Patents by Inventor Wolfram Drescher

Wolfram Drescher 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: 20230307286
    Abstract: A method for producing a layer of solid material includes: providing a solid body having opposing first and second surfaces, the second surface being part of the layer of solid material; generating defects by means of multiphoton excitation caused by at least one laser beam penetrating into the solid body via the second surface and acting in an inner structure of the solid body to generate a detachment plane, the detachment plane including regions with different concentrations of defects; providing a polymer layer on the solid body; and generating mechanical stress in the solid body such that a crack propagates in the solid body along the detachment plane and the layer of solid material separates from the solid body along the crack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Wolfram Drescher, Jan Richter, Christian Beyer
  • Patent number: 11699616
    Abstract: A method for producing a layer of solid material includes: providing a solid body having opposing first and second surfaces, the second surface being part of the layer of solid material; generating defects by means of multiphoton excitation caused by at least one laser beam penetrating into the solid body via the second surface and acting in an inner structure of the solid body to generate a detachment plane, the detachment plane including regions with different concentrations of defects; providing a polymer layer on the solid body; and generating mechanical stress in the solid body such that a crack propagates in the solid body along the detachment plane and the layer of solid material separates from the solid body along the crack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Siltectra GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfram Drescher, Jan Richter, Christian Beyer
  • Patent number: 11518066
    Abstract: A method for treating a solid layer includes: providing a multi-layer assembly having a carrier substrate and a solid layer bonded to the carrier substrate by a bonding layer, the solid layer having an exposed surface including a defined surface structure, the defined surface structure resulting from a removal, which is effected by a crack, from a donor substrate, at least in sections; processing the solid layer, which is arranged on the carrier substrate; and separating the solid layer from the carrier substrate by a destruction of the bonding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Siltectra GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Schilling, Wolfram Drescher, Jan Richter
  • Patent number: 11201081
    Abstract: Providing a solid body to be split into a number of layers of solid material, introducing or generating defects in the solid body in order to determine a first detachment plane (8) along which a first layer of solid material is separated from the solid body, providing a receiving layer for holding the layer of solid material on the solid body, applying heat to the receiving layer in order to generate, in particular mechanically, stresses in the solid body, due to the stresses a crack propagating in the solid body along the detachment plane, which crack separates the first layer of solid material from the solid body, then providing a second receiving layer for holding another layer of solid material on the solid body reduced by the first layer of solid material, introducing or generating defects in the solid body in order to determine a second detachment plane (9) along which a second layer of solid material is separated from the solid body, applying heat to the second receiving layer in order to generate, in
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Siltectra GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfram Drescher, Jan Richter
  • Publication number: 20210225694
    Abstract: A method for producing a layer of solid material includes: providing a solid body having opposing first and second surfaces, the second surface being part of the layer of solid material; generating defects by means of multiphoton excitation caused by at least one laser beam penetrating into the solid body via the second surface and acting in an inner structure of the solid body to generate a detachment plane, the detachment plane including regions with different concentrations of defects; providing a polymer layer on the solid body; and generating mechanical stress in the solid body such that a crack propagates in the solid body along the detachment plane and the layer of solid material separates from the solid body along the crack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Wolfram Drescher, Jan Richter, Christian Beyer
  • Publication number: 20210225659
    Abstract: A solid body is disclosed. The solid body includes: a detachment plane in an interior space of the solid body, the detachment plane including laser radiation-induced modifications; and a region including layers and/or components. A multi-component arrangement is also disclosed. The multi-component arrangement includes: a solid-body layer including more than 50% SiC and modifications or modification components generating pressure tensions in a region of a first surface, the modifications being amorphized components of the solid-body layer, the modifications being spaced closer to the first surface than to a second surface opposite the first surface, the first surface being essentially level; and a metal layer on the first surface of the solid-body layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Wolfram Drescher, Marko David Swoboda, Ralf Rieske, Christian Beyer, Jan Richter
  • Patent number: 11004723
