Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Honlein

Wolfgang Honlein 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: 7709827
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vertical integrated component, a component arrangement and a method for production of a vertical integrated component. The vertical integrated component has a first electrical conducting layer, a mid layer, partly embodied from dielectric material on the first electrical conducting layer, a second electrical conducting layer on the mid layer and a nanostructure integrated in a through hold introduced in the mid layer. A first end section of the nanostructure is coupled to the first electrical conducting layer and a second end section is coupled to the second electrical conducting layer. The mid layer includes a third electrical conducting layer between two adjacent dielectric partial layers, the thickness of which is less than the thickness of at least one of the dielectric partial layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Qimonda, AG
    Inventors: Andrew Graham, Franz Hofmann, Wolfgang Hönlein, Johannes Kretz, Franz Kreupl, Erhard Landgraf, Johannes Richard Luyken, Wolfgang Rösner, Thomas Schulz, Michael Specht
  • Patent number: 7413971
    Abstract: An arrangement and process for producing a circuit arrangement is disclosed. The process includes having a layer arrangement, in which two electrically conductive interconnects running substantially parallel to one another are formed on a substrate. At least one auxiliary structure is formed on the substrate and between the two interconnects, running in a first direction, which first direction includes an angle of between 45 degrees and 90 degrees with a connecting axis of the interconnects, running orthogonally with respect to the two interconnects, the at least one auxiliary structure being produced from a material which allows the at least one auxiliary structure to be selectively removed from a dielectric layer. The dielectric layer is formed between the two interconnects, in such a manner that the at least one auxiliary structure is at least partially covered by the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Inventors: Werner Steinhögl, Franz Kreupl, Wolfgang Hönlein
  • Patent number: 7321097
    Abstract: The invention provides in a preferred embodiment an electronic component comprising a first conductive layer, a non-conductive layer and a second conductive layer. A hole is etched through the non-conductive layer. A nanotube, which is provided in said hole, links the first conductive layer to the second conductive layer in a conductive manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Manfred Engelhardt, Wolfgang Hönlein, Franz Kreupl
  • Patent number: 7301779
    Abstract: A multiplicity of nanotubes are applied to at least one external chip metal contact of an electronic chip in order to make contact between the electronic chip and a further electronic chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Hönlein, Hyang-Sook Klose, legal representative, Franz Kreupl, Werner Simbürger, Helmut Klose, deceased
  • Patent number: 7265376
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory cell, memory cell arrangement, and method for production of a nonvolatile memory cell is disclosed. The nonvolatile memory cell includes a vertical field-effect transistor (FET). The FET contains a nanoelement arranged as a channel region and an electrically insulating layer. The electrically insulating layer at least partially surrounds the nanoelement and acts as a charge storage layer and as a gate-insulating layer. The electrically insulating layer is arranged such that electrical charge carriers may be selectively introduced into or removed from the electrically insulating layer and the electrical conductivity characteristics of the nanoelement may be influenced by the electrical charge carriers introduced into the electrically insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Graham, Franz Hofmann, Wolfgang Hönlein, Johannes Kretz, Franz Kreupl, Erhard Landgraf, Richard Johannes Luyken, Wolfgang Rösner, Thomas Schulz, Michael Specht
  • Publication number: 20060128088
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vertical integrated component, a component arrangement and a method for production of a vertical integrated component. The vertical integrated component has a first electrical conducting layer, a mid layer, partly embodied from dielectric material on the first electrical conducting layer, a second electrical conducting layer on the mid layer and a nanostructure integrated in a through hold introduced in the mid layer. A first end section of the nanostructure is coupled to the first electrical conducting layer and a second end section is coupled to the second electrical conducting layer. The mid layer includes a third electrical conducting layer between two adjacent dielectric partial layers, the thickness of which is less than the thickness of at least one of the dielectric partial layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Andrew Graham, Franz Hofmann, Wolfgang Honlein, Johannes Kretz, Franz Kreupl, Erhard Landgraf, Johannes Luyken, Wolfgang Rosner, Thomas Schulz, Michael Specht
