Patents by Inventor Toshimasa Tsuda

Toshimasa Tsuda 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: 10507552
    Abstract: A solder material includes an alloy of at least five elements including Sn, Cu, Sb, and In, and 20 mass % or less of Ag. The solidus temperature of the solder material is higher than 290° C., the liquidus temperature of the solder material is 379° C. or less and is higher than the solidus temperature, and the temperature difference between the liquidus temperature and the solidus temperature is 70° C. or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshimasa Tsuda, Kenichi Kikuchi, Tomotaka Kuroda, Daisuke Nishiyama, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Makoto Hatano, Hiroya Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20180079036
    Abstract: A solder material includes 25 to 45 mass % of Sn, 30 to 40 mass % of Sb, 3 to 8 mass % of Cu, 25 mass % or less of Ag, and 1.3 to 6 mass % of In.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshimasa TSUDA, Daisuke NISHIYAMA, Makoto HATANO, Kei OZAKI, Tomohisa HARADA
  • Publication number: 20170288123
    Abstract: A lead-out wiring, which is connected to a comb-shaped electrode formed on a principal surface of a piezoelectric substrate and is disposed to extend to an outer edge of the piezoelectric substrate an outer surrounding wall layer, which is arranged surrounding an outer periphery of the piezoelectric substrate including the lead-out wiring and forms a hollow portion that serves as an operation space for the comb-shaped electrode, and a top board, which bridges the outer surrounding wall layer to seal the hollow portion, are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto HATANO, Kenichi KIKUCHI, Hiroyuki SASAKI, Toshimasa TSUDA
  • Publication number: 20160226466
    Abstract: A solder material includes an alloy of at least five elements including Sn, Cu, Sb, and In, and 20 mass % or less of Ag. The solidus temperature of the solder material is higher than 290° C., the liquidus temperature of the solder material is 379° C. or less and is higher than the solidus temperature, and the temperature difference between the liquidus temperature and the solidus temperature is 70° C. or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: TOSHIMASA TSUDA, KENICHI KIKUCHI, TOMOTAKA KURODA, DAISUKE NISHIYAMA, HIROYUKI SASAKI, MAKOTO HATANO, HIROYA ISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 9264016
    Abstract: A piezoelectric component includes a piezoelectric element that includes: a piezoelectric plate; a comb-shaped electrode and an input/output electrode on a principal surface of the piezoelectric plate; a cover layer disposed above the comb-shaped electrode; and a rib to form a void between the comb-shaped electrode and the cover layer. The cover layer includes a photosensitive thermosetting resin in which translucent filler is contained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshimasa Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20140132368
    Abstract: A piezoelectric component includes a piezoelectric element that includes: a piezoelectric plate; a comb-shaped electrode and an input/output electrode on a principal surface of the piezoelectric plate; a cover layer disposed above the comb-shaped electrode; and a rib to form a void between the comb-shaped electrode and the cover layer. The cover layer includes a photosensitive thermosetting resin in which translucent filler is contained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshimasa Tsuda
  • Patent number: 8692440
    Abstract: A manufacturing method, which realizes general versatility of an external connection terminal by reducing deterioration of characteristics and a decrease in yield rate of a piezoelectric device in an external connection terminal forming process, and a piezoelectric device manufactured by this method are provided. Before a piezoelectric device is sealed together with a ceiling layer to form a package, an electrode structure serving as an external connection terminal is provided beforehand on a substrate mounted with a key area of the device, and after formation of the key area of the device, the piezoelectric device is sealed and packaged together with the ceiling layer. The piezoelectric device of the present invention can accommodate a three-dimensional structure by providing a rewiring layer on a principal surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshimasa Tsuda
  • Patent number: 8547183
    Abstract: There is provided a voltage controlled oscillator that is compact and can be manufactured at low cost. The voltage controlled oscillator is structured to include: a resonance part including a variable capacitance element and an inductance element, the variable capacitance element having a capacitance that varies according to a control voltage for frequency control input from an external part, and a series resonant frequency of the resonance part being adjusted according to the capacitance; an amplifying part amplifying a frequency signal from the resonance part; and a feedback part including a capacitance element for feedback and feeding the frequency signal amplified by the amplifying part back to the resonance part to form an oscillation loop together with the amplifying part and the resonance part, wherein the amplifying part is provided in an integrated circuit chip, and the resonance part and the capacitance element for feedback are formed as circuit components separate from the integrated circuit chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichiro Yamakawa, Kazuo Akaike, Mikio Takano, Hiroshi Hoshigami, Kenji Kawahata, Kietsu Saito, Yasushi Yamamoto, Tatsunori Onzuka, Toshimasa Tsuda, Susumu Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 8471441
