Patent ID: 9548411
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: H01L,Y02E,Y02P

Claim:
1. A method of assembling electronic devices into a microsystem, comprising: disposing the electronic devices in a solution; applying light to the electronic devices in the solution, wherein the electronic devices generate currents responsive to the light applied to the electronic devices in the solution, and wherein the currents cause electrochemical reactions that functionalize regions on surfaces of the electronic devices; and biasing electrodes on a receiving substrate to attract and form connections with the electronic devices having the functionalized regions on the surfaces, wherein the microsystem comprises the receiving substrate and the electronic devices connected to the receiving substrate; wherein an electronic device from the electronic devices comprises a plurality of electrically coupled photovoltaic cells separated by trenches, wherein the plurality of electrically coupled photovoltaic cells are electrically coupled to two electrodes, and wherein the two electrodes are on a common face of the electronic device.