Patent ID: 9349933
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: H01L

Claim Text:
1. A thermoelectric device, comprising: a metal thermal terminal at a top end of said thermoelectric device; a vertical thermally conductive conduit, further comprising horizontal metal interconnect elements and vertical metal interconnect elements, which is thermally connected at a top end to said metal thermal terminal and configured so as to conduct heat vertically from said metal thermal terminal; a lateral thermoelectric element that includes polycrystalline silicon, configured such that a first end of said lateral thermoelectric element is thermally connected to a bottom end of said vertical thermally conductive conduit, and a second end of said lateral thermoelectric element is thermally connected to a silicon substrate; and a region of silicon dioxide thicker than 250 nanometers formed in said silicon substrate under said lateral thermoelectric element.