Patents by Inventor Yoshimasa YOSHIOKA

Yoshimasa YOSHIOKA 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: 11948726
    Abstract: An inductor component comprising a main body part including a magnetic layer containing a resin and a metal magnetic powder contained in the resin; an inductor wiring disposed in the main body part; an external terminal exposed from the main body part; and a lead-out wiring electrically connecting the inductor wiring and the external terminal. Also, an outer surface of the external terminal includes a concave part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Yoshioka, Shinji Otani, Hiroki Imaeda
  • Patent number: 11942262
    Abstract: In an inductor component, an inductor wire is in an element body and extends on a virtual flat plane passing inside the element body. A wire main body of the inductor wire has an oblong rectangular shape elongated in a length direction in the top view, and thus, a wire width perpendicular to the extending direction is constant. From each edge of the wire main body in a width direction, protrusions having an oblong rectangular shape in the top view protrude and extend, from a center of the wire main body in the extending direction of the wire main body, in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction, on both sides in the width direction of the wire main body, with the extending direction sandwiched between the protrusions. An area ratio of a protrusion area of the protrusions to an area of the wire main body is within 7.2%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Isamu Miyake, Yoshimasa Yoshioka
  • Patent number: 11935685
    Abstract: In an inductor component, a first magnetic layer thickness of the first magnetic layer as a measurement in the normal direction is smaller than a second magnetic layer thickness of the second magnetic layer as a measurement in the normal direction. An inductor wiring thickness of the inductor wiring as a measurement in the normal direction is from larger than 0.5 times a vertical wiring thickness of the vertical wiring as a measurement in the normal direction to smaller than 1.5 times the vertical wiring thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Yoshioka, Kouji Yamauchi, Riku Kanemoto, Katsufumi Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20240079188
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a capacitor element, an inductor element connected electrically to the capacitor element, and an interlayer-insulation layer between the capacitor and inductor elements. The interlayer-insulation layer has a first principal surface, a second principal surface, and a via hole through the interlayer-insulation layer between the first and second principal surfaces. The capacitor element is at a side of the second principal surface of the interlayer-insulation layer and includes a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a dielectric layer interposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. The inductor element is at a side of the first principal surface of the interlayer-insulation layer and includes an inductor wire that has an inductor portion disposed on the first principal surface and also has a via portion through the via hole to connect the inductor portion to the second electrode layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuichiro TOMINAGA, Takashi KOMIYAMA, Keisuke KUNIMORI, Yoshimasa YOSHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20240064902
    Abstract: A DC/DC converter component has a reduced mounting area and includes an inductor component; a semiconductor integrated circuit including a switch circuit connected to the inductor component, and a control circuit that controls the switch circuit; and a package substrate, to which the semiconductor integrated circuit is mounted, having a mounting face that opposes an other substrate when the package substrate is mounted to the other substrate. The inductor component includes an element body, and a plurality of inductor wiring lines, each extending in the element body and in parallel with a main face of the element body. A value of inductance of a second inductor wiring line is 10% or more greater than a value of inductance of a first inductor wiring line. The inductor component has a dimension equal to or less than 0.25 millimeters in a thickness direction, and is mounted to the package substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa YOSHIOKA, Kouji YAMAUCHI
  • Patent number: 11908606
    Abstract: An inductor array component including an element body and a first straight wiring line and a second straight wiring line that are arranged on the same plane inside the element body. The element body includes a first region that is located on a first side of the first straight wiring line or the second straight wiring line in a normal direction that is normal to the plane, a second region that is located on a second side of the first straight wiring line or the second straight wiring line in the normal direction that is normal to the plane, and a third region that is located between the first straight wiring line and the second straight wiring line. The greater one out of the magnetoresistance of the first region and the magnetoresistance of the second region is greater than or equal to the magnetoresistance of the third region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Yoshioka, Naoya Noo
