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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2021

Filed:

Nov. 20, 2017
Applicant:

Stmicroelectronics (Rousset) Sas, Rousset, FR;

Inventors:

Christian Rivero, Rousset, FR;

Pascal Fornara, Pourrières, FR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/16 (2006.01); H01L 35/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/16 (2013.01); H01L 35/32 (2013.01); H01L 35/325 (2013.01); H01L 2224/16225 (2013.01); H01L 2924/15311 (2013.01);
Abstract

Method for generation of electrical power within a three-dimensional integrated structure comprising several elements electrically intercoupled by a link device, the method comprising the production of a temperature gradient in at least one region of the link device resulting from the operation of at least one of the said elements and the production of electrical power using at least one thermo-electric generator comprising at least one assembly of thermocouples electrically coupled in series and thermally coupled in parallel and contained within the said region subjected to the said temperature gradient.


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