Patents by Inventor Edward Fuergut

Edward Fuergut 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: 10483133
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor chip is disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes providing a plurality of semiconductor chips, wherein each semiconductor chip comprises a first main face, a second main face opposite to the first main face and side faces connecting the first and second main faces, placing the semiconductor chips on a carrier with the second main faces facing the carrier and applying an encapsulation material by transfer molding thereby forming the semiconductor chip panel, wherein the encapsulation material is applied so that the side faces of the semiconductor chips are covered with the encapsulation material while the first main faces are not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Daniel Porwol, Edward Fuergut
  • Patent number: 10435292
    Abstract: The method comprises fabricating a semiconductor panel comprising a plurality of semiconductor devices, fabricating a cap panel comprising a plurality of caps, bonding the cap panel onto the semiconductor panel so that each one of the caps covers one or more of the semiconductor devices, and singulating the bonded panels into a plurality of semiconductor modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Claus Waechter, Edward Fuergut, Bernd Goller, Michael Ledutke, Dominic Maier
  • Patent number: 10418313
    Abstract: An electronic module includes a first insulation layer, at least one carrier having a first main surface, a second main surface situated opposite the first main surface, and side surfaces connecting the first and second main surfaces to one another, at least one semiconductor chip arranged on the second main surface of the carrier, wherein the semiconductor chip has contact elements, and a second insulation layer, which is arranged on the carrier and the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Edward Fuergut, Martin Gruber, Juergen Hoegerl
  • Patent number: 10373895
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first lead frame, a second lead frame, a first semiconductor chip, and an encapsulation material. The first lead frame includes a first die pad having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The second lead frame includes a second die pad having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface of the second die pad faces the first surface of the first die pad. The first semiconductor chip is attached to the first surface of the first die pad. The encapsulation material encapsulates the first semiconductor chip and portions of the first lead frame and the second lead frame. The encapsulation material has a first surface aligned with the second surface of the first die pad and a second surface aligned with the second surface of the second die pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Edward Fuergut, Martin Gruber, Wolfgang Scholz, Ralf Otremba
  • Patent number: 10373897
    Abstract: A device may include a carrier, a semiconductor chip arranged over a first surface of the carrier, and an encapsulation body comprising six side surfaces and encapsulating the semiconductor chip. A second surface of the carrier opposite to the first surface of the carrier is exposed from the encapsulation body. The device may further include electrical contact elements electrically coupled to the semiconductor chip and protruding out of the encapsulation body exclusively through two opposing side surfaces of the encapsulation body which have the smallest surface areas of all the side surfaces of the encapsulation body, and an electrically insulating layer arranged over the exposed second surface of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AG
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Felix Grawert, Amirul Afiq Hud, Uwe Kirchner, Teck Sim Lee, Guenther Lohmann, Hwee Yin Low, Edward Fuergut, Bernd Schmoelzer, Fabian Schnoy, Franz Stueckler
  • Patent number: 10361138
    Abstract: In various embodiments, an arrangement is provided. The arrangement may include a plurality of chips; a chip carrier carrying the plurality of chips, the chip carrier including a chip carrier notch; and encapsulation material encapsulating the chip carrier and filling the chip carrier notch; wherein the outer circumference of the encapsulation material is free from a recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Michael Ledutke, Edward Fuergut
  • Patent number: 10347554
    Abstract: An electronic component which comprises an electrically conductive carrier, an electronic chip on the carrier, an encapsulant encapsulating at least part of at least one of the carrier and the electronic chip, and a functional structure covering a surface portion of the encapsulant, wherein at least part of the covered surface portion of the encapsulant is spatially selectively roughened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Norbert Joson Santos, Edward Fuergut, Sanjay Kumar Murugan
  • Publication number: 20190198355
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor power package includes: embedding a power semiconductor chip in an encapsulation, the encapsulation forming a housing of the semiconductor power package; and extending a layer of a covering material over at least a part of an outer main surface of the encapsulation. The covering material has a thermal conductivity greater than a thermal conductivity of the material of the encapsulation and/or a temperature stability greater than a temperature stability of the pre-molded chip housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Basler, Edward Fuergut, Christian Kasztelan, Ralf Otremba
  • Publication number: 20190157190
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package includes a lead frame, a first power semiconductor device mounted on a first part of the lead frame and a second power semiconductor device mounted on a second part of the lead frame. The first power semiconductor device is encapsulated by a first mold compound. The second power semiconductor device is encapsulated by a second mold compound. The first mold compound and the second mold compound are substantially separate from each other. The lead frame includes an intermediate part arranged between the first part and the second part. The intermediate part is not covered by the first mold compound or by the second mold compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Edward Fuergut, Martin Gruber
  • Patent number: 10256119
