Patents by Inventor Maarten Thewissen

Maarten Thewissen 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: 10056485
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to semiconductor devices with gate-controlled energy filtering. One example embodiment includes a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a channel therebetween. The semiconductor device also includes a first interference structure located in the channel. Further, the semiconductor device includes a first gate for controlling a voltage over the first interference structure. The first interference structure is formed to induce a local mini-band structure that can be shifted by the voltage controlled by the first gate, such that the first local mini-band structure is: (1) aligned with a band structure in the semiconductor device to turn the semiconductor device on; and (2) misaligned with the band structure in the semiconductor device to turn the semiconductor device off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignees: IMEC VZW, UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN
    Inventors: Maarten Thewissen, Wim Magnus, Bart Soree
  • Publication number: 20180190818
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to semiconductor devices with gate-controlled energy filtering. One example embodiment includes a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a channel therebetween. The semiconductor device also includes a first interference structure located in the channel. Further, the semiconductor device includes a first gate for controlling a voltage over the first interference structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicants: IMEC VZW, Universiteit Antwerpen
    Inventors: Maarten Thewissen, Wim Magnus, Bart Soree