Patent ID: 7877120
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: A61N,C23C,G02F,H01G,H01L,H01M,H04M,H05K,Y02E,Y02P,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a thin-film battery affixed to at least one surface of a substrate; a bonding pad located on the substrate and at a position outside of a footprint of the thin-film battery on said at least one surface, the bonding pad being electrically coupled to the thin-film battery; a protective coating located on the thin-film battery; a device affixed to said thin-film battery via the protective coating, the protective coating being located between the thin-film battery and the device, said device being electrically coupled to the thin-film battery by a conductor coupled to the bonding pad at said position outside of the footprint of the thin-film battery; and an encapsulant to encapsulate the device, the thin-film battery, the external conductor, and the bonding pad, wherein said device has a lower surface affixed to a portion of said protective coating that overlies an upper portion of said thin-film battery, wherein no conductor between said device and said thin-film battery is present between said lower surface of said device and said upper portion of said thin-film battery that is overlied by said portion of said protective coating having affixed thereto said lower surface of said device.