Patents by Inventor Frank Singer

Frank Singer 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).

  • Publication number: 20190051788
    Abstract: A light source is disclosed. In an embodiment a light source includes at least one first semiconductor emitter for generating first light, at least one second semiconductor emitter for generating second light, the second light having a different color than the first light, a light mixing body configured to produce a mixed light from the first and second lights and a detector on the light mixing body, the detector configured to determine a color locus of the mixed light, wherein the first and second semiconductor emitters are arranged along a line and have different distances from the detector, wherein the light mixing body is arranged on side surfaces of the first and second semiconductor emitters and in projection onto the side surfaces at least partially covers each of the side surfaces, so that the detector receives light from each of the first and second semiconductor emitters through the light mixing body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Frank Singer, Alexander Linkov, Stefan Illek, Rainer Butendeich, Christoph Koller, Thomas Schwarz
  • Patent number: 10193034
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip including an active region provided to generate radiation; a radiation exit face extending parallel to a main plane of extension of the active region; a molding directly adjoins at least one side face of the semiconductor device at least one back of the semiconductor chip remote from the radiation exit face; a mounting surface provided to mount the semiconductor device; and a spacer projecting beyond the radiation exit face in a vertical direction extending perpendicular to the radiation exit face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Sperl, Frank Singer
  • Publication number: 20180374996
    Abstract: An assembly includes a carrier including a glass material, including at least one recess, wherein at least one optoelectronic semiconductor component is arranged in the at least one recess of the carrier, and at least one surface of the semiconductor component connects to the carrier via a melted surface including glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Frank Singer, Andreas Ploessl
  • Publication number: 20180358522
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes a carrier, and a housing material arranged above a top side of a carrier, wherein a cavity is configured in the housing material, a top side of a first optoelectronic semiconductor chip is arranged in the cavity, the first optoelectronic semiconductor chip has a first electrical connection pad arranged at the top side of the first optoelectronic semiconductor chip, and electrically conductively connects by a bond wire to a first contact pad arranged at the top side of the carrier, a first section of the bond wire is arranged in the cavity and a second section of the bond wire is embedded the housing material, a covering material is arranged in the cavity and covers at least one part of the top side of the first optoelectronic semiconductor chip, and the first section of the bond wire is embedded in the covering material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Schwarz, Stefan Listl, Björn Hoxhold, Frank Singer
  • 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: 20180301866
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, the semiconductor laser (1) comprises a semiconductor layer sequence (2). The semiconductor layer sequence (2) contains an n-type region (23), a p-type region (21) and an active zone (22) lying between the two. A laser beam is produced in a resonator path (3). The resonator path (3) is aligned parallel to the active zone (22). In addition, the semiconductor laser (1) contains an electrical p-contact (41) and an electrical n-contact (43) each of which is located on the associated region (21, 23) of the semiconductor layer sequence (2) and is configured to input current directly into the associated region (21, 23). A p-contact surface (61) is electrically connected to the p-contact (41), and an n-contact surface (63) is electrically connected to the n-contact (43) such that the p-contact surface (61) and the n-contact surface (63) are configured for external electrical and mechanical connection of the semiconductor laser (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Frank SINGER, Norwin VON MALM, Tilman RUEGHEIMER, Thomas KIPPES
  • Publication number: 20180301873
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, the semiconductor laser (1) comprises a semiconductor layer sequence (2). The semiconductor layer sequence (2) contains an n-type region (23), a p-type region (21) and an active zone (22) lying between the two. A laser beam is produced in a resonator path (3). The resonator path (3) is aligned parallel to the active zone (22). In addition, the semiconductor laser (1) contains an electrical p-contact (41) and an electrical n-contact (43) each of which is located on the associated region (21, 23) of the semiconductor layer sequence (2) and is configured to input current directly into the associated region (21, 23). The n-contact (43) extends from the p-type region (21) through the active zone (22) and into the n-type region (23) and is located, when viewed from above, next to the resonator path (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Frank SINGER, Norwin VON MALM, Tilman RUEGHEIMER, Thomas KIPPES
  • Patent number: 10103296
    Abstract: A method for producing optoelectronic semiconductor devices and an optoelectronic semiconductor device are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes providing a plurality of semiconductor chips for producing electromagnetic radiation, arranging the plurality of semiconductor chips in a plane, forming a housing body composite, at least some regions of which are arranged between the semiconductor chips, forming a plurality of conversion elements, wherein each conversion element comprises a wavelength-converting conversion material and is arranged on one of the semiconductor chips, encapsulating the plurality of conversion elements at least on their lateral edges by an encapsulation material, and separating the housing body composite into a plurality of optoelectronic semiconductor components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTOR GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Singer, Britta Goeoetz, David Racz, Matthias Sperl
