Patents by Inventor Thomas Lehnhardt

Thomas Lehnhardt 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: 20180083160
    Abstract: The invention relates to a component (10) having a semiconductor layer sequence, which has a p-conducting semiconductor layer (1), an n-conducting semiconductor layer (2), and an active zone (3) arranged between the p-conducting semiconductor layer and the n-conducting semiconductor layer, wherein the active zone has a multiple quantum well structure, which, from the p-conducting semiconductor layer to the n-conducting semiconductor layer, has a plurality of p-side barrier layers (32p) having intermediate quantum well layers (31) and a plurality of n-side barrier layers (32n) having intermediate quantum layers (31). Recesses (4) having flanks are formed in the semiconductor layer sequence on the part of the p-conducting semiconductor layer, wherein the quantum well layers and/or the n- and p-side barrier layers extend in a manner conforming to the flanks of the recesses at least in regions. The interior barrier layers have a larger average layer thickness than the p-side barrier layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Tobias MEYER, Thomas LEHNHARDT, Matthias PETER, Asako HIRAI, Juergen OFF, Philipp DRECHSEL, Peter STAUSS
  • Publication number: 20180019373
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor component is specified, comprising a multiplicity of radiation generating elements (14) arranged at a distance from one another on a surface (22) of a carrier element (20), wherein each of the radiation generating elements has a diameter of less than 10 ?m in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the carrier element and adheres to the surface of the carrier element in the region of a respective connection location (26), and wherein the optoelectronic semiconductor component is free of a growth substrate (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas LEHNHARDT, Martin MANDL
  • Patent number: 9786498
    Abstract: Described is a method for producing a nitride compound semiconductor layer, involving the steps of:—depositing a first seed layer (1) comprising a nitride compound semiconductor material on a substrate (10);—desorbing at least some of the nitride compound semiconductor material in the first seed layer from the substrate (10);—depositing a second seed layer (2) comprising a nitride compound semiconductor material; and—growing the nitride compound semiconductor layer (3) containing a nitride compound semiconductor material onto the second seed layer (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Off, Matthias Peter, Thomas Lehnhardt, Werner Bergbauer
  • Publication number: 20170053795
    Abstract: Described is a method for producing a nitride compound semiconductor layer, involving the steps of:—depositing a first seed layer (1) comprising a nitride compound semiconductor material on a substrate (10);—desorbing at least some of the nitride compound semiconductor material in the first seed layer from the substrate (10);—depositing a second seed layer (2) comprising a nitride compound semiconductor material; and—growing the nitride compound semiconductor layer (3) containing a nitride compound semiconductor material onto the second seed layer (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Juergen OFF, Matthias PETER, Thomas LEHNHARDT, Werner BERGBAUER
  • Publication number: 20170005223
    Abstract: A method for producing an electronic semiconductor chip and a semiconductor chip are disclosed. In embodiments, the method includes providing a growth substrate having a growth surface formed by a flat region having a plurality of three-dimensional surface structures on the flat region, directly applying a nucleation layer of oxygen-containing AlN over a large area to the growth surface and growing a nitride-based semiconductor layer sequence on the nucleation layer, wherein growing the semiconductor layer sequence includes selectively growing the semiconductor layer sequence upwards from the flat region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicants: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Bergbauer, Thomas Lehnhardt, Jürgen Off, Joachim Hertkorn
  • Patent number: 9502607
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, the method is designed to produce an active zone for an optoelectronic semiconductor chip and comprises the following steps: growing a fourth barrier layer (24) based on Alx4Iny4Ga1?x4?y4N where 0?x4?0.40 and on average 0<y4?0.4, wherein the In content increases along a growth direction (z), growing a quantum well layer (20) on the fourth barrier layer (24), wherein the quantum well layer (20) is based on InyGa1?yN where 0.08?y?0.35, growing a first barrier layer (21) based on Alx1Iny1Ga1?x1?y1N where 0?x1?0.40 and on average 0<y1?0.4 onto the quantum well layer (20), wherein the In content decreases along the growth direction (z), growing a second barrier layer (22) based on GaN onto the first barrier layer (21), and growing a third barrier layer (23) based on GaN onto the second barrier layer (22), wherein the third barrier layer (23) is grown with the addition of H2 gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Joachim Hertkorn, Thomas Lehnhardt, Marcus Eichfelder, Jan-Philipp Ahl
  • Publication number: 20150108426
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, the method is designed to produce an active zone for an optoelectronic semiconductor chip and comprises the following steps: growing a fourth barrier layer (24) based on Alx4Iny4Ga1-x4-y4N where 0?x4?0.40 and on average 0<y4?0.4, wherein the In content increases along a growth direction (z), growing a quantum well layer (20) on the fourth barrier layer (24), wherein the quantum well layer (20) is based on InyGa1-yN where 0.08?y?0.35, growing a first barrier layer (21) based on Alx1Iny1Ga1-x1-y1N where 0?x1?0.40 and on average 0<y1?0.4 onto the quantum well layer (20), wherein the In content decreases along the growth direction (z), growing a second barrier layer (22) based on GaN onto the first barrier layer (21), and growing a third barrier layer (23) based on GaN onto the second barrier layer (22), wherein the third barrier layer (23) is grown with the addition of H2 gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Hertkorn, Thomas Lehnhardt, Marcus Eichfelder, Jan-Philipp Ahl