Patent ID: 8426720
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A micro thermoelectric device, comprising: a first substrate, having a first major surface and a plurality of first grooves defined in said first major surface, each of the first grooves including a first interior sidewall and a first bottom surface; a first continuous metal conductive wire layer, disposed on said first major surface and covering at least the first interior sidewall and the first bottom surface of each of said first grooves and at least a portion of the major surface between the first grooves; a second substrate, having a second major surface corresponding to said first major surface, the second major surface defining a plurality of second grooves, each of which corresponds to a respective one of said plurality of first grooves; a second continuous metal conductive wire layer, disposed on said second major surface and covering each of said second grooves; a plurality of adhesive layers, individually disposed in said first grooves and said second grooves; a plurality of thermoelectric materials, each of which is disposed within a respective, corresponding pair of said first grooves and said second grooves.