  • Publication number: 20180287022
    Abstract: A method of producing an optoelectronic component includes embedding an optoelectronic component part into a molded body such that an upper side of the optoelectronic component part is at least partially exposed on an upper side of the molded body; arranging and structuring a sacrificial layer above the upper side of the optoelectronic component part and the upper side of the molded body; arranging and structuring a layer of an optical material above the sacrificial layer; and removing the sacrificial layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Wolfgang Moench, Frank Singer, Thomas Schwarz, Jürgen Moosburger, Stefan Illek
  • Publication number: 20180287008
    Abstract: A method for producing an optoelectronic semiconductor component and an optoelectronic semiconductor component are disclosed. In an embodiment the method include A) providing at least two source substrates, wherein each of the source substrates is equipped with a specific type of radiation-emitting semiconductor chip; B) providing a target substrate having a mounting plane, the mounting plane being configured for mounting the semiconductor chip; and C) transferring at least part of the semiconductor chips with a wafer-to-wafer process from the source substrates onto the target substrate so that the semiconductor chips, within one type, maintain their relative position with respect to one another, so that each type of semiconductor chips arranged on the target substrate has a different height above the mounting plane, wherein the semiconductor chips are at least one of at least partially stacked one above the other or at least partially applied to at least one casting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Andreas Plößl, Siegfried Herrmann, Martin Rudolf Behringer, Frank Singer, Thomas Schwarz
  • Publication number: 20180261735
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting optoelectronic semiconductor component and a method for producing the same are disclosed. In an embodiment the semiconductor component includes a radiation passage surface, through which light produced during the operation of the semiconductor component passes, a first barrier layer arranged on a top side of the radiation passage surface and in direct contact with the radiation passage surface, a conversion element arranged on the top side of the first barrier layer, a second barrier layer arranged on the top side of the conversion element and on the top side of the first barrier layer, wherein the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer together completely enclose the conversion element, and wherein the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer are in direct contact with each other at some points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas SCHWARZ, Frank SINGER, Stefan ILLEK, Michael ZIZLSPERGER, Britta GÖÖTZ
  • Publication number: 20180249578
    Abstract: A semiconductor component includes first and second connection contacts provided to electrically contact a semiconductor body, a carrier on which a semiconductor chip is arranged, the carrier including a base body including a chip mounting surface and a connection surface opposite the chip mounting surface and at least one side surface, that connects the chip mounting surface to the connection surface, a first electrically conductive contact layer electrically conductively connected to the first connection contact, and a second electrically conductive contact layer electrically conductively connected to the second connection contact, wherein the first and the second contact layer are applied to the base body and each include a first partial region arranged on the chip mounting surface, a second partial region arranged on a side surface and a third partial region arranged on the connection surface, and wherein the base body contains a radiation-transmissive base material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Frank Singer, Siegfried Herrmann
  • Publication number: 20180204823
    Abstract: A video wall module and a method for producing a video wall module are disclosed. In embodiments, the video wall module includes a plurality of light emitting diode chips, each light emitting diode chip comprising a top electrode arranged at a top side of the light emitting diode chip, a bottom electrode arranged at a bottom side of the light emitting diode chip and a molded body embedding the light emitting diode chips, a front-side metallization arranged at the front side of the molded body, wherein the top electrodes are connected to the front-side metallization, a rear-side metallization arranged at a rear side of the molded body, wherein the bottom electrodes are connected to the rear-side metallization, a dielectric layer arranged at the rear side of the molded body and an outer metallization arranged at the dielectric layer, wherein the rear-side metallization is electrically conductively connected to the outer metallization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Schwarz, Frank Singer, Christian Leirer
  • Publication number: 20180197841
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting module (1) comprising an assembly body (3) extending between a rear side (31) and a front side (30) opposite the rear side, and comprising a plurality of semiconductor components (2) provided for generating radiation, wherein: the assembly body has a plurality of recesses (35) on the rear side, in which the semiconductor components are arranged; the assembly body is permeable to the radiation generated in the semiconductor components, and said radiation passes out of the front side of the assembly body; a contact layer (5) is arranged on the rear side of the assembly body, to which the semiconductor components are connected in an electrically conductive manner via connecting lines; and a reflector layer (6) is arranged on the rear side of the assembly body, said reflector layer entirely covering at least the recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Tony ALBRECHT, Tamas LAMFALUSI, Roland SCHULZ, Frank SINGER, Matthias SABATHIL
