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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2011
Applicant:
Giovanni Girlando, Catania, IT;
Inventor:
Giovanni Girlando, Catania, IT;
Assignee:
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L., Agrate Brianza (MB), IT;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/30 (2006.01); H01S 3/04 (2006.01); H02S 99/00 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 99/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device to be positioned between a heat source and a heat sink may transform infrared electromagnetic (IR-EM) energy exchanged therebetween from a first form to a second form. The device may include a pair of layers facing each other and having dielectric material with molecular excitability characteristics to produce the second form of IR-EM energy. The pair of layers may define a gap therebetween. The device may include a conversion circuit configured to convert the second form of IR-EM energy into electrical energy.