Component and method for manufacturing a component

US12177986B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-12177986-B2
Application numberUS-202017637725-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 12, 2020
Priority dateOct 16, 2019
Publication dateDec 24, 2024
Grant dateDec 24, 2024

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Abstract

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In an embodiment a component includes at least one carrier layer, the carrier layer having a top side and a bottom side and at least one functional layer arranged on the top side of the carrier layer, the functional layer including a material having a specific electrical characteristic, wherein the component is configured for direct integration into an electrical system as a discrete component.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A component comprising: at least one carrier layer having a top side and a bottom side; at least one functional layer arranged on the top side of the carrier layer, the functional layer comprising a material having a specific electrical characteristic; at least two cover electrodes configured for electrically contacting the functional layer from a top side of the functional layer, wherein the cover electrodes are arranged next to one another and are spatially and electrically separated from one another by at least one recess or a comb-like structure, and wherein the cover electrodes are arranged directly on the functional layer; at least one feedthrough completely penetrating the carrier layer and the functional layer such that the feedthrough extends from the top side of the functional layer through the functional layer and the carrier layer to the bottom side of the carrier layer; and at least one contact element arranged on the bottom side of the carrier layer, the at least one contact element configured for electrically contacting of the component, wherein the component is configured for direct integration into an electrical system as a discrete component. 2. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier layer comprises silicon, silicon carbide or glass. 3. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the functional layer is arranged on the carrier layer in a form-fitting and material-fitting manner, or wherein the functional layer is located directly in a material of the carrier layer locally or as a layer. 4. The component according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one protective layer arranged on a top side of the component and/or on at least one side face of the component. 5. The component according to claim 4 , wherein the protective layer comprises SiO 2 . 6. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the component has at least two feedthroughs, wherein two contact elements are located on the bottom side of the carrier layer. 7. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the cover electrodes comprise at least one sputtered layer. 8. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the component is configured for direct integration into a Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) structure and/or into a Semiconductor Embedded in Substrate (SESUB) structure. 9. A method for manufacturing the component according to claim 1 , the method comprising: providing a carrier material for forming the carrier layer; forming the at least one feedthrough, the feedthrough completely penetrating the carrier material; filling the at least one feedthrough with a metallic material; coating the carrier material with a functional material to form the functional layer; singulating components; and before singulating the components, depositing the two cover electrodes on the top side of the functional material for electrically contacting the functional layer from the top side of the functional layer. 10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the functional layer is generated by a physical vapor deposition (PVD) or chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process, or wherein the functional material is provided by a sol-gel process or by a ceramic slurry and is applied to the carrier material by a chemical solution deposition (CSD) process. 11. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising annealing after coating the carrier material with the functional material. 12. The method according to claim 9 , wherein coating the carrier material with the functional material is performed before forming the at least one feedthrough or before filling the at least one feedthrough. 13. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising forming the at least one contact element for electrically contacting the component on the bottom side of the carrier layer. 14. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the component is formed for direct integration into a Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) structure and/or into a Semiconductor Embedded in Substrate (SESUB) structure.

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  • Surface mounted components · CPC title

  • associated with surface mounted components · CPC title

  • specially adapted for mounting on a printed-circuit support · CPC title

  • Perovskites, e.g. titanates · CPC title

  • Thin- or thick-film capacitors {(thin- or thick-film circuits; capacitors without a potential-jump or surface barrier specially adapted for integrated circuits, details thereof, multistep manufacturing processes therefor)} · CPC title

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What does patent US12177986B2 cover?
In an embodiment a component includes at least one carrier layer, the carrier layer having a top side and a bottom side and at least one functional layer arranged on the top side of the carrier layer, the functional layer including a material having a specific electrical characteristic, wherein the component is configured for direct integration into an electrical system as a discrete component.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Tdk Electronics Ag
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H05K3/303. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 24 2024 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 11 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).