Patents by Inventor Klaus Streubel

Klaus Streubel 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: 9099574
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor chip (12) is disclosed comprising a thin-film semiconductor body (8), which comprises a semiconductor layer sequence (2, 20) having an active region (3) suitable for generating radiation, and comprising a carrier layer (7), which is formed on the semiconductor layer sequence and carries the thin-film semiconductor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Klaus Streubel
  • Patent number: 8716724
    Abstract: An optoelectronic projection device which generates a predefined image during operation, including a semiconductor body having an active layer that generates electromagnetic radiation and a radiation exit side and is an imaging element of the projection device, wherein, to electrically contact the semiconductor body, a first contact layer and a second contact layer are arranged at a rear side of the semiconductor body, the rear side lying opposite the radiation exit side, and are electrically insulated from one another by a separating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Norwin von Malm, Klaus Streubel, Patrick Rode, Karl Engl, Lutz Höppel, Jürgen Moosburger
  • Patent number: 8710537
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting semiconductor chip includes: a carrier and a semiconductor body with a semiconductor layer sequence including an active region that generates radiation, a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer; wherein the active region is arranged between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; the first semiconductor layer is arranged on a side of the active region which faces away from the carrier; the semiconductor body comprises at least one recess which extends through the active region; the first semiconductor layer is electrically conductively connected to a first connection layer extending in the recess from the first semiconductor layer in a direction of the carrier; and the first connection layer is electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer via a protective diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Engl, Berthold Hahn, Klaus Streubel, Markus Klein
  • Patent number: 8471385
    Abstract: A method for the connection of two wafers in which a contact area is formed between the two wafers by placing the two wafers one on top of the other. The contact area is heated locally and for a limited time. A wafer arrangement comprises two wafers which have been placed one on top of the other and between whose opposite surfaces a contact area is located. The wafers are connected to one another at selected areas of the contact area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Klaus Streubel
  • Patent number: 8420439
    Abstract: A method of producing a radiation-emitting thin film component includes providing a substrate, growing nanorods on the substrate, growing a semiconductor layer sequence with at least one active layer epitaxially on the nanorods, applying a carrier to the semiconductor layer sequence, and detaching the semiconductor layer sequence and the carrier from the substrate by at least partial destruction of the nanorods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Jürgen Lugauer, Klaus Streubel, Martin Strassburg, Reiner Windisch, Karl Engl
  • Patent number: 8405104
    Abstract: A luminescent diode chip includes a semiconductor body, which produces radiation of a first wavelength. A luminescence conversion element produces radiation of a second wavelength from the radiation of the first wavelength. An angular filter element reflects radiation that impinges on the angular filter element at a specific angle in relation to a main direction of emission back in the direction of the semiconductor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Streubel, Ralph Wirth
  • Patent number: 8354682
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting component (10) having a layer stack (1) which is based on a semiconductor material and which has an active layer sequence (4) for generating electromagnetic radiation, and a filter element (2) which is arranged after the active layer sequence (4) in the irradiation direction (A) and by means of which a first radiation component is transmitted, and a second radiation component is reflected into the layer stack (1), wherein the second radiation component is subjected to a deflection process or an absorption and emission process, and the deflected or emitted radiation impinges on the filter element (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Eberhard, Stefan Grötsch, Norbert Linder, Jürgen Moosburger, Klaus Streubel, Ralph Wirth, Matthias Sabathil, Julius Muschaweck, Krister Bergenek
  • Patent number: 8283684
    Abstract: An LED semiconductor body includes a number of at least two radiation-generating active layers. Each active layer has a forward voltage, wherein the number of active layers is adapted to an operating voltage in such a way that the voltage dropped across a series resistor connected in series with the active layers is at most of the same magnitude as a voltage dropped across the LED semiconductor body. The invention furthermore describes various uses of the LED semiconductor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Reiner Windisch, Ralph Wirth, Stefan Groetsch, Georg Bogner, Guenter Kirchberger, Klaus Streubel
  • Patent number: 8274657
    Abstract: A radiation detector is disclosed with a detector arrangement, which has a plurality of detector elements, by means of which a detector signal is obtained during operation of the radiation detector, and with a control device, wherein the detector elements each have a spectral sensitivity distribution, and are suited for generating signals, at least one detector element comprises a compound semiconductor material, and this detector element is designed for detecting radiation in the visible spectral region, the radiation detector is designed such that the sensitivity distributions of the detector elements are used to form different spectral sensitivity channels of the radiation detector, a channel signal assigned to the respective sensitivity channel can be generated in these sensitivity channels using the detector elements, and the control device is designed such that the contributions of different channel signals to the detector signal of the radiation detector are differently controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Arndt Jaeger, Peter Stauss, Klaus Streubel, Werner Kuhlmann
  • Patent number: 8203160
    Abstract: An LED semiconductor body includes a number of at least two radiation-generating active layers. Each active layer has a forward voltage, wherein the number of active layers is adapted to an operating voltage in such a way that the voltage dropped across a series resistor connected in series with the active layers is at most of the same magnitude as a voltage dropped across the LED semiconductor body. The invention furthermore describes various uses of the LED semiconductor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Reiner Windisch, Ralph Wirth, Stefan Groetsch, Georg Bogner, Guenter Kirchberger, Klaus Streubel
