Patents by Inventor Petteri Palm

Petteri Palm 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: 20220367350
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a semiconductor package includes a semiconductor device embedded in an insulating layer and having a first contact pad at a first surface of the semiconductor device. An outer contact pad is positioned on a lower surface of the insulating layer. A vertical redistribution structure electrically couples the first contact pad to the outer contact pad. The first contact pad has a plurality of first via sites. A first subset of the first via sites is occupied by first vias and a second subset of the first via sites remains unoccupied and forms a first via-free zone, such that the first vias are non-uniformly distributed over the first contact pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Sergey Yuferev, Robert Fehler, Petteri Palm
  • Patent number: 11502012
    Abstract: Semiconductor packages described herein include a thermal capacitor designed to absorb transient heat pulses from a power semiconductor die and subsequently release the transient heat pulses to a surrounding environment, and/or a recessed pad feature. Corresponding methods of production are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Eung San Cho, Tomasz Naeve, Petteri Palm
  • Patent number: 11469164
    Abstract: A packaged half-bridge circuit includes a carrier having a dielectric core and a first layer of metallization formed on an upper surface of the carrier, first and second semiconductor chips, each including a first terminal, a second terminal, and a control terminal, and a conductive connector mounted on the upper surface of the carrier and electrically connected to the first layer of metallization. The first semiconductor chip is configured as a high-side switch of the half-bridge circuit. The second semiconductor chip is configured as a low-side switch of the half-bridge circuit. At least one of the first and second semiconductor chips is embedded within the dielectric core of the carrier. The conductive connector is electrically connected to one of the first and second terminals from one or both of the first and second semiconductor chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Robert Fehler, Eung San Cho, Danny Clavette, Petteri Palm
  • Patent number: 11444017
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a semiconductor package includes a semiconductor device embedded in an insulating layer, a contact pad having an area, and a vertical redistribution structure including substantially parallel vertical paths arranged in the insulating layer and extending perpendicular to the area of the contact pad. The substantially vertical paths are non-uniformly distributed over the area of the contact pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Sergey Yuferev, Robert Fehler, Petteri Palm
  • Patent number: 11430669
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a chip package is provided. The method includes patterning at least one chip pad of a chip to form a patterned structure in the at least one chip pad, the patterned structure including at least one predefined recess, and encapsulating the chip with encapsulating material, thereby filling the at least one predefined recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Petteri Palm
  • Publication number: 20220238481
    Abstract: An electronic module is disclosed. In one example, the electronic module includes a first substrate, a first dielectric layer on the first substrate, at least one electronic chip, which is mounted with a first main surface directly or indirectly on partial region of the first dielectric layer, a second substrate over a second main surface of the at least one electronic chip, and an electrical contacting for the electric contact of the at least one electronic chip through the first dielectric layer. The first adhesion layer on the first substrate extends over an area, which exceeds the first main surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Petteri PALM, Thorsten SCHARF, Ralf WOMBACHER
  • Publication number: 20220230982
    Abstract: A pre-packaged chip includes a chip having at least one electrical top contact at a top side of the chip and at least one electrical bottom contact at a bottom side, a first laminate layer on the top side, a second laminate layer on the bottom side, the first laminate layer and the second laminate layer being laminated together to sandwich the chip therebetween, a first metal layer on the first laminate layer and electrically contacted to the at least one electrical top contact via at least one top contact hole through the first laminate layer, and a second metal layer on the second laminate layer and electrically contacted to the at least one electrical bottom contact via at least one bottom contact hole through the second laminate layer. The pre-packaged chip is free from any contact hole extending from the first metal layer to the second metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Petteri Palm, Eslam Abdelhamid, Thomas Gebhard, Mahadi-Ul Hassan, Juan Sanchez, Martin Henning Vielemeyer
  • Publication number: 20220230941
