Patents by Inventor Thomas Basler

Thomas Basler 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).

  • Publication number: 20170117208
    Abstract: An electronic component comprising an electrically conductive carrier, an electronic chip on the carrier, an encapsulant encapsulating part of the carrier and the electronic chip, and an electrically insulating and thermally conductive interface structure, in particular covering an exposed surface portion of the carrier and a connected surface portion of the encapsulant, wherein the interface structure has a compressibility in a range between 1% and 20%, in particular in a range between 5% and 15%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Christian KASZTELAN, Edward FUERGUT, Manfred MENGEL, Fabio BRUCCHI, Thomas BASLER
  • Publication number: 20170040431
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes at least one highly doped region of an electrical device arrangement formed in a semiconductor substrate and a contact structure including an NTC (negative temperature coefficient of resistance) portion arranged adjacent to the at least one highly doped region at a front side surface of the semiconductor substrate. The NTC portion includes a negative temperature coefficient of resistance material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Basler, Joachim Mahler, Hans-Joachim Schulze
  • Publication number: 20170018544
    Abstract: Semiconductor device with a semiconductor body that includes a clamping structure including a pn junction diode and a Schottky junction diode serially connected back to back between a first contact and a second contact. A breakdown voltage of the pn junction diode is greater than 100 V and a breakdown voltage of the Schottky junction diode is greater than 10 V.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Stephan Voss, Roman Baburske, Thomas Basler, Thomas Kimmer, Hans-Joachim Schulze
  • Publication number: 20160358838
    Abstract: A semiconductor power package includes a pre-molded chip housing and an electrically conducting chip carrier cast-in-place in the pre-molded chip housing. The semiconductor power package further includes a power semiconductor chip bonded on the electrically conducting chip carrier. A covering material is provided to embed the power semiconductor chip. The covering material has an elastic modulus less than an elastic modulus of a material of the pre-molded chip housing and/or a thermal conductivity greater than a thermal conductivity of the material of the pre-molded chip housing and/or a temperature stability greater than a temperature stability of the pre-molded chip housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Basler, Edward Fuergut, Christian Kasztelan, Ralf Otremba
  • Publication number: 20160211660
    Abstract: A power device includes an active area having at least two switchable regions with different threshold voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Johannes Georg Laven, Thomas Basler, Hans-Joachim Schulze
  • Publication number: 20160204097
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor region having charge carriers of a first conductivity type, a transistor cell in the semiconductor region, and a semiconductor channel region in the transistor cell and having a first doping concentration of charge carriers of a second conductivity type. A semiconductor auxiliary region in the semiconductor region has a second doping concentration of charge carriers of the second conductivity type, which is at least 30% higher than the first doping concentration. A pn-junction between the semiconductor auxiliary region and the semiconductor region is positioned as deep or deeper in the semiconductor region as a pn-junction between the semiconductor channel region and the semiconductor region. The semiconductor auxiliary region is positioned closer to the semiconductor channel region than any other semiconductor region having charge carriers of the second conductivity type and that forms a further pn-junction with the semiconductor region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Johannes Georg Laven, Roman Baburske, Thomas Basler, Philip Christoph Brandt, Maria Cotorogea
  • Publication number: 20160155796
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first load terminal at a first surface of a semiconductor body and a second load terminal at the opposing surface. An active device area is surrounded by an edge termination area. Load terminal contacts are absent in the edge termination area and are electrically connected to the semiconductor body in the active device area at the first surface. A positive temperature coefficient structure is between at least one of the first and second load terminals and a corresponding one of the first and second surfaces. Above a maximum operation temperature specified for the semiconductor device, a specific resistance of the positive temperature coefficient structure increases by at least two orders of magnitude within a temperature range of at most 50 K. A degree of area coverage of the positive temperature coefficient structure is greater in the edge termination area than in the active device area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Basler, Hans-Joachim Schulze, Johannes Georg Laven, Joachim Mahler
  • Publication number: 20160111415
    Abstract: An embodiment of an IGBT comprises an emitter terminal at a first surface of a semiconductor body. The IGBT further comprises a collector terminal at a second surface of the semiconductor body. A first zone of a first conductivity type is in the semiconductor body between the first and second surfaces. A collector injection structure adjoins the second surface, the collector injection structure being of a second conductivity type and comprising a first part and a second part at a first lateral distance from each other. The IGBT further comprises a negative temperature coefficient thermistor adjoining the first zone in an area between the first and second parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Thomas Basler, Erich Griebl, Joachim Mahler, Daniel Pedone, Wolfgang Scholz, Philipp Seng, Peter Tuerkes, Stephan Voss
  • Patent number: 9214873
