With Outer Casing Or Housing Patents (Class 331/68)
  • Patent number: 11581273
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package includes a first circuit layer and an emitting device. The first circuit layer has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface and a lateral surface extending between the first surface and the second surface. The emitting device is disposed on the second surface of the first circuit layer. The emitting device has a first surface facing the second surface of the first circuit layer, a second surface opposite to the first surface and a lateral surface extending between the first surface and the second surface. The emitting device has a conductive pattern disposed on the second surface of the emitting device. The lateral surface of the emitting device and the lateral surface of the first circuit layer are discontinuous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventor: Meng-Wei Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11289600
    Abstract: Provided is a field effect transistor including a semiconductor layer, a gate electrode provided on a channel region in the semiconductor layer, and a channel adjusting member provided adjacent to the channel region on one surface of the semiconductor layer and overlapping the gate electrode on a plane. Here, the channel adjusting member provides a depletion layer in the channel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Byounggun Choi
  • Patent number: 11158615
    Abstract: In one example, a semiconductor device comprises a base assembly comprising a first substrate, a first device on a top surface of the first substrate, and a first encapsulant on the top surface of the first substrate and bounding a side surface of the first device. The semiconductor device further comprises a conductive pillar on the first substrate and in the first molding compound, wherein the conductive pillar comprises a non-conductive pillar core and a conductive pillar shell on the pillar core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Amkor Technology Singapore Holding Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: In Su Mok, Won Geol Lee, Il Bok Lee, Won Myoung Ki
  • Patent number: 11129284
    Abstract: A rigid flex printed circuit board (PCB), method of manufacture, and display system incorporating the same are described. In an embodiment, a rigid flex PCB includes a flexible area extending from an adjacent routing area that is thicker than the flexible area. A flexible inner core spans the flexible area and the adjacent routing area. Outer stack-up layers are on the flexible inner core in the adjacent routing area. A cavity is formed in the outer stack-up layers in the routing area and exposes the flexible inner core. In an embodiment, a display system including such a circuit board may include an electronic component mounted on the flexible inner core within the cavity, and a distal end of the flexible area is bonded to a display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Adjiwibawa, Shaowei Qin, Victor H. Yin, Wenyong Zhu, Steven M. Scardato
  • Patent number: 11056635
    Abstract: An electronic component housing package includes: a base section having a mounting section for an electronic component; a projecting part that is positioned on the base section and projects from the base section; a frame part that is positioned on the base section and surrounds the mounting section; a frame-shaped metalized layer that is positioned on the frame part; a plurality of external connection conductors that is positioned opposite the mounting section in the thickness direction; a connection conductor which is positioned on the projecting part and for connecting to the electronic component; and a wiring conductor that is connected to the connection conductor and that is led out to the base section. The thickness of the connection conductor gradually increases toward the wiring conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Motoki Fukushige, Keisuke Sawada
  • Patent number: 10910996
    Abstract: An oscillator includes a first container, a second container accommodated in the first container, a resonator element accommodated in the second container, a temperature sensor accommodated in the second container, a first circuit element that is accommodated in the second container and includes an oscillation circuit that causes the resonator element to oscillate so as to generate an oscillation signal on which temperature compensation is performed based on a detected temperature of the temperature sensor, and a second circuit element which is accommodated in the first container and includes a frequency control circuit that controls a frequency of the oscillation signal. The second container and the second circuit element are spaced from each other and are disposed to overlap each other in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Aoki, Ryuta Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 10594324
    Abstract: A circuit device includes an A/D converter that converts a temperature detection voltage from a temperature sensor unit to temperature detection data, and a digital signal processing circuit that executes a temperature compensation process based on the temperature detection data. The A/D converter, in an activation period, may execute a first A/D conversion process to obtain an initial value of the temperature detection data, and in a normal operation period, may execute a second A/D conversion process based on the initial value to obtain the temperature detection data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shinnosuke Kano
  • Patent number: 10361675
