Patents by Inventor Simeon Katz

Simeon Katz 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: 11961820
    Abstract: A method for producing a connection between component parts and a component made of component parts are disclosed. In an embodiment, a includes providing a first component part having a first exposed insulation layer and a second component part having a second exposed insulation layer, wherein each of the insulation layers has at least one opening, joining together the first and second component parts such that the opening of the first insulation layer and the opening of the second insulation layer overlap in top view, wherein an Au layer and a Sn layer are arranged one above the other in at least one of the openings and melting the Au layer and the Sn layer to form an AuSn alloy, wherein the AuSn alloy forms a through-via after cooling electrically conductively connecting the first component part to the second component part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Simeon Katz, Mathias Wendt, Sophia Huppmann, Marcus Zenger, Jens Mueller
  • Patent number: 11842980
    Abstract: The method of producing an electronic component (100) comprises a step A) of providing a semiconductor chip (2) having an underside (20), having a plurality of contact pins (21), and having at least one positioning pin (25) protruding from the underside. The contact pins are adapted to electrically contact the semiconductor chip. The positioning pin narrows in the direction away from the underside and protrudes further from the underside than the contact pins. The semiconductor chip is placed on the connection carrier, with the contact pins each being inserted into a contact recess and the positioning pin being inserted into the positioning recess. The contact pins are immersed in the molten solder material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Mathias Wendt, Simeon Katz, Pascal Porten
  • Patent number: 11694977
    Abstract: In an embodiment a method includes providing the first component part with a partially exposed first insulating layer, a plurality of first through-vias and an exposed first contact layer structured in places and planarized in places, wherein the first through-vias are each laterally enclosed by the first insulating layer, and wherein the first contact layer partially covers the first insulating layer and completely covers the first through-vias; providing the second component part with a partially exposed second insulating layer, a plurality of second through-vias and an exposed second contact layer structured in places and planarized in places, wherein the second through-vias are each laterally enclosed by the second insulating layer, and wherein the second contact layer partially covers the second insulating layer and completely covers the second through-vias and joining the component parts such that the contact layers overlap each other thereby mechanically and electrically connecting the component parts
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Simeon Katz, Sophia Huppmann, Michael Hoenle, Thorsten Wagner, Kurt Hingerl
  • Patent number: 11557691
    Abstract: In an embodiment a method includes forming a semiconductor layer sequence on a growth substrate, applying a silicon oxide layer to a surface of the semiconductor layer sequence facing away from the growth substrate, applying a first metal layer to the silicon oxide layer, wherein the first metal layer includes gold, platinum, copper or silver, providing a silicon substrate and applying a second metal layer formed of the same material as the first metal layer to the silicon substrate, bonding the semiconductor layer sequence to the silicon substrate by direct bonding of the first metal layer to the second metal layer, wherein the first metal layer and the second metal layer are brought into contact at a temperature in a range of 150° C. to 400° C. so that they form a metal bonding layer and detaching the growth substrate from the semiconductor layer sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Simeon Katz, Sophia Huppmann
  • Patent number: 11289534
    Abstract: A component includes a substrate, a first semiconductor body having a first active layer, a second semiconductor body having a second active layer, and a first transition zone, wherein the first active layer is configured to generate electromagnetic radiation of a first peak wavelength and the second active layer is configured to generate electromagnetic radiation of a second peak wavelength, in the vertical direction, the first transition zone is arranged between the first and second semiconductor bodies and is directly adjacent to the first and second semiconductor bodies, the first transition zone includes a radiation-transmissive, at least for the radiation of the first peak wavelength partially transparent and electrically conductive material so that the first semiconductor body electrically conductively connects to the second semiconductor body via the first transition zone, and the first transition zone includes a structured surface or a first partially transparent and partially wavelength-selectively
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Marika Hirmer, Sophia Huppmann, Simeon Katz
  • Publication number: 20220052026
    Abstract: In an embodiment a method includes arranging a first semiconductor wafer above a carrier, wherein the first semiconductor wafer includes a plurality of first semiconductor optoelectronic components, separating a plurality of the first components from the first semiconductor wafer by laser radiation so that the first components fall onto the carrier and attaching the first components separated from the first semiconductor wafer to the carrier, wherein regions of the first semiconductor wafer between adjacent first components are thinned and the first components are covered with a passivation layer before the first components are separated from the first semiconductor wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventor: Simeon Katz
  • Patent number: 11239402
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor component and a method for producing an optoelectronic semiconductor component are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Simeon Katz, Markus Maute
