Patents by Inventor Ralf Otremba

Ralf Otremba 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: 20210225795
    Abstract: A SiC power semiconductor device includes: a power semiconductor die including SiC and a metallization layer, wherein the metallization layer includes a first metal; a die carrier, wherein the power semiconductor die is arranged over the die carrier such that the metallization layer faces the die carrier, the die carrier being at least partially covered by a plating that includes Ni; and a first intermetallic compound arranged between the power semiconductor die and the plating and including Ni3Sn4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Gregor Langer, Paul Frank, Alexander Heinrich, Alexandra Ludsteck-Pechloff, Daniel Pedone
  • Publication number: 20210175157
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a carrier, a first external contact, a second external contact, and a semiconductor die. The semiconductor die has a first main face, a second main face opposite to the first main face, a first contact pad disposed on the first main face, a second contact pad disposed on the second main face, a third contact pad disposed on the second main face, and a vertical transistor. The semiconductor die is disposed with the first main face on the carrier. A clip connects the second contact pad to the second external contact. A first bond wire is connected between the third contact pad and the first external contact. The first bond wire is disposed at least partially under the clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Chii Shang Hong, Jo Ean Joanna Chye, Teck Sim Lee, Hui Kin Lit, Ke Yan Tean, Lee Shuang Wang, Wei-Shan Wang
  • Publication number: 20210134708
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a power semiconductor chip comprising SiC, a leadframe part comprising Cu, wherein the power semiconductor chip is arranged on the leadframe part, and a solder joint electrically and mechanically coupling the power semiconductor chip to the leadframe part, wherein the solder joint comprises at least one intermetallic phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Paul Frank, Alexander Heinrich, Alexandra Ludsteck-Pechloff, Daniel Pedone
  • Publication number: 20210118843
    Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor including soldering a conductor to an aluminum metallization is disclosed. In one example, the method includes substituting an aluminum oxide layer on the aluminum metallization by a substitute metal oxide layer or a substitute metal alloy oxide layer. Then, substitute metal oxides in the substitute metal oxide layer or the substitute metal alloy oxide layer are at least partly reduced. The conductor is soldered to the aluminum metallization using a solder material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Edmund Riedl, Wu Hu Li, Alexander Heinrich, Ralf Otremba, Werner Reiss
  • Publication number: 20210074614
    Abstract: A package includes a package body with a package top side, package footprint side and package sidewalls extending from the package footprint side to the package top side; power semiconductor chips electrically connected in parallel and each having first and second load terminals and being configured to block a blocking voltage and conduct a chip load current between the load terminals; a lead frame structure configured to electrically and mechanically couple the package to a carrier with the package footprint side facing the carrier, the lead frame structure including first outside terminals extending out of the package body for interfacing with the carrier. Each first load terminal is electrically connected, at least by one package body internal connection member, to at least two of the first outside terminals. A horizontally extending conduction layer at the package top side or footprint side is electrically connected with each second load terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Teck Sim Lee, Lee Shuang Wang, Mohd Hasrul Zulkifli
  • Publication number: 20210035876
    Abstract: A semiconductor package is disclosed. In one example, the semiconductor package includes a package body and a semiconductor component encapsulated in the package body. A cavity is formed in a bottom surface of the package body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Markus Dinkel, Josef Hoeglauer, Angela Kessler
  • Publication number: 20210035945
    Abstract: An arrangement is disclosed. In one example, the arrangement of a conductor and an aluminum layer soldered together comprises a substrate and the aluminum layer disposed over the substrate. The aluminum forms a first bond metal. An intermetallic compound layer is disposed over the aluminum layer. A solder layer is disposed over the intermetallic compound layer, wherein the solder comprises a low melting majority component. The conductor is disposed over the solder layer, wherein the conductor has a soldering surface which comprises a second bond metal. The intermetallic compound comprises aluminum and the second bond metal and is predominantly free of the low melting majority component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Alexander Heinrich, Ralf Otremba, Stefan Schwab
  • Patent number: 10903133
