Patents by Inventor Risto Tuominen

Risto Tuominen 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: 20080036093
    Abstract: A method, in which the semiconductor components forming part of an electronic circuit, or at least some of them, are embedded in a base, such as a circuit board, during the manufacture of the base, when part of the base structure is, as it were, manufactured around the semiconductor components. Through-holes for the semiconductor components are made in the base, in such a way that the holes extend between the first and second surface of the base. After the making of the holes, a polymer film is spread over the second surface of the base structure, in such a way that the polymer film also covers the through-holes made for the semiconductor components from the side of the second surface of the base structure. Before the hardening, or after the partial hardening of the polymer film, the semiconductor components are placed in the holes made in the base, from the direction of the first surface of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventor: Risto Tuominen
  • Patent number: 7299546
    Abstract: An electronic module and a method for manufacturing an electronic module, in which an installation base is used, which includes an insulating-material layer (1) and a conductive layer on the surface of the insulating-material layer. The conductive layer also covers the installation cavity of a component (6). The component (6) is set in the installation cavity, in such a way that the contact zones face towards the conductive layer and electrical contacts are formed between the contact zones of the component (6) and the conductive layer. After this, conductive patterns (14) are formed from the conductive layer, to which the to which the component (6) is attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Imbera Electronics OY
    Inventors: Risto Tuominen, Petteri Palm
  • Publication number: 20070267136
    Abstract: Method for manufacturing an electronic module, which electronic module includes a component (6), which has contact areas (17), which are connected electrically to a conductor-pattern layer (14). The manufacture according to the method starts from a layered membrane, which comprises at least a conductor layer (4) and an insulator layer (10) on the first surface of the conductor layer (4). Contact openings (17), the mutual positions of which correspond to the mutual positions of the contact areas (7) of the component (6), and which penetrate both the conductor layer (4) and the insulator layer (10), are made in the membrane. After the manufacture of the contact openings (17), the component (6) is attached to the surface of the insulator layer (10), in such a way that the contact areas (7) of the component (6) line up next to the contact openings (17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Risto Tuominen, Antti Iihola
  • Patent number: 7294529
    Abstract: This publication discloses a method, in which the semiconductor components forming part of an electronic circuit, or at least some of them, are embedded in a base, such as a circuit board, during the manufacture of the base, when part of the base structure is, as it were, manufactured around the semiconductor components. According to the invention, through-holes for the semiconductor components are made in the base, in such a way that the holes extend between the first and second surface of the base. After the making of the holes, a polymer film is spread over the second surface of the base structure, in such a way that the polymer film also covers the through-holes made for the semiconductor components from the side of the second surface of the base structure. Before the hardening, or after the partial hardening of the polymer film, the semiconductor components are placed in the holes made in the base, from the direction of the first surface of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Imbera Electronics Oy
    Inventor: Risto Tuominen
  • Publication number: 20070227761
    Abstract: This publication discloses a circuit-board construction and a method for manufacturing an electronic module, in which method at least one component (6) is embedded inside an insulating-material layer (1) and contacts (14) are made to connect the component (6) electrically to the conductor structures (14, 19) contained in the electronic module. According to the invention, at least one thermal via (22), which boosts the conducting of heat away from the component (6) is manufactured in the insulating-material layer (1) in the vicinity of the component (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: Imbera Electronics Oy
    Inventors: Risto Tuominen, Petteri Palm
  • Publication number: 20070206366
    Abstract: A method, in which the semiconductor components forming part of an electronic circuit, or at least some of them, are embedded in a base, such as a circuit board, during the manufacture of the base, when part of the base structure is, as it were, manufactured around the semiconductor components. Through-holes for the semiconductor components are made in the base, in such a way that the holes extend between the first and second surface of the base. After the making of the holes, a polymer film is spread over the second surface of the base structure, in such a way that the polymer film also covers the through-holes made for the semiconductor components from the side of the second surface of the base structure. Before the hardening, or after the partial hardening of the polymer film, the semiconductor components are placed in the holes made in the base, from the direction of the first surface of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventor: Risto Tuominen
  • Publication number: 20070131349
