Patents by Inventor Martin Seck

Martin Seck 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).

  • Patent number: 8367514
    Abstract: An integrated circuit and fabrication method are presented. The integrated circuit includes a capacitor containing a base electrode, a covering electrode, and a dielectric between the base and covering electrodes. The dielectric contains an oxide of a material contained in the base electrode, which may be produced by anodic oxidation. A peripheral edge of the dielectric is uncovered by the covering electrode. A base layer on the capacitor includes a cutout adjacent to the dielectric. During fabrication, the base layer protects the material of the base electrode that is to be anodically oxidized from chemicals, and also protects the surrounding regions from anodic oxidation. A precision resistor may be fabricated simultaneously with the capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Thomas Goebel, Johann Helneder, Heinrich Körner, Andrea Mitchell, Markus Schwerd, Martin Seck, Holger Torwesten
  • Patent number: 8258628
    Abstract: An integrated circuit arrangement includes a substrate with a multiplicity of integrated semiconductor components arranged therein, the substrate having a wiring interconnect near to the substrate, a middle wiring interconnect and a wiring interconnect remote from the substrate, which are arranged in this order at increasing distance from the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Martina Hommel, Heinrich Koerner, Markus Schwerd, Martin Seck
  • Patent number: 8003475
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a transistor structure with a first and a second bipolar transistor having different collector widths is presented. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate, introducing a first buried layer of the first bipolar transistor and a second buried layer of the second bipolar transistor into the semiconductor substrate, and producing at least a first collector region having a first collector width on the first buried layer and a second collector region having a second collector width on the second buried layer. A first collector zone having a first thickness is produced on the second buried layer for production of the second collector width. A second collector zone having a second thickness is produced on the first collector zone. At least one insulation region is produced that isolates at least the collector regions from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Josef Böck, Rudolf Lachner, Thomas Meister, Reinhard Stengl, Herbert Schäfer, Martin Seck
  • Patent number: 7968416
    Abstract: An integrated circuit arrangement and fabrication method is provided. The integrated circuit arrangement contains an NPN transistor and a PNP transistor. The PNP transistor contains an emitter connection region and a cutout. The cutout delimits the width of the emitter connection region. The electrically conductive material of the connection region laterally overlaps the cutout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Thomas Böttner, Stefan Drexl, Thomas Huttner, Martin Seck
  • Patent number: 7964494
    Abstract: A connection arrangement having an outer conductive structure arranged at least partly or completely in a cutout of an electrical insulation layer is provided. An inner conductive structure is arranged at the bottom of the cutout on one side of the insulation layer. The inner conductive structure adjoins the outer conductive structure in a contact zone. A contact area is arranged at the outer conductive structure on the other side of the cutout. The contact zone and the contact area do not overlap. The bottom of the cutout is arranged to overlaps at least half of the contact area, to provide a step in the insulation layer at the edge of the cutout outside a main current path between the contact area and the inner conductive structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Stefan Drexl, Thomas Goebel, Johann Helneder, Martina Hommel, Wolfgang Klein, Heinrich Körner, Andrea Mitchell, Markus Schwerd, Martin Seck
  • Publication number: 20100129977
    Abstract: An integrated circuit and fabrication method are presented. The integrated circuit includes a capacitor containing a base electrode, a covering electrode, and a dielectric between the base and covering electrodes. The dielectric contains an oxide of a material contained in the base electrode, which may be produced by anodic oxidation. A peripheral edge of the dielectric is uncovered by the covering electrode. A base layer on the capacitor includes a cutout adjacent to the dielectric. During fabrication, the base layer protects the material of the base electrode that is to be anodically oxidized from chemicals, and also protects the surrounding regions from anodic oxidation. A precision resistor may be fabricated simultaneously with the capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas Goebel, Johann Helneder, Heinrich Körner, Andrea Mitchell, Markus Schwerd, Martin Seck, Holger Torwesten
  • Patent number: 7692266
    Abstract: An integrated circuit and fabrication method are presented. The integrated circuit includes a capacitor containing a base electrode, a covering electrode, and a dielectric between the base and covering electrodes. The dielectric contains an oxide of a material contained in the base electrode, which may be produced by anodic oxidation. A peripheral edge of the dielectric is uncovered by the covering electrode. A base layer on the capacitor includes a cutout adjacent to the dielectric. During fabrication, the base layer protects the material of the base electrode that is to be anodically oxidized from chemicals, and also protects the surrounding regions from anodic oxidation. A precision resistor may be fabricated simultaneously with the capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies A.G.
