Patents by Inventor Michael Rueb
Michael Rueb 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).
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Patent number: 9312346Abstract: A semiconductor device has a cell field with drift zones of a first type of conductivity and charge carrier compensation zones of a second type of conductivity complementary to the first type. An edge region which surrounds the cell field has a higher blocking strength than the cell field, the edge region having a near-surface area which is undoped to more weakly doped than the drift zones, and beneath the near-surface area at least one buried, vertically extending complementarily doped zone is positioned.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2014Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AGInventors: Anton Mauder, Franz Hirler, Armin Willmeroth, Michael Rueb, Holger Kapels
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Patent number: 9117874Abstract: A semiconductor device, in which a first trench section is produced proceeding from a surface of a semiconductor body into the semiconductor body. A semiconductor layer is produced above the surface and above the first trench section. A further trench section is produced in the semiconductor layer in such a way that the first trench section and the further trench section form a continuous trench structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2013Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AGInventors: Franz Hirler, Thoralf Kautzsch, Anton Mauder, Michael Rueb, Hans-Joachim Schulze, Helmut Strack, Armin Willmeroth
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Patent number: 8884477Abstract: An electro-motor drive, in particular for a fan drive of a motor vehicle, includes a commutator motor, a motor shaft of which is rotatably mounted on axially opposite sides in shaft bearings facing away from the bearing shield in order to substantially dampen the sound of at least bearing play-related contact noise and vibration or humming noise.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2012Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. WuerzburgInventors: Marco Stoehling, Karl-Heinz Bauer, Michael Rueb, Frank Wittstadt, Hannelore Diller, Peter Tiemeyer
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Publication number: 20140231969Abstract: A semiconductor device has a cell field with drift zones of a first type of conductivity and charge carrier compensation zones of a second type of conductivity complementary to the first type. An edge region which surrounds the cell field has a higher blocking strength than the cell field, the edge region having a near-surface area which is undoped to more weakly doped than the drift zones, and beneath the near-surface area at least one buried, vertically extending complementarily doped zone is positioned.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: Infineon Technologies Austria AGInventors: Anton Mauder, Franz Hirler, Armin Willmeroth, Michael Rueb, Holger Kapels
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Patent number: 8716792Abstract: A semiconductor device has a cell field with drift zones of a first type of conductivity and charge carrier compensation zones of a second type of conductivity complementary to the first type. An edge region which surrounds the cell field has a higher blocking strength than the cell field, the edge region having a near-surface area which is undoped to more weakly doped than the drift zones, and beneath the near-surface area at least one buried, vertically extending complementarily doped zone is positioned.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2008Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AGInventors: Anton Mauder, Franz Hirler, Armin Willmeroth, Michael Rueb, Holger Kapels
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Publication number: 20140073110Abstract: A semiconductor device, in which a first trench section is produced proceeding from a surface of a semiconductor body into the semiconductor body. A semiconductor layer is produced above the surface and above the first trench section. A further trench section is produced in the semiconductor layer in such a way that the first trench section and the further trench section form a continuous trench structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: Infineon Technologies Austria AGInventors: Franz Hirler, Thoralf Kautzsch, Anton Mauder, Michael Rueb, Hans-Joachim Schulze, Helmut Strack, Armin Willmeroth
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Patent number: 8421283Abstract: An electro-motor drive, in particular for a fan drive of a motor vehicle, includes a commutator motor, a motor shaft of which is rotatably mounted on axially opposite sides in shaft bearings facing away from the bearing shield in order to substantially dampen the sound of at least bearing play-related contact noise and vibration or humming noise.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2011Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG WuerzburgInventors: Marco Stoehling, Karl-Heinz Bauer, Michael Rueb, Frank Wittstadt, Hannelore Diller, Peter Tiemeyer
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Patent number: 8343834Abstract: A semiconductor device with a charge carrier compensation structure in a semiconductor body and to a method for its production. The semiconductor body includes drift zones of a first conduction type and charge compensation zones of a second conduction type complementing the first conduction type. The drift zones include a semiconductor material applied in epitaxial growth zones, wherein the epitaxial growth zones include an epitaxially grown semiconductor material which is non-doped to lightly doped. Towards the substrate, the epitaxial growth zones are provided with a first conduction type incorporated by ion implantation over the entire surface and with selectively introduced doping material zones of a second, complementary conduction type. Towards the front side, the epitaxial growth zones are provided with a second, complementary conduction type incorporated by ion implantation over the entire surface and with selectively introduced doping material zones of the first conduction type.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2011Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AGInventors: Armin Willmeroth, Michael Rueb
