Patents by Inventor Georg Ernst

Georg Ernst 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: 9446944
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a sensor apparatus is provided. The sensor apparatus includes a sensor device having a plurality of electrical contacts; a housing having a plurality of sidewalls; and a metal carrier structure, which extends into the housing in a manner passing through two mutually opposite sidewalls from the plurality of sidewalls. The metal carrier structure is embodied in a resilient fashion at least in the direction of a sidewall through which the metal carrier structure extends. The sensor device having the plurality of electrical contacts is mounted in a resilient fashion on the metal carrier structure and is electrically conductively connected to the metal carrier structure by the plurality of contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Georg Ernst, Horst Theuss
  • Publication number: 20150307344
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a sensor apparatus is provided. The sensor apparatus includes a sensor device having a plurality of electrical contacts; a housing having a plurality of sidewalls; and a metal carrier structure, which extends into the housing in a manner passing through two mutually opposite sidewalls from the plurality of sidewalls. The metal carrier structure is embodied in a resilient fashion at least in the direction of a sidewall through which the metal carrier structure extends. The sensor device having the plurality of electrical contacts is mounted in a resilient fashion on the metal carrier structure and is electrically conductively connected to the metal carrier structure by the plurality of contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Georg ERNST, Horst THEUSS
  • Patent number: 9164156
    Abstract: An apparatus may include a back-bias magnet; and a semiconductor chip element; wherein the semiconductor chip element has a sensor for measuring a magnetic field strength; and wherein a contact surface is formed on a contact side of the back-bias magnet and on a contact side of the semiconductor chip element and wherein the contact side of the semiconductor chip element has one or more structures such that the contact surface of the back-bias magnet is shaped in a manner corresponding to the structures of the semiconductor chip element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Klaus Elian, Georg Ernst, Horst Theuss
  • Patent number: 7705438
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a semiconductor chip and a leadframe. The leadframe includes a metal coating pattern on its underside to facilitate the application of solder to the electronic component. The metal coating pattern includes wetting regions that are wettable with solder material and anti-wetting regions that are unwettable with solder material, and the electronic component includes solder deposits formed on the wetting regions on the underside of the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies, AG
    Inventors: Georg Ernst, Horst Groeninger, Simon Jerebic, Thomas Zeiler
  • Patent number: 7230831
    Abstract: A heat sink is arranged on a main circuit board of an electronic module. The heat sink includes a three-dimensionally structured thermally conductive plate with a press-on region and with snap-action hooks. The snap-action hooks are arranged approximately at right angles with respect to the press-on region and are resiliently connected to the press-on region. The snap-action hooks are latched into place, with pressure generation of the press-on region onto a rear side of a surface-mountable semiconductor device, into corresponding passage openings of the circuit board. A plastically deformable thermal composition is disposed between the rear side of the semiconductor device and the press-on region of the heat sink so as to form an intermediate layer therebetween to provide compensation for the thickness tolerances of the semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Uwe Luckner, Georg Ernst, Manuel Carmona, Markus Fink
  • Patent number: 7215010
    Abstract: A device for and method of packaging electronic components (1) using injection-molding. For this purpose, a multiplicity of components (1) are arranged in predetermined positions on a first side (2) of a leadframe (3). The leadframe (3) has interconnects (5) with contact terminal areas (6) for connecting to contact areas (7) of the electronic components (1) and contact vias (8) to external contacts on a second side (10) of the leadframe (3). In this case, the leadframe (3) includes a ceramic substrate (11) with a first side (2) having edge regions (12) configured with a ductile, annular metal layer (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Bast, Georg Ernst, Thomas Zeiler, Matthias Oechsner
  • Publication number: 20060158857
    Abstract: A heat sink is arranged on a main circuit board of an electronic module. The heat sink includes a three-dimensionally structured thermally conductive plate with a press-on region and with snap-action hooks. The snap-action hooks are arranged approximately at right angles with respect to the press-on region and are resiliently connected to the press-on region. The snap-action hooks are latched into place, with pressure generation of the press-on region onto a rear side of a surface-mountable semiconductor device, into corresponding passage openings of the circuit board. A plastically deformable thermal composition is disposed between the rear side of the semiconductor device and the press-on region of the heat sink so as to form an intermediate layer therebetween to provide compensation for the thickness tolerances of the semiconductor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Uwe Luckner, Georg Ernst, Manuel Carmona, Markus Fink
  • Publication number: 20060151879
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a semiconductor chip and a leadframe. The leadframe includes a metal coating pattern on its underside to facilitate the application of solder to the electronic component. The metal coating pattern includes wetting regions that are wettable with solder material and anti-wetting regions that are unwettable with solder material, and the electronic component includes solder deposits formed on the wetting regions on the underside of the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Georg Ernst, Horst Groeninger, Simon Jerebic, Thomas Zeiler
  • Patent number: 7009288