    Abstract: A rectangular quartz crystal blank having long sides substantially parallel to a Z? axis of the quartz crystal blank, and short sides substantially parallel to an X axis of the quartz crystal blank. The quartz crystal blank includes a center region, a second region and a third region that are adjacent to the center region along a long-side direction, and a fourth region and a fifth region that are adjacent to the first region along a short-side direction. A thickness of the second region and a thickness of the third region are smaller than a thickness of the first region, and/or a thickness of the fourth region and a thickness of the fifth region are smaller than a thickness of the first region, and 25.90?W/T?27.17, where W is a length of a short side and T is a thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Hiroaki Kaida, Masaru Asai
  • Patent number: 10187010
    Abstract: In a crystal resonator, a resonator element is installed in a package via a first bonding member and a second bonding member, and when viewed from above, a distance between a first bonding center and a second bonding center is set to be L1, and a length of a perpendicular line drawn to a virtual line which connects the first bonding center and the second bonding center from the resonation area center is set to be L2, a relationship expressed by 0<L1/L2?0.97 is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Naohisa Obata
  • Patent number: 9634672
    Abstract: A semiconductor circuit device includes an oscillation circuit, an output circuit that receives a signal output from an oscillation circuit and outputs an oscillation signal, a temperature sensing element, a characteristic adjustment circuit that adjusts characteristics of the oscillation circuit on the basis of a signal output from the temperature sensing element, and a first connection terminal that is electrically connected to the output circuit and via which the oscillation signal is output, in which a distance between the output circuit and the first connection terminal is shorter than a distance between the temperature sensing element and the first connection terminal in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takehiro Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9432026
    Abstract: A temperature-compensated piezoelectric oscillator as an oscillator includes a piezoelectric resonator incorporating a resonator element, an electronic component (IC) as a circuit element having a function of driving the resonator element and a thermosensor, and a wiring board provided with a conductor film, and the piezoelectric resonator element and the electronic component (IC) are disposed side by side in an area where the conductor film is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Owaki, Hideyuki Kanno
  • Patent number: 9391259
    Abstract: To provide a piezoelectric vibrating piece capable of preventing short circuit at the time of mounting caused by miniaturization. In a piezoelectric vibrating piece having a support arm portion provided with mount electrodes between a pair of vibrating arm portions, a layout wiring connected to the first mount electrode on the base end side of the support arm portion is formed on a mount surface, and at least a layout wiring passing the vicinity of the first mount electrode in the layout wirings connected to the second mount electrode on the tip side of the support arm portion is formed on an opposite mount surface side, thereby preventing short circuit of a conductive adhesive for bonding the first mount electrode to an electrode on the package side with respect to the layout wiring on the second mount electrode side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SII CRYSTAL TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventor: Masanori Tamura
  • Patent number: 9252779
    Abstract: A semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes: an oscillator; a semiconductor chip that includes an oscillation circuit connected to the oscillator, a timer circuit that generates a timing signal of a frequency according to a oscillation frequency of the oscillation circuit, and a frequency correction section that corrects a frequency of the timing signal based on temperature data; and a discrete device that includes at least one of a temperature sensing device that detects a peripheral temperature, that supplies the detected temperature as temperature data to the frequency correction section, and that is provided as a separate body to the semiconductor chip, or a capacitor that is electrically connected to both the oscillator and the oscillation circuit and that is provided as a separate body to the semiconductor chip, wherein the oscillator, the semiconductor chip and the discrete device are contained within a single package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: LAPIS SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yosuke Iwasa
  • Patent number: 9129886
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor wafer; a piezoelectric resonator formed on the wafer, and an active circuit also formed on the wafer. The active circuit (e.g., a frequency divider) is electrically connected to the piezoelectric resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Stuart M. Jacobsen, Sridhar Ramaswamy, William Robert Krenik
  • Patent number: 9077346
    Abstract: An oscillator according to the disclosure includes a crystal unit, an IC chip, an adhesive agent flow prevention film, and a lead frame. The lead frame is disposed in a peripheral area of the pair of crystal terminals and the IC chip in an approximately same surface as the one surface of the flat container of the crystal unit. The lead frame includes a wiring part that is connected to an IC terminal of the IC chip by a bonding wire and is buried in the resin mold, and a mounting terminal forming portion that extends from the wiring part and is folded along an outside of the resin mold in a back surface that is another surface side opposite to the one surface of the crystal unit so as to form a mounting terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Fumio Asamura