  • Patent number: 11876449
    Abstract: An inductor component includes a composite body that includes a plurality of composite layers each including a composite material of an inorganic filler and a resin; and a plurality of spiral wires that each are stacked on the composite layer, the spiral wires each being covered with the other composite layer. The average particle diameter of the inorganic filler is equal to or smaller than 5 ?m, the wire pitch of the spiral wires is equal to or smaller than 10 ?m, and the interlayer pitch between adjacent spiral wires is equal to or smaller than 10 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akinori Hamada, Yoshimasa Yoshioka, Hayami Kudo, Shinji Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20240013970
    Abstract: An electronic component capable of improving connection reliability between a via conductor and a circuit pattern. An electronic component includes a circuit pattern; an insulating resin layer covering the circuit pattern; a via conductor provided inside the insulating resin layer and connected to the circuit pattern; and a wiring member connected to the circuit pattern via the via conductor. The via conductor and the wiring member are integrally formed, and in the via conductor, a diameter of an end portion on a side close to the circuit pattern is larger than a diameter of an end portion on a side close to the wiring member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuichiro TOMINAGA, Keisuke KUNIMORI, Yuuki KAWAKAMI, Yoshimasa YOSHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20230420180
    Abstract: An inductor array component includes a substantially flat plate-shaped main body including a magnetic layer having resin and metal magnetic powder contained in the resin, a first inductor wiring and a second inductor wiring disposed on the same plane in the main body and adjacent to each other, and a plurality of first vertical wirings extending in a first direction of a normal direction with respect to the plane so as to penetrate through inside of the main body and being exposed on a side of a first main surface of the main body. Also, the inductor array component includes a plurality of second vertical wirings extending in a second direction of the normal direction with respect to the plane so as to penetrate through the inside of the main body and being exposed on a side of a second main surface of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa YOSHIOKA, Akinori HAMADA
  • Publication number: 20230411067
    Abstract: In an electronic component including a circuit pattern embedded in an insulating layer, connection reliability between the circuit pattern and a wiring conductor outside the insulating layer is improved. An electronic component includes an insulating layer; a circuit pattern embedded in the insulating layer; a wiring conductor formed outside the insulating layer; and an interlayer connection portion that connects a circuit connection portion, which is a part of the circuit pattern, and the wiring conductor with an opening of the insulating layer interposed therebetween. In the circuit pattern, a thickness of a portion immediately below the interlayer connection portion of the circuit connection portion is larger than an average thickness of a portion other than the circuit connection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuki KAWAKAMI, Ryuichiro TOMINAGA, Keisuke KUNIMORI, Yoshimasa YOSHIOKA
  • Patent number: 11842842
    Abstract: An inductor component including a magnetic layer in which a magnetic metal powder is dispersedly present in a base material made of an insulation material and an inductor wiring line laminated on a surface of the magnetic layer. The inductor wiring line includes an anchor portion extending from a main face of the inductor wiring line on a side of the magnetic layer and covering a surface of the magnetic metal powder in the magnetic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Yoshioka, Hiroki Imaeda, Shinji Otani
  • Patent number: 11844177
    Abstract: A DC/DC converter component has a reduced mounting area and includes an inductor component; a semiconductor integrated circuit including a switch circuit connected to the inductor component, and a control circuit that controls the switch circuit; and a package substrate, to which the semiconductor integrated circuit is mounted, having a mounting face that opposes an other substrate when the package substrate is mounted to the other substrate. The inductor component includes an element body, and a plurality of inductor wiring lines, each extending in the element body and in parallel with a main face of the element body. A value of inductance of a second inductor wiring line is 10% or more greater than a value of inductance of a first inductor wiring line. The inductor component has a dimension equal to or less than 0.25 millimeters in a thickness direction, and is mounted to the package substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Yoshioka, Kouji Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20230395312
