Patents by Inventor Gernot Grober
Gernot Grober 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).
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Publication number: 20250081350Abstract: A component carrier having: a stack comprising a plurality of electrically conductive layer structures and at least one electrically insulating layer structure, a component provided in and/or on the stack, said component comprising at least one electrically conductive surface connected to an electrically conductive connecting element, said connecting element extending from said electrically conductive surface away from the stack and configured to be connected to at least one external component to be mounted on the component carrier when at least one connecting surface provided in/on the external component is faced to the electrically conductive surface of the component, wherein the connecting element is made of a heterogeneous conductive structure that is arranged to permanently compensate for a relative movement between said electrically conductive surface of the component and said connecting surface of the external component. Also provided is a package using such component carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AktiengesellschaftInventors: Marco GAVAGNIN, Gernot GROBER, Daniele DONATELLO
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Publication number: 20240429175Abstract: A component carrier includes a stack with at least one electrically insulating layer structure and electrically conductive layer structures some of which have a first density of trace structures and a second density of connection structures, and a further stack with at least one further electrically insulating layer structure and further electrically conductive layer structures some of which have a third density of further trace structures and a fourth density of further connection structures. A first component is applied to the stack and a second component is embedded in the further stack. The connection structures are respectively connected to the further connection structures. The first density of trace structures is lower than the third density of further trace structures. The stack and the further stack are connected with each other by the connection structures and by the further connection structures. The first component is connected to the second component.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Inventors: Markus Leitgeb, Gernot Grober
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Patent number: 12096555Abstract: A component carrier includes a first stack with an electrically insulating layer structure and an electrically conductive layer structure with a first density of trace structures and a second density of first connection structures, a second stack with a second electrically insulating layer structure and a second electrically conductive layer structure with a third density of second trace structures and a fourth density of second connection structures. A first component is applied to the first stack and a second component is embedded in the second stack. The first connection structures are respectively connected to the second connection structures. The first density of first trace structures is lower than the third density of second trace structures. The first stack and the second stack are connected with each other by the first connection structures and by the second connection structures. The first component is connected to the second component.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AGInventors: Markus Leitgeb, Gernot Grober
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Publication number: 20230309236Abstract: An inlay for a component carrier includes a gas-permeable porous layer structure, an upper layer structure, arranged on the gas-permeable porous layer structure, the upper layer structure defining a cavity such that a portion of the gas-permeable porous layer structure is exposed and an upper metal layer structure arranged on the upper layer structure. A component carrier with the inlay and manufacturing methods of the inlay and the component carrier are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Stefanie Paller, Gernot Grober
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Publication number: 20230300982Abstract: A component carrier includes a stack with at least one electrically insulating layer structure and electrically conductive layer structures some of which have a first density of trace structures and a second density of connection structures, and a further stack with at least one further electrically insulating layer structure and further electrically conductive layer structures some of which have a third density of further trace structures and a fourth density of further connection structures. A first component is applied to the stack and a second component is embedded in the further stack. The connection structures are respectively connected to the further connection structures. The first density of trace structures is lower than the third density of further trace structures. The stack and the further stack are connected with each other by the connection structures and by the further connection structures. The first component is connected to the second component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2022Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Markus Leitgeb, Gernot Grober
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Patent number: 11450587Abstract: An electronic device includes a stack with at least one electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one electrically insulating layer structure, a plurality of processing components on and/or in the stack, a process control component coupled with at least part of the processing components for transmitting signals and configured for controlling processes executed by the processing components and/or by the process control component, and a heat removal structure on or above which at least one of the process control component and the processing components is arranged.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AktiengesellschaftInventors: Marco Gavagnin, Gerald Weis, Markus Leitgeb, Gernot Grober, Young Hy Jung
