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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04C 1/002 ; H01L 3/104 ; G04B 3/900 ; G04B 4/300 ; G04G 1/706 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G04C 1/002 ; H01L 3/104 ; G04B 3/900 ; G04B 4/300 ; G04G 1/706 ;
Abstract
In an electronic device having a solar cell and a unit driven by a power generated by the solar cell, the solar cell includes a transparent substrate a plurality of conductive portions to provided around the transparent substrate and connected in series; and a plurality of photocells each having a thin-line shape, formed at proper intervals on the transparent substrate and connected to the conductive portions to By forming a transparent electrode film on the transparent substrate and by connecting the transparent electrode film to the ground, an adverse influence of static electricity is prevented.