Patents by Inventor Volker Harle

Volker Harle 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: 7893452
    Abstract: Optoelectronic components with a semiconductor chip, which is suitable for emitting primary electromagnetic radiation, a basic package body, which has a recess for receiving the semiconductor chip and electrical leads for the external electrical connection of the semiconductor chip and a chip encapsulating eclement, which encloses the semiconductor chip in the recess. The basic package body is at least partly optically transmissive at least for part of the primary radiation and an optical axis of the semiconductor chip runs through the basic package body The basic package body comprises a luminescence conversion material, which is suitable for converting at least part of the primary radiation into secondary radiation with wavelengths that are at least partly changed in comparison with the primary radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Volker Härle
  • Patent number: 7885306
    Abstract: What is specified is an edge emitting semiconductor laser chip comprising a carrier substrate (1), an interlayer (2) promoting adhesion between the carrier substrate (1) and a component structure (50) of the edge emitting semiconductor laser chip, and the component structure (50) comprising an active zone (5) provided for generating radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Eichler, Volker Härle, Christian Rumbolz, Uwe Strauss
  • Publication number: 20100200864
    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: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: Osram GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan BADER, Dominik Eisert, Berthold Hahn, Volker Härle
  • Publication number: 20100112789
    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: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Andreas PLOESSL, Stephan KAISER, Volker HARLE, Berthold HAHN
  • Publication number: 20100091516
    Abstract: An arrangement comprising a fiber-optic waveguide (10) and a detection device (25), wherein the fiber-optic waveguide (10) comprises a core region (10E) and a cladding region (10C) surrounding the core region (10E), wherein the core region has a higher refractive index than the cladding region, and wherein the detection device (25) can detect damage to the fiber-optic waveguide (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Härle, Alfred Lell, Hubert Ott, Norbert Stath, Uwe Strauss
  • Patent number: 7691656
    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: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Osram GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Bader, Dominik Eisert, Berthold Hahn, Volker Härle
  • Patent number: 7691659
    Abstract: This invention describes a radiation-emitting semiconductor component based on GaN, whose semiconductor body is made up of a stack of different GaN semiconductor layers (1). The semiconductor body has a first principal surface (3) and a second principal surface (4), with the radiation produced being emitted through the first principal surface (3) and with a reflector (6) being produced on the second principal surface (4). The invention also describes a production method for a semiconductor component pursuant to the invention. An interlayer (9) is first applied to a substrate (8), and a plurality of GaN layers (1) that constitute the semiconductor body of the component are then applied to this. The substrate (8) and the interlayer (9) are then detached and a reflector (6) is produced on a principal surface of the semiconductor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Osram GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Bader, Berthold Hahn, Volker Härle, Hans-Jürgen Lugauer, Manfred Mundbrod-Vangerow, Dominik Eisert
  • Patent number: 7663155
    Abstract: A luminescent diode chip for flip-chip mounting on a carrier, having a conductive substrate (12), a semiconductor body (14) that contains a photon-emitting active zone and that is joined by an underside to the substrate (12), and a contact (18), disposed on a top side of the semiconductor body (14), for making an electrically conductive connection with the carrier (30) upon the flip-chip mounting of the chip, whereby either the carrier is solder covered or a layer of solder is applied to the contact. An insulating means (40, 42, 44, 46, 48) is provided on the chip, for electrically insulating free faces of the semiconductor body (14) and free surfaces of the substrate (12) from the solder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Harle, Dominik Eisert
  • Patent number: 7649266
    Abstract: For semiconductor chips (1) using thin film technology, an active layer sequence (20) is applied to a growth substrate (3), on which a reflective electrically conductive contact material layer (40) is then formed. The active layer sequence is patterned to form active layer stacks (2), and reflective electrically conductive contact material layer (40) is patterned to be located on each active layer stack (2). Then, a flexible, electrically conductive foil (6) is applied to the contact material layers as an auxiliary carrier layer, and the growth substrate is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Ploessl, Stephan Kaiser, Volker Härle, Berthold Hahn
  • Patent number: 7642565
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting semiconductor component has a high p-type conductivity. The semiconductor body of the component includes a substrate, preferably an SiC-based substrate, on which a plurality of GaN-based layers have been formed. The active region of these layers is arranged between at least one n-conducting layer and a p-conducting layer. The p-conducting layer is grown in tensile-stressed form. The p-doping that is used is preferably Mg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Osram GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Bader, Berthold Hahn, Volker Härle, Hans-Jürgen Lugauer
  • Publication number: 20090311847
    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: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Michael FEHRER, Berthold HAHN, Volker HARLE, Stephan KAISER, Frank OTTE, Andreas PLOSSL
  • Publication number: 20090309113
