Patents by Inventor Drik Siepe

Drik Siepe 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).

  • Semiconductor device and method for producing a semiconductor device
    Publication number: 20080122091
    Abstract: A semiconductor device exhibits a first metal layer, made of a first metal, with at least one contiguous subsection. At least one second metal layer, made of a second metal, is placed on the contiguous subsection of the first metal layer. The second metal is harder than the first metal. The second metal layer is structured to form at least two layer regions, which are disposed on the contiguous subsection of the first metal layer. The second metal exhibits a boron-containing or phosphorus-containing metal or a boron-containing or phosphorus-containing metal alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Gutt, Drik Siepe, Thomas Laska, Michael Melzl, Matthias Stecher, Roman Roth