Infineon Technologies Ag

Infineon Technologies Austria Ag

Matteo Piccin

Francisco Javier Santos Rodriguez

Roland Rupp

Andre Brockmeier

Ronny Kern

Hans-Joachim Schulze

Bernhard Goller

Guenter Denifl

Michael Knabl

Tobias Franz Wolfgang Hoechbauer

Carsten Von Koblinski

Wolfgang Lehnert

Alexander Breymesser

Carsten Schaeffer

Iris Moder

Gerhard Metzger-Brueckl

Daniel Pedone

Chiew Li Tai

Jia Yi Wong

Mihai Draghici

Alexander Binter

Martin Huber

Tobias Hoechbauer

pa The method of processing a semiconductor wafer includes forming one or more epitaxial layers over its first main surface. It also involves forming one or more porous layers within the semiconductor wafer or within the epitaxial layers. Together, the semiconductor wafer, the epitaxial layer(s), and the porous layer(s) form a substrate. Next, doped regions of a semiconductor device are formed within the epitaxial layer(s). After forming these doped regions, a non-porous part of the semiconductor wafer is separated from the rest of the substrate along the porous layer(s).

Manufacturing and reuse of semiconductor substrates

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: providing a silicon carbide substrate that includes device regions and a grid-shaped kerf region laterally separating the device regions; forming a mold structure on a backside surface of the grid-shaped kerf region; forming backside metal structures on a backside surface of the device regions; and separating the device regions, wherein parts of the mold structure form frame structures laterally surrounding the backside metal structures.

Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having frame structures laterally surrounding backside metal structures

A method for processing a semiconductor wafer is provided. A semiconductor wafer includes a first main surface and a second main surface. Defects are generated inside the semiconductor wafer to define a detachment plane parallel to the first main surface. Processing the first main surface defines a plurality of electronic semiconductor components. A glass structure is provided which includes a plurality of openings. The glass structure is attached to the processed first main surface, each of the plurality of openings leaving a respective area of the plurality of electronic semiconductor components uncovered. A polymer layer is applied to the second main surface and the semiconductor wafer is split into a semiconductor slice and a remaining semiconductor wafer by cooling the polymer layer beneath its glass transition temperature along the detachment plane. The semiconductor slice includes the plurality of electronic semiconductor components.

Method for processing a semiconductor wafer, semiconductor wafer, clip and semiconductor device

A carrier configured to be attached to a semiconductor substrate via a first surface comprises a continuous carbon structure defining a first surface of the carrier, and a reinforcing material constituting at least 2 vol-% of the carrier.

Carrier, laminate and method of manufacturing semiconductor devices

A wafer composite includes a handle substrate, an auxiliary layer formed on a first main surface of the handle substrate, and a silicon carbide structure formed over the auxiliary layer. The handle substrate is subjected to laser radiation that modifies crystalline material along a focal plane in the handle substrate. The focal plane is parallel to the first main surface. The auxiliary layer is configured to stop propagation of microcracks that the laser radiation may generate in the handle substrate.

Method of manufacturing a silicon carbide device and wafer composite including laser modified zones in a handle substrate

An auxiliary carrier and a silicon carbide substrate are provided. The silicon carbide substrate includes an idle layer and a device layer between a main surface at a front side of the silicon carbide substrate and the idle layer. The device layer includes a plurality of laterally separated device regions. Each device region extends from the main surface to the idle layer. The auxiliary carrier is structurally connected with the silicon carbide substrate at the front side. The idle layer is removed. A mold structure is formed that fills a grid-shaped groove that laterally separates the device regions. The device regions are separated, and parts of the mold structure form frame structures laterally surrounding the device regions.

Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device

According to an embodiment of a method described herein, a silicon carbide substrate is provided that includes a plurality of device regions. A front side metallization may be provided at a front side of the silicon carbide substrate. The method may further comprise providing an auxiliary structure at a backside of the silicon carbide substrate. The auxiliary structure includes a plurality of laterally separated metal portions. Each metal portion is in contact with one device region of the plurality of device regions.

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