Patents by Inventor Volker Haerle

Volker Haerle 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: 9997671
    Abstract: A composite substrate has a carrier and a utility layer. The utility layer is attached to the carrier by means of a dielectric bonding layer and the carrier contains a radiation conversion material. Other embodiments relate to a semiconductor chip having such a composite substrate, a method for producing a composite substrate and a method for producing a semiconductor chip with a composite substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Baur, Berthold Hahn, Volker Haerle, Karl Engl, Joachim Hertkorn, Tetsuya Taki
  • Patent number: 9431580
    Abstract: A method for producing an optoelectronic component comprising the steps of providing a semiconductor layer sequence having at least one active region, wherein the active region is suitable for emitting electromagnetic radiation during operation, and applying at least one layer on a first surface of the semiconductor layer sequence by means of an ion assisted application method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Härle, Christine Höss, Alfred Lell, Uwe Strauss
  • Patent number: 9373747
    Abstract: A method for producing an optoelectronic component is provided. A transfer layer, containing InxGa1-xN with 0<x<1, is grown onto a growth substrate. Subsequently, ions are implanted into the transfer layer to form a separation zone, a carrier substrate is applied, and the transfer layer is separated by way of heat treatment. A further transfer layer, containing InyGa1-yN with 0<y?1 and y>x, is grown onto the previously grown transfer layer, ions are implanted into the further transfer layer to form a separation zone, a further carrier substrate is applied, and the further transfer layer is separated by way of heat treatment. Subsequently, a semiconductor layer sequence, containing an active layer, is grown onto the surface of the further transfer layer facing away from the further carrier substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Hertkorn, Tetsuya Taki, Karl Engl, Johannes Baur, Berthold Hahn, Volker Haerle, Ann-Kathrin Haerle, Jakob Johannes Haerle, Johanna Magdalena Haerle
  • Patent number: 9174400
    Abstract: A method for producing structures (5) on a multiplicity of optoelectronic components (1), wherein the multiplicity of optoelectronic components (1) are arranged on an auxiliary carrier (10) and the structures (5) are produced by carrying out a movement of a first roller (15) relative to the auxiliary carrier (10) and producing the structures (5) in the process by means of exerting a pressure between the first roller (15) and the auxiliary carrier (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Engl, Berthold Hahn, Volker Härle
  • Publication number: 20150287883
    Abstract: A composite substrate has a carrier and a utility layer. The utility layer is attached to the carrier by means of a dielectric bonding layer and the carrier contains a radiation conversion material. Other embodiments relate to a semiconductor chip having such a composite substrate, a method for producing a composite substrate and a method for producing a semiconductor chip with a composite substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Johannes Baur, Berthold Hahn, Volker Haerle, Karl Engl, Joachim Hertkorn, Tetsuya Taki
  • Patent number: 8994000
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor chip comprises the following sequence of regions in a growth direction (c) of the semiconductor chip (20): a p doped barrier layer (1) for an active region (2), the active region (2), which is suitable for generating electromagnetic radiation, the active region being based on a hexagonal compound semiconductor, and an n doped barrier layer (3) for the active region (2). Also disclosed are a component comprising such a semiconductor chip, and to a method for producing such a semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Adrian Avramescu, Volker Härle, Lutz Höppel, Matthias Peter, Matthias Sabathil, Uwe Strauss
  • Patent number: 8877529
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting body comprising a layer sequence having an active region for generating electromagnetic radiation, a coupling-out layer for coupling out the generated radiation, said coupling-out layer being arranged on a first side of the layer sequence, a reflection layer for reflecting the generated radiation, said reflection layer being arranged on a second side opposite the first side, and an interface of the layer sequence which faces the reflection layer and which has a lateral patterning having projecting structure elements, wherein the reflection layer is connected to the layer sequence in such a way that the reflection layer has a patterning corresponding to the patterning of the interface. A method for producing a radiation-emitting body is furthermore specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Berthold Hahn, Volker Härle, Reiner Windisch
  • Patent number: 8809086
    Abstract: A semiconductor component has a plurality of GaN-based layers, which are preferably used to generate radiation, produced in a fabrication process. In the process, the plurality of GaN-based layers are applied to a composite substrate that includes a substrate body and an interlayer. A coefficient of thermal expansion of the substrate body is similar to or preferably greater than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the GaN-based layers, and the GaN-based layers are deposited on the interlayer. The interlayer and the substrate body are preferably joined by a wafer bonding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Bader, Dominik Eisert, Berthold Hahn, Volker Härle
  • Publication number: 20140203413
    Abstract: A composite substrate has a carrier and a utility layer. The utility layer is attached to the carrier by means of a dielectric bonding layer and the carrier contains a radiation conversion material. Other embodiments relate to a semiconductor chip having such a composite substrate, a method for producing a composite substrate and a method for producing a semiconductor chip with a composite substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Johannes Baur, Berthold Hahn, Volker Härle, Karl Engl, Joachim Hertkorn, Tetsuya Taki
  • Patent number: 8728937
