Patents by Inventor Rainer Steiner

Rainer Steiner 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: 20100207272
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a chip comprising a contact element, a structured dielectric layer over the chip, and a conductive element coupled to the contact element. The conductive element comprises a first portion embedded in the structured dielectric layer, a second portion at least partially spaced apart from the first portion and embedded in the structured dielectric layer, and a third portion contacting a top of the structured dielectric layer and extending at least vertically over the first portion and the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Rainer Steiner, Jens Pohl, Werner Robl, Markus Brunnbauer, Gottfried Beer
  • Patent number: 7772105
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Bachmaier, Michael Bauer, Robert Christian Hagen, Jens Pohl, Rainer Steiner, Peter Strobel, Hermann Vilsmeier, Holger Woerner, Bernhard Zuhr
  • Patent number: 7638418
    Abstract: A wiring substrate of a semiconductor component includes: an underside with a wiring structure; a top side with cutouts; a rubber-elastic material arranged in the cutouts; and external contact pads arranged on the rubber-elastic material and configured to be coupled to external contacts. A method for producing a wiring substrate of this type, involves pressing the rubber-elastic material pads into a precursor of a polymer plastic during the production process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Michael Bauer, Rainer Steiner, Holger Woerner
  • Publication number: 20090160053
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed. One embodiment provides a carrier. Semiconductor chips are placed over the carrier. The semiconductor chips include contact elements. A polymer material is applied over the semiconductor chips and the carrier. The polymer material is removed until the contact elements are exposed. The carrier is removed from the semiconductor chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Thorsten Meyer, Gerald Ofner, Rainer Steiner
  • Publication number: 20080284035
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and method is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes placing a first semiconductor over an electrically conductive carrier. The first semiconductor is covered with a molding compound. A through hole is formed in the molding compound. A first material is deposited in the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Markus Brunnbauer, Jens Pohl, Rainer Steiner
  • Publication number: 20080050907
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Bachmaier, Michael Bauer, Robert Hagen, Jens Pohl, Rainer Steiner, Peter Strobel, Hermann Vilsmeier, Holger Woerner, Bernhard Zuhr
  • Patent number: 7327023
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Bachmaier, Michael Bauer, Robert-Christian Hagen, Jens Pohl, Rainer Steiner, Peter Strobel, Hermann Vilsmeier, Holger Woerner, Bernhard Zuhr
  • Patent number: 7319598
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic component with a housing package comprising a number of layers of plastic with at least one buried interconnect layer and with at least one semiconductor chip, which has pointed-conical external contacts distributed on an outer side. The pointed-conical external contacts penetrate through one of the layers of plastic and form contact vias with respect to the buried interconnect layer. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for producing such an electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Rainer Steiner, Horst Theuss
  • Publication number: 20070278639
    Abstract: A semiconductor stack and a semiconductor base device with a wiring substrate and an intermediate wiring board for a semiconductor device stack is disclosed. In one embodiment, a semiconductor chip is arranged between the intermediate wiring board and the wiring substrate which is electrically connected by way of the wiring substrate on the one hand to external contacts on the underside of the wiring substrate and on the other hand to contact terminal areas in the edge regions of the wiring substrate. The intermediate wiring board has angled-away external flat conductors, which are electrically connected in the contact terminal areas of the wiring board. Furthermore, on the upper side of the intermediate wiring board, arranged on the free ends of the internal flat conductors are external contact terminal areas, which correspond in size and arrangement to external contacts of a semiconductor device to be stacked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Michael Bauer, Ulrich Bachmaier, Robert-Christian Hagen, Jens Pohl, Rainer Steiner, Hermann Vilsmeier, Holger Woerner, Bernhard Zuhr
  • Publication number: 20070194459
    Abstract: A wiring substrate of a semiconductor component includes: an underside with a wiring structure; a top side with cutouts; a rubber-elastic material arranged in the cutouts; and external contact pads arranged on the rubber-elastic material and configured to be coupled to external contacts. A method for producing a wiring substrate of this type, involves pressing the rubber-elastic material pads into a precursor of a polymer plastic during the production process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Michael Bauer, Rainer Steiner, Holger Woerner
  • Publication number: 20070018308
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a substrate with outer contact areas including copper. Lead-free solder bumps are disposed on the outer contact areas of the electronic component. An electronic configuration includes an electronic component and a printed circuit board. The electronic component is mounted on the printed circuit board by lead-free solder electrical connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Albert Schott, Bernd Rakow, Bernd Waidhas, Juergen Walter, Christian Birzer, Rainer Steiner, Bernhard Schaetzler, Thomas Ort, Gerald Bock
  • Publication number: 20060126313
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic component with a housing package comprising a number of layers of plastic with at least one buried interconnect layer and with at least one semiconductor chip, which has pointed-conical external contacts distributed on an outer side. The pointed-conical external contacts penetrate through one of the layers of plastic and form contact vias with respect to the buried interconnect layer. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for producing such an electronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Rainer Steiner, Horst Theuss
  • Publication number: 20060076667
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Ulrich Bachmaier, Michael Bauer, Robert-Christian Hagen, Jens Pohl, Rainer Steiner, Peter Strobel, Hermann Vilsmeier, Holger Woerner, Bernhard Zuhr
  • Patent number: 7009288
    Abstract: A semiconductor component with an electromagnetic shielding device against alpha radiation, beta radiation and high-frequency electromagnetic radiation is presented. The semiconductor component includes a semiconductor chip with a circuit integrated therein with a number of electrical terminal areas and at least one ground terminal area. The semiconductor also includes a package that contains the semiconductor chip and also a chip carrier. The chip carrier has a number of external electrical terminals and an external ground terminal. The electrical terminal areas and the ground terminal areas of the semiconductor chip are electrically connected to the external electrical terminals and the external ground terminals of the chip carrier by connecting means. The semiconductor chip and the connecting means are in this case encapsulated by an electrically insulating passivation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Michael Bauer, Christian Birzer, Georg Ernst, Rainer Steiner, Hermann Vilsmeier, Holger Woerner
  • Publication number: 20050077596
    Abstract: A semiconductor component with an electromagnetic shielding device against alpha radiation, beta radiation and high-frequency electromagnetic radiation is presented. The semiconductor component includes a semiconductor chip with a circuit integrated therein with a number of electrical terminal areas and at least one ground terminal area. The semiconductor also includes a package that contains the semiconductor chip and also a chip carrier. The chip carrier has a number of external electrical terminals and an external ground terminal. The electrical terminal areas and the ground terminal areas of the semiconductor chip are electrically connected to the external electrical terminals and the external ground terminals of the chip carrier by connecting means. The semiconductor chip and the connecting means are in this case encapsulated by an electrically insulating passivation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Bauer, Christian Birzer, Georg Ernst, Rainer Steiner, Hermann Vilsmeier, Holger Woerner