    Abstract: This publication discloses an electronic module and a method for manufacturing an electronic module, in which a component (6) is glued (5) to the surface of a conductive layer, from which conductive layer conductive patterns (14) are later formed. A conductive adhesive, preferably an anisotropically conductive adhesive, is used in the gluing. After gluing the component (6), an insulating-material layer (1), which surrounds the component (6) attached to the conductive layer, is formed on, or attached to the surface of the conductive layer. After this, conductive patterns (14) are made from the conductive layer, to the surface of which the component (6) is glued.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: Imbera Electronics Oy
    Inventors: Risto Tuominen, Petteri Palm
  • Publication number: 20060278967
    Abstract: This publication discloses an electronic module and a method for manufacturing an electronic module, in which a component (6) is glued (5) to the surface of a conductive layer, from which conductive layer conductive patterns (14) are later formed. After gluing the component (6), an insulating-material layer (1), which surrounds the component (6) attached to the conductive layer, is formed on, or attached to the surface of the conductive layer. After the gluing of the component (6), feed-throughs are also made, through which electrical contacts can be made between the conductive layer and the contact zones (7) of the component. After this, conductive patterns (14) are made from the conductive layer, to the surface of which the component (6) is glued.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Risto Tuominen, Petteri Palm
  • Publication number: 20060218782
    Abstract: An electronic module and a method for manufacturing an electronic module, in which an installation base is used, which includes an insulating-material layer (1) and a conductive layer on the surface of the insulating-material layer. The conductive layer also covers the installation cavity of a component (6). The component (6) is set in the installation cavity, in such a way that the contact zones face towards the conductive layer and electrical contacts are formed between the contact zones of the component (6) and the conductive layer. After this, conductive patterns (14) are formed from the conductive layer, to which the component (6) is attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Risto Tuominen, Petteri Palm
  • Publication number: 20060076686
    Abstract: This publication discloses an electronic module and a method for manufacturing an electronic module, in which a component (6) is attached to the surface of a conductive layer and electrical and electrical contacts are formed between the contact zones of the component (6) and the conductive layer. After this, an insulating-material layer (1), which surrounds the component (6) attached to the conductive layer, is formed on, or attached to the surface of the conductive layer. After this, conductive patterns (14) are formed from the conductive layer, to which the component (6) is attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Risto Tuominen, Petteri Palm
  • Patent number: 6991966
    Abstract: The invention includes a method, in which at least some of the semiconductor components forming part of an electronic circuit are embedded in a base, such as a circuit board, during the manufacture of the base. Thus, the base structure is basically manufactured around the semiconductor component. According to the invention, at least one conductive pattern and through holes for the semiconductor components are made in the base. Thereafter, the semiconductor components are placed in the holes in alignment with the conductive pattern. The semiconductor components are attached to the structure of the base, and one or more conductive pattern layers are made in the base in such a way that at least one conductive pattern forms an electrical contact with the contact areas of the surface of the semiconductor component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Imbera Electronics Oy
    Inventor: Risto Tuominen
  • Publication number: 20050224988
    Abstract: This publication discloses a method, in which the semiconductor components forming part of an electronic circuit, or at least some of them, are embedded in a base, such as a circuit board, during the manufacture of the base, when part of the base structure is, as it were, manufactured around the semiconductor components. According to the invention, through-holes for the semiconductor components are made in the base, in such a way that the holes extend between the first and second surface of the base. After the making of the holes, a polymer film is spread over the second surface of the base structure, in such a way that the polymer film also covers the through-holes made for the semiconductor components from the side of the second surface of the base structure. Before the hardening, or after the partial hardening of the polymer film, the semiconductor components are placed in the holes made in the base, from the direction of the first surface of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Applicant: Imbera Electronics Oy
    Inventor: Risto Tuominen
  • Publication number: 20050124148
    Abstract: This publication discloses a method, in which the semiconductor components forming part of an electronic circuit, or at least some of them, are embedded in a base, such as a circuit board, during the manufacture of the base. Thus, the base structure is more or less manufactured around the semiconductor component. According to the invention, first of all at least one conductive pattern and through holes for the semiconductor components are made in the base. After this, the semiconductor components are placed in the holes in alignment with the conductive pattern. The semiconductor components are attached to the structure of the base and one or more conductive pattern layers are made in the base in such a way that at least one conductive pattern forms an electrical contact with the contact areas of the surface of the semiconductor component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventor: Risto TUOMINEN