Patents by Inventor Thorsten WIERZKOWSKI

Thorsten WIERZKOWSKI 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: 11955334
    Abstract: A vapor phase epitaxy method of growing a III-V layer with a doping profile that changes from a p-doping to an n-doping on a surface of a substrate or a preceding layer from the vapor phase from an epitaxial gas flow, at least one first precursor for an element of main group III, and at least one second precursor for an element of main group V. When a first growth height is reached, a first initial doping level is set by means of a ratio of a first mass flow of the first precursor to a second mass flow of the second precursor in the epitaxial gas flow, and subsequently, by stepwise or continuously changing the ratio of the first mass flow to the second mass flow and by stepwise or continuously increasing a mass flow of a third precursor for an n-type dopant in the epitaxial gas flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH
    Inventors: Gregor Keller, Clemens Waechter, Thorsten Wierzkowski
  • Patent number: 11784261
    Abstract: A stacked III-V semiconductor diode comprising or consisting of GaAs, with a heavily n-doped cathode layer, a heavily p-doped anode layer, and a drift region arranged between the cathode layer and the anode layer with a dopant concentration of at most 8·1015 cm?3, and a layer thickness of at least 10 ?m, wherein the cathode layer has a delta layer section with a layer thickness of 0.1 ?m to 2 ?m and a dopant concentration of at least 1·1019 cm?3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH, 3-5 Power Electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Dudek, Jens Kowalsky, Riteshkumar Bhojani, Daniel Fuhrmann, Thorsten Wierzkowski
  • Publication number: 20220254936
    Abstract: A stacked III-V semiconductor diode comprising or consisting of GaAs, with a heavily n-doped cathode layer, a heavily p-doped anode layer, and a drift region arranged between the cathode layer and the anode layer with a dopant concentration of at most 8·1015 cm?3, and a layer thickness of at least 10 ?m, wherein the cathode layer has a delta layer section with a layer thickness of 0.1 ?m to 2 ?m and a dopant concentration of at least 1·1019 cm?3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicants: 3-5 Power Electronics GmbH, AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH
    Inventors: Volker DUDEK, Jens KOWALSKY, Riteshkumar BHOJANI, Daniel FUHRMANN, Thorsten WIERZKOWSKI
  • Publication number: 20210296509
    Abstract: A stacked high-blocking III-V semiconductor power diode and manufacturing method, wherein the III-V semiconductor power diode comprises a first highly doped semiconductor contact area, a low-doped semiconductor drift region disposed beneath the first semiconductor contact area, a highly doped second semiconductor contact area disposed beneath the semiconductor drift region, and two terminal contact layers, at least the first semiconductor contact area forms a core stack, the core stack is surrounded by a dielectric frame region along the side face, the upper surface or lower surface of the core stack and the dielectric frame region terminate with each other or form a step with respect to each other, and semiconductor areas of the III-V semiconductor power diode arranged beneath the first semiconductor contact area are each either surrounded by the core stack or form a carrier portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten WIERZKOWSKI, Daniel FUHRMANN
  • Publication number: 20210193464
    Abstract: A vapor phase epitaxy method of growing a III-V layer with a doping profile that changes from a p-doping to an n-doping on a surface of a substrate or a preceding layer from the vapor phase from an epitaxial gas flow, at least one first precursor for an element of main group III, and at least one second precursor for an element of main group V. When a first growth height is reached, a first initial doping level is set by means of a ratio of a first mass flow of the first precursor to a second mass flow of the second precursor in the epitaxial gas flow, and subsequently, by stepwise or continuously changing the ratio of the first mass flow to the second mass flow and by stepwise or continuously increasing a mass flow of a third precursor for an n-type dopant in the epitaxial gas flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: AZUR SPACE SOLAR POWER GMBH
    Inventors: Gregor KELLER, Clemens WAECHTER, Thorsten Wierzkowski
  • Publication number: 20210193463
    Abstract: A vapor phase epitaxy method of growing a III-V layer with a doping profile that changes from n-doping to p-doping on a surface of a substrate or a preceding layer in a reaction chamber from the vapor phase of an epitaxial gas flow, comprising at least one carrier gas, a first precursor for a first element from main group III and at least one second precursor for a first element from main group V, and fed into the reaction chamber, wherein, when a first growth level is reached, an initial n-doping level is set by means of a ratio, leading to a p-doping, of a first mass flow of the first precursor to a second mass flow of the second precursor in the epitaxial gas flow and with the addition of a third mass flow of a third precursor for an n-type dopant to the epitaxial gas flow, subsequently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: AZUR SPACE SOLAR POWER GMBH
    Inventors: Clemens WAECHTER, Gregor KELLER, Thorsten WIERZKOWSKI, Daniel FUHRMANN