Patents by Inventor Martin Behringer

Martin Behringer 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: 12199134
    Abstract: The invention relates to various aspects of a ?-LED or a ?-LED array for augmented reality or lighting applications, in particular in the automotive field. The ?-LED is characterized by particularly small dimensions in the range of a few ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Behringer, Andreas Biebersdorf, Ruth Boss, Erwin Lang, Tobias Meyer, Alexander Pfeuffer, Marc Philippens, Julia Stolz, Tansen Varghese, Sebastian Wittmann, Siegfried Herrmann, Berthold Hahn, Bruno Jentzsch, Korbinian Perzlmaier, Peter Stauss, Petrus Sundgren, Jens Mueller, Kerstin Neveling, Frank Singer, Christian Mueller
  • Patent number: 12046696
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor device comprises an active zone comprising sub-layers for forming a quantum well structure. Differences in energy levels of the quantum well structure are smaller in a central region of the optoelectronic semiconductor device than in an edge region of the optoelectronic semiconductor device. According to further embodiments, an optoelectronic semiconductor device comprises an active zone comprising a sub-layer which is suitable for forming a quantum well structure. In the active zone, quantum dot structures are formed in a central region of the optoelectronic semiconductor device. No quantum dot structures are formed in an edge region of the optoelectronic semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Behringer, Alexander Tonkikh, Tansen Varghese
  • Publication number: 20230047118
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting semiconductor chip may include a semiconductor layer sequence having a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer, a first metallic mirror with which charge carriers can be embedded into the first semiconductor layer, a first metallic contact layer disposed atop the first metallic mirror, and a second metallic contact layer disposed atop the first metallic contact layer. A first seed layer may be disposed between the first metallic contact layer and the first metallic mirror. A second seed layer may be disposed between the first metallic contact layer and the second metallic contact layer. The radiation-emitting semiconductor chip may include a radiation exit face having a multitude of emission regions. The first metallic mirror may have a multitude of cutouts that each define a lateral extent of one of the emission regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Matin MOHAJERANI, Zeynep Meric-Polster, Martin Behringer, Berthold Hahn
  • Patent number: 11205643
    Abstract: An optoelectronic circuit assembly has a first optoelectronic component and a second optoelectronic component, wherein the optoelectronic components each comprise a housing body with an upper face and a lower face, wherein in the housing body of each optoelectronic component, a first optoelectronic semiconductor chip and a second optoelectronic semiconductor chip are embedded, wherein the optoelectronic components are mounted on a circuit board, wherein the first optoelectronic semiconductor chip of the first optoelectronic component and the first optoelectronic semiconductor chip of the second optoelectronic component are connected to a first conductor track in an electrically conductive manner, wherein the second optoelectronic semiconductor chip of the first optoelectronic component and the second optoelectronic semiconductor chip of the second optoelectronic component are connected to a second conductor track in an electrically conductive manner, wherein the first optoelectronic semiconductor chip or the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventor: Martin Behringer
  • Publication number: 20210320006
    Abstract: A method for producing a semiconductor component and workpiece are disclosed. In an embodiment a method includes forming a first semiconductor layer over a growth substrate, wherein a material of the first semiconductor layer is Inx1Aly1Ga(1-x1-y1)N, with 0?xl?1, 0?yl?1, applying a first modification substrate over the first semiconductor layer, wherein a material of the first modification substrate has a thermal expansion coefficient which is different from that of the first semiconductor layer, removing the growth substrate thereby obtaining a first layer stack, heating the first layer stack to a first growth temperature and growing a second semiconductor layer over a growth surface of the first semiconductor layer after heating the first layer stack, wherein due to heating a lattice constant of the first semiconductor layer is adapted to a lattice constant of the second semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Martin Behringer, Alexander Behres, Asako Hirai
  • Publication number: 20210057391
