Patents Assigned to OSRAM OLED GmbH
  • Patent number: 11038127
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, and at least one organic functional layer, which is arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode. The organic functional layer includes a matrix material, a first compound, and a second compound. The first compound interacts with the second compound, and the first compound and/or the second compound interacts with the matrix material. A conductivity of the organic functional layer is produced by the interactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Arndt Jaeger, Günter Schmid
  • Patent number: 11038090
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optoelectronic component includes providing a carrier with an upper side; arranging an optoelectronic semiconductor chip above the upper side of the carrier; arranging a casting material over the upper side of the carrier, wherein the optoelectronic semiconductor chip is embedded in the casting material, and the casting material forms a cast surface; and removing a portion of the casting material at the cast surface, wherein a topography is generated at the cast surface, and the removal of a portion of the casting material at the cast surface takes place through laser interference structuring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Leisen, Herbert Brunner, Emilia Dinu, Jens Eberhard, Christina Keith, Markus Pindl, Thomas Reeswinkel, Daniel Richter, Christopher Wiesmann, Ludwig Peyker, Alexander Linkov
  • Patent number: 11031534
    Abstract: A radiation emitting semiconductor chip is disclosed. In an embodiment, a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip includes a carrier including a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface, an n-doped layer and a p-doped layer forming a pn-junction and a vertical region starting from the first main surface and running parallel to side faces of the carrier, wherein the vertical region is n-doped, p-doped or electrically insulating, and wherein the vertical region extends within a boundary region of the carrier and completely encloses a central volume region of the carrier, an epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence having an active zone configured to generate electromagnetic radiation during operation, the epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence being located at the first main surface of the carrier and two electrical contacts disposed on a front side of the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Roland Heinrich Enzmann, Lorenzo Zini, Christian Müller
  • Patent number: 11031531
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes a housing including a first cavity bounded by a first wall, wherein a circumferentially extending first step is formed at an inner side of the first wall, the first step circumferentially extends around the first cavity obliquely with respect to a bottom of the first cavity, a first optoelectronic semiconductor chip is arranged at the bottom of the first cavity, the first optoelectronic semiconductor chip is embedded into a first potting material arranged in the first cavity and extending from the bottom of the first cavity as far as the first step, and a first potting surface of the first potting material is formed at the first step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Brandl, Markus Pindl
  • Patent number: 11031526
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip may include a semiconductor body, a current spreading layer, and a contact structure. The semiconductor body may include a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an intervening active layer, and a current spreading layer arranged in a vertical direction between the contact structure and the semiconductor body. The semiconductor boy has a plurality of internal step configured in a terrace-like manner where the contact structure may include a plurality of conductor tracks arranged with regard to the lateral orientations of the internal step in such a way that current spreading along the internal steps is promoted vis-à-vis current spreading transversely with respect to the internal steps. A method for producing the semiconductor chip is also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventor: Alexander Tonkikh
  • Patent number: 11031524
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component and a method for producing an optoelectronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment the optoelectronic component includes a layer structure having an active zone for producing electromagnetic radiation, wherein the active zone is arranged in a first plane, wherein a recess is introduced into the surface of the layer structure, wherein the recess adjoins an end surface of the component, wherein the end surface is arranged in a second plane, wherein the second plane is arranged substantially perpendicularly to the first plane, wherein the recess has a bottom surface and a lateral surface wherein the lateral surface is arranged substantially perpendicularly to the end surface, wherein the lateral surface is arranged tilted at an angle not equal to 90° to the first plane of the active zone, and wherein the bottom surface is arranged in the region of the first plane of the active zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Alfred Lell, Sven Gerhard
  • Patent number: 11024764
