connection terminals of the flexible substrate can be connected to an inner surface of a module main body for a liquid crystal panel in a state the semiconductor element of the semiconductor device faces the inside of the module main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Fukuta, Tomohiko Iwane, Masahiko Monzen
  • Publication number: 20020033524
    Abstract: A slit is formed in a polyimide substrate and a copper wiring pattern is formed on the surface of the polyimide substrate. Moreover, solder resist, which has a young's modulus in the range of 5 kgf/mm2 to 70 kgf/mm2 and contains a filler in the range of 10 wt % to 40 wt %, is formed on the copper wiring pattern. Thus, the copper wiring pattern becomes less susceptible to disconnection, and it is possible to provide a flex TCP semiconductor device with high manufacturing yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 1998
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Inventors: KENJI TOYOSAWA, TAKUROU ASAZU, TOMOHIKO IWANE