Patents by Inventor Klas-Hakan Eklund

Klas-Hakan Eklund 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).

  • Publication number: 20230411518
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device, including: a substrate of a first conductivity type that is a base for the semiconductor device; a high voltage junction field effect transistor, JFET, over the substrate, wherein the JFET including a plurality of parallel conductive layers; and a first conductive layer of the second conductivity type of the parallel conductive layers stretching over the substrate. On top of the first conductive layer of the second conductivity type is arranged a plurality of layers forming the parallel conductive layers with channels formed by a plurality of doped epitaxial layers of the second conductivity type with a plurality of gate layers of the first conductivity type on both sides thereof; wherein a lowermost layer of the first conductivity type is arranged in the form of consecutive dots with different lengths and distances between them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Klas-Håkan EKLUND, Lars VESTLING
  • Publication number: 20230411447
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device, including: a substrate of a first conductivity type that is a base for the semiconductor device; a high voltage junction field effect transistor, JFET, over the substrate, wherein the JFET including parallel conductive layers; and a first conductive layer of the second conductivity type of the parallel conductive layers stretching over the substrate. On top of the first conductive layer of the second conductivity type are arranged layers forming the parallel conductive layers with channels formed by doped epitaxial layers of the second conductivity type with gate layers of the first conductivity type on both sides thereof; wherein at least one conductive layer of the first conductivity type above a lowermost conductive layer of the first conductive type is included of consecutive regions with different lengths and distances between each of the regions and the deep polycrystalline trenches of the second conductivity type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Klas-Håkan EKLUND, Lars VESTLING
  • Patent number: 11837658
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device, including: a substrate of a first conductivity type that is a base for the semiconductor device; a high voltage junction field effect transistor, JFET, over the substrate, wherein the JFET including a plurality of parallel conductive layers; and a first conductive layer of the second conductivity type of the parallel conductive layers stretching over the substrate. On top of the first conductive layer of the second conductivity type is arranged a plurality of layers forming the parallel conductive layers with channels formed by a plurality of doped epitaxial layers of the second conductivity type with a plurality of gate layers of the first conductivity type on both sides thereof; wherein a lowermost layer of the first conductivity type is arranged in the form of consecutive dots with different lengths and distances between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: K. EKLUND INNOVATION
    Inventors: Klas-Håkan Eklund, Lars Vestling
  • Patent number: 11031480
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided that includes an insulated gate field effect transistor series connected with a FET having several parallel conductive layers, a substrate of first conductivity type extending under both transistors, and a first layer of a second conductivity type overlies the substrate. Above this first layer are several conductive layers with channels formed by several of the first conductivity type doped epitaxial layers with layers of a first conductivity type on both sides. The uppermost layer of the device may be substantially thicker than the directly underlying parallel conductive layers. The JFET is isolated with deep poly trenches of second conductivity type on the source side. The insulated gate field effect transistor is isolated with deep poly trenches of the first conductivity type on both sides. A further isolated region is isolated with deep poly trenches of the first conductivity type on both sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: K. EKLUND INNOVATION
    Inventors: Klas-Håkan Eklund, Lars Vestling
  • Publication number: 20210083066
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided that includes an insulated gate field effect transistor series connected with a FET having several parallel conductive layers, a substrate of first conductivity type extending under both transistors, and a first layer of a second conductivity type overlies the substrate. Above this first layer are several conductive layers with channels formed by several of the first conductivity type doped epitaxial layers with layers of a first conductivity type on both sides. The uppermost layer of the device may be substantially thicker than the directly underlying parallel conductive layers. The JFET is isolated with deep poly trenches of second conductivity type on the source side. The insulated gate field effect transistor is isolated with deep poly trenches of the first conductivity type on both sides. A further isolated region is isolated with deep poly trenches of the first conductivity type on both sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Klas-Håkan EKLUND, Lars VESTLING
  • Publication number: 20200105742
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an insulated gate field effect transistor connected in series with a FET. The FET includes parallel conductive layers. A substrate of first conductivity type extends under both transistors, with a first layer of a second conductivity type over the substrate. On this first layer are arranged conductive layers with channels formed by the first conductivity type doped epitaxial layers with layers of a first conductivity type on both sides. The uppermost layer of the device is thicker than the directly underlying several parallel conductive layers. The field effect transistor, JFET, is isolated with deep poly trenches of first conductivity type, DPPT, on the source side of the JFET. The insulated gate field effect transistor is isolated with deep poly DPPT trenches on both sides. A further isolated region with logic and analog control functions is isolated with deep poly DPPT trenches on both sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Klas-Håkan EKLUND, Lars VESTLING
  • Publication number: 20190288111
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device, including an insulated gate field effect transistor connected in series with a field effect transistor, FET, wherein the FET includes several parallel conductive layers, and wherein a substrate is arranged as the basis for the semiconductor device, stretching under both transistors, and a first n-type layer is arranged stretching over the substrate, and further wherein on top of this first n-type layer are arranged several conductive layers with channels formed by several n-type doped epitaxial layers with p-type doped gates on both sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Klas-Håkan EKLUND, Lars VESTLING
  • Patent number: 10209215
