Patents by Inventor Michael Heemeier

Michael Heemeier 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).

  • Semiconductor component with contacts made of alloyed-in metal wires
    Patent number: 8368163
    Abstract: A semiconductor component, especially a solar cell comprises a semiconductor substrate of a planar design having a first side and a second side lying opposite thereto, at least one contact structure arranged on at least one side of the semiconductor substrate, the at least one contact structure exhibiting a diffusion barrier to prevent the diffusion of ions from the contact structure into the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: SolarWorld Innovations GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Krause, Martin Kutzer, Michael Heemeier, Alexander Fülle, Holger Neuhaus
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20100219535
    Abstract: A method for producing a semiconductor component with an easily solderable contact structure comprising the provision of a semiconductor substrate of a planar design with a first side, a second side, a surface normal standing vertically thereon, a dielectric passivation layer arranged on at least one of the sides and a first contact layer arranged on passivation layer, the application, at least in some areas, of at least one second contact layer onto the first contact layer, the at least one second contact layer comprising at least a partial layer made of an easily solderable metal, especially of nickel and/or silver and/or tin and/or a compound thereof, and the making of an electrically conductive contact between the second contact layer and the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Martin KUTZER, Bernd Bitnar, Andreas Krause, Michael Heemeier, Kristian Schlegel, Torsten Weber, Holger Neuhaus, Alexander Fülle, Eric Schneiderlöchner
  • METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SOLDERABLE LFC SOLAR CELL REAR SIDE AND A SOLAR MODULE FROM SUCH CONNECTED LFC SOLAR CELLS
    Publication number: 20100084002
    Abstract: A semiconductor component, especially in the form of a solar cell, comprises a semiconductor substrate of a planar design having a first side, a second side lying opposite thereto and a surface normal standing vertically on sides and, at least one dielectric passivation layer arranged on the second side, at least one electrically conductive contact layer arranged on the passivation layer, a well solderable cover layer arranged on the contact layer and an adhesive layer arranged between the cover layer and the contact layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Martin Kutzer, Alexander Ohnesorge, Andreas Krause, Michael Heemeier, Kristian Schlegel, Holger Neuhaus
  • SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT WITH CONTACTS MADE OF ALLOYED-IN METAL WIRES
    Publication number: 20100078073
    Abstract: A semiconductor component, especially a solar cell comprises a semiconductor substrate of a planar design having a first side and a second side lying opposite thereto, at least one contact structure arranged on at least one side of the semiconductor substrate, the at least one contact structure exhibiting a diffusion barrier to prevent the diffusion of ions from the contact structure into the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Andreas KRAUSE, Martin Kutzer, Michael Heemeier, Alexander Fülle, Holger Neuhaus