Patents by Inventor Werner Puntigam

Werner Puntigam 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).

  • Chip Comprising at Least One Test Contact Configuration
    Publication number: 20080067509
    Abstract: In a chip (2) comprising a semiconductor body (6) and an integrated circuit (7) formed in the semiconductor body (6) and a passivation layer (14) designed to protect the integrated circuit (7) and a test contact configuration (15), the test contact configuration (15) has a test contact layer (16) lying below the passivation layer (14) and a test contact block (18) connected to the test contact layer (16), which test contact block (18) with a portion thereof projects through a hole (17) in the passivation layer (14) to the test contact layer (16) and is connected to the test contact layer (16), wherein the test contact block (18) has a contact region (20) lying above the passivation layer (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Heimo Scheucher, Werner Puntigam, Thomas Burger