Patents by Inventor Stephan Dobritz

Stephan Dobritz 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: 6946721
    Abstract: A leadframe of a conductive material includes a central region to accommodate a chip and a plurality of connecting fingers extending at least from one side in the direction of the central region, a contact region being provided adjacent to the central region on at least some of the connecting fingers. The course of the connecting fingers is such that a sectional face in an arbitrary imaginary cross-section at right angles to the main face of the leadframe has leadframe material. In such a case, it is attempted to keep cross-sections in a component without leadframe material as small as possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Stephan Dobritz, Knut Kahlisch, Steffen Kröhnert
  • Publication number: 20050093148
    Abstract: An electronic component includes an interposer substrate and at least one semiconductor chip mounted on the interposer substrate. A plurality of electrical connections electrically couple a rewiring of the interposer substrate to contact regions of the at least one semiconductor chip. A plurality of connection elements are positioned for electrical contact-connection with a printed circuit board. The interconnection elements comprise hollow-cylindrical or rod-shaped elements that penetrate through and are fixedly connected to the interposer substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Andre Hanke, Stephan Dobritz
  • Publication number: 20050085105
    Abstract: An arrangement for producing an electrical connection between a ball grid array (BGA) package and a signal source is disclosed. A flexible printed circuit board (PCB) has conductor (e.g., copper) tracks arranged between flexible plastic layers. A contact receptacle with guide elements for the BGA package is located over a portion of the flexible PCB. Contact structures are electrically coupled to the conductor tracks of the flexible PCB and accessible via the contact receptacle. The contact structures serve for providing an electrical contact-connection of terminals of a BGA package placed in the receptacle. The contact structures comprise column- or sleeve-shaped contact elements that extend through the flexible PCB and project upwards on one side from one of the flexible plastic layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Andre Hanke, Stephan Dobritz
  • Publication number: 20040189333
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a carrier for receiving and electrically contacting individually separated dies (bare chips) for the testing and/or burn-in of the same, the carrier having first contacts arranged in a grid pattern corresponding to the die to be contacted. The preferred embodiment provides a carrier with which individually separated dies can be mechanically and electrically contacted with precision, allowing the functional testing and burn-in to be carried out with existing equipment, and in particular to realize the “known good die concept”. The preferred embodiment is achieved by first contacts of the carrier being provided with elastomer bumps having second contacts on their tips. The second contacts are electrically connected to the first contacts, and the dies are drawn against the elastomer bumps by a predetermined force that is generated by a vacuum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Stephan Dobritz, Peter Weitz, Harry Hedler
  • Publication number: 20030098498
    Abstract: A leadframe of a conductive material includes a central region to accommodate a chip and a plurality of connecting fingers extending at least from one side in the direction of the central region, a contact region being provided adjacent to the central region on at least some of the connecting fingers. The course of the connecting fingers is such that a sectional face in an arbitrary imaginary cross-section at right angles to the main face of the leadframe has leadframe material. In such a case, it is attempted to keep cross-sections in a component without leadframe material as small as possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Inventors: Stephan Dobritz, Knut Kahlisch, Steffen Krohnert