Patents by Inventor Isabel Otto

Isabel Otto 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: 20250015234
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an optoelectronic component includes a structured region including a semiconductor body having a first semiconductor region and a second semiconductor region, which have different conductivities, a first main surface and a second main surface and at least one first delimiting surface and at least one second delimiting surface delimiting a recess, a protective layer, which is arranged on the at least one first delimiting surface and covers a junction between the first semiconductor region and the second semiconductor region in the recess, wherein the first main surface is not covered by the protective layer and the protective layer does not adjoin any further protective layer on a side facing the junction and on a side facing away from the junction, and wherein the protective layer is retracted from the first delimiting surface and the second delimiting surface or wherein the protective layer has an L-shape in cross-section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Rainer Hartmann, Benjamin Michaelis, Anna Kasprzak-Zablocka, Björn Grootoonk, Isabel Otto, Dominik Scholz
  • Patent number: 11949054
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor component may include a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, a first contact element for making contact with the first semiconductor layer, and a second contact element for making contact with the second semiconductor layer. The first semiconductor layer may be arranged on a side facing away from a first main surface of the second semiconductor layer. Electromagnetic radiation may be output via the first main surface of the second semiconductor layer. The first contact element and the second contact element may each be arranged on a side of a first main surface of the first semiconductor layer. The first contact element may have a first section extending in a first direction, and a second section connected to the first section and extending in a second direction different from the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Schmid, Christoph Klemp, Isabel Otto
  • Publication number: 20230120107
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor component includes a primary light source including a carrier and a semiconductor layer sequence mounted thereon and configured to generate primary light, and at least one conversion unit of at least one semiconductor material adapted to convert the primary light into at least one secondary light, wherein the semiconductor layer sequence and the converter unit are separate elements, the semiconductor layer sequence includes a plurality of pixels, the pixels are configured to be controlled electrically independently of each other, the carrier includes a plurality of control units configured to drive the pixels, all pixels of a first group are free of a conversion unit and are configured to emit the primary light, all pixels of a second group of pixels include exactly one conversion unit each and are configured to emit the at least one secondary light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Isabel Otto, Alexander F. Pfeuffer, Britta Göötz, Norwin von Malm
  • Patent number: 11557700
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor component includes a primary light source including a carrier and a semiconductor layer sequence mounted thereon and configured to generate primary light, and at least one conversion unit of at least one semiconductor material adapted to convert the primary light into at least one secondary light, wherein the semiconductor layer sequence and the converter unit are separate elements, the semiconductor layer sequence includes a plurality of pixels, the pixels are configured to be controlled electrically independently of each other, the carrier includes a plurality of control units configured to drive the pixels, all pixels of a first group are free of a conversion unit and are configured to emit the primary light, all pixels of a second group of pixels include exactly one conversion unit each and are configured to emit the at least one secondary light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Isabel Otto, Alexander F. Pfeuffer, Britta Göötz, Norwin von Malm
  • Patent number: 11437550
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component that emits electromagnetic radiation from a radiation exit surface of the optoelectronic component includes a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip that produces electromagnetic radiation, and a marker element applied to the radiation exit surface of the optoelectronic component, the marker element including a dye substance that can be removed from the radiation exit surface using a solvent and/or is permeable to the electromagnetic radiation of the optoelectronic component, wherein the dye substance includes a resin into which fluorescent particles are introduced that convert electromagnetic radiation of a first wavelength range into electromagnetic radiation of a second wavelength range, the first wavelength range and the second wavelength range being within the ultraviolet spectral range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Isabel Otto, Holger Klassen, Berthold Hahn
  • Patent number: 11437540
    Abstract: A component includes a carrier and a semiconductor body arranged on the carrier, wherein the semiconductor body includes a semiconductor layer facing away from the carrier, a further semiconductor layer facing the carrier and an optically active layer located therebetween, the carrier has a metallic carrier layer that is contiguous and mechanically stabilizes the component, the carrier includes a mirror layer disposed between the semiconductor body and the metallic carrier layer, the carrier has a compensating layer directly adjacent to the metallic carrier layer and is configured to compensate for internal mechanical strains in the component, and the compensating layer is arranged between the semiconductor body and the metallic carrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Isabel Otto, Korbinian Perzlmaier
  • Patent number: 11430917
