Patents by Inventor Stephane Caplet
Stephane Caplet 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).
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Patent number: 11908832Abstract: The invention relates to a process for collectively bending microelectronic components comprising transferring microelectronic components (10) to and bending them on curved surfaces (21) of a shaping carrier (20), an adhesive layer (6) ensuring adhesion of the microelectronic components (10), and comprising producing conductive vias (22) that extend through the shaping carrier (20) and the adhesive lower layer (6), from the lower face (20i) of the shaping carrier (20), in order to emerge onto the lower conductive pads (12) of the microelectronic components (10).Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: Alexis Rochas, David Henry, Stéphane Caplet
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Publication number: 20240021502Abstract: A system provided with a microelectronic device includes a substrate exposed on a face of the device, the substrate having at least one electrically conductive element, and an electrical connection member in electrical continuity with the element and including at least one rod projecting over the face of the device, wherein the connection member includes an inorganic anchoring portion covering the element and in that the rod comprises a portion buried in the anchoring portion followed by a portion projecting over the face of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: Natacha RAPHOZ, Stéphane CAPLET, Patrick PERAY
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Patent number: 11430373Abstract: A display device includes a support and first and second conductive electrical power supply elements, the first conductive element being arranged on the support. The display device also includes LED modules, each including at least one LED and two electrical power supply pads that are arranged on two opposite faces, respectively, of the LED module, one of which corresponds to an emissive face of the LED. The electrical power supply pads of each LED module are connected to the first and second conductive electrical power supply elements, respectively, and the connection area of an electrical power supply pad of an LED module for connection with the first conductive electrical power supply element is smaller than a receiving area of the first conductive element corresponding to the area of the first conductive element in a parallel plane to the connection areas of the power supply pads of the LED modules.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2018Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: Ivan-Christophe Robin, Bertrand Dupont, Stephane Caplet, Emeric De Foucauld, Umberto Rossini, Alexei Tchelnokov, Francois Templier
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Patent number: 11404401Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electronic device, including: a) forming a plurality of chips, each including a plurality of connection areas and at least one first pad; b) forming a transfer substrate including, for each chip, a plurality of connection areas and at least one second pad, one of the first and second pads being a permanent magnet and the other one of the first and second pads being either a permanent magnet or made of a ferromagnetic material; and c) affixing the chips to the transfer substrate to connect the connection areas of the chips to the connection areas of the transfer substrate, by using the magnetic force between the pads to align the connection areas of the chips with the corresponding connection areas of the transfer substrate.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesInventors: Ivan-Christophe Robin, Stéphane Caplet, Marie-Claire Cyrille, Bertrand Delaet, Sophie Giroud
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Publication number: 20220199572Abstract: The invention relates to a process for collectively bending microelectronic components comprising transferring microelectronic components (10) to and bending them on curved surfaces (21) of a shaping carrier (20), an adhesive layer (6) ensuring adhesion of the microelectronic components (10), and comprising producing conductive vias (22) that extend through the shaping carrier (20) and the adhesive lower layer (6), from the lower face (20i) of the shaping carrier (20), in order to emerge onto the lower conductive pads (12) of the microelectronic components (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: COMMISSARIAT À L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: Alexis ROCHAS, David HENRY, Stéphane CAPLET
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Publication number: 20220181512Abstract: A tool for the collective transfer of microchips from a source substrate to a destination substrate, said tool comprising a plate having first and second opposite faces and a plurality of microchip receiving areas on the side of the first face, the plate comprising a through opening opposite each receiving area.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2021Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesInventor: Stéphane Caplet
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Patent number: 11302677Abstract: A method of manufacturing an LED display device, including the successive steps of: a) transferring, onto a planar surface of a support plate made of a transparent material having its other surface structured and defining a plurality of microlenses, a plurality of semiconductor chips, each including at least one LED; and b) forming a network of conductive interconnection tracks contacting the chips by their surface opposite to the support plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2018Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesInventors: Ivan-Christophe Robin, Stéphane Caplet, Umberto Rossini
