Patents by Inventor Christopher SOELL

Christopher SOELL 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).

  • Semiconductor component, system and method for checking a soldered joint
    Patent number: 12044722
    Abstract: In an embodiment a semiconductor component includes a laterally extending contact area laterally interrupted in such a way that material of the contact area laterally delimits at least one recess, the contact area configured to be at a potential, wherein at least one first recess is formed laterally as a circular ring around a lateral center point of the contact area, and wherein at least one second recess extends laterally in a straight line through the lateral center point of the contact area so that the contact area is divided by a corresponding recess into two halves which are not connected by material of the contact area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Richter, Christopher Söll
  • Method of generating a PWM signal and circuit for generating a PWM signal
    Patent number: 11908384
    Abstract: A circuit for generating a PWM signal includes a shift register having a plurality of clock-controlled register units. Each clock-controlled register unit has an input and an output. The circuit also includes a write unit configured to set the outputs of the register units each to a designated logical value. The circuit further includes a clock generator configured to drive the register units with a common clock signal. The register units are connected in series. The shift register is configured to output the PWM signal at an output contact. The PWM signal is a chronological sequence of the logical values set in the register units, the PWM signal assumes each of the logical values with the duration of one clock of the clock signal, the clock signal is cyclic, during one cycle the duration of successive clocks changes, and the clock signal is identical per cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Christopher Soell, Markus Koesler, Jens Richter
  • Device and method for operating a diode array
    Patent number: 11783762
    Abstract: An arrangement for operating a diode array includes a plurality of LEDs. Each LED is assigned a respective sensor element which is configured to detect a characteristic value representative of a luminous flux of the respective LED. The arrangement also includes a respective supply input for providing a current for light-emitting operation of the respective LED. The arrangement further includes in each case a control unit which is coupled on the input side to the respective supply input and the respective sensor element and on the output side to the respective LED and is configured to control the current for light-emitting operation of the respective LED as a function of the corresponding characteristic value. The arrangement additionally includes a respective supply input for providing a current for light-emitting operation of the respective LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Jens Richter, Christopher Söll
  • Method of generating a PWM signal and circuit for generating a PWM signal
    Patent number: 11776461
    Abstract: A circuit for generating a PWM signal includes a shift register having a plurality of clock-controlled register units. Each clock-controlled register unit has an input and an output. The circuit also includes a write unit configured to set the outputs of the register units each to a designated logical value. The circuit further includes a clock generator configured to drive the register units with a common clock signal. The register units are connected in series. The shift register is configured to output the PWM signal at an output contact. The PWM signal is a chronological sequence of the logical values set in the register units, the PWM signal assumes each of the logical values with the duration of one clock of the clock signal, the clock signal is cyclic, during one cycle the duration of successive clocks changes, and the clock signal is identical per cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Christopher Soell, Markus Koesler, Jens Richter
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A DIODE ARRAY
    Publication number: 20220406247