  • Patent number: 9041476
    Abstract: A crystal controlled oscillator includes a crystal package and an IC chip board that includes an IC chip integrating an oscillator circuit. The crystal package includes a first container, a crystal resonator, a lid body, and an external terminal at an outer bottom surface of the first bottom wall layer of the first container. The IC chip integrates an oscillator circuit disposed at an outer bottom surface of the first bottom wall layer of the crystal package. The oscillator circuit connects to the lower side excitation electrode of the crystal resonator from the external terminal to an input side with high impedance. The oscillator circuit connects to the upper side excitation electrode to an output side with low impedance. The upper side excitation electrode is a shielding electrode of the crystal resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Fumio Asamura
  • Patent number: 8988155
    Abstract: An oscillator device includes: a structural layer extending over a first side of a semiconductor substrate; a semiconductor cap set on the structural layer; a coupling region extending between and hermetically sealing the structural layer and the cap and forming a cavity within the oscillator device; first and second conductive paths extending between the substrate and the structural layer; first and second conductive pads housed in the cavity and electrically coupled to first terminal portions of the first and second conductive paths by first and second connection regions, respectively, which extend through and are insulated from the structural layer; a piezoelectric resonator having first and second ends electrically coupled, respectively, to the first and second conductive pads, and extending in the cavity; and third and fourth conductive pads positioned outside the cavity and electrically coupled to second terminal portions of the first and second conductive paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Giorgio Allegato, Paolo Ferrari, Laura Maria Castoldi, Benedetto Vigna
  • Patent number: 8941444
    Abstract: A crystal oscillator is configured by accommodating a crystal blank that functions as a crystal unit and an IC chip that includes at least an oscillator circuit using the crystal blank into a container in an integrated manner. In the IC chip, the oscillator circuit is connected to the crystal unit via a pair of crystal connecting terminals, an output from the oscillator circuit is supplied to a plurality of output buffers. In relation to the crystal connecting terminal having a phase opposite to that of an output from the on/off controllable output buffer, an output terminal of this output buffer is disposed farther than an output terminal of the output buffer that is not subjected to the on/off control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fumio Asamura
  • Patent number: 8941445
    Abstract: A piezoelectric module includes a piezoelectric package and a circuit component package. The piezoelectric module includes a thermoset resin with solder particles interposed between a whole circumference of the opening end surface of the second depressed portion including the plurality of connecting terminals of the circuit component package and the outer bottom surface of the first depressed portion of the piezoelectric package. The plurality of external terminals of the piezoelectric package and the plurality of connecting terminals of the circuit component package are electrically connected by metal bonding. The whole circumference of the opening end surface of the second depressed portion of the circuit component package and the outer bottom surface of the first depressed portion of the piezoelectric package are bonded by melting and hardening of the thermoset resin that constitutes the thermoset resin with solder particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidenori Harima, Fumio Asamura
  • Publication number: 20140361842
    Abstract: A dual-mode crystal oscillator includes a single AT-cut quartz crystal piece, a package, and an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes an oscillation circuit configured to cause the AT-cut quartz crystal piece to oscillate at a frequency in the MHz band, a dividing circuit configured to divide the frequency in the MHz band to generate a frequency of 32.768 kHz, a selection circuit configured to select one of a pause state where the frequency in the MHz band is not output and an active state where the frequency in the MHz band is output. The mounting surface includes three electrodes arranged in a direction along the long side and two electrodes arranged in a direction along the short side. The electrode to output the frequency of 32.768 kHz and the electrode to output the frequency in the MHz band are arranged not adjacent to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: WEN JEN CHEN, CHISATO ISHIMARU
  • Patent number: 8890628
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package having reduced form factor and a method for forming said semiconductor device are disclosed. In an embodiment, an active die is embedded within a cavity in the core layer of the package substrate, wherein an in-situ electromagnetic shield is formed on the sidewalls of the cavity. In another embodiment, a crystal oscillator is at least partially embedded within the core layer of the package substrate. In another embodiment, a package having a component embedded in the core layer is mounted on a PCB, and a crystal oscillator generating a clock frequency for the package is mounted on the PCB. By embedding components within the core or removing components from the package to be mounted directly on the PCB, the x, y, and z dimensions of a package may be reduced. In addition, in-situ electromagnetic shield may reduce EM noise emitted from the active die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Vijay K. Nair, Dale A. Hackitt, Carlton E. Hanna
