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Thermoelectrically cooling electronic devices

US6365821B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 24, 2000
Grant dateApr 2, 2002
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S257/93
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A thermoelectric cooler utilizing superlattice and quantum-well materials may be deposited directly onto a die using thin-film deposition techniques. The materials may have a figure-of-merit of greater than one.

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