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).

  • Patent number: 9312346
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Anton Mauder, Franz Hirler, Armin Willmeroth, Michael Rueb, Holger Kapels
  • Patent number: 9117874
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Franz Hirler, Thoralf Kautzsch, Anton Mauder, Michael Rueb, Hans-Joachim Schulze, Helmut Strack, Armin Willmeroth
  • Patent number: 8884477
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Wuerzburg
    Inventors: Marco Stoehling, Karl-Heinz Bauer, Michael Rueb, Frank Wittstadt, Hannelore Diller, Peter Tiemeyer
  • Publication number: 20140231969
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Anton Mauder, Franz Hirler, Armin Willmeroth, Michael Rueb, Holger Kapels
  • Patent number: 8716792
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Anton Mauder, Franz Hirler, Armin Willmeroth, Michael Rueb, Holger Kapels
  • Publication number: 20140073110
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Franz Hirler, Thoralf Kautzsch, Anton Mauder, Michael Rueb, Hans-Joachim Schulze, Helmut Strack, Armin Willmeroth
  • Patent number: 8421283
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG Wuerzburg
    Inventors: Marco Stoehling, Karl-Heinz Bauer, Michael Rueb, Frank Wittstadt, Hannelore Diller, Peter Tiemeyer
  • Patent number: 8343834
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Armin Willmeroth, Michael Rueb
  • Patent number: 8294206
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Armin Willmeroth, Winfried Kaindl, Carolin Tolksdorf, Michael Rueb
  • Patent number: 8183660
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Michael Rueb, Roland Rupp, Michael Treu
  • Publication number: 20120088353
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Armin Willmeroth, Michael Rueb
  • Patent number: 8101997
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Armin Willmeroth, Michael Rueb
  • Publication number: 20110309696
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Marco STOEHLING, Karl-Heinz Bauer, Michael Rueb, Frank Wittstadt, Hannelore Diller, Peter Tiemeyer
  • Publication number: 20110241104
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Armin Willmeroth, Winfried Kaindl, Carolin Tolksdorf, Michael Rueb
  • Patent number: 7973362
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Armin Willmeroth, Michael Rueb, Carolin Tolksdorf, Markus Schmitt
  • Patent number: 7868396
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Michael Rueb, Franz Hirler
  • Patent number: 7821064
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Michael Rueb, Markus Schmitt, Carolin Tolksdorf, Uwe Wahl, Armin Willmeroth
  • Patent number: 7745273
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Michael Treu, Roland Rupp, Michael Rueb, Rudolf Elpelt
  • Publication number: 20100078775
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Anton Mauder, Franz Hirler, Armin Willmeroth, Michael Rueb, Holger Kapels
  • Patent number: 7687843
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Michael Rueb