Patents by Inventor Yoshinori Deguchi

Yoshinori Deguchi 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: 20150076709
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a circuit region where a circuit element is formed, a multilayer wiring layer that is formed on the substrate and composed of a plurality of wiring layers and a plurality of via layers that are laminated, and an electrode pad that is formed on the multilayer wiring layer. An interlayer insulating film is formed in a region of a first wiring layer that is a top layer of the plurality of wiring layers, in the region the electrode pad and the first circuit region overlapping each other in a planar view of the electrode pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Ryo Mori, Kazuki Fukuoka, Naozumi Morino, Yoshinori Deguchi
  • Patent number: 8945953
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including a step of testing every one of through-electrodes. A second probe test is conducted to check an electrical coupling state between a plurality of copper post bumps formed on the side of the surface of a wafer and electrically coupled to a metal layer and a plurality of bumps formed on the side of the back surface of the wafer and electrically coupled to the metal layer (also another metal layer) via a plurality of through-electrodes by probing to each of the bumps on the side of the back surface while short-circuiting between the copper post bumps (electrodes). By this test, conduction between the bumps (electrodes) on the back surface side is checked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Akio Hasebe, Naohiro Makihira, Bunji Yasumura, Mitsuyuki Kubo, Fumikazu Takei, Yoshinori Deguchi
  • Patent number: 8896129
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a circuit region where a circuit element is formed, a multilayer wiring layer that is formed on the substrate and composed of a plurality of wiring layers and a plurality of via layers that are laminated, and an electrode pad that is formed on the multilayer wiring layer. An interlayer insulating film is formed in a region of a first wiring layer that is a top layer of the plurality of wiring layers, in the region the electrode pad and the first circuit region overlapping each other in a planar view of the electrode pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Mori, Kazuki Fukuoka, Naozumi Morino, Yoshinori Deguchi
  • Publication number: 20140287541
    Abstract: To improve the assemblability of a semiconductor device. When a memory chip is mounted over a logic chip, a recognition range including a recognition mark formed at a back surface of the logic chip is imaged and a shape of the recognition range is recognized, alignment of a plurality of bumps of the logic chip and a plurality of projection electrodes of the above-described memory chip is performed based on a result of the recognition, and the above-described memory chip is mounted over the logic chip. At this time, the shape of the recognition range is different from any portion of an array shape of the bumps, as a result, the recognition mark in the shape of the recognition range can be reliably recognized, and alignment of the bumps of the logic chip and the projection electrodes of the above-described memory chip is performed with high accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Bunji Yasumura, Yoshinori Deguchi, Fumikazu Takei, Akio Hasebe, Naohiro Makihira, Mitsuyuki Kubo
  • Publication number: 20140179032
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including a step of testing every one of through-electrodes. A second probe test is conducted to check an electrical coupling state between a plurality of copper post bumps formed on the side of the surface of a wafer and electrically coupled to a metal layer and a plurality of bumps formed on the side of the back surface of the wafer and electrically coupled to the metal layer (also another metal layer) via a plurality of through-electrodes by probing to each of the bumps on the side of the back surface while short-circuiting between the copper post bumps (electrodes). By this test, conduction between the bumps (electrodes) on the back surface side is checked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Akio Hasebe, Naohiro Makihira, Bunji Yasumura, Mitsuyuki Kubo, Fumikazu Takei, Yoshinori Deguchi
  • Publication number: 20130256906
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a circuit region where a circuit element is formed, a multilayer wiring layer that is formed on the substrate and composed of a plurality of wiring layers and a plurality of via layers that are laminated, and an electrode pad that is formed on the multilayer wiring layer. An interlayer insulating film is formed in a region of a first wiring layer that is a top layer of the plurality of wiring layers, in the region the electrode pad and the first circuit region overlapping each other in a planar view of the electrode pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Mori, Kazuki Fukuoka, Naozumi Morino, Yoshinori Deguchi
  • Patent number: 8178981
    Abstract: The present invention aims at offering the semiconductor device which can improve the strength to the stress generated with a bonding pad. In the semiconductor device concerning the present invention, a plurality of bonding pads are formed on a semiconductor chip. In each bonding pad, a plurality of second line-like metals are formed under the first metal formed using the wiring layer of the top layer. And a bonding pad is put in order and located along the long-side direction of a second metal to achieve the above objects. That is, a bonding pad is put in order and located so that the long-side direction of a second metal and the arrangement direction of a bonding pad may become in the same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Teruaki Kanzaki, Yoshinori Deguchi, Kazunobu Miki