    Abstract: A passive component includes a body portion having a first main surface and a passive element at least a part of which is provided inside the body portion. The first main surface at least partially includes a flat surface made of an inorganic substance and having a surface roughness of equal to or less than 1/1000 of a thickness of the body portion in a direction orthogonal to the first main surface or equal to or less than 10 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshimasa YOSHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20230395580
    Abstract: A stacked semiconductor package includes a first substrate; a three-dimensional device stacked in a first direction with respect to the first substrate; and a first connection member for connecting the first substrate to the three-dimensional device. The three-dimensional device includes components, each of which includes a semiconductor integrated circuit component and a passive component stacked in the first direction. A first major surface, which faces the three-dimensional device, of the first substrate and a first major surface, which faces the first substrate, of the three-dimensional device are connected to each other with the first connection member interposed therebetween while being separated from each other. A first major surface, which faces the passive component, of the semiconductor integrated circuit component and a first major surface, which faces the semiconductor integrated circuit component, of the passive component each include a flat surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshimasa YOSHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20230395309
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a semiconductor substrate having a main surface and containing a semiconductor material, and a coil provided on the main surface and composed of a conductive material. The semiconductor substrate includes a low-resistance portion having a lower electrical resistance than a semiconductor composed of the semiconductor material. The coil is electrically connected to the low-resistance portion. An axial direction of the coil is parallel to the main surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa YOSHIOKA, Ryuichiro TOMINAGA, Takaaki MIZUNO, Toshiyuki NAKAISO
  • Publication number: 20230368964
    Abstract: An inductor component comprising a semiconductor substrate made from a semiconductor material, the semiconductor substrate having a main surface; and a first inductor wire extending through the interior of the semiconductor substrate along the main surface. The first inductor wire contains the semiconductor material. Also, the first inductor wire has an electrical resistance lower than that of the semiconductor substrate and is integrated with the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa YOSHIOKA, Yuuichi HIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11810706
    Abstract: An inductor component includes a base, an inductor device disposed in the base, and an external terminal serving as a line that is disposed on the base and that is electrically coupled to the inductor device. The external terminal includes a first metal film that is in contact with the base and that is electrically conductive, a second metal film disposed on a side of the first metal film opposite to the base, the second metal film having resistance to solder leaching, and a catalytic layer disposed between the first metal film and the second metal film. The first metal film includes a pore portion adjacent to the catalytic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Namiko Sasajima, Hiroki Imaeda, Masami Okado, Shinji Otani, Tomohiro Sunaga, Yoshimasa Yoshioka
  • Publication number: 20230352230
    Abstract: A coil component includes an insulating layer that has a main surface; and a circuit pattern that is embedded in the insulating layer and extends along the main surface. The circuit pattern includes a seed pattern that extends along the main surface within the circuit pattern, and in a cross section orthogonal to an extending direction of the circuit pattern, the circuit pattern has a part in which the number of seed patterns is two or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuki KAWAKAMI, Ryuichiro TOMINAGA, Keisuke KUNIMORI, Yoshimasa YOSHIOKA
  • Patent number: 11804325
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a composite body composed of a composite material of a resin and a magnetic metal powder and a metal film disposed on an outer surface of the composite body. The magnetic metal powder contains Fe. The metal film mainly contains Cu, further contains Fe, and is in contact with the resin and the magnetic metal powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Otani, Hiroki Imaeda, Namiko Sasajima, Tomohiro Sunaga, Masami Okado, Yoshimasa Yoshioka
  • Patent number: 11798727
    Abstract: An inductor component includes an inductor wiring line that extends in a plane, a magnetic layer that is formed of an organic resin containing a magnetic powder and that covers the inductor wiring line, and a nonmagnetic-body insulating layer that is formed of an organic resin containing an insulating nonmagnetic powder and that covers a principal surface of the magnetic layer. The inductor component further includes a close-contact layer that is located between the magnetic layer and the insulating layer and that contains the magnetic powder, the nonmagnetic powder, and an organic resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Yamauchi, Yoshimasa Yoshioka, Ryo Kudou