Patents by Inventor André Somers

André Somers 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: 12348000
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optoelectronic component comprising: an optoelectronic semiconductor chip which generates electromagnetic radiation during operation, and a metallic layer provided on the semiconductor chip, wherein an outer surface of the metallic layer has a patterning, the component can be identified by means of the patterning, and the metallic layer is continuous. Also disclosed is a method for producing an optoelectronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Sven Gerhard, André Somers, Harald König, Muhammad Ali
  • Publication number: 20250141180
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic semiconductor component including a semiconductor body having a first region with a first conductivity, a second region with a second conductivity and an active region which is designed to emit coherent electromagnetic radiation. An optical resonator is formed along a resonator axis in the semiconductor body. The semiconductor body has a mounting side and side surfaces running transversely to the mounting side. Side surfaces running parallel to the resonator axis are covered by an electrically insulating passivation. A cooling layer which is designed to dissipate at least part of the power loss created in the semiconductor body during operation is arranged on a side of the passivation facing away from the semiconductor body. The invention also relates to an optoelectronic module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: ams-OSRAM International GmbH
    Inventors: Jörg Erich SORG, Erik HEINEMANN, André SOMERS, Thomas KIPPES
  • Publication number: 20250125589
    Abstract: A component including a carrier and exactly two semiconductor chips arranged next to one another on the carrier is specified, the exactly two semiconductor chips are each embodied as a double-emitter having exactly two emitter regions or each being embodied as a triple-emitter having exactly three emitter regions and are thus different from a single-emitter. The emitter regions of the component are assigned to the exactly two semiconductor chips, the exactly two semiconductor chips being laser diodes which each have ridges defining the emitter region. The exactly two semiconductor chips are electrically contacted via the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: ams-OSRAM International GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian SCHLEGL, André SOMERS, Jörg Erich SORG
  • Publication number: 20240275127
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip with a structured chip back side is specified, the chip back side being configured for electrical and thermal linking of the semiconductor chip, the semiconductor chip having emitter regions configured for producing electromagnetic radiation and the structured chip back side having connection pads configured for electrical linking of the emitter regions. The connection pads are p-contacts or n-contacts, with, in a plan view, all connection pads (which are configured either as p-contacts or as n-contacts overlapping with at least two of the emitter regions in each case and each of these connection pads being configured for electrical linking of only one of the emitter regions. Moreover, a component is specified, in particular comprising at least one such semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: ams-OSRAM International GmbH
    Inventors: Jörg Erich SORG, Erik HEINEMANN, André SOMERS, Thomas KIPPES, Sebastian SCHLEGL, Matthias HEIDEMANN
  • Patent number: 11973317
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the semiconductor laser (1) comprises a semiconductor layer sequence (2) in which an active zone (22) for generating laser radiation (L) is located. Several electrical contact surfaces (5) serve for external electrical contacting of the semiconductor layer sequence (2). Several parallel ridge waveguides (3) are formed from the semiconductor layer sequence (2) and configured to guide the laser radiation (L) along a resonator axis, so that there is a separating trench (6) between adjacent ridge waveguides. At least one electrical feed (4) serves from at least one of the electrical contact surfaces (5) to guide the current to at least one of the ridge waveguides (3). A distance (A4) between the ridge waveguides is at most 50 ?m. The ridge waveguides (3) are electrically controllable individually or in groups independently of one another and/or configured for single-mode operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Jan Marfeld, André Somers, Andreas Löffler, Sven Gerhard
  • Patent number: 11837844
    Abstract: A method for singulating semiconductor components (20) is specified, said method comprising the steps of providing a carrier (21), applying at least two semiconductor chips (22) on the carrier (21), etching at least one break nucleus (23) at a side of the carrier (21) facing the semiconductor chips (22), and singulating at least two semiconductor components (20) by breaking the carrier (21) along the at least one break nucleus (23). The at least one break nucleus (23) extends at least in places in a vertical direction (z), the vertical direction (z) being perpendicular to a main extension plane of the carrier (21), and the at least one break nucleus (23) is arranged between the two semiconductor chips (22) in a lateral direction (x), the lateral direction (x) being parallel to the main extension plane of the carrier (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: John Brückner, Urs Heine, Sven Gerhard, Lars Nähle, Andreas Löffler, André Somers
  • Publication number: 20220337027
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component (1) is specified having: an optoelectronic semiconductor chip (2) which generates electromagnetic radiation during operation, and a metallic layer (3) which is arranged on the semiconductor chip (2), wherein an outer surface of the metallic layer (4) has a structuring (5), identification of the component (1) is made possible by means of the structuring (5), and the metallic layer (3) is formed continuously. Furthermore, a method for producing an optoelectronic component (1) is specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Sven Gerhard, André Somers, Harald König, Muhammad Ali
  • Patent number: 11086138
    Abstract: A method of autostereoscopic imaging including providing an autostereoscopic illumination unit including a lens field composed of a multiplicity of individual lenses or concave mirrors, and modulating an emission characteristic of the light source such that the individual lenses or the concave mirrors are illuminated only partly by the light source, wherein light from the light source impinges on the individual lenses or concave mirrors such that an emission characteristic of a three-dimensional object is imitated, the lens field extends over a spatial angle range of at least 2 sr relative to the light source or an external observer, the individual lenses or concave mirrors are distributed over the lens field and are at least partially sequentially irradiated, and the light source is formed by one or more lasers and the laser or each of the lasers irradiates/irradiate only one of the individual lenses at a specific point in time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Stojetz, Alfred Lell, Christoph Eichler, Andreas Löffler, Harald König, André Somers, Clemens Vierheilig