    Abstract: A method includes: arranging a semiconductor device on a redistribution substrate, the device having a first power electrode and a control electrode on a first surface and a second power electrode on a second surface, the redistribution substrate having an insulating board having a first major surface and a second major surface having solderable contact pads, so that the first power electrode is arranged on a first conductive pad and the control electrode is arranged on a second conductive pad on the first major surface; arranging a contact clip such that a web portion is arranged on the second power electrode and a peripheral rim portion is arranged on a third conductive pad on the first major surface; and electrically coupling the first power electrode, control electrode and peripheral rim portion to the respective conductive pads and electrically coupling the web portion to the second power electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Markus Dinkel, Petteri Palm, Eung San Cho, Josef Hoeglauer, Ralf Otremba, Fabian Schnoy
  • Publication number: 20220224247
    Abstract: A multiphase inverter apparatus includes: an insulating substrate; at least one low voltage bus and at least one high voltage bus on a first surface of the insulating substrate; a plurality of half-bridge circuits, each half-bridge circuit being electrically coupled between a respective one of the at least one low voltage bus and a respective one of the at least one high voltage bus; and a phase output lead for each half-bridge circuit. For each half bridge circuit, the phase output lead is arranged on and electrically coupled to at least one packaged low side switch and at least one packaged high side switch of the half bridge circuit such that each packaged low side switch and each packaged high side switch is arranged vertically between the phase output lead and the first surface of the insulating substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Tomasz Naeve, Elvir Kahrimanovic, Petteri Palm
  • Patent number: 11373944
    Abstract: A die package and method is disclosed. In one example, the die package includes a die having a first die contact on a first side and a second die contact on a second side opposite the first side, and insulating material laterally adjacent to the die. A metal structure substantially directly contacts the surface of the second die contact, wherein the metal structure is made of the same material as the second die contact. A first pad contact on the first side of the die electrically contacts the first die contact, and a second pad contact on the first side of the die electrically contacts the second die contact via the metal structure. The insulating material electrically insulates the metal structure from the first die contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Petteri Palm
  • Patent number: 11348861
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor die having a semiconductor device, and first and second contact pads arranged on opposite surfaces of the die. The semiconductor die is embedded in a dielectric layer. The semiconductor package also includes one or more first package contact pads and one or more second package contact pads arranged on a first major surface of the semiconductor package. The first contact pad of the die is coupled to the one or more first package contact pads, and the second contact pad of the die is coupled to the one or more second package contact pads. In operation, the semiconductor device causes a current path between the first contact pad and the second contact pad. The package contact pads are arranged on the first major surface of the semiconductor package to provide multiple non-parallel current paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Sergey Yuferev, Robert Fehler, Petteri Palm
  • Publication number: 20220122906
    Abstract: A package and method of manufacturing a package is disclosed. In one example, a package which comprises a first transistor chip having a first source pad and a second transistor chip having a second source pad and being stacked with the first transistor chip at an interface area. The first source pad and the second source pad are coupled at the interface area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Sergey YUFEREV, Paul Armand Asentista CALO, Theng Chao LONG, Josef MAERZ, Chee Yang NG, Petteri PALM, Wae Chet YONG
  • Patent number: 11309277
    Abstract: Electronic module, which comprises a first substrate, a first dielectric layer on the first substrate, at least one electronic chip, which is mounted with a first main surface directly or indirectly on partial region of the first dielectric layer, a second substrate over a second main surface of the at least one electronic chip, and an electrical contacting for the electric contact of the at least one electronic chip through the first dielectric layer, wherein the first adhesion layer on the first substrate extends over an area, which exceeds the first main surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Petteri Palm, Thorsten Scharf, Ralf Wombacher
  • Patent number: 11302610
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a semiconductor package includes a package footprint having a plurality of solderable contact pads, a semiconductor device having a first power electrode and a control electrode on a first surface and a second power electrode on a second surface, a redistribution substrate having an insulating board, wherein the first power electrode and the control electrode are mounted on a first major surface of the insulating board and the solderable contact pads of the package footprint are arranged on a second major surface of the insulating board, and a contact clip having a web portion and one or more peripheral rim portions. The web portion is mounted on and electrically coupled to the second power electrode and the peripheral rim portion is mounted on the first major surface of the insulating board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Markus Dinkel, Petteri Palm, Eung San Cho, Josef Hoeglauer, Ralf Otremba, Fabian Schnoy
