Patents by Inventor Mathias Wendt

Mathias Wendt 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: 11961820
    Abstract: A method for producing a connection between component parts and a component made of component parts are disclosed. In an embodiment, a includes providing a first component part having a first exposed insulation layer and a second component part having a second exposed insulation layer, wherein each of the insulation layers has at least one opening, joining together the first and second component parts such that the opening of the first insulation layer and the opening of the second insulation layer overlap in top view, wherein an Au layer and a Sn layer are arranged one above the other in at least one of the openings and melting the Au layer and the Sn layer to form an AuSn alloy, wherein the AuSn alloy forms a through-via after cooling electrically conductively connecting the first component part to the second component part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Simeon Katz, Mathias Wendt, Sophia Huppmann, Marcus Zenger, Jens Mueller
  • Patent number: 11842980
    Abstract: The method of producing an electronic component (100) comprises a step A) of providing a semiconductor chip (2) having an underside (20), having a plurality of contact pins (21), and having at least one positioning pin (25) protruding from the underside. The contact pins are adapted to electrically contact the semiconductor chip. The positioning pin narrows in the direction away from the underside and protrudes further from the underside than the contact pins. The semiconductor chip is placed on the connection carrier, with the contact pins each being inserted into a contact recess and the positioning pin being inserted into the positioning recess. The contact pins are immersed in the molten solder material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Mathias Wendt, Simeon Katz, Pascal Porten
  • Patent number: 11545369
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a lead frame; a semiconductor chip arranged above the lead frame; and a connection layer sequence arranged between the lead frame and the semiconductor chip, wherein the connection layer sequence includes a first intermetallic layer including gold and indium or gold, indium and tin, a second intermetallic layer including indium and a titanium compound, indium and nickel, indium and platinum or indium and titanium, and a third intermetallic layer including indium and gold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Mathias Wendt, Andreas Weimar
  • Publication number: 20220208715
    Abstract: In an embodiment a method includes providing a semiconductor chip, applying a solder metal layer sequence on the semiconductor chip, providing a substrate, applying a metallization layer sequence on the substrate, applying the semiconductor chip on the substrate via the solder metal layer sequence and the metallization layer sequence and heating the applied semiconductor chip on the substrate for fastening the semiconductor chip on the substrate, wherein the solder metal layer sequence includes a first metallic layer including an indium-tin alloy, a barrier layer arranged above the first metallic layer, and a second metallic layer having gold arranged between the barrier layer and the semiconductor chip, and wherein the indium-tin alloy has the following formula: InxSn1-x with 0.04?x?0.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Klaus Mueller, Andreas Ploessl, Mathias Wendt
  • Patent number: 11315898
    Abstract: A method for fastening a semiconductor chip on a substrate and an electronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment a method includes providing a semiconductor chip, applying a solder metal layer sequence on the semiconductor chip, providing a substrate, applying a metallization layer sequence on the substrate, applying the semiconductor chip on the substrate via the solder metal layer sequence and the metallization layer sequence and heating the applied semiconductor chip on the substrate for fastening the semiconductor chip on the substrate. The solder metal layer may include a first metallic layer comprising an indium-tin alloy, a barrier layer arranged above the first metallic layer and a second metallic layer comprising gold arranged between the barrier layer and the semiconductor chip, wherein an amount of substance of the gold in the second metallic layer is greater than an amount of substance of tin in the first metallic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Mueller, Andreas Ploessl, Mathias Wendt
  • Publication number: 20210351156
    Abstract: In an embodiment a method includes providing a semiconductor chip having a plurality of contact pins, at least one positioning pin and an underside, wherein the contact pins and the positioning pin protrude from the underside, respectively, wherein the contact pins are configured for making electrical contact with the semiconductor chip, wherein the positioning pin narrows in a direction away from the underside, and wherein the positioning pin protrudes further from the underside than the contact pins, providing a connection carrier having a plurality of contact recesses, at least one positioning recess and an upper side, wherein each contact recess is at least partially filled with a solder material, heating the solder material in the contact recesses to a joining temperature at which the solder material at least partially melts and placing the semiconductor chip on the connection carrier, wherein each contact pin is inserted into a contact recess and the positioning pin is inserted into the positioning rece
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Mathias Wendt, Simeon Katz, Pascal Porten
  • Publication number: 20210327725
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a lead frame; a semiconductor chip arranged above the lead frame; and a connection layer sequence arranged between the lead frame and the semiconductor chip, wherein the connection layer sequence includes a first intermetallic layer including gold and indium or gold, indium and tin, a second intermetallic layer including indium and a titanium compound, indium and nickel, indium and platinum or indium and titanium, and a third intermetallic layer including indium and gold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Mathias Wendt, Andreas Weimar
