Patents by Inventor Andreas Niederhofer

Andreas Niederhofer 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: 11641779
    Abstract: A method includes forming a plurality of first semiconductor mesa structures at a first semiconductor substrate. The first semiconductor substrate has a first conductivity type. The method further includes forming a plurality of second semiconductor mesa structures at a second semiconductor substrate. The second semiconductor substrate has a second conductivity type. The method further includes providing a glass substrate between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate. The method includes connecting the first semiconductor substrate to the second semiconductor substrate so that at least a portion of the glass substrate is located laterally between the first semiconductor mesa structures of the plurality of first semiconductor mesa structures and the second semiconductor mesa structures of the plurality of second semiconductor mesa structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Christian Kasztelan, Alexander Breymesser, Manfred Mengel, Andreas Niederhofer
  • Publication number: 20210210669
    Abstract: A method includes forming a plurality of first semiconductor mesa structures at a first semiconductor substrate. The first semiconductor substrate has a first conductivity type. The method further includes forming a plurality of second semiconductor mesa structures at a second semiconductor substrate. The second semiconductor substrate has a second conductivity type. The method further includes providing a glass substrate between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate. The method includes connecting the first semiconductor substrate to the second semiconductor substrate so that at least a portion of the glass substrate is located laterally between the first semiconductor mesa structures of the plurality of first semiconductor mesa structures and the second semiconductor mesa structures of the plurality of second semiconductor mesa structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Christian Kasztelan, Alexander Breymesser, Manfred Mengel, Andreas Niederhofer
  • Patent number: 10546767
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a wafer box is provided. The wafer box may include a housing with a receiving space for receiving a stack comprising a plurality of wafers, each arranged above a housing base. The wafers are to be arranged with their main surfaces parallel to the housing base. The receiving space is delimited by the housing base and side walls arranged thereon. The wafer box may further include at least one base opening, arranged in the housing base, for receiving a guide structure of a wafer stacking aid. The guide structure is to be arranged in such a way that, on a side of the housing base on which the side walls are arranged, it extends out of the housing base in order to limit tilting of a wafer raised or lowered in the receiving space in a manner guided by the guide structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Nina Wenger, Manfred Mengel, Andreas Niederhofer, Holger Tamme
  • Patent number: 10535542
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a wafer box. The wafer box may include a housing with a receiving space for receiving at least one wafer arranged above a housing base, at least one fixing structure which is connected to the housing base and which extends from the housing base, and at least one fixing device which is fastenable to the at least one fixing structure at a variable distance from the housing base. The fixing device and the fixing structure are designed such that the at least one wafer for arrangement in the receiving space can be fixed in a position by means of the at least one fixing device fastened to the fixing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Andreas Niederhofer, Manfred Mengel, Holger Tamme, Nina Wenger
  • Publication number: 20190131508
    Abstract: A thermoelectric device includes a plurality of first semiconductor mesa structures having a first conductivity type and a plurality of second semiconductor mesa structures having a second conductivity type. First semiconductor mesa structures of the plurality of first semiconductor mesa structures and second semiconductor mesa structures of the plurality of second semiconductor mesa structures are electrically connected in series. The thermoelectric device further includes a glass structure made of at least one of a borosilicate glass, boron-zinc-glass and a low transition temperature glass. The glass structure is arranged laterally between the first semiconductor mesa structures of the plurality of first semiconductor mesa structures and the second semiconductor mesa structures of the plurality of second semiconductor mesa structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Christian Kasztelan, Alexander Breymesser, Manfred Mengel, Andreas Niederhofer
  • Publication number: 20180033662
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a wafer box is provided. The wafer box may include a housing with a receiving space for receiving a stack comprising a plurality of wafers, each arranged above a housing base. The wafers are to be arranged with their main surfaces parallel to the housing base. The receiving space is delimited by the housing base and side walls arranged thereon. The wafer box may further include at least one base opening, arranged in the housing base, for receiving a guide structure of a wafer stacking aid. The guide structure is to be arranged in such a way that, on a side of the housing base on which the side walls are arranged, it extends out of the housing base in order to limit tilting of a wafer raised or lowered in the receiving space in a manner guided by the guide structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Nina Wenger, Manfred Mengel, Andreas Niederhofer, Holger Tamme
  • Publication number: 20180033665
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a wafer box. The wafer box may include a housing with a receiving space for receiving at least one wafer arranged above a housing base, at least one fixing structure which is connected to the housing base and which extends from the housing base, and at least one fixing device which is fastenable to the at least one fixing structure at a variable distance from the housing base. The fixing device and the fixing structure are designed such that the at least one wafer for arrangement in the receiving space can be fixed in a position by means of the at least one fixing device fastened to the fixing structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Andreas Niederhofer, Manfred Mengel, Holger Tamme, Nina Wenger