Patents by Inventor Andreas Ostmann

Andreas Ostmann 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: 11563266
    Abstract: What is disclosed is a module arrangement. An antenna device and at least one electronic component are arranged next to each other and within one plane between a top side and a bottom side of the module arrangement. A shielding device which has a shielding effect relative to electromagnetic signals is located between the antenna device and the electronic component. Additionally, a method for manufacturing a module arrangement is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Ivan Ndip, Andreas Ostmann
  • Patent number: 11394109
    Abstract: What is disclosed is a module arrangement having an antenna layer, a shielding layer, a distribution layer and a component layer. The antenna layer supports an integrated antenna device. The shielding layer has a shielding effect relative to electromagnetic signals. The distribution layer has structures for distributing signals and/or electrical energy. Finally, the component layer supports embedded electronic components. In addition, a device comprising module arrangements and a method for manufacturing a module arrangement are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Ivan Ndip, Andreas Ostmann
  • Publication number: 20180191064
    Abstract: What is disclosed is a module arrangement. An antenna device and at least one electronic component are arranged next to each other and within one plane between a top side and a bottom side of the module arrangement. A shielding device which has a shielding effect relative to electromagnetic signals is located between the antenna device and the electronic component. Additionally, a method for manufacturing a module arrangement is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Ivan NDIP, Andreas OSTMANN
  • Publication number: 20180191062
    Abstract: What is disclosed is a module arrangement having an antenna layer, a shielding layer, a distribution layer and a component layer. The antenna layer supports an integrated antenna device. The shielding layer has a shielding effect relative to electromagnetic signals. The distribution layer has structures for distributing signals and/or electrical energy. Finally, the component layer supports embedded electronic components. In addition, a device comprising module arrangements and a method for manufacturing a module arrangement are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Ivan NDIP, Andreas OSTMANN
  • Publication number: 20180040562
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic, in particular power-electronic module (28) with a first layer composite (1) which comprises an inner, electrically insulating layer (4), into which one or more semiconductor elements (2, 3) are embedded in a manner such that they are covered at least on their upper side and lower side by the material of the inner layer (4), wherein the first layer composite (1) comprises a metallisation on the lower side and/or upper side, and with a second layer component (9) which on the one hand comprises an electrically insulating layer which faces the first layer composite, as well as comprises a layer which is away from the first layer composite and which has a higher thermal conductivity than that of the electrically insulating layer which faces the first layer composite, or on the other hand comprises a layer whose material electrically insulates and has a higher thermal conductivity than the embedded, unfilled material of the inner layer of the first layer composite, wherein th
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Löher, Lars Böttcher, Stefan Karaszkiewicz, Andreas Ostmann
  • Patent number: 9243341
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for producing targeted flow and current density patterns in a chemical and/or electrolytic surface treatment. The device comprises a flow distributor body which is disposed, with the front face thereof, plane-parallel to a substrate to be processed, and which has outlet openings on the front face, through which process solution flows onto the substrate surface. The process solution flowing back from the substrate is led off through connecting passages onto the rear face of the flow distributor body. At the same time a targeted distribution of an electrical field on a conductive substrate surface is effected by a specific arrangement of said connecting passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e. V.
