Patents by Inventor Timo Schwarz

Timo Schwarz 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: 20260198362
    Abstract: A package having a component carrier having at least one exposed electrically conductive carrier contact and an exposed carrier dielectric, and an electronic component having an integrated circuit having at least one exposed component pad and an exposed component dielectric, wherein the component carrier is connected with the electronic component so that there is a connection between the at least one carrier contact and the at least one component pad and so that there is a direct physical contact between the carrier dielectric and the component dielectric, and wherein at least one of the carrier dielectric and the component dielectric comprises a stress release structure at its surface facing the respectively other one of the carrier dielectric and the component dielectric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Applicant: AT & S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas ZLUC, Johannes STAHR, Timo SCHWARZ
  • Patent number: 12501551
    Abstract: A method for embedding a component in a printed circuit board or a printed circuit board intermediate product, wherein the printed circuit board or the printed circuit board intermediate product comprises at least one insulating layer made of a prepreg material, and the component is fixed by the resin of the prepreg material, is characterized by the following steps: providing a combination of the layers of the printed circuit board, or of the printed circuit board intermediate product, wherein this combination includes at least one curable prepreg material; creating a clearance in the combination for accommodating the component to be embedded; covering at least the region of the clearance with a first temporary carrier layer on a first side of the combination; positioning the component to be embedded in the clearance by way of the first temporary carrier layer; covering at least the region of the clearance on the second side of the combination with a second temporary carrier layer; compressing the combinat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Timo Schwarz, Andreas Zluc, Gregor Langer, Johannes Stahr
  • Patent number: 12382585
    Abstract: A method for embedding a component in a printed circuit board or a printed circuit board intermediate product, wherein the printed circuit board or the printed circuit board intermediate product comprises at least one insulating layer made of a prepreg material, and the component is fixed by the resin of the prepreg material, is characterized by the following steps: providing a combination of the layers of the printed circuit board, or of the printed circuit board intermediate product, wherein this combination includes at least one curable prepreg material; creating a clearance in the combination for accommodating the component to be embedded; covering at least the region of the clearance with a first temporary carrier layer on a first side of the combination; positioning the component to be embedded in the clearance by way of the first temporary carrier layer; covering at least the region of the clearance on the second side of the combination with a second temporary carrier layer; compressing the combinat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Timo Schwarz, Andreas Zluc, Gregor Langer, Johannes Stahr
  • Publication number: 20250227850
    Abstract: A printed circuit board or a printed circuit board intermediate product, comprises a first main surface and a second main surface; a combination of layers including a plurality of insulating layers and at least one first metal layer, wherein the at least one first metal layer extends along a first horizontal plane in parallel to at least one of the first and second main surfaces; at least one cavity in the printed circuit board or the printed circuit board intermediate product, said cavity extending through at least one of the plurality of insulating layers; and a component inserted in the at least one cavity, said component being embedded in said at least one cavity by a material from the at least one insulating layer through which the cavity extends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Applicant: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Timo Schwarz, Andreas Zluc, Gregor Langer, Johannes Stahr
  • Patent number: 12075561
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a component carrier includes providing a base structure having a main surface that is at least partially covered by a component fixation structure; providing a component, the component intrinsically comprising warpage; mounting the component on a surface provided on a plate structure and/or on the base structure to remove the warpage of the component at least partially; and fixating the component to the component carrier through the component fixation structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: AT&SAustria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG
    Inventors: Timo Schwarz, Andreas Zluc, Mario Schober
  • Publication number: 20240030095
    Abstract: An electronic package having a base structure; a layer stack formed over the base structure; and a component embedded at least partially within the base structure and/or within the layer stack. The layer stack has a decoupling layer structure, the decoupling layer structure with a decoupling material having a Young Modulus being smaller than 1 GPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Mikael Andreas Tuominen, Seok Kim Tay, Johannes Stahr, Andreas Zluc, Timo Schwarz, Gerald Weidinger, Mario Schober
  • Publication number: 20220053633
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a component carrier, includes providing a base structure having a main surface that is at least partially covered by a component fixation structure; providing a component, the component intrinsically comprising warpage; mounting the component on a surface provided on a plate structure and/or on the base structure to remove the warpage of the component at least partially; and fixating the component to the component carrier through the component fixation structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Timo Schwarz, Andreas Zluc, Mario Schober