  • Publication number: 20220028926
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method for producing a radiation-emitting semiconductor device includes providing a carrier plate having contact elements, applying a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip to the carrier plate, epitaxially producing first conversion elements, epitaxially producing second conversion elements and applying the first conversion elements and the second conversion elements to the semiconductor chip, wherein the semiconductor chip includes emitter regions for emitting primary electromagnetic radiation from a radiation exit area, wherein the first conversion elements are simultaneously applied to at least some of the emitter regions after the epitaxial fabrication, and wherein the first conversion elements and the second conversion elements are arranged in a common plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventor: Simeon Katz
  • Publication number: 20210384051
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an adhesive stamp includes a plurality of variable-length stamp bodies arranged in an array, wherein each stamp body has an adhesive surface on a head portion of the stamp body, the adhesive surface configured to hold a semiconductor chip, wherein a first electrode is arranged in the head portion, wherein the first electrode is chargeable and whose polarity is changeable, wherein a second electrode is arranged in a foot portion of the stamp body, wherein the second electrode is chargeable and whose polarity is changeable, wherein a length of the stamp body is variable depending on charges applied to the first electrode and the second electrode, and wherein the adhesive stamp is configured to transfer semiconductor chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Simeon Katz, Andreas Weimar
  • Publication number: 20210351156
    Abstract: In an embodiment a method includes providing a semiconductor chip having a plurality of contact pins, at least one positioning pin and an underside, wherein the contact pins and the positioning pin protrude from the underside, respectively, wherein the contact pins are configured for making electrical contact with the semiconductor chip, wherein the positioning pin narrows in a direction away from the underside, and wherein the positioning pin protrudes further from the underside than the contact pins, providing a connection carrier having a plurality of contact recesses, at least one positioning recess and an upper side, wherein each contact recess is at least partially filled with a solder material, heating the solder material in the contact recesses to a joining temperature at which the solder material at least partially melts and placing the semiconductor chip on the connection carrier, wherein each contact pin is inserted into a contact recess and the positioning pin is inserted into the positioning rece
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Mathias Wendt, Simeon Katz, Pascal Porten
  • Publication number: 20210066539
    Abstract: In an embodiment a method includes forming a semiconductor layer sequence on a growth substrate, applying a silicon oxide layer to a surface of the semiconductor layer sequence facing away from the growth substrate, applying a first metal layer to the silicon oxide layer, wherein the first metal layer includes gold, platinum, copper or silver, providing a silicon substrate and applying a second metal layer formed of the same material as the first metal layer to the silicon substrate, bonding the semiconductor layer sequence to the silicon substrate by direct bonding of the first metal layer to the second metal layer, wherein the first metal layer and the second metal layer are brought into contact at a temperature in a range of 150° C. to 400° C. so that they form a metal bonding layer and detaching the growth substrate from the semiconductor layer sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Simeon Katz, Sophia Huppmann
  • Patent number: 10923400
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a plurality of components (100), wherein a carrier composite (10) is provided with a coherent base body (13) and a wafer composite (200) is provided with a coherent semiconductor body composite (20) and a substrate (9). The wafer composite is connected to the carrier composite to form a common composite. In a subsequent method step, a plurality of separation channels (60) are generated at least through the base body (13) to form a grid structure (6), which determines the dimensions of the components (100) to be produced. A passivation layer (61) is shaped in such a way that it covers the side surfaces of the separation channels (60). Finally, the common composite is separated, wherein the substrate (9) is removed from the semiconductor body composite (20) and the common composite is separated along the separation channels (60) to form a plurality of components (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Sophia Huppmann, Dominik Scholz, Simeon Katz
  • Publication number: 20210036200
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor component and a method for producing an optoelectronic semiconductor component are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Simeon Katz, Markus Maute
  • Publication number: 20210035934
    Abstract: In an embodiment a method includes providing the first component part with a partially exposed first insulating layer, a plurality of first through-vias and an exposed first contact layer structured in places and planarized in places, wherein the first through-vias are each laterally enclosed by the first insulating layer, and wherein the first contact layer partially covers the first insulating layer and completely covers the first through-vias; providing the second component part with a partially exposed second insulating layer, a plurality of second through-vias and an exposed second contact layer structured in places and planarized in places, wherein the second through-vias are each laterally enclosed by the second insulating layer, and wherein the second contact layer partially covers the second insulating layer and completely covers the second through-vias and joining the component parts such that the contact layers overlap each other thereby mechanically and electrically connecting the component parts