    Inventors: Lothar Dietrich, Ralf Schmidt, Andreas Ostmann
  • Patent number: 8975116
    Abstract: An electronic unit is produced including at least one electronic component at least partially embedded in an insulating material. A film assembly is provided with at least one conductive layer and a carrier layer. The conductive layer includes openings in the form of holes for receiving bumps, which are connected to contact surfaces of the at least one electronic component. The at least one component is placed on the film assembly such that the bumps engage with the openings of the conductive layer. The at least one component is partially embedded from the side opposite of the bumps into a dielectric layer. The carrier layer of the film assembly is removed such that the surface of the bumps is exposed. A metallization layer is then deposited on the side of the remaining conductive layer having the exposed bumps and so as to produce conductor tracks that overlap with the bumps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignees: Technische Universität Berlin, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandt Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Ostmann, Dionysios Manessis, Lars Böttcher, Stefan Karaszkiewicz
  • Patent number: 8861220
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for generating an electronic system for application to freeform surfaces, a method for producing freeform surfaces having an electronic system, and an electronic system and a combination of a freeform surface having at least one such system. According to the invention, an elastic interconnect device having an elastic substrate and an elastic, fanned-out contact structure with contact surfaces comprised of conductor lines is generated first. Then, electronic components are mounted on the interconnect device. Finally, the interconnect device is encapsulated. If a freeform surface with an electronic system is to be generated, the electronic system produced in this way is then mounted on the previously provided freeform surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Löher, Andreas Ostmann, Manuel Seckel
  • Patent number: 8654536
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the production of an expandable circuit carrier in which a starting material for an expandable substrate is applied on an electrically conductive foil which forms an expandable substrate layer which is connected to the foil, after which the foil is structured such that it forms a conductor structure having at least one expandable strip conductor. The present invention further relates to an expandable circuit carrier which can be produced by the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Ostmann, Manuel Seckel, Thomas Löher, Dionysios Manessis, Rainer Patzelt
  • Publication number: 20130186852
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for producing targeted flow and current density patterns in a chemical and/or electrolytic surface treatment. The device comprises a flow distributor body which is disposed, with the front face thereof, plane-parallel to a substrate to be processed, and which has outlet openings on the front face, through which process solution flows onto the substrate surface. The process solution flowing back from the substrate is led off through connecting passages onto the rear face of the flow distributor body. At the same time a targeted distribution of an electrical field on a conductive substrate surface is effected by a specific arrangement of said connecting passages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Lothar Dietrich, Ralf Schmidt, Andreas Ostmann
  • Publication number: 20130015572
    Abstract: An electronic unit is produced including at least one electronic component at least partially embedded in an insulating material. A film assembly is provided with at least one conductive layer and a carrier layer. The conductive layer includes openings in the form of holes for receiving bumps, which are connected to contact surfaces of the at least one electronic component. The at least one component is placed on the film assembly such that the bumps engage with the openings of the conductive layer. The at least one component is partially embedded from the side opposite of the bumps into a dielectric layer. The carrier layer of the film assembly is removed such that the surface of the bumps is exposed. A metallization layer is then deposited on the side of the remaining conductive layer having the exposed bumps and so as to produce conductor tracks that overlap with the bumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicants: Technische Universitat Berlin, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Ostmann, Dionysios Manessis, Lars Böttcher, Stefan Karaszkiewicz
  • Publication number: 20120176764
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for generating an electronic system for application to freeform surfaces, a method for producing freeform surfaces having an electronic system, and an electronic system and a combination of a freeform surface having at least one such system. According to the invention, an elastic interconnect device having an elastic substrate and an elastic, fanned-out contact structure with contact surfaces comprised of conductor lines is generated first. Then, electronic components are mounted on the interconnect device. Finally, the interconnect device is encapsulated. If a freeform surface with an electronic system is to be generated, the electronic system produced in this way is then mounted on the previously provided freeform surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Löher, Andreas Ostmann, Manuel Seckel
  • Patent number: 8042724
