Patents by Inventor Thomas Feichtinger

Thomas Feichtinger 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).

  • Publication number: 20250081628
    Abstract: In an embodiment a silicon substrate includes integrated circuits located on a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first via and an ESD protection element, wherein the ESD protection element is fully integrated into the silicon substrate, wherein the ESD protection element is spatially distant from the first via, wherein the ESD protection element is connected to the via by a first rewiring, and wherein the ESD protection element comprises a suppressor diode, a transistor or a thyristor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas Feichtinger, Stefan Endler
  • Publication number: 20240194623
    Abstract: A semiconductor die and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor die are disclosed. In an embodiment a semiconductor die includes a base body having a semiconductor material and a surface with two contact areas having contact pads at which the semiconductor die is electrically contactable and two metal caps arranged directly at the contact pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Mehrdad Shayganpoor, Guenter Aflenzer, Davor Tomassevic, Thomas Feichtinger
  • Patent number: 11756712
    Abstract: In an embodiment a sensor device includes a sensor chip having a plurality of printed ceramic layers and unprinted ceramic layers, at least one termination layer configured to make electrical contact with an electrically conductive material, wherein the termination layer is formed at least on a top side and/or on a bottom side of the sensor chip, wherein the printed ceramic layers are at least partially printed with an electrically conductive material, and wherein an electrical resistance of the sensor chip is determined by an overlap area of the electrically conductive material or by a distance of the electrically conductive material from the termination layer and at least one damping layer directly located at at least a partial area of an outer surface of the sensor chip, wherein the damping layer includes a material which has a greater elasticity than a material of the termination layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: TDK Electronics AG
    Inventors: Alfred Hofrichter, Thomas Feichtinger
  • Patent number: 11658274
    Abstract: A component is disclosed. In an embodiment the component includes a light-emitting element and a structured layer having an optical functionality, wherein the structured layer is arranged on the light-emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Thomas Feichtinger, Stefan Sax
  • Patent number: 11557410
    Abstract: In an embodiment a ceramic material includes ZnO as main constituent, Y as a first additive, second additives including at least one compound containing a metal element, wherein the metal element is selected from the group consisting of Bi, Cr, Co, Mn, Ni and Sb, Si4+ as a first dopant and second dopants having at least one compound containing a metal cation from Al3+, B3+, or Ba2+, wherein a corresponds to a molar proportion of Bi calculated as Bi2O3, b corresponds to a molar proportion of Y calculated as Y2O3, c corresponds to a molar proportion of Al calculated as Al2O3, d corresponds to a molar proportion of Ba calculated as BaO, e corresponds to a molar proportion of B calculated as B2O3, f corresponds to a molar proportion of Si calculated as SiO2, g corresponds to a molar proportion of Ni calculated as NiO, h corresponds to a molar proportion of Co calculated as Co3O4, i corresponds to a molar proportion of Cr calculated as Cr2O3, j corresponds to a molar proportion of Sb calculated as Sb2O3, and k cor
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Hermann Gruenbichler, Andreas Buergermeister, Michael Hofstaetter, Thomas Feichtinger
  • Patent number: 11462476
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. In an embodiment an electronic device includes at least one first carrier and at least one semiconductor chip, wherein the first carrier has a cavity in which the semiconductor chip is arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Thomas Feichtinger, Johann Pichler, Nele Reimer, Markus Koini, Manfred Schweinzger
  • Patent number: 11460181
    Abstract: In an embodiment an LED module includes a support having at least two segments, wherein each segment is configured to emit light, wherein each segment has at least two light-emitting diodes that differ in terms of their colors, wherein the support has a multilayer structure and/or wherein the support has a substrate having a ceramic material and the ceramic material includes aluminum nitride, aluminum oxide or a varistor ceramic, and wherein the LED module is configured to set a brightness and a color of the emitted light separately for each segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Franz Schrank, Thomas Feichtinger
  • Patent number: 11417583
    Abstract: An LED module is disclosed. In an embodiment an LED module includes a thermally conductive substrate made of a multilayer ceramic, at least one LED on the substrate, passive SMD components arranged on the substrate, a passive component integrated in the substrate and a heat spreader configured to dissipate waste heat in horizontal and vertical directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Thomas Feichtinger, Franz Rinner, Werner Rollett
  • Publication number: 20220246335
    Abstract: In an embodiment a sensor device includes a sensor chip having a plurality of printed ceramic layers and unprinted ceramic layers, at least one termination layer configured to make electrical contact with an electrically conductive material, wherein the termination layer is formed at least on a top side and/or on a bottom side of the sensor chip, wherein the printed ceramic layers are at least partially printed with an electrically conductive material, and wherein an electrical resistance of the sensor chip is determined by an overlap area of the electrically conductive material or by a distance of the electrically conductive material from the termination layer and at least one damping layer directly located at at least a partial area of an outer surface of the sensor chip, wherein the damping layer includes a material which has a greater elasticity than a material of the termination layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Alfred Hofrichter, Thomas Feichtinger
  • Publication number: 20220065431