    Abstract: A semiconductor component may include a semiconductor body having a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer, a first main face and a second main face, opposite from the first main face, the first main face being formed by a surface of the first semiconductor layer and the second main face being formed by a surface of the second semiconductor layer. At least one side face may join the first main face to the second main face, an electrically conducting carrier layer, which covers the second main face at least in certain regions and extends from the second main face to at least one side face of the semiconductor body. An electrically conducting continuous deformation layer may cover the second main face at least in certain regions. The electrically conducting deformation layer may have an elasticity that is identical to or higher than the electrically conducting carrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Isabel Otto, Anna Kasprzak-Zablocka, Christian Leirer, Berthold Hahn
  • Patent number: 11195981
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing semiconductor device includes providing a radiation emitting semiconductor chip having a first main surface, applying a metallic seed layer to a second main surface opposite the first main surface, galvanically depositing first and second metallic volume regions on the seed layer, depositing an adhesion promoting layer on the volume regions, and applying a casting compound at least between contact points, wherein before the metallic volume regions are galvanically deposited, a dielectric layer is first applied to the seed layer over its entire surface and openings are produced in the dielectric layer by etching, and a material of the metallic volume regions is deposited through the openings of the dielectric layer, wherein the dielectric layer is underetched at boundaries to the openings and the underetches are filled with material of the metallic volume regions during the galvanical depositing of the metallic volume regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Isabel Otto, Anna Kasprzak-Zablocka, Christian Leirer
  • Patent number: 11171258
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a radiation-emitting semiconductor device and radiation-emitting semiconductor device are disclosed. In an embodiment a method includes providing a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip having a first main surface including a radiation exit surface of the semiconductor chip, applying a metallic seed layer to a second main surface of the semiconductor chip opposite to the first main surface, galvanically depositing a first metallic layer on the seed layer for forming a first electrical contact point and a second electrical contact point, galvanically depositing a second metallic layer on the first metallic layer for forming the first electrical contact point and the second electrical contact point, wherein a material of the first metallic layer and a material of the second metallic layer are different, and applying a casting compound between the contact points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Leirer, Isabel Otto
  • Publication number: 20210305476
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor component may include a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, a first contact element for making contact with the first semiconductor layer, and a second contact element for making contact with the second semiconductor layer. The first semiconductor layer may be arranged on a side facing away from a first main surface of the second semiconductor layer. Electromagnetic radiation may be output via the first main surface of the second semiconductor layer. The first contact element and the second contact element may each be arranged on a side of a first main surface of the first semiconductor layer. The first contact element may have a first section extending in a first direction, and a second section connected to the first section and extending in a second direction different from the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Wolfgang Schmid, Christoph Klemp, Isabel Otto
  • Patent number: 11133250
    Abstract: A semiconductor component may have a semiconductor body and an electrically conductive carrier layer. The semiconductor body may include a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer, a first main face and a second main face, situated opposite the first main face, wherein the first main face is formed by a surface of the first semiconductor layer and the second main face is formed by a surface of the second semiconductor layer. The semiconductor body may further include at least one side face connecting the first main face to the second main face. The electrically conductive carrier layer may regionally cover the second main face the carrier layer is structured in such a way that it has at least one contact-free depression. Furthermore, a method for producing such a semiconductor component is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Isabel Otto, Dominik Scholz, Christian Leirer
  • Patent number: 11107944
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optoelectronic semiconductor chip includes a) providing a semiconductor layer sequence having an active region that generates or receives radiation on a substrate; b) forming at least one recess extending through the active region; c) forming a metallic reinforcement layer on the semiconductor layer sequence by galvanic deposition, the metallic reinforcement layer completely covering the semiconductor layer sequence and at least partially filling the recess; and d) removing the substrate, wherein the metallic reinforcement layer is leveled on a side facing away from the semiconductor layer sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OTPO GmbH
    Inventors: Isabel Otto, Christian Leirer
  • Patent number: 11069842
    Abstract: A method for producing an optoelectronic semiconductor component and an optoelectronic semiconductor component are disclosed. In an embodiment a method include providing a semiconductor layer sequence having an active region and a plurality of emission regions, forming a plurality of first contact points, filling spacings between the first contact points with a molding compound, removing a growth substrate of the semiconductor layer sequence and arranging the semiconductor layer sequence on a connection carrier comprising a control circuit and a plurality of connection surfaces, wherein each of the first contact points is electrically conductively connected to a connection surface, wherein the emission regions are independently controllable by the control circuit, and wherein the molding compound serves as a temporary auxiliary carrier that mechanically stabilizes the semiconductor layer sequence during the removal of the growth substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Isabel Otto, Christian Leirer
  • Publication number: 20210210661