    Abstract: A semiconductor based integrated sensor device includes: a lateral insulating-gate field effect transistor (MOSFET) connected in series to the base of a vertical bipolar junction transistor (BJT) wherein the drain-drift-region of the MOSFET is part of the base-region of the BJT within the semiconductor substrate thus making electrical contact to the base of the BJT and the distance of the drain-drift-region of the MOSFET to the emitter of the BJT exceeds the vertical distance between the emitter and any buried layer, serving as collector, and the breakdown voltage of the device being determined by the BVCEO of the vertical BJT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: K.EKLUND INNOVATION
    Inventors: Klas-Hakan Eklund, Shili Zhang, Ulf Smith, Hans Erik Norstrom
  • Patent number: 9608097
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lateral IGBT transistor comprising a bipolar transistor and an IGFET. The lateral IGBT comprises a low resistive connection between the drain of the IGFET and the base of the bipolar transistor, and an isolating layer arranged between the IGFET and the bipolar transistor. The novel structure provides a device which is immune to latch and gives high gain and reliability. The structure can be realized with standard CMOS technology available at foundries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: K.EKLUND INNOVATION
    Inventor: Klas-Hakan Eklund
  • Publication number: 20160153932
    Abstract: A semiconductor based integrated sensor device includes: a lateral insulating-gate field effect transistor (MOSFET) connected in series to the base of a vertical bipolar junction transistor (BJT) wherein the drain-drift-region of the MOSFET is part of the base-region of the BJT within the semiconductor substrate thus making electrical contact to the base of the BJT and the distance of the drain-drift-region of the MOSFET to the emitter of the BJT exceeds the vertical distance between the emitter and any buried layer, serving as collector, and the breakdown voltage of the device being determined by the BVCEO of the vertical BJT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Klas-Hakan EKLUND, Shili ZHANG, UIf SMITH, Hans Erik NORSTROM
  • Publication number: 20160093723
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lateral IGBT transistor comprising a bipolar transistor and an IG-FET. The lateral IGBT comprises a low resistive connection between the drain of the IGFET and the base of the bipolar transistor, and an isolating layer arranged between the IG-FET and the bipolar transistor. The novel structure provides a device which is immune to latch and gives high gain and reliability. The structure can be realized with standard CMOS technology available at foundries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventor: Klas-Hakan EKLUND
  • Patent number: 8969925
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a body region adjoining the substrate surface, a source contact region within the body region, a drain contact region adjoining the substrate surface and being separated from the body region, a dual JFET gate region located between the body region and the drain contact region, and a lateral JFET channel region adjoining the surface of the substrate and located between the body and the drain contact regions. A vertical JFET gate region is arranged essentially enclosed by the body region, a vertical JFET channel region being arranged between the enclosed vertical JFET gate and the dual JFET gate regions, a reduced drain resistance region being arranged between the dual JFET gate and the drain contact regions, and a buried pocket located under part of the body region, under the dual JFET gate region and under the vertical JFET channel and reduced drain resistance regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: K.Eklund Innovation
    Inventors: Klas-Hakan Eklund, Lars Vestling
  • Publication number: 20140001517
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a body region adjoining the substrate surface, a source contact region within the body region, a drain contact region adjoining the substrate surface and being separated from the body region, a dual JFET gate region located between the body region and the drain contact region, and a lateral JFET channel region adjoining the surface of the substrate and located between the body and the drain contact regions. A vertical JFET gate region is arranged essentially enclosed by the body region, a vertical JFET channel region being arranged between the enclosed vertical JFET gate and the dual JFET gate regions, a reduced drain resistance region being arranged between the dual JFET gate and the drain contact regions, and a buried pocket located under part of the body region, under the dual JFET gate region and under the vertical JFET channel and reduced drain resistance regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: K.EKLUND INNOVATION
    Inventors: Klas-Hakan Eklund, Lars Vestling
  • Patent number: 8264015
    Abstract: A semiconductor device in which a first insulated gate field effect transistor (1) is connected in series with a second field effect transistor, FET, (2), wherein the second field effect transistor (2) has a heavily doped source region (19A) which is electrically connected to a heavily doped drain contact region (191) of the first insulated gate field effect transistor, and further that the breakthrough voltage of the first insulated gate field effect transistor (1) is higher than the pinch voltage, Vp, of the second field effect transistor (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Inventor: Klas-Håkan Eklund
  • Patent number: 8053835
    Abstract: A semiconductor element includes an insulating outer layer that includes electric contact connections of a first conductive type. These connections are connected to contact areas located beneath the insulating surface layer, of which connections at least one is of a first conductive type. At least one of the contact areas and a further area that includes two layers of mutually different conductive types disposed between the contact areas, are covered by a layer of a second conductive type of material. This second layer is, in turn, covered with an insulating layer on at least that side which lies distal from the surface layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Inventor: Klas-Hakan Eklund
  • Publication number: 20100327330
    Abstract: A semiconductor device in which a first insulated gate field effect transistor (1) is connected in series with a second field effect transistor, FET, (2), wherein the second field effect transistor (2) has a heavily doped source region (19A) which is electrically connected to a heavily doped drain contact region (191) of the first insulated gate field effect transistor, and further that the breakthrough voltage of the first insulated gate field effect transistor (1) is higher than the pinch voltage, Vp, of the second field effect transistor (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventor: Klas-Hakan Eklund
  • Patent number: 6346844
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of coupling active semiconductor components, and to such a coupling, and particularly to a series-coupling of such components to enable high voltages to be controlled. According to the invention, a voltage (Vs2, Vs3, Vs3 . . . Vsn) is taken from a semiconductor component (T1, T2, T3, T4 . . . Tn-1) and applied to a controlling input of the next following semiconductor component (T2, T3, T4 . . . Tn-1) said voltage being locked at a predetermined highest value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Inventor: Klas-Hakan Eklund