Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Sano

Tsutomu Sano 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: 11756918
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a plurality of third terminals on a substrate. Memory chips are stacked on the substrate in an offset manner. Each memory chip has first pads, second pads, and third pads thereon. A first bonding wire is electrically connected to the first terminal and physically connected to a first pad of each memory chip. A second bonding wire is electrically connected to the second terminal and physically connected to a second pad of each memory chip. A third bonding wire electrically connects one third terminal to a third pad on each memory chip. A fourth bonding wire is connected to the first bonding wire at a first pad on a first memory chip of the stack and another first pad on the first memory chip. The fourth bonding wire straddles over the second bonding wire and the third bonding wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Sano, Kazuya Maruyama, Satoru Takaku, Nobuhito Suzuya
  • Patent number: 11749634
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a wire extending between the first electrode and the second electrode. The wire includes a first conductor in contact with the first electrode and the second electrode, and a second conductor that is provided inside the first conductor and has no contact with the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya Maruyama, Tsutomu Sano, Junichi Saijo
  • Patent number: 11398449
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip having an electrode pad, a terminal having a terminal pad, and a bonding wire. The bonding wire includes a first end portion, a first bonded portion bonded to the electrode pad, a loop portion extending between the semiconductor chip and the terminal, and a second bonded portion bonded to the terminal pad. The second bonded portion is a wedge bonded portion comprising a second end portion of the bonding wire opposite to the first end portion. A length of the first bonded portion in the first direction is greater than a length of the second bonded portion in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya Maruyama, Tsutomu Sano
  • Publication number: 20210288019
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip having an electrode pad, a terminal having a terminal pad, and a bonding wire. The bonding wire includes a first end portion, a first bonded portion bonded to the electrode pad, a loop portion extending between the semiconductor chip and the terminal, and a second bonded portion bonded to the terminal pad. The second bonded portion is a wedge bonded portion comprising a second end portion of the bonding wire opposite to the first end portion. A length of the first bonded portion in the first direction is greater than a length of the second bonded portion in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Kazuya MARUYAMA, Tsutomu SANO
  • Publication number: 20210288018
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a plurality of third terminals on a substrate. Memory chips are stacked on the substrate in an offset manner. Each memory chip has first pads, second pads, and third pads thereon. A first bonding wire is electrically connected to the first terminal and physically connected to a first pad of each memory chip. A second bonding wire is electrically connected to the second terminal and physically connected to a second pad of each memory chip. A third bonding wire electrically connects one third terminal to a third pad on each memory chip. A fourth bonding wire is connected to the first bonding wire at a first pad on a first memory chip of the stack and another first pad on the first memory chip. The fourth bonding wire straddles over the second bonding wire and the third bonding wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Tsutomu SANO, Kazuya MARUYAMA, Satoru TAKAKU, Nobuhito SUZUYA
  • Publication number: 20210210457
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a wire extending between the first electrode and the second electrode. The wire includes a first conductor in contact with the first electrode and the second electrode, and a second conductor that is provided inside the first conductor and has no contact with the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya MARUYAMA, Tsutomu SANO, Junichi SAIJO
  • Publication number: 20190326248
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of an embodiment includes a substrate including a semiconductor element, a first electrode on the substrate and electrically connected to the semiconductor element, a second electrode on the substrate and electrically connected to the semiconductor element, and a terminal spaced from the first electrode, the substrate, and the second electrode. A first bonding wire has a first bonding portion bonded to the second electrode at a first end and a second bonding portion bonded to the terminal at a second end. A second bonding wire has a third bonding portion bonded to the second electrode at a first end and a fourth bonding portion bonded to the terminal at a second end. Each of the first and second bonding wires comprise copper and have a diameter less than or equal to 100 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Masahiko HORI, Hiroshi SHIBATA, Tsutomu SANO, Kazuya MARUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20150171840
