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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2013
Sunpower Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Thomas Pass, San Jose, CA (US);
Richard Sewell, Los Altos, CA (US);
Taeseok Kim, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Gabriel Harley, Mountain View, CA (US);
David F. J. Kavulak, Fremont, CA (US);
Xiuwen Tu, San Jose, CA (US);
SunPower Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An adhesive may be applied to a surface of a reusable carrier. Metal foil may be attached to the adhesive to couple the metal foil to the surface of the reusable carrier. The metal foil may be patterned without damaging the reusable carrier. A semiconductor structure (e.g., a solar cell) may be attached to the patterned metal foil. The reusable carrier may then be removed. In some embodiments, the semiconductor structure may be encapsulated using an encapsulant, with the adhesive being compatible with the encapsulant.