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Patent number: 8294206Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes a semiconductor body fitted with a first electrode and a second electrode on opposite surfaces. A control electrode on an insulating layer controls channel regions of body zones for a current flow between the two electrodes. A drift section adjoining the channel regions comprises drift zones and charge compensation zones. A part of the charge compensation zones includes conductively connected charge compensation zones electrically connected to the first electrode. Another part includes nearly-floating charge compensation zones, so that an increased control electrode surface has a monolithically integrated additional capacitance CZGD in a cell region of the semiconductor device.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2011Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AGInventors: Armin Willmeroth, Winfried Kaindl, Carolin Tolksdorf, Michael Rueb
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Patent number: 8183660Abstract: A semiconductor component is proposed which has a semiconductor body having a first semiconductor zone of the first conduction type, at least one first rectifying junction with respect to the first semiconductor zone, at least one second rectifying junction with respect to the first semiconductor zone, wherein the three rectifying junctions each have a barrier height of different magnitude.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2008Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Michael Rueb, Roland Rupp, Michael Treu
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Publication number: 20120088353Abstract: A semiconductor device with a charge carrier compensation structure in a semiconductor body and to a method for its production. The semiconductor body includes drift zones of a first conduction type and charge compensation zones of a second conduction type complementing the first conduction type. The drift zones include a semiconductor material applied in epitaxial growth zones, wherein the epitaxial growth zones include an epitaxially grown semiconductor material which is non-doped to lightly doped. Towards the substrate, the epitaxial growth zones are provided with a first conduction type incorporated by ion implantation over the entire surface and with selectively introduced doping material zones of a second, complementary conduction type. Towards the front side, the epitaxial growth zones are provided with a second, complementary conduction type incorporated by ion implantation over the entire surface and with selectively introduced doping material zones of the first conduction type.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: Infineon Technologies Austria AGInventors: Armin Willmeroth, Michael Rueb
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Patent number: 8101997Abstract: A semiconductor device with a charge carrier compensation structure in a semiconductor body and to a method for its production. The semiconductor body includes drift zones of a first conduction type and charge compensation zones of a second conduction type complementing the first conduction type. The drift zones include a semiconductor material applied in epitaxial growth zones, wherein the epitaxial growth zones include an epitaxially grown semiconductor material which is non-doped to lightly doped. Towards the substrate, the epitaxial growth zones are provided with a first conduction type incorporated by ion implantation over the entire surface and with selectively introduced doping material zones of a second, complementary conduction type. Towards the front side, the epitaxial growth zones are provided with a second, complementary conduction type incorporated by ion implantation over the entire surface and with selectively introduced doping material zones of the first conduction type.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2008Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AGInventors: Armin Willmeroth, Michael Rueb
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Publication number: 20110309696Abstract: An electro-motor drive, in particular for a fan drive of a motor vehicle, includes a commutator motor, a motor shaft of which is rotatably mounted on axially opposite sides in shaft bearings facing away from the bearing shield in order to substantially dampen the sound of at least bearing play-related contact noise and vibration or humming noise.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2011Publication date: December 22, 2011Inventors: Marco STOEHLING, Karl-Heinz Bauer, Michael Rueb, Frank Wittstadt, Hannelore Diller, Peter Tiemeyer
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Publication number: 20110241104Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes a semiconductor body fitted with a first electrode and a second electrode on opposite surfaces. A control electrode on an insulating layer controls channel regions of body zones for a current flow between the two electrodes. A drift section adjoining the channel regions comprises drift zones and charge compensation zones. A part of the charge compensation zones includes conductively connected charge compensation zones electrically connected to the first electrode. Another part includes nearly-floating charge compensation zones, so that an increased control electrode surface has a monolithically integrated additional capacitance CZGD in a cell region of the semiconductor device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: Infineon Technologies Austria AGInventors: Armin Willmeroth, Winfried Kaindl, Carolin Tolksdorf, Michael Rueb