    Abstract: A method is provided for making an electrical connection with a microelectronic component arranged on or embedded within a surface of a circuit board layer or a substrate. The microelectronic component has an electrical contact face that is accessible on a surface of the microelectronic component. An electrically conducting bump is applied to the electrical contact face of the microelectronic component. A metal foil or metal coat is applied via a coating of an insulating binder to the surface of the circuit board under an action of pressure and/or heat so that the electrically conducting bump penetrates the coating of the insulating binder to make the electrical connection between the metal foil or metal coat and the electrical contact face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignees: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Technische Universitaet Berlin
    Inventors: Andreas Ostmann, Alexander Neumann, Dionysios Manessis, Rainer Patzelt
  • Publication number: 20080257589
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the production of an expandable circuit carrier in which a starting material for an expandable substrate is applied on an electrically conductive foil which forms an expandable substrate layer which is connected to the foil, after which the foil is structured such that it forms a conductor structure having at least one expandable strip conductor. The present invention further relates to an expandable circuit carrier which can be produced by the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Andreas Ostmann, Manuel Seckel, Thomas Loher, Dionysios Manessis, Rainer Patzelt
  • Publication number: 20080074856
    Abstract: An electronic subassembly having a plurality of components which are connected to each other at least partially for signal- and data exchange, said components having contacts for the supply of electrical energy. One or more components are combined to form a separate radio module which is provided respectively with the contacts for the supply of electrical energy and which has at least one antenna. A transmitter-receiver connected to the at least one antenna is assigned to each radio module for signal- and data exchange between the components of the individual radio modules via the antennae thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventor: Andreas Ostmann
  • Publication number: 20080061115
    Abstract: A method is provided for making an electrical connection with a microelectronic component arranged on or embedded within a surface of a circuit board layer or a substrate. The microelectronic component has an electrical contact face that is accessible on a surface of the microelectronic component. An electrically conducting bump is applied to the electrical contact face of the microelectronic component. A metal foil or metal coat is applied via a coating of an insulating binder to the surface of the circuit board under an action of pressure and/or heat so that the electrically conducting bump penetrates the coating of the insulating binder to make the electrical connection between the metal foil or metal coat and the electrical contact face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Andreas Ostmann, Alexander Neumann, Dionysios Manessis, Rainer Patzelt
  • Patent number: 7011989
    Abstract: A method for producing encapsulated chips includes preparing a wafer with contacts projecting from a surface of the wafer. The wafer is disposed on a dicing substrate and diced into a plurality of spaced chips on the dicing substrate. The contacts are covered with a protection arrangement, then injection molding being conducted to introduce encapsulation material into the contacts and the trenches. Then the protection arrangement is removed so that the contacts are exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Karl-Friedrich Becker, Tanja Braun, Mathias Koch, Andreas Ostmann, Lars Böttcher, Erik Jung
  • Publication number: 20040110323
    Abstract: A method for producing encapsulated chips includes preparing a wafer with contacts projecting from a surface of the wafer. The wafer is disposed on a dicing substrate and diced into a plurality of spaced chips on the dicing substrate. The contacts are covered with a protection arrangement, then injection molding being conducted to introduce encapsulation material into the contacts and the trenches. Then the protection arrangement is removed so that the contacts are exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Karl-Friedrich Becker, Tanja Braun, Mathias Koch, Andreas Ostmann, Lars Bottcher, Erik Jung
  • Patent number: 6284639
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of forming a structured metallization on a semiconductor wafer, wherein a main surface of the wafer has a passivation layer applied thereto, which is structured so as to determine at least one bond pad. Initially, a metal bump is produced on the at least one bond pad. An activated dielectric is then produced on the areas of the passivation layer on which the structured metallization is to be formed. Finally, metal is chemically deposited directly on the activated dielectric and on the metal bump in such a way that the structured metallization formed on the activated dielectric and the metal chemically deposited on the metal bump are electro-conductively joined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angwandten Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Rolf Aschenbrenner, Ghassem Azdasht, Elke Zakel, Andreas Ostmann, Gerald Motulla
  • Patent number: 6277660
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for the testing of substrates which are provided with a wiring structure, in particular, chips (21), in conjunction with which, by means of a solder-deposit carrier (25) which is provided with a structured, electrically conductive coating (12) with bond pads (17) for the arranging of solder deposits (28) and their transfer to correspondingly arranged bond pads (22) of a substrate (21), an electrical check of the wiring structure of the substrate (21) takes place during the transfer of the solder deposits (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Elke Zakel, Frank Ansorge, Paul Kasulke, Andreas Ostmann, Rolf Aschenbrenner, Lothar Dietrich