Patents by Inventor Toshihiko Akiba

Toshihiko Akiba 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: 20230411368
    Abstract: Reliability of a semiconductor device is improved. The semiconductor device includes a wiring substrate, a semiconductor chip and a capacitor mounted on the upper surface of the wiring substrate, and a lid formed of a metallic plate covering the semiconductor chip and the wire in substrate. The semiconductor chip is bonded to the lid via a conductive adhesive layer, and the capacitor, which is thicker than the thickness of the semiconductor chip, is disposed in the cut off portion provided in the lid, and is exposed from the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Toshihiko AKIBA, Kenji SAKATA, Nobuhiro KINOSHITA, Yosuke KATSURA
  • Patent number: 11784173
    Abstract: Reliability of a semiconductor device is improved. The semiconductor device PKG1 includes a wiring substrate SUB1, a semiconductor chip CHP1 and a capacitor CDC mounted on the upper surface 2t of the wiring substrate SUB1, and a lid LD formed of a metallic plate covering the semiconductor chip CHP1 and the wiring substrate SUB1. The semiconductor chip CHP1 is bonded to the lid LD via a conductive adhesive layer, and the capacitor CDC, which is thicker than the thickness of the semiconductor chip CHP1, is disposed in the cut off portion 4d1 provided in the lid LD, and is exposed from the lid LD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiko Akiba, Kenji Sakata, Nobuhiro Kinoshita, Yosuke Katsura
  • Publication number: 20220165638
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a wiring substrate; a semiconductor chip mounted on the wiring substrate; a heat release sheet arranged on the semiconductor chip to cover the entire semiconductor chip and having a larger area than an area of the semiconductor chip; and a cover member which covers the semiconductor chip and the heat release sheet and to which the heat release sheet is fixed. The cover member has a first portion facing the semiconductor chip, a flange portion arranged in a periphery of the first portion and bonded and fixed onto the wiring substrate, and a second portion arranged between the first portion and the flange portion. In a plan view of the cover member viewed from the heat release sheet, the heat release sheet is bonded/fixed to the cover member through a bonding member partially arranged between the heat release sheet and the cover member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Toshihiko AKIBA, Yusuke TANUMA
  • Publication number: 20220013508
    Abstract: Reliability of a semiconductor device is improved. The semiconductor device PKG1 includes a wiring substrate SUB1, a semiconductor chip CHP1 and a capacitor CDC mounted on the upper surface 2t of the wiring substrate SUB1, and a lid LD formed of a metallic plate covering the semiconductor chip CHP1 and the wiring substrate SUB1. The semiconductor chip CHP1 is bonded to the lid LD via a conductive adhesive layer, and the capacitor CDC, which is thicker than the thickness of the semiconductor chip CHP1, is disposed in the cut off portion 4d1 provided in the lid LD, and is exposed from the lid LD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Toshihiko AKIBA, Kenji SAKATA, Nobuhiro KINOSHITA, Yosuke KATSURA
  • Patent number: 11171547
    Abstract: One aspect of an electric actuator of the disclosure includes: a motor having a motor shaft rotating about a central axis; a speed reduction mechanism connected to a portion on one side in an axial direction of the motor shaft; a case accommodating the motor and the speed reduction mechanism; an output part to which rotation of the motor shaft is transmitted via the speed reduction mechanism; a rotation detector having a rotation sensor detecting rotation of the output part; and a wiring member electrically connected with the rotation sensor. The case has a first concave part located on an outer surface of the case. One end part of the wiring member penetrates the case from inside the case and protrudes inside the first concave part. The rotation sensor is located inside the first concave part and connected with one end part of the wiring member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shirai, Yutaka Uematsu, Kazuhiro Saito, Shuichi Kinjo, Toshihiko Akiba, Koichi Ishige
  • Patent number: 11158617
    Abstract: Reliability of a semiconductor device is improved. The semiconductor device PKG1 includes a wiring substrate SUB1, a semiconductor chip CHP1 and a capacitor CDC mounted on the upper surface 2t of the wiring substrate SUB1, and a lid LD formed of a metallic plate covering the semiconductor chip CHP1 and the wiring substrate SUB1. The semiconductor chip CHP1 is bonded to the lid LD via a conductive adhesive layer, and the capacitor CDC, which is thicker than the thickness of the semiconductor chip CHP1, is disposed in the cut off portion 4d1 provided in the lid LD, and is exposed from the lid LD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiko Akiba, Kenji Sakata, Nobuhiro Kinoshita, Yosuke Katsura
  • Patent number: 11063009
    Abstract: There is a need to improve reliability of the semiconductor device. A semiconductor device includes a printed circuit board and a semiconductor chip mounted over the printed circuit board. The semiconductor chip includes a pad, an insulation film including an opening to expose part of the pad, and a pillar electrode formed over the pad exposed from the opening. The printed circuit board includes a terminal and a resist layer including an opening to expose part of the terminal. The pillar electrode of the semiconductor chip and the terminal of the printed circuit board are coupled via a solder layer. Thickness h1 of the pillar electrode is measured from the upper surface of the insulation film. Thickness h2 of the solder layer is measured from the upper surface of the resist layer. Thickness h1 is greater than or equal to a half of thickness h2 and is smaller than or equal to thickness h2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Sakata, Toshihiko Akiba, Takuo Funaya, Hideaki Tsuchiya, Yuichi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10566255
