Patents by Inventor Yuto KURIHARA

Yuto KURIHARA 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: 12325901
    Abstract: There is provided an Al wiring material which suppresses a chip crack and achieves thermal shock resistance while suppressing lowering of a yield at the time of manufacture. The Al wiring material contains at least Sc and Zr so as to satisfy 0.01?x1?0.5 and 0.01?x2?0.3 where x1 is a content of Sc [% by weight] and x2 is a content of Zr [% by weight], with the balance comprising Al.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignees: NIPPON MICROMETAL CORPORATION, NIPPON STEEL Chemical & Material Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuto Kurihara, Ryo Oishi, Motoki Eto, Daizo Oda, Tetsuya Oyamada, Yuya Suto, Tomohiro Uno
  • Publication number: 20240312946
    Abstract: To provide an Al bonding wire for semiconductor devices that stably exhibits a favorable bonding strength at a second bonded part. An Al bonding wire for semiconductor devices containing equal to or larger than 0.01 mass % and smaller than 0.8 mass % of one or more of Sc, Zr, and Mg in total, wherein, as a result of measuring a crystal orientation on a cross-section parallel to a wire axis direction including a wire axis of the bonding wire, 10 an orientation ratio of a <100> crystal orientation angled at 15 degrees or less to the wire axis direction is equal to or higher than 30% and equal to or lower than 90%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Tetsuya OYAMADA, Yuya SUTO, Tomohiro UNO, Daizo ODA, Ryo OISHI, Yuto KURIHARA
  • Publication number: 20240110262
    Abstract: There is provided an Al wiring material which can achieve sufficient bond reliability of bonded parts in a high-temperature environment at the time when a semiconductor device operates. The Al wiring material containing one or more of Pd and Pt so as to satisfy 3?x1a?90 or 10?x1b?250, and 3?(x1a+x1b)?300, where x1a and x1b are respectively a content of Pd [mass ppm] and a content of Pt [mass ppm], with the balance comprising Al, and an average crystal grain diameter on a cross-section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the Al wiring material is 3 to 35 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Tomohiro UNO, Yuya SUTO, Tetsuya OYAMADA, Daizo ODA, Yuto KURIHARA, Motoki ETO
  • Publication number: 20240105668
    Abstract: There is provided a novel Al wiring material that achieves both of a suppression of chip damage and a thermal shock resistance. In aspect 1, the Al wiring material includes an Al core material and an Al coating layer formed on a surface of the Al core material, and satisfies 1.2?H1h/H1s where H1h is a Vickers hardness of the Al core material (Hv) and H1s is a Vickers hardness of the Al coating layer (Hv). In aspect 2, the Al wiring material includes an Al core material and an Al coating layer formed on a surface of the Al core material, and satisfies 1.2?H2h/H2s where H2s is a Vickers hardness of the Al core material (Hv) and H2h is a Vickers hardness of the Al coating layer (Hv).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Yuto KURIHARA, Daizo ODA, Motoki ETO, Ryo OISHI, Tetsuya OYAMADA, Tomohiro UNO
  • Publication number: 20240071978
    Abstract: To provide an Al bonding wire exhibiting a favorable high-temperature and high-humidity service life in a high-temperature and high-humidity environment required for next-generation vehicle-mounted power devices. The Al bonding wire for semiconductor devices containing equal to or larger than 3 mass ppm and equal to or smaller than 500 mass ppm of one or more of Pd and Pt in total, in which, as a result of measuring a crystal orientation on a cross section parallel to a wire axis direction including a wire axis of the bonding wire, an orientation ratio of a <100> crystal orientation angled at 15 degrees or less to the wire axis direction is equal to or higher than 30% and equal to or lower than 90%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Yuya SUTO, Tomohiro UNO, Tetsuya OYAMADA, Daizo ODA, Motoki ETO, Yuto KURIHARA
  • Publication number: 20230302584
    Abstract: There is provided a novel Al wiring material that achieves a favorable high-temperature reliability as well as a favorable workability and bondability during installation and connection to a device. The Al wiring material contains Mg and Si so as to satisfy 0.05?x1a?2.5, 0.02?x1b?1, and 0.1?(x1a+x1b)?3 where x1a is a content of Mg [% by mass] and x1b is a content of Si [% by mass], and contains one or more selected from the group consisting of Sc, Er, Yb, Gd, Ce and Y so as to satisfy 0.001?x2?0.5 where x2 is a total content thereof [% by mass], with the balance comprising Al.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Tomohiro UNO, Tetsuya OYAMADA, Yuya SUTO, Daizo ODA, Yuto KURIHARA, Ryo OISHI
  • Publication number: 20230299037
    Abstract: There is provided a novel Al wiring material that suppresses an increase in cold strength and exhibits a favorable high-temperature reliability. The Al wiring material contains one or more selected from the group consisting of Er, Yb and Gd so as to satisfy 0.001?x1?0.6 where x1 is a total content thereof [% by mass], with the balance comprising Al.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Tomohiro UNO, Tetsuya OAMADA, Daizo ODA, Yuto KURIHARA, Ryo OISHI
  • Publication number: 20220341004
    Abstract: There is provided an Al wiring material which suppresses a chip crack and achieves thermal shock resistance while suppressing lowering of a yield at the time of manufacture. The Al wiring material contains at least Sc and Zr so as to satisfy 0.01?x1?0.5 and 0.01?x2?0.3 where x1 is a content of Sc [% by weight] and x2 is a content of Zr [% by weight], with the balance comprising Al.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Yuto KURIHARA, Ryo OISHI, Motoki ETO, Daizo ODA, Tetsuya OYAMADA, Yuya SUTO, Tomohiro UNO