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Publication number: 20220190464Abstract: A component carrier and a method for manufacturing a component carrier are disclosed. The component carrier comprises a carrier body having a plurality of electrically conductive layer structures and/or electrically isolating layer structures and a three-dimensionally printed structure forming at least a part of an antenna on the carrier body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2022Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Marco Gavagnin, Markus Leitgeb, Ahmad Bader Alothman Alterkawi, Ferdinand Lutschounig, Heinz Moitzi, Thomas Krivec, Gernot Grober, Erich Schlaffer, Mike Morianz, Rainer Frauwallner, Hubert Haidinger, Gernot Schulz, Gernot Gmunder
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Patent number: 11264708Abstract: An electronic assembly and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed. The assembly includes a component carrier, a wireless communication component and an antenna structure. The component carrier has at least one dielectric layer and a metallic layer. The wireless communication component is attached to the component carrier. The antenna structure is formed from a metallic material and is electrically connected with the wireless communication component. An opening formed in the component carrier extends from an upper surface into the interior of the component carrier. The antenna structure is formed at least partially at a wall of the opening.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2016Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AktiengesellschaftInventors: Thomas Kristl, Martin Reiter, Johannes Stahr, Markus Leitgeb, Gernot Grober, Erich Schlaffer
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Patent number: 11184983Abstract: A method of manufacturing a component carrier, wherein the method comprises mounting a known-good component on or spaced with regard to a first known-good component carrier block, thereafter forming an electrically conductive connection structure on and/or in and/or spaced with regard to the first component carrier block, and embedding the component between the first component carrier block and a second known-good component carrier block.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AktiengesellschaftInventors: Marco Gavagnin, Gernot Grober, Christian Vockenberger
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Patent number: 11178772Abstract: An electronic device includes a first component carrier with a stack of at least one first electrically conductive layer structure and at least one first electrically insulating layer structure, and a second component carrier with a respective stack of at least one second electrically conductive layer structure and at least one second electrically insulating layer structure. The second component carrier is connected with the first component carrier so that a stacking direction of the first component carrier is angled with regard to a stacking direction of the second component carrier.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AktiengesellschaftInventors: Gernot Grober, Gerald Weis
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Patent number: 11129314Abstract: An electronic package includes a component carrier having a stepped cavity formed therein; and a component assembly having at least two electrically connected electronic components with different sizes such that the component assembly has a stepped shape. The component assembly is accommodated at least partially inserted within the stepped cavity. Further described is a method of manufacturing such an electric package.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AktiengesellschaftInventors: Gernot Grober, Sabine Liebfahrt, Christian Vockenberger
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Publication number: 20210280490Abstract: An electronic device includes a stack with at least one electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one electrically insulating layer structure, a plurality of processing components on and/or in the stack, a process control component coupled with at least part of the processing components for transmitting signals and configured for controlling processes executed by the processing components and/or by the process control component, and a heat removal structure on or above which at least one of the process control component and the processing components is arranged.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Marco Gavagnin, Gerald Weis, Markus Leitgeb, Gernot Grober, Young Hy Jung
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Patent number: 10905016Abstract: A method of manufacturing a component carrier is disclosed. The method includes providing a first component carrier body having at least one first electrically insulating layer structure and at least one first electrically conductive layer structure, providing a second component carrier body having at least one second electrically insulating layer structure and at least one second electrically conductive layer structure, providing at least a part of at least one of the first component carrier body and the second component carrier body of an at least partially uncured material, and interconnecting the first component carrier body with the second component carrier body by curing the at least partially uncured material.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2016Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: AT & Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AktiengesellschaftInventors: Gernot Grober, Sabine Liebfahrt, Marco Gavagnin
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Patent number: 10897308Abstract: An electronic device and a method for transmitting electromagnetic radiation are disclosed. The electronic device includes (a) a component carrier with a stack having at least one electrically insulating layer structure and/or at least one electrically conductive layer structure; (b) a component embedded in the component carrier and configured for providing an electric radio frequency signal; (c) an antenna structure formed in the component carrier and configured for emitting electromagnetic radiation in response to receiving the provided electric radio frequency signal; and (d) a radiation lens formed in the component carrier and configured for spatially manipulating the emitted electromagnetic radiation and directing the spatially manipulated emitted electromagnetic radiation to an environment of the component carrier. Further described is an electronic device and a method for receiving electromagnetic radiation.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2019Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AktiengesellschaftInventors: Jonathan Silvano de Sousa, Gernot Grober