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Simeon Katz, Sophia Huppmann, Michael Hoenle, Thorsten Wagner, Kurt Hingerl
  • Patent number: 10872783
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for structuring a nitride layer (2), comprising the following steps: A) providing a nitride layer (2) formed with silicon nitride of a first type, B) defining regions (40) of said nitride layer (2) to be transformed, and C) inserting the nitride layer (2) into a transformation chamber for the duration of a transformation period, said transformation period being selected such that—at least 80% of the nitride layer (2) regions (40) to be transformed are transformed into oxide regions (41) formed with silicon oxide, and—remaining nitride layer (2) regions (21) remain at least 80% untransformed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Rueckerl, Roland Zeisel, Simeon Katz
  • Publication number: 20200350359
    Abstract: A component includes a substrate, a first semiconductor body having a first active layer, a second semiconductor body having a second active layer, and a first transition zone, wherein the first active layer is configured to generate electromagnetic radiation of a first peak wavelength and the second active layer is configured to generate electromagnetic radiation of a second peak wavelength, in the vertical direction, the first transition zone is arranged between the first and second semiconductor bodies and is directly adjacent to the first and second semiconductor bodies, the first transition zone includes a radiation-transmissive, at least for the radiation of the first peak wavelength partially transparent and electrically conductive material so that the first semiconductor body electrically conductively connects to the second semiconductor body via the first transition zone, and the first transition zone includes a structured surface or a first partially transparent and partially wavelength-selectively
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Marika Hirmer, Sophia Huppmann, Simeon Katz
  • Publication number: 20200294962
    Abstract: A method for producing a connection between component parts and a component made of component parts are disclosed. In an embodiment, a includes providing a first component part having a first exposed insulation layer and a second component part having a second exposed insulation layer, wherein each of the insulation layers has at least one opening, joining together the first and second component parts such that the opening of the first insulation layer and the opening of the second insulation layer overlap in top view, wherein an Au layer and a Sn layer are arranged one above the other in at least one of the openings and melting the Au layer and the Sn layer to form an AuSn alloy, wherein the AuSn alloy forms a through-via after cooling electrically conductively connecting the first component part to the second component part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Simeon Katz, Mathias Wendt, Sophia Huppmann, Marcus Zenger, Jens Mueller
  • Publication number: 20200235012
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a plurality of components (100), wherein a carrier composite (10) is provided with a coherent base body (13) and a wafer composite (200) is provided with a coherent semiconductor body composite (20) and a substrate (9). The wafer composite is connected to the carrier composite to form a common composite. In a subsequent method step, a plurality of separation channels (60) are generated at least through the base body (13) to form a grid structure (6), which determines the dimensions of the components (100) to be produced. A passivation layer (61) is shaped in such a way that it covers the side surfaces of the separation channels (60). Finally, the common composite is separated, wherein the substrate (9) is removed from the semiconductor body composite (20) and the common composite is separated along the separation channels (60) to form a plurality of components (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Sophia HUPPMANN, Dominik SCHOLZ, Simeon KATZ
  • Patent number: 10686099
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device (50) comprising a semiconductor body (10a, 10b, 10c) having an optically active region (12), a carrier (60), and a pair of connection layers (30a, 30b, 30c) having a first connection layer (32) and a second connection layer (34), wherein: the semiconductor body is disposed on the carrier, the first connection layer is disposed between the semiconductor body and the carrier and is connected to the semiconductor body, the second connection layer is disposed between the first connection layer and the carrier, at least one layer selected from the first connection layer and the second connection layer contains a radiation-permeable and electrically conductive oxide, and the first connection layer and the second connection layer are directly connected to each other at least in regions in one or more bonding regions, so that the pair of connection layers is involved in the mechanical connection of the semiconductor body to the carrier. A production process is also specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Sophia Huppmann, Simeon Katz, Marcus Zenger
  • Publication number: 20200168472
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for structuring a nitride layer (2), comprising the following steps: A) providing a nitride layer (2) formed with silicon nitride of a first type, B) defining regions (40) of said nitride layer (2) to be transformed, and C) inserting the nitride layer (2) into a transformation chamber for the duration of a transformation period, said transformation period being selected such that—at least 80% of the nitride layer (2) regions (40) to be transformed are transformed into oxide regions (41) formed with silicon oxide, and—remaining nitride layer (2) regions (21) remain at least 80% untransformed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas RUECKERL, Roland ZEISEL, Simeon KATZ