Patents by Inventor Markus Scherrer

Markus Scherrer 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: 20250151450
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for fabricating a semiconductor device. The method includes steps of providing a cavity structure, the cavity structure including a seed area including a seed material. The method further includes growing, within the cavity structure, a first embedding layer in a first growth direction from a seed surface of the seed material. The method includes further steps of removing the seed material, growing, in a second growth direction, from a seed surface of the first embedding layer, a quantum dot structure and growing, within the cavity structure, on a surface of the quantum dot structure, a second embedding layer in the second growth direction. The second growth direction is different from the first growth direction. The invention further relates to devices obtainable by such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Markus Scherrer, Kirsten Emilie Moselund, Preksha Tiwari, Noelia Vico Trivino
  • Patent number: 11881533
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for fabricating a semiconductor device. The method includes providing a cavity structure comprising a seed area with a seed material. The method further includes growing, within the cavity structure, a quantum dot structure in a first growth direction from a seed surface of the seed material and growing, in the first growth direction, a first embedding layer on a first surface of the quantum dot structure. The method further includes removing the seed material and growing, within the cavity structure, on a second surface of the quantum dot structure, a second embedding layer in a second growth direction. The second surface of the quantum dot structure is different from the first surface of the quantum dot structure and the second growth direction is different from the first growth direction. The invention further relates to devices obtainable by such a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kirsten Emilie Moselund, Noelia Vico Trivino, Svenja Mauthe, Markus Scherrer, Preksha Tiwari
  • Patent number: 11728448
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for fabricating a semiconductor device. The method includes steps of providing a cavity structure, the cavity structure including a seed area including a seed material. The method further includes growing, within the cavity structure, a first embedding layer in a first growth direction from a seed surface of the seed material. The method includes further steps of removing the seed material, growing, in a second growth direction, from a seed surface of the first embedding layer, a quantum dot structure and growing, within the cavity structure, on a surface of the quantum dot structure, a second embedding layer in the second growth direction. The second growth direction is different from the first growth direction. The invention further relates to devices obtainable by such a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Markus Scherrer, Kirsten Emilie Moselund, Preksha Tiwari, Noelia Vico Trivino
  • Publication number: 20230170428
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for fabricating a semiconductor device. The method includes providing a cavity structure comprising a seed area with a seed material. The method further includes growing, within the cavity structure, a quantum dot structure in a first growth direction from a seed surface of the seed material and growing, in the first growth direction, a first embedding layer on a first surface of the quantum dot structure. The method further includes removing the seed material and growing, within the cavity structure, on a second surface of the quantum dot structure, a second embedding layer in a second growth direction. The second surface of the quantum dot structure is different from the first surface of the quantum dot structure and the second growth direction is different from the first growth direction. The invention further relates to devices obtainable by such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Kirsten Emilie Moselund, Noelia Vico Trivino, Svenja Mauthe, Markus Scherrer, Preksha Tiwari
  • Publication number: 20230155044
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for fabricating a semiconductor device. The method includes steps of providing a cavity structure, the cavity structure including a seed area including a seed material. The method further includes growing, within the cavity structure, a first embedding layer in a first growth direction from a seed surface of the seed material. The method includes further steps of removing the seed material, growing, in a second growth direction, from a seed surface of the first embedding layer, a quantum dot structure and growing, within the cavity structure, on a surface of the quantum dot structure, a second embedding layer in the second growth direction. The second growth direction is different from the first growth direction. The invention further relates to devices obtainable by such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Markus Scherrer, Kirsten Emilie Moselund, Preksha Tiwari, Noelia Vico Trivino
  • Patent number: 11616344
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for fabricating a semiconductor structure. The method comprises fabricating a photonic crystal structure of a first material, in particular a first semiconductor material and selectively removing the first material within a predefined part of the photonic crystal structure. The method further comprises replacing the first material within the predefined part of the photonic crystal structure with one or more second materials by selective epitaxy. The one or more second materials may be in particular semiconductor materials. The invention further relates to devices obtainable by such a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Noelia Vico Trivino, Kirsten Emilie Moselund, Markus Scherrer
  • Publication number: 20210344173
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for fabricating a semiconductor structure. The method comprises fabricating a photonic crystal structure of a first material, in particular a first semiconductor material and selectively removing the first material within a predefined part of the photonic crystal structure. The method further comprises replacing the first material within the predefined part of the photonic crystal structure with one or more second materials by selective epitaxy. The one or more second materials may be in particular semiconductor materials. The invention further relates to devices obtainable by such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Noelia Vico Trivino, Kirsten Emilie Moselund, Markus Scherrer