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Thermoelectrically cooling electronic devices

US6696635B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 7, 2002
Grant dateFeb 24, 2004
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Expiry dateMar 25, 2022

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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