    Abstract: A package encloses a power semiconductor die and has a package body with a top side, footprint side and sidewalls. The die has first and second load terminals and blocks a blocking voltage between the load terminals. The package further includes: a lead frame structure for electrically and mechanically coupling the package to a support, the lead frame structure including an outside terminal extending out of the package footprint side and/or out of one of the package sidewalls and electrically connected with the first load terminal; and a top layer arranged at the package top side and electrically connected with the second load terminal. A heat spreader is mounted onto the top layer with a bottom surface facing the top layer. The area of the top surface of the heat spreader is greater than the area of the bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Markus Dinkel, Ulrich Froehler, Josef Hoeglauer, Uwe Kirchner, Guenther Lohmann, Klaus Schiess, Xaver Schloegel
  • Publication number: 20210020539
    Abstract: A semiconductor package is disclosed. In one example, the semiconductor package includes a chip carrier, a semiconductor chip attached to the chip carrier, an encapsulation body encapsulating the semiconductor chip, and a mounting hole configured to receive a screw for screw mounting a heatsink onto a first side of the semiconductor package. A second side of the semiconductor package opposite the first side is configured to be surface mounted to an application board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Teck Sim Lee, Klaus Schiess, Xaver Schloegel, Lee Shuang Wang, Mohd Hasrul Zulkifli
  • Patent number: 10896893
    Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor including soldering a conductor to an aluminum metallization is disclosed. In one example, the method includes substituting an aluminum oxide layer on the aluminum metallization by a substitute metal oxide layer or a substitute metal alloy oxide layer. Then, substitute metal oxides in the substitute metal oxide layer or the substitute metal alloy oxide layer are at least partly reduced. The conductor is soldered to the aluminum metallization using a solder material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Edmund Riedl, Wu Hu Li, Alexander Heinrich, Ralf Otremba, Werner Reiss
  • Patent number: 10892247
    Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor including soldering a conductor to an aluminum metallization is disclosed. In one example, the method includes substituting an aluminum oxide layer on the aluminum metallization by a substitute metal oxide layer or a substitute metal alloy oxide layer. Then, substitute metal oxides in the substitute metal oxide layer or the substitute metal alloy oxide layer are at least partly reduced. The conductor is soldered to the aluminum metallization using a solder material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Edmund Riedl, Wu Hu Li, Alexander Heinrich, Ralf Otremba, Werner Reiss
  • Patent number: 10886186
    Abstract: A semiconductor package system comprises a semiconductor package and a cap. The semiconductor package comprises a die pad, a chip mounted or arranged to a first main face of the die pad and an encapsulation body encapsulating the chip and the die pad. The cap covers at least partly an exposed second main face of the die pad. The cap comprises a cap body of an electrically insulating and thermally conductive material and a fastening system fastening the cap to the semiconductor package. The fastening system extends from the cap body towards the encapsulation body or along a side surface of the semiconductor package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Thorsten Scharf, Ralf Otremba, Thomas Bemmerl, Irmgard Escher-Poeppel, Martin Gruber, Michael Juerss, Thorsten Meyer, Xaver Schloegel
  • Publication number: 20200365548
    Abstract: A semiconductor package is provided. The semiconductor package may include at least one semiconductor chip including a contact pad configured to conduct a current, a conductor element, wherein the conductor element is arranged laterally overlapping the contact pad and with a distance to the contact pad, at least one electrically conductive spacer, a first adhesive system configured to electrically and mechanically connect the at least one electrically conductive spacer with the contact pad, and a second adhesive system configured to electrically and mechanically connect the at least one electrically conductive spacer with the conductor element, wherein the conductor element is electrically conductively connected to a clip or is at least part of a clip, and wherein the spacer is configured to electrically conductively connect the contact pad with the laterally overlapping portion of the conductor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Edward Fuergut, Ralf Otremba, Irmgard Escher-Poeppel, Martin Gruber
  • Publication number: 20200328141