    Abstract: A semiconductor component with an electromagnetic shielding device against alpha radiation, beta radiation and high-frequency electromagnetic radiation is presented. The semiconductor component includes a semiconductor chip with a circuit integrated therein with a number of electrical terminal areas and at least one ground terminal area. The semiconductor also includes a package that contains the semiconductor chip and also a chip carrier. The chip carrier has a number of external electrical terminals and an external ground terminal. The electrical terminal areas and the ground terminal areas of the semiconductor chip are electrically connected to the external electrical terminals and the external ground terminals of the chip carrier by connecting means. The semiconductor chip and the connecting means are in this case encapsulated by an electrically insulating passivation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Michael Bauer, Christian Birzer, Georg Ernst, Rainer Steiner, Hermann Vilsmeier, Holger Woerner
  • Publication number: 20050077596
    Abstract: A semiconductor component with an electromagnetic shielding device against alpha radiation, beta radiation and high-frequency electromagnetic radiation is presented. The semiconductor component includes a semiconductor chip with a circuit integrated therein with a number of electrical terminal areas and at least one ground terminal area. The semiconductor also includes a package that contains the semiconductor chip and also a chip carrier. The chip carrier has a number of external electrical terminals and an external ground terminal. The electrical terminal areas and the ground terminal areas of the semiconductor chip are electrically connected to the external electrical terminals and the external ground terminals of the chip carrier by connecting means. The semiconductor chip and the connecting means are in this case encapsulated by an electrically insulating passivation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Bauer, Christian Birzer, Georg Ernst, Rainer Steiner, Hermann Vilsmeier, Holger Woerner
  • Patent number: 6870245
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic component having an integrated circuit being packaged in a housing. The electronic component is adhesively bonded to an island of a leadframe, the island being designed to accommodate the integrated circuit and being dimensionally adapted to the base surface of the integrated circuit in order to minimize and prevent housing deformations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernhard Schätzler, Georg Ernst
  • Patent number: 6774479
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device having a semiconductor chip and a leadframe. The leadframe has a flat conductor frame. A semiconductor chip connection plate is configured in the center of the flat conductor frame. The semiconductor chip connection plate is structured by elongate openings all around the position of the semiconductor chip to form an island that carries the semiconductor chip and a ring that surrounds the island. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for producing such an electronic device and to a corresponding leadframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Schätzler, Georg Ernst, Tan Loon Lee
  • Patent number: 6649450
    Abstract: A circuit is described which has a semiconductor component surrounded by a plastic housing and with which contact can be made via conductor tracks. Between each dividing surface of the conductor tracks and an area of the plastic housing surrounding the relevant dividing surface, as viewed in plan view of the dividing surface, a spacing is provided in each case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Georg Ernst, Horst Gröninger, Thomas Zeiler
  • Patent number: 6528877
    Abstract: A semiconductor component includes a chip carrier having a first surface, a second surface, and openings therein. At least one semiconductor chip is mounted on the chip carrier. Soldering connection points are formed by at least one metal foil that lines the openings and that extends through the openings. Contact-making points are connected to the semiconductor chip and form electrically conductive connections which extend through the openings in the chip carrier to the soldering connection points. A further metal foil is located between the semiconductor chip and the chip carrier and forms a soldering connection point. The openings include at least one opening that is located underneath the semiconductor chip. The further metal foil extends through the opening that is located underneath the semiconductor chip to the first surface and to the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Georg Ernst, Thomas Zeiler
  • Publication number: 20020192874
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device having a semiconductor chip and a leadframe. The leadframe has a flat conductor frame. A semiconductor chip connection plate is configured in the center of the flat conductor frame. The semiconductor chip connection plate is structured by elongate openings all around the position of the semiconductor chip to form an island that carries the semiconductor chip and a ring that surrounds the island. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for producing such an electronic device and to a corresponding leadframe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Bernhard Schatzler, Georg Ernst, Tan Loon Lee
  • Publication number: 20020079560
    Abstract: A circuit is described which has a semiconductor component surrounded by a plastic housing and with which contact can be made via conductor tracks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Georg Ernst, Horst Groninger, Thomas Zeiler
  • Publication number: 20020041014
    Abstract: A semiconductor component includes a chip carrier having a first surface, a second surface, and openings therein. At least one semiconductor chip is mounted on the chip carrier. Soldering connection points are formed by at least one metal foil that lines the openings and that extends through the openings. Contact-making points are connected to the semiconductor chip and form electrically conductive connections which extend through the openings in the chip carrier to the soldering connection points. A further metal foil is located between the semiconductor chip and the chip carrier and forms a soldering connection point. The openings include at least one opening that is located underneath the semiconductor chip. The further metal foil extends through the opening that is located underneath the semiconductor chip to the first surface and to the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Inventors: Georg Ernst, Thomas Zeiler