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Publication number: 20210142716Abstract: A display device includes a support and first and second conductive electrical power supply elements, the first conductive element being arranged on the support. The display device also includes LED modules, each including at least one LED and two electrical power supply pads that are arranged on two opposite faces, respectively, of the LED module, one of which corresponds to an emissive face of the LED. The electrical power supply pads of each LED module are connected to the first and second conductive electrical power supply elements, respectively, and the connection area of an electrical power supply pad of an LED module for connection with the first conductive electrical power supply element is smaller than a receiving area of the first conductive element corresponding to the area of the first conductive element in a parallel plane to the connection areas of the power supply pads of the LED modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2018Publication date: May 13, 2021Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: Ivan-Christophe ROBIN, Bertrand DUPONT, Stephane CAPLET, Emeric DE FOUCAULD, Umberto ROSSINI, Alexei TCHELNOKOV, Francois TEMPLIER
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Patent number: 10991738Abstract: A method for producing curved electronic circuits is provided, including placing adhesive elements between electronic chips and curved bearing surfaces, with the chips disposed between the surfaces and a flexible film, and such that the chips, the elements, and the surfaces are arranged in a single volume to be depressurised towards an environment outside the volume, the volume including empty spaces between the chips and the surfaces, the spaces being in fluid communication with each other within the volume; establishing a pressure difference between an inside and an outside of the volume such that the film applies a pressure on and collectively deforms the chips in accordance with the surfaces; and stopping the establishing of the pressure difference, the chips being collectively maintained against the surfaces by the elements such that a shape of each of the chips conforms to a corresponding shape of each of the surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2018Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: Bertrand Chambion, Stephane Caplet
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Patent number: 10923460Abstract: A device for the transfer of chips from a source substrate onto a destination substrate, including: a source substrate having a lower surface and an upper surface; and a plurality of elementary chips arranged on the upper surface of the source substrate, wherein each elementary chip is suspended above the source substrate by at least one breakable mechanical fastener, said at least one breakable mechanical fastener having a lower surface fastened to the upper surface of the source substrate and an upper surface fastened to the lower surface of the chip.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesInventors: Stéphane Caplet, Laurent Mollard
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Publication number: 20200303359Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electronic device, including: a) forming a plurality of chips, each including a plurality of connection areas and at least one first pad; b) forming a transfer substrate including, for each chip, a plurality of connection areas and at least one second pad, one of the first and second pads being a permanent magnet and the other one of the first and second pads being either a permanent magnet or made of a ferromagnetic material; and c) affixing the chips to the transfer substrate to connect the connection areas of the chips to the connection areas of the transfer substrate, by using the magnetic force between the pads to align the connection areas of the chips with the corresponding connection areas of the transfer substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2018Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: Commissariat à I'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesInventors: Ivan-Christophe Robin, Stéphane Caplet, Marie-Claire Cyrille, Bertrand Delaet, Sophie Giroud
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Publication number: 20200194408Abstract: A method of manufacturing an LED display device, including the successive steps of: a) transferring, onto a planar surface of a support plate made of a transparent material having its other surface structured and defining a plurality of microlenses, a plurality of semiconductor chips, each including at least one LED; and b) forming a network of conductive interconnection tracks contacting the chips by their surface opposite to the support plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2018Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: Commissariat à I'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesInventors: Ivan-Christophe Robin, Stéphane Caplet, Umberto Rossini
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Publication number: 20190393201Abstract: A device for the transfer of chips from a source substrate onto a destination substrate, including: a source substrate having a lower surface and an upper surface; and a plurality of elementary chips arranged on the upper surface of the source substrate, wherein each elementary chip is suspended above the source substrate by at least one breakable mechanical fastener, said at least one breakable mechanical fastener having a lower surface fastened to the upper surface of the source substrate and an upper surface fastened to the lower surface of the chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Applicant: Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesInventors: Stéphane Caplet, Laurent Mollard
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Publication number: 20190140008Abstract: Method for collectively producing several curved electronic circuits, including: putting in place several adhesive elements between several electronic chips and several curved bearing surfaces, and with the chips arranged between the curved bearing surfaces and a flexible film, and such that the chips, the adhesive elements and the curved bearing surfaces are arranged in a single volume able to be depressurised towards the environment outside the volume and including empty spaces present between the electronic chips and the curved bearing surfaces; establishing a pressure difference between the inside and the outside of the volume such that the flexible film applies a pressure on the chips deforming them in accordance with the curved bearing surfaces; stopping the application of the pressure difference, the curved chips being maintained against the curved bearing surfaces by the adhesive elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: Bertrand CHAMBION, Stephane CAPLET