  • Patent number: 8890631
    Abstract: A crystal oscillator and manufacturing method thereof are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Lexvu Opto Microelectronics Technology (Shanghai) Ltd
    Inventor: Jianhong Mao
  • Patent number: 8836436
    Abstract: An oscillator assembly which, in one embodiment, is an ovenized crystal oscillator assembly including an enclosure defined by a base and a lid which is seated on the base. The components of the oscillator assembly are supported by the base and located under the lid. The base and the lid together define an interior oven and are both preferably made of an insulative thermoplastic material to maximize the heat retention and oven performance of the oscillator assembly. In one embodiment, the lid and the base incorporate a clip for securing the lid to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: CTS Corporation
    Inventors: James L. Stolpman, James H. Pinson
  • Publication number: 20140232477
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a package substrate; an integrated circuit chip formed on one surface of the package substrate; and a sealed quartz oscillator formed on at least one of an inside, one surface, and the other surface of the package substrate, wherein the sealed quartz oscillator includes a substrate, a quartz blank formed on one surface of the substrate, and a sealing cap covering at least one surface of the quartz blank and including metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Jae-Jin Park, Hee-Seok Lee, Ji-Hwan Hyun, Kang-Yeop Choo
  • Patent number: 8810322
    Abstract: A wideband frequency generator has two or more oscillators for different frequency bands, disposed on the same die within a flip chip package. Coupling between inductors of the two oscillators is reduced by placing one inductor on the die and the other inductor on the package, separating the inductors by a solder bump diameter. The loosely coupled inductors allow manipulation of the LC tank circuit of one of the oscillators to increase the bandwidth of the other oscillator, and vice versa. Preventing undesirable mode of oscillation in one of the oscillators may be achieved by loading the LC tank circuit of the other oscillator with a large capacitance, such as the entire capacitance of the coarse tuning bank of the other oscillator. Preventing the undesirable mode may also be achieved by decreasing the quality factor of the other oscillator's LC tank and thereby increasing the losses in the tank circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Rajagopalan Rangarajan, Chinmaya Mishra, Maulin Bhagat, Zhang Jin
  • Publication number: 20140218121
    Abstract: A surface mount device-type low-profile oscillator is provided. A main surface of an IC chip unit is joined to a bottom surface where the external terminals of a crystal unit section are formed. An integrated circuit portion includes a circuit forming, together with the crystal unit of the crystal unit section, an oscillator circuit on the main surface of the IC chip unit, and IC terminals formed with a plurality of IC electrode terminals, and two connection terminals connecting the external terminals of the crystal unit section are provided. The IC electrode terminals and mounting terminals are electrically connected with electrical columns provided in via holes penetrating in the direction of thickness of a silicon plate of a bare chip. The crystal unit section and the IC chip unit are joined with an anisotropic conductive adhesive applied to the main surface of the IC chip unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: FUMIO ASAMURA
  • Patent number: 8760231
    Abstract: A piezoelectric device includes an integrated circuit (IC) chip and a piezoelectric resonator element, a part of the piezoelectric resonator element being disposed so as to overlap with a part of the IC chip when viewed in plan. The IC chip includes: an inner pad disposed on an active face and in an area where is overlapped with the piezoelectric resonator when viewed in plan; an insulating layer formed on the active face; a relocation pad disposed on the insulating layer and in an area other than a part where is overlapped with the piezoelectric resonator element, the relocation pad being coupled to an end part of a first wire; and a second wire electrically coupling the inner pad and the relocation pad, the second wire having a relocation wire and a connector that penetrates the insulating layer, the relocation wire being disposed between the insulating layer and the active face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuhiko Shimodaira
  • Patent number: 8754718
    Abstract: A piezoelectric device includes an insulating substrate, a piezoelectric vibration device that is mounted on a device mounting pad, a metal lid member that seals the piezoelectric vibration device in an airtight manner, an external pad that is arranged outside the insulating substrate, an oscillation circuit, a temperature compensation circuit, and a temperature sensor. The lid member and the temperature sensor or the lid member and the IC component are connected to each other so as to be heat-transferable, and a heat transfer member having thermal conductivity higher than that of the material of the insulating substrate is additionally included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kyo Horie
  • Publication number: 20140152392
