At&s Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft

Gernot Grober

Johannes Stahr

Marco Gavagnin

Markus Leitgeb

Jonathan Silvano De Sousa

Christian Vockenberger

Erich Schlaffer

Gerald Weidinger

Gerald Weis

Wolfgang Schrittwieser

Andreas Zluc

Heinz Moitzi

Mike Morianz

Thomas Krivec

Bernhard Reitmaier

Alexander Kasper

Gernot Schulz

Sabine Liebfahrt

Timo Schwarz

Ferdinand Lutschounig

Thomas Kristl

Rainer Frauwallner

Martin Reiter

Young Hy Jung

Gernot Gmundner

Stefanie Paller

Florian Matt

An inlay for a component carrier includes a gas-permeable porous layer structure, an upper layer structure, arranged on the gas-permeable porous layer structure, the upper layer structure defining a cavity such that a portion of the gas-permeable porous layer structure is exposed and an upper metal layer structure arranged on the upper layer structure. A component carrier with the inlay and manufacturing methods of the inlay and the component carrier are described.

Inlay with exposed porous layer, component carrier and manufacturing methods

A component carrier includes a first stack with an electrically insulating layer structure and an electrically conductive layer structure with a first density of trace structures and a second density of first connection structures, a second stack with a second electrically insulating layer structure and a second electrically conductive layer structure with a third density of second trace structures and a fourth density of second connection structures. A first component is applied to the first stack and a second component is embedded in the second stack. The first connection structures are respectively connected to the second connection structures. The first density of first trace structures is lower than the third density of second trace structures. The first stack and the second stack are connected with each other by the first connection structures and by the second connection structures. The first component is connected to the second component.

Component carrier with stack-stack connection for connecting components

An electronic device includes a stack with at least one electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one electrically insulating layer structure, a plurality of processing components on and/or in the stack, a process control component coupled with at least part of the processing components for transmitting signals and configured for controlling processes executed by the processing components and/or by the process control component, and a heat removal structure on or above which at least one of the process control component and the processing components is arranged.

Heat removal mechanism for stack-based electronic device with process control component and processing components

An electronic assembly and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed. The assembly includes a component carrier, a wireless communication component and an antenna structure. The component carrier has at least one dielectric layer and a metallic layer. The wireless communication component is attached to the component carrier. The antenna structure is formed from a metallic material and is electrically connected with the wireless communication component. An opening formed in the component carrier extends from an upper surface into the interior of the component carrier. The antenna structure is formed at least partially at a wall of the opening.

Component carrier with integrated antenna structure

A method of manufacturing a component carrier, wherein the method comprises mounting a known-good component on or spaced with regard to a first known-good component carrier block, thereafter forming an electrically conductive connection structure on and/or in and/or spaced with regard to the first component carrier block, and embedding the component between the first component carrier block and a second known-good component carrier block.

Embedding known-good component between known-good component carrier blocks with late formed electric connection structure

An electronic device includes a first component carrier with a stack of at least one first electrically conductive layer structure and at least one first electrically insulating layer structure, and a second component carrier with a respective stack of at least one second electrically conductive layer structure and at least one second electrically insulating layer structure. The second component carrier is connected with the first component carrier so that a stacking direction of the first component carrier is angled with regard to a stacking direction of the second component carrier.

Component carrier connected with a separate tilted component carrier for short electric connection

An electronic package includes a component carrier having a stepped cavity formed therein; and a component assembly having at least two electrically connected electronic components with different sizes such that the component assembly has a stepped shape. The component assembly is accommodated at least partially inserted within the stepped cavity. Further described is a method of manufacturing such an electric package.

Stepped component assembly accommodated within a stepped cavity in component carrier

A method of manufacturing a component carrier is disclosed. The method includes providing a first component carrier body having at least one first electrically insulating layer structure and at least one first electrically conductive layer structure, providing a second component carrier body having at least one second electrically insulating layer structure and at least one second electrically conductive layer structure, providing at least a part of at least one of the first component carrier body and the second component carrier body of an at least partially uncured material, and interconnecting the first component carrier body with the second component carrier body by curing the at least partially uncured material.

Using a partially uncured component carrier body for manufacturing component carrier

An electronic device and a method for transmitting electromagnetic radiation are disclosed. The electronic device includes (a) a component carrier with a stack having at least one electrically insulating layer structure and/or at least one electrically conductive layer structure; (b) a component embedded in the component carrier and configured for providing an electric radio frequency signal; (c) an antenna structure formed in the component carrier and configured for emitting electromagnetic radiation in response to receiving the provided electric radio frequency signal; and (d) a radiation lens formed in the component carrier and configured for spatially manipulating the emitted electromagnetic radiation and directing the spatially manipulated emitted electromagnetic radiation to an environment of the component carrier. Further described is an electronic device and a method for receiving electromagnetic radiation.

Integration of all components being necessary for transmitting/receiving electromagnetic radiation in a component carrier

The invention refers to a component carrier comprising at least one heat pipe, wherein the at least one heat pipe has at least a largely cylindrical heat pipe section with a largely cylindrical profile with an outer diameter. The at least one heat pipe is embedded within a recess of at least one inner layer or is surface-mounted on an outer layer of said component carrier, wherein at least the largely cylindrical heat pipe section of the heat pipe is thermoconductively coupled by means of at least one adapter means that directly contacts the heat pipe with at least one layer of the component carrier. Furthermore the invention refers to several methods for producing said component carrier.

Component carrier comprising at least one heat pipe and method for producing said component carrier

A method of manufacturing a component carrier is provided. The method includes forming a through hole between a first main surface and a second main surface of an electrically insulating layer structure by removing material from at least one of the main surfaces of the electrically insulating layer structure, in particular by irradiating at least one of the main surfaces of the electrically insulating layer structure with at least one laser shot, wherein the at least one main surface from which material is removed, in particular which is to be irradiated, is not covered by an electrically conductive layer structure at least in a surface region in which the through hole is to be formed, and subsequently at least partially filling the through hole and at least partially covering the main surfaces of the electrically insulating layer structure by an electrically conductive filling medium.

Forming through holes through exposed dielectric material of component carrier

A method of manufacturing a component carrier is disclosed. The method includes forming a through hole between a first main surface and a second main surface of an electrically insulating layer structure by removing material from at least one of the main surfaces of the electrically insulating layer structure, in particular by irradiating at least one of the main surfaces of the electrically insulating layer structure with at least one laser shot. The at least one main surface from which material is removed, is not covered by an electrically conductive layer structure at least in a surface region in which the through hole is to be formed. Subsequent to formation of the through hole, at least partially filling the through hole and at least partially covering the main surfaces of the electrically insulating layer structure by an electrically conductive filling medium.

Method of manufacturing a component carrier

A method of supplying a medium into a cavity of a component carrier or a preform of a component carrier, wherein the method comprises providing the component carrier or the preform of the component carrier with the cavity having a slanted sidewall, providing a medium supply device with a tapering portion and a medium supply opening, and optionally supplying the medium into the cavity while the slanted sidewall and the tapering portion are in alignment with one another.

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Gernot Grober