公开(公告)号：US20150168222A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-18

申请号：US14404492

申请日：2013-06-07

申请人： Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

发明人： Toshinari Noda

IPC分类号： G01J5/34

CPC分类号： G01J5/34 ,  G01J5/023 ,  G01J5/024 ,  G01J5/046 ,  G01J5/0853 ,  G01J2005/345 ,  H01L37/02

摘要： An infrared detection device includes a substrate and a heat-type light sensing element. The substrate has a recess, and a frame positioned around the recess. The heat-type light sensing element has a leg and a sensing unit, and the leg is connected onto the frame so that the sensing unit is positioned over the recess. The heat-type light sensing element includes an intermediate layer provided on the substrate, a first electrode layer provided on the intermediate layer, a sensing layer provided on the first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer provided on the sensing layer. The substrate has a linear thermal expansion coefficient larger than that of the sensing layer. The intermediate layer has a linear thermal expansion coefficient decreasing toward the first electrode layer from the substrate.

摘要翻译： 红外线检测装置包括基板和热型光检测元件。 衬底具有凹部和围绕凹部定位的框架。 热型光感测元件具有腿部和感测单元，并且腿部连接到框架上，使得感测单元位于凹部上方。 热型光感测元件包括设置在基板上的中间层，设置在中间层上的第一电极层，设置在第一电极层上的感测层和设置在感测层上的第二电极层。 基板的线性热膨胀系数大于传感层的热膨胀系数。 中间层具有从基板朝着第一电极层减小的线性热膨胀系数。

公开(公告)号：US20150102702A1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-16

申请号：US14399215

申请日：2012-05-08

申请人： Peter Jeney ,  Gustav Hans Weber

发明人： Peter Jeney ,  Gustav Hans Weber

IPC分类号： H01L37/02

CPC分类号： H01L37/02 ,  H01L37/025

摘要： Apparatus (100) comprising a device (10) with a first electrically conducting electrode (11), a second electrically conducting electrode (12), said electrodes (11, 12) being spaced apart, a pyro-electric material (13) to which said electrodes (11, 12) are attached/applied, at least one heat-exchanging structure (14) being thermally coupled to said pyro-electric material (13), said apparatus (100) further comprising an electric oscillator circuitry (20), said device (10) being electrically connectable to the electric oscillator circuitry (20) so as to provide an oscillation of said pyro-electric material (13).

摘要翻译： 装置（100）包括具有第一导电电极（11）的装置（10），第二导电电极（12），所述电极（11,12）间隔开，热电材料（13） 所述电极（11,12）被附接/施加，至少一个热耦合到所述热电材料（13）的热交换结构（14），所述设备（100）还包括电振荡器电路（20） 所述装置（10）可电连接到电振荡器电路（20），以便提供所述热电材料（13）的振荡。

公开(公告)号：US08835208B2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-16

申请号：US13853473

申请日：2013-03-29

申请人： Seiko Epson Corporation

发明人： Kenichi Kurokawa

IPC分类号： H01L21/00 ,  H01L37/02 ,  H01L31/02 ,  G01J5/34 ,  H01L27/146

CPC分类号： H01L37/02 ,  G01J5/0025 ,  G01J5/024 ,  G01J5/025 ,  G01J5/048 ,  G01J5/0853 ,  G01J5/0862 ,  G01J5/0896 ,  G01J5/34 ,  G01J2005/0077 ,  G01J2005/0081 ,  G01J2005/345 ,  G08B13/19695 ,  H01L27/14649 ,  H01L31/02

摘要： A detecting element has an absorbing section where a temperature rises according to an amount of electromagnetic waves which are absorbed and a detecting section where characteristics change according to an amount of heat which is transmitted from the absorbing section. A method for manufacturing the detecting element includes: forming the detecting section on a substrate; forming a protective film which covers the detecting section; forming a hollow space portion in a region which overlaps with the detecting section of the substrate in a planar view after the forming of the protective film; and forming the absorbing section by applying a liquid body, which contains a material constituting the absorbing section, in a region on the protective film on an opposite side from the detection section, which overlaps with the detecting section in a planar view, and solidifying the liquid body after the forming of the hollow space portion.

摘要翻译： 检测元件具有吸收部，该吸收部根据吸收的电磁波的量而上升温度，根据从吸收部透过的热