Patents by Inventor Andreas PLOSSL

Andreas PLOSSL 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: 11784062
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing optoelectronic components. The invention comprises: provision of a metal substrate, the substrate having a front side and a rear side opposite the front side; front-side removal of substrate material such that the substrate comprises substrate sections protruding in the region of the front side and recesses arranged there between; formation of a plastic body adjacent to substrate sections; arrangement of optoelectronic semiconductor chips on substrate sections; rear-side removal of substrate material in the region of the recesses, such that the substrate is structured into separate substrate sections; and performance of a separation process. The plastic body is divided into separate substrate sections and individual optoelectronic components with at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip are formed. The invention also relates to an optoelectronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Osram OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Schwarz, Andreas Plössl, Jörg Sorg
  • Publication number: 20220342625
    Abstract: A display module includes a carrier with a front face and a rear face. The display module also includes a pixel array. The pixel array includes a plurality of electrically drivable pixels on the front face. In operation, electromagnetic radiation is emitted via each driven pixel. The display module further includes a wiring layer on the front face, via which the pixels are electrically connected to one another. The display module additionally includes a receiving unit on the front face. The receiving unit is electrically connected with the wiring layer. The receiving unit is configured to wirelessly receive a supply energy for the operation of the display module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas SCHWARZ, Andreas PLÖSSL, Horst VARGA, Ralph Peter BERTRAM
  • Patent number: 11081620
    Abstract: A method of producing a semiconductor component includes applying an auxiliary carrier at a first side of a semiconductor body, the auxiliary carrier having a first lateral coefficient of thermal expansion, and applying a connection carrier at a second side of the semiconductor body facing away from the auxiliary carrier, the connection carrier having a second lateral coefficient of thermal expansion, wherein the semiconductor body is grown on a growth substrate different from the auxiliary carrier, the first and the second lateral coefficient of thermal expansion differ by at most 50%, and the growth substrate is removed prior to application of the auxiliary carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Plössl, Norwin von Malm, Dominik Scholz, Christoph Schwarzmaier, Martin Rudolf Behringer, Alexander F. Pfeuffer
  • Patent number: 10991683
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optoelectronic component includes: A) providing a substrate, B) providing a metallic liquid arranged in a structured manner and in direct mechanical contact on the substrate and including at least one first metal, C) providing semiconductor chips each having a metallic termination layer on their rear side, the metallic termination layer including at least one second metal different from the first metal, and D) self-organized arranging the semiconductor chips on the metallic liquid so that the first metal and the second metal form at least one intermetallic compound having a higher re-melting temperature than the melting temperature of the metallic liquid, wherein the intermetallic compound is a connecting layer between the substrate and the semiconductor chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Norwin von Malm, Andreas Plössl
  • Publication number: 20200287111
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing optoelectronic components. The invention comprises: provision of a metal substrate, the substrate having a front side and a rear side opposite the front side; front-side removal of substrate material such that the substrate comprises substrate sections protruding in the region of the front side and recesses arranged there between; formation of a plastic body adjacent to substrate sections; arrangement of optoelectronic semiconductor chips on substrate sections; rear-side removal of substrate material in the region of the recesses, such that the substrate is structured into separate substrate sections; and performance of a separation process. The plastic body is divided into separate substrate sections and individual optoelectronic components with at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip are formed. The invention also relates to an optoelectronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas SCHWARZ, Andreas PLÖSSL, Jörg SORG
  • Publication number: 20200091372
    Abstract: A method of producing a semiconductor component includes applying an auxiliary carrier at a first side of a semiconductor body, the auxiliary carrier having a first lateral coefficient of thermal expansion, and applying a connection carrier at a second side of the semiconductor body facing away from the auxiliary carrier, the connection carrier having a second lateral coefficient of thermal expansion, wherein the semiconductor body is grown on a growth substrate different from the auxiliary carrier, the first and the second lateral coefficient of thermal expansion differ by at most 50%, and the growth substrate is removed prior to application of the auxiliary carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Plössl, Norwin von Malm, Dominik Scholz, Christoph Schwarzmaier, Martin Rudolf Behringer, Alexander F. Pfeuffer
  • Patent number: 10553148
    Abstract: A module for a video wall includes a first light emitting chip of an image pixel connecting to a first power line by a first electrical terminal, the first light emitting chip connects to a third power line by a second electrical terminal, a second light emitting chip of the image pixel connects to a second power line by the first electrical terminal, the second light emitting chip of the image pixel connects to a fourth power line by the second electrical terminal, the first and/or the second power line are/is a surface metallization, including contact sections, a light emitting chip is arranged on a contact section, at least between contact sections of a first and of a second power line an insulation layer is provided on a carrier, the insulation layer includes openings above the contact sections, and the light emitting chips are arranged in the openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Martin, Thomas Schwarz, Frank Singer, Andreas Plössl
  • Publication number: 20180322824
    Abstract: A module for a video wall includes a first light emitting chip of an image pixel connecting to a first power line by a first electrical terminal, the first light emitting chip connects to a third power line by a second electrical terminal, a second light emitting chip of the image pixel connects to a second power line by the first electrical terminal, the second light emitting chip of the image pixel connects to a fourth power line by the second electrical terminal, the first and/or the second power line are/is a surface metallization, including contact sections, a light emitting chip is arranged on a contact section, at least between contact sections of a first and of a second power line an insulation layer is provided on a carrier, the insulation layer includes openings above the contact sections, and the light emitting chips are arranged in the openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Alexander Martin, Thomas Schwarz, Frank Singer, Andreas Plössl