  • Publication number: 20210057884
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the semiconductor laser (1) comprises a semiconductor layer sequence (2) in which an active zone (22) for generating laser radiation (L) is located. Several electrical contact surfaces (5) serve for external electrical contacting of the semiconductor layer sequence (2). Several parallel ridge waveguides (3) are formed from the semiconductor layer sequence (2) and configured to guide the laser radiation (L) along a resonator axis, so that there is a separating trench (6) between adjacent ridge waveguides. At least one electrical feed (4) serves from at least one of the electrical contact surfaces (5) to guide the current to at least one of the ridge waveguides (3). A distance (A4) between the ridge waveguides is at most 50 ?m. The ridge waveguides (3) are electrically controllable individually or in groups independently of one another and/or configured for single-mode operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jan Marfeld, André Somers, Andreas Löffler, Sven Gerhard
  • Publication number: 20200388985
    Abstract: A method for singulating semiconductor components (20) is specified, said method comprising the steps of providing a carrier (21), applying at least two semiconductor chips (22) on the carrier (21), etching at least one break nucleus (23) at a side of the carrier (21) facing the semiconductor chips (22), and singulating at least two semiconductor components (20) by breaking the carrier (21) along the at least one break nucleus (23). The at least one break nucleus (23) extends at least in places in a vertical direction (z), the vertical direction (z) being perpendicular to a main extension plane of the carrier (21), and the at least one break nucleus (23) is arranged between the two semiconductor chips (22) in a lateral direction (x), the lateral direction (x) being parallel to the main extension plane of the carrier (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: John BRÜCKNER, Urs HEINE, Sven GERHARD, Lars NÄHLE, Andreas LLöffler, André SOMERS
  • Patent number: 10693033
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip (100) is provided, having a first semiconductor layer (1), which has a lateral variation of a material composition along at least one direction of extent. Additionally provided is a method for producing a semiconductor chip (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Alfred Lell, Andreas Löffler, Christoph Eichler, Bernhard Stojetz, André Somers
  • Publication number: 20190319162
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip (100) is provided, having a first semiconductor layer (1), which has a lateral variation of a material composition along at least one direction of extent. Additionally provided is a method for producing a semiconductor chip (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Alfred LELL, Andreas LÖEFFLER, Christoph EICHLER, Bernhard STOJETZ, André SOMERS
  • Publication number: 20190235261
    Abstract: A method of autostereoscopic imaging including providing an autostereoscopic illumination unit including a lens field composed of a multiplicity of individual lenses or concave mirrors, and modulating an emission characteristic of the light source such that the individual lenses or the concave mirrors are illuminated only partly by the light source, wherein light from the light source impinges on the individual lenses or concave mirrors such that an emission characteristic of a three-dimensional object is imitated, the lens field extends over a spatial angle range of at least 2 sr relative to the light source or an external observer, the individual lenses or concave mirrors are distributed over the lens field and are at least partially sequentially irradiated, and the light source is formed by one or more lasers and the laser or each of the lasers irradiates/irradiate only one of the individual lenses at a specific point in time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Bernhard Stojetz, Alfred Lell, Christoph Eichler, Andreas Löffler, Harald König, André Somers, Clemens Vierheilig
  • Patent number: 10270225
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser arrangement and a projector are disclosed. In an embodiment the semiconductor laser arrangement includes at least two electrically pumped active zones, each active zone configured to emit laser radiation of a different emission wavelength and a semiconductor-based waveguide structure, wherein the active zones are electrically independently operable of one another, wherein the active zones optically follow directly one another along a beam direction and are arranged in a descending manner with regard to their emission wavelengths, wherein at least in a region of a last active zone along the beam direction, a laser radiation of all active zones jointly runs through the waveguide structure, wherein at least the last active zone comprises a plurality of waveguides which are stacked one above the other and are oriented parallel to one another, wherein one of the waveguides is configured for the radiation emitted by the last active zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Stojetz, Alfred Lell, Christoph Eichler, Andreas Löffler, André Somers
  • Publication number: 20180323581
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser arrangement and a projector are disclosed. In an embodiment the semiconductor laser arrangement includes at least two electrically pumped active zones, each active zone configured to emit laser radiation of a different emission wavelength and a semiconductor-based waveguide structure, wherein the active zones are electrically independently operable of one another, wherein the active zones optically follow directly one another along a beam direction and are arranged in a descending manner with regard to their emission wavelengths, wherein at least in a region of a last active zone along the beam direction, a laser radiation of all active zones jointly runs through the waveguide structure, wherein at least the last active zone comprises a plurality of waveguides which are stacked one above the other and are oriented parallel to one another, wherein one of the waveguides is configured for the radiation emitted by the last active zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Bernhard Stojetz, Alfred Lell, Christoph Eichler, Andreas Löffler, André Somers