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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2008
Applicant:
Hsu-shen Chu, Hsinchu, TW;
Inventor:
Hsu-Shen Chu, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/28 (2006.01); H01L 35/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A thermoelectric module device with thin film elements is disclosed. A pillar structure with a hollow region is formed by stacking a plurality of thin-film type thermoelectric module elements, each including a plurality thin-film thermoelectric pairs arranged in a ring. An insulating and thermal conducting layer covers the inner sidewalls of the hollow region of the pillar structure and the outer sidewalls of the pillar structure. A cool source and a heat source are disposed in the hollow region or outer side of the pillar structure, respectively.