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor component includes a primary light source including a carrier and a semiconductor layer sequence mounted thereon and configured to generate primary light, and at least one conversion unit of at least one semiconductor material adapted to convert the primary light into at least one secondary light, wherein the semiconductor layer sequence and the converter unit are separate elements, the semiconductor layer sequence includes a plurality of pixels, the pixels are configured to be controlled electrically independently of each other, the carrier includes a plurality of control units configured to drive the pixels, all pixels of a first group are free of a conversion unit and are configured to emit the primary light, all pixels of a second group of pixels include exactly one conversion unit each and are configured to emit the at least one secondary light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Isabel Otto, Alexander F. Pfeuffer, Britta Göötz, Norwin von Malm
  • Patent number: 11018283
    Abstract: A method of producing optoelectronic semiconductor components including providing a primary light source having a carrier and a semiconductor layer sequence mounted thereon that generates primary light (B), wherein the semiconductor layer sequence is structured into a plurality of pixels that can be driven electrically independently of each other, and the carrier includes a plurality of control units that drive the pixels, providing at least one conversion unit adapted to convert the primary light (B) into at least one secondary light (G, R), wherein the conversion unit is grown continuously from at least one semiconductor material, structuring the conversion unit, wherein portions of the semiconductor material are removed in accordance with the pixels, and applying the conversion unit to the semiconductor layer sequence so that the remaining semiconductor material is uniquely assigned to a portion of the pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Isabel Otto, Alexander F. Pfeuffer, Britta Göötz, Norwin von Malm
  • Publication number: 20210135046
    Abstract: A component includes a carrier and a semiconductor body arranged on the carrier, wherein the semiconductor body includes a semiconductor layer facing away from the carrier, a further semiconductor layer facing the carrier and an optically active layer located therebetween, the carrier has a metallic carrier layer that is contiguous and mechanically stabilizes the component, the carrier includes a mirror layer disposed between the semiconductor body and the metallic carrier layer, the carrier has a compensating layer directly adjacent to the metallic carrier layer and is configured to compensate for internal mechanical strains in the component, and the compensating layer is arranged between the semiconductor body and the metallic carrier layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Isabel Otto, Korbinian Perzlmaier
  • Publication number: 20210050490
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component that emits electromagnetic radiation from a radiation exit surface of the optoelectronic component includes a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip that produces electromagnetic radiation, and a marker element applied to the radiation exit surface of the optoelectronic component, the marker element including a dye substance that can be removed from the radiation exit surface using a solvent and/or is permeable to the electromagnetic radiation of the optoelectronic component, wherein the dye substance includes a resin into which fluorescent particles are introduced that convert electromagnetic radiation of a first wavelength range into electromagnetic radiation of a second wavelength range, the first wavelength range and the second wavelength range being within the ultraviolet spectral range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Isabel Otto, Holger Klassen, Berthold Hahn
  • Patent number: 10910513
    Abstract: A component includes a carrier; and a semiconductor body arranged on the carrier, wherein the semiconductor body includes a semiconductor layer facing away from the carrier, a further semiconductor layer facing the carrier and an optically active layer located therebetween, the carrier has a metallic carrier layer that is contiguous and mechanically stabilizes the component, the carrier includes a mirror layer disposed between the semiconductor body and the carrier layer, and the carrier has a compensating layer directly adjacent to the carrier layer and configured to compensate for internal mechanical strains in the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Isabel Otto, Korbinian Perzlmaier
  • Patent number: 10903119
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip, a method for producing a semiconductor chip and an apparatus having a plurality of semiconductor chips are disclosed. In an embodiment a chip includes a substrate and a semiconductor layer arranged at the substrate, wherein the substrate includes, at a side facing the semiconductor layer, a top side with a width B1 in a first lateral direction and, at a side opposite to the top side, a bottom side with a width B3 in the first lateral direction, wherein the substrate has a width B2 in the first lateral direction at a half height between the top side and the bottom side, and wherein the following applies to widths B1, B2 and B3: B1?B2<B2?B3, and B1?B2>B3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Isabel Otto, Patrick Rode
  • Publication number: 20200388734
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing semiconductor device includes providing a radiation emitting semiconductor chip having a first main surface, applying a metallic seed layer to a second main surface opposite the first main surface, galvanically depositing first and second metallic volume regions on the seed layer, depositing an adhesion promoting layer on the volume regions, and applying a casting compound at least between contact points, wherein before the metallic volume regions are galvanically deposited, a dielectric layer is first applied to the seed layer over its entire surface and openings are produced in the dielectric layer by etching, and a material of the metallic volume regions is deposited through the openings of the dielectric layer, wherein the dielectric layer is underetched at boundaries to the openings and the underetches are filled with material of the metallic volume regions during the galvanical depositing of the metallic volume regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Isabel Otto, Anna Kasprzak-Zablocka, Christian Leirer