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device having a pad on a semiconductor chip, a first passivation film formed over the semiconductor chip and having an opening portion on the pad of a probe region and a coupling region, a second passivation film formed over the pad and the first passivation film and having an opening portion on the pad of the coupling region, and a rewiring layer formed over the coupling region and the second passivation film and electrically coupled to the pad. The pad of the probe region placed on the periphery side of the semiconductor chip relative to the coupling region has a probe mark and the rewiring layer extends from the coupling region to the center side of the semiconductor chip. The present invention provides a technology capable of achieving size reduction, particularly pitch narrowing, of a semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiko Akiba, Bunji Yasumura, Masanao Sato, Hiromi Abe
  • Publication number: 20200006303
    Abstract: Reliability of a semiconductor device is improved. The semiconductor device PKG1 includes a wiring substrate SUB1, a semiconductor chip CHP1 and a capacitor CDC mounted on the upper surface 2t of the wiring substrate SUB1, and a lid LD formed of a metallic plate covering the semiconductor chip CHP1 and the wiring substrate SUB1. The semiconductor chip CHP1 is bonded to the lid LD via a conductive adhesive layer, and the capacitor CDC, which is thicker than the thickness of the semiconductor chip CHP1, is disposed in the cut off portion 4d1 provided in the lid LD, and is exposed from the lid LD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Toshihiko AKIBA, Kenji SAKATA, Nobuhiro KINOSHITA, Yosuke KATSURA
  • Publication number: 20200007010
    Abstract: One aspect of an electric actuator of the disclosure includes: a motor having a motor shaft rotating about a central axis; a speed reduction mechanism connected to a portion on one side in an axial direction of the motor shaft; a case accommodating the motor and the speed reduction mechanism; an output part to which rotation of the motor shaft is transmitted via the speed reduction mechanism; a rotation detector having a rotation sensor detecting rotation of the output part; and a wiring member electrically connected with the rotation sensor. The case has a first concave part located on an outer surface of the case. One end part of the wiring member penetrates the case from inside the case and protrudes inside the first concave part. The rotation sensor is located inside the first concave part and connected with one end part of the wiring member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi SHIRAI, Yutaka UEMATSU, Kazuhiro SAITO, Shuichi KINJO, Toshihiko AKIBA, Koichi ISHIGE
  • Publication number: 20190348332
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device having a pad on a semiconductor chip, a first passivation film formed over the semiconductor chip and having an opening portion on the pad of a probe region and a coupling region, a second passivation film formed over the pad and the first passivation film and having an opening portion on the pad of the coupling region, and a rewiring layer formed over the coupling region and the second passivation film and electrically coupled to the pad. The pad of the probe region placed on the periphery side of the semiconductor chip relative to the coupling region has a probe mark and the rewiring layer extends from the coupling region to the center side of the semiconductor chip. The present invention provides a technology capable of achieving size reduction, particularly pitch narrowing, of a semiconductor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Toshihiko Akiba, Bunji Yasumura, Masanao Sato, Hiromi Abe
  • Publication number: 20190057913
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device having a pad on a semiconductor chip, a first passivation film formed over the semiconductor chip and having an opening portion on the pad of a probe region and a coupling region, a second passivation film formed over the pad and the first passivation film and having an opening portion on the pad of the coupling region, and a rewiring layer formed over the coupling region and the second passivation film and electrically coupled to the pad. The pad of the probe region placed on the periphery side of the semiconductor chip relative to the coupling region has a probe mark and the rewiring layer extends from the coupling region to the center side of the semiconductor chip. The present invention provides a technology capable of achieving size reduction, particularly pitch narrowing, of a semiconductor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Toshihiko Akiba, Bunji Yasumura, Masanao Sato, Hiromi Abe
  • Patent number: 10163791
    Abstract: It is intended to reduce the price of a semiconductor device and increase the reliability thereof. In an interposer, a plurality of wiring layers are disposed between uppermost-layer wiring and lowermost-layer wiring. For example, a third wiring layer is electrically coupled directly to a first wiring layer as the uppermost-layer wiring by a long via wire extending through insulating layers without intervention of a second wiring layer. For example, an upper-surface terminal made of the first wiring layer is electrically coupled directly to a via land made of the third wiring layer by the long via wire. Between the adjacent long via wires, three lead-out wires made of the second wiring layer can be placed. The number of the lead-out wires that can be placed between the adjacent long via wires is larger than the number of the lead-out wires that can be placed between the adjacent via lands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiko Akiba, Shuuichi Kariyazaki
  • Patent number: 10134648
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device having a pad on a semiconductor chip, a first passivation film formed over the semiconductor chip and having an opening portion on the pad of a probe region and a coupling region, a second passivation film formed over the pad and the first passivation film and having an opening portion on the pad of the coupling region, and a rewiring layer formed over the coupling region and the second passivation film and electrically coupled to the pad. The pad of the probe region placed on the periphery side of the semiconductor chip relative to the coupling region has a probe mark and the rewiring layer extends from the coupling region to the center side of the semiconductor chip. The present invention provides a technology capable of achieving size reduction, particularly pitch narrowing, of a semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiko Akiba, Bunji Yasumura, Masanao Sato, Hiromi Abe