  • Publication number: 20120018763
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting semiconductor chip includes: a carrier and a semiconductor body with a semiconductor layer sequence including an active region that generates radiation, a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer; wherein the active region is arranged between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; the first semiconductor layer is arranged on a side of the active region which faces away from the carrier; the semiconductor body comprises at least one recess which extends through the active region; the first semiconductor layer is electrically conductively connected to a first connection layer extending in the recess from the first semiconductor layer in a direction of the carrier; and the first connection layer is electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer via a protective diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Engl, Berthold Hahn, Klaus Streubel, Markus Klein
  • Publication number: 20110241031
    Abstract: An optoelectronic projection device which generates a predefined image during operation, including a semiconductor body having an active layer that generates electromagnetic radiation and a radiation exit side and is an imaging element of the projection device, wherein, to electrically contact the semiconductor body, a first contact layer and a second contact layer are arranged at a rear side of the semiconductor body, the rear side lying opposite the radiation exit side, and are electrically insulated from one another by a separating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Norwin von Malm, Klaus Streubel, Patrick Rode, Karl Engl, Lutz Hoppel, Jurgen Moosburger
  • Publication number: 20110240955
    Abstract: An LED semiconductor body includes a number of at least two radiation-generating active layers. Each active layer has a forward voltage, wherein the number of active layers is adapted to an operating voltage in such a way that the voltage dropped across a series resistor connected in series with the active layers is at most of the same magnitude as a voltage dropped across the LED semiconductor body. The invention furthermore describes various uses of the LED semiconductor body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Reiner Windisch, Ralph Wirth, Stefan Groetsch, Georg Bogner, Guenter Kirchberger, Klaus Streubel
  • Patent number: 8017953
    Abstract: An LED chip is specified that comprises at least one current barrier. The current barrier is suitable for selectively preventing or reducing, by means of a reduced current density, the generation of radiation in a region laterally covered by the electrical connector body. The current spreading layer contains at least one TCO (Transparent Conductive Oxide). In a particularly preferred embodiment, at least one current barrier is contained which comprises material of the epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence, material of the current spreading layer and/or an interface between the semiconductor layer sequence and the current spreading layer. A method for producing an LED chip is also specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Berthold Hahn, Ralph Wirth, Tony Albrecht, Magnus Ahlstedt, Stefan Illek, Klaus Streubel
  • Publication number: 20110215295
    Abstract: A method of producing a radiation-emitting thin film component includes providing a substrate, growing nanorods on the substrate, growing a semiconductor layer sequence with at least one active layer epitaxially on the nanorods, applying a carrier to the semiconductor layer sequence, and detaching the semiconductor layer sequence and the carrier from the substrate by at least partial destruction of the nanorods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Hans-Jurgen Lugauer, Klaus Streubel, Martin Strassburg, Reiner Windisch, Karl Engl
  • Patent number: 7989830
    Abstract: An optoelectronic thin-film chip is specified, comprising at least one radiation-emitting region (8) in an active zone (7) of a thin-film layer (2) and a lens (10, 12) disposed downstream of the radiation-emitting region (8). The lens is formed by at least one partial region of the thin-film layer (2), the lateral extent (?) of the lens (10, 12) being greater than the lateral extent of the radiation-emitting region (?). A method for producing such an optoelectronic thin-film chip is furthermore specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Streubel, Ralph Wirth
  • Publication number: 20110079911
    Abstract: A method for the connection of two wafers in which a contact area is formed between the two wafers by placing the two wafers one on top of the other. The contact area is heated locally and for a limited time. A wafer arrangement comprises two wafers which have been placed one on top of the other and between whose opposite surfaces a contact area is located. The wafers are connected to one another at selected areas of the contact area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventor: Klaus STREUBEL
  • Patent number: 7875961
    Abstract: A semiconductor substrate, of GaAs with a semiconductor layer sequence applied on top of the substrate. The semiconductor layer sequence comprises a plurality of semiconductor layers of Al1-yGayAs1-xPx with 0?x?1 and 0?y?1. A number of the semiconductor layers respectively comprising a phosphorus component x which is greater than in a neighboring semiconductor layer lying thereunder in the direction of growth of the semiconductor layer sequence. Two semiconductor layers directly preceding the uppermost semiconductor layer of the semiconductor layer sequence have a smaller lattice constant than the uppermost layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Linder, Günther Grönninger, Peter Heidborn, Klaus Streubel, Siegmar Kugler
  • Patent number: 7872210
    Abstract: A method for the connection of two wafers (11, 12), in which a contact area (15) is formed between the wafers (11, 12) by placing the two wafers one on top of the other, and in which the contact area (15) is heated locally and for a limited time. A wafer arrangement is also described in which two wafers (11, 12) which have been placed one on top of the other and between whose opposite surfaces a contact area (15) is located. The wafers are connected to one another at selected areas (21) of their contact area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Klaus Streubel
  • Patent number: 7816163
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a radiation-emitting semiconductor body with a vertical emission direction, a radiation-generating active layer, and a current-conducting layer having a current-blocking region and a current-permeable region, the semiconductor body being provided for a vertically emitting laser with an external resonator, and the external resonator having a defined resonator volume that overlaps with the current-permeable region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Schmid, Klaus Streubel, Norbert Linder