  • Publication number: 20100155960
    Abstract: The present invention aims at offering the semiconductor device which can improve the strength to the stress generated with a bonding pad. In the semiconductor device concerning the present invention, a plurality of bonding pads are formed on a semiconductor chip. In each bonding pad, a plurality of second line-like metals are formed under the first metal formed using the wiring layer of the top layer. And a bonding pad is put in order and located along the long-side direction of a second metal to achieve the above objects. That is, a bonding pad is put in order and located so that the long-side direction of a second metal and the arrangement direction of a bonding pad may become in the same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: Renesas Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Teruaki KANZAKI, Yoshinori Deguchi, Kazunobu Miki
  • Patent number: 7701063
    Abstract: The present invention aims at offering the semiconductor device which can improve the strength to the stress generated with a bonding pad. In the semiconductor device concerning the present invention, a plurality of bonding pads are formed on a semiconductor chip. In each bonding pad, a plurality of second line-like metals are formed under the first metal formed using the wiring layer of the top layer. And a bonding pad is put in order and located along the long-side direction of a second metal to achieve the above objects. That is, a bonding pad is put in order and located so that the long-side direction of a second metal and the arrangement direction of a bonding pad may become in the same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Teruaki Kanzaki, Yoshinori Deguchi, Kazunobu Miki
  • Patent number: 7534629
    Abstract: By using a membrane probe formed by using a manufacturing technique for semiconductor integrated circuit devices, the yield of probing collectively performed on a plurality of chips is to be enhanced. A probe card is formed by using a plurality of pushers, each pusher being formed of a POGO pin insulator, POGO pins, an FPC connector, a membrane probe HMS, an impact easing sheet, an impact easing plate, a chip condenser YRS and so on, wherein one or two POGO pins press a plurality of metal films arranged like islands. One or more cuts are made into what matches the chip to be tested in the area of the membrane probe in a direction substantially parallel to the extending direction of wiring electrically connected to probes formed in the membrane probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Teruo Shoji, Akio Hasebe, Yoshinori Deguchi, Motoji Murakami, Masayoshi Okamoto, Yasunori Narizuka, Susumu Kasukabe
  • Patent number: 7423439
    Abstract: In a prove card comprising: a probe sheet having a contact terminal contacting with an electrode provided on a wafer, a wiring led from the contact terminal, and an electrode electrically connected to the wiring; and a multilayered wiring substrate having an electrode electrically connected to the electrode of the probe sheet, wherein a contact between the contact terminal and the electrode of the wafer is established by one or more adhesion holder for pressing, from the backside of a terminal group of the terminal contacts, the terminal group via a press block with a spring to contact with the electrode pad. A device in which the probe sheet is attached to the adhesion holder and a plurality of chips are tested simultaneously by combining the adhesion holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Susumu Kasukabe, Teruo Shoji, Akio Hasebe, Yoshinori Deguchi, Yasunori Narizuka
  • Patent number: 7276923
    Abstract: A semiconductor device test probe having a tip portion for being urged against an electrode pad of an integrated semiconductor device to establish an electrical contact against the electrode pad for testing functions of the semiconductor device. The spherical tip portion has a radius of curvature r expressed by 9t?r?35t where r is the radius of curvature of the spherical surface and t is the thickness of the electrode pad. The tip portion may have a first curved surface substantially positioned in the direction of slippage of the probe when the probe is urged against the electrode pad and slipped relative to the electrode pad and a second curved surface opposite to the first curved surface. The first curved surface has a radius of curvature of from 7 ?m to 30 ?m and larger than that of the second curved surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Megumi Takemoto, Shigeki Maekawa, Yoshihiro Kashiba, Yoshinori Deguchi, Kazunobu Miki
  • Patent number: 7274195
    Abstract: A semiconductor device test probe having a tip portion for being urged against an electrode pad of an integrated semiconductor device to establish an electrical contact against the electrode pad for testing functions of the semiconductor device. The spherical tip portion has a radius of curvature r expressed by 9t?r?35t, where r is the radius of curvature of the spherical surface and t is the thickness of the electrode pad. The tip portion may have a first curved surface substantially positioned in the direction of slippage of the probe when the probe is urged against the electrode pad and slipped relative to the electrode pad and a second curved surface opposite to the first curved surface. The first curved surface has a radius of curvature of from 7 ?m to 30 ?m and larger than that of the second curved surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Megumi Takemoto, Shigeki Maekawa, Yoshihiro Kashiba, Yoshinori Deguchi, Kazunobu Miki
  • Publication number: 20070182001
