Patents by Inventor Richard Johannes Luyken

Richard Johannes Luyken 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: 7265376
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory cell, memory cell arrangement, and method for production of a nonvolatile memory cell is disclosed. The nonvolatile memory cell includes a vertical field-effect transistor (FET). The FET contains a nanoelement arranged as a channel region and an electrically insulating layer. The electrically insulating layer at least partially surrounds the nanoelement and acts as a charge storage layer and as a gate-insulating layer. The electrically insulating layer is arranged such that electrical charge carriers may be selectively introduced into or removed from the electrically insulating layer and the electrical conductivity characteristics of the nanoelement may be influenced by the electrical charge carriers introduced into the electrically insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Graham, Franz Hofmann, Wolfgang Hönlein, Johannes Kretz, Franz Kreupl, Erhard Landgraf, Richard Johannes Luyken, Wolfgang Rösner, Thomas Schulz, Michael Specht
  • Patent number: 7208794
    Abstract: Semiconductor memory having memory cells, each including first and second conductively-doped contact regions and a channel region arranged between the latter, formed in a web-like rib made of semiconductor material and arranged one behind the other in this sequence in the longitudinal direction of the rib. The rib has an essentially rectangular shape with an upper side of the rib and rib side faces lying opposite. A memory layer is configured for programming the memory cell, arranged on the upper side of the rib spaced apart by a first insulator layer, and projects in the normal direction of the one rib side face over one of the rib side faces so that the one rib side face and the upper side of the rib form an edge for injecting charge carriers from the channel region into the memory layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Franz Hofmann, Erhard Landgraf, Richard Johannes Luyken, Wolfgang Roesner, Michael Specht
  • Patent number: 7195978
    Abstract: Memory cell having an auxiliary substrate, on which a first gate insulating layer is formed, a floating gate formed on the first gate insulating layer, an electrically insulating layer formed on the floating gate, a memory gate electrode formed on the electrically insulating layer, a substrate fixed to the memory gate electrode, a second gate insulating layer formed on a part of a surface of the auxiliary substrate, which surface is uncovered by partially removing the auxiliary substrate, a read gate electrode formed on the second gate insulating layer, and two source/drain regions located essentially in a surface region of the remaining material of the auxiliary substrate that is free of the second gate insulating layer and the read gate electrode, a channel region located between the two source/drain regions, wherein the channel region at least partly laterally overlaps the floating gate and the read gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Franz Hofmann, Richard Johannes Luyken, Michael Specht
  • Patent number: 7189988
    Abstract: The invention relates to a molecular electronics arrangement comprising a substrate, at least one first strip conductor having a surface and being arranged in or on the substrate, a spacer which is arranged on the surface of the at least one first strip conductor and which partially covers the surface of the at least one first strip conductor, and at least one second strip conductor which is arranged on the spacer and comprises a surface which faces the surface of the at least one first strip conductor in a plane manner. The spacer partially covers the surface of the at least one second strip conductor, and defines a pre-determined distance between the at least one first strip conductor and the at least one second strip conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Jessica Hartwich, Johannes Kretz, Richard Johannes Luyken, Wolfgang Rösner
  • Patent number: 7075148
    Abstract: The invention relates to a semiconductor memory having a multiplicity of memory cells, each of the memory cells having N (e.g., four) vertical memory transistors with trapping layers. Higher contact regions are formed in higher semiconductor regions extending obliquely with respect to the rows and columns of the cell array, the gate electrode generally being led to the step side areas of the higher semiconductor region. A storage density of 1-2F2 per bit can thus be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Franz Hofmann, Erhard Landgraf, Richard Johannes Luyken, Thomas Schulz, Michael Specht
  • Patent number: 6977413
    Abstract: The bar-type field effect transistor consists of a substrate, a bar placed above a substrate and a gate and spacer placed above part of the bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Franz Hofmann, Wolfgang Rosner, Richard Johannes Luyken
  • Patent number: 6882007
    Abstract: The invention relates to an SRAM memory cell, a memory cell arrangement and a method for fabricating a memory cell arrangement. The SRAM memory cell has six vertical transistors, of which four are connected up as flip-flip transistors and two are connected up as switching transistors, four of the vertical transistors being arranged at corners of the rectangular base area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Erhard Landgraf, Richard Johannes Luyken, Christian Pacha, Thomas Schulz
  • Publication number: 20040252576
    Abstract: Method for fabricating a semiconductor memory element arrangement. A layer system, including a floating gate and a tunnel barrier arrangement formed on the floating gate, is formed on an electrically insulating layer. A first trench structure is formed in the layer system, and the first trench structure has first parallel trenches extending as far as the insulating layer. A second trench structure is formed in the layer system, and has second parallel trenches arranged perpendicular to the first trenches and extending as far as the insulating layer. First and second gate electrodes are formed in the first and second trench structures. The first gate electrode is adjacent to the floating gate through which first gate electrode electrical charge can be fed or can be dissipated from. The second gate electrode is adjacent to the tunnel barrier arrangement, and can control an electrical charge transmission of the tunnel barrier arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Franz Hofmann, Richard Johannes Luyken, Michael Specht
  • Publication number: 20040219731
    Abstract: The invention relates to a molecular electronics arrangement comprising a substrate, at least one first strip conductor having a surface and being arranged in or on the substrate, a spacer which is arranged on the surface of the at least one first strip conductor and which partially covers the surface of the at least one first strip conductor, and at least one second strip conductor which is arranged on the spacer and comprises a surface which faces the surface of the at least one first strip conductor in a plane manner. The spacer partially covers the surface of the at least one second strip conductor, and defines a pre-determined distance between the at least one first strip conductor and the at least one second strip conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Jessica Hartwich, Johannes Kretz, Richard Johannes Luyken, Wolfgang Rosner