    Abstract: A temperature-compensated piezoelectric oscillator as an oscillator includes a piezoelectric resonator incorporating a resonator element, an electronic component (IC) as a circuit element having a function of driving the resonator element and a thermosensor, and a wiring board provided with a conductor film, and the piezoelectric resonator element and the electronic component (IC) are disposed side by side in an area where the conductor film is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Owaki, Hideyuki Kanno
  • Patent number: 8729967
    Abstract: There are provided a surface-mounted crystal oscillator and a manufacturing method thereof which can realize miniaturization, improve quality, reduce a manufacturing cost, and enhance productivity. According to the surface-mounted crystal oscillator and the manufacturing method thereof, through terminals and of AgPd are formed on wall surfaces of through holes formed at corner portions of a rectangular ceramic substrate, a metal electrode of a support electrode lower portion of AgPd which is connected to the through terminal and forms a lower layer of a support electrode is formed on a front side of the substrate, the support electrode which holds a crystal piece is formed on the support electrode lower layer portion by using Ag, and a cover is mounted on an insulating film formed on the inner side of the periphery of the substrate and effect airtight sealing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masashi Sato
  • Patent number: 8717108
    Abstract: A coaxial resonator device includes a substrate including a chip-and-wire circuit. A resonator is coupled to the substrate using a conductive epoxy. A system includes a resonator device. The resonator device includes a housing having one or more connectors, a resonator coupled to the housing a conductive epoxy, and a chip-and-wire circuit connecting the resonator to the one or more connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Paul G. Rosadiuk, Walid M. Al-Bondak, Bruce A. Igawa, Bryce Smith
  • Patent number: 8710935
    Abstract: A method of forming a physics package for an atomic sensor comprises providing an expendable support structure having a three-dimensional configuration, providing a plurality of optical panels, and assembling the optical panels on the expendable support structure such that edges of adjacent panels are aligned with each other. The edges of adjacent panels are sealed together to form a physics block having a multifaced geometric configuration. The expendable support structure is then removed while leaving the physics block intact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Christina Marie Schober, Terry Dean Stark, Delmer L. Smith, James A. Vescera
  • Patent number: 8710931
    Abstract: A piezoelectric device and a fabricating method thereof are provided. Variation of output frequency is suppressed by forming an organic resin to protect an IC chip that is mounted in a cavity of a container body, and damage that may occur to the IC chip during the mounting process is prevented. The piezoelectric device includes a container body, a crystal resonator, an IC chip and a cover body. A surface of the IC chip, which is a mounting surface for mounting to the container body, has bumps thereon for connecting to terminal pads of a circuit wiring pattern configured on a bottom surface of a bottom cavity of the container body, and the other surface of the IC chip has an insulating protective sheet adhered and fixed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidenori Harima
  • Patent number: 8686803
    Abstract: A crystal device includes; a base, a framed crystal vibrating blank in which a mesa section is formed on an upper face end bonded to a seal path on an upper surface of the base via a low melting point glass layer or a resin adhesive layer, and a lid bonded to a seal path on an upper surface of the framed crystal vibrating blank via a low melting point glass layer or a resin adhesive layer. A pillow made of low melting point glass or a resin adhesive that suppresses vibration amplitude at the time of a drop impact of the framed crystal vibrating blank is formed on a rear surface of the lid simultaneously with the low melting point glass layer or the resin adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takumi Ariji, Masakazu Harada, Takehiro Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20140085014
    Abstract: A method of forming a physics package for an atomic sensor comprises providing an expendable support structure having a three-dimensional configuration, providing a plurality of optical panels, and assembling the optical panels on the expendable support structure such that edges of adjacent panels are aligned with each other. The edges of adjacent panels are sealed together to form a physics block having a multifaced geometric configuration. The expendable support structure is then removed while leaving the physics block intact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Christina Marie Schober, Terry Dean Stark, Delmer L. Smith, James A. Vescera
  • Patent number: 8669819
    Abstract: An electronic component package sealing member that can be used as a first sealing member in an electronic component package in which an electrode of an electronic component element is hermetically sealed with the first sealing member and a second sealing member arranged so as to oppose each other, includes: a through hole that passes through a substrate of the electronic component package sealing member; an internal electrode that is formed on a face of the substrate opposing the second sealing member; an external electrode that is formed on a face of the substrate opposite the opposing face; and a through electrode that is formed on an inner side face of the through hole electrically connecting the internal electrode and the external electrode. In the electronic component package sealing member, at least one open face of the through hole is sealed with a resin material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Daishinku Corporation
