| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20080197380 | Semiconductor component comprising a drift zone and a drift control zone - A semiconductor component is disclosed herein comprising a drift zone and a drift control zone. The drift control zone is arranged adjacent to the drift zone and is dielectrically insulated from the drift zone by a dielectric layer. The drift control zone includes at least one first semiconductor layer and one second semiconductor layer. The first semiconductor layer has a higher charge carrier mobility than the second semiconductor layer. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080197441 | SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT WITH VERTICAL STRUCTURES HAVING A HIGH ASPECT RATIO AND METHOD - A semiconductor component with vertical structures having a high aspect ratio and method. In one embodiment, a drift zone is arranged between a first and a second component zone. A drift control zone is arranged adjacent to the drift zone in a first direction. A dielectric layer is arranged between the drift zone and the drift control zone wherein the drift zone has a varying doping and/or a varying material composition at least in sections proceeding from the dielectric. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080246055 | SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT INCLUDING A MONOCRYSTALLINE SEMICONDUCTOR BODY AND METHOD - A semiconductor component comprising a monocrystalline semiconductor body, and to a method for producing the same is disclosed. In one embodiment, the semiconductor body has a semiconductor component structure with regions of a porous-mono crystalline semiconductor. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080265315 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH A SEMICONDUCTOR BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT - A semiconductor device with a semiconductor body and to a method for producing it. In one embodiment, the semiconductor body has first electrodes which contact first highly doped semiconductor zones and complementary-conduction body zones surrounding the first semiconductor zones. The semiconductor body has a second electrode which contacts a second highly doped semiconductor zone. Between the second semiconductor zone and the body zones, a drift zone is arranged. Control electrodes which are insulated from the semiconductor body by a gate oxide and act on the body zones for controlling the semiconductor device are arranged on the semiconductor body. The body zones have minority charge carrier injector zones with complementary conduction to the body zones, arranged between the first semiconductor zones and the drift zone. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080265320 | COMPONENT ARRANGEMENT INCLUDING A POWER SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT HAVING A DRIFT CONTROL ZONE - A component arrangement including a MOS transistor having a field electrode is disclosed. One embodiment includes a gate electrode, a drift zone and a field electrode, arranged adjacent to the drift zone and dielectrically insulated from the drift zone by a dielectric layer a charging circuit, having a rectifier element connected between the gate electrode and the field electrode. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090130806 | POWER SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT WITH CHARGE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR THE FABRICATION THEREOF - A semiconductor component with charge compensation structure has a semiconductor body having a drift path between two electrodes. The drift path has drift zones of a first conduction type, which provide a current path between the electrodes in the drift path, while charge compensation zones of a complementary conduction type constrict the current path of the drift path. For this purpose, the drift path has two alternately arranged, epitaxially grown diffusion zone types, the first drift zone type having monocrystalline semiconductor material on a monocrystalline substrate, and a second drift zone type having monocrystalline semiconductor material in a trench structure, with complementarily doped walls, the complementarily doped walls forming the charge compensation zones. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090186462 | Semiconductor device and Fabrication method - A semiconductor device in one embodiment has a first connection region, a second connection region and a semiconductor volume arranged between the first and second connection regions. Provision is made, within the semiconductor volume, in the vicinity of the second connection region, of a field stop zone for spatially delimiting a space charge zone that can be formed in the semiconductor volume, and of an anode region adjoining the first connection region. The dopant concentration profile within the semiconductor volume is configured such that the integral of the ionized dopant charge over the semiconductor volume, proceeding from an interface of the anode region which faces the second connection region, in the direction of the second connection region, reaches a quantity of charge corresponding to the breakdown charge of the semiconductor device only near the interface of the field stop zone which faces the second connection region. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090189240 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH AT LEAST ONE FIELD PLATE - A semiconductor component with at least one field plate. One embodiment provides the field plate to make contact with the semiconductor body at a connection contact. The semiconductor body has in the region of the connection contact a doping concentration that is less than 5ยท10 | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090213552 | Component arragement with an optimized assembly capability - The invention relates to a component arrangement comprising: an electronics module ( | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090218621 | SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT WITH A DRIFT REGION AND A DRIFT CONTROL REGION - A semiconductor component with a drift region and a drift control region. One embodiment includes a semiconductor body having a drift region of a first conduction type in the semiconductor body. A drift control region composed of a semiconductor material, which is arranged, at least in sections, is adjacent to the drift region in the semiconductor body. An accumulation dielectric is arranged between the drift region and the drift control region. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090298270 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEMICONDUCTOR - A method for producing a semiconductor is disclosed. One embodiment provides a p-doped semiconductor body having a first side and a second side. An n-doped zone is formed in the semiconductor body by implantation of protons into the semiconductor body via the first side down to a specific depth of the semiconductor body and by subsequent heating at least of the proton-implanted region of the semiconductor body. A pn junction arises in the semiconductor body. The second side of the semiconductor body is removed at least as far as a space charge zone spanned at the pn junction. