Patents by Inventor Matthias Sperl

Matthias Sperl 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: 20200018692
    Abstract: A detection assembly and a method for producing a detection assemblies are disclosed. In an embodiment a detection arrangement includes an emitter configured to generate radiation having a peak wavelength in an infrared spectral range, a detector configured to receive the radiation, a mounting surface comprising at least a first contact surface and a second contact surface for external electrical connection of the detection arrangement, a form body adjoining the emitter and the detector at least in places and deflection optics, on which the radiation impinges during operation of the detection arrangement so that an optical path is formed between the emitter and the detector by the deflection optics, wherein the deflection optics include a scattering body into which the radiation enters during the operation through a surface of the scattering body facing the emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Frank Singer, Matthias Sperl
  • Patent number: 10396259
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting semiconductor component and a method for producing a plurality of semiconductor components are disclosed. In an embodiment the component includes a semiconductor chip comprising a semiconductor layer sequence, a front side and a rear side opposite the front side, and a molded body molded on to the semiconductor chip at least in some places. The component further includes a thermal connector located on a rear side of the semiconductor component, wherein the rear side of the semiconductor component is opposite the front side of the semiconductor chip, wherein the thermal connector extends to the rear side of the semiconductor chip, wherein at least one electrical connection surface is located on the front side of the semiconductor chip, and wherein the at least one electrical connection surface is electrically-conductively connected to an electrical contact surface of the semiconductor component via a contact path running on the molded body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Sperl, Frank Singer, Jürgen Moosburger
  • Publication number: 20190237593
    Abstract: A method of producing sensors includes providing a carrier plate; arranging semiconductor chips on the carrier plate, wherein the semiconductor chips include at least radiation-detecting semiconductor chips; providing radiation-transmissive optical elements on the carrier plate provided with the semiconductor chips, wherein a plurality of radiation-transmissive optical elements are provided jointly on the carrier plate provided with the semiconductor chips; and singulating the carrier plate provided with the semiconductor chips and the radiation-transmissive optical elements, thereby forming separate sensors including a section of the carrier plate, at least one radiation-detecting semiconductor chip and at least one radiation-transmissive optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Dirk Becker, Matthias Sperl
  • Publication number: 20190237590
    Abstract: A sensor includes a printed circuit board; at least one semiconductor chip arranged on the printed circuit board and includes a front-side contact, wherein the semiconductor chip is a radiation-detecting semiconductor chip; an embedding layer arranged on the printed circuit board and laterally adjoining the at least one semiconductor chip; and a contact layer connected to the front-side contact of the at least one semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Dirk Becker, Matthias Sperl
  • Publication number: 20190157514
    Abstract: A method of producing an optoelectronic component includes providing a carrier; securing a sheet including a wavelength-converting material on a top side of the carrier; arranging a grid structure on a top side of the sheet; arranging an optoelectronic semiconductor chip in an opening of the grid structure on the top side of the sheet; arranging a potting material on the top side of the sheet, wherein the grid structure and the optoelectronic semiconductor chip are at least partly embedded into the potting material, and a composite body including the potting material, the sheet, the grid structure and the optoelectronic semiconductor chip is formed; and detaching the composite body from the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Markus Pindl, Matthias Sperl
  • Publication number: 20190157250
    Abstract: An LED filament includes semiconductor chips arranged on a top side of a radiation-transmissive carrier, and at least partly covered with a radiation-transmissive first layer, the first layer and an underside of the carrier are covered with a second layer, phosphor is provided in the second layer, the phosphor is configured to shift a wavelength of the radiation of the semiconductor chip, no phosphor or phosphor including less than 50% of the concentration of the phosphor of the second layer is provided in the first layer, the carrier is formed from a further first layer and a carrier layer having cutouts, the carrier layer is arranged on the further first layer, the semiconductor chips are arranged on the further first layer in the regional of the cutouts of the carrier layer, and the first layer and the further first layer are at least partially covered with the second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Reiner Windisch, Florian Bösl, Andreas Dobner, Matthias Sperl
  • Publication number: 20190148606
