Patents by Inventor Reimund Engl

Reimund Engl 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).

  • Patent number: 7955901
    Abstract: A method for producing a power semiconductor module having surface mountable flat external contact areas is disclosed. At least one power semiconductor chip is fixed by its rear side on a drain external contact. An insulation layer covers the top side over the side edges of the semiconductor chip as far as the inner housing plane was a leaving free the source and gate contact areas on the top side of the semiconductor chip and also was partly leaving free the top sides of the corresponding external contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Henrik Ewe, Stefan Landau, Klaus Schiess, Robert Bergmann, Alvin Wee Beng Tatt, Soon Lock Goh, Joachim Mahler, Boris Plikat, Reimund Engl
  • Patent number: 7868465
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed. One embodiment provides a device including a carrier, an electrically insulating layer applied onto the carrier, an adhesive layer applied to the electrically insulating layer. A first semiconductor chip applied to the adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Joachim Mahler, Bernd Rakow, Reimund Engl, Rupert Fischer
  • Patent number: 7705441
    Abstract: A semiconductor module is disclosed. One embodiment provides a first semiconductor chip, a second semiconductor chip and a spacer. The first semiconductor chip has a depression at a first main surface. The spacer applied to the first main surface and at least partly fills the depression. The second semiconductor chip is applied to the spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Joachim Mahler, Reimund Engl, Thomas Behrens
  • Patent number: 7675146
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a leadframe having a first face and an opposing second face, a portion of the first face defining a die pad, a diffusion barrier deposited on at least a portion of the die pad, and at least one chip coupled to the diffusion barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Reimund Engl, Michael Bauer
  • Publication number: 20090093090
    Abstract: A method for producing a power semiconductor module having surface mountable flat external contact areas is disclosed. At least one power semiconductor chip is fixed by its rear side on a drain external contact. An insulation layer covers the top side over the side edges of the semiconductor chip as far as the inner housing plane was a leaving free the source and gate contact areas on the top side of the semiconductor chip and also was partly leaving free the top sides of the corresponding external contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Henrik Ewe, Stefan Landau, Klaus Schiess, Robert Bergmann, Alvin Wee Beng Tatt, Soon Lock Goh, Joachim Mahler, Boris Plikat, Reimund Engl
  • Publication number: 20090072379
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed. One embodiment includes a carrier, a semiconductor chip attached to the carrier, a first conducting line having a first thickness and being deposited over the semiconductor chip and the carrier and a second conducting line having a second thickness and being deposited over the semiconductor chip and the carrier. The first thickness is smaller than the second thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Henrik Ewe, Joachim Mahler, Manfred Mengel, Reimund Engl, Josef Hoeglauer, Jochen Dangelmaier
  • Publication number: 20090065914
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a leadframe having a first face and an opposing second face, a portion of the first face defining a die pad, a diffusion barrier deposited on at least a portion of the die pad, and at least one chip coupled to the diffusion barrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Reimund Engl, Michael Bauer
  • Publication number: 20080296782
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed. One embodiment provides a device including a carrier, an electrically insulating layer applied onto the carrier, an adhesive layer applied to the electrically insulating layer. A first semiconductor chip applied to the adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Joachim Mahler, Bernd Rakow, Reimund Engl, Rupert Fischer
  • Publication number: 20080246137
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes a semiconductor chip and a control chip at different supply potentials. A lead chip island includes an electrically conductive partial region and an insulation layer. The semiconductor chip is arranged on the electrically conductive partial region of the lead chip island and the control chip is cohesively fixed on the insulation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Joachim Mahler, Reimund Engl, Thomas Behrens, Wolfgang Kuebler, Rainald Sander
  • Publication number: 20080220564
    Abstract: A semiconductor module is disclosed. One embodiment provides a first semiconductor chip, a second semiconductor chip and a spacer. The first semiconductor chip has a depression at a first main surface. The spacer is applied to the first main surface and at least partly fills the depression. The second semiconductor chip is applied to the spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Joachim Mahler, Reimund Engl, Thomas Behrens
  • Patent number: 7417247
    Abstract: Polymers are described which exhibit a resistive hysteresis effect. The polymers include a polymer backbone to which pentaarylcyclopentadienyl radicals are bonded as side groups. A resistive memory element is formed that includes the polymer as a storage medium. By applying a voltage, the memory element can be switched between a nonconductive and a conductive state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies, AG
    Inventors: Günter Schmid, Hagen Klauk, Marcus Halik, Reimund Engl, Andreas Walter
  • Publication number: 20080191197
    Abstract: A memory cell reversibly switchable between different stable electrical resistance states, the memory cell having a first electrode and a second electrode and an active layer arranged between the first and the second electrode, the active layer including a compound represented by general formula , wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from —H, —(CH2)mCH3, -phenyl, —O—(CH2)mCH3, —O-phenyl, —S(CH2)mCH3, —S-aryl, —NR3R4, —SR3 and -halogen; R1 and R2 may together form a ring; R5 and R6 are independently selected from —H, -alkyl, -aryl and -heteroaryl; m is either 0 or an integer ranging from 1 to 10; n is an integer ranging from 2 to 1000; and a compound represented by general formula wherein R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, and R14 are independently selected from the group consisting of —H, —(CH2)mCH3, -phenyl, —O—(CH2)mCH3, —O-phenyl, —CO(CH2)mCH3, -halogen, —CN and —NO2; R7 and R8 may together form a ring; R8 and R9 may together form a ring; R9 and R10 may together form a ring; R11 and R12 may to
