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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Sunpower Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
David D. Smith, Campbell, CA (US);
Jeffrey El Cotter, San Jose, CA (US);
David Aaron Randolph Barkhouse, Oakland, CA (US);
Taeseok Kim, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/077 (2012.01); H01L 31/0224 (2006.01); H01L 31/048 (2014.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0481 (2013.01); H01L 31/022441 (2013.01); H01L 31/077 (2013.01); H01L 31/186 (2013.01);
Abstract
A solar cell, and methods of fabricating said solar cell, are disclosed. The solar cell can include a first emitter region over a substrate, the first emitter region having a perimeter around a portion of the substrate. A first conductive contact is electrically coupled to the first emitter region at a location outside of the perimeter of the first emitter region.