Patents by Inventor Rene Wirtz
Rene Wirtz 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: 8779276Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoelectric device, in particular an all-organic thermoelectric device, and to an array of such thermoelectric devices. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a thermoelectric device, in particular an all-organic thermoelectric device. Moreover, the present invention relates to uses of the thermoelectric device and/or the array in accordance with the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Rene Wirtz, Silvia Rosselli, Gabriele Nelles
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Patent number: 8605250Abstract: In an immersion lithography tool, the status of the immersion hood surface may be estimated on the basis of an inline detection system that generates optical measurement data. For example, a digital imaging system may be implemented in order to obtain optical measurement data without requiring exposure of the interior of the lithography tool to ambient air. In other cases, other optical measurement techniques, such as FTIR and the like, may be applied.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2010Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.Inventors: Rolf Seltmann, Rene Wirtz
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Publication number: 20130264545Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of dithiocarbamate compounds and to an assembly for use in an electronic device, said assembly comprising a self-assembled monolayer of at least one dithiocarbamate compound. The present invention also relates to an electronic device including such assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2010Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Florian VON WROCHEM, Jurina WESSELS, Dequing GAO, William FORD, Sylvia ROSSELLI, Rene WIRTZ
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Publication number: 20130194399Abstract: A device for controlling shutter glasses used in a 3D display system, including: a generator unit generating sync signals used to synchronize shutter glasses with the 3D display system, the sync signals having a timing and a sync rate; a transmit unit for transmitting the sync signals to the shutter glasses, and a sync signal adjusting unit coupled to the generator unit and configured to adjust the timing and/or sync rate of the sync signal generated by the generator unit. The adjusting unit includes a transmit element transmitting an adjusting signal indicating the timing and/or the sync rate and receivable by other devices for controlling shutter glasses.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2011Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Rene Wirtz
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Patent number: 8455864Abstract: Method of manufacture of an electronic device, comprising providing a substrate comprising a semiconductor device stack, depositing a first material layer over the substrate, the first material layer being an insulating layer, depositing an active organic material layer over the first material layer, depositing a second material layer over the active organic material layer, the second material layer being an insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2010Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Rene Wirtz, Silvia Rosselli, Gabriele Nelles, Nikolaus Knorr, Zoi Karipidou, Ameneh Bamedi Zilai
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Patent number: 8431918Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device, comprising a field effect transistor and a resistive switch electrically coupled with each other, wherein the resistive switch is configured to be switched between a state of low resistance and a state of high resistance.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2009Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Rene Wirtz, Silvia Rosselli, Gabriele Nelles, Bjoern Luessem
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Publication number: 20130042899Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoelectric device, in particular an all-organic thermoelectric device, and to an array of such thermoelectric devices. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a thermoelectric device, in particular an all-organic thermoelectric device. Moreover, the present invention relates to uses of the thermoelectric device and/or the array in accordance with the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2012Publication date: February 21, 2013Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Rene WIRTZ, Silvia Rosselli, Gabriele Nelles
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Patent number: 8338061Abstract: Fluorine-passivated reticles for use in lithography and methods for fabricating and using such reticles are provided. According to one embodiment, a method for performing photolithography comprises placing a fluorine-passivated reticle between an illumination source and a target semiconductor wafer and causing electromagnetic radiation to pass from the illumination source through the fluorine-passivated reticle to the target semiconductor wafer. In another embodiment, a fluorine-passivated reticle comprises a substrate and a patterned fluorine-passivated absorber material layer overlying the substrate. According to another embodiment, a method for fabricating a reticle for use in photolithography comprises providing a substrate and forming a fluorine-passivated absorber material layer overlying the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2011Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.Inventors: Harry J. Levinson, Uzodinma Okoroanyanwu, Anna Tchikoulaeva, Rene Wirtz
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Publication number: 20120098931Abstract: The present invention relates to an 3D motion picture adaption system (1) comprising a 3D motion picture device (10, 11) for displaying 3D motion pictures (13, 14), a sensor device (40) for detecting the position of the viewer's eyes; and an adaption device (50, 56, 60) for adapting the position of the displayed 3D motion pictures (13, 14) to the detected position of the 3D glasses (20, 21).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Rene WIRTZ
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Publication number: 20120025175Abstract: Semiconductor device, comprising a substrate with a first electrode and having a layer of organic material deposited over the substrate and the first electrode; and a second electrode deposited over the layer of organic material, wherein the second electrode comprises a dielectric layer that is separated from the layer of organic material by the material of the second electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Rene Wirtz, Nikolaus Knorr, Silvia Rosselli, Gabriele Nelles
