Patents by Inventor Toshio Yokouchi

Toshio Yokouchi 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: 8896132
    Abstract: An electronic device 1 has a first semiconductor substrate 2 on which a bonding projection section 42 is projected via an insulation film 41, a second semiconductor substrate 3 that is bonded by welding the bonding projection section 42 of the first semiconductor substrate 2 via conductive bonding material, a through hole 54 that is formed to penetrate the bonding projection section 42 and the insulation film 41 in a bonding direction, and a conduction wiring section 44 that is formed by the conductive bonding material filled in the through hole 54 at a time of bonding by welding and conducts the first semiconductor substrate 2 with the second semiconductor substrate 3 to have same electric potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Pioneer Micro Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Noda, Mitsuru Koarai, Toshio Yokouchi, Masahiro Ishimori
  • Patent number: 8592285
    Abstract: A method of bonding a semiconductor substrate has a step of pressurizing and heating to bond a substrate 11 with a substrate 12 by eutectic bonding in a state that an aluminum containing layer 31 and a germanium layer 32 between a bonding section 30a of the substrate 11 and a bonding section 30b of the substrate 21 are overlaid and an outer end 32a of the germanium layer 32 is receded inward with respect to an outer end 31a of the aluminum containing layer 31.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Pioneer Micro Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Noda, Toshio Yokouchi, Masahiro Ishimori
  • Publication number: 20130207277
    Abstract: An electronic device 1 has a first semiconductor substrate 2 on which a bonding projection section 42 is projected via an insulation film 41, a second semiconductor substrate 3 that is bonded by welding the bonding projection section 42 of the first semiconductor substrate 2 via conductive bonding material, a through hole 54 that is formed to penetrate the bonding projection section 42 and the insulation film 41 in a bonding direction, and a conduction wiring section 44 that is formed by the conductive bonding material filled in the through hole 54 at a time of bonding by welding and conducts the first semiconductor substrate 2 with the second semiconductor substrate 3 to have same electric potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicants: PIONEER MICRO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Noda, Mitsuru Koarai, Toshio Yokouchi, Masahiro Ishimori
  • Publication number: 20120319220
    Abstract: A method of bonding a semiconductor substrate having a substrate 11 formed with a MEMS sensor and a substrate 21 having a bonding portion 30b film-formed by contacting an aluminum containing layer 31 with a germanium layer 32 on either a front surface or a rear surface and formed with an integrated circuit that controls the MEMS sensor, either a front surface or a rear surface of the substrate 11 is put to contact directly on the bonding portion of the substrate 21 to bond by eutectic bonding with pressurization and heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicants: PIONEER MICRO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Noda, Toshio Yokouchi, Masahiro Ishimori
  • Publication number: 20120306032
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for bonding semiconductor substrates, wherein an eutectic alloy does run off the bonding surfaces during the eutectic bonding. Also disclosed is an MEMS device which is obtained by bonding semiconductor substrates by this method. Specifically, a substrate (11) and a substrate (21) are eutectically bonded with each other by pressing and heating the substrate (11) and the substrate (21), while interposing an aluminum-containing layer (31) and a germanium layer (32) between a bonding part (30a) of the substrate (11) and a bonding part (30b) of the substrate (21) in such a manner that the aluminum-containing layer (31) and the germanium layer (32) overlap each other, with an outer edge (32a) of the germanium layer (32) being inwardly set back from the an outer edge (31a) of the aluminum-containing layer (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicants: PIONEER MICRO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Noda, Toshio Yokouchi, Masahiro Ishimori
  • Publication number: 20120299128
    Abstract: A method of bonding a semiconductor substrate in which a first semiconductor substrate is bonded with a second semiconductor substrate by eutectic bonding with pressurization and heating, an aluminum containing layer primarily made of aluminum and a germanium layer in a polymer state being interposed between a bonding surface of the first semiconductor substrate and a bonding surface of the second semiconductor substrate, the method including a step of: setting a weight ratio of the germanium layer to an aluminum containing layer to be eutectic alloyed is between 27 wt % to 52 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicants: PIONEER MICRO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Noda, Toshio Yokouchi, Masahiro Ishimori