  • Patent number: 11127602
    Abstract: A method of attaching a semiconductor chip to a lead frame, including A) providing a semiconductor chip, B) applying a solder metal layer sequence on the semiconductor chip, C) providing a lead frame, D) applying a metallization layer sequence on the lead frame, E) applying the semiconductor chip on the lead frame via the solder metal layer sequence and the metallization layer sequence, and F) heating the arrangement produced under E) to attach the semiconductor chip to the lead frame, wherein the solder metal layer sequence includes a first metallic layer including an indium-tin alloy, a barrier layer arranged above the first metallic layer, and a second metallic layer including gold arranged between the barrier layer and the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Mathias Wendt, Klaus Müller, Laurent Tomasini
  • Patent number: 11094559
    Abstract: A method of attaching a semiconductor chip on a lead frame includes A) providing a semiconductor chip, B) applying a solder metal layer sequence to the semiconductor chip, wherein the solder metal layer sequence includes a first metallic layer including indium or an indium-tin alloy, C) providing a lead frame, D) applying a metallization layer sequence to the lead frame, wherein the metallization layer sequence includes a fourth layer including indium and/or tin arranged above the lead frame and a third layer including gold arranged above the fourth layer, E) forming an intermetallic intermediate layer including gold and indium, gold and tin or gold, tin and indium, G) applying the semiconductor chip to the lead frame via the solder metal layer sequence and the intermetallic intermediate layer, and H) heating the arrangement produced in G) to attach the semiconductor chip to the lead frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Mathias Wendt, Andreas Weimar
  • Publication number: 20200294962
    Abstract: A method for producing a connection between component parts and a component made of component parts are disclosed. In an embodiment, a includes providing a first component part having a first exposed insulation layer and a second component part having a second exposed insulation layer, wherein each of the insulation layers has at least one opening, joining together the first and second component parts such that the opening of the first insulation layer and the opening of the second insulation layer overlap in top view, wherein an Au layer and a Sn layer are arranged one above the other in at least one of the openings and melting the Au layer and the Sn layer to form an AuSn alloy, wherein the AuSn alloy forms a through-via after cooling electrically conductively connecting the first component part to the second component part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Simeon Katz, Mathias Wendt, Sophia Huppmann, Marcus Zenger, Jens Mueller
  • Publication number: 20200234976
    Abstract: A method of attaching a semiconductor chip to a lead frame, including A) providing a semiconductor chip, B) applying a solder metal layer sequence on the semiconductor chip, C) providing a lead frame, D) applying a metallization layer sequence on the lead frame, E) applying the semiconductor chip on the lead frame via the solder metal layer sequence and the metallization layer sequence, and F) heating the arrangement produced under E) to attach the semiconductor chip to the lead frame, wherein the solder metal layer sequence includes a first metallic layer including an indium-tin alloy, a barrier layer arranged above the first metallic layer, and a second metallic layer including gold arranged between the barrier layer and the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Mathias Wendt, Klaus Müller, Laurent Tomasini
  • Publication number: 20200211997
    Abstract: A method for fastening a semiconductor chip on a substrate and an electronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment a method includes providing a semiconductor chip, applying a solder metal layer sequence on the semiconductor chip, providing a substrate, applying a metallization layer sequence on the substrate, applying the semiconductor chip on the substrate via the solder metal layer sequence and the metallization layer sequence and heating the applied semiconductor chip on the substrate for fastening the semiconductor chip on the substrate. The solder metal layer may include a first metallic layer comprising an indium-tin alloy, a barrier layer arranged above the first metallic layer and a second metallic layer comprising gold arranged between the barrier layer and the semiconductor chip, wherein an amount of substance of the gold in the second metallic layer is greater than an amount of substance of tin in the first metallic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Klaus Mueller, Andreas Ploessl, Mathias Wendt
  • Publication number: 20200152480
    Abstract: A method of attaching a semiconductor chip on a lead frame includes A) providing a semiconductor chip, B) applying a solder metal layer sequence to the semiconductor chip, wherein the solder metal layer sequence includes a first metallic layer including indium or an indium-tin alloy, C) providing a lead frame, D) applying a metallization layer sequence to the lead frame, wherein the metallization layer sequence includes a fourth layer including indium and/or tin arranged above the lead frame and a third layer including gold arranged above the fourth layer, E) forming an intermetallic intermediate layer including gold and indium, gold and tin or gold, tin and indium, G) applying the semiconductor chip to the lead frame via the solder metal layer sequence and the intermetallic intermediate layer, and H) heating the arrangement produced in G) to attach the semiconductor chip to the lead frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Mathias Wendt, Andreas Weimar
  • Patent number: 10431715
