Abstract: A zero-degree assistant's device for a microscope has a tube carrier (2) for the principal observer's tube, an interface (5) for the microscope body, an assistant's module (6), pivotable about an axis (4), having an interface (7) for an assistant's tube, and having a retaining device (8, 12) for releasing and immobilizing the assistant's module (6), the tube carrier (2) for the principal observer's tube being mounted tiltably about a rotation axis (10) in such a way that tilting of the tube carrier (2) for the principal observer's tube into a tilted position makes possible unrestricted pivoting of the assistant's module (6).

Abstract: A semiconductor component includes a plastic housing including: plastic outer surfaces; lower outer contact surfaces arranged on an underside of the housing; upper outer contact surfaces arranged on a top side of the housing that is opposite the underside; and outer interconnects electrically connecting the lower outer contact surfaces to the upper outer contact surfaces, the outer interconnects including a layer of solder arranged on conduction paths along an outer contour of the housing.

Abstract: A plastic housing includes plastic external faces and the underside of the plastic housing comprises external contact areas on which external contacts are arranged. The plastic external faces are covered by a closed metal layer apart from the underside, wherein the boundary layer between plastic external faces and the closed metal layer includes exposed electrically conductive inclusions of the plastic of the housing.

Abstract: A semiconductor component includes a plastic housing including: plastic outer surfaces; lower outer contact surfaces arranged on an underside of the housing; upper outer contact surfaces arranged on a top side of the housing that is opposite the underside; and outer interconnects electrically connecting the lower outer contact surfaces to the upper outer contact surfaces, the outer interconnects including a layer of solder arranged on conduction paths along an outer contour of the housing.

Abstract: An electronic circuit in a package-on-package configuration includes: a lower subassembly with a first electronic element, a first wiring carrier, a first housing with a first redistribution layer and an arrangement of solder balls disposed on the first redistribution layer and an upper subassembly with a second electronic element mounted on the lower subassembly. A method for producing the electronic circuit in a package-on-package configuration includes: adhering an upper side of the first electronic element to an underside of the first redistribution layer via a radiation-crosslinking thermoplastic adhesive.

Abstract: A semiconductor device with a thinned semiconductor chip and a method for producing the latter is disclosed. In one embodiment, the thinned semiconductor chip has a top side with contact areas and a rear side with a rear side electrode. In this case, the rear side electrode is cohesively connected to a chip pad of a circuit carrier via an electrically conductive layer. In another embodiment, the thinned semiconductor chips of this semiconductor device according to the invention have low-microdefect edge side regions with semiconductor element structures and edge sides patterned by etching technology.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic module having electronic components, which are arranged in vertically staggered component layers, which are electrically conductively connected to one another via regions, which are uncovered within the respective component layers, of contact bumps or of bonding connections and via interconnects, which are arranged between the component layers and are connected to the uncovered regions. Moreover, the invention relates to a process for producing the electronic module, either in a panel or as individual components.

Abstract: A sensor component and a panel used for the production thereof is disclosed. The sensor component has, in addition to a sensor chip with a sensor region, a rear side and passive components. These are embedded jointly in a plastics composition, in such a way that their respective electrodes can be wired from an overall top side of a plastic plate.

Abstract: A method for coating a structure that includes at least one semiconductor chip involves electrostatically depositing coating particles on the areas of the structure to be coated. The coating particles are first applied to a carrier and the latter is electrostatically charged with the coating particles. The structure including at least one semiconductor chip is charged electrostatically to a polarity opposite to the carrier. The carrier and/or the structure are then moved towards one another in the direction of an area of the structure to be coated until the coating particles jump to the areas of the structure to be coated and adhere there. The coating particles are liquefied by heating the area with coating particles to form a coating.

Abstract: A structure of joining material is applied to the back surfaces of semiconductor chips in manufacturing semiconductor devices. The joining material is applied, in finely metered and structured form via a joining material jet appliance, to the back surfaces of the semiconductor chips of a divided semiconductor wafer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip and an adhesive film between the back side of the semiconductor chip and a chip pad of a leadframe. The adhesive film includes a film core and adhesive layers that cover both sides of the film core. The film core includes a brittle, fragile hard material.