    Abstract: A method for operating an electrical power rectifier. The power rectifier comprises at least two branches that are connected in parallel to each other, each of the branches comprising at least two power semiconductor elements that are connected in series. The collector-emitter voltage Vce(t) and/or the collector current Ic(t) of one of the power semiconductor elements is detected by means of the method. Furthermore, it is determined whether at least one of the following conditions is met: dVce(t)/dt<(dVce/dt)crit, and/or dIc(t)/dt<(dIc/dt)crit, and or Ic(t_ent)<Iccrit. If at least one of the aforementioned conditions has been met, the gate-emitter voltage of at least one of the power semiconductor elements is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: GE Energy Power Conversion GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Jakob, Piotr Sadowski, Thomas Bruckner, Thomas Basler
  • Patent number: 8946867
    Abstract: A semiconductor component includes a two-sided semiconductor body, an inner zone with a basic doping of a first conduction type, and two semiconductor zones. The first zone, disposed between the first side and inner zone, is of the first conduction type with a doping concentration higher than that of the inner zone. The second zone, disposed between the second side and inner zone, is of a second conduction type complementary to the first type with a doping concentration higher than that of the inner zone. At least one first edge chamfer extends at a first angle to the extension plane of the transition from the second zone to the inner zone at least along the edge of the second zone and inner zone. At least one buried zone of the second conduction type is provided between the first zone and inner zone, and extends substantially parallel to the first zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Bipolar GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Reiner Barthelmess, Hans-Joachim Schulze, Uwe Kellner-Werdehausen, Josef Lutz, Thomas Basler
  • Publication number: 20140327114
    Abstract: A semiconductor component includes a two-sided semiconductor body, an inner zone with a basic doping of a first conduction type, and two semiconductor zones. The first zone, disposed between the first side and inner zone, is of the first conduction type with a doping concentration higher than that of the inner zone. The second zone, disposed between the second side and inner zone, is of a second conduction type complementary to the first type with a doping concentration higher than that of the inner zone. At least one first edge chamfer extends at a first angle to the extension plane of the transition from the second zone to the inner zone at least along the edge of the second zone and inner zone. At least one buried zone of the second conduction type is provided between the first zone and inner zone, and extends substantially parallel to the first zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES BIPOLAR GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Reiner Barthelmess, Hans-Joachim Schulze, Uwe Kellner-Werdehausen, Josef Lutz, Thomas Basler
  • Publication number: 20140177306
    Abstract: A method for operating an electrical power rectifier. The power rectifier comprises at least two branches that are connected in parallel to each other, each of the branches comprising at least two power semiconductor elements that are connected in series. The collector-emitter voltage Vce(t) and/or the collector current Ic(t) of one of the power semiconductor elements is detected by means of the method. Furthermore, it is determined whether at least one of the following conditions is met: dVce(t)/dt<(dVce/dt)crit, and/or dIc(t)/dt<(dIc/dt)crit, and or Ic(t13 ent)<Iccrit. If at least one of the aforementioned conditions has been met, the gate-emitter voltage of at least one of the power semiconductor elements is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Roland Jakob, Piotr Sadowski, Thomas Bruckner, Thomas Basler
  • Patent number: 8534650
    Abstract: A holder system for fastening an aircraft interior component to a transporting apparatus and to an aircraft structure includes an interior component holder configured to be connected to the interior component and which has a fastening device for fastening the interior component holder to the transporting apparatus. A structure holder is configured to be connected to the aircraft structure. A connecting element is fastened to the interior component holder and is configured to be connected to the structure holder in order to fasten the interior component to the aircraft structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Humfeldt, Thomas Basler, Sebastian Umlauft, Niklas Halfmann, Dieter Krause
  • Patent number: 8528887
    Abstract: A holder for fastening an interior component, intended for mounting in an aircraft, to a transporting apparatus, includes an interface element configured to be connected to the transporting apparatus for the purpose of fastening the holder to the transporting apparatus. A bearing element is connected to the interface element and has a fixed bearing for bearing a first interior component holder connected to the interior component and a movable bearing for bearing a second interior component holder connected to the interior component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Humfeldt, Thomas Basler, Sebastian Umlauft
  • Publication number: 20100301167
    Abstract: A holder system for fastening an aircraft interior component to a transporting apparatus and to an aircraft structure includes an interior component holder configured to be connected to the interior component and which has a fastening device for fastening the interior component holder to the transporting apparatus. A structure holder is configured to be connected to the aircraft structure. A connecting element is fastened to the interior component holder and is configured to be connected to the structure holder in order to fasten the interior component to the aircraft structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Dirk Humfeldt, Thomas Basler, Sebastian Umlauft, Niklas Halfmann, Dieter Krause
  • Publication number: 20100301537
    Abstract: A holder for fastening an interior component, intended for mounting in an aircraft, to a transporting apparatus, includes an interface element configured to be connected to the transporting apparatus for the purpose of fastening the holder to the transporting apparatus. A bearing element is connected to the interface element and has a fixed bearing for bearing a first interior component holder connected to the interior component and a movable bearing for bearing a second interior component holder connected to the interior component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Dirk Humfeldt, Thomas Basler, Sebastian Umlauft