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor power package includes: providing a pre-molded chip housing and an electrically conducting chip carrier cast-in-place in the pre-molded chip housing; bonding a power semiconductor chip on the electrically conducting chip carrier; and applying a covering material so as to embed the power semiconductor chip. The covering material has an elastic modulus less than an elastic modulus of a material of the pre-molded chip housing and/or a thermal conductivity greater than a thermal conductivity of the material of the pre-molded chip housing and/or a temperature stability greater than a temperature stability of the pre-molded chip housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Thomas Basler, Edward Fuergut, Christian Kasztelan, Ralf Otremba
  • Publication number: 20190013210
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a method of reducing a sheet resistance in an electronic device encapsulated at least partially in an encapsulation material, wherein the method comprises: providing an electronic device comprising a multilayer structure and being at least partially encapsulated by an encapsulation material; and locally introducing energy into the multilayer structure for reducing a sheet resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Edward Fuergut, Irmgard Escher-Poeppel, Stephanie Fassl, Paul Ganitzer, Gerhard Poeppel, Werner Schustereder, Harald Wiedenhofer
  • Patent number: 10177112
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a package which comprises encapsulating at least part of an electronic chip by an encapsulant, subsequently covering a part of the electronic chip with a chip attach medium, and attaching the encapsulated electronic chip on a chip carrier via the chip attach medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Joachim Mahler, Edward Fuergut, Georg Meyer-Berg
  • Publication number: 20180350780
    Abstract: An electronic device package includes a semiconductor chip having a contact pad on a main face of the semiconductor chip, a contact element disposed on the contact pad, a dielectric layer disposed on the semiconductor chip and the contact element, and an encapsulant disposed onto the dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Edward Fuergut, Holger Doepke, Olaf Hohlfeld, Michael Juerss
  • Patent number: 10125012
    Abstract: A MEMS device includes a first chip and a MEMS chip. The first chip has a mounting surface and includes at least an integrated circuit. The MEMS chip has a main surface on which a first set of contact pads for contacting the MEMS device and a second set of contact pads for contacting the first chip are arranged. The first chip is mechanically attached and electrically connected to the second set of contact pads via the mounting surface facing the main surface. The mounting surface of the first chip is at least 25% smaller than the main surface of the MEMS chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Edward Fuergut, Horst Theuss
  • Patent number: 10121690
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide method of manufacturing a semiconductor component, wherein the method comprises providing a layer stack comprising a carrier and a thinned wafer comprising a metallization layer on one side, wherein the thinned wafer is placed on a first side of the carrier; forming an encapsulation encapsulating the layer stack at least partially; and subsequently thinning the carrier from a second side of the carrier, wherein the second side is opposite to the first side of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Georg Meyer-Berg, Edward Fuergut, Joachim Mahler
  • Patent number: 10115646
    Abstract: A semiconductor arrangement is provided. The semiconductor arrangement may include an electrically conductive plate having a surface, a plurality of power semiconductor devices arranged on the surface of the electrically conductive plate, wherein a first controlled terminal of each power semiconductor device of the plurality of power semiconductor devices may be electrically coupled to the electrically conductive plate, a plurality of electrically conductive blocks, wherein each electrically conductive block may be electrically coupled with a respective second controlled terminal of each power semiconductor device of the plurality of power semiconductor devices; and encapsulation material encapsulating the plurality of power semiconductor devices, wherein at least one edge region of the surface of the electrically conductive plate may be free from the encapsulation material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Juergen Hoegerl, Edward Fuergut
  • Patent number: 10096584
    Abstract: In order to produce a power semiconductor module, a circuit carrier is populated with a semiconductor chip and with an electrically conductive contact element. After populating, the semiconductor chip and the contact element are embedded into a dielectric embedding compound, and the contact element is exposed. In addition, an electrically conductive base layer is produced which electrically contacts the exposed contact element and which bears on the embedding compound and the exposed contact element. A prefabricated metal film is applied to the base layer by means of an electrically conductive connection layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Olaf Hohlfeld, Guido Boenig, Irmgard Escher-Poeppel, Edward Fuergut, Martin Gruber, Thorsten Meyer
  • Patent number: 10049962
    Abstract: A semiconductor power arrangement includes a chip carrier having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The semiconductor power arrangement further includes a plurality of power semiconductor chips attached to the chip carrier, wherein the power semiconductor chips are inclined to the first and/or second surface of the chip carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Georg Meyer-Berg, Edward Fuergut, Joachim Mahler
  • Publication number: 20180226276
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor chip is disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes providing a plurality of semiconductor chips, wherein each semiconductor chip comprises a first main face, a second main face opposite to the first main face and side faces connecting the first and second main faces, placing the semiconductor chips on a carrier with the second main faces facing the carrier and applying an encapsulation material by transfer molding thereby forming the semiconductor chip panel, wherein the encapsulation material is applied so that the side faces of the semiconductor chips are covered with the encapsulation material while the first main faces are not.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel Porwol, Edward Fuergut
  • Patent number: 10043782
    Abstract: A method for fabricating an electronic device package includes providing a carrier, disposing a semiconductor chip onto the carrier, the semiconductor chip having a contact pad on a main face thereof remote from the carrier, applying a contact element onto the contact pad, applying a dielectric layer on the carrier, the semiconductor chip, and the contact element, and applying an encapsulant onto the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Edward Fuergut, Holger Doepke, Olaf Hohlfeld, Michael Juerss