    Abstract: A piezoelectric component including a piezoelectric device having wiring electrodes disposed adjacent to a comb electrode and an insulation layer formed on an upper surface of a piezoelectric section. A rewiring layer is formed on an upper surface of the insulation layer and a protective film layer covers the entire upper surface of the rewiring layer excluding the comb electrode. An outer periphery wall section is formed by laminating a photosensitive resin film onto the protective film layer and a ceiling section is formed by laminating the photosensitive resin film onto top openings of the outer periphery wall section. Electrode posts are formed so as to pass through the outer periphery wall section and the ceiling section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshimasa Tsuda
  • Patent number: 8416028
    Abstract: To provide a voltage controlled oscillator having small size and capable of obtaining a low phase noise characteristic over a large span of adjustable range of frequency. A quartz crystal having a characteristic (dielectric loss tangent: tan ?) better than that of fluorocarbon resin, LTCC or the like conventionally used as a substrate of a resonance part, and on which a fine pattern of metal film can be formed through a photolithography method, is used as a quartz-crystal substrate, and a conductive line is formed on the quartz-crystal substrate to form an inductance element in the resonance part. Accordingly, since the resonance part having a high Q value can be formed, it is possible to obtain a voltage controlled oscillator having small size and low loss over a wide frequency range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichiro Yamakawa, Kazuo Akaike, Tatsunori Onzuka, Toshimasa Tsuda, Mikio Takano, Yasushi Yamamoto, Susumu Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 8332995
    Abstract: A piezoelectric component manufacturing method is provided. The method includes preparing an integrated piezoelectric substrate, and forming comb-shaped electrodes and wiring electrodes having element wiring connecting to the comb-shape electrodes on a primary surface of the piezoelectric substrate, forming an SiO2 layer, performing a characteristics inspection on the piezoelectric substrate and marking defective piezoelectric elements, coating said SiO2 layer surface with photosensitive resin, and then exposing and developing to form an insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshimasa Tsuda
  • Patent number: 8289093
    Abstract: To provide a voltage controlled oscillator capable of being treated as a lumped constant circuit, having small size and capable of obtaining an oscillation frequency in a high frequency band. A resonance part in a voltage controlled oscillator has variable capacitance elements whose electrostatic capacitance varies in accordance with a control voltage for frequency control input from the outside and an inductance element, an amplifying part amplifies a frequency signal from the resonance part, and a feedback part, having feedback capacitance elements, forms an oscillation loop together with the amplifying part and the resonance part by making the frequency signal amplified in the amplifying part to be fed back to the resonance part. Further, the resonance part and the feedback part are provided on a quartz-crystal substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshimasa Tsuda, Tatsunori Onzuka, Kenji Kawahata, Hiroshi Hoshigami, Ryouichi Fujiyama
  • Patent number: 8283989
    Abstract: There is provided a voltage controlled oscillator using a Colpitts circuit capable of suppressing deterioration (decrease) in variable range (adjustable range) of an output frequency due to the influence of an inductance component on a conductive line, which connects a connection point between two capacitors of a feedback part and an emitter of a transistor. In a VCO using a Colpitts circuit, with respect to capacitors 22, 23 of a feedback part 2, a first feedback capacitance element (capacitor) 22 is disposed so as to directly couple a terminal for base (connection part 7) and a terminal for emitter on a base substrate 5, to which a terminal part 8 (T1) extending from a base of a transistor 21 and a terminal part 8 (T2) extending from an emitter of the transistor 21 are fitted, respectively, and a second feedback capacitance element (capacitor) 23 is disposed so as to directly couple the terminal for emitter and the terminal for grounding (ground electrode 51).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsunori Onzuka, Junichiro Yamakawa, Toshimasa Tsuda, Kenji Kawahata, Hiroshi Hoshigami
  • Publication number: 20120248933
    Abstract: A manufacturing method, which realizes general versatility of an external connection terminal by reducing deterioration of characteristics and a decrease in yield rate of a piezoelectric device in an external connection terminal forming process, and a piezoelectric device manufactured by this method are provided. Before a piezoelectric device is sealed together with a ceiling layer to form a package, an electrode structure serving as an external connection terminal is provided beforehand on a substrate mounted with a key area of the device, and after formation of the key area of the device, the piezoelectric device is sealed and packaged together with the ceiling layer. The piezoelectric device of the present invention can accommodate a three-dimensional structure by providing a rewiring layer on a principal surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshimasa TSUDA
