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20090114986 | FIELD PLATE TRENCH TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT - A field plate trench transistor having a semiconductor body. In one embodiment the semiconductor has a trench structure and an electrode structure embedded in the trench structure. The electrode structure being electrically insulated from the semiconductor body by an insulation structure and having a gate electrode structure and a field electrode structure. The field plate trench transistor has a voltage divider configured such that the field electrode structure is set to a potential lying between source and drain potentials. | 05-07-2009 |
20100007027 | INTEGRATED CONNECTION ARRANGEMENTS - A connection arrangement having an outer conductive structure arranged at least partly or completely in a cutout of an electrical insulation layer is provided. An inner conductive structure is arranged at the bottom of the cutout on one side of the insulation layer. The inner conductive structure adjoins the outer conductive structure in a contact zone. A contact area is arranged at the outer conductive structure on the other side of the cutout. The contact zone and the contact area do not overlap. The bottom of the cutout is arranged to overlaps at least half of the contact area, to provide a step in the insulation layer at the edge of the cutout outside a main current path between the contact area and the inner conductive structure. | 01-14-2010 |
20110026174 | Electrostatic Discharge Protection Element and Electrostatic Discharge Protection Chip and Method of Producing the Same - An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection element is described, the ESD protection element including a collector area, a first barrier area, a semiconductor area, a second barrier area and an emitter area. The collector area has a first conductivity type. The first barrier area borders on the collector area and has a second conductivity type. The semiconductor area borders on the first barrier area and is an intrinsic semiconductor area, or has the first or second conductivity type and a dopant concentration which is lower than a dopant concentration of the first barrier area. The second barrier area borders on the semiconductor area and has the second conductivity type and a higher dopant concentration than the semiconductor area. The emitter area borders on the second barrier area and has the first conductivity type. | 02-03-2011 |
20110095362 | FIELD PLATE TRENCH TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT - A field plate trench transistor having a semiconductor body. In one embodiment the semiconductor has a trench structure and an electrode structure embedded in the trench structure. The electrode structure being electrically insulated from the semiconductor body by an insulation structure and having a gate electrode structure and a field electrode structure. The field plate trench transistor has a voltage divider configured such that the field electrode structure is set to a potential lying between source and drain potentials. | 04-28-2011 |
20120086102 | Integrated Circuits with Magnetic Core Inductors and Methods of Fabrications Thereof - In one embodiment, a method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a first inductor coil within and/or over a substrate. The first inductor coil is formed adjacent a top side of the substrate. First trenches are formed within the substrate adjacent the first inductor coil. The first trenches are filled at least partially with a magnetic fill material. At least a first portion of the substrate underlying the first inductor coil is thinned. A backside magnetic layer is formed under the first portion of the substrate. The backside magnetic layer and the magnetic fill material form at least a part of a magnetic core region of the first inductor coil. | 04-12-2012 |
20120319137 | Electrostatic Discharge Protection Element and Electrostatic Discharge Protection Chip and Method of Producing the Same - An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection element includes a collector area, a first barrier area, a semiconductor area, a second barrier area and an emitter area. The collector area has a first conductivity type. The first barrier area borders on the collector area and has a second conductivity type. The semiconductor area borders on the first barrier area and is an intrinsic semiconductor area, or has the first or second conductivity type and a dopant concentration which is lower than a dopant concentration of the first barrier area. The second barrier area borders on the semiconductor area and has the second conductivity type and a higher dopant concentration than the semiconductor area. The emitter area borders on the second barrier area and has the first conductivity type. | 12-20-2012 |
20120319217 | Semiconductor Devices and Methods of Fabrication Thereof - In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes oxidizing a substrate to form local oxide regions that extend above a top surface of the substrate. A membrane layer is formed over the local oxide regions and the top surface of the substrate. A portion of the substrate under the membrane layer is removed. The local oxide regions under the membrane layer is removed. | 12-20-2012 |
20130175605 | FIELD PLATE TRENCH TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT - A field plate trench transistor having a semiconductor body. In one embodiment the semiconductor has a trench structure and an electrode structure embedded in the trench structure. The electrode structure being electrically insulated from the semiconductor body by an insulation structure and having a gate electrode structure and a field electrode structure. The field plate trench transistor has a voltage divider configured such that the field electrode structure is set to a potential lying between source and drain potentials. | 07-11-2013 |
20130221453 | Tunable MEMS Device and Method of Making a Tunable MEMS Device - A tunable MEMS device and a method of manufacturing a tunable MEMS device are disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a semiconductor device comprises a substrate, a moveable electrode and a counter electrode. The moveable electrode or the counter electrode comprises a first region and a second region, wherein the first region is isolated from the second region, wherein the first region is configured to be tuned, wherein the second region is configured to provide a sensing signal or control a system, and wherein the moveable electrode and the counter electrode are mechanically connected to the substrate. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223023 | MEMS Structure with Adjustable Ventilation Openings - A MEMS structure includes a backplate, a membrane, and an adjustable ventilation opening configured to reduce a pressure difference between a first space contacting the membrane and a second space contacting an opposite side of the membrane. The adjustable ventilation opening is passively actuated as a function of the pressure difference between the first space and the second space. | 08-29-2013 |
20130260483 | Integrated Circuits With Magnetic Core Inductors And Methods of Fabrications Thereof - In one embodiment, a method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a first inductor coil within and/or over a substrate. The first inductor coil is formed adjacent a top side of the substrate. First trenches are formed within the substrate adjacent the first inductor coil. The first trenches are filled at least partially with a magnetic fill material. At least a first portion of the substrate underlying the first inductor coil is thinned. A backside magnetic layer is formed under the first portion of the substrate. The backside magnetic layer and the magnetic fill material form at least a part of a magnetic core region of the first inductor coil. | 10-03-2013 |
20140001491 | Electrostatic Discharge Protection Element and Electrostatic Discharge Protection Chip and Method of Producing the Same | 01-02-2014 |
20140203399 | Integrated Circuits with Magnetic Core Inductors and Methods of Fabrications Thereof - In one embodiment, a method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a first inductor coil within and/or over a substrate. The first inductor coil is formed adjacent a top side of the substrate. First trenches are formed within the substrate adjacent the first inductor coil. The first trenches are filled at least partially with a magnetic fill material. At least a first portion of the substrate underlying the first inductor coil is thinned. A backside magnetic layer is formed under the first portion of the substrate. The backside magnetic layer and the magnetic fill material form at least a part of a magnetic core region of the first inductor coil. | 07-24-2014 |
20140284702 | FIELD PLATE TRENCH TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT - A field plate trench transistor having a semiconductor body. In one embodiment the semiconductor has a trench structure and an electrode structure embedded in the trench structure. The electrode structure being electrically insulated from the semiconductor body by an insulation structure and having a gate electrode structure and a field electrode structure. The field plate trench transistor has a voltage divider configured such that the field electrode structure is set to a potential lying between source and drain potentials. | 09-25-2014 |