  • Publication number: 20170271438
    Abstract: A method of producing a plurality of semiconductor chips includes a) providing a carrier substrate having a first major face and a second major face opposite the first major face; b) forming a diode structure between the first major face and the second major face, the diode structure electrically insulating the first major face from the second major face at least with regard to one polarity of an electrical voltage; c) arranging a semiconductor layer sequence on the first major face of the carrier substrate; and d) singulating the carrier substrate with the semiconductor layer sequence into a plurality of semiconductor chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Ewald Karl Michael Günther, Andreas Plössl, Heribert Zull, Thomas Veit, Mathias Kämpf, Jens Dennemarck, Bernd Böhm, Korbinian Perzlmaier
  • Patent number: 9721940
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting semiconductor chip having a semiconductor body including a semi-conductor layer sequence having an active region that generates radiation, a first semiconductor layer of a first conductor, and a second semiconductor layer of a second conductor different from the first conductor, and having a carrier on which the semiconductor body is arranged, wherein a pn junction is formed in the carrier, the carrier has a first contact and a second contact on a rear side facing away from the semiconductor body, and the active area and the pn junction connect to one another in antiparallel in relation to the forward-bias direction by the first contact and the second contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Plössl, Heribert Zull
  • Patent number: 9634155
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an electrical terminal support for an optoelectronic semiconductor body, comprising the following steps: providing a carrier assembly (1), which comprises a carrier body (11), an intermediate layer (12) arranged on an outer surface (111) of the carrier body (11), and a use layer (13) arranged on the intermediate layer (12); introducing at least two openings (4), which are mutually spaced in the lateral direction (L), in the use layer (13) via an outer surface (131) of the use layer (13), wherein the openings extend completely through the use layer (13) in the vertical direction (V); electrically insulating lateral surfaces (41) of the openings (4) and of the outer face (131) of the use layer (13); arranging electrically conductive material (6) at least in the openings (4), wherein after completion of the terminal carrier (100), the electrically conductive material (6) has an interruption (U) in the progression thereof along the outer surface (131) of the use lay
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas Plössl
  • Publication number: 20160218097
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting semiconductor chip having a semiconductor body including a semi-conductor layer sequence having an active region that generates radiation, a first semiconductor layer of a first conductor, and a second semiconductor layer of a second conductor different from the first conductor, and having a carrier on which the semiconductor body is arranged, wherein a pn junction is formed in the carrier, the carrier has a first contact and a second contact on a rear side facing away from the semiconductor body, and the active area and the pn junction connect to one another in antiparallel in relation to the forward-bias direction by the first contact and the second contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Andreas PLÖSSL, Heribert ZULL
  • Patent number: 9368698
    Abstract: A converter plate adapted to be attached to a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip, the converter plate containing a base material made of glass in which a plurality of openings is arranged, in each of which a converter material is installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Plössl
  • Patent number: 9076897
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor device includes an optoelectronic semiconductor layer sequence on a metal carrier element, which includes as a first component silver and as a second component a material having a lower coefficient of thermal expansion than silver, wherein the first and second components are intermixed in the metal carrier element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Fischer, Andreas Plössl
  • Publication number: 20150048400
    Abstract: A method of producing an optoelectronic semiconductor chip includes growing an optoelectronic semiconductor layer sequence on a growth substrate, forming an electrically insulating layer on a side of the optoelectronic semiconductor layer sequence facing away from the growth substrate by depositing particles of an electrically insulating material by an aerosol deposition method, and at least partly removing the growth substrate after forming the electrically insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Britta Göötz, Jürgen Moosburger, Andreas Plössl, Matthias Sabathil
  • Publication number: 20150011037
    Abstract: A converter plate adapted to be attached to a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip, the converter plate containing a base material made of glass in which a plurality of openings is arranged, in each of which a converter material is installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Plössl
  • Patent number: 8761219
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor body containing an active region, a mirror layer, and contact points arranged between the semiconductor body and the mirror layer and providing a spacing D between the semiconductor body and the mirror layer, whereby at least one cavity is formed between the mirror layer and the semiconductor body and the at least one cavity contains a gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Vincent Grolier, Andreas Plössl
  • Publication number: 20140145228
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor chip includes an active layer with a first and a second major face, including a semiconductor material which emits or receives radiation when the semiconductor chip is in operation; a patterned layer including three-dimensional patterns for outcoupling or incoupling radiation and arranged on the first major face in a beam path of the radiation, wherein the patterned layer includes an inorganic-organic hybrid material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Böhm, Gertrud Kräuter, Andreas Plössl
  • Patent number: 8723207
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting semiconductor component, having a layer structure which includes an active layer which, in operation, emits radiation with a spectral distribution, and electrical contacts for applying a current to the layer structure, includes a coating layer which at least partially surrounds the active layer and holds back a short-wave component of the emitted radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Osram GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Jacob, Gertrud Kräuter, Andreas Plössl
  • Publication number: 20140014977
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor device includes an optoelectronic semiconductor layer sequence on a metal carrier element, which includes as a first component silver and as a second component a material having a lower coefficient of thermal expansion than silver, wherein the first and second components are intermixed in the metal carrier element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Fischer, Andreas Plössl