Lithium battery, method for manufacturing a lithium battery, integrated circuit and method of manufacturing an integrated circuit
AssigneesInfineon Technologies Austria AG, Technische Universitaet Graz
InventorsMagdalena Forster, Katharina Schmut, Bernhard Goller, Guenter Zieger, Michael Sorger, Philemon Schweizer, Michael Sternad
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Abstract
A lithium battery includes a cathode, an anode including a component made of silicon, a separator element disposed between the cathode and the anode, an electrolyte, and a substrate. The anode is disposed over the substrate or the anode is integrally formed with the substrate.
Claims27
A lithium battery, comprising:
- a cathode;
- an anode comprising a component made of silicon;
- a separator element disposed between the cathode and the anode;
- an electrolyte;
- and
- a semiconductor substrate, the lithium battery being disposed over the semiconductor substrate or integrally formed with the semiconductor substrate.
A method of manufacturing a lithium battery, comprising:
- forming an anode comprising a component made of silicon on a surface of a semiconductor substrate;
- forming a separator element;
- forming a cathode so that the separator element is disposed between the cathode and the anode;
- and
- filling an electrolyte in a space formed by the anode, the cathode and the semiconductor substrate.
An integrated circuit, comprising:
- a circuit element formed in a semiconductor substrate;
- and
- a lithium battery comprising:
- an anode comprising a component made of silicon,
- wherein the lithium battery is formed in the semiconductor substrate or in a layer over the semiconductor substrate.
A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit, comprising:
- forming a circuit element in a semiconductor substrate;
- and
- forming a lithium battery, wherein forming a lithium battery comprises forming an anode comprising a component made of silicon, wherein the lithium battery is formed in the semiconductor substrate or in a semiconductor layer over the semiconductor substrate.
A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit, comprising:
- forming a circuit element in a first semiconductor substrate;
- forming a lithium battery, including forming an anode comprising a component made of silicon, the anode being formed in a surface of a second semiconductor substrate;
- and
- packaging the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate in a common housing.
An electronic device comprising:
- an electric circuit;
- and
- a lithium battery, the lithium battery comprising:
- a cathode;
- an anode comprising a component made of silicon;
- a separator element disposed between the cathode and the anode;
- an electrolyte;
- and
- a substrate, the anode being disposed over the substrate or being integrally formed with the substrate.
An electronic device, comprising:
- an electric circuit;
- and
- an integrated circuit comprising:
- a circuit element formed in a semiconductor substrate;
- and
- a lithium battery comprising:
- an anode comprising a component made of silicon,
- wherein the lithium battery is formed in the semiconductor substrate or in a layer over the semiconductor substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.