Patent ID: 11937507
Assignee: SYNOPSYS, INC.
Field: nan (nan)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 19:
20. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising stored instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
form a thermoelectric generator structure configured to be in sufficient thermal communication with an integrated circuit die so as to derive, from heat generated by the integrated circuit die, a voltage difference across first and second terminals,
wherein the forming of the thermoelectric generator structure comprises forming a package including a recessed inner surface for receiving the integrated circuit die and an outer surface,
wherein the package comprises:
a first doped semiconductor material including (i) an inner surface in thermal communication with a first portion of the recessed inner surface of the package and (ii) an outer surface spaced from the inner surface of the first doped semiconductor material and coated at least partially with a first voltage supply conductor, which is in electrical communication with the first terminal;
a second doped semiconductor material including (i) an inner surface in thermal communication with a second portion of the recessed inner surface of the package and (ii) an outer surface spaced from the inner surface of the second doped semiconductor material; and
a dielectric region separating the first doped semiconductor material from the second doped semiconductor material, the first voltage supply conductor being connected to the first terminal within the dielectric region, and

wherein the second terminal is connected to the inner surface of the second doped semiconductor material, and the first and the second doped semiconductor materials are of a same doping type and are in electrical communication with the first voltage supply conductor.