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).

  • Patent number: 11908832
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Alexis Rochas, David Henry, Stéphane Caplet
  • Publication number: 20240021502
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Natacha RAPHOZ, Stéphane CAPLET, Patrick PERAY
  • Patent number: 11430373
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Ivan-Christophe Robin, Bertrand Dupont, Stephane Caplet, Emeric De Foucauld, Umberto Rossini, Alexei Tchelnokov, Francois Templier
  • Patent number: 11404401
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
    Inventors: Ivan-Christophe Robin, Stéphane Caplet, Marie-Claire Cyrille, Bertrand Delaet, Sophie Giroud
  • Publication number: 20220199572
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT À L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Alexis ROCHAS, David HENRY, Stéphane CAPLET
  • Publication number: 20220181512
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
    Inventor: Stéphane Caplet
  • Patent number: 11302677
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
    Inventors: Ivan-Christophe Robin, Stéphane Caplet, Umberto Rossini
  • Publication number: 20210142716
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Ivan-Christophe ROBIN, Bertrand DUPONT, Stephane CAPLET, Emeric DE FOUCAULD, Umberto ROSSINI, Alexei TCHELNOKOV, Francois TEMPLIER
  • Patent number: 10991738
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Bertrand Chambion, Stephane Caplet
  • Patent number: 10923460
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
    Inventors: Stéphane Caplet, Laurent Mollard
  • Publication number: 20200303359
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Commissariat à I'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
    Inventors: Ivan-Christophe Robin, Stéphane Caplet, Marie-Claire Cyrille, Bertrand Delaet, Sophie Giroud
  • Publication number: 20200194408
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Commissariat à I'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
    Inventors: Ivan-Christophe Robin, Stéphane Caplet, Umberto Rossini
  • Publication number: 20190393201
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
    Inventors: Stéphane Caplet, Laurent Mollard
  • Publication number: 20190140008
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Bertrand CHAMBION, Stephane CAPLET
  • Patent number: 9309110
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Stephane Caplet, Xavier Baillin, Jean-Louis Pornin
  • Patent number: 9260291
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE
    Inventors: Stephane Caplet, Xavier Baillin
  • Patent number: 9063410
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
    Inventors: Stéphane Caplet, Claude Venin
  • Patent number: 9005353
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
    Inventor: Stéphane Caplet
  • Patent number: 8557698
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventor: Stéphane Caplet
  • Patent number: 8367929
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Xavier Baillin, Stéphane Caplet, Thierry Hilt