    Abstract: An optoelectronic circuit assembly has a first optoelectronic component and a second optoelectronic component, wherein the optoelectronic components each comprise a housing body with an upper face and a lower face, wherein in the housing body of each optoelectronic component, a first optoelectronic semiconductor chip and a second optoelectronic semiconductor chip are embedded, wherein the optoelectronic components are mounted on a circuit board, wherein the first optoelectronic semiconductor chip of the first optoelectronic component and the first optoelectronic semiconductor chip of the second optoelectronic component are connected to a first conductor track in an electrically conductive manner, wherein the second optoelectronic semiconductor chip of the first optoelectronic component and the second optoelectronic semiconductor chip of the second optoelectronic component are connected to a second conductor track in an electrically conductive manner, wherein the first optoelectronic semiconductor chip or the
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Behringer
  • Patent number: 9580455
    Abstract: There is provided an improved method for the recovery of residual, unseparated ?-acetylfuranoside from reaction mixtures remaining from an initial synthesis of acetylfuranoside, which is in particular usable on a large industrial scale, more particularly in the production of capecitabine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Martin Behringer, Bernd Junghans, Bernhard Knipp, Bernhard Pfeil, Gerald Zieres
  • Publication number: 20160333040
    Abstract: There is provided an improved method for the recovery of residual, unseparated ?-ACF from reaction mixtures remaining from an initial synthesis of ACF, which is in particular usable on a large industrial scale, more particularly in the production of capecitabine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Behringer, Bernd Junghans, Bernhard Knipp, Bernhard Pfeil, Gerald Zieres
  • Publication number: 20100190976
    Abstract: There is provided an improved method for the recovery of residual, unseparated ?-ACF from reaction mixtures remaining from an initial synthesis of ACF, which is in particular usable on a large industrial scale, more particularly in the production of capecitabine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Martin Behringer, Bernd Junghans, Bernhard Knipp, Bernhard Pfeil, Gerald Zieres
  • Patent number: 7271419
    Abstract: A laser device having a semiconductor body (1), which has a plurality of active layers (5, 9) arranged vertically one above the other and serving for generating laser radiation. The active layers are subdivided in the transverse direction into a plurality of emission zones (15) and are electrically connected in series in the vertical direction. The semiconductor body (1) is formed in monolithic integrated fashion, and a cooling element (2) is provided on which the semiconductor body (1) is arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Behringer, Johann Luft, Bruno Acklin
  • Publication number: 20070200130
    Abstract: An electronic device according to the invention includes a housing, a recess containing an optoelectronic component, and a film including a polyimide, which is over the recess covering the optoelectronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: Martin Behringer, Harald Feltges, Thomas Hoefer, Frank Moellmer
  • Patent number: 7260129
    Abstract: A device for emission of laser radiation includes at least one semiconductor laser having a resonator and a pumped active zone disposed within the resonator. The zone is subdivided into at least two spatially separated active zones by free-radiation regions without lateral wave guidance. Preferably, the laser is at least two semiconductor lasers disposed in series, a row, or a line, each having an antireflection coating on at least one side. The lasers have outer mirror elements at an end of the lasers disposed in series and the outer mirror elements form the resonator. A laser configuration includes two opposite semiconductor lasers from which a fundamental mode is in each case imaged into the active zone of the opposite semiconductor laser. The laser configuration has an emerging laser beam with little divergence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Behringer, Franz Eberhard, Johann Luft
  • Publication number: 20070160097
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting optoelectronic component (1) which is connected to a heat sink (3) and is intended for pulsed operation with the pulse duration D, and in which temperature changes of the optoelectronic component (1) take place with a thermal time constant ? during pulsed operation. The thermal time constant ? is matched to the pulse duration D in order to reduce the amplitude of the temperature changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Behringer, Gerhard Herrmann, Stefan Morgott, Frank Mollmer
  • Publication number: 20060194355
    Abstract: A laser diode component comprising a laser diode bar on which a specific operating voltage is impressed during operation and with which a bridging element is connected in parallel, which bridging element is in a current-blocking state when the specific operating voltage is impressed on the associated laser diode bar and which bridging element changes over to a current-conducting state as soon as the voltage drop across the laser diode bar exceeds the operating voltage by a predefined voltage value. A circuit arrangement comprising a plurality of such laser diode components which are connected in series is furthermore specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Franz Eberhard, Gerhard Herrmann, Josip Maric, Michael Schwind, Martin Behringer, Alexander Behres