  • Publication number: 20180182943
    Abstract: A component comprising a support and a semiconductor body arranged on the support, the support formed by a molded body and a metal layer. The metal layer has a first subregion and a second subregion laterally spaced apart by an intermediate space and thereby electrically separated. The molded body fills the intermediate space and has a surface extending in lateral directions free from the subregions of the metal layer and forms the rear side of the support. The support has a side face formed by a surface of the molded body extending in vertical directions, at least one of the subregions formed such that electrical contact can be made by way of the side face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Norwin von Malm, Frank Singer
  • Patent number: 10008639
    Abstract: A method for producing optoelectronic semiconductor components (100) is specified, wherein a carrier (1) having a carrier main side (11) is provided. Furthermore, a plurality of singulated optoelectronic semiconductor chips (2) are provided, wherein the semiconductor chips (2) each have a main emission side (21) and a contact side (22) opposite the main emission side (21). The singulated semiconductor chips (2) are then applied to the carrier main side (11), such that the contact side (22) in each case faces the carrier main side (11). In regions between the semiconductor chips, a mask frame (3) is applied, wherein the mask frame (3) is a grid of partitions (31). In a plan view of the carrier main side (11), each semiconductor chip (2) is surrounded all around by the partitions (31). The semiconductor chips (2) are potted with a conversion material (4) such that a conversion element (41) is respectively formed on the semiconductor chips (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTOR GMBH
    Inventors: Britta Göötz, Frank Singer, Lutz Höppel, Jürgen Moosburger
  • Publication number: 20180175237
    Abstract: A component includes a light emitting semiconductor chip, wherein the semiconductor chip includes a layer arrangement including a plurality of layers, the p-conducting layer and the n-conducting layer adjoin one another in an active zone, a first electrical contact is configured on the p-conducting side of the layer arrangement at a first side of the semiconductor chip, a second electrical contact is configured on the n-conducting side of the layer arrangement at a second side of the semiconductor chip, the second side being situated opposite the first side of the semiconductor chip, the first side of the semiconductor chip transitions into the second side via an end side, the semiconductor chip is secured by the end side on a substrate, the substrate includes a first and second further electrical contact, and the further electrical contacts electrically conductively connect to the electrical contacts of the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Alexander Linkov, Frank Singer, Matthias Bruckschloegl, Siegfried Herrmann, Jürgen Moosburger, Thomas Schwarz
  • Publication number: 20180151787
    Abstract: A method of producing an optoelectronic component includes providing a wafer substrate that includes a light-emitting layer sequence, singulating the wafer substrate having the layer sequence into semiconductor components, applying the semiconductor components to an intermediate carrier, arranging a potting material on the intermediate carrier such that the potting material laterally surrounds the semiconductor components and is in direct contact, at least in places, with side surfaces of the semiconductor components, arranging one contact on one semiconductor component and the potting material, wherein one contact is arranged on a side of the semiconductor component and the potting material remote from the intermediate carrier, connecting the component to a carrier element, on a side of the semiconductor components remote from the intermediate carrier, removing the intermediate carrier and the wafer substrate of the semiconductor components, and bringing the semiconductor components into electrical contact b
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Sabathil, Jügen Moosburger, Frank Singer
  • Patent number: 9976708
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting means (1), comprising: an optical element (3), which has a main extension direction (Z), a radiation inlet surface (3a), and a radiation outlet surface (3b); and at least two light-emitting diodes (2), which each comprise at least one light-emitting diode chip (21) and a radiation passage surface (2a), which extends along a main extension plane (XZ); wherein the at least two lighting-emitting diodes (2) are arranged along the main extension direction (Z) of the optical element (3), the radiation inlet surface (3a) of the optical element (3) faces the radiation passage surfaces (2a) of the at least two light-emitting diodes (2), the optical element (3) is formed as a solid body, the radiation inlet surface (3a) of the optical element (3) is flat or convexly curved, and the radiation outlet surface (3b) of the optical element (3) comprises at least one recess (4) in the optical element (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Sandra Sobczyk, Frank Singer, Wolfgang Moench, Matthias Sabathil
  • Patent number: 9966370
    Abstract: A method for producing a plurality of optoelectronic semiconductor devices is provided. A number of semiconductor chips are fastened on an auxiliary support. The semiconductor chips are spaced apart from one another in a lateral direction. A reflective layer is formed, at least in regions between the semiconductor chips. A composite package body is formed at least in certain regions between the semiconductor chips. The auxiliary support is removed and the composite housing body is separated into a number of optoelectronic semiconductor devices. Each optoelectronic semiconductor device has at least one semiconductor chip, part of the reflective layer and part of the composite package body as a package body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Moosburger, Markus Pindl, Simon Jerebic, Frank Singer