    Abstract: In an embodiment an LED module includes a support having at least two segments, wherein each segment is configured to emit light, wherein each segment has at least two light-emitting diodes that differ in terms of their colors, wherein the support has a multilayer structure and/or wherein the support has a substrate having a ceramic material and the ceramic material includes aluminum nitride, aluminum oxide or a varistor ceramic, and wherein the LED module is configured to set a brightness and a color of the emitted light separately for each segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Franz Schrank, Thomas Feichtinger
  • Patent number: 11195643
    Abstract: In an embodiment a multilayer varistor includes a ceramic body made from a varistor material, wherein the ceramic body includes a plurality of inner electrodes, first regions and second regions, wherein the varistor material in the first regions has a first average grain size DA, wherein the varistor material in the second regions has a second average grain size DB, and wherein DA<DB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Thomas Feichtinger, Michael Hofstätter, Hermann Grünbichler
  • Patent number: 11152141
    Abstract: A ceramic multi-layer component and a method for producing a ceramic multi-layer component are disclosed. In an embodiment a ceramic multi-layer component includes a stack with ceramic layers and electrode layers arranged between them, wherein the ceramic layers and the electrode layers are arranged above one another along a stacking direction, wherein at least one first electrode layer extends along a first main extension direction from a first end region to a second end region of the first electrode layer, and wherein the at least one first electrode layer has a current-carrying capacity that decreases along the first main extension direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Michael Hofstätter, Alfred Hofrichter, Thomas Feichtinger
  • Publication number: 20210217545
    Abstract: In an embodiment a multilayer varistor includes a ceramic body made from a varistor material, wherein the ceramic body includes a plurality of inner electrodes, first regions and second regions, wherein the varistor material in the first regions has a first average grain size DA, wherein the varistor material in the second regions has a second average grain size DB, and wherein DA<DB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Feichtinger, Michael Hofstätter, Hermann Grünbichler
  • Publication number: 20210217939
    Abstract: A component is disclosed. In an embodiment the component includes a light-emitting element and a structured layer having an optical functionality, wherein the structured layer is arranged on the light-emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Feichtinger, Stefan Sax
  • Publication number: 20210210257
    Abstract: A ceramic multi-layer component and a method for producing a ceramic multi-layer component are disclosed. In an embodiment a ceramic multi-layer component includes a stack with ceramic layers and electrode layers arranged between them, wherein the ceramic layers and the electrode layers are arranged above one another along a stacking direction, wherein at least one first electrode layer extends along a first main extension direction from a first end region to a second end region of the first electrode layer, and wherein the at least one first electrode layer has a current-carrying capacity that decreases along the first main extension direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Hofstätter, Alfred Hofrichter, Thomas Feichtinger
  • Patent number: 10980105
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a carrier (2) with a passive cooling function for a semiconductor component (3), having a main body (6) with a top side (7) and a bottom side (8) and at least one electrical component (13, 13a, 13b) that is embedded in the main body (6), wherein the carrier (2) has a first thermal via (14), which extends from the top side (7) of the main body (6) to the at least one electrical component (13, 13a, 13b), wherein the carrier (2) has a second thermal via (15), which extends from the at least one electrical component (13, 13a, 13b) to the bottom side (8) of the main body (6), and wherein the at least one embedded electrical component (13, 13a, 13b) is electrically contacted by the first and the second thermal via (14, 15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignees: TDK Electroncis AG, AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG
    Inventors: Thomas Feichtinger, Oliver Dernovsek, Franz Rinner, Christian Vockenberger
  • Publication number: 20210066199
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. In an embodiment an electronic device includes at least one first carrier and at least one semiconductor chip, wherein the first carrier has a cavity in which the semiconductor chip is arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Feichtinger, Johann Pichler, Nele Reimer, Markus Koini, Manfred Schweinzger
  • Publication number: 20210035714
    Abstract: In an embodiment a ceramic material includes ZnO as main constituent, Y as a first additive, second additives including at least one compound containing a metal element, wherein the metal element is selected from the group consisting of Bi, Cr, Co, Mn, Ni and Sb, Si4+ as a first dopant and second dopants having at least one compound containing a metal cation from Al3+, B3+, or Ba2+, wherein a corresponds to a molar proportion of Bi calculated as Bi2O3, b corresponds to a molar proportion of Y calculated as Y2O3, c corresponds to a molar proportion of Al calculated as Al2O3, d corresponds to a molar proportion of Ba calculated as BaO, e corresponds to a molar proportion of B calculated as B2O3, f corresponds to a molar proportion of Si calculated as SiO2, g corresponds to a molar proportion of Ni calculated as NiO, h corresponds to a molar proportion of Co calculated as Co3O4, i corresponds to a molar proportion of Cr calculated as Cr2O3, j corresponds to a molar proportion of Sb calculated as Sb2O3, and k cor
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Hermann Gruenbichler, Andreas Buergermeister, Michael Hofstaetter, Thomas Feichtinger
  • Patent number: 10856412
    Abstract: A substrate is disclosed. In an embodiment, a substrate includes a ceramic main body, an organic surface structure on at least one first outer face of the ceramic main body and outer redistribution layers integrated into the organic surface structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Thomas Feichtinger, Katharina Tauber, Roman Geier
  • Patent number: 10818641
    Abstract: A multi-LED system is disclosed. In an embodiment a multi-LED system includes a ceramic multilayer substrate in which at least two ESD protection structures are integrated, at least two light-emitting diodes arranged on the substrate and at least two capping layers covering one of the light-emitting diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Thomas Feichtinger, Stephan Steinhauser, Günter Pudmich, Edmund Payr, Sebastian Brunner