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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Shin-Etsu Handotai Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/500 ;
Abstract
Provided is an SiGe crystal having an improved performance index and excellent machinability as a material constituting a thermoelectric element, neither degradation in characteristics nor cracking occurring during use. Crystal grains forming the crystal are 5×10 mm or more in size.