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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Inventors:
William Allan Lane, Waterfall, IE;
Baoxing Chen, Westford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/04 (2006.01); H01L 35/32 (2006.01); H01L 27/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/32 (2013.01); H01L 27/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
An integrated circuit may include a substrate and a dielectric layer formed over the substrate. A plurality of p-type thermoelectric elements and a plurality of n-type thermoelectric elements may be disposed within the dielectric layer. The p-type thermoelectric elements and the n-type thermoelectric elements may be connected in series while alternating between the p-type and the n-type thermoelectric elements.