  • Publication number: 20060011972
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory cell, memory cell arrangement, and method for production of a nonvolatile memory cell is disclosed. The nonvolatile memory cell includes a vertical field-effect transistor (FET). The FET contains a nanoelement arranged as a channel region and an electrically insulating layer. The electrically insulating layer at least partially surrounds the nanoelement and acts as a charge storage layer and as a gate-insulating layer. The electrically insulating layer is arranged such that electrical charge carriers may be selectively introduced into or removed from the electrically insulating layer and the electrical conductivity characteristics of the nanoelement may be influenced by the electrical charge carriers introduced into the electrically insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Andrew Graham, Franz Hofmann, Wolfgang Honlein, Johannes Kretz, Franz Kreupl, Erhard Landoraf, Richard Luyken, Wolfgang Rosner, Thomas Schultz, Michael Specht
  • Publication number: 20050276093
    Abstract: A memory cell having a storage capacitor and a vertical switching transistorm, which has a semiconducting nanostructure which has grown on at least part of the storage capacitor and includes a semiconducting nanotube, a bundle of semiconducting nanotubes, or a semiconducting nanorod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Andrew Graham, Franz Hofmann, Wolfgang Honlein, Johannes Kretz, Franz Kreupl, Erhard Landgraf, Richard Luyken, Wolfgang Roesner, Thomas Schulz, Michael Specht
  • Publication number: 20050224888
    Abstract: Integrated circuit array having field effect transistors (FETs) formed next to and/or above one another. The array has a substrate, a planarized first wiring plane with interconnects and first source/drain regions of the FETs, a planarized first insulator layer on the first wiring plane, a planarized gate region layer, which has patterned gate regions made of electrically conductive material and insulator material introduced therebetween, on the first insulated layer, a planarized second insulator layer on the gate region layer, holes formed through the second insulator layer, the gate regions, and the first insulator layer, a vertical nanoelement serving as a channel region in each of the holes, a second wiring plane with interconnects and second source/drain regions of the FETs, each nanoelement being arranged between the first and second wiring planes, and a gate insulating layer between the respective vertical nanoelement and the electrically conductive material of the gate regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Andrew Graham, Franz Hofmann, Wolfgang Honlein, Johannes Kretz, Franz Kreupl, Erhard Landgraf, Richard Luyken, Wolfgang Roesner, Thomas Schulz, Michael Specht
  • Patent number: 6944044
    Abstract: The state is read out from the ferroelectric transistor or stored in the ferroelectric transistor. During the read-out or storage of the state, at least one further ferroelectric transistor in the memory matrix is driven in such a way that it is operated in its depletion region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Holger Goebel, Heinz Hoenigschmid, Wolfgang Hönlein, Thomas Haneder
  • Publication number: 20050196950
    Abstract: An arrangement and process for producing a circuit arrangement is disclosed. The process includes having a layer arrangement, in which two electrically conductive interconnects running substantially parallel to one another are formed on a substrate. At least one auxiliary structure is formed on the substrate and between the two interconnects, running in a first direction, which first direction includes an angle of between 45 degrees and 90 degrees with a connecting axis of the interconnects, running orthogonally with respect to the two interconnects, the at least one auxiliary structure being produced from a material which allows the at least one auxiliary structure to be selectively removed from a dielectric layer. The dielectric layer is formed between the two interconnects, in such a manner that the at least one auxiliary structure is at least partially covered by the dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Werner Steinhogl, Franz Kreupl, Wolfgang Honlein
  • Patent number: 6894330
    Abstract: The state of a ferroelectric transistor in a memory cell is read or stored, and the threshold voltage of further ferroelectric transistors in further memory cells in the memory matrix is increased during the reading or storing, or is increased permanently. A memory configuration including ferroelectric memory cells is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Harald Bachhofer, Georg Braun, Thomas Peter Haneder, Wolfgang Hönlein, Marc Ullmann
  • Publication number: 20040233649