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component and a method for producing an optoelectronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment a method includes providing at least one light-emitting semiconductor chip comprising a sapphire substrate and an epitaxially grown layer sequence, arranging the light-emitting semiconductor chip with a side facing away from the sapphire substrate on a carrier, detaching the sapphire substrate from the semiconductor chip, applying a converter element on a region of the semiconductor chip in which the sapphire substrate was detached, arranging the semiconductor chip on an auxiliary carrier so that the converter element faces the auxiliary carrier and detaching the carrier from the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: David Racz, Matthias Sperl
  • Publication number: 20190051802
    Abstract: The invention relates to a semiconductor component comprising at least one semiconductor chip (10) having a semiconductor body (1) with an active region (12), a conversion element (6) and a carrier (3), the carrier (3) comprising a first moulded body (33), a first conductor body (31) and a second conductor body (32), the conductor body (31, 32) being connected to the active region (12) in an electrically conducting manner. A side of the conversion element (6) facing away from the active region (12) forms a front side (101) of the semiconductor chip (10) and a side of the carrier (3) facing away from the active region (12) forms a rear side (102) of the semiconductor chip (10), and lateral surfaces (103) of the semiconductor chip connect the front side (101) and the rear side (102) together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Korbinian PERZLMAIER, Christian LEIRER, Matthias SPERL
  • 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: 20190013451
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes a radiation side, a contact side opposite a radiation side with at least two electrically conductive contact elements for external electrical contacting of the component, and a semiconductor layer sequence arranged between the radiation side and the contact side with an active layer that emits or absorbs electromagnetic radiation during normal operation, wherein the contact elements are spaced apart from each other at the contact side and are completely or partially exposed at the contact side in the unmounted state of the component, the region of the contact side between the contact elements is partially or completely covered with an electrically insulating, contiguously formed cooling element, the cooling element is in direct contact with the contact side and has a thermal conductivity of at least 30 W/(m·K), and in plan view of the contact side the cooling element covers one or both contact elements partially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Luca Haiberger, David Racz, Matthias Sperl
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10062813
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component (100) comprises an optoelectronic semiconductor chip (10), a first contact area (31) and a second contact area (32), which is laterally offset with respect to the first contact area and is electrically insulated therefrom, and a housing element (40). The first contact area (31) is electrically conductively connected to the first semiconductor layer (21) and the second contact area (32) is electrically conductively connected to the second semiconductor layer (22) of the optoelectronic semiconductor chip. The first contact area (31) and the second contact area (32) project beyond the optoelectronic semiconductor chip laterally in each case. The housing element (40) is fixed to the first contact area (31) and the second contact area (32) in regions in which the first contact area (31) and the second contact area (32) project beyond the optoelectronic semiconductor chip laterally in each case. The housing element surrounds the optoelectronic semiconductor chip at least partly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Siegfried Herrmann, Matthias Sperl
  • Publication number: 20180145230
    Abstract: An electronic component, an optoelectronic component, and a component arrangement are disclosed. In an embodiment the electronic component includes an electronic semiconductor chip and a molded body, wherein the molded body covers at least one side face of the electronic semiconductor chip, wherein a surface of the electronic semiconductor chip is at least partly not covered by the molded body, wherein the molded body includes a first side face with a peg, and wherein the molded body includes a second side face with a groove matching the peg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Luca Haiberger, Matthias Sperl
  • Publication number: 20180123007
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting semiconductor component and a method for producing a plurality of semiconductor components are disclosed. In an embodiment the component includes a semiconductor chip comprising a semiconductor layer sequence, a front side and a rear side opposite the front side, and a molded body molded on to the semiconductor chip at least in some places. The component further includes a thermal connector located on a rear side of the semiconductor component, wherein the rear side of the semiconductor component is opposite the front side of the semiconductor chip, wherein the thermal connector extends to the rear side of the semiconductor chip, wherein at least one electrical connection surface is located on the front side of the semiconductor chip, and wherein the at least one electrical connection surface is electrically-conductively connected to an electrical contact surface of the semiconductor component via a contact path running on the molded body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Matthias Sperl, Frank Singer, Jürgen Moosburger