    Abstract: A method for producing a layer of solid material includes: providing a solid body having opposing first and second surfaces, the second surface being part of the layer of solid material; generating defects by means of multiphoton excitation caused by at least one laser beam penetrating into the solid body via the second surface and acting in an inner structure of the solid body to generate a detachment plane, the detachment plane including regions with different concentrations of defects; providing a polymer layer on the solid body; and subjecting the polymer layer to temperature conditions to generate mechanical stress in the solid body, including cooling of the polymer layer to a temperature below ambient temperature, the cooling taking place such that due to stresses a crack propagates in the solid body along the detachment plane and the layer of solid material separates from the solid body along the crack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Siltectra GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfram Drescher, Jan Richter, Christian Beyer
  • Patent number: 10978311
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for separating at least one solid-body layer (4) from at least one solid body (1). Thereby, the method as claimed in the invention comprises the steps: creating a plurality of modifications (9) by means of laser beams within the interior space of the solid body (1) to form a detachment plane (8), producing a composite structure by arranging or producing layers and/or components (150) on or above an initially exposed surface (5) of the solid body (1), wherein the exposed surface (5) is an integral part of the solid-body layer (4) to be separated, introducing an external force into the solid body (1) for generating tensions within the solid body (1), wherein the external force is so strong that the tensions initialize a crack propagation along the detachment plane (8), wherein the modifications for forming the detachment plane (8) are created before producing the composite structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Siltectra GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfram Drescher, Marko Swoboda, Ralf Rieske, Christian Beyer, Jan Richter
  • Publication number: 20210039279
    Abstract: A method for treating a solid layer includes: providing a multi-layer assembly having a carrier substrate and a solid layer bonded to the carrier substrate by a bonding layer, the solid layer having an exposed surface including a defined surface structure, the defined surface structure resulting from a removal, which is effected by a crack, from a donor substrate, at least in sections; processing the solid layer, which is arranged on the carrier substrate; and separating the solid layer from the carrier substrate by a destruction of the bonding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Franz Schilling, Wolfram Drescher, Jan Richter
  • Patent number: 10843380
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a multi-layer assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Siltectra GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Schilling, Wolfram Drescher, Jan Richter
  • Patent number: 10825732
    Abstract: A method of splitting a semiconductor wafer includes: inducing a first stress distribution in the semiconductor wafer by exposing the semiconductor wafer to a first radiation process; inducing a second stress distribution in the semiconductor wafer by exposing the semiconductor wafer to a second radiation process, the second radiation process including applying laser energy to an edge of the semiconductor wafer; and splitting the semiconductor wafer after inducing the first stress distribution and the second stress distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Siltectra GmbH
    Inventors: Lukas Lichtensteiger, Wolfram Drescher
  • Publication number: 20200185267
    Abstract: A method for producing a layer of solid material includes: providing a solid body having opposing first and second surfaces, the second surface being part of the layer of solid material; generating defects by means of multiphoton excitation caused by at least one laser beam penetrating into the solid body via the second surface and acting in an inner structure of the solid body to generate a detachment plane, the detachment plane including regions with different concentrations of defects; providing a polymer layer on the solid body; and subjecting the polymer layer to temperature conditions to generate mechanical stress in the solid body, including cooling of the polymer layer to a temperature below ambient temperature, the cooling taking place such that due to stresses a crack propagates in the solid body along the detachment plane and the layer of solid material separates from the solid body along the crack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Wolfram Drescher, Jan Richter, Christian Beyer
  • Publication number: 20200144121
    Abstract: A method of splitting a semiconductor wafer includes: inducing a first stress distribution in the semiconductor wafer by exposing the semiconductor wafer to a first radiation process; inducing a second stress distribution in the semiconductor wafer by exposing the semiconductor wafer to a second radiation process, the second radiation process including applying laser energy to an edge of the semiconductor wafer; and splitting the semiconductor wafer after inducing the first stress distribution and the second stress distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Lukas Lichtensteiger, Wolfram Drescher
  • Patent number: 10593590
    Abstract: A method for the production of layers of solid material is contemplated. The method may include the steps of providing a solid body for the separation of at least one layer of solid material, generating defects by means of at least one radiation source, in particular a laser, in the inner structure of the solid body in order to determine a detachment plane along which the layer of solid material is separated from the solid body, and applying heat to a polymer layer disposed on the solid body in order to generate, in particular mechanically, stresses in the solid body, due to the stresses a crack propagating in the solid body along the detachment plane, which crack separates the layer of solid material from the solid body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Siltectra GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfram Drescher, Jan Richter, Christian Beyer