  • Patent number: 10863631
    Abstract: A manufacturing method, wherein the method includes providing a layer stack having at least partially uncured component carrier material, arranging a plurality of components in recesses of the layer stack, integrally connecting the components with the layer stack by curing the component carrier material, and applying a high temperature robust dielectric structure on a main surface of the cured layer stack with the components therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johannes Stahr, Timo Schwarz, Mario Schober
  • Publication number: 20200323081
    Abstract: A method for embedding a component in a printed circuit board or a printed circuit board intermediate product, wherein the printed circuit board or the printed circuit board intermediate product comprises at least one insulating layer made of a prepreg material, and the component is fixed by the resin of the prepreg material, is characterized by the following steps: providing a combination of the layers of the printed circuit board, or of the printed circuit board intermediate product, wherein this combination includes at least one curable prepreg material; creating a clearance in the combination for accommodating the component to be embedded; covering at least the region of the clearance with a first temporary carrier layer on a first side of the combination; positioning the component to be embedded in the clearance by way of the first temporary carrier layer; covering at least the region of the clearance on the second side of the combination with a second temporary carrier layer; compressing the combinatio
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Timo Schwarz, Andreas Zluc, Gregor Langer, Johannes Stahr
  • Patent number: 10779413
    Abstract: A method for embedding a component in a printed circuit board or a printed circuit board intermediate product, wherein the printed circuit board or the printed circuit board intermediate product comprises at least one insulating layer made of a prepreg material, and the component is fixed by the resin of the prepreg material, is characterized by the following steps: providing a combination of the layers of the printed circuit board, or of the printed circuit board intermediate product, wherein this combination includes at least one curable prepreg material; creating a clearance in the combination for accommodating the component to be embedded; covering at least the region of the clearance with a first temporary carrier layer on a first side of the combination; positioning the component to be embedded in the clearance by way of the first temporary carrier layer; covering at least the region of the clearance on the second side of the combination with a second temporary carrier layer; compressing the combinatio
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Timo Schwarz, Andreas Zluc, Gregor Langer, Johannes Stahr
  • Patent number: 10709023
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a circuit board or a circuit board intermediate product, wherein the method comprises providing a carrier structure, applying a layer of flowable low-viscosity adhesive on the carrier structure over a surface area of the carrier structure which is larger than a mounting area in which an electronic component is to be mounted on the carrier structure, and pressing the electronic component into a subsection of the layer of adhesive in the mounting area so that at least part of the electronic component is immersed within the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gerald Weidinger, Timo Schwarz, Andreas Zluc
  • Publication number: 20190281706
    Abstract: A manufacturing method, wherein the method includes providing a layer stack having at least partially uncured component carrier material, arranging a plurality of components in recesses of the layer stack, integrally connecting the components with the layer stack by curing the component carrier material, and applying a high temperature robust dielectric structure on a main surface of the cured layer stack with the components therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Johannes Stahr, Timo Schwarz, Mario Schober
  • Patent number: 10306750
    Abstract: A circuit board and a method of manufacturing a circuit board or two circuit boards are illustrated and described. The circuit board includes (a) a dielectric layer with a planar extension in parallel with respect to an xy-plane which is spanned by an x-axis and a y-axis perpendicular thereto and a layer thickness along a z-direction which is perpendicular with respect to the x-axis and to the y-axis; (b) a metallic layer which is attached to the dielectric layer in a planar manner; and (c) a component which is embedded in the dielectric layer and/or in a dielectric core-layer of the circuit board. The dielectric layer includes a dielectric material which has (i) an elastic modulus E in a range between 1 and 20 GPa and (ii) a coefficient of thermal expansion in a range between 0 and 17 ppm/K along the x-axis and along the y-axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: AT & S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hannes Stahr, Andreas Zluc, Timo Schwarz, Gerald Weidinger
  • Publication number: 20180177045
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a component carrier, wherein the method comprises covering a main surface of a base structure at least partially by a component fixation structure, mounting a component on a carrier, and inter-connecting the base structure with the carrier so that the component extends partially into the component fixation structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Timo Schwarz, Andreas Zluc, Mario Schober
  • Patent number: 9967972
