Patents by Inventor Andreas Munding

Andreas Munding 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: 10325783
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a semiconductor chip, and an array of contact elements electrically coupling the substrate to the semiconductor chip. The semiconductor device includes an underfill material between the substrate and the semiconductor chip and between the contact elements. A patterned structure is arranged on the substrate and extends from under the semiconductor chip through a keep-out zone around an edge of the semiconductor chip. The patterned structure provides a reservoir for the underfill material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Andreas Munding
  • Patent number: 10090251
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor body having an active device region, one or more metallization layers insulated from the semiconductor body and configured to carry one or more of ground, power and signals to the active device region, and a plurality of contact terminals formed in or disposed on an outermost one of the metallization layers and configured to provide external electrical access to the semiconductor chip. A minimum distance between adjacent ones of the contact terminals is defined for the semiconductor chip. One or more groups of adjacent ones of the contact terminals have an electrical or functional commonality and a pitch less than the defined minimum distance. A single shared solder joint can connect two or more of the contact terminals of the semiconductor chip to one or more of contact terminals of a substrate such as a circuit board, an interposer or another semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Peter Ossimitz, Gottfried Beer, Juergen Hoegerl, Andreas Munding
  • Patent number: 10014275
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to a method for producing a chip assemblage. Two or more chip assemblies are produced in each case by cohesively and electrically conductively connecting an electrically conductive first compensation lamina to a first main electrode of a semiconductor chip. A control electrode interconnection structure is arranged in a free space between the chip assemblies. Electrically conductive connections are produced between the control electrode interconnection structure and control electrodes of the semiconductor chips of the individual chip assemblies. The chip assemblies are cohesively connected by means of a dielectric embedding compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Alexander Heinrich, Irmgard Escher-Poeppel, Martin Gruber, Andreas Munding, Catharina Wille
  • Publication number: 20170271298
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to a method for producing a chip assemblage. Two or more chip assemblies are produced in each case by cohesively and electrically conductively connecting an electrically conductive first compensation lamina to a first main electrode of a semiconductor chip. A control electrode interconnection structure is arranged in a free space between the chip assemblies. Electrically conductive connections are produced between the control electrode interconnection structure and control electrodes of the semiconductor chips of the individual chip assemblies. The chip assemblies are cohesively connected by means of a dielectric embedding compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Alexander Heinrich, Irmgard Escher-Poeppel, Martin Gruber, Andreas Munding, Catharina Wille
  • Patent number: 9653671
    Abstract: According to various examples, systems, methods, and devices for a light emitting device are described herein. As one example, a light emitting device includes a light emitting element and a capacitor. The capacitor is configured as a voltage buffer for the light emitting element and is further configured to dissipate heat from the light emitting element. According to another example, a carrier for a light emitting arrangement is described herein. According to this example, the carrier includes a capacitor configured to buffer a voltage of the light emitting arrangement. The carrier further includes a contacting structure configured for electrically contacting the light emitting arrangement and the capacitor. The capacitor and the contacting structure are arranged such that the capacitor is configured to dissipate heat from the light emitting arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Andreas Munding
  • Publication number: 20170025357
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor body having an active device region, one or more metallization layers insulated from the semiconductor body and configured to carry one or more of ground, power and signals to the active device region, and a plurality of contact terminals formed in or disposed on an outermost one of the metallization layers and configured to provide external electrical access to the semiconductor chip. A minimum distance between adjacent ones of the contact terminals is defined for the semiconductor chip. One or more groups of adjacent ones of the contact terminals have an electrical or functional commonality and a pitch less than the defined minimum distance. A single shared solder joint can connect two or more of the contact terminals of the semiconductor chip to one or more of contact terminals of a substrate such as a circuit board, an interposer or another semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Ossimitz, Gottfried Beer, Juergen Hoegerl, Andreas Munding
  • Publication number: 20170014795
    Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus, comprising: a plurality of plates in a stack defining at least one process layer and at least one heat exchange layer, each plate having a peripheral edge, the peripheral edge of each plate being welded to the peripheral edge of the next adjacent plate to provide a perimeter seal for the stack, the ratio of the average surface area of each of the adjacent plates to the average penetration of the weld between the adjacent plates being at least about 100 cm2/mm. The stack may be used as the core assembly for a microchannel processor. The microchannel processor may be used for conducting one or more unit operations, including chemical reactions such as SMR reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Anna Lee Tonkovich, Thomas Yuschak, Kai Tod Paul Jarosch, Paul Neagle, Bin Yang, Ravi Arora, Jeffrey Marco, Jennifer Marco, Barry L. Yang, Andreas Munding, Sara Kampfe
