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: 9673136
    Abstract: A housing arrangement includes a plurality of interconnected housings for electronic components, each housing including a leadframe section of a leadframe, wherein the leadframe section is formed from an electrically conductive material and has a receiving region that receives the electronic component and/or a contact region that contacts the electronic component, a molding material into which the leadframe section is embedded and which has at least one receiving opening in which the receiving region and/or the contact region are exposed, and at least one stress reduction opening formed in the molding material and free of the receiving region and/or the contact region, wherein the housings connect to one another via the leadframe and the molding material, the stress reduction openings are formed at transitions from in each case one of the housings to another of the housings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Gebuhr, Thomas Schwarz
  • Patent number: 9614134
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes a carrier including a mounting surface, at least one light-emitting element arranged on the mounting surface and electrically conductively connected to the carrier, at least one reinforcing body integrated in the optoelectronic component, a housing consisting of a housing encapsulation compound or a housing molding compound, wherein the light emitting component is arranged in an emitter cavity of the housing, and a reinforcing body cavity in which the reinforcing body is arranged fully or partially encapsulated or encased with a reinforcing body encapsulation compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Gebuhr, Christian Ziereis, Michael Zitzlsperger
  • Publication number: 20170084805
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes an optoelectronic semiconductor chip including a first and second electrical contacts; a first leadframe section comprising 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, a dielectric element is arranged between the first and second leadframe sections, the first and second leadframe sections and the dielectric element are embedded into a housing such that at least parts of the first and second soldering contact pads are accessible, and a surface of the dielectric element is exposed at the underside of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Christian Gatzhammer, Martin Brandl, Tobias Gebuhr
  • Publication number: 20170077361
    Abstract: A method of producing optoelectronic components includes providing a carrier; arranging optoelectronic semiconductor chips on the carrier; forming a conversion layer for radiation conversion on the carrier, wherein the optoelectronic semiconductor chips are surrounded by the conversion layer; and carrying out a singulation process to form separate optoelectronic components, wherein at least the conversion layer is severed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Martin Brandl, Tobias Gebuhr, Thomas Schwarz
  • Publication number: 20170062382
    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: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Brandl, Tobias Gebuhr
  • Publication number: 20170033271
    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: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas GRUENDL, Tobias GEBUHR, Markus PINDL
  • Publication number: 20160380172
    Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to a component arrangement with at least two electrical components arranged next to one another in a product configuration. Each of the electrical components have at least two electrical terminal contacts and the components arranged next to one another are mechanically connected to one another by an adhesive arranged between the components, and the component arrangement is designed for the individual components of the component arrangement to be applied together to a circuit carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Brandl, Stefan Groetsch, Tobias Gebuhr, Michael Zitzlsperger, Thomas Schwarz
  • Patent number: 9515015
    Abstract: A housing includes a lead frame formed from electrically conductive material having first and second sides, a contact section contacting an electronic component at the first side, and at least one receiving section arranging the electronic component at the first side, wherein the contact and receiving sections are separated and the contact section is formed thinner than the receiving section in a direction perpendicular, a molding material having an opening, the receiving and contact regions exposed in the opening, and into which the leadframe is embedded such that part of the molding material is formed between the contact and receiving sections and the second side is covered by the molding material in the contact section, and the second side is free of molding material in the receiving section, wherein the molding material at the second side has at least one opening filled with the electrically insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Gebuhr, Thomas Schwarz, Michael Zitzlsperger
  • Publication number: 20160284943
    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: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Andreas Gruendl, Tobias Gebuhr, Markus Pindl
  • Publication number: 20160240756
    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: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Zitzlsperger, Christian Ziereis, Tobias Gebuhr
  • Patent number: 9406853
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing at least one optoelectronic semiconductor device includes providing a substrate and applying a number of optoelectronic semiconductor chips, which are arranged spaced apart from one another in a lateral direction, on an upper face of the substrate. At least one reflective coating is applied to the exposed areas of the substrate and the lateral surfaces of the optoelectronic semiconductor chips. Openings are introduced into the reflective coating, which completely penetrate the reflective coating. Electrically conductive material is arranged on the reflective coating and at least on some parts of the openings. Radiation penetration surfaces of the optoelectronic semiconductor chips are free of the reflective coating and the reflective coating does not laterally extend beyond the optoelectronic semiconductor chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Gebuhr, Hans-Christoph Gallmeier, Herbert Brunner, Kirstin Petersen
  • Publication number: 20160172559
    Abstract: A method can be used for producing an optoelectronic device. A first leadframe section with a component is provide. 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: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Zitzlsperger, Tobias Gebuhr, Thomas Schwarz
  • Publication number: 20160155912