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090321804 | SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT INCLUDING A DRIFT ZONE AND A DRIFT CONTROL ZONE - A semiconductor component including a drift zone and a drift control zone. One embodiment provides a transistor component having a drift zone, a body zone, a source zone and a drain zone. The drift zone is arranged between the body zone and the drain zone. The body zone is arranged between the source zone and the drift zone. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090321818 | SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT WITH TWO-STAGE BODY ZONE - A semiconductor component with a two-stage body zone. One embodiment provides semiconductor component including a drift zone, and a compensation zone of a second conduction type. The compensation zone is arranged in the drift zone. A source zone and a body zone is provided. The body zone is arranged between the source zone and the drift zone. A gate electrode is arranged adjacent to the body zone. The body zone has a first body zone section and a second body zone section, which are adjacent to one another along the gate dielectric and of which the first body zone section is doped more highly than the second body zone section. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090322417 | SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT ARRANGEMENT HAVING A COMPONENT WITH A DRIFT ZONE AND A DRIFT CONTROL ZONE - Disclosed is a semiconductor including a component having a drift zone and a drift control zone. A first connection zone is adjacent to the drift zone and is doped more highly than the drift zone. A drift control zone is arranged adjacent to the drift zone and is coupled to the first connection zone. A drift control zone is dielectric arranged between the drift zone and the drift control zone. At least one rectifier element is arranged between the first connection zone and the drift control zone. A charging circuit is connected to the drift control zone. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090325361 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEMICONDUCTOR INCLUDING A MATERIAL LAYER - A method for producing a semiconductor including a material layer. In one embodiment a trench is produced having two opposite sidewalls and a bottom, in a semiconductor body. A foreign material layer is produced on a first one of the two sidewalls of the trench. The trench is filled by epitaxially depositing a semiconductor material onto the second one of the two sidewalls and the bottom of the trench. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100015818 | Method for Producing a Stop Zone in a Semiconductor Body and Semiconductor Component Having a Stop Zone - A method for producing a buried stop zone in a semiconductor body and a semiconductor component having a stop zone, the method including providing a semiconductor body having a first and a second side and a basic doping of a first conduction type. The method further includes irradiating the semiconductor body via one of the sides with protons, as a result of which protons are introduced into a first region of the semiconductor body situated at a distance from the irradiation side. The method also includes carrying out a thermal process in which the semiconductor body is heated to a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time duration, the temperature and the duration being chosen such that hydrogen-induced donors are generated both in the first region and in a second region adjacent to the first region in the direction of the irradiation side. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100025748 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH A DYNAMIC GATE-DRAIN CAPACITANCE - A semiconductor device with a dynamic gate drain capacitance. One embodiment provides a semiconductor device. The device includes a semiconductor substrate, a field effect transistor structure including a source region, a first body region, a drain region, a gate electrode structure and a gate insulating layer. The gate insulating layer is arranged between the gate electrode structure and the body region. The gate electrode structure and the drain region partially form a capacitor structure including a gate-drain capacitance configured to dynamically change with varying reverse voltages applied between the source and drain regions. The gate-drain capacitance includes at least one local maximum at a given threshold or a plateau-like course at given reverse voltage. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100044788 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH A CHARGE CARRIER COMPENSATION STRUCTURE AND PROCESS - A semiconductor device with a charge carrier compensation structure. In one embodiment, the semiconductor device has a central cell field with a gate and source structure. At least one bond contact area is electrically coupled to the gate structure or the source structure. A capacitance-increasing field plate is electrically coupled to at least one of the near-surface bond contact areas. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100044838 | SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT WITH MARGINAL REGION - A semiconductor component having a semiconductor body includes an active region and a marginal region surrounding the active region. The marginal region extends from the active region as far as an edge of the semiconductor body. A zone composed of porous material is formed in the marginal region. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100078694 | SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT HAVING A DRIFT ZONE AND A DRIFT CONTROL ZONE - A description is given of a normally on semiconductor component having a drift zone, a drift control zone and a drift control zone dielectric arranged between the drift zone and the drift control zone. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100078710 | Semiconductor component with a drift zone and a drift control zone - A semiconductor component has a drift zone and a drift control zone, a drift control zone dielectric, which is arranged in sections between the drift zone and the drift control zone, and has a first and a second connection zone, which are doped complementarily with respect to one another and which form a pn junction between the drift control zone and a section of the drift zone. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100078713 | SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT STRUCTURE WITH VERTICAL DIELECTRIC LAYERS - A method for producing a semiconductor structure and a semiconductor component are described. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100078775 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH A CHARGE CARRIER COMPENSATION STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device has a cell field with drift zones of a first type of conductivity and charge carrier compensation zones of a second type of conductivity complementary to the first type. An edge region which surrounds the cell field has a higher blocking strength than the cell field, the edge region having a near-surface area which is undoped to more weakly doped than the drift zones, and beneath the near-surface area at least one buried, vertically extending complementarily doped zone is positioned. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100117725 | SEMICONDUCTOR DIODE - A semiconductor diode with integrated resistor has a semiconductor body with a front surface, a back surface and a diode structure with an anode electrode and a cathode electrode. A resistance layer arranged on the back surface of the semiconductor body provides the integrated resistor | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100210091 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEMICONDUCTOR - A method for producing a semiconductor includes providing a p-doped semiconductor body having a first side and a second side; implanting protons into the semiconductor body via the first side to a target depth of the semiconductor body; bonding the first side of the semiconductor body to a carrier substrate; forming an n-doped zone in the semiconductor body by heating the semiconductor body such that a pn junction arises in the semiconductor body; and removing the second side of the semiconductor body at least as far as a space charge zone spanned at the pn junction. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100230715 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device has a semiconductor body with a semiconductor device structure including at least a first electrode and a second electrode. Between the two electrodes, a drift region is arranged, the drift region including charge compensation zones and drift zones arranged substantially parallel to one another. At least one charge carrier storage region which is at least partially free of charge compensation zones is arranged in the semiconductor body. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100258801 | SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT INCLUDING A LATERAL TRANSISTOR COMPONENT - A semiconductor component including a lateral transistor component is disclosed. One embodiment provides an electrically insulating carrier layer. On the carrier layer a first and a second semiconductor layer are arranged on above another and are separated from another by a dielectric layer and from which at least the first semiconductor layer includes a polycrystalline semiconductor material, an amorphous semiconductor material or an organic semiconductor material. In the first semiconductor layer: a source zone, a body zone, a drift zone and a drain zone are provided. In the second semiconductor layer; a drift control zone is arranged adjacent to the drift zone, including a control terminal at a first lateral end for applying a control potential, and is coupled to the drain zone via a rectifying element at a second lateral end. A gate electrode is arranged adjacent to the body zone and is dielectrically insulated from the body zone by a gate dielectric layer. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100264456 | Capacitor Structure in Trench Structures of Semiconductor Devices and Semiconductor Devices Comprising Capacitor Structures of this Type and Methods for Fabricating the Same - A capacitor structure in trench structures of a semiconductor device includes conductive regions made of metallic and/or semiconducting materials. The conducting regions are surrounded by a dielectric and form stacked layers in the trench structure of the semiconductor device. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110042791 | METHOD FOR TREATING AN OXYGEN-CONTAINING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER, AND SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT - A method for treating an oxygen-containing semiconductor wafer, and semiconductor component. One embodiment provides a first side, a second side opposite the first side. A first semiconductor region adjoins the first side. A second semiconductor region adjoins the second side. The second side of the wafer is irridated such that lattice vacancies arise in the second semiconductor region. A first thermal process is carried out the duration of which is chosen such that oxygen agglomerates form in the second semiconductor region and that lattice vacancies diffuse from the first semiconductor region into the second semiconductor region. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110101451 | SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT STRUCTURE WITH VERTICAL DIELECTRIC LAYERS - A semiconductor component having a semiconductor body having a first and a second side, an edge and an edge region adjacent to the edge in a lateral direction is described. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110133272 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH IMPROVED ON-RESISTANCE - A semiconductor device includes a source, a drain, and a gate configured to selectively enable a current to pass between the source and the drain. The semiconductor device includes a drift zone between the source and the drain and a first field plate adjacent the drift zone. The semiconductor device includes a dielectric layer electrically isolating the first field plate from the drift zone and charges within the dielectric layer close to an interface of the dielectric layer adjacent the drift zone. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110147883 | SEMICONDUCTOR BODY WITH A BURIED MATERIAL LAYER AND METHOD - Disclosed is a method for forming a buried material layer in a semiconductor body, and a semiconductor arrangement including a buried material layer. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110156095 | Semiconductor Component with an Emitter Control Electrode - A semiconductor component includes a first emitter zone of a first conductivity type, a second emitter zone of a second conductivity type, a first base zone arranged between the first and second emitter zones and a first control structure. The first control structure includes a control electrode arranged adjacent the first emitter zone, the control electrode being insulated from the first emitter zone by a first dielectric layer and extending in a current flow direction of the semiconductor component. The first control structure includes a first control connection and at least one first connection zone arranged between the first control connection and the control electrode and comprising a semiconductor material. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110165763 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device has a semiconductor body with a semiconductor device structure including at least a first electrode and a second electrode. Between the two electrodes, a drift region is arranged, the drift region including charge compensation zones and drift zones arranged substantially parallel to one another. At least one charge carrier storage region which is at least partially free of charge compensation zones is arranged in the semiconductor body. | 07-07-2011 |