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor component, comprising a carrier substrate, and an interlayer that mediates adhesion between the carrier substrate and a component structure. The component structure comprises an active layer provided for generating radiation, and a useful layer arranged between the interlayer and the active layer. The useful layer has a separating area remote from the carrier substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Eichler, Stephan Miller, Uwe Sterauss, Volker Härle, Matthias Sabathil
  • Publication number: 20090296018
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, comprising: a radiation source (5), which emits radiation having a first wavelength, an optical waveguide (10), into which the radiation emitted by the radiation source is coupled, and a converter material (15), which converts the radiation transported through the optical waveguide (10) into light (20) having a second, longer wavelength. A light-emitting device of this type can have an improved light conversion efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Gmbh
    Inventors: Volker Harle, Alfred Lell, Hubert Ott, Norbert Stath, Uwe Strauss
  • Publication number: 20090290610
    Abstract: A method for laterally dividing a semiconductor wafer (1) comprises the method steps of: providing a growth substrate (2); epitaxially growing a semiconductor layer sequence (3), which comprises a functional semiconductor layer (5), onto the growth substrate (2); applying a mask layer (10) to partial regions of the semiconductor layer sequence (3) in order to produce masked regions (11) and unmasked regions (12); implanting ions through the unmasked regions (12) in order to produce implantation regions (13) in the semiconductor wafer (1); and dividing the semiconductor wafer (1) along the implantation regions (13), wherein the growth substrate (2) or at least one part of the growth substrate (2) is separated from the semiconductor wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Christoph Eichler, Volker Härle
  • Patent number: 7592636
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting semiconductor component having a radiation-transmissive substrate (1), on the underside of which a radiation-generating layer (2) is arranged, in which the substrate (1) has inclined side areas (3), in which the refractive index of the substrate (1) is greater than the refractive index of the radiation-generating layer, in which the difference in refractive index results in an unilluminated substrate region (4), into which no photons are coupled directly from the radiation-generating layer, and in which the substrate (1) has essentially perpendicular side areas (5) in the unilluminated region. The component has the advantage that it can be produced with a better area yield from a wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Baur, Dominik Eisert, Michael Fehrer, Berthold Hahn, Volker Harle
  • Patent number: 7588998
    Abstract: A method for producing a semiconductor component, in particular a thin-film component, a semiconductor layer being separated from a substrate by irradiation with a laser beam having a plateaulike spatial beam profile. Furthermore, the semiconductor layer, prior to separation, is applied to a carrier with an adapted thermal expansion coefficient. The method is suitable in particular for semiconductor layers containing a nitride compound semiconductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Fehrer, Berthold Hahn, Volker Härle, Stephan Kaiser, Frank Otte, Andreas Plössl
  • Publication number: 20090218587
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting semiconductor body with a carrier substrate and a method for producing the same. In the method, a structured connection is produced between a semiconductor layer sequence (2) and a carrier substrate wafer (1). The semiconductor layer sequence is subdivided into a plurality of semiconductor layer stacks (200) by means of cuts (6) through the semiconductor layer sequence, and the carrier substrate wafer (1) is subdivided into a plurality of carrier substrates (100) by means of cuts (7) through the carrier substrate wafer (1). In the method, the structured connection is formed in such a way that at least one semiconductor layer stack (200) is connected to one and only one associated carrier substrate (100). In addition, at least one cut (7) through the carrier substrate wafer is not extended by any of the cuts (6) through the semiconductor layer sequence such that a straight cut results through the carrier substrate wafer and the semiconductor layer sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Volker Härle, Zeljo Spika
  • Publication number: 20090212307
    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: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Johannes Baur, Volker Hárle, Berthold Hahn, Andreas Weimar, Raimund Oberschmid, Ewald Karl Michael Guenther, Franz Eberhard, Markus Richter, Jörg Strauss
  • Publication number: 20090206348
    Abstract: A composite substrate (1) comprising a substrate body (2) and a utility layer (31) fixed on the substrate body (2). A planarization layer (4) is arranged between the utility layer (31) and the substrate body (2). A method for producing a composite substrate (1) applies a planarization layer (4) on a provided utility substrate (3). The utility substrate (3) is fixed on a substrate body (2) for the composite substrate (1). The utility substrate (3) is subsequently separated, wherein a utility layer (31) of the utility substrate (3) remains for the composite substrate (1) on the substrate body (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Hârle, Uwe Strauss, Georg Brüderl, Christoph Eichler, Adrian Avramescu
  • Patent number: 7560741
    Abstract: An illumination module with at least one thin-film light emitting diode chip which is applied on a chip carrier having electrical connecting conductors and has a first and a second electrical connection side and also an fabricated semiconductor layer sequence. The semiconductor layer sequence has an n-conducting semiconductor layer, a p-conducting semiconductor layer and an electromagnetic radiation generating region arranged between these two semiconductor layers and is arranged on a carrier. Moreover, it has a reflective layer at a main area facing toward the carrier, which reflective layer reflects at least one part of the electromagnetic radiation generated in the semiconductor layer sequence back into the latter. The semiconductor layer sequence has at least one semiconductor layer with at least one micropatterned, rough area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Härle, Berthold Hahn, Hans-Jürgen Lugauer