  • Patent number: 8264128
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to economically manufacture a piezoelectric component having superior molding pressure resistance and reduced height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshimasa Tsuda
  • Patent number: 8230563
    Abstract: A method for forming a piezoelectric component includes forming a plurality of sets of first piezoelectric elements having comb-shaped electrodes and wiring electrodes on a principal surface of a piezoelectric substrate base material, forming a protective film, a seed layer, and terminal electrodes, and removing the seed layer by etching. The method further includes preparing another piezoelectric substrate and performing resin-sealing by laminating a photosensitive resin film onto a principal surface side of the piezoelectric substrate base material. Cu electroplating is performed upon the terminal electrodes, and the piezoelectric substrate base material is cut along dicing lines to obtain individual piezoelectric components. The piezoelectric component includes a first piezoelectric element and a plurality of second piezoelectric elements with the second piezoelectric elements sealed by a resin seal layer such that a hollow section is formed between opposing principal surfaces thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshimasa Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20110214265
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to; miniaturize, increase the capacity, and reduce the price of piezoelectric components. The present invention relates to a piezoelectric component and a manufacturing method thereof, characterized in that: there are bonded and laminated at least two or more piezoelectric elements in which comb-teeth electrodes, wiring electrodes having element wirings that are arranged adjacent to the comb-teeth electrodes, and electrode terminals connected to the wiring electrodes, are formed on a principal surface of a plurality of piezoelectric substrates, while forming hollow sections between the respective piezoelectric elements; through electrodes are formed in the respective piezoelectric substrates so as to pass therethrough; the through electrodes are connected to the electrode terminals; and the piezoelectric substrates are sealed by a resin sealing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshimasa Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20110180311
    Abstract: A solder material with favorable mechanical properties and high corrosion resistance is provided. The solder material is not apt to be melted in a re-heating process after the soldering process is performed. The solder material includes first solder powder, Cu powder, and a flux. The first solder powder contains Cu, Si, Ti, and Sn. Here, Cu accounts for 7 wt %˜9 wt %, Si accounts for 0.001 wt %˜0.05 wt %, Ti accounts for 0.001 wt %˜0.05 wt %, and the rest is Sn. The Cu powder is coated by Ag. The flux is mixed with the first solder powder and the Cu powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: TOSHIMASA TSUDA, MITSUO HORI
  • Publication number: 20110080226
    Abstract: To provide a voltage controlled oscillator having small size and capable of obtaining a low phase noise characteristic over a large span of adjustable range of frequency. A quartz crystal having a characteristic (dielectric loss tangent: tan ?) better than that of fluorocarbon resin, LTCC or the like conventionally used as a substrate of a resonance part 1, and on which a fine pattern of metal film can be formed through a photolithography method, is used as a quartz-crystal substrate 10, and a conductive line is formed on the quartz-crystal substrate 10 to form an inductance element 11 in the resonance part 1. Accordingly, since the resonance part 1 having a high Q value can be formed, it is possible to obtain a voltage controlled oscillator having small size and low loss over a wide frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichiro Yamakawa, Kazuo Akaike, Tatsunori Onzuka, Toshimasa Tsuda, Mikio Takano, Yasushi Yamamoto, Susumu Yoshimoto
  • Publication number: 20110080228
    Abstract: To provide a voltage controlled oscillator capable of being treated as a lumped constant circuit, having small size and capable of obtaining an oscillation frequency in a high frequency band. A resonance part 1 in a voltage controlled oscillator has variable capacitance elements 13, 14 whose electrostatic capacitance varies in accordance with a control voltage for frequency control input from the outside and an inductance element 11, an amplifying part 21 amplifies a frequency signal from the resonance part 1, and a feedback part 2, having feedback capacitance elements 22, 23, forms an oscillation loop together with the amplifying part 21 and the resonance part 1 by making the frequency signal amplified in the amplifying part 21 to be fed back to the resonance part 1. Further, the resonance part 1 and the feedback part 2 are provided on a quartz-crystal substrate 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Toshimasa Tsuda, Tatsunori Onzuka, Kenji Kawahata, Hiroshi Hoshigami, Ryouichi Fujiyama