Patents by Inventor Klaus Schiess

Klaus Schiess 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: 9373566
    Abstract: In an embodiment an electronic component includes a semiconductor die having a first surface, the first surface including a first current electrode and a control electrode. The electronic component further includes a die pad having a first surface, a plurality of leads and a gull-wing shaped conductive element coupled to a first lead of the plurality of leads. The first current electrode is mounted on the die pad and the gull-wing shaped conductive element is coupled between the control electrode and the first lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Klaus Schiess, Teck Sim Lee
  • Patent number: 9368435
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an electronic component includes a dielectric layer, a semiconductor device embedded in the dielectric layer, an electrically conductive substrate, a redistribution layer having a first surface and a second surface providing at least one outer contact, and a first electrically conductive member. The semiconductor device has a first surface including at least one first contact pad and a second surface including at least one second contact pad. The second contact pad is mounted on the electrically conductive substrate. The first electrically conductive member includes at least one stud bump and extends between the electrically conductive substrate and the first surface of the redistribution layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Klaus Schiess, Dominic Maier, Chooi Mei Chong
  • Publication number: 20160163616
    Abstract: An electronic module includes a semiconductor package, a heat spreader attached to the semiconductor package and an electrically insulating layer disposed on the heat spreader remote from the semiconductor package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Christian Fachmann, Ralf Otremba, Klaus Schiess, Franz Stueckler
  • Patent number: 9362240
    Abstract: An electronic device includes multiple semiconductor chips in a single housing. Such semiconductor chips may comprise different semiconductor materials, for example they may comprise GaN. Using bonding clips instead of bonding wires is an efficient way of connecting such semiconductor chips to a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Khalil Hosseini, Joachim Mahler, Ralf Otremba, Josef Hoeglauer, Juergen Schredl, Xaver Schloegel, Klaus Schiess
  • Publication number: 20160111346
    Abstract: A semiconductor component includes an inner semiconductor component housing and an outer semiconductor component housing. The inner semiconductor component housing includes a semiconductor chip, a first plastic housing composition and first housing contact surfaces. At least side faces of the semiconductor chip are embedded in the first plastic housing composition and the first housing contact surfaces are free of the first plastic housing composition and include a first arrangement. The outer semiconductor component housing includes a second plastic housing composition and second housing contact surfaces which include a second arrangement. The inner semiconductor component housing is situated within the outer semiconductor component housing and is embedded in the second plastic housing composition. At least one of the first housing contact surfaces is electrically connected with at least one of the second housing contact surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Josef Hoeglauer, Tek Sim Lee, Ralf Otremba, Klaus Schiess, Xaver Schloegel, Juergen Schredl
  • Publication number: 20160086897
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a lateral transistor device having an upper metallization layer. The upper metallization layer includes n elongated pad regions. Adjacent ones of the n elongated pad regions are coupled to different current electrodes of the lateral transistor device. The n elongated pad regions bound n-1 active regions of the lateral transistor where n?3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Oliver Haeberlen, Ralf Otremba, Gerhard Prechtl, Klaus Schiess
  • Publication number: 20160086878
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an electronic component includes a high-voltage depletion mode transistor including a current path coupled in series with a current path of a low-voltage enhancement mode transistor, a diode including an anode and a cathode, and a die pad. A rear surface of the high-voltage depletion mode transistor is mounted on and electrically coupled to the die pad. A first current electrode of the low-voltage enhancement mode transistor is mounted on and electrically coupled to the die pad. The anode of the diode is coupled to a control electrode of the high-voltage depletion mode transistor, and the cathode of the diode is mounted on the die pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Klaus Schiess, Oliver Haeberlen, Matteo-Alessandro Kutschak
  • Publication number: 20160086876
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an electronic component includes a dielectric layer, a semiconductor device embedded in the dielectric layer, an electrically conductive substrate, a redistribution layer having a first surface and a second surface providing at least one outer contact, and a first electrically conductive member. The semiconductor device has a first surface including at least one first contact pad and a second surface including at least one second contact pad. The second contact pad is mounted on the electrically conductive substrate. The first electrically conductive member includes at least one stud bump and extends between the electrically conductive substrate and the first surface of the redistribution layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Klaus Schiess, Dominic Maier, Chooi Mei Chong
  • Publication number: 20160064255
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a chip arrangement, including disposing a chip over a carrier, wherein the bottom side of the chip is electrically connected to the first carrier side via one or more contact pads on the chip bottom side, disposing a first encapsulation material over the first carrier side, wherein the first encapsulation material at least partially surrounds the chip, and disposing a second encapsulation material over a second carrier side, wherein the second encapsulation material is in direct contact with the second carrier side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Josef Hoeglauer, Juergen Schredl, Xaver Schloegel, Klaus Schiess, Bernd Roemer, Edward Fuergut
  • Publication number: 20160056092
    Abstract: A hybrid leadframe is provided comprising a thin leadframe layer comprising a diepad and a structured region; and a metal layer being thicker than the thin leadframe layer and arranged on the diepad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Ralf OTREMBA, Chooi Mei CHONG, Josef HOEGLAUER, Teck Sim LEE, Klaus SCHIESS, Xaver SCHLOEGEL
  • Patent number: 9263440