    Abstract: A circuit board is described which includes a layer composite with at least one dielectric layer which includes a planar extension in parallel with respect to an xy-plane which is spanned by an x-axis and a y-axis perpendicular thereto, and which includes a layer thickness along a z-axis which is perpendicular with respect to the x-axis and to the y-axis; and at least one metallic layer which is attached to the dielectric layer in a planar manner. The layer composite along the z-axis is free from a symmetry plane which is oriented in parallel with respect to the xy-plane, and the dielectric layer includes a dielectric material which has an elastic modulus E in a range between 1 and 20 GPa and along the x-axis and along the y-axis a coefficient of thermal expansion in a range between 0 and 17 ppm/K. A method of manufacturing such a circuit board is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: AT & S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Zluc, Gerald Weidinger, Mario Schober, Hannes Stahr, Timo Schwarz, Benjamin Gruber
  • Publication number: 20170339784
    Abstract: A circuit board is described which includes a layer composite with at least one dielectric layer which includes a planar extension in parallel with respect to an xy-plane which is spanned by an x-axis and a y-axis perpendicular thereto, and which includes a layer thickness along a z-axis which is perpendicular with respect to the x-axis and to the y-axis; and at least one metallic layer which is attached to the dielectric layer in a planar manner. The layer composite along the z-axis is free from a symmetry plane which is oriented in parallel with respect to the xy-plane, and the dielectric layer includes a dielectric material which has an elastic modulus E in a range between 1 and 20 GPa and along the x-axis and along the y-axis a coefficient of thermal expansion in a range between 0 and 17 ppm/K. A method of manufacturing such a circuit board is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas Zluc, Gerald Weidinger, Mario Schober, Hannes Stahr, Timo Schwarz, Benjamin Gruber
  • Publication number: 20170339783
    Abstract: A circuit board and a method of manufacturing a circuit board or two circuit boards are illustrated and described. The circuit board includes (a) a dielectric layer with a planar extension in parallel with respect to an xy-plane which is spanned by an x-axis and a y-axis perpendicular thereto and a layer thickness along a z-direction which is perpendicular with respect to the x-axis and to the y-axis; (b) a metallic layer which is attached to the dielectric layer in a planar manner; and (c) a component which is embedded in the dielectric layer and/or in a dielectric core-layer of the circuit board. The dielectric layer includes a dielectric material which has (i) an elastic modulus E in a range between 1 and 20 GPa and (ii) a coefficient of thermal expansion in a range between 0 and 17 ppm/K along the x-axis and along the y-axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Hannes Stahr, Andreas Zluc, Timo Schwarz, Gerald Weidinger
  • Publication number: 20170181293
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a circuit board or a circuit board intermediate product, wherein the method comprises providing a carrier structure, applying a layer of flowable low-viscosity adhesive on the carrier structure over a surface area of the carrier structure which is larger than a mounting area in which an electronic component is to be mounted on the carrier structure, and pressing the electronic component into a subsection of the layer of adhesive in the mounting area so that at least part of the electronic component is immersed within the adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Gerald Weidinger, Timo Schwarz, Andreas Zluc
  • Publication number: 20160324004
    Abstract: A method for embedding a component in a printed circuit board or a printed circuit board intermediate product, wherein the printed circuit board or the printed circuit board intermediate product comprises at least one insulating layer made of a prepreg material, and the component is fixed by the resin of the prepreg material, is characterized by the following steps: providing a combination of the layers of the printed circuit board, or of the printed circuit board intermediate product, wherein this combination includes at least one curable prepreg material; creating a clearance in the combination for accommodating the component to be embedded; covering at least the region of the clearance with a first temporary carrier layer on a first side of the combination; positioning the component to be embedded in the clearance by way of the first temporary carrier layer; covering at least the region of the clearance on the second side of the combination with a second temporary carrier layer; compressing the combinat
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Timo Schwarz, Andreas Zluc, Gregor Langer, Johannes Stahr
  • Patent number: 9418930
    Abstract: A power module, having a printed circuit board core, which contains at least one electronic power component embedded in an insulating layer, the core being arranged between two heat dissipation plates, wherein each heat dissipation plate has a metal outer layer and a metal inner layer electrically separated from said metal outer layer by a thermally conductive, electrically insulating intermediate layer, and electrode terminals of the at least one power component are guided out from the core via terminal lines, wherein the printed circuit board core on both sides of the insulating layer has a conductor layer, at least one conductor layer is structured at least in portions, and each conductor layer is connected at least in portions via a conductive, metal intermediate layer to a metal inner layer of the heat dissipation plate, contacts run from the structured conductor layer to the electrode terminals of the at least one power component, and at least one power terminal of the at least one power component is co
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johannes Stahr, Andreas Zluc, Gernot Grober, Timo Schwarz