Laser diode module

US11316322B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11316322-B2
Application numberUS-202016802294-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 26, 2020
Priority dateMar 23, 2017
Publication dateApr 26, 2022
Grant dateApr 26, 2022

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Abstract

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A laser diode module is described herein. In accordance with a first exemplary embodiment, the laser diode module includes a first semiconductor die including at least one electronic switch, and a second semiconductor die including at least one laser diode. The second semiconductor die is bonded on the first semiconductor die using a chip-on-chip connecting technology to provide electrical connection between the electronic switch and the laser diode.

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We claim: 1. A laser diode module comprising: a first semiconductor die including at least one electronic switch; a second semiconductor die including at least one laser diode; and at least one buffer capacitor arranged as a trench capacitor, wherein the first semiconductor die is a first bare die embedded in an intermediate level of a circuit board, wherein the second semiconductor die is arranged on a top level of the circuit board, wherein the at least one electronic switch and the at least one laser diode are connected in series directly between a first node at a supply terminal and a second node at a ground terminal, wherein the at least one buffer capacitor is connected between the first node at the supply terminal and the second node at the ground terminal so that the at least one buffer capacitor is connected in parallel with the at least one electronic switch and the at least one laser diode, wherein the at least one electronic switch and the at least one buffer capacitor are connected to the first node, and wherein the at least one buffer capacitor and the at least one laser diode are connected to the second node. 2. The laser diode module of claim 1 , wherein the at least one buffer capacitor is embedded in the circuit board. 3. The laser diode module of claim 2 , wherein the at least one buffer capacitor is included in the first semiconductor die. 4. The laser diode module of claim 2 , wherein the at least one buffer capacitor is included in a third semiconductor die, wherein the third semiconductor die comprises a second bare die that is embedded in the intermediate level of the circuit board. 5. The laser diode module of claim 4 , wherein the third semiconductor die is arranged on a different level of the circuit board from the second semiconductor die. 6. The laser diode module of claim 4 , wherein the third semiconductor die is arranged on a first metallization layer of the circuit board. 7. The laser diode module of claim 4 , wherein the first semiconductor die is arranged between a first metallization layer and a second metallization layer of the circuit board, and wherein the third semiconductor die is arranged between the first metallization layer and the second metallization layer of the circuit board. 8. The laser diode module of claim 2 , wherein the at least one buffer capacitor is configured to buffer a supply voltage. 9. The laser diode module of claim 1 , wherein the first semiconductor die is arranged between a first metallization layer and a second metallization layer of the circuit board. 10. The laser diode module of claim 1 , wherein the second semiconductor die comprises a flip-chip mounted on a surface of the circuit board. 11. The laser diode module of claim 1 , further comprising solder balls attached to a bottom level of the circuit board to allow soldering the circuit board onto another circuit board or a carrier board, wherein the second semiconductor die is arranged in the top level of the circuit board. 12. A laser diode module comprising: a circuit board including: a first metallization layer on a top level of the circuit board; and a second metallization layer on a bottom level of the circuit board; a first semiconductor die including at least one electronic switch; a second semiconductor die including at least one laser diode; and a third semiconductor die including at least one buffer capacitor arranged as a trench capacitor; and at least one buffer capacitor, wherein the first semiconductor die is a first bare die embedded in an intermediate level of the circuit board between the first and second metallization layers, wherein the second semiconductor die is flip-chip mounted on the first or second metallization layer, and wherein the third semiconductor die is a second bare die embedded in the intermediate level of the circuit board between the first and second metallization layers, wherein the at least one electronic switch and the at least one laser diode are connected in series directly between a first node at a supply terminal and a second node at a ground terminal, wherein the at least one buffer capacitor is connected between the first node at the supply terminal and the second node at the ground terminal so that the at least one buffer capacitor is connected in parallel with the at least one electronic switch and the at least one laser diode, wherein the at least one electronic switch and the at least one buffer capacitor are connected to the first node, and wherein the at least one buffer capacitor and the at least one laser diode are connected to the second node. 13. The laser diode module of claim 12 , wherein the at least one buffer capacitor is configured to buffer a supply voltage. 14. The laser diode module of claim 12 , further comprising solder balls attached to the second metallization layer to allow soldering the circuit board onto another circuit board or a carrier board, wherein the second semiconductor die is flip-chip mounted on the first metallization layer. 15. The laser diode module of claim 12 , wherein the first semiconductor die is separate from the second semiconductor die and the third semiconductor die, and wherein the second semiconductor die is separate from the third semiconductor die.

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  • Die-attach connectors and bond wires · CPC title

  • between a chip and a stacked lead frame, conducting package substrate or heat sink · CPC title

  • on active surfaces of flip-chip devices, e.g. underfills · CPC title

  • On different surfaces · CPC title

  • on encapsulations · CPC title

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What does patent US11316322B2 cover?
A laser diode module is described herein. In accordance with a first exemplary embodiment, the laser diode module includes a first semiconductor die including at least one electronic switch, and a second semiconductor die including at least one laser diode. The second semiconductor die is bonded on the first semiconductor die using a chip-on-chip connecting technology to provide electrical conn…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Infineon Technologies Ag
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01S5/0261. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 26 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 7 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).