Patents Assigned to Curamik Electronics GmbH
  • Publication number: 20140166533
    Abstract: Packaging for substrates, particularly for metal/ceramic substrates, having a tray-like packaging portion, produced from a flat material, for example from a plastic flat material, by deep-drawing, having at least one receptacle, formed by a depression in an upper base section of the packaging portion, for a plurality of substrates that are combined to form at least one substrate stack (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: CURAMIK ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Erich Ernstberger, Heiko Schweiger, Tomas Block
  • Patent number: 8749052
    Abstract: An electric device with an insulating substrate consisting of an insulating layer and at least one metallization on a surface side of the insulating layer, the metallization being structured and having an electric component on the metallization. The metallization has a layer thickness that is stepped and is greater in an area adjoining the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Curamik Electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Schulz-Harder, Andreas Meyer
  • Patent number: 8683682
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a metal-ceramic substrate. According to said method, a metal layer is applied to at least one face of a ceramic substrate or a ceramic layer by means of a direct bonding process, and the metal-ceramic substrate or partial substrate is aftertreated in a subsequent step at a gas pressure (aftertreatment pressure) ranging approximately between 400 and 2000 bar and an aftertreatment temperature ranging approximately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Curamik Electronics GmbH
    Inventor: Jurgen Schulz-Harder
  • Patent number: 8584924
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel process for producing a metal ceramic substrate, especially a copper-ceramic substrate, in which at least one metal foil at a time is applied to the surface sides of a ceramic layer or a ceramic substrate using a high temperature bonding process and the metal foil is structured on at least one surface side for forming conductive tracks, contact surfaces, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Curamik Electronics GmbH
    Inventor: Jürgen Schulz-Harder
  • Patent number: 8559475
    Abstract: A heat sink for cooling parts, subassemblies, modules, or similar components, for cooling electrical or electronic components. The heat sink includes at least one cooling element which forms at least one cooling area for connecting the component that is to be cooled and which is made of a metallic material in the cooling area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Curamik Electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Ernst Hammel, Jürgen Schulz-Harder
  • Patent number: 8519530
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition, in particular a dispersion, which contains nanofiber material in at least one organic matrix component, said nanofiber material being pre-treated in at least one method step for adjusting the physical properties of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Curamik Electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Ka Chun Tse, Ben Zhong Tang, Ernst Hammel, Xinhe Tang
  • Publication number: 20130213853
    Abstract: A package for holding metal-ceramic substrates, the package includes a tray manufactured from a flat material with at least one holder adapted to a format of the metal-ceramic substrates for holding the metal-ceramic substrates, an interior of the at least one holder of the tray being defined by a bottom and circumferentially by an edge and by at least one covering completely accommodating the tray, and the tray is sealed vacuum-tight by the covering and the covering has an interior accommodating the tray, and the tray is impinged with a vacuum so that the metal-ceramic substrates are fixed in the at least one holder by clamping on an edge-side of the tray by forces (F) exerted on the edge resulting from the ambient pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: CURAMIK ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Johann Bräutigam, Erich Ernstberger, Heiko Schweiger, Jürgen Schulz-Harder
  • Patent number: 8481842
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing Peltier modules, each of which comprises several Peltier elements that are arranged between at least two substrates. The substrates are made of an electrically insulating material at least on the sides facing the Peltier elements while being provided with contact areas on said surfaces. The contact areas, to which the Peltier elements are connected by means of terminal sure during the production process, are formed by metallic areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Curamik Electronics GmbH
    Inventor: Jürgen Schulz-Harder
  • Patent number: 8435640
    Abstract: In the case of a metal-ceramic substrate with a multilayered ceramic material in sheet form, and with at least one metallization that is provided on one surface side of the ceramic material and is joined to be ceramic material by direct bonding or active soldering, the ceramic material has at least one inner layer or base layer of a silicon nitride ceramic. The surface side of the ceramic material that is provided with the at least one metallization is formed by an intermediate layer of an oxidic ceramic applied to the base layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Curamik Electronics GmbH
    Inventor: Jürgen Schulz-Harder
  • Patent number: 8377240
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for producing metal-ceramic substrates that are metallized on both sides by using the direct bonding process. According to the method, at least one DCB stack made from first and a second metal layer and a ceramic layer located between said metal layers is formed on a separating layer of a support by heating to a direct bonding temperature. At least one of the metal layers rests against the separating layer during the bonding process, said separating layer being composed of a porous layer or coating made of a separating layer material from the group comprising mullite, Al2O3, TiO3, ZrO2, MgO, CaO CaCO2 or a mixture of at least two of said materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Curamik Electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Jurgen Schulz-Harder, Andreas Karl Frischmann, Alexander Rogg, Karl Exel