    Abstract: The present invention aims at offering the semiconductor device which can improve the strength to the stress generated with a bonding pad. In the semiconductor device concerning the present invention, a plurality of bonding pads are formed on a semiconductor chip. In each bonding pad, a plurality of second line-like metals are formed under the first metal formed using the wiring layer of the top layer. And a bonding pad is put in order and located along the long-side direction of a second metal to achieve the above objects. That is, a bonding pad is put in order and located so that the long-side direction of a second metal and the arrangement direction of a bonding pad may become in the same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Teruaki Kanzaki, Yoshinori Deguchi, Kazunobu Miki
  • Publication number: 20070103178
    Abstract: In a prove card comprising: a probe sheet having a contact terminal contacting with an electrode provided on a wafer, a wiring led from the contact terminal, and an electrode electrically connected to the wiring; and a multilayered wiring substrate having an electrode electrically connected to the electrode of the probe sheet, wherein a contact between the contact terminal and the electrode of the wafer is established by one or more adhesion holder for pressing, from the backside of a terminal group of the terminal contacts, the terminal group via a press block with a spring to contact with the electrode pad. A device in which the probe sheet is attached to the adhesion holder and a plurality of chips are tested simultaneously by combining the adhesion holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Susumu Kasukabe, Teruo Shoji, Akio Hasebe, Yoshinori Deguchi, Yasunori Narizuka
  • Publication number: 20060281222
    Abstract: By using a membrane probe formed by using a manufacturing technique for semiconductor integrated circuit devices, the yield of probing collectively performed on a plurality of chips is to be enhanced. A probe card is formed by using a plurality of pushers, each pusher being formed of a POGO pin insulator, POGO pins, an FPC connector, a membrane probe HMS, an impact easing sheet, an impact easing plate, a chip condenser YRS and so on, wherein one or two POGO pins press a plurality of metal films arranged like islands. One or more cuts are made into what matches the chip to be tested in the area of the membrane probe in a direction substantially parallel to the extending direction of wiring electrically connected to probes formed in the membrane probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Teruo Shoji, Akio Hasebe, Yoshinori Deguchi, Motoji Murakami, Masayoshi Okamoto, Yasunori Narizuka
  • Publication number: 20060038575
    Abstract: A semiconductor device test probe having a tip portion for being urged against an electrode pad of an integrated semiconductor device to establish an electrical contact against the electrode pad for testing functions of the semiconductor device. The spherical tip portion has a radius of curvature r expressed by 9t?r?35t where r is the radius of curvature of the spherical surface and t is the thickness of the electrode pad. The tip portion may have a first curved surface substantially positioned in the direction of slippage of the probe when the probe is urged against the electrode pad and slipped relative to the electrode pad and a second curved surface opposite to the first curved surface. The first curved surface has a radius of curvature of from 7 ?m to 30 ?m and larger than that of the second curved surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Megumi Takemoto, Shigeki Maekawa, Yoshihiro Kashiba, Yoshinori Deguchi, Kazunobu Miri
  • Publication number: 20050189955
    Abstract: A semiconductor device test probe having a tip portion for being urged against an electrode pad of an integrated semiconductor device to establish an electrical contact against the electrode pad for testing functions of the semiconductor device. The spherical tip portion has a radius of curvature r expressed by 9t?r?35t, where r is the radius of curvature of the spherical surface and t is the thickness of the electrode pad. The tip portion may have a first curved surface substantially positioned in the direction of slippage of the probe when the probe is urged against the electrode pad and slipped relative to the electrode pad and a second curved surface opposite to the first curved surface. The first curved surface has a radius of curvature of from 7 ?m to 30 ?m and larger than that of the second curved surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2003
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Megumi Takemoto, Shigeki Maekawa, Yoshihiro Kashiba, Yoshinori Deguchi, Kazunobu Miki
  • Publication number: 20050007134
    Abstract: A probe card has a tip portion of a probe needle having a flat shape and an area of 78.5 ?m2 or larger. The probe card also has load setting means for setting a load to the tip portion to be 80 kgf/mm2 or lower when the tip portion is pressed against an electrode pad, and intersection angle setting means for setting an intersection angle of a plane of the electrode pad with a plane of the tip portion to be 2° or smaller when the tip portion is pressed against the electrode pad. With this, a probe card that decreases damage to an electrode pad and an interlayer insulation film of a lower layer, suppresses generation of a crack and enables highly reliable testing of a semiconductor device can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventor: Yoshinori Deguchi
  • Patent number: 6727714
    Abstract: A probe card has an offset substrate electrically connected between a probe card substrate and an interposer substrate with solders. It is possible to secure the thickness of the interposer substrate plus the thickness of the offset substrate for the depth of the positioning holes of the probe needles, which results in the improved positioning accuracy of the probe needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Deguchi