Infineon Technologies Ag

Matthias Reinwald

Carsten Ahrens

Stefan Barzen

Christoph Glacer

Ulrich Krumbein

Stephan Pindl

Stefan Jost

An infrared emitter with a glass lid for emitting infrared radiation comprises a package enclosing a cavity, wherein a first part is transparent for infrared radiation and a second part comprises a glass material and a heating structure configured for emitting the infrared radiation, wherein the heating structure is arranged in the cavity between the first part and the second part of the package.

IR emitter with glass lid

A thermal emitter includes a freestanding membrane supported by a substrate, wherein the freestanding membrane includes in a lateral extension a center section, a conductive intermediate section and a border section, wherein the conductive intermediate section laterally surrounds the center section and is electrically isolated from the center section, the conductive intermediate section including a conductive semiconductor material that is encapsulated in an insulating material, wherein the border section at least partially surrounds the intermediate section and is electrically isolated from the conductive intermediate section, and wherein a perforation is formed through the border section.

Thermal emitter with embedded heating element

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Laaber, Germany

Matthias Reinwald