  • Patent number: 10580699
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the production of layers of solid material, in particular for use as wafers. The method may include the following steps: providing a workpiece for the separation of the layers of solid material with the workpiece optionally having at least one exposed surface, producing and/or providing a carrier unit for receiving at least one layer of solid material having the carrier unit optionally having a receiving layer for holding the layer of solid material, attaching the receiving layer to the exposed surface of the workpiece forming a composite structure, producing a break initiation point by means of pre-defined local stress induction in the peripheral region, including at the edge, of the workpiece, and separating the layer of solid material from the workpiece starting from the break initiation point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Siltectra GmbH
    Inventors: Lukas Lichtensteiger, Wolfram Drescher
  • Publication number: 20200066542
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for separating at least one solid-body layer (4) from at least one solid body (1). Thereby, the method as claimed in the invention comprises the steps: creating a plurality of modifications (9) by means of laser beams within the interior space of the solid body (1) to form a detachment plane (8), producing a composite structure by arranging or producing layers and/or components (150) on or above an initially exposed surface (5) of the solid body (1), wherein the exposed surface (5) is an integral part of the solid-body layer (4) to be separated, introducing an external force into the solid body (1) for generating tensions within the solid body (1), wherein the external force is so strong that the tensions initialize a crack propagation along the detachment plane (8), wherein the modifications for forming the detachment plane (8) are created before producing the composite structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Wolfram Drescher, Marko Swoboda, Ralf Rieske, Christian Beyer, Jan Richter
  • Publication number: 20200006119
    Abstract: Providing a solid body to be split into a number of layers of solid material, introducing or generating defects in the solid body in order to determine a first detachment plane (8) along which a first layer of solid material is separated from the solid body, providing a receiving layer for holding the layer of solid material on the solid body, applying heat to the receiving layer in order to generate, in particular mechanically, stresses in the solid body, due to the stresses a crack propagating in the solid body along the detachment plane, which crack separates the first layer of solid material from the solid body, then providing a second receiving layer for holding another layer of solid material on the solid body reduced by the first layer of solid material, introducing or generating defects in the solid body in order to determine a second detachment plane (9) along which a second layer of solid material is separated from the solid body, applying heat to the second receiving layer in order to generate, in
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Wolfram Drescher, Jan Richter
  • Publication number: 20190237359
    Abstract: A method for the production of layers of solid material is contemplated. The method may include the steps of providing a solid body for the separation of at least one layer of solid material, generating defects by means of at least one radiation source, in particular a laser, in the inner structure of the solid body in order to determine a detachment plane along which the layer of solid material is separated from the solid body, and applying heat to a polymer layer disposed on the solid body in order to generate, in particular mechanically, stresses in the solid body, due to the stresses a crack propagating in the solid body along the detachment plane, which crack separates the layer of solid material from the solid body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Wolfram Drescher, Jan Richter, Christian Beyer
  • Patent number: 10312135
    Abstract: A method for the production of layers of solid material is contemplated. The method may include the steps of providing a solid body for the separation of at least one layer of solid material, generating defects by means of at least one radiation source, in particular a laser, in the inner structure of the solid body in order to determine a detachment plane along which the layer of solid material is separated from the solid body, and applying heat to a polymer layer disposed on the solid body in order to generate, in particular mechanically, stresses in the solid body, due to the stresses a crack propagating in the solid body along the detachment plane, which crack separates the layer of solid material from the solid body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Siltectra, GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfram Drescher, Jan Richter, Christian Beyer
  • Patent number: 10304738
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the production of layers of solid material, in particular for use as wafers. The method may include the following steps: providing a workpiece for the separation of the layers of solid material with the workpiece optionally having at least one exposed surface, producing and/or providing a carrier unit for receiving at least one layer of solid material having the carrier unit optionally having a receiving layer for holding the layer of solid material, attaching the receiving layer to the exposed surface of the workpiece forming a composite structure, producing a break initiation point by means of pre-defined local stress induction in the peripheral region, including at the edge, of the workpiece, and separating the layer of solid material from the workpiece starting from the break initiation point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Siltectra
    Inventors: Lukas Lichtensteiger, Wolfram Drescher