    Abstract: For semiconductor chips using thin film technology, an active layer sequence is applied to a growth substrate, on which a reflective electrically conductive contact material layer is then formed. The active layer sequence is patterned to form active layer stacks, and reflective electrically conductive contact material layer is patterned to be located on each active layer stack. Then, a flexible, electrically conductive foil is applied to the contact material layers as an auxiliary carrier layer, and the growth substrate is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Ploessl, Stephan Kaiser, Volker Härle, Berthold Hahn
  • Patent number: 8711893
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component contains an epitaxial layer sequence based on a nitride compound semiconductor having an active layer and an epitaxial growth substrate comprising Al1-xGaxN, where 0<x<0.95. In a method for producing an optoelectronic component an epitaxial growth substrate of Al1-x(InyGa1-y)xN or In1-xGaxN, where 0<x<0.99 and 0?y?1, is provided and an epitaxial layer sequence, which is based on a nitride compound semiconductor and contains an active layer, is grown thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Adrian Stefan Avramescu, Christoph Eichler, Uwe Strauss, Volker Haerle
  • Patent number: 8664847
    Abstract: At least two semiconductor components emit electromagnetic radiation in different wavelength ranges. The superimposition of these electromagnetic radiations of all semiconductor components has at least one fraction in the visible wavelength range. At least one of the semiconductor components has a luminescence conversion element in the beam path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Groetsch, Georg Bogner, Berthold Hahn, Volker Haerle, Kirstin Petersen
  • Patent number: 8658446
    Abstract: Presented is a method for fabricating a semiconductor substrate. The method includes implanting impurity material into the semiconductor substrate, and forming a reflective layer-like zone in the semiconductor substrate that includes the impurity material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Volker Härle
  • Patent number: 8658447
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting body comprising a layer sequence having an active region for generating electromagnetic radiation, a coupling-out layer for coupling out the generated radiation, said coupling-out layer being arranged on a first side of the layer sequence, a reflection layer for reflecting the generated radiation, said reflection layer being arranged on a second side opposite the first side, and an interface of the layer sequence which faces the reflection layer and which has a lateral patterning having projecting structure elements, wherein the reflection layer is connected to the layer sequence in such a way that the reflection layer has a patterning corresponding to the patterning of the interface. A method for producing a radiation-emitting body is furthermore specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Berthold Hahn, Volker Härle, Reiner Windisch
  • Patent number: 8604497
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting thin-film semiconductor chip with an epitaxial multilayer structure (12), which contains an active, radiation-generating layer (14) and has a first main face (16) and a second main face (18)—remote from the first main face—for coupling out the radiation generated in the active, radiation-generating layer. Furthermore, the first main face (16) of the multilayer structure (12) is coupled to a reflective layer or interface, and the region (22) of the multilayer structure that adjoins the second main face (18) of the multilayer structure is patterned one- or two-dimensionally with convex elevations (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Dominik Eisert, Berthold Hahn, Volker Härle
  • Patent number: 8598014
    Abstract: Presented is a method for producing an optoelectronic component. The method includes separating a semiconductor layer based on a III-V-compound semiconductor material from a substrate by irradiation with a laser beam having a plateau-like spatial beam profile, where individual regions of the semiconductor layer are irradiated successively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Fehrer, Berthold Hahn, Volker Härle, Stephan Kaiser, Frank Otte, Andreas Plössl
  • Patent number: 8581279
    Abstract: In a luminescence diode chip having a radiation exit area (1) and a contact structure (2, 3, 4) which is arranged on the radiation exit area (1) and comprises a bonding pad (4) and a plurality of contact webs (2, 3) which are provided for current expansion and are electrically conductively connected to the bonding pad (4), the bonding pad (4) is arranged in an edge region of the radiation exit area (1). The luminescence diode chip has reduced absorption of the emitted radiation (23) in the contact structure (2, 3, 4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Baur, Volker Härle, Berthold Hahn, Andreas Weimar, Raimund Oberschmid, Ewald Karl Michael Guenther, Franz Eberhard, Markus Richter, Jörg Strauss
  • Patent number: 8575003
    Abstract: Presented is a method for producing an optoelectronic component. The method includes separating a semiconductor layer based on a III-V-compound semiconductor material from a substrate by irradiation with a laser beam having a plateau-like spatial beam profile, where individual regions of the semiconductor layer are irradiated successively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Fehrer, Berthold Hahn, Volker Härle, Stephan Kaiser, Frank Otte, Andreas Plössl
  • Patent number: 8524573
    Abstract: A method for producing a semiconductor component, in which a semiconductor layer is separated from a substrate by irradiation with laser pulses, the pulse duration of the laser pulses being less than or equal to 10 ns. The laser pulses have a spatial beam profile with a flank slope is chosen to be gentle enough to prevent cracks in the semiconductor layer that arise as a result of thermally induced lateral stresses during the separation of semiconductor layer and substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Kaiser, Volker Härle, Berthold Hahn
  • Patent number: 8475025
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention proposes a light-emitting device comprising a radiation source for the emission of a radiation having at least a first wavelength, and an elongated, curved light-guiding body, into which the radiation emitted by the radiation source is coupled and which couples out light at an angle with respect to its longitudinal axis on account of the coupled-in radiation having the first wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Hubert Ott, Alfred Lell, Uwe Strauss, Volker Haerle, Norbert Stath