Patent ID: 9397134
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: H01L

Claim Text:
1. A device, comprising: a base substrate within which an image sensor resides comprising a detector array area and a peripheral circuitry area, wherein the image sensor is arranged on the base substrate such that the detector array area includes a center portion of the base substrate and the peripheral circuitry area encompasses a periphery portion of the base substrate that surrounds one or more sides of the center portion, and wherein the base substrate includes one or more heat isolation trenches that reside within the base substrate between the detector array area and the peripheral circuitry area; and a supporting substrate comprising one or more thermoelectric structures, wherein the one or more thermoelectric structures reside on a center portion of the supporting substrate, and wherein the supporting substrate is coupled to the base substrate such that the one or more thermoelectric structures are aligned with the center portion of the base substrate so as to align with the detector array area, wherein the thermoelectric structures are configured to transfer heat away from the detector array area.