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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics (Crolles 2) Sas, Crolles, FR;
Inventors:
Emmanuel Dubois, Quesnoy sur Deule, FR;
Jean-Francois Robillard, La Madeleine, FR;
Stephane Monfray, Eybens, FR;
Thomas Skotnicki, Crolles-Montfort, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS, Crolles, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/32 (2006.01); H01L 27/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/32 (2013.01); H01L 27/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermo-electric generator includes a semiconductor membrane with a phononic structure containing at least one P-N junction. The membrane is suspended between a first support designed to be coupled to a cold thermal source and a second support designed to be coupled to a hot thermal source. The structure for suspending the membrane has an architecture allowing the heat flux to be redistributed within the plane of the membrane.