    Inventor: Naoki Kohda
  • Publication number: 20140062607
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package having reduced form factor and a method for forming said semiconductor device are disclosed. In an embodiment, an active die is embedded within a cavity in the core layer of the package substrate, wherein an in-situ electromagnetic shield is formed on the sidewalls of the cavity. In another embodiment, a crystal oscillator is at least partially embedded within the core layer of the package substrate. In another embodiment, a package having a component embedded in the core layer is mounted on a PCB, and a crystal oscillator generating a clock frequency for the package is mounted on the PCB. By embedding components within the core or removing components from the package to be mounted directly on the PCB, the x, y, and z dimensions of a package may be reduced. In addition, in-situ electromagnetic shield may reduce EM noise emitted from the active die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Vijay K. Nair, Dale A. Hackitt, Carlton E. Hanna
  • Publication number: 20140035685
    Abstract: A resonator device includes a base substrate having a fixation section to be attached to a mounting board and a free end, a resonator element having one end connected to a connection section located on the free end side of the base substrate, and a lid member adapted to airtightly seal the resonator element in a space between the lid member and the base substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Seiichi Chiba
  • Publication number: 20140022024
    Abstract: A resonator element includes a base section, at least one pair of vibrating arms protruding from the base section, a support arm protruding from the base section, and a first through hole provided to the support arm, and penetrating the support arm in a thickness direction, and is fixed to an object via an adhesive entering the first through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Akinori Yamada, Shuhei Yoshida, Masaru Mikami
  • Patent number: 8614607
    Abstract: A piezoelectric vibration element includes: a piezoelectric substrate; excitation electrodes that are arranged so as to face each other on both principal faces of the piezoelectric substrate; drawn-out electrodes; and pads. The piezoelectric substrate includes an excitation portion that is located at the center and a peripheral portion that is thin-walled to be thinner than the thickness of the excitation portion and is disposed on a peripheral edge thereof. The pads have support areas that fix the piezoelectric substrate to a support member at positions of the piezoelectric substrate corresponding to corner portions. The excitation electrodes are formed over the excitation portion and a vibration area that is at least a part of the peripheral portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson
    Inventors: Toshihiro Il, Matsutaro Naito
  • Patent number: 8576020
    Abstract: A crystal oscillator with improved tolerance to radiation such as X-rays includes: a container body; a quartz crystal blank accommodated in a first recess formed on one main surface of the container body and hermetically encapsulated in the first recess by a metal cover; and an IC chip that integrates electronic circuits including at least an oscillator circuit using the crystal blank and is accommodated in the second recess formed on the other main surface of the container body. The IC chip is fixed to the bottom surface of the second recess by flip-chip bonding such that a circuit formation plane of the IC chip is opposed to the bottom surface of the second recess. A radiation protective film is formed on the main surface other than the circuit formation plane of the IC chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fumio Asamura
  • Publication number: 20130285754
    Abstract: The present invention provides a TSV-based oscillator WLP structure and a method for fabricating the same. The method of the present invention comprises steps: providing a silicon base having an oscillator unit disposed thereon; forming on the silicon base at least one package ring surrounding the oscillator unit; and disposing a silicon cap on the package ring to envelop the oscillator unit. The present invention adopts a cap and a base, which are made of the same material, to effectively overcome the problem of thermal stress occurring in a conventional sandwich package structure. Further, the present invention elaborately designs the wiring on the lower surface of the base to reduce the package size and decrease consumption of noble metals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: TXC CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHI-CHUNG CHANG, CHIH-HUNG CHIU, YEN-CHI CHEN, KUAN-NENG CHEN, JIAN-YU SHIH
  • Patent number: 8570110
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a surface mount oscillator that can suppress a change with the lapse of time in frequency characteristics. A surface mount type crystal unit 1 includes: a framed crystal plate 2 in which an oscillating part 6 having a first excitation electrode 5a and a second excitation electrode 5b on opposite principal surfaces thereof is surrounded by a frame 7, and the oscillating part 6 and the frame 7 are connected by connecting parts 8a and 8b; a base 3; and a cover 4. The surface mount type crystal unit 1 has such a configuration that a first metal film 17 is formed in one area of two areas formed by dividing the principal surface of the frame 7 facing the base 3 at two positions around a circumferential direction of the frame 7, and a second metal film 18 is formed in the other area. The first metal film 17 is electrically connected to the first excitation electrode 5a, and the second metal film 18 is electrically connected to the second excitation electrode 5b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuichi Mizusawa
