Patents by Inventor Tobias Gebuhr

Tobias Gebuhr 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: 10236428
    Abstract: A lead frame is disclosed. In an embodiment, the lead frame includes a frame having a plurality of lead frame sections, wherein the lead frame sections are connected to the frame, wherein the frame has at least two longitudinal sides and at least two transverse sides, wherein at least in one longitudinal side includes an imprint, and wherein the imprint bolsters stability of the longitudinal side against sagging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Weng Chung Tan, Rodello Cadiz Sigalat, Hussen Mohd Hanifah, Tobias Gebuhr
  • Publication number: 20190036299
    Abstract: A method of producing an optoelectronic lighting device includes providing a laser chip carrier on which two edge emitting laser chips, arranging a carrier including two optical elements onto the laser chip carrier, forming a respective optical connection by an optical material between a respective laser facet and a respective optical element, singulating the two laser chips by dividing the laser chip carrier between the two laser chips to form two mutually divided laser chip carrier parts, wherein the dividing includes dividing the carrier between the two optical elements to form two mutually divided carrier parts each including one of the two optical elements, such that two singulated laser chips arranged on the respective divided laser chip carrier part are formed, the respective laser facets of which are optically connected to the respective optical element of the respective carrier part by the optical material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas Wojcik, Tobias Gebuhr, Markus Pindl
  • Publication number: 20190035972
    Abstract: A method of producing a surface-mountable multi-chip component includes providing a chip arrangement including a metallic conductor structure exposed at a rear side, a plurality of semiconductor chips and an housing material; and forming a solder stop coating on a rear side of the chip arrangement, wherein the solder stop coating separates connection regions of the conductor structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Michael ZITZLSPERGER, Tobias GEBUHR, Stephan EICHER
  • Patent number: 10177293
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes a first lead frame section and a second lead frame section spaced apart from one another, and having an optoelectronic semiconductor chip arranged on the first lead frame section and the second lead frame section, wherein the first lead frame section and the second lead frame section respectively have an upper side, a lower side and a first side flank extending between the upper side and the lower side, a first lateral solder contact surface of the optoelectronic component is formed on the first side flank of the first lead frame section, and the first lateral solder contact surface is formed by a recess arranged on the first side flank of the first lead frame section and extends from the upper side to the lower side of the first lead frame section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Wittmann, Tobias Gebuhr, David Racz
  • Publication number: 20180182934
    Abstract: A light emitting unit includes a light emitting semiconductor chip and a wavelength converter for the light of the semiconductor chip. The wavelength converter has a substrate with a first surface. The first surface includes a rough surface with recesses. The wavelength converter has a conversion layer that is arranged on the first surface of the substrate. The conversion layer has luminescent materials. A connecting layer is arranged between the wavelength converter and a light emitting surface of the light emitting semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: I-Hsin Lin-Lefebvre, Reinhard Streitel, Darshan Kundaliya, Tobias Gebuhr
  • Patent number: 9978918
    Abstract: A method can be used for producing an optoelectronic device. A first leadframe section with a component is provided. The component is designed to emit electromagnetic radiation on an emission side. The emission side faces away from the carrier. A second leadframe section is provided. In a first method step the component and the two leadframe sections are encapsulated with a first potting material in such a way that the component and the leadframe sections are embedded into a potting body, but wherein at least part of the emission area of the component remains free of the first potting material and a cutout is formed in the potting body at least above the emission area of the component. In a second method step a second potting material is molded into the cutout of the potting body, such that the emission side of the component is covered with the second potting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Zitzlsperger, Tobias Gebuhr, Thomas Schwarz
  • Patent number: 9947843
    Abstract: A method of producing a cover element for an optoelectronic component includes producing a frame having a multiplicity of openings, wherein the frame is made of a material having embedded particles of TiO2, ZrO2, Al2O3, AlN, SiO2, or another optically reflective material and/or an embedded colored pigment; introducing a material into a multiplicity of the openings; and dividing the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Burger, Tobias Gebuhr, Ion Stoll
  • Patent number: 9865785
    Abstract: A method of producing an optoelectronic component includes providing a lead frame subdivided by a separating region into first and second lead frame parts, carrying out etching in which at least one trench structure is produced on the upper side of the first lead frame, producing a molded body by molding a molding material around the lead frame such that 1) a cavity is formed and exposes a region of the upper side of the first lead frame part and a region of the upper side of the second lead frame part, and 2) the trench structure is provided on the upper side of the exposed region of the first lead frame part, and arranging the optoelectronic semiconductor chip on the upper side of the exposed region of the first lead frame part such that the trench structure is used as an alignment mark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Gruendl, Tobias Gebuhr, Markus Pindl
  • Publication number: 20180005924
    Abstract: A lead frame used to produce a chip package includes a first lead frame section and a second lead frame section connected to one another by a bar, wherein the bar includes a first longitudinal section, a second longitudinal section and a third longitudinal section, the first longitudinal section adjoins the first lead frame section and the third longitudinal section adjoins the second lead frame section, the first longitudinal section and the third longitudinal section are oriented parallel to one another, the first longitudinal section and the second longitudinal section form an angle not equal to 180° and not equal to 90°, and the lead frame is planar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Brandl, Tobias Gebuhr
  • Publication number: 20170373233
    Abstract: A lead frame is disclosed. In an embodiment, the lead frame includes a frame having a plurality of lead frame sections, wherein the lead frame sections are connected to the frame, wherein the frame has at least two longitudinal sides and at least two transverse sides, wherein at least in one longitudinal side includes an imprint, and wherein the imprint bolsters stability of the longitudinal side against sagging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Weng Chung Tan, Rodello Cadiz Sigalat, Hussen Mohd Hanifah, Tobias Gebuhr
  • Patent number: 9853198
