Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090079080 | Semiconductor Device with Multi-Layer Metallization - One or more embodiments are related to a semiconductor device, comprising: a metallization layer comprising a plurality of portions, each of the portions having a different thickness. The metallization layer may be a final metal layer. | 03-26-2009 |
20090085215 | Semiconductor component comprising copper metallizations - A semiconductor component having improved thermomechanical durability has in a semiconductor substrate at least one cell comprising a first main electrode zone, a second main electrode zone and a control electrode zone lying in between. For making contact with the main electrode zone, at least one metallization layer composed of copper or a copper alloy is provided which is connected to at least one bonding electrode which likewise comprises copper or a copper alloy. | 04-02-2009 |
20110095364 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD - A semiconductor device and method is disclosed. One embodiment provides an active region in a semiconductor substrate, including a first terminal region and a second terminal region. wherein the active region is interrupted by an inactive region, wherein an electrical power dissipation in the inactive region is zero or smaller than an electrical power dissipation in the active region; and a metallization layer arranged with respect to the active region on a surface of the semiconductor device and at least partly overlapping the active area, wherein the metallization layer is divided into a first part, in electrical contact to the first terminal region, and a second part, in electrical contact to the second terminal region, wherein the first and the second part are separated by a gap; and wherein the gap and the inactive region are mutually arranged so that an electrical power dissipation below the gap is reduced compared to an electrical power dissipation below the first part and the second part of the metallization layer. | 04-28-2011 |
20110309441 | INTEGRATED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING AN INSULATING STRUCTURE AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD - An integrated semiconductor device is provided. The integrated semiconductor device has a first semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, a second semiconductor region of a first conductivity type forming a pn-junction with the first semiconductor region, a non-monocrystalline semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type arranged on the second semiconductor region, a first well and at least one second well of the first conductivity type arranged on the non-monocrystalline semiconductor layer and an insulating structure insulating the first well from the at least one second well and the non-monocrystalline semiconductor layer. Further, a method for forming a semiconductor device is provided. | 12-22-2011 |
20120175635 | Semiconductor Device Arrangement with a First Semiconductor Device and with a Plurality of Second Semiconductor Devices - A semiconductor device arrangement includes a first semiconductor device having a load path, and a number of second transistors, each having a load path between a first and a second load terminal and a control terminal. The second transistors have their load paths connected in series and connected in series to the load path of the first transistor. Each of the second transistors has its control terminal connected to the load terminal of one of the other second transistors. One of the second transistors has its control terminal connected to one of the load terminals of the first semiconductor device. | 07-12-2012 |
20130278372 | Semiconductor Component with Coreless Transformer - A semiconductor component has integrated a coreless transformer with a first connection contact, a second connection contact, an electrically conductive spiral first coil, an electrically conductive first ring, and an electrically conductive second ring. The electrically conductive spiral first coil is electrically connected between the first connection contact and the second connection contact. The electrically conductive first ring surrounds the first coil and one or both of the first connection contact and the second connection contact. The electrically conductive second ring is arranged between the first coil and the first ring, electrically connected to the first coil, and surrounds the first coil and one or both of the first connection contact and the second connection contact. | 10-24-2013 |
20130280879 | Method for Producing a Conductor Line - A method for producing a rounded conductor line of a semiconductor component is disclosed. In that method, a partially completed semiconductor component is provided. The partially completed semiconductor component has a bottom side and a top side spaced distant from the bottom side in a vertical direction. Also provided is an etchant. On the top side, a dielectric layer is arranged. The dielectric layer has at least two different regions that show different etch rates when they are etched with the etchant. Subsequently, a trench is formed in the dielectric layer such that the trench intersects each of the different regions. Then, the trench is widened by etching the trench with the etchant at different etch rates. By filling the widened trench with an electrically conductive material, a conductor line is formed. | 10-24-2013 |
20140042631 | SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT COMPRISING COPPER METALLIZATIONS - A semiconductor component having improved thermomechanical durability has in a semiconductor substrate at least one cell comprising a first main electrode zone, a second main electrode zone and a control electrode zone lying in between. For making contact with the main electrode zone, at least one metallization layer composed of copper or a copper alloy is provided which is connected to at least one bonding electrode which likewise comprises copper or a copper alloy. | 02-13-2014 |
20140252627 | SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT COMPRISING COPPER METALLIZATIONS - A semiconductor component having improved thermomechanical durability has in a semiconductor substrate at least one cell comprising a first main electrode zone, a second main electrode zone and a control electrode zone lying in between. For making contact with the main electrode zone, at least one metallization layer composed of copper or a copper alloy is provided which is connected to at least one bonding electrode which likewise comprises copper or a copper alloy. | 09-11-2014 |
20140287560 | INTEGRATED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING AN INSULATING STRUCTURE AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD - An integrated semiconductor device is provided. The integrated semiconductor device has a first semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, a second semiconductor region of a first conductivity type forming a pn-junction with the first semiconductor region, a non-monocrystalline semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type arranged on the second semiconductor region, a first well and at least one second well of the first conductivity type arranged on the non-monocrystalline semiconductor layer and an insulating structure insulating the first well from the at least one second well and the non-monocrystalline semiconductor layer. Further, a method for forming a semiconductor device is provided. | 09-25-2014 |
20150069424 | Semiconductor Component and Method of Triggering Avalanche Breakdown - A semiconductor component includes an auxiliary semiconductor device configured to emit radiation. The semiconductor component further includes a semiconductor device. An electrical coupling and an optical coupling between the auxiliary semiconductor device and the semiconductor device are configured to trigger emission of radiation by the auxiliary semiconductor device and to trigger avalanche breakdown in the semiconductor device by absorption of the radiation in the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a pn junction between a first layer of a first conductivity type buried below a surface of a semiconductor body and a doped semiconductor region of a second conductivity type disposed between the surface and the first layer. | 03-12-2015 |