  • Patent number: 8558627
    Abstract: Provided is a surface mount crystal oscillator and a substrate sheet to prevent a decrease in a frequency variable amount by reducing electrostatic capacitance of the crystal oscillator. The surface mount crystal oscillator and the substrate sheet are each configured such that one end of a crystal holding terminal is connected to a corner terminal, and another end of the crystal holding terminal is formed from a center of a short side to be shorter than the one end so as to form an area in which no pattern is formed, and a pattern of a GND terminal is formed on that portion of a rear surface of a substrate which is opposed to the area in which no pattern is formed, so that the pattern (a crystal-mounted pattern) of the crystal holding terminal and the pattern of the GND terminal are not opposed to each other across the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masashi Sato
  • Patent number: 8552805
    Abstract: A piezoelectric vibrator includes a tuning fork type piezoelectric vibrating reed including a pair of vibration arm portions; a package that accommodates the piezoelectric vibrating reed; and a getter material that is formed along the longitudinal direction of the vibration arm portion in an inner portion of the package, wherein a cross-sectional area of a middle portion of the getter material adjacent to a center portion of the longitudinal direction of the vibration arm portion is greater than that of an end portion of the getter material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventor: Junya Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20130257549
    Abstract: A crystal controlled oscillator includes a crystal package and an IC chip board that includes an IC chip integrating an oscillator circuit. The crystal package includes a first container, a crystal resonator, a lid body, and an external terminal at an outer bottom surface of the first bottom wall layer of the first container. The IC chip integrates an oscillator circuit disposed at an outer bottom surface of the first bottom wall layer of the crystal package. The oscillator circuit connects to the lower side excitation electrode of the crystal resonator from the external terminal to an input side with high impedance. The oscillator circuit connects to the upper side excitation electrode to an output side with low impedance. The upper side excitation electrode is a shielding electrode of the crystal resonator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: FUMIO ASAMURA
  • Patent number: 8547180
    Abstract: A package is configured to accommodate a piezoelectric element. The package includes a guide part having a plurality of spaces into which electrodes of the piezoelectric element is inserted, respectively. The plurality of spaces of the guide part are separated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Hajime Kubota, Masayuki Itoh, Masakazu Kishi
  • Patent number: 8542070
    Abstract: There are provided a piezoelectric vibrator capable of suppressing vibration leakage while securing mounting strength of a piezoelectric vibrating reed and an oscillator, an electronic apparatus, and a radio-controlled timepiece each using the piezoelectric vibrator. The piezoelectric vibrator includes: a package that accommodates a piezoelectric vibrating reed; and a bump that mounts the base portion of the piezoelectric vibrating reed on a package. The bump includes a plurality of main bumps which is arranged in a line in the width direction of the base portion so as to be bonded to the base portion; and an auxiliary bump which is bonded to the base portion in an area between the main bumps disposed at both ends in the width direction of the base portion and an area between the main bumps and base ends of the vibrating arms in the longitudinal direction of the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventor: Junya Fukuda
  • Patent number: 8525607
    Abstract: A crystal oscillator having a plurality of quartz crystals that are manufactured so that the directional orientation of the acceleration sensitivity vector is essentially the same for each crystal. This enables convenient mounting of the crystals to a circuit assembly with consistent alignment of the acceleration vectors. The crystals are aligned with the acceleration vectors in an essentially anti-parallel relationship and can be coupled to the oscillator circuit in either a series or parallel arrangement. Mounting the crystals in this manner substantially cancels the acceleration sensitivity of the composite resonator and oscillator, rendering it less sensitive to vibrational forces and shock events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Greenray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Fry, Wayne Bolton, John Esterline
  • Patent number: 8525600
    Abstract: A protective assembly that is adapted to provide temperature isolation for an electronic device is disclosed. The assembly includes a housing having a cavity with a top surface and at least one side surface. The housing is configured to accept an electronic device having a top and a bottom in the cavity with the top of the electronic device proximate to the top surface of the cavity. The housing is further configured to maintain a vacuum within the cavity. The assembly includes at least one support disposed within the cavity. The at least one support is configured to contact the housing only at a first point proximate to the top surface of the cavity and contact the electronic device only at a second point that is proximate to the bottom of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Robert S. Vendryes, Ericka Sleight, Donald L. Davis, Jerome Chang, Jack L. Mix, Ronald Dammann