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Patent number: 7973362Abstract: A semiconductor component includes a semiconductor body having an edge with an edge zone of a first conductivity type. Charge compensation regions of a second conductivity type are embedded into the edge zone, with the charge compensation regions extending from a top side of the semiconductor component vertically into the semiconductor body. For the number Ns of charge carriers present in a volume Vs between two charge compensation regions that are adjacent in a direction perpendicular to the edge, and for the number Np of charge carriers present in a volume Vp between two charge compensation regions that are adjacent in a direction parallel to the edge, Np>Ns holds true.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2007Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AGInventors: Armin Willmeroth, Michael Rueb, Carolin Tolksdorf, Markus Schmitt
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Patent number: 7868396Abstract: A power semiconductor component includes a drift zone in a semiconductor body, a component junction and a compensation zone. The component junction is disposed between the drift zone and a further component zone, which is configured such that when a blocking voltage is applied to the component junction, a space charge zone forms extending generally in a first direction in the drift zone. The compensation zone is disposed adjacent to the drift zone in a second direction and includes at least one high-dielectric material having a temperature-dependent dielectric constant. The temperature dependence of the compensation zone varies in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2007Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AGInventors: Michael Rueb, Franz Hirler
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Patent number: 7821064Abstract: A lateral MISFET having a semiconductor body has a doped semiconductor substrate of a first conduction type and an epitaxial layer of a second conduction type, which is complementary to the first conduction type, the epitaxial layer being provided on the semiconductor substrate. This MISFET has, on the top side of the semiconductor body, a drain, a source, and a gate electrode with gate insulator. A semiconductor zone of the first conduction type is embedded in the epitaxial layer in a manner adjoining the gate insulator, a drift zone of the second conduction type being arranged between the semiconductor zone and the drain electrode in the epitaxial layer. The drift zone has pillar-type regions which are arranged in rows and columns and whose boundary layers have a metal layer which in each case forms a Schottky contact with the material of the drift zone.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2006Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AGInventors: Michael Rueb, Markus Schmitt, Carolin Tolksdorf, Uwe Wahl, Armin Willmeroth
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Patent number: 7745273Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes providing a semiconductor body of a conductivity type, wherein the semiconductor body comprises a first surface. At least one buried region of a second conductivity type is formed in the semiconductor body and at least a surface region of the second conductivity type is formed at the first surface of the semiconductor body, wherein the buried region and the surface region are formed such that they are spaced apart from each other. The buried region is formed by deep implantation of a first dopant of the second conductivity type.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2007Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AGInventors: Michael Treu, Roland Rupp, Michael Rueb, Rudolf Elpelt
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Publication number: 20100078775Abstract: A semiconductor device has a cell field with drift zones of a first type of conductivity and charge carrier compensation zones of a second type of conductivity complementary to the first type. An edge region which surrounds the cell field has a higher blocking strength than the cell field, the edge region having a near-surface area which is undoped to more weakly doped than the drift zones, and beneath the near-surface area at least one buried, vertically extending complementarily doped zone is positioned.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2008Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: Infineon Technologies Austria AGInventors: Anton Mauder, Franz Hirler, Armin Willmeroth, Michael Rueb, Holger Kapels
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Patent number: 7687843Abstract: A process for producing structures in a semiconductor zone, has the steps of a) producing a trench (2) in the semiconductor zone (18), b) filling the trench with a photoresist (19), and c) exposing the photoresist (19) using ion beams (20), d) developing the photoresist (19). The energy density and ion dose for the ion beams (20) are selected in such a way that the photoresist (19) is only chemically changed at defined depths, so as to produce two regions, in the first region (21) of which the photoresist has been chemically changed at the defined depths by the ion beams (20), and in the second region of which the photoresist has been left chemically unchanged, so that during the developing step the photoresist is removed in precisely one of the two regions.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2005Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventor: Michael Rueb