  • Patent number: 9524932
    Abstract: Semiconductor chips are described that combine a semiconductor device and a capacitor onto a single substrate such that the semiconductor device and the capacitor are electrically isolated from each other. In one example, a semiconductor chip includes a substrate having a first side and a second side, wherein the second side is opposite the first side. The semiconductor chip further includes a semiconductor device formed on the first side of the substrate and an electrically insulating layer formed on at least a portion of the second side of the substrate. The semiconductor chip further includes a capacitor device formed on at least a portion of the electrically insulating layer on the second side of the substrate, wherein the capacitor device is electrically insulated from the semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Andreas Munding, Martin Gruber
  • Publication number: 20160365258
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a semiconductor chip, and an array of contact elements electrically coupling the substrate to the semiconductor chip. The semiconductor device includes an underfill material between the substrate and the semiconductor chip and between the contact elements. A patterned structure is arranged on the substrate and extends from under the semiconductor chip through a keep-out zone around an edge of the semiconductor chip. The patterned structure provides a reservoir for the underfill material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Andreas Munding
  • Publication number: 20150311149
    Abstract: Semiconductor chips are described that combine a semiconductor device and a capacitor onto a single substrate such that the semiconductor device and the capacitor are electrically isolated from each other. In one example, a semiconductor chip includes a substrate having a first side and a second side, wherein the second side is opposite the first side. The semiconductor chip further includes a semiconductor device formed on the first side of the substrate and an electrically insulating layer formed on at least a portion of the second side of the substrate. The semiconductor chip further includes a capacitor device formed on at least a portion of the electrically insulating layer on the second side of the substrate, wherein the capacitor device is electrically insulated from the semiconductor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Andreas Munding, Martin Gruber
  • Patent number: 9123735
    Abstract: Semiconductor chips are described that combine a semiconductor device and a capacitor onto a single substrate such that the semiconductor device and the capacitor are electrically isolated from each other. In one example, a semiconductor chip includes a substrate having a first side and a second side, wherein the second side is opposite the first side. The semiconductor chip further includes a semiconductor device formed on the first side of the substrate and an electrically insulating layer formed on at least a portion of the second side of the substrate. The semiconductor chip further includes a capacitor device formed on at least a portion of the electrically insulating layer on the second side of the substrate, wherein the capacitor device is electrically insulated from the semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Andreas Munding, Martin Gruber
  • Publication number: 20150228878
    Abstract: According to various examples, systems, methods, and devices for a light emitting device are described herein. As one example, a light emitting device includes a light emitting element and a capacitor. The capacitor is configured as a voltage buffer for the light emitting element and is further configured to dissipate heat from the light emitting element. According to another example, a carrier for a light emitting arrangement is described herein. According to this example, the carrier includes a capacitor configured to buffer a voltage of the light emitting arrangement. The carrier further includes a contacting structure configured for electrically contacting the light emitting arrangement and the capacitor. The capacitor and the contacting structure are arranged such that the capacitor is configured to dissipate heat from the light emitting arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Andreas MUNDING
  • Publication number: 20150034995
    Abstract: Semiconductor chips are described that combine a semiconductor device and a capacitor onto a single substrate such that the semiconductor device and the capacitor are electrically isolated from each other. In one example, a semiconductor chip includes a substrate having a first side and a second side, wherein the second side is opposite the first side. The semiconductor chip further includes a semiconductor device formed on the first side of the substrate and an electrically insulating layer formed on at least a portion of the second side of the substrate. The semiconductor chip further includes a capacitor device formed on at least a portion of the electrically insulating layer on the second side of the substrate, wherein the capacitor device is electrically insulated from the semiconductor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Andreas Munding, Martin Gruber
  • Publication number: 20120095268
    Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus, comprising: a plurality of plates in a stack defining at least one process layer and at least one heat exchange layer, each plate having a peripheral edge, the peripheral edge of each plate being welded to the peripheral edge of the next adjacent plate to provide a perimeter seal for the stack, the ratio of the average surface area of each of the adjacent plates to the average penetration of the weld between the adjacent plates being at least about 100 cm2/mm. The stack may be used as the core assembly for a microchannel processor. The microchannel processor may be used for conducting one or more unit operations, including chemical reactions such as SMR reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Anna Lee Tonkovich, Thomas Yuschak, Kai Tod Paul Jarosch, Paul Neagle, Bin Yang, Ravi Arora, Jeffrey Marco, Jennifer Marco, Barry L. Yang, Andreas Munding, Sara Kampfe