  • Patent number: 8342384
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel process for producing a metal ceramic substrate, especially a copper-ceramic substrate, in which at least one metal foil at a time is applied to the surface sides of a ceramic layer or a ceramic substrate using a high temperature bonding process and the metal foil is structured on at least one surface side for forming conductive tracks, contact surfaces, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Curamik Electronics GmbH
    Inventor: Jürgen Schulz-Harder
  • Patent number: 8304054
    Abstract: Disclosed is a multilayer material in which at least two components are jointed to each other via an adhesive bond. The adhesive bond is formed by an adhesive or bonding layer containing nanofiber material in a matrix that is suitable as an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Curamik Electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Xinhe Tang, Ka Chun Tse, Ernst Hammel, Ben Zhong Tang
  • Patent number: 8130807
    Abstract: The invention relates to a diode laser array with at least one laser bar and having at least one emitter and a heat sink array for cooling the at least one laser bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignees: Laserline Gesellschaft fur Entwicklung und Vertrieb Von Diddenlasern GmbH, Curamik Electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Jurgen Schulz-Harder, Andreas Meyer, Volker Krause, Christoph Ullmann
  • Publication number: 20120045657
    Abstract: A metal/ceramic substrate made up of a multilayer, plate-shaped ceramic material and at least one metallization provided on a surface side of the ceramic material. The at least one metallization is bonded to the ceramic material by direct copper bonding or reactive brazing and the ceramic material is made of a base layer made of silicon nitride ceramic. The at least one metallization is formed from at least one intermediate layer of an oxidic ceramic applied to the at least one base layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: CURAMIK ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Jürgen Schulz-Harder, Lars Müller
  • Patent number: 8119220
    Abstract: Disclosed is a multilayer material in which at least two components are jointed to each other via an adhesive bond. The adhesive bond is formed by an adhesive or bonding layer containing nanofiber material in a matrix that is suitable as an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Curamik Electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Xinhe Tang, Ka Chun Tse, Ernst Hammel, Ben Zhong Tang
  • Patent number: 8069561
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a metal-ceramic substrate with at least one metallization, patterned by etching, on at least one surface side of a laminar ceramic material. The metal-ceramic substrate includes a base substrate made of an aluminum-nitride or silicon-nitride ceramic. The metallization is applied by active soldering before patterning. An intermediate layer made of an oxidic ceramic is provided between the at least one metallization and the base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Curamik Electronics GmbH
    Inventor: Jürgen Schulz-Harder
  • Patent number: 8056230
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing plate stacks for the production of coolers, cooler elements or heat sinks made of at least one plate stack for cooling electric or opto-electric components. The process includes the manufacture of plates or boards of metal, stacking the plates to form a plate stack, joining of the plates with the application of heat and pressure to form a stack, and post-treatment of the plate stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Curamik Electronics GmbH
    Inventor: Jürgen Schulz-Harder
  • Patent number: 8021920
    Abstract: The invention relates to a metal-ceramic substrate for electric circuits or modules, the substrate including a ceramic layer which is provided with at least one metallic layer of a first type applied to a surface of the ceramic layer in a plane manner. An insulating layer made up of a glass-containing material is applied to at least one partial region of a surface of the metallic layer of the first type, the surface opposing the ceramic layer, and a metallic layer of a second type is applied to the insulating layer, the insulating layer and the metallic layer of a second type respectively being thinner then the ceramic layer and the metallic layer of the first type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Curamik Electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Schulz-Harder, Peter Haberl
  • Patent number: 7940526
    Abstract: The invention relates to a module with a number of electrical or electronic components or switching circuits provided on a common cooler structure flowed through by a cooling medium. The entire cooler structure is made up of at least two plate-shaped coolers, which are arranged parallel to one another in an interspaced manner and which are flowed through by the cooling medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Curamik Electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Jurgen Schulz-Harder, Andreas Meyer
  • Patent number: 7800908
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel device made up of a heat source that is formed by at least one electrical or electronic component or is provided with such a component, a heat sink, and an intermediate layer which is located between the heat source and the heat sink and is made of a thermally conducting material. The thermally conducting material is made up of an organic matrix with incorporated nanofibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignees: Curamik Electronics GmbH, Electrovac AG
    Inventors: Jurgen Schulz-Harder, Ernst Hammel