  • Patent number: 10128129
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device with improved reliability that achieves the reduction in size. A semiconductor wafer is provided that has a first insulating member with an opening that exposes from which an upper surface of an electrode pad. Subsequently, after forming a second insulating member over a main surface of the semiconductor wafer, another opening is formed to expose the upper surface of the electrode pad. Then, a probe needle is brought into contact with the electrode pad, to write data in a memory circuit at the main surface of the semiconductor wafer. After covering the upper surface of the electrode pad with a conductive cover film, a relocation wiring is formed. In the Y direction, the width of the relocation wiring positioned directly above the electrode pad is equal to or smaller than the width of the opening formed in the first insulating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiko Akiba, Hiromi Shigihara, Kei Yajima
  • Publication number: 20180294239
    Abstract: There is a need to improve reliability of the semiconductor device. A semiconductor device includes a printed circuit board and a semiconductor chip mounted over the printed circuit board. The semiconductor chip includes a pad, an insulation film including an opening to expose part of the pad, and a pillar electrode formed over the pad exposed from the opening. The printed circuit board includes a terminal and a resist layer including an opening to expose part of the terminal. The pillar electrode of the semiconductor chip and the terminal of the printed circuit board are coupled via a solder layer. Thickness h1 of the pillar electrode is measured from the upper surface of the insulation film. Thickness h2 of the solder layer is measured from the upper surface of the resist layer. Thickness h1 is greater than or equal to a half of thickness h2 and is smaller than or equal to thickness h2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Kenji SAKATA, Toshihiko AKIBA, Takuo FUNAYA, Hideaki TSUCHIYA, Yuichi YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20180158771
    Abstract: It is intended to reduce the price of a semiconductor device and increase the reliability thereof. In an interposer, a plurality of wiring layers are disposed between uppermost-layer wiring and lowermost-layer wiring. For example, a third wiring layer is electrically coupled directly to a first wiring layer as the uppermost-layer wiring by a long via wire extending through insulating layers without intervention of a second wiring layer. For example, an upper-surface terminal made of the first wiring layer is electrically coupled directly to a via land made of the third wiring layer by the long via wire. Between the adjacent long via wires, three lead-out wires made of the second wiring layer can be placed. The number of the lead-out wires that can be placed between the adjacent long via wires is larger than the number of the lead-out wires that can be placed between the adjacent via lands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Toshihiko AKIBA, Shuuichi KARIYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20180145001
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device having a pad on a semiconductor chip, a first passivation film formed over the semiconductor chip and having an opening portion on the pad of a probe region and a coupling region, a second passivation film formed over the pad and the first passivation film and having an opening portion on the pad of the coupling region, and a rewiring layer formed over the coupling region and the second passivation film and electrically coupled to the pad. The pad of the probe region placed on the periphery side of the semiconductor chip relative to the coupling region has a probe mark and the rewiring layer extends from the coupling region to the center side of the semiconductor chip. The present invention provides a technology capable of achieving size reduction, particularly pitch narrowing, of a semiconductor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Toshihiko Akiba, Bunji Yasumura, Masanao Sato, Hiromi Abe
  • Patent number: 9911673
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device having a pad on a semiconductor chip, a first passivation film formed over the semiconductor chip and having an opening portion on the pad of a probe region and a coupling region, a second passivation film formed over the pad and the first passivation film and having an opening portion on the pad of the coupling region, and a rewiring layer formed over the coupling region and the second passivation film and electrically coupled to the pad. The pad of the probe region placed on the periphery side of the semiconductor chip relative to the coupling region has a probe mark and the rewiring layer extends from the coupling region to the center side of the semiconductor chip. The present invention provides a technology capable of achieving size reduction, particularly pitch narrowing, of a semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiko Akiba, Bunji Yasumura, Masanao Sato, Hiromi Abe
  • Publication number: 20170278722
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device with improved reliability that achieves the reduction in size. A semiconductor wafer is provided that has a first insulating member with an opening that exposes from which an upper surface of an electrode pad. Subsequently, after forming a second insulating member over a main surface of the semiconductor wafer, another opening is formed to expose the upper surface of the electrode pad. Then, a probe needle is brought into contact with the electrode pad, to write data in a memory circuit at the main surface of the semiconductor wafer. After covering the upper surface of the electrode pad with a conductive cover film, a relocation wiring is formed. In the Y direction, the width of the relocation wiring positioned directly above the electrode pad is equal to or smaller than the width of the opening formed in the first insulating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Toshihiko AKIBA, Hiromi SHIGIHARA, Kei YAJIMA