    Abstract: A latch circuit includes a node configured to store a logic state indicating a value 1 or 0, a detection circuit configured to detect an inversion of the logic state at the node, and a switching circuit configured to switch, when the inversion of the logic state is detected, an output path that outputs the logic state at the node to another path that outputs an original logic state before the inversion of the logic state is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventor: Tsutomu Sano
  • Patent number: 8190178
    Abstract: In a case where a cellular phone exists outside a WOS system service area, the cellular phone receives a not-connectable signal and an audio message from a mobile switching controller. The cellular phone conducts disconnection processing with the not-connectable signal as a turning point. Moreover, the cellular phone stores an extension number and converts a dedicated special number into an external number for retransmission, thus establishing connection to a PBX. After the reception of a connection-accepted signal and an automatic exchange answer message from the PBX, the cellular phone automatically transmits the stored extension number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michio Iguchi, Arata Nakagoshi, Ichiro Kohashi, Tsutomu Sano
  • Patent number: 8144971
    Abstract: The pattern matching processing system includes: a recognition pattern-storage unit which stores a first image data obtained by picking up an image of at least a portion of a lead frame or a substrate of a first object and the second image data obtained by picking up an image of at least a portion of a lead frame of a second object that is different from the first object, respectively, and also stores one of the first image data and the second image data as an ordinary recognition pattern, and the other as an auxiliary recognition pattern; and a recognition unit, which recognizes input image data by a first pattern matching with the ordinary recognition pattern stored in the recognition pattern-storage unit, and also carries out the second pattern matching with the auxiliary recognition pattern when an error is caused in the first pattern matching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Tsutomu Sano
  • Publication number: 20110062216
    Abstract: A bonding apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores bonding conditions of a ball; a detection unit that detects a first position on a Z axis of a capillary with the ball coming into contact with a semiconductor element and detects a second position on the Z axis of the capillary when the ball at the tip end of the capillary is bonded to the semiconductor element; a calculation unit that calculates a collapse amount of the ball which is a difference between the first position and the second position detected by the detection unit and a bonding time and calculates a collapse amount of the ball for a predetermined period; and a first adjustment unit that adjusts the bonding conditions when the collapse amount of the ball for a predetermined period is outside a predetermined numerical range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsutomu SANO
  • Patent number: 7834465
    Abstract: In a technique connecting between bonding pads of semiconductor chips, contact between wires is prevented. A semiconductor device of the present embodiment is provided with a semiconductor chip 1 in which a plurality of bonding pads 3 are arranged in line, a semiconductor chip 2 in which a plurality of bonding pads 4 are arranged in line substantially parallel to the plurality of bonding pads 3, and a plurality of wires 7 which connect the bonding pads 3 to the bonding pads 4 respectively. At least one of the wires 7 is bended with respect to a reference straight line S which passes through the bonding pad 3 and the bonding pad 4 which are connected by the wire 7. The bended wire is extended out from the bonding pad 4 in a certain direction in which a distance between the bended wire and an adjacent wire which is adjacent to the bended wire is larger than a distance between the reference straight line of the bended wire and the reference straight line of the adjacent wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: NEC Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Tsutomu Sano
  • Publication number: 20100113071
    Abstract: In a case where a cellular phone exists outside a WOS system service area, the cellular phone receives a not-connectable signal and an audio message from a mobile switching controller. The cellular phone conducts disconnection processing with the not-connectable signal as a turning point. Moreover, the cellular phone stores an extension number and converts a dedicated special number into an external number for retransmission, thus establishing connection to a PBX. After the reception of a connection-accepted signal and an automatic exchange answer message from the PBX, the cellular phone automatically transmits the stored extension number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Hitachi Communication Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michio IGUCHI, Arata Nakagoshi, Ichiro Kohashi, Tsutomu Sano
  • Publication number: 20090232386
    Abstract: The pattern matching processing system includes: a recognition pattern-storage unit which stores a first image data obtained by picking up an image of at least a portion of a lead frame or a substrate of a first object and the second image data obtained by picking up an image of at least a portion of a lead frame of a second object that is different from the first object, respectively, and also stores one of the first image data and the second image data as an ordinary recognition pattern, and the other as an auxiliary recognition pattern; and a recognition unit, which recognizes input image data by a first pattern matching with the ordinary recognition pattern stored in the recognition pattern-storage unit, and also carries out the second pattern matching with the auxiliary recognition pattern when an error is caused in the first pattern matching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: NEC Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Tsutomu Sano
