- Patent Title: Integrated circuit components incorporating energy harvesting components/devices, and methods for fabrication, manufacture and production of integrated circuit components incorporating energy harvesting components/devices
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Application No.: US17151642Application Date: 2021-01-18
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Publication No.: US11600657B2Publication Date: 2023-03-07
- Inventor: Clark D Boyd
- Applicant: FACE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US VA Norfolk
- Assignee: FACE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: FACE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Norfolk
- Agency: Lowndes
- Agent Stephen C. Thomas
- Main IPC: H01L21/00
- IPC: H01L21/00 ; H01L31/06 ; H01L27/16 ; H01L35/00 ; H01J45/00

Abstract:
An integrated circuit system, structure and/or component is provided that includes an integrated electrical power source in a form of a unique, environmentally-friendly energy harvesting element or component. The energy harvesting component provides a mechanism for generating autonomous renewable energy, or a renewable energy supplement, in the integrated circuit system, structure and/or component. The energy harvesting element includes a first conductor layer, a low work function layer, a dielectric layer, and a second conductor layer that are particularly configured to promote electron migration from the low work function layer, through the dielectric layer, to the facing surface of the second conductor layer in a manner that develops an electric potential between the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer. An energy harvesting component includes a plurality of energy harvesting elements electrically connected to one another to increase a power output of the electric harvesting component.
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