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Publication number: 20110244377Abstract: Fluorine-passivated reticles for use in lithography and methods for fabricating and using such reticles are provided. According to one embodiment, a method for performing photolithography comprises placing a fluorine-passivated reticle between an illumination source and a target semiconductor wafer and causing electromagnetic radiation to pass from the illumination source through the fluorine-passivated reticle to the target semiconductor wafer. In another embodiment, a fluorine-passivated reticle comprises a substrate and a patterned fluorine-passivated absorber material layer overlying the substrate. According to another embodiment, a method for fabricating a reticle for use in photolithography comprises providing a substrate and forming a fluorine-passivated absorber material layer overlying the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.Inventors: Harry J. LEVINSON, Uzodinma Okoroanyanwu, Anna Tchikoulaeva, Rene Wirtz
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Patent number: 7985513Abstract: Fluorine-passivated reticles for use in lithography and methods for fabricating and using such reticles are provided. According to one embodiment, a method for performing photolithography comprises placing a fluorine-passivated reticle between an illumination source and a target semiconductor wafer and causing electromagnetic radiation to pass from the illumination source through the fluorine-passivated reticle to the target semiconductor wafer. In another embodiment, a fluorine-passivated reticle comprises a substrate and a patterned fluorine-passivated absorber material layer overlying the substrate. According to another embodiment, a method for fabricating a reticle for use in photolithography comprises providing a substrate and forming a fluorine-passivated absorber material layer overlying the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2008Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.Inventors: Harry J. Levinson, Uzodinma Okoroanyanwu, Anna Tchikoulaeva, Rene Wirtz
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Publication number: 20110156012Abstract: Method of manufacturing a substrate comprising an active organic layer, the method comprising providing a substrate comprising a first layer of an organic material, depositing a second layer on the first layer of organic material, depositing a third layer on the second layer, wherein the second layer protects the first layer of organic material during the deposition of the third layer, and patterning the second layer and the third layer to form a hardmask.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2010Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Rene WIRTZ, Silvia Rosselli, Gabriele Nelles
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Publication number: 20110127487Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device, comprising a field effect transistor and a resistive switch electrically coupled with each other, wherein the resistive switch is configured to be switched between a state of low resistance and a state of high resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2009Publication date: June 2, 2011Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Rene Wirtz, Silvia Rosselli, Gabriele Nelles, Bjoern Luessem
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Publication number: 20110108816Abstract: Method of manufacture of an electronic device, comprising providing a substrate comprising a semiconductor device stack, depositing a first material layer over the substrate, the first material layer being an insulating layer, depositing an active organic material layer over the first material layer, depositing a second material layer over the active organic material layer, the second material layer being an insulating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2010Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Rene Wirtz, Silvia Rosselli, Gabriele Nelles, Nikolaus Knorr, Zoi Karipidou, Ameneh Bamedi Zilai
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Patent number: 7887691Abstract: The present invention provides a method of forming coatings of at least two different coating molecules on at least two electrodes, the method comprising: (a) providing an array of at least two individually-addressable electrodes, (b) allowing a layer of a masking molecule to adsorb onto all electrodes, (c) inducing electrochemical desorption of the masking molecule from at least one but not all electrodes to expose a first set of exposed electrodes, (d) allowing a first coating molecule to adsorb onto the first set of exposed electrodes, (e) exposing all electrodes to a masking molecule to allow adsorption of the masking molecule onto all electrodes, (f) inducing electrochemical desorption of masking molecule from a second set of electrodes to expose a second set of exposed electrodes, (g) allowing a second coating molecule to adsorb onto the second set of exposed electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2003Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Cambridge University Technical Services LimitedInventors: Alexander Giles Davies, Christoph Walti, Anton Peter Jacob Middelberg, Michael Pepper, Rene Wirtz
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Publication number: 20110031481Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of dithiocarbamate compounds and to an assembly for use in an electronic device, said assembly comprising a self-assembled monolayer of at least one dithiocarbamate compound. The present invention also relates to an electronic device including such assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Florian VON WROCHEM, Jurina WESSELS, Dequing GAO, William FORD, Sylvia ROSSELLI, Rene WIRTZ
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Publication number: 20100245790Abstract: In an immersion lithography tool, the status of the immersion hood surface may be estimated on the basis of an inline detection system that generates optical measurement data. For example, a digital imaging system may be implemented in order to obtain optical measurement data without requiring exposure of the interior of the lithography tool to ambient air. In other cases, other optical measurement techniques, such as FTIR and the like, may be applied.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Rolf Seltmann, Rene Wirtz
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Publication number: 20100110402Abstract: Aberration control capabilities of sophisticated lithography tools may be exploited in order to locally adapt the focal surface of the optical system. That is, higher order correction terms may be incorporated in the design of the local surface in addition to the conventionally used first order corrections, thereby enhancing uniformity of the lithography process and thus of corresponding microstructure devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2009Publication date: May 6, 2010Inventors: Rene WIRTZ, Rolf SELTMANN
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Publication number: 20100112468Abstract: A substrate support system for process tools, such as lithography tools, comprises a configuration in which a local height level adjustment may be accomplished. Thus, upon detecting a non-allowable height level, the corresponding portion of the substrate support surface may be re-adjusted. Hence, the focus conditions of advanced exposure processes may be significantly enhanced, thereby providing superior process results and also increasing tool utilization.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2009Publication date: May 6, 2010Inventors: Andre Poock, Rene Wirtz