Patent ID: 6650000
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: H01L,H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
An electrochemical structure within an integrated circuit, comprising:a semiconductor wafer; a layer of electronic devices on the semiconductor wafer, wherein the layer of electronic devices includes at least one electronic device; N wiring levels within an interconnect structure of the integrated circuit, wherein the N wiring levels are disposed on the layer of electronic devices, wherein N is at least 1, wherein the N wiring levels are denoted as wiring level 1, wiring level 2, . . . , wiring level N, and wherein the N wiring levels include a first conductive metallization and a second conductive metallization; and at least one battery within the wiring levels I through K, wherein I is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, . . . , and N, wherein K is selected from the group consisting of I, I+1, . . . , and N, wherein the first conductive metallization conductively couples a first electrode of the at least one battery to the at least one electronic device, wherein the second conductive metallization conductively couples a second electrode of the battery to the at least one electronic device, wherein the first and second conductive metallizations are totally external to the interior of the at least one battery, and wherein said electrodes are external to the first and second conductive metallizations.