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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2012
Applicant:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Inventors:
Richard White, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Alan Colli, Cambridge, GB;
Assignee:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/113 (2006.01); H02N 2/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/12 (2006.01); B25J 15/02 (2006.01); H02N 2/18 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); H01L 41/04 (2006.01); H01L 41/047 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/113 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); H01L 41/042 (2013.01); H01L 41/0478 (2013.01); H02N 2/18 (2013.01); H02N 2/181 (2013.01); H02J 7/0052 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus comprising: —a piezoelectric convertor layer; and —a proximal first piezoresistive layer being in electrical communication with, a first face of the piezoelectric convertor layer, the apparatus being configured such that when the piezoelectric convertor layer is deformed to generate charge, the proximal piezoresistive layer is configured to control the flow of charge from the piezoelectric convertor layer.