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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2011
Applicants:
Ryan Linderman, Oakland, CA (US);
Matthew Dawson, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Itai Suez, Hercules, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Linderman, Oakland, CA (US);
Matthew Dawson, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Itai Suez, Hercules, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sunpower Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0203 (2014.01); H01L 33/64 (2010.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/048 (2014.01); H01L 31/052 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 33/642 (2013.01); H01L 31/02008 (2013.01); H01L 31/048 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01); H01L 31/052 (2013.01);
Abstract
A solar module includes a solar cell, a heat spreader layer disposed above the solar cell, and a cell interconnect disposed above the solar cell. From a top-down perspective, the heat spreader layer at least partially surrounds an exposed portion of the cell interconnect.