  • Patent number: 6798000
    Abstract: A field-effect transistor that having a nanowire, which forms a source region, a channel region and a drain region of the field-effect transistor, the nanowire being a semiconducting and/or metallically conductive nanowire. The field-effect transistor also has at least one nanotube, which forms a gate region of the field-effect transistor, the nanotube being a semiconducting and/or metallically conductive nanotube. The nanowire and the nanotube are arranged at a distance from one another or set up in such a manner that it is substantially impossible for there to be a tunneling current between the nanowire and the nanotube, and that the conductivity of the channel region of the nanowire can be controlled by means of a field effect as a result of an electric voltage being applied to the nanotube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Richard Johannes Luyken, Till Schlösser, Thomas Peter Haneder, Wolfgang Hönlein, Franz Kreupl
  • Publication number: 20040175742
    Abstract: A method for detecting macromolecular biopolymers using a macromolecular biopolymer immobilizing unit integrated in or mounted on a substrate. The macromolecular biopolymer immobilizing unit is provided with capture molecules that bind macromolecular biopolymers. A sample is brought into contact with the macromolecular biopolymer immobilizing unit, and the sample contains the macromolecular biopolymers to be detected and bound to the capture molecules. Any capture molecules to which no macromolecular biopolymers have bound are removed, and then generation of a chemiluminescence signal is induced using a label located on the capture molecules. The chemiluminescence signal is detected using a detection unit, which is an integrated circuit in the substrate, resulting in the macromolecular biopolymers being detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Franz Hofmann, Richard Johannes Luyken, Petra Theresia Schindler-Bauer
  • Publication number: 20040099902
    Abstract: The invention relates to an SRAM memory cell, a memory cell arrangement and a method for fabricating a memory cell arrangement. The SRAM memory cell has six vertical transistors, of which four are connected up as flip-flip transistors and two are connected up as switching transistors, four of the vertical transistors being arranged at corners of the rectangular base area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Erhard Landgraf, Richard Johannes Luyken, Christian Pacha, Thomas Schulz
  • Patent number: 6740910
    Abstract: The gate region of a field effect transistor comprises at least one through hole wherein a nanoelement is provided which is electrically coupled to the source and the drain. The nanoelement may have the conductance thereof controlled by means of the gate, such that the nanoelement forms a channel region of the field effect transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Roesner, Richard Johannes Luyken, Johannes Kretz
  • Patent number: 6730930
    Abstract: A memory element with organic material comprises two metallized layers, arranged one on top of the other, with first lines and second lines which are arranged to intersect with each other. A channel is formed at the intersections between the first line and the second line, which overlaps the first line partially and completely overlaps the second line. The channels are filled with a filling material, the electrical conductivity of which may be altered by an applied electrical voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies, AG
    Inventors: Franz Hofmann, Richard Johannes Luyken, Wolfgang Rösner
  • Patent number: 6707098
    Abstract: An electronic device has a plurality of electrically conductive first nanowires, a layer system applied on the first nanowires, and also second nanowires applied on the layer system. The first and second nanowires are arranged skew with respect to one another. The layer system is set up in such a way that charge carriers generated by the nanowires can be stored in the layer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies, AG
    Inventors: Franz Hofmann, Franz Kreupl, Richard Johannes Luyken, Till Schloesser
  • Publication number: 20040016966
    Abstract: The bar-type field effect transistor consists of a substrate, a bar placed above a substrate and a gate and spacer placed above part of the bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Franz Hofmann, Wolfgang Rosner, Richard Johannes Luyken
  • Publication number: 20030226768
    Abstract: The invention relates to electrodes which are provided with molecules that can bind macromolecular biopolymerss. A first electric measurement is carried out on the electrodes. A medium is contacted to said electrodes in such a way that biopolymers can specifically bind to first molecules or second molecules which are applied to the electrodes, when macromolecular biopolymers are present in the medium. Unbound first or second molecules are removed from the respective electrode and a second electric measurement is carried out. The macromolecular biopolymers are detected according to the measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: Franz Hoffman, Richard Johannes Luyken
  • Publication number: 20030168675
    Abstract: A memory element with organic material comprises two metallised layers, arranged one on top of the other, with first lines and second lines which are arranged to intersect with each other. A channel is formed at the intersections between the first line and the second line, which overlaps the first line partially and completely overlaps the second line. The channels are filled with a filling material, the electrical conductivity of which may be altered by an applied electrical voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Franz Hofmann, Richard Johannes Luyken, Wolfgang Rosner
  • Publication number: 20030148562
    Abstract: The invention relates to a field effect transistor comprising a nanowire forming a source region, a channel region and a drain region. A nanotube forming a gate region is arranged at a distance from the first nanotube or is fitted in such a way that essentially no tunnel flow between the nanotubes is possible and the conductivity of the channel region of the first nanotube can be regulated by means of a field effect by applying an electric voltage to the second nanotube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Richard Johannes Luyken, Till Schlsser, Thomas Peter Haneder, Wolfgang Hnlein, Franz Kreupl
  • Publication number: 20030132461
    Abstract: The gate region of a field effect transistor comprises at least one through hole wherein a nanoelement is provided which is electrically coupled to the source and the drain. The nanoelement may have the conductance thereof controlled by means of the gate, such that the nanoelement forms a channel region of the field effect transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Wolfgang Roesner, Richard Johannes Luyken, Johannes Kretz