  • Publication number: 20090072416
    Abstract: In a technique connecting between bonding pads of semiconductor chips, contact between wires is prevented. A semiconductor device of the present embodiment is provided with a semiconductor chip 1 in which a plurality of bonding pads 3 are arranged in line, a semiconductor chip 2 in which a plurality of bonding pads 4 are arranged in line substantially parallel to the plurality of bonding pads 3, and a plurality of wires 7 which connect the bonding pads 3 to the bonding pads 4 respectively. At least one of the wires 7 is bended with respect to a reference straight line S which passes through the bonding pad 3 and the bonding pad 4 which are connected by the wire 7. The bended wire is extended out from the bonding pad 4 in a certain direction in which a distance between the bended wire and an adjacent wire which is adjacent to the bended wire is larger than a distance between the reference straight line of the bended wire and the reference straight line of the adjacent wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: NEC Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Tsutomu Sano
  • Publication number: 20070135158
    Abstract: In a case where a cellular phone exists outside a WOS system service area, the cellular phone receives a not-connectable signal and an audio message from a mobile switching controller. The cellular phone conducts disconnection processing with the not-connectable signal as a tuning point. Moreover, the cellular phone stores an extension number and converts a dedicated special number into an external number for retransmission, thus establishing connection to a PBX. After the reception of a connection-accepted signal and an automatic exchange answer message from the PBX, the cellular phone automatically transmits the stored extension number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Michio Iguchi, Arata Nakagoshi, Ichiro Kohashi, Tsutomu Sano
  • Patent number: 6980977
    Abstract: An information delivery system having a service section; a plurality of nodes connected to the service section through a network and allocated with specific addresses that are unique within the network; and terminal devices for system users connected to the service section and the plurality of nodes through the network; wherein the service section acquires profile data of each node user through each node and analyzes the person profile data in order to mediate between each node user and each system user according to the profile data to help exchange information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignees: Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Internode INC
    Inventors: Tetsuo Hoshi, Joji Murakami, Masahiro Ibaragi, Kazuya Kubo, Jun Murai, Masaki Minami, Takeo Kuwabara, Masaaki Yonezawa, Tsutomu Sano
  • Publication number: 20020083043
    Abstract: An information delivery system having a service section; a plurality of nodes connected to the service section through a network and allocated with specific addresses that are unique within the network; and terminal devices for system users connected to the service section and the plurality of nodes through the network; wherein the service section acquires profile data of each node user through each node and analyzes the person profile data in order to mediate between each node user and each system user according to the profile data to help exchange information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Tetsuo Hoshi, Joji Murakami, Masahiro Ibaragi, Kazuya Kubo, Jun Murai, Masaki Minami, Takeo Kuwabara, Masaaki Yonezawa, Tsutomu Sano
  • Patent number: 5030080
    Abstract: An apparatus for supplying a resin material to molds of a resin press molding machine includes a supply cylinder for supplying the resin material to the molds, resin material charge hopper mounted to the supply cylinder, a plunger for extruding the resin material within the supply cylinder, a drive device for moving forward and backward the plunger in an axial direction, an opening and closing device for opening and closing an opening of a fore end of the supply cylinder, and a die positioned between the opening and closing device and the molds to form the resin material into a predetermined shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Fukuda, Hiroaki Kondo, Tsutomu Sano, Kazuyuki Kajiyama, Naoki Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 4982815
    Abstract: An elevator apparatus includes an electric motor for driving the elevator apparatus, an elevator cage adapted to be lifted or lowered by the electric motor, a brake device for holding and retaining an elevator driving system, including the electric motor, and a malfunction detecting device responsive to the application of a torque to a retainer section of the brake device during the lifting or lowering of the elevator cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1991
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru Arabori, Hideaki Takahashi, Yoshio Sakai, Tsutomu Sano, Masao Nakazato, Masakatsu Tanaka, Katutaro Masuda, Mitsuo Saito, Yuji Toda