    Abstract: A chip package is provided. The chip package includes a semiconductor chip having on a front side a first connecting pad and a second connecting pad, a carrier having a pad contact area and a recess, encapsulation material encapsulating the conductor chip, a first external connection that is free from or extends out of the encapsulation material, an electrically conductive clip, and a contact structure. The semiconductor chip is arranged with its front side facing the carrier with the first connecting pad over the recess and with the second connecting pad contacting the pad contact area. The clip is arranged over a back side of the semiconductor chip covering the semiconductor chip where it extends over the recess. The electrically conductive contact structure electrically conductively connects the first connecting pad with the first external connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Tomasz Naeve, Ralf Otremba, Thorsten Scharf, Markus Dinkel, Martin Gruber, Elvir Kahrimanovic
  • Patent number: 10763246
    Abstract: A device includes a driver circuit, a first semiconductor chip monolithically integrated with the driver circuit in a first semiconductor material, and a second semiconductor chip integrated in a second semiconductor material. The second semiconductor material is a compound semiconductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Klaus Schiess, Oliver Haeberlen, Matteo-Alessandro Kutschak
  • Publication number: 20200273802
    Abstract: A package includes: a package body having an outside housing including first and second package sides and package sidewalls that extend between the first and second package sides; first and second electrically conductive interface layers spaced apart from each other at the outside housing; and first and second power semiconductor chips arranged within the package body, both chips having a respective first load terminal and a respective second load terminal. The first load terminals are electrically connected to each other within the package body. The second load terminal of the first chip is electrically connected to the first electrically conductive interface layer. The second load terminal of the second chip is electrically connected to the second electrically conductive interface layer. The outside housing of the package body further includes a creepage structure having a minimum dimension between the first electrically conductive interface layer and the second electrically conductive interface layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventor: Ralf Otremba
  • Patent number: 10755999
    Abstract: A power semiconductor arrangement includes a carrier and packages. Each package: encloses a power semiconductor die having first and second load terminals and configured to conduct a die load current between the load terminals; has a package body with a top side, a footprint side and sidewalls extending from the footprint side to the top side; a lead frame structure configured to electrically and mechanically couple the package to the carrier with the package footprint side facing the carrier, the lead frame structure including at least one first outside terminal electrically connected with the first load terminal of the die; a top layer arranged at the package top side and electrically connected with the second load terminal of the die. A top heatsink is attached to each package top layer, electrically contacted to each package top layer, and configured to conduct at least a sum of the die load currents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Uwe Kirchner, Matteo-Alessandro Kutschak, Klaus Schiess, Bernd Schmoelzer
  • Patent number: 10734250
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor power package includes: embedding a power semiconductor chip in an encapsulation, the encapsulation forming a housing of the semiconductor power package; and extending a layer of a covering material over at least a part of an outer main surface of the encapsulation. The covering material has a thermal conductivity greater than a thermal conductivity of the material of the encapsulation and/or a temperature stability greater than a temperature stability of the pre-molded chip housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Thomas Basler, Edward Fuergut, Christian Kasztelan, Ralf Otremba
  • Publication number: 20200243480
    Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor including soldering a conductor to an aluminum metallization is disclosed. In one example, the method includes substituting an aluminum oxide layer on the aluminum metallization by a substitute metal oxide layer or a substitute metal alloy oxide layer. Then, substitute metal oxides in the substitute metal oxide layer or the substitute metal alloy oxide layer are at least partly reduced. The conductor is soldered to the aluminum metallization using a solder material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Edmund Riedl, Wu Hu Li, Alexander Heinrich, Ralf Otremba, Werner Reiss
  • Publication number: 20200219841
    Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor including soldering a conductor to an aluminum metallization is disclosed. In one example, the method includes substituting an aluminum oxide layer on the aluminum metallization by a substitute metal oxide layer or a substitute metal alloy oxide layer. Then, substitute metal oxides in the substitute metal oxide layer or the substitute metal alloy oxide layer are at least partly reduced. The conductor is soldered to the aluminum metallization using a solder material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Edmund Riedl, Wu Hu Li, Alexander Heinrich, Ralf Otremba, Werner Reiss