    Abstract: A method for producing an output coupling element and an optoelectronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method includes providing an inorganic dielectric element with a surface in a chamber, wherein the inorganic dielectric element rotates in the chamber during operation and providing a structuring agent comprising water and ozone and introducing the structuring agent into the chamber so that the structuring agent contacts the surface of the inorganic dielectric element and a roughening is produced in the surface, wherein the inorganic dielectric element comprises aluminum oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Eichinger, Maja Hackenberger
  • Patent number: 11023194
    Abstract: An arrangement includes at least two modules for a video wall including light-emitting components arranged on a carrier, wherein a drive circuit that selectively drives the component at the carrier is provided for each component, row lines and column lines are provided, each drive circuit connects to a row line and a column line, each drive circuit connects to power supply lines, the carrier includes plated-through holes that guide the row lines and the column lines onto an underside of the carrier, the two modules are arranged on a further carrier, the further carrier includes at least one recess, an electrical connector is arranged in the recess, and the electrical connector connects column lines and/or row lines of the two modules to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Schwarz, Frank Singer, Jürgen Moosburger, Karl Engl, Alexander Martin
  • Patent number: 11024610
    Abstract: A module for a video wall includes a plurality of light-emitting components; and a carrier including conduction regions, wherein the light-emitting components each include a top side including a top-side contact and an underside including an underside contact, the light-emitting components are configured to emit electromagnetic radiation via the top side, the underside contacts of the light-emitting components electrically conductively connect to the conduction regions, the top-side contacts electrically contact a conductive layer, the light-emitting components each include at least four light-emitting semiconductor chips, the light-emitting semiconductor chips within a light-emitting component interconnect in parallel with one another, the light-emitting semiconductor chips within a light-emitting component each electrically conductively connect to the top-side contacts and the underside contacts of the light-emitting component, a plurality of adjacent light-emitting components constitute a cluster, and the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Schwarz, Alexander Martin, Jürgen Moosburger, Karl Engl
  • Patent number: 11018283
    Abstract: A method of producing optoelectronic semiconductor components including providing a primary light source having a carrier and a semiconductor layer sequence mounted thereon that generates primary light (B), wherein the semiconductor layer sequence is structured into a plurality of pixels that can be driven electrically independently of each other, and the carrier includes a plurality of control units that drive the pixels, providing at least one conversion unit adapted to convert the primary light (B) into at least one secondary light (G, R), wherein the conversion unit is grown continuously from at least one semiconductor material, structuring the conversion unit, wherein portions of the semiconductor material are removed in accordance with the pixels, and applying the conversion unit to the semiconductor layer sequence so that the remaining semiconductor material is uniquely assigned to a portion of the pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Isabel Otto, Alexander F. Pfeuffer, Britta Göötz, Norwin von Malm
  • Patent number: 11018278
    Abstract: A semiconductor body is disclosed. In an embodiment a semiconductor body includes a p-doped region, an active region, an intermediate layer and a layer stack containing indium, wherein an indium concentration in the layer stack changes along a stacking direction, wherein the layer stack is formed with exactly one nitride compound semiconductor material apart from dopants, wherein the intermediate layer is nominally free of indium, arranged between the layer stack and the active region, and directly adjoins the layer stack, wherein the intermediate layer and/or the layer stack are n-doped at least in places, wherein a dopant concentration of the layer stack is at least 5*1017 1/cm3 and at most 2*1018 1/cm3, and wherein a dopant concentration of the intermediate layer is at least 2*1018 1/cm3 and at most 3*1019 1/cm3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Joachim Hertkorn, Marcus Eichfelder
  • Patent number: 11018277
    Abstract: A semiconductor layer sequence and a method for producing a semiconductor layer sequence are disclosed. In an embodiment a semiconductor layer sequence includes a first nitridic compound semiconductor layer, an intermediate layer, a second nitridic compound semiconductor layer and an active layer, wherein the intermediate layer comprises an AlGaN layer with an Al content of at least 5%, wherein the second nitridic compound semiconductor layer has a lower proportion of Al than the AlGaN layer such that relaxed lattice constants of the AlGaN layer of the intermediate layer and of the second nitridic compound semiconductor layer differ, wherein the second nitridic compound semiconductor layer and the active layer are grown on the intermediate layer in a lattice-matched manner, wherein the active layer comprises one or more layers of AlInGaN, and wherein an In content in each of the layers of AlInGaN is at most 12%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Werner Bergbauer, Lise Lahourcade, Jürgen Off
  • Patent number: 11018281
