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Optoelectronic device with heat spreader unit

US8860162B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 26, 2011
Grant dateOct 14, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 25, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E10/50
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A solar module includes a solar cell, a heat spreader layer disposed above the solar cell, and a cell interconnect disposed above the solar cell. From a top-down perspective, the heat spreader layer at least partially surrounds an exposed portion of the cell interconnect.

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