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Patent number: 9309110Abstract: A method of encapsulating a microelectronic device arranged on a substrate, comprising at least the following steps: a) formation of a portion of sacrificial material covering at least one part of the microelectronic device, the volume of which occupies a space intended to form at least one part of a cavity in which the device is intended to be encapsulated; b) deposition of a layer based on at least one getter material, covering at least one part of the portion of sacrificial material; c) formation of at least one orifice through at least the layer of getter material, forming an access to the portion of sacrificial material; d) elimination of the portion of sacrificial material via the orifice, forming the cavity in which the microelectronic device is encapsulated; and e) sealing of the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2009Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Commissariat A L'Energie AtomiqueInventors: Stephane Caplet, Xavier Baillin, Jean-Louis Pornin
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Patent number: 9260291Abstract: Getter structure comprising a substrate and at least one getter material-based layer mechanically connected to the substrate by means of at least one support, in which the surface of the support in contact with the substrate is smaller than the surface of a first face of the getter material layer, in which said first face is in contact with the support, and a second face of the getter material layer, opposite said first face is at least partially exposed.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2009Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUEInventors: Stephane Caplet, Xavier Baillin
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Patent number: 9063410Abstract: A method for forming a micro-optical or sub-micro-optical device is provided, including: forming a photolithographic mask on a transparent support, depositing a layer of a photosensitive material of negative polarity on the face, a so called front face, of the support which supports the mask, wherein the mask is disposed under the areas where the photosensitive material should be removed, insolating the layer of the photosensitive material through the rear face of the support, developing the photosensitive material in order to obtain walls of micron or submicron cavities, removing the mask areas located at the bottom of the cavities in order to obtain cavities without any mask material between the walls, introducing a fluid into the cavities of the device, and forming a closure layer on the walls in photosensitive material.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2011Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternativesInventors: Stéphane Caplet, Claude Venin
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Patent number: 9005353Abstract: A getter structure including at least one portion of getter material at least one face of which is positioned against at least one portion of gas-permeable material such that said portion of getter material is able to achieve a gaseous absorption and/or adsorption at least by said face through at least said portion of gas-permeable material, and in which the portion of gas-permeable material includes one or more channels made at the level of a face of said portion of gas-permeable material which is in contact with the portion of getter material, where the portion of getter material is able to achieve a gaseous absorption, or a gaseous adsorption, or both a gaseous absorption and a gaseous adsorption, via the channel or channels.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternativesInventor: Stéphane Caplet
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Patent number: 8557698Abstract: A method for producing a micromechanical and/or nanomechanical device includes partial etching of at least one sacrificial layer arranged between a first layer and a substrate, forming at least one cavity in which is arranged at least one portion of the sacrificial layer in contact with the first layer and/or the substrate. The method also includes chemical transformation of at least one wall of the first layer and/or the substrate in the cavity, delimiting at least one stop in the first layer and/or the substrate at the level of the portion of the sacrificial layer. The portion of the sacrificial layer and the chemically transformed wall of the first layer and/or the substrate is also eliminated.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2008Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie AtomiqueInventor: Stéphane Caplet
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Patent number: 8367929Abstract: A microcavity structure including: a first substrate, a cover attached to the first substrate such that a space formed between the cover and the first substrate forms the microcavity, at least one hole passing through the cover, and at least one closing flap of the hole placed inside the microcavity and including at least two portions of materials with different thermal expansion coefficients placed one against the other, at least one first end of the two portions being mechanically linked to the cover, at least a second end of the two portions being free, and at least a part of the closing flap being placed opposite the hole, the two portions being capable of closing or not the hole under the effect of a temperature variation.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2010Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies AlternativesInventors: Xavier Baillin, Stéphane Caplet, Thierry Hilt