    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: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Markus Burger, Tobias Gebuhr, Ion Stoll
  • Publication number: 20160133808
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optoelectronic component includes providing a leadframe, wherein the leadframe has a first leadframe section and a second leadframe section, and the first leadframe section and the second leadframe section are physically separate from one another; embedding the leadframe into a plastic material by a molding process to form a casing body, wherein the first leadframe section and the second leadframe section are embedded into the plastic material at a physical interval; and reshaping of the plastic material to at least partially close a gap between the plastic material and the leadframe, wherein the plastic material is reshaped in a region arranged between the first leadframe section and the second leadframe section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Martin Brandl, Tobias Gebuhr
  • Patent number: 9318357
    Abstract: Optoelectronic semiconductor devices and methods for producing optoelectronic semiconductor devices are disclosed. In an embodiment the method includes applying a plurality of arrangements of electrically conductive first and second contact elements on an auxiliary carrier, applying an optoelectronic semiconductor chip on the second contact element of each arrangement and electrically conductively connecting the optoelectronic semiconductor chip to the first contact element for each arrangement. The method further includes encapsulating the first contact elements and the second contact elements with an encapsulation material to form an encapsulation body and singulating the encapsulation body into a plurality of optoelectronic semiconductor devices, wherein the encapsulation material finishes flush with an underside, facing the auxiliary carrier, of each first contact element, and wherein the encapsulation material finishes flush with an underside, facing the auxiliary carrier, of each second contact element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Brandl, Markus Boss, Markus Pindl, Simon Jerebic, Herbert Brunner, Tobias Gebuhr
  • Publication number: 20160043291
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes a carrier including a mounting surface, at least one light-emitting element arranged on the mounting surface and electrically conductively connected to the carrier, at least one reinforcing body integrated in the optoelectronic component, a housing consisting of a housing encapsulation compound or a housing molding compound, wherein the light emitting component is arranged in an emitter cavity of the housing, and a reinforcing body cavity in which the reinforcing body is arranged fully or partially encapsulated or encased with a reinforcing body encapsulation compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Tobias Gebuhr, Christian Ziereis, Michael Zitzlsperger
  • Patent number: 9224931
    Abstract: A method of producing a component including providing a carrier having a top, an underside, and at least one connection area, applying an optoelectronic component to the top, wherein the optoelectronic component has a contact area facing away from the carrier, applying insulating material to the contact and connection areas, wherein the insulating material is free of foreign particles, applying an insulating layer to exposed places of the insulating material, optoelectronic component and carrier, wherein the insulating layer includes foreign particles in a predefinable concentration, removing the insulating layer in a region above the contact and/or connection areas, to produce openings, removing the insulating material in a region above the contact and connection areas, thereby producing at least two openings in the insulating material, and arranging conductive material on the insulating layer and at least in places in the openings, wherein conductive material conductively connects the contact and connection
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Gebuhr, Hans-Christoph Gallmeier, Andreas Weimar
  • Patent number: 9209367
    Abstract: An electrical component includes a closed lead frame with a passage opening at least one electrical component arranged within the passage opening, the electrical component including a first contact pad on one side of the electrical component and a second contact pad on a second side of the electric component, wherein the second side faces the first side and the second contact pad is electrically coupled to the lead frame; and an encapsulation which mechanically couples the electrical component to the lead frame, wherein the lead frame includes a recess on one side, the recess extending from an edge of the lead frame to the passage opening and connecting at least one electrical connecting element from the edge of the lead frame to the component arranged in the passage opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Boss, Markus Pindl, Tobias Gebuhr, Simon Jerebic, Martin Brandl
  • Publication number: 20150255313
    Abstract: Optoelectronic semiconductor devices and methods for producing optoelectronic semiconductor devices are disclosed. In an embodiment the method includes applying a plurality of arrangements of electrically conductive first and second contact elements on an auxiliary carrier, applying an optoelectronic semiconductor chip on the second contact element of each arrangement and electrically conductively connecting the optoelectronic semiconductor chip to the first contact element for each arrangement. The method further includes encapsulating the first contact elements and the second contact elements with an encapsulation material to form an encapsulation body and singulating the encapsulation body into a plurality of optoelectronic semiconductor devices, wherein the encapsulation material finishes flush with an underside, facing the auxiliary carrier, of each first contact element, and wherein the encapsulation material finishes flush with an underside, facing the auxiliary carrier, of each second contact element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Martin Brandl, Markus Boss, Markus Pindl, Simon Jerebic, Herbert Brunner, Tobias Gebuhr
  • Patent number: 9130136
    Abstract: A leadframe for producing a number of optoelectronic components is specified. At least one mounting region includes a number of chip mounting areas for a number of semiconductor chips. Alongside the mounting region at at least one main area of the leadframe one or more of grooves for reducing mechanical stresses in the leadframe are formed. The groove(s) do not completely penetrate through the leadframe. A method for producing a number of optoelectronic components on a leadframe of this type is furthermore specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Brandl, Tobias Gebuhr, Markus Pindl, Albert Schneider