Patents by Inventor Markus Eckinger

Markus Eckinger 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: 9217783
    Abstract: A hall effect device includes an active Hall region in a semiconductor substrate, and at least four terminal structures, each terminal structure including a switchable supply contact element and a sense contact element, wherein each supply contact element includes a transistor element with a first transistor terminal, a second transistor terminal, and a control terminal, wherein the second transistor terminal contacts the active Hall region or extends in the active Hall region; and wherein the sense contact elements are arranged in the active Hall region and neighboring to the switchable supply contact elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Stefan Kolb, Markus Eckinger
  • Publication number: 20150102807
    Abstract: A Hall Effect sensor with a graphene detection layer implemented in a variety of geometries, including the possibility of a so-called “full 3-d” Hall sensor, with the option for integration in a BiCMOS process and a method for producing said Hall Effect sensor is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Markus Eckinger, Stefan Kolb, Alfons Dehe, Guenther Ruhl
  • Publication number: 20140070795
    Abstract: A hall effect device includes an active Hall region in a semiconductor substrate, and at least four terminal structures, each terminal structure including a switchable supply contact element and a sense contact element, wherein each supply contact element includes a transistor element with a first transistor terminal, a second transistor terminal, and a control terminal, wherein the second transistor terminal contacts the active Hall region or extends in the active Hall region; and wherein the sense contact elements are arranged in the active Hall region and neighboring to the switchable supply contact elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Stefan Kolb, Markus Eckinger