Abstract: An external contact material for external contacts of a semiconductor device and a method for producing the same are described. The external contact material includes a lead-free solder material. Provided in the solder material is a filler which forms a plurality of gas pores and/or has plastic particles which are arranged in the volume of the solder material.

Abstract: A semiconductor device with a thinned semiconductor chip and a method for producing the latter is disclosed. In one embodiment, the thinned semiconductor chip has a top side with contact areas and a rear side with a rear side electrode. In this case, the rear side electrode is cohesively connected to a chip pad of a circuit carrier via an electrically conductive layer. In another embodiment, the thinned semiconductor chips of this semiconductor device according to the invention have low-microdefect edge side regions with semiconductor element structures and edge sides patterned by etching technology.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hand-grip with a grip part which can be detachably fastened on a microscope housing, the mounting and dismounting being possible with a single-handed movement with the gripping hand. The hand-grip is fashioned and positioned such that it permits operation of the microscope in all directions with only one hand.

Abstract: An apparatus for pupil distance adjustment for a binocular tube (22) has two eyepiece carriers (1, 2), at least one of which is mounted rotatably about a rotation axis (3, 4), a threaded spindle (7) being provided which is actuatable for pupil distance adjustment and by way of whose threads (12) the spacing of the two eyepiece carriers (1, 2) is adjustable. The apparatus can be implemented in mechanically simple and compact fashion, and permits accurate adjustment of the pupil distance.

Abstract: A zero-degree assistant's device for a microscope has a tube carrier (2) for the principal observer's tube, an interface (5) for the microscope body, an assistant's module (6), pivotable about an axis (4), having an interface (7) for an assistant's tube, and having a retaining device (8, 12) for releasing and immobilizing the assistant's module (6), the tube carrier (2) for the principal observer's tube being mounted tiltably about a rotation axis (10) in such a way that tilting of the tube carrier (2) for the principal observer's tube into a tilted position makes possible unrestricted pivoting of the assistant's module (6).

Abstract: A smart card for contact data transmission includes a card body and a smart card module which is fitted in the card body. The smart card module includes a semiconductor chip with an active upper surface, a plastic housing compound that surrounds the semiconductor chip and includes at least one surface that is coplanar with the active upper surface of the semiconductor chip, a first dielectric layer that is arranged on the plastic housing compound surface and on the active upper surface of the semiconductor chip, one or more interposer metallization levels, which are isolated via further dielectric layers and are connected to the active upper surface of the semiconductor chip, and external contact surfaces. The external contact surfaces are formed on the outermost interposer level and facilitate contact data transmission. The smart card module uses no bonding wires and has a very small physical volume.

Abstract: One embodiment of the invention relates to an electronic component having stacked semiconductor chips, and to a panel for production of the component. In one case, the stack has a flat conductor structure with a chip island on which a stacked semiconductor chip is arranged, while a first semiconductor chip is located underneath it. The chip island is surrounded by flat conductors which have contact pillars. These contact pillars have pillar contact pads which, together with the active upper face of the first semiconductor chip and the upper face areas of a plastic encapsulation compound form a coplanar overall upper face.

Abstract: A semiconductor component includes a plastic housing including: plastic outer surfaces; lower outer contact surfaces arranged on an underside of the housing; upper outer contact surfaces arranged on a top side of the housing that is opposite the underside; and outer interconnects electrically connecting the lower outer contact surfaces to the upper outer contact surfaces, the outer interconnects including a layer of solder arranged on conduction paths along an outer contour of the housing.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic module having plug contacts, which has a semiconductor chip embedded in a plastics composition with its rear side and its edge sides. An active top side of the semiconductor chip forms, together with the plastics composition, an overall top side, there being arranged on the latter a rewiring layer with plug contact areas and rewiring lines that connect the plug contact areas to contact areas of the top side of the semiconductor chip.