  • Patent number: 11303222
    Abstract: A multiphase inverter apparatus includes an insulating substrate, a plurality of half bridge circuits and a phase output lead for each half bridge circuit. The substrate includes a conductive redistribution structure on a first surface and having at least one low voltage bus and at least one high voltage bus. Each half-bridge circuit is electrically coupled between a low voltage bus and a high voltage bus and includes: a packaged low side switch; a packaged high side switch; and a phase output electrically coupled with the respective phase output lead. The packaged low side and high side switches are arranged on the first surface of the substrate. The phase output lead is arranged on and electrically coupled to the packaged low side and high side switches such that the low side and high side switches are arranged vertically between the phase output lead and the first surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Tomasz Naeve, Elvir Kahrimanovic, Petteri Palm
  • Publication number: 20220108945
    Abstract: A semiconductor module is provided that includes a low side switch, a high side switch and a control chip. The low side switch and the high side switch are arranged laterally adjacent one another and coupled by a switch node connector to form a half bridge circuit. The switch node connector includes two or more branches that have an arrangement with respect to the low side switch and to the high side switch and that each have a cross-sectional area. The arrangement and the cross-sectional area of the two or more branches are selected so as to homogenise the current density distribution within the switch node connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Sergey Yuferev, Robert Fehler, Angela Kessler, Gerhard Noebauer, Petteri Palm
  • Publication number: 20220102311
    Abstract: A semiconductor device module includes a package carrier having an opening, wherein in the opening there is disposed a semiconductor package including a semiconductor die, an encapsulant, and first vertical contacts, wherein the encapsulant at least partially covers the semiconductor die, and the first vertical contacts are connected to the semiconductor die and extend at least partially through the encapsulant, and a first outer metallic contact layer electrically connected to the first vertical contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Edward Fuergut, Martin Gruber, Petteri Palm, Bernd Schmoelzer, Wolfgang Scholz, Mark Thomas
  • Publication number: 20220037240
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package includes a printed circuit board including a first central area, a second lateral area, and a third lateral area, a semiconductor die including a first main face and a second main face opposite the first main face, a first contact pad on the first main face and a second contact pad on the second main face, the semiconductor die disposed in the first central area of the printed circuit board, a first metallic side wall of the semiconductor device package disposed in the second lateral area of the printed circuit board, a second metallic side wall of the semiconductor device package disposed in the third lateral area of the printed circuit board, wherein at least one of the first metallic side wall and the second metallic side wall is electrically connected with one of the first contact pad or the second contact pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Petteri Palm, Ulrich Froehler, Ralf Otremba, Andreas Riegler
  • Publication number: 20210392752
    Abstract: The present publication discloses a method for manufacturing a circuit-board structure. In the method, a conductor layer is made, which comprises a conductor foil and a conductor pattern on the surface of the conductor foil. A component is attached to the conductor layer and the conductor layer is thinned, in such a way that the conductor material of the conductor layer is removed from outside the conductor pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Risto Tuominen, Antti Iihola, Petteri Palm
  • Publication number: 20210321520
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic module. In particular, to an electronic module which includes one or more components embedded in an installation base. The electronic module can be a module like a circuit board, which includes several components, which are connected to each other electrically, through conducting structures manufactured in the module. The components can be passive components, microcircuits, semiconductor components, or other similar components. Components that are typically connected to a circuit board form one group of components. Another important group of components are components that are typically packaged for connection to a circuit board. The electronic modules to which the invention relates can, of course, also include other types of components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Risto Tuominen, Petteri Palm