    Abstract: An arrangement for operating a diode array includes a plurality of LEDs. Each LED is assigned a respective sensor element which is configured to detect a characteristic value representative of a luminous flux of the respective LED. The arrangement also includes a respective supply input for providing a current for light-emitting operation of the respective LED. The arrangement further includes in each case a control unit which is coupled on the input side to the respective supply input and the respective sensor element and on the output side to the respective LED and is configured to control the current for light-emitting operation of the respective LED as a function of the corresponding characteristic value. The arrangement additionally includes a respective supply input for providing a current for light-emitting operation of the respective LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Jens RICHTER, Christopher SÖLL
  • µ-LED, µ-LED DEVICE, DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220254302
    Abstract: The invention relates to various aspects of a ?-LED or a ?-LED array for augmented reality or lighting applications, in particular in the automotive field. The ?-LED is characterized by particularly small dimensions in the range of a few ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Thorsten BAUMHEINRICH, Peter BRICK, Jean-Jacques DROLET, Hubert HALBRITTER, Laura KREINER, Jens RICHTER, Thomas SCHWARZ, Paul TA, Kilian REGAU, Christopher SOELL, Hoa VU, Christopher WIESMANN, Patrick HOERNER, Jong PARK, Kanishk CHAND
  • µ-LED, µ-LED DEVICE, DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220254304
    Abstract: The invention relates to various aspects of a ?-LED or a ?-LED array for augmented reality or lighting applications, in particular in the automotive field. The ?-LED is characterized by particularly small dimensions in the range of a few ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Thorsten Baumheinrich, Peter Brick, Jean-Jacques Drolet, Hubert Halbritter, Laura Kreiner, Jens Richter, Thomas Schwarz, Paul Ta, Kilian Regau, Christopher Soell, Hoa Vu, Christopher Wiesmann, Patrick Hoerner, Jong Park, Kanishk Chand
  • µ-LED, µ-LED DEVICE, DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220254303
    Abstract: The invention relates to various aspects of a ?-LED or a ?-LED array for augmented reality or lighting applications, in particular in the automotive field. The ?-LED is characterized by particularly small dimensions in the range of a few ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Thorsten BAUMHEINRICH, Peter BRICK, Jean-Jacques DROLET, Hubert HALBRITTER, Laura KREINER, Jens RICHTER, Thomas SCHWARZ, Paul TA, Kilian REGAU, Christopher SOELL, Hoa VU, Christopher WIESMANN, Patrick HOERNER, Jong PARK, Kanishk CHAND
  • Semiconductor Component, System and Method for Checking A Soldered Joint
    Publication number: 20220244306
    Abstract: In an embodiment a semiconductor component includes a laterally extending contact area laterally interrupted in such a way that material of the contact area laterally delimits at least one recess, the contact area configured to be at a potential, wherein at least one first recess is formed laterally as a circular ring around a lateral center point of the contact area, and wherein at least one second recess extends laterally in a straight line through the lateral center point of the contact area so that the contact area is divided by a corresponding recess into two halves which are not connected by material of the contact area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Jens Richter, Christopher Söll
  • METHOD OF GENERATING A PWM SIGNAL AND CIRCUIT FOR GENERATING A PWM SIGNAL
    Publication number: 20220189384
    Abstract: A circuit for generating a PWM signal includes a shift register having a plurality of clock-controlled register units. Each clock-controlled register unit has an input and an output. The circuit also includes a write unit configured to set the outputs of the register units each to a designated logical value. The circuit further includes a clock generator configured to drive the register units with a common clock signal. The register units are connected in series. The shift register is configured to output the PWM signal at an output contact. The PWM signal is a chronological sequence of the logical values set in the register units, the PWM signal assumes each of the logical values with the duration of one clock of the clock signal, the clock signal is cyclic, during one cycle the duration of successive clocks changes, and the clock signal is identical per cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher SOELL, Markus KOESLER, Jens RICHTER
  • µ-LED, µ-LED DEVICE, DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220180805