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: QIMONDA AG
    Inventors: Andreas Walter, Recai Sezi, Reimund Engl, Anna Maltenberger, Joerg Schumann, Thomas Weitz
  • Publication number: 20080173992
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a carrier, a semiconductor chip including an active area on a first face and a separate isolation layer applied to a second face, and an adhesion material coupling the isolation layer to the carrier with the second face facing the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Joachim Mahler, Wae Chet Yong, Stanley Job Doraisamy, Gerhard Deml, Rupert Fischer, Reimund Engl
  • Publication number: 20080142774
    Abstract: An integrated circuit having resistive memory is disclosed. In one embodiment, the memory includes novel memory cells which have two electrodes and a layer arranged in between and including an active material which contains [1,2]dithiolo[4,3-[c]-1,2-dithiol-3,6-dithione, (2,4,7-trinitro-9-fluorenylidene)malonodinitrile and a polymer are disclosed. In one embodiment, a process for the production of the cells according to the invention is provided, as well as the novel use of a composition which can be used as active material for the memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: QIMONDA AG
    Inventors: Andreas Walter, Thomas Weitz, Reimund Engl, Recai Sezi, Anna Maltenberger, Joerg Schumann
  • Publication number: 20080061449
    Abstract: A semiconductor component arrangement having a semiconductor component, a mount, and an adhesive, wherein the adhesive connects the semiconductor component to the mount and the adhesive contains a marker substance. Also disclosed is a method for inspecting the connection of a semiconductor component to a mount. The semiconductor component is fixed on the mount using an adhesive, wherein the adhesive contains a marker substance, the mount with the semiconductor component is cleaned, and the mount is inspected for residues of the adhesive on the basis of radiation which is characteristic of the marker substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Joachim Mahler, Thomas Behrens, Reimund Engl, Khalil Hosseini, Stefan Landau, Boris Plikat
  • Publication number: 20070194301
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to a semiconductor arrangement having at least one nonvolatile memory cell which has a first electrode comprising at least two layers; and having an organic material, the organic material forming a compound with that layer of the first electrode which is in direct contact. One aspect of the invention furthermore relates to a method for producing the nonvolatile memory cell, a semiconductor arrangement having a plurality of memory cells according to the invention, and a method for producing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Recai Sezi, Andreas Walter, Reimund Engl, Anna Maltenberger, Christine Dehm, Sitaram Arkalgud, Igor Kasko, Joachim Nuetzel, Jakob Kriz, Thomas Mikolajick, Cay-Uwe Pinnow
  • Publication number: 20070164276
    Abstract: Layers are produced, where the layers include a first layer formed of a metal and a second layer formed of an organic compound, the metal and the organic compound entering into an interaction, so that the layer serves as an electroactive layer for nonvolatile memories, the metal layer being deposited onto a substrate and, if appropriate, patterned, then being coated with an organic compound and being treated with a second organic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: Qimonda AG
    Inventors: Reimund Engl, Jorg Schumann, Andreas Walter, Recai Sezi, Anna Maltenberger
  • Patent number: 7238964
    Abstract: A memory cell is provided which comprises two electrodes and a layer arranged in between and comprising an active material comprising (a) a compound selected from the group consisting of in which R1 and R4, independently of one another, may have the following meaning: —H, -alkyl, -aryl, -heteroaryl, —O-alkyl, —O-aryl, —O-heteroaryl, —SH, —S-alkyl, —S-aryl, —S-heteroaryl, —CO-alkyl, —CO-aryl, —CO-heteroaryl, —CS-alkyl, —CS-aryl, —CS-heteroaryl, -halogen, —CN and/or —NO2, in which R1 and R2, R2 and R3, R3 and R4 together may form a ring, (b) a compound of the general formula II: in which R5 to R7, independently of one another, may have the following meaning: —H, -alkyl, -aryl, -heteroaryl, —O-alkyl, —O-aryl, —O-heteroaryl, —NH2, —N(alkyl)2, —N(aryl)2, —N(heteroaryl)2, —SH, —S-alkyl, —S-aryl, —S-heteroaryl, —CO-alkyl, —CO-aryl, —CO-heteroaryl, —CS-alkyl, —CS-aryl, —CS-heteroaryl, -halogen, —CN and/or —NO2, in which R5 and R6 or R7 and R8 together may form a ring, and optionally (c) a polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Andreas Walter, Recai Sezi, Reimund Engl, Anna Maltenberger, Joerg Schumann, Thomas Weitz
  • Patent number: 7211856
    Abstract: Memory cells having two electrodes and a layer arranged in between and including an active material which contains hexakisbenzylthiobenzene, dichlorodicyano-p-benzoquinone and optionally a polymer are provided. Furthermore, a process for the production of the cells according to the invention is provided, as well as the novel use of a composition which can be used as active material for the memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Recai Sezi, Andreas Walter, Reimund Engl, Anna Maltenberger, Joerg Schumann, Thomas Weitz
  • Publication number: 20060237716
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions for storage applications, relates to a memory cell which comprises the abovementioned composition and two electrodes and furthermore relates to a process for the production of microelectronic components and the use of the composition according to the invention in the production of these microelectronic components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Recai Sezi, Andreas Walter, Reimund Engl, Anna Maltenberger, Joerg Schumann