    Abstract: A multiplicity of nanotubes are applied to at least one external chip metal contact of the electronic chip in order to make contact between the electronic chip and a further electronic chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Wolfgang Honlein, Helmut Klose, Hyang-Sook Klose, Franz Kreupl, Werner Simburger
  • Patent number: 6809361
    Abstract: A magnetic memory unit having a first magnetizable electrode, a second magnetizable electrode, and at least one nanotube arranged between the electrodes in a longitudinal direction and coupled to the first electrode by a first longitudinal end and to the second electrode by a second longitudinal end. A storage information item is stored in the memory unit in a nonvolatile fashion by setting a magnetization direction of one of the magnetizable electrodes by applying an external magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Honlein, Franz Kreupl
  • Patent number: 6798000
    Abstract: A field-effect transistor that having a nanowire, which forms a source region, a channel region and a drain region of the field-effect transistor, the nanowire being a semiconducting and/or metallically conductive nanowire. The field-effect transistor also has at least one nanotube, which forms a gate region of the field-effect transistor, the nanotube being a semiconducting and/or metallically conductive nanotube. The nanowire and the nanotube are arranged at a distance from one another or set up in such a manner that it is substantially impossible for there to be a tunneling current between the nanowire and the nanotube, and that the conductivity of the channel region of the nanowire can be controlled by means of a field effect as a result of an electric voltage being applied to the nanotube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Richard Johannes Luyken, Till Schlösser, Thomas Peter Haneder, Wolfgang Hönlein, Franz Kreupl
  • Publication number: 20040183110
    Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetic memory unit and a magnetic memory array. Said magnetic memory unit has a first magnetizable electrode, a second magnetizable electrode and at least one nanotube, which is positioned in a longitudinal direction between the electrodes and is coupled at its first longitudinal end to the first electrode and at its second longitudinal end to the second electrode. The magnetic memory array has numerous magnetic memory units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Honlein, Franz Kreupl
  • Publication number: 20040076057
    Abstract: The state is read out from the ferroelectric transistor or stored in the ferroelectric transistor. During the read-out or storage of the state, at least one further ferroelectric transistor in the memory matrix is driven in such a way that it is operated in its depletion region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Holger Goebel, Heinz Hoenigschmid, Wolfgang Honlein, Thomas Haneder
  • Patent number: 6710388
    Abstract: A ferroelectric transistor suitable as a memory element has a first gate intermediate layer and a first gate electrode disposed on the surface of a semiconductor substrate and disposed between source/drain regions. The first gate intermediate layer contains at least one ferroelectric layer. In addition to the first gate intermediate layer, a second gate intermediate layer and a second gate electrode are configured between the source/drain regions. The second gate intermediate layer contains a dielectric layer. The first gate electrode and the second gate electrode are connected to each other via a diode structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Thomas Peter Haneder, Hans Reisinger, Reinhard Stengl, Harald Bachhofer, Hermann Wendt, Wolfgang Hönlein
  • Patent number: 6469887
    Abstract: A capacitor for a semiconductor configuration and a method for producing a dielectric layer for the capacitor. The dielectric layer consists of cerium oxide, zirconium oxide, hafnium oxide or various films of the materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Harald Bachhofer, Thomas Haneder, Reinhard Stengl, Wolfgang Hönlein, Hans Reisinger
  • Patent number: 6441424
    Abstract: An integrated circuit configuration, in particular is a DRAM cell configuration, includes a capacitor disposed on a first substrate and a portion with a contact disposed on a second substrate. The first substrate is connected to the second substrate, with the contact adjoining the capacitor. The first substrate and the second substrate can be connected essentially in an unadjusted manner, if capacitor elements are distributed over the first substrate and a contact surface of the contact is so large that when the substrates are connected, the contact in each case adjoins at least one of the capacitor elements, which then defines the capacitor. The capacitor may include a plurality of capacitor elements, which makes its capacitance especially high. A method is also provided for producing the integrated circuit configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Helmut Klose, Volker Lehmann, Hans Reisinger, Wolfgang Hönlein