Patent ID: 8264055
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) thermoelectric refrigerator, comprising: an n-channel metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) transistor, in which: an NMOS drain region of said NMOS transistor is less than 300 nanometers wide; an NMOS source region of said NMOS transistor is less than 300 nanometers wide; said NMOS drain region is electrically connected to an NMOS hot terminal interconnect element of said CMOS thermoelectric refrigerator; and said NMOS source region is electrically connected to a cold terminal of said CMOS thermoelectric refrigerator; a p-channel metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS) transistor, in which: PMOS drain region of said PMOS transistor is less than 300 nanometers wide; a PMOS source region of said PMOS transistor is less than 300 nanometers wide; said PMOS drain region is electrically connected to a PMOS hot terminal interconnect element of said CMOS thermoelectric refrigerator; and said PMOS source region is electrically connected to said cold terminal; and a bias circuit connected to said NMOS hot terminal interconnect element and said PMOS hot terminal interconnect element, said bias circuit configured to bias the NMOS hot terminal interconnect element positive with respect to the PMOS hot terminal interconnect element to extract hot electrons and hot holes from the cold terminal.