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US 8,941,205 B2Granted
Method of generating electrical energy in an integrated circuit during the operation of the latter, corresponding integrated circuit and method of fabrication
AssigneeSTMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
InventorsChristian Rivero, Pascal Fornara
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Abstract
An integrated circuit may include a region containing a thermoelectric material and be configured to be subjected to a temperature gradient resulting from a flow of an electric current in a part of the integrated circuit during its operation, and an electrically conducting output coupled to the region for delivering the electrical energy produced by thermoelectric material.
Claims19
An integrated circuit comprising:
- at least one region comprising a thermoelectric material subject to a temperature gradient;
- at least one dummy interconnection line adjacent said at least one region;
- and
- an output configured to deliver electrical energy produced by the thermoelectric material.
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An integrated circuit comprising:
- active components;
- an electrically conductive interconnection network coupled to said active components and generating a temperature gradient;
- at least one region comprising a thermoelectric material subject to the temperature gradient;
- and
- at least one dummy interconnection line adjacent said at least one region.
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An integrated circuit comprising:
- active components;
- an electrically conductive interconnection network coupled to said active components and generating a temperature gradient;
- at least one region comprising a thermoelectric material subject to the temperature gradient;
- and
- at least one dummy interconnection line associated with said electrically conductive interconnection network.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.