Patent ID: 7893529

Claim:
A semiconductor structure, comprising: at least one first chip that includes at least one first electronic device; at least one second chip that includes at least one second electronic device; and, a thermoelectric plate that includes a first conducting layer, a second conducting layer, dielectric material, and at least one first through silicon via, said thermoelectric plate inserted between said at least one first chip and said at least one second chip, said thermoelectric plate separated from said at least one first chip by a first coupling layer and separated from said at least one second chip by a second coupling layer, wherein said at least one first through silicon via is a) electrically connected to said first electronic device and said at least one second electronic device and b) electrically isolated from said first and second conducting layers by said dielectric material, said thermoelectric plate further comprising at least one second through silicon via electronically connected to a power source and one of said first conducting layer and said second conducting layer.