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a power transistor arrangement, which may include a carrier including at least a main region, a first terminal region and a second terminal region being electrically isolated from each other; a first power transistor having a control electrode, a first power electrode and a second power electrode, and being arranged on the main region of the carrier such that its first power electrode is facing towards and is electrically coupled to the main region of the carrier; a second power transistor having a control electrode, a first power electrode and a second power electrode, and being arranged on the terminal regions of the carrier such that its control electrode and its first power electrode are facing towards the terminal regions, and having its control electrode being electrically coupled to the first terminal region and its first power electrode being electrically coupled to the second terminal region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AG
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Josef Hoeglauer, Juergen Schredl, Xaver Schloegel, Klaus Schiess
  • Publication number: 20160035665
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement is provided, which may include: an embedding package chip carrier; a first chip and a second chip arranged over the embedding package chip carrier, each of the first chip and the second chip comprising: a control terminal, a first controlled terminal, and a second controlled terminal, wherein the control terminal and the first controlled terminal are arranged on a first side of the chip, and wherein the second controlled terminal is arranged on a second side of the chip, wherein the second side is opposite the first side; wherein the first chip is arranged on the embedding package chip carrier such that its first side is facing towards the embedding package chip carrier; and wherein the second chip is arranged on the embedding package chip carrier such that its first side is facing away from the embedding package chip carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Ralf OTREMBA, Klaus SCHIESS, Anton MAUDER
  • Patent number: 9230880
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a semiconductor chip including an electrode, a substrate element and a contact element connecting the electrode to the substrate element. The electronic device further includes an encapsulant configured to leave the contact element at least partially exposed such that a heatsink may be connected to the contact element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Infineon Technolgies AG
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Josef Hoeglauer, Juergen Schredl, Teck Sim Lee, Xaver Schloegel, Klaus Schiess
  • Patent number: 9196554
    Abstract: An electronic component includes at least one semiconductor device and a redistribution board comprising at least two nonconductive layers and a conductive redistribution structure. The semiconductor device is embedded in the redistribution board and electrically coupled to the redistribution structure and the redistribution board has a side face with a step. An outer contact pad of the redistribution structure is arranged on the step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Josef Höglauer, Jürgen Schredl, Xaver Schlögel, Klaus Schiess
  • Patent number: 9196577
    Abstract: A semiconductor packaging arrangement includes a transistor device including a first side including a source electrode and a gate electrode, a die pad having a first surface, and a lead having a first surface. A first conductive member is arranged between the source electrode and the first surface of the die pad and spaces the source electrode from the first surface of the die pad by a distance that is greater than a distance between the gate electrode and the first surface of the lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Josef Höglauer, Jürgen Schredl, Xaver Schlögel, Klaus Schiess
  • Patent number: 9184066
    Abstract: A chip arrangement is provided, the chip arrangement including: a carrier; a chip disposed over the carrier, the chip including one or more contact pads, wherein a first contact pad of the one or more contact pads is electrically contacted to the carrier; a first encapsulation material at least partially surrounding the chip; and a second encapsulation material at least partially surrounding the first encapsulation material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Josef Hoeglauer, Juergen Schredl, Xaver Schloegel, Klaus Schiess, Bernd Roemer, Edward Fuergut
  • Publication number: 20150303128
    Abstract: A device includes a first semiconductor chip that is arranged over a first carrier and includes a first electrical contact. The device further includes a second semiconductor chip arranged over a second carrier and including a second electrical contact arranged over a surface of the second semiconductor chip facing the second carrier. The second carrier is electrically coupled to the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Klaus Schiess, Oliver Haeberlen, Matteo-Alessandro Kutschak
  • Patent number: 9147631
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an electrically conducting carrier having a mounting surface. The semiconductor device further includes a metal block having a first surface facing the electrically conducting carrier and a second surface facing away from the electrically conducting carrier. A semiconductor power chip is disposed over the second surface of the metal block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Josef Hoeglauer, Juergen Schredl, Xaver Schloegel, Klaus Schiess
  • Patent number: 9147628
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a semiconductor device includes a leadframe having a plurality of leads and a die paddle and a semiconductor module attached to the die paddle of the leadframe. The semiconductor module includes a first semiconductor chip disposed in a first encapsulant. The semiconductor module has a plurality of contact pads coupled to the first semiconductor chip. The semiconductor device further includes a plurality of interconnects coupling the plurality of contact pads with the plurality of leads, and a second encapsulant disposed at the semiconductor module and the leadframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Infineon Technoloiges Austria AG
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Josef Hoeglauer, Juergen Schredl, Xaver Schloegel, Klaus Schiess
  • Publication number: 20150270194
    Abstract: In an embodiment an electronic component includes a semiconductor die having a first surface, the first surface including a first current electrode and a control electrode. The electronic component further includes a die pad having a first surface, a plurality of leads and a gull-wing shaped conductive element coupled to a first lead of the plurality of leads. The first current electrode is mounted on the die pad and the gull-wing shaped conductive element is coupled between the control electrode and the first lead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Klaus Schiess, Teck Sim Lee