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Patent number: 10867888Abstract: The invention refers to a component carrier comprising at least one heat pipe, wherein the at least one heat pipe has at least a largely cylindrical heat pipe section with a largely cylindrical profile with an outer diameter. The at least one heat pipe is embedded within a recess of at least one inner layer or is surface-mounted on an outer layer of said component carrier, wherein at least the largely cylindrical heat pipe section of the heat pipe is thermoconductively coupled by means of at least one adapter means that directly contacts the heat pipe with at least one layer of the component carrier. Furthermore the invention refers to several methods for producing said component carrier.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AktiengesellschaftInventors: Jonathan Silvano de Sousa, Bernhard Reitmaier, Erich Schlaffer, Johannes Stahr, Wolfgang Schrittwieser, Gerald Weidinger, Alexander Kasper, Gernot Grober
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Publication number: 20200243417Abstract: The invention refers to a component carrier comprising at least one heat pipe, wherein the at least one heat pipe has at least a largely cylindrical heat pipe section with a largely cylindrical profile with an outer diameter. The at least one heat pipe is embedded within a recess of at least one inner layer or is surface-mounted on an outer layer of said component carrier, wherein at least the largely cylindrical heat pipe section of the heat pipe is thermoconductively coupled by means of at least one adapter means that directly contacts the heat pipe with at least one layer of the component carrier. Furthermore the invention refers to several methods for producing said component carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AktiengesellschaftInventors: Jonathan Silvano de Sousa, Bernhard Reitmaier, Erich Schlaffer, Johannes Stahr, Wolfgang Schrittwieser, Gerald Weidinger, Alexander Kasper, Gernot Grober
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Patent number: 10665526Abstract: The invention refers to a component carrier comprising at least one heat pipe, wherein the at least one heat pipe has at least a largely cylindrical heat pipe section with a largely cylindrical profile with an outer diameter. The at least one heat pipe is embedded within a recess of at least one inner layer or is surface-mounted on an outer layer of said component carrier, wherein at least the largely cylindrical heat pipe section of the heat pipe is thermoconductively coupled by means of at least one adapter means that directly contacts the heat pipe with at least one layer of the component carrier. Furthermore the invention refers to several methods for producing said component carrier.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AktiengesellschaftInventors: Jonathan Silvano de Sousa, Bernhard Reitmaier, Erich Schlaffer, Johannes Stahr, Wolfgang Schrittwieser, Gerald Weidinger, Alexander Kasper, Gernot Grober
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Publication number: 20200153510Abstract: An electronic device and a method for transmitting electromagnetic radiation are disclosed. The electronic device includes (a) a component carrier with a stack having at least one electrically insulating layer structure and/or at least one electrically conductive layer structure; (b) a component embedded in the component carrier and configured for providing an electric radio frequency signal; (c) an antenna structure formed in the component carrier and configured for emitting electromagnetic radiation in response to receiving the provided electric radio frequency signal; and (d) a radiation lens formed in the component carrier and configured for spatially manipulating the emitted electromagnetic radiation and directing the spatially manipulated emitted electromagnetic radiation to an environment of the component carrier. Further described is an electronic device and a method for receiving electromagnetic radiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2019Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Jonathan Silvano de Sousa, Gernot Grober
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Patent number: 10531577Abstract: A method of manufacturing a component carrier is provided. The method includes forming a through hole between a first main surface and a second main surface of an electrically insulating layer structure by removing material from at least one of the main surfaces of the electrically insulating layer structure, in particular by irradiating at least one of the main surfaces of the electrically insulating layer structure with at least one laser shot, wherein the at least one main surface from which material is removed, in particular which is to be irradiated, is not covered by an electrically conductive layer structure at least in a surface region in which the through hole is to be formed, and subsequently at least partially filling the through hole and at least partially covering the main surfaces of the electrically insulating layer structure by an electrically conductive filling medium.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AktiengesellschaftInventor: Gernot Grober
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Publication number: 20190380234Abstract: An electronic package includes a component carrier having a stepped cavity formed therein; and a component assembly having at least two electrically connected electronic components with different sizes such that the component assembly has a stepped shape. The component assembly is accommodated at least partially inserted within the stepped cavity. Further described is a method of manufacturing such an electric package.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventors: Gernot Grober, Sabine Liebfahrt, Christian Vockenberger