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes a housing including a plastic material and a first lead frame section at least partly embedded in the plastic material, a first recess and a second recess, wherein a first upper section of an upper side of the first lead frame section is not covered by the plastic material in the first recess, a second upper section of the upper side of the first lead frame section is not covered by the plastic material in the second recess, the first recess and the second recess are separated from one another by a section of the plastic material, an optoelectronic semiconductor chip is arranged in the first recess, and no optoelectronic semiconductor chips is arranged in the second recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Zitzlsperger, Christian Ziereis, Tobias Gebuhr
  • Patent number: 9847316
    Abstract: A method of producing optoelectronic components includes providing an auxiliary carrier, forming separate connection elements on the auxiliary carrier, forming a molded body on the auxiliary carrier with recesses, arranging optoelectronic semiconductor chips on connection elements in the recesses of the molded body, removing the auxiliary carrier, and severing the molded body to form singulated optoelectronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Inventors: Martin Brandl, Tobias Gebuhr
  • Publication number: 20170324006
    Abstract: A method of producing a carrier for an optoelectronic component includes providing a lead frame having an upper side and a lower side; arranging a first film on the lower side of the lead frame; arranging a second film on the upper side of the lead frame; forming a molded body from a molding material, the lead frame being embedded in the molded body; and removing the first film and the second film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Tobias Gebuhr
  • Publication number: 20170324012
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes a first lead frame section and a second lead frame section spaced apart from one another, and having an optoelectronic semiconductor chip arranged on the first lead frame section and the second lead frame section, wherein the first lead frame section and the second lead frame section respectively have an upper side, a lower side and a first side flank extending between the upper side and the lower side, a first lateral solder contact surface of the optoelectronic component is formed on the first side flank of the first lead frame section, and the first lateral solder contact surface is formed by a recess arranged on the first side flank of the first lead frame section and extends from the upper side to the lower side of the first lead frame section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Wittmann, Tobias Gebuhr, David Racz
  • Publication number: 20170317233
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes an optoelectronic semiconductor chip including first and second electrical contacts, a first leadframe section including a first chip contact pad and a first soldering contact pad situated opposite the first chip contact pad, and a second leadframe section including a second chip contact pad and a second soldering contact pad situated opposite the second chip contact pad, wherein the first electrical contact electrically conductively connects to the first chip contact pad and the second electrical contact electrically conductively connects to the second chip contact pad, the first and second leadframe sections are embedded into a housing such that at least parts of the first and second soldering contact pads are accessible at an underside, and a solder stop element is arranged at the underside of the housing, the solder stop element extending between the first soldering contact pad and the second soldering contact pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Christian Gatzhammer, Martin Brandl, Tobias Gebuhr
  • Patent number: 9793442
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes a housing having a top side, wherein an anchoring structure which is a positive relief is arranged at the top side, a covering element is arranged above the top side and anchored at the anchoring structure, and the covering element completely covers the top side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Gruendl, Tobias Gebuhr, Markus Pindl
  • Publication number: 20170288108
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a printed circuit board, and a light source arranged on a surface of the printed circuit board, said light source comprising at least one luminous face formed by at least one light-emitting diode wherein the light-emitting diode is electrically connected to the printed circuit board, wherein the light-emitting diode is at least partly enclosed by molding by a potting compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Schumann, Tobias Gebuhr, David Racz, Matthias Sperl
  • Patent number: 9780271
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment of the method, the method is used to produce optoelectronic semiconductor components. A lead frame assemblage includes a plurality of lead frames. The lead frames each includes at least two lead frame parts and the lead frames in the lead frame assemblage are electrically connected to one another by connecting webs. The lead frame assemblage is fitted on an intermediate carrier. At least a portion of the connecting webs is removed and/or interrupted. Additional electrical connecting elements are fitted between adjacent lead frames and/or lead frame parts. A potting body mechanically connects the lead frame parts of the individual lead frames to one another. The resulting structure is singulated to form the semiconductor components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Gebuhr, Michael Zitzlsperger
  • Patent number: 9741616
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the method is configured for producing optoelectronic semiconductor components (1) and includes the steps of: providing a leadframe assembly (20) with a multiplicity of leadframes (2), each having at least two leadframe parts (21, 22); forming at least a part of the leadframe assembly (20) with a housing material for housing bodies (4); dividing the leadframe assembly (20) between at least one part of the columns (C) and/or the rows (R), wherein the leadframes (2) remain arranged in a matrix-like manner; equipping the leadframes (2) with at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip (3); testing at least one part of the leadframes (2) equipped with the semiconductor chips (3) and formed with the housing material after the step of dividing; and separating to form the semiconductor components (1) after the step of forming and after the step of testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Schlereth, Michael Bestele, Christian Gaertner, Tobias Gebuhr, Hans-Christoph Gallmeier, Peter Holzer, Karlheinz Arndt, Albert Schneider
  • Publication number: 20170222092
    Abstract: A housing for an optical component is provided in various embodiments. The housing has a leadframe section and a mold compound. The leadframe section is formed from an electrically conductive material and has a first side and a second side facing away from the first side. On the first side, the leadframe section has at least one first receiving region for receiving the optical component and/or at least one contact region for electrically contacting the optical component. The leadframe section has at least one trench which is formed in the leadframe section on the first side thereof alongside the receiving region and/or the contact region. The leadframe section is embedded in the mold compound. The mold compound has at least one receiving recess in which the first receiving region and/or the contact region and the trench are arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Tobias Gebuhr, Matthias Knoerr, Klaus Mueller, Thomas Schwarz, Frank Singer, Michael Zitzlsperger