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Patent No.:

US 10158034 B1

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Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018

Filed:

Jun. 27, 2014
Applicant:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Kinyip Phoa, Beaverton, OR (US);

Nidhi Nidhi, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Chia-Hong Jan, Portland, OR (US);

Walid M. Hafez, Portland, OR (US);

Yi Wei Chen, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/044 (2014.01); H01L 31/0224 (2006.01); H01L 31/056 (2014.01); H01L 31/047 (2014.01); H02S 40/38 (2014.01); H01L 31/028 (2006.01); H01L 31/05 (2014.01); H01L 31/068 (2012.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/022458 (2013.01); H01L 31/028 (2013.01); H01L 31/022475 (2013.01); H01L 31/047 (2014.12); H01L 31/056 (2014.12); H01L 31/0516 (2013.01); H01L 31/068 (2013.01); H01L 31/0682 (2013.01); H01L 31/1884 (2013.01); H02S 40/38 (2014.12); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01); Y02E 10/547 (2013.01);
Abstract

An embodiment includes an apparatus comprising: a first photovoltaic cell; a first through silicon via (TSV) included in the first photovoltaic cell and passing through at least a portion of a doped silicon substrate, the first TSV comprising (a)(i) a first sidewall, which is doped oppositely to the doped silicon substrate, and (a)(ii) a first contact substantially filling the first TSV; and a second TSV included in the first photovoltaic cell and passing through at least another portion of the doped silicon substrate, the second TSV comprising (b)(i) a second sidewall, which comprises the doped silicon substrate, and (b)(ii) a second contact substantially filling the second TSV; wherein the first and second contacts each include a conductive material that is substantially transparent. Other embodiments are described herein.


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Phoa, Kinyip. (2018). Through silicon via based photovoltaic cell (U.S. Patent No. 10158034). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10158034

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