  • Publication number: 20180102348
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes a carrier, wherein a first optoelectronic semiconductor chip and a second optoelectronic semiconductor chip are arranged above a top side of the carrier, the optoelectronic semiconductor chips each include a top side, an underside situated opposite the top side, and side faces extending between the top side and the underside, the undersides of the optoelectronic semiconductor chips face the top side of the carrier, a first potting material is arranged above the top side of the carrier, the first potting material covering parts of the side faces of the first optoelectronic semiconductor chip, and a second potting material is arranged above the top side of the carrier, and the second potting material covering the first potting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Luca Haiberger, Matthias Sperl
  • Publication number: 20180097156
    Abstract: An optoelectronic lighting device and a method for manufacturing an optoelectronic lighting device are disclosed. In an embodiment the device includes a carrier and a light-emitting diode arranged on the carrier having a light-emitting surface. The device further includes a microlens structure including a plurality of microlenses, wherein the microlens structure is arranged on the light-emitting surface of the diode and a conversion layer arranged on the microlens structure, wherein the light-emitting surface is configured to emit light, wherein the microlens structure images, at least in part, the light, and wherein the conversion layer converts the light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Leirer, Alexander Linkov, Matthias Sperl, Matthias Kiessling
  • Publication number: 20180047879
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a plurality of conversion elements (6) comprising the following steps: providing a substrate (1); applying a first mask layer (4) to the substrate (1), the first mask layer (4) being structured with through-holes (3) which completely penetrate the first mask layer (4); applying a conversion material (5) at least into the through-holes (3); and singulating the conversion elements (6) so as to produce a plurality of individual conversion elements (6). The invention also relates to two other methods, to a conversion element (6), and to an optoelectronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: David RACZ, Matthias SPERL, Luca HAIBERGER
  • Patent number: 9876148
    Abstract: An electronic component, an optoelectronic component, a component arrangement, and a method for producing an electronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes forming a sacrificial structure on a top side of a carrier by a photolithographic process from a photoresist layer, arranging an electronic semiconductor chip on the carrier after exposing the photoresist layer, molding a molded body around the sacrificial structure and around the electronic semiconductor chip such that a surface of the electronic semiconductor chip is at least partly not covered by the molded body, detaching the molded body from the carrier and removing the sacrificial structure, wherein removing the sacrificial structure results in a cutout being formed in the molded body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Luca Haiberger, Matthias Sperl
  • Patent number: 9876155
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes a composite body including a molded body; and an optoelectronic semiconductor chip embedded into the molded body, wherein the optoelectronic semiconductor chip includes a first electrical contact on its top side, a first top side metallization is arranged on the top side of the composite body and electrically conductively connects the first electrical contact to the through contact, a second top side metallization is arranged on the top side of the composite body and electrically insulated with respect to the first top side metallization, the second top side metallization completely delimits a part of the top side of the optoelectronic semiconductor chip, and a wavelength-converting material is arranged in a region completely delimited by the second top side metallization on the top side of the composite body, the wavelength-converting material extending as far as the second top side metallization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Singer, Jürgen Moosburger, Matthias Sabathil, Matthias Sperl, Björn Hoxhold
  • Publication number: 20170331018
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes a composite body including a molded body; and an optoelectronic semiconductor chip embedded into the molded body, wherein the optoelectronic semiconductor chip includes a first electrical contact on its top side, a first top side metallization is arranged on the top side of the composite body and electrically conductively connects the first electrical contact to the through contact, a second top side metallization is arranged on the top side of the composite body and electrically insulated with respect to the first top side metallization, the second top side metallization completely delimits a part of the top side of the optoelectronic semiconductor chip, and a wavelength-converting material is arranged in a region completely delimited by the second top side metallization on the top side of the composite body, the wavelength-converting material extending as far as the second top side metallization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Singer, Jürgen Moosburger, Matthias Sabathil, Matthias Sperl, Björn Hoxhold