    Inventors: Thomas Goebel, Johann Helneder, Heinrich Körner, Andrea Mitchell, Markus Schwerd, Martin Seck, Holger Torwesten
  • Patent number: 7667256
    Abstract: An integrated circuit arrangement is disclosed. In one embodiment, the integrated circuit arrangement includes at least three conductive structure levels in which in each case elongated interconnects are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Martina Hommel, Heinrich Koerner, Markus Schwerd, Martin Seck
  • Patent number: 7656037
    Abstract: An integrated circuit arrangement is disclosed. In one embodiment, the integrated circuit arrangement includes at least three conductive structures levels and elongated interconnects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Martina Hommel, Heinrich Koerner, Markus Schwerd, Martin Seck
  • Publication number: 20100007027
    Abstract: A connection arrangement having an outer conductive structure arranged at least partly or completely in a cutout of an electrical insulation layer is provided. An inner conductive structure is arranged at the bottom of the cutout on one side of the insulation layer. The inner conductive structure adjoins the outer conductive structure in a contact zone. A contact area is arranged at the outer conductive structure on the other side of the cutout. The contact zone and the contact area do not overlap. The bottom of the cutout is arranged to overlaps at least half of the contact area, to provide a step in the insulation layer at the edge of the cutout outside a main current path between the contact area and the inner conductive structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Stephen Drexl, Thomas Goebel, Johann Helneder, Martina Hommel, Wolfgang Klein, Heinrich Körner, Andrea Mitchell, Markus Schwerd, Martin Seck
  • Publication number: 20090305477
    Abstract: An integrated circuit arrangement and fabrication method is provided. The integrated circuit arrangement contains an NPN transistor and a PNP transistor. The PNP transistor contains an emitter connection region and a cutout. The cutout delimits the width of the emitter connection region. The electrically conductive material of the connection region laterally overlaps the cutout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas Bottner, Stefan Draxl, Thomas Huttner, Martin Seck
  • Patent number: 7619309
    Abstract: A connection arrangement having an outer conductive structure arranged at least partly or completely in a cutout of an electrical insulation layer is provided. An inner conductive structure is arranged at the bottom of the cutout on one side of the insulation layer. The inner conductive structure adjoins the outer conductive structure in a contact zone. A contact area is arranged at the outer conductive structure on the other side of the cutout. The contact zone and the contact area do not overlap. The bottom of the cutout is arranged to overlaps at least half of the contact area, to provide a step in the insulation layer at the edge of the cutout outside a main current path between the contact area and the inner conductive structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Stefan Drexl, Thomas Goebel, Johann Helneder, Martina Hommel, Wolfgang Klein, Heinrich Kôrner, Andrea Mitchell, Markus Schwerd, Martin Seck
  • Patent number: 7592648
    Abstract: An integrated circuit arrangement and fabrication method is provided. The integrated circuit arrangement contains an NPN transistor and a PNP transistor. The PNP transistor contains an emitter connection region and a cutout. The cutout delimits the width of the emitter connection region. The electrically conductive material of the connection region laterally overlaps the cutout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Thomas Böttner, Stefan Drexl, Thomas Huttner, Martin Seck
  • Publication number: 20080224318
    Abstract: An integrated circuit arrangement includes a substrate with a multiplicity of integrated semiconductor components arranged therein, the substrate having a wiring interconnect near to the substrate, a middle wiring interconnect and a wiring interconnect remote from the substrate, which are arranged in this order at increasing distance from the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Martina Hommel, Heinrich Koerner, Markus Schwerd, Martin Seck
  • Publication number: 20080227261
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for fabricating a transistor structure, comprising at least a first and a second bipolar transistor having different collector widths. The invention is distinguished by the fact that all junctions between differently doped regions have a sharp interface. In this case, by way of example, a first collector region 2.1 is suitable for a high-frequency transistor with high limiting frequencies fT and a second collector region 2.2 is suitable for a high-voltage transistor with increased breakdown voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Josef Bock, Rudolf Lachner, Thomas Meister, Reinhard Stengl, Herbert Schafer, Martin Seck
  • Patent number: 7371650
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a transistor structure with a first and a second bipolar transistor having different collector widths is presented. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate, introducing a first buried layer of the first bipolar transistor and a second buried layer of the second bipolar transistor into the semiconductor substrate, and producing at least a first collector region having a first collector width on the first buried layer and a second collector region having a second collector width on the second buried layer. A first collector zone having a first thickness is produced on the second buried layer for production of the second collector width. A second collector zone having a second thickness is produced on the first collector zone. At least one insulation region is produced that isolates at least the collector regions from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Josef Böck, Rudolf Lachner, Thomas Meister, Reinhard Stengl, Herbert Schäfer, Martin Seck
  • Publication number: 20070071053
    Abstract: An integrated circuit arrangement is disclosed. In one embodiment, the integrated circuit arrangement includes at least three conductive structures levels and elongated interconnects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Martina Hommel, Heinrich Koerner, Markus Schwerd, Martin Seck
  • Publication number: 20070071052
    Abstract: An integrated circuit arrangement is disclosed. In one embodiment, the integrated circuit arrangement includes at least three conductive structure levels in which in each case elongated interconnects are arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Martina Hommel, Heinrich Koerner, Markus Schwerd, Martin Seck
  • Publication number: 20060214265
    Abstract: An integrated circuit and fabrication method are presented. The integrated circuit includes a capacitor containing a base electrode, a covering electrode, and a dielectric between the base and covering electrodes. The dielectric contains an oxide of a material contained in the base electrode, which may be produced by anodic oxidation. A peripheral edge of the dielectric is uncovered by the covering electrode. A base layer on the capacitor includes a cutout adjacent to the dielectric. During fabrication, the base layer protects the material of the base electrode that is to be anodically oxidized from chemicals, and also protects the surrounding regions from anodic oxidation. A precision resistor may be fabricated simultaneously with the capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Goebel, Johann Helneder, Heinrich Korner, Andrea Mitchell, Markus Schwerd, Martin Seck, Holger Torwesten
  • Publication number: 20060192289
    Abstract: A connection arrangement having an outer conductive structure arranged at least partly or completely in a cutout of an electrical insulation layer is provided. An inner conductive structure is arranged at the bottom of the cutout on one side of the insulation layer. The inner conductive structure adjoins the outer conductive structure in a contact zone. A contact area is arranged at the outer conductive structure on the other side of the cutout. The contact zone and the contact area do not overlap. The bottom of the cutout is arranged to overlaps at least half of the contact area, to provide a step in the insulation layer at the edge of the cutout outside a main current path between the contact area and the inner conductive structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Stefan Drexl, Thomas Goebel, Johann Helneder, Martina Hommel, Wolfgang Klein, Heinrich Korner, Andrea Mitchell, Markus Schwerd, Martin Seck