    Abstract: The invention relates to various aspects of a ?-LED or a ?-LED array for augmented reality or lighting applications, in particular in the automotive field. The ?-LED is characterized by particularly small dimensions in the range of a few ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Thorsten BAUMHEINRICH, Peter Brick, Jean-Jacques Drolet, Hubert Halbritter, Laura Kreiner, Jens Richter, Thomas Schwarz, Paul Ta, Kilian Regau, Christopher Soell, Hoa Vu, Christopher Wiesmann, Patrick Hoerner, Jong Park, Kanishk Chand
  • DIODE ARRAY, ARRANGEMENT, AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220130878
    Abstract: A diode array with at least two image elements. The diode array includes a distribution transistor as well as a feed line for receiving a reference current and a first supply terminal coupled to the distribution transistor for supplying the distribution transistor. A diode and an input transistor are provided for each image element, each of which is coupled to the diode for supplying the diode. The distribution transistor forms a distribution current mirror with the respective input transistor of at least two image elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher SÖLL, Jens RICHTER, Markus KÖSLER
  • VIDEO WALL, DRIVER CIRCUITS, CONTROLS AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20220101781
    Abstract: The invention relates to various driver circuits, controls and arrangements for supplying loads, in particular light-emitting diodes, displays or even video walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Thorsten BAUMHEINRICH, Jean-Jacques DROLET, Hubert HALBRITTER, Jens RICHTER, Paul TA, Kilian REGAU, Christopher SOELL, Hoa VU, Patrick HOERNER, Jong PARK, Kanishk CHAND
  • µ-LED, µ-LED DEVICE, DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220102583
    Abstract: The invention relates to various aspects of a ?-LED or a ?-LED array for augmented reality or lighting applications, in particular in the automotive field. The ?-LED is characterized by particularly small dimensions in the range of a few ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Thorsten BAUMHEINRICH, Martin BEHRINGER, Andreas BIEBERSDORF, Ruth BOSS, Michael BRANDL, Peter BRICK, Jean-Jacques DROLET, Hubert HALBRITTER, Laura KREINER, Erwin LANG, Andreas LEBER, Tobias MEYER, Alexander PFEUFFER, Marc PHILIPPENS, Jens RICHTER, Thomas SCHWARZ, Paul TA, Tansen VARGHESE, Xue WANG, Sebastian WITTMANN, Julia STOLZ, Karsten DIEKMANN, Karl ENGL, Siegfried HERRMANN, Berthold HAHN, Stefan ILLEK, Bruno JENTZSCH, Korbinian PERZLMAIER, Ines PIETZONKA, Andreas RAUSCH, Kilian REGAU, Tilman RUEGHEIMER, Simon SCHWALENBERG, Christopher SOELL, Peter STAUSS, Petrus SUNDGREN, Hoa VU, Christopher WIESMANN, Georg BOGNER, Patrick HOERNER, Christoph KLEMP, Jens MUELLER, Kerstin NEVELING, Jong PARK, Christine RAFAEL, Frank SINGER, Kanishk CHAND, Felix FEIX, Christian MUELLER, Eva-Maria RUMMEL, Nicole HEITZER, Marie ASSMANN, Christian BERGER, Ana KANEVCE
  • µ-LED, µ-LED DEVICE, DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220051614
    Abstract: Disclosed are various aspects of a ?-LED or a ?-LED array for augmented reality or lighting applications, in particular in the automotive field. The ?-LED is characterized by particularly small dimensions in the range of a few ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Thorsten Baumheinrich, Peter Brick, Jean-Jacques Drolet, Hubert Halbritter, Laura Kreiner, Jens Richter, Thomas Schwarz, Paul Ta, Kilian Regau, Christopher Soell, Hoa Vu, Christopher Wiesmann, Patrick Hoerner, Jong Park, Kanishk Chand
  • µ-LED, µ-LED DEVICE, DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220051615
    Abstract: Disclosed are various aspects of a ?-LED or a ?-LED array for augmented reality or lighting applications, in particular in the automotive field. The ?-LED is characterized by particularly small dimensions in the range of a few ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Thorsten BAUMHEINRICH, Peter BRICK, Jean-Jacques DROLET, Hubert HALBRITTER, Laura KREINER, Jens RICHTER, Thomas SCHWARZ, Paul TA, Kilian REGAU, Christopher SOELL, Hoa VU, Christopher WIESMANN, Patrick HOERNER, Jong PARK, Kanishk CHAND
  • µ-LED, µ-LED DEVICE, DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210166618
    Abstract: The invention relates to various aspects of a ?-LED or a ?-LED array for augmented reality or lighting applications, in particular in the automotive field. The ?-LED is characterized by particularly small dimensions in the range of a few ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Thorsten BAUMHEINRICH, Peter BRICK, Jean-Jacques DROLET, Hubert HALBRITTER, Laura KREINER, Jens RICHTER, Thomas SCHWARZ, Paul TA, Kilian REGAU, Christopher SOELL, Hoa VU, Christopher WIESMANN, Patrick HOERNER, Jong PARK, Kanishk CHAND