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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2010
Applicants:
Walter Meinel, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kalin V. Lazarov, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Inventors:
Walter Meinel, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kalin V. Lazarov, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/024 (2006.01); H01L 31/101 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Here, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus generally comprises a substrate and a thermopile. The thermopile includes a cavity that is etched into the substrate, a functional area that is formed over the substrate (where the cavity is generally coextensive with the functional area), and a metal ring formed over the substrate along the periphery of the functional area (where the metal ring is thermally coupled to the substrate).