# US 2015/0177366 A1 · Optoelectronic Device and Apparatus Having Such a Device

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- Number: US 2015/0177366 A1
- Document ID: US20150177366A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/405,750
- Filed: 2013-04-25
- Published: 2015-06-25
- Earliest claimed: 2012-06-06
- Assignees: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
- Applicants: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
- Inventors: Hubert Halbritter
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20150177366A1

## CPC

- G01S 7/4813: {Housing arrangements}
- G01S 17/04: Systems determining the presence of a target
- G01S 17/08: for measuring distance only (indirect measurement G01S17/46; active triangulation systems G01S17/48)
- H03K 17/941: {using an optical detector (H03K17/968 takes precedence)}
- H03K 17/9631: {using a light source as part of the switch}
- H10F 55/255: formed in, or on, a common substrate
- H03K 2217/94108: making use of reflection
- G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- H03K: PULSE TECHNIQUE (measuring pulse characteristics G01R; modulating sinusoidal oscillations with pulses H03C; transmission of digital information H04L; discriminator circuits detecting phase difference between two signals by counting or integrating cycles of oscillation H03D3/04; automatic control, starting, synchronisation or stabilisation of generators of electronic oscillations or pulses where the type of generator is irrelevant or unspecified H03L; coding, decoding or code conversion, in general H03M)
- H10F: INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION

## Abstract

An optoelectronic device has a first component provided to generate radiation, a second component provided to receive radiation, a connection board and a frame. The first component and the second component are arranged on the connection board. The frame is arranged on the connection board. The first component is arranged in a first opening in the frame. The second component is arranged in a second opening in the frame. The first opening and the second opening extend from a main face of the frame opposite the connection board in the direction of the connection board. The main face between the first opening and the second opening has an intermediate region, in which a reflection of radiation incident on the main face is reduced.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

1-15. (canceled)

### Claim 16

An optoelectronic device comprising:
a connection carrier;
a frame arranged on the connection carrier;
a first component arranged on the connection carrier in a first opening of the frame, the first component provided for generating radiation arranged on the connection carrier; and
a second component arranged on the connection carrier in a second opening of the frame, the second component provided for receiving radiation;
wherein the first opening and the second opening extend from a main surface of the frame located opposite the connection carrier in a direction of the connection carrier; and
wherein the main surface has an intermediate region between the first opening and the second opening, wherein a reflection of radiation impinging on the main surface is reduced in the intermediate region.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The device according to claim 16, wherein the intermediate region includes a structuring having a depression.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The device according to claim 17, wherein the structuring has a plurality of depressions and wherein a web-shaped elevation of the frame is formed between two adjacent depressions.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The device according to claim 18, wherein the web-shaped elevation is inclined toward the first component as viewed from the connection carrier in the direction of the main surface.

### Claim 20 (depends on 18)

The device according to claim 18, wherein the web-shaped elevation tapers from the connection carrier in the direction of the main surface.

### Claim 21 (depends on 18)

The device according to claim 18, wherein a plurality of web-shaped elevations are formed between the depressions and, in a plan view of the main surface, a radius of curvature of a web-shaped elevation is smaller than a radius of curvature of a web-shaped elevation that is further away from the first component.

### Claim 22 (depends on 16)

The device according to claim 16, wherein the intermediate region has a surface region of the main surface that runs obliquely with respect to the connection carrier.

### Claim 23 (depends on 22)

The device according to claim 22, wherein the intermediate region has a ridge line running parallel or substantially parallel to a connecting line between the first component and the second component, wherein the surface region runs obliquely with respect to the connection carrier in a transverse direction running perpendicular to the ridge line.

### Claim 24 (depends on 23)

The device according to claim 23, wherein, on both sides of the ridge line, a distance between the intermediate region and the connection carrier decreases with increasing distance from the ridge line.

### Claim 25 (depends on 16)

The device according to claim 16, wherein the optoelectronic device is embodied as a proximity sensor.

### Claim 26 (depends on 16)

The device according to claim 16, wherein the optoelectronic device is embodied as a surface mounted device.

### Claim 27 (depends on 16)

The device according to claim 16, wherein the device is provided for operation in an apparatus having a radiation window and the second optoelectronic component is provided for receiving a radiation that is emitted by the first optoelectronic component through the radiation window and is reflected at a target object.

### Claim 28 (depends on 27)

The device according to claim 27, wherein the intermediate region has a structuring formed in such a way that radiation that is emitted by the first component and reflected at the radiation window, upon first impinging on the intermediate region, is deflected predominantly toward the first component.

### Claim 29 (depends on 27)

The device according to claim 27, wherein the intermediate region has a structuring formed in such a way that radiation that is emitted by the first component and reflected at the radiation window, upon first impinging on the intermediate region, is directed predominantly away from a plane running through a connecting line between the first optoelectronic component and the second optoelectronic component and perpendicular to the connection carrier.

### Claim 30 (depends on 16)

An apparatus comprising a radiation window and a device according to claim 16, wherein the second optoelectronic component is provided for receiving a radiation that is emitted by the first optoelectronic component through the radiation window and is reflected at a target object.

### Claim 31

An optoelectronic device comprising:
a connection carrier;
a frame arranged on the connection carrier;
a first component arranged on the connection carrier in a first opening of the frame, the first component provided for generating radiation arranged on the connection carrier;
a second component arranged on the connection carrier in a second opening of the frame, the second component provided for receiving radiation; and
wherein the first opening and the second opening extend from a main surface of the frame located opposite the connection carrier in a direction of the connection carrier;
wherein the main surface has an intermediate region between the first opening and the second opening; and
wherein the intermediate region has a structuring having a depression or a surface region of the main surface that runs obliquely with respect to the connection carrier.

### Claim 32 (depends on 31)

The device according to claim 31, wherein the intermediate region has a structuring having a depression.

### Claim 33 (depends on 31)

The device according to claim 31, wherein the intermediate region has a surface region of the main surface that runs obliquely with respect to the connection carrier