  • Patent number: 6956881
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an arrangement of semiconductor diode lasers stacked on top of one another, which is arranged on a substrate (1). A first diode laser (12) is arranged on the substrate (1), and a second diode laser (13) is arranged on the first diode laser (12). Between the first diode laser (12) and the second diode laser (13) there is a contact layer (6). The contact layer (6) comprises a first conductive layer (18) of a first conduction type and a second conductive layer (20) of a second conduction type and an interlayer (19) which is arranged between the first and second conductive layers (18, 20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Behringer, Karl Ebeling, Thomas Knödl, Johann Luft
  • Patent number: 6944199
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser has a semiconductor body with first and second main areas, preferably each provided with a contact area, and also first and second mirror areas. An active layer and a current-carrying layer are formed between the main areas. The current-carrying layer has at least one strip-type resistance region, which runs transversely with respect to the resonator axis and whose sheet resistivity is increased at least in partial regions compared with the regions of the current-carrying layer that adjoin the resistance region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Osram GmbH
    Inventors: Bruno Acklin, Martin Behringer, Karl Ebeling, Christian Hanke, Jörg Heerlein, Lutz Korte, Johann Luft, Karl-Heinz Schlereth, Werner Späth, Zeljko Spika
  • Publication number: 20050087735
    Abstract: A laser device having a semiconductor body (1), which has a plurality of active layers (5, 9) arranged vertically one above the other and serving for generating laser radiation. The active layers are subdivided in the transverse direction into a plurality of emission zones (15) and are electrically connected in series in the vertical direction. The semiconductor body (1) is formed in monolithic integrated fashion, and a cooling element (2) is provided on which the semiconductor body (1) is arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Applicant: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Behringer, Johann Luft, Bruno Acklin
  • Publication number: 20050089073
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an arrangement of semiconductor diode lasers stacked on top of one another, which is arranged on a substrate (1). A first diode laser (12) is arranged on the substrate (1), and a second diode laser (13) is arranged on the first diode laser (12). Between the first diode laser (12) and the second diode laser (13) there is a contact layer (6). The contact layer (6) comprises a first conductive layer (18) of a first conduction type and a second conductive layer (20) of a second conduction type and an interlayer (19) which is arranged between the first and second conductive layers (18, 20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Behringer, Karl Ebeling, Thomas Knodl, Johann Luft
  • Patent number: 6832021
    Abstract: A compactly constructed configuration for coupling radiation into an optical fiber in a highly effective manner has a semiconductor laser with a radiation exit window, and an optical fiber having a radiation entry end. The radiation exit window of the semiconductor laser faces the radiation entry end of the optical fiber. A resonator is provided and has an end mirror and an output mirror, between which the semiconductor laser is disposed. The output mirror of the resonator is formed by the optical fiber. An optical device is disposed between the semiconductor laser and the optical fiber and serves for imaging only the fundamental mode of the radiation of the semiconductor laser onto the radiation entry end of the optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto-Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Behringer
  • Publication number: 20040161008
    Abstract: A device for emission of laser radiation includes at least one semiconductor laser having a resonator and a pumped active zone disposed within the resonator. The zone is subdivided into at least two spatially separated active zones by free-radiation regions without lateral wave guidance. Preferably, the laser is at least two semiconductor lasers disposed in series, a row, or a line, each having an antireflection coating on at least one side. The lasers have outer mirror elements at an end of the lasers disposed in series and the outer mirror elements form the resonator. A laser configuration includes two opposite semiconductor lasers from which a fundamental mode is in each case imaged into the active zone of the opposite semiconductor laser. The laser configuration has an emerging laser beam with little divergence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventors: Martin Behringer, Franz Eberhard, Johann Luft