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor body includes an active region including a quantum well that generates electromagnetic radiation, a first region that impedes passage of charge carriers from the active region, and a second region that impedes passage of charge carriers from the active region, wherein the semiconductor body is based on a nitride compound semiconductor material, the first region is directly adjacent to the active region on a p-side, the second region is arranged on a side of the first region facing away from the active region, the first region has an electronic band gap larger than the electronic band gap of the quantum well and less than or equal to an electronic band gap of the second region, and the first region and the second region contain aluminum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Bergbauer, Joachim Hertkorn, Alexander Walter
  • Publication number: 20210151708
    Abstract: A component module is disclosed that includes a component holder having a curved upper side, and a radiation-emitting component arranged in a curved shape on the upper side. In some implementations, the radiation emitting component includes a substrate. In some implementations, a neutral fiber runs outside the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Erwin Lang, Thomas Wehlus, Arne Fleißner, Sebastian Wittmann
  • Patent number: 11009205
    Abstract: A conversion element, an optoelectronic component, an arrangement and a method for producing a conversion element are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Angela Eberhardt, Florian Peskoller, Jörg Frischeisen, Thomas Huckenbeck, Michael Schmidberger, Jürgen Bauer, Dennis Sprenger, Jürgen Hager, Maximilian Vogl, Oliver Woisetschläger, Vera Stöppelkamp
  • Patent number: 11011683
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component and a method for producing an optoelectronic component are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: David O'Brien, Norwin von Malm, Jörg Frischeisen, Angela Eberhardt, Florian Peskoller
  • Patent number: 11011573
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting component includes a semiconductor layer sequence including first and second semiconductor layers, and an active region and is arranged between the first and second semiconductor layers, first and second electrodes electrically connect to the first and second semiconductor layers, a semiconductor layer sequence generates electromagnetic radiation depending on a current flow between the first and second electrodes, a driver field-effect transistor includes at least one driver gate and at least one driver channel, the second electrode and the driver channel electrode separately electrically connect to the driver channel and the driver gate electrode electrically connects to the driver gate, and the driver field-effect transistor is configured to control a current flow between the driver channel electrode and the second electrode through the driver channel and thereby the current flow between the first and second electrodes, depending on a voltage applied to the driver gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventor: Roland Zeisel
  • Patent number: 11011504
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor body including a first semiconductor region and a second semiconductor region, a recess extending through the first semiconductor region, the recess having a bottom surface, where the second semiconductor region is exposed, and a blocking element arranged on the bottom surface, wherein the at least one recess has a first width and a second width parallel to the main extension plane of the semiconductor body, and the first width is smaller than the second width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Oszinda, Ban Loong Chris Ng
  • Patent number: 11011887
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser diode is disclosed. In an embodiment a semiconductor laser diode includes a semiconductor layer sequence including an active layer having a main extension plane, configured to generate light in an active region during operation and configured to radiate the light via a light-outcoupling surface, wherein the active region extends from a rear surface opposite the light-outcoupling surface to the light-outcoupling surface along a longitudinal direction in the main extension plane and a continuous contact structure directly disposed on a surface of the semiconductor layer sequence, wherein the contact structure comprises in at least a first contact region a first electrical contact material in direct contact with the surface region and in at least a second contact region a second electrical contact material in direct contact with the surface region, and wherein the first and second contact regions adjoin one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Sven Gerhard, Christoph Eichler, Alfred Lell, Bernhard Stojetz
  • Patent number: 11004834
    Abstract: An LED unit comprises a substrate and a first LED chip. The first LED chip may include a first light-emitting surface arranged on the substrate in such a way that light emitted from the first LED chip radiates in a direction of radiation of the LED unit. The LED unit includes a second LED chip comprising a second light-emitting surface and arranged above the first LED chip in such a way that the second LED chip at least partially covers the first LED chip and radiates light emitted from the second LED chip in the direction of radiation of the LED unit. The LED unit comprises a first conversion layer at least partially covering the first light-emitting surface and/or at least partially laterally surrounding the first LED chip. A second conversion layer at least partially covers the second LED chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Farhang Ghasemi Afshar, Ralph Wirth