    Abstract: A device and a method for producing a device are disclosed. In an embodiment the device includes a first component; a second component; and a connecting element arranged between the first component and the second component, wherein the connecting element comprises at least a first phase and a second phase, wherein the first phase comprises a first metal having a first concentration, a second metal having a second concentration and a third metal having a third concentration, wherein the second phase comprises the first metal having a fourth concentration, the second metal and the third metal, wherein the first metal, the second metal and the third metal are different from one another and are suitable for reacting at a processing temperature of less than 200° C., and wherein the following applies: c11?c25 and c11?c13?c12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Barbara Behr, Andreas Weimar, Mathias Wendt, Marcus Zenger
  • Publication number: 20190214525
    Abstract: A device and a method for producing a device are disclosed. In an embodiment the device includes a first component; a second component; and a connecting element arranged between the first component and the second component, wherein the connecting element comprises at least a first phase and a second phase, wherein the first phase comprises a first metal having a first concentration, a second metal having a second concentration and a third metal having a third concentration, wherein the second phase comprises the first metal having a fourth concentration, the second metal and the third metal, wherein the first metal, the second metal and the third metal are different from one another and are suitable for reacting at a processing temperature of less than 200° C., and wherein the following applies: c11?c25 and c11 ?c13?c12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Barbara Behr, Andreas Weimar, Mathias Wendt, Marcus Zenger
  • Patent number: 10204880
    Abstract: A device and a method for producing a device are disclosed. In an embodiment the device includes a first component, a second component and a connecting element directly arranged between the first component and the second component, wherein the connecting element includes at least a first metal, which is formed as an adhesive layer, a diffusion barrier and a component of a first phase and a second phase of the connecting element, wherein the adhesive layer is arranged on the first component and/or the second component, wherein the first phase and/or the second phase includes, besides the first metal, further metals different from the first metal, wherein a concentration of the first metal in the first phase is greater than a concentration of the first metal in the second phase, and wherein the connecting element includes a layer of a silicide of the first metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Barbara Behr, Mathias Wendt, Marcus Zenger
  • Publication number: 20180261564
    Abstract: A device and a method for producing a device are disclosed. In an embodiment the device includes a first component, a second component and a connecting element directly arranged between the first component and the second component, wherein the connecting element includes at least a first metal, which is formed as an adhesive layer, a diffusion barrier and a component of a first phase and a second phase of the connecting element, wherein the adhesive layer is arranged on the first component and/or the second component, wherein the first phase and/or the second phase includes, besides the first metal, further metals different from the first metal, wherein a concentration of the first metal in the first phase is greater than a concentration of the first metal in the second phase, and wherein the connecting element includes a layer of a silicide of the first metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Barbara Behr, Mathias Wendt, Marcus Zenger
  • Patent number: 10046408
    Abstract: A device is specified, said device comprising a first component (1), a second component (2), and a connecting component (3) comprising at least a first region (31) and at least a second region (32). The composition of the first region (31) differs from the composition of the second region (32). The connecting component (3) is arranged between the first component (1) and the second component (2). The connecting component (3) comprises different kinds of metals, the first region (31) of the connecting component (3) comprises a first metal (41), and the concentration of the first metal (41) is greater in the first region (31) than the concentration of the first metal (41) in the second region (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Barbara Behr, Andreas Ploessl, Mathias Wendt, Marcus Zenger
  • Publication number: 20180190610
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for connecting at least two components (1, 2), comprising the following steps: A) providing at least a first component (1) and a second component (2), B) applying at least one donor layer (3) to the first and/or the second component (1, 2), wherein the donor layer (3) is enriched with oxygen (31), C) applying a metal layer (4) to the donor layer (3), the first or the second component (1, 2), D) heating at least the metal layer (4) to a first temperature (T1) such that the metal layer (4) is melted and the first component (1) and the second component (2) are connected to one another, and E) heating the arrangement to a second temperature (T2) such that the oxygen (31) passes from the donor layer (3) into the metal layer (4) and the metal layer (4) is converted to form a stable metal oxide layer (5), wherein the metal oxide layer (5) has a higher melting temperature than the metal layer (4), wherein at least the donor layer (3) and the metal oxide layer (5) connect the first co
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventor: Mathias WENDT
  • Publication number: 20160346857
    Abstract: A device is specified, said device comprising a first component (1), a second component (2), and a connecting component (3) comprising at least a first region (31) and at least a second region (32). The composition of the first region (31) differs from the composition of the second region (32). The connecting component (3) is arranged between the first component (1) and the second component (2). The connecting component (3) comprises different kinds of metals, the first region (31) of the connecting component (3) comprises a first metal (41), and the concentration of the first metal (41) is greater in the first region (31) than the concentration of the first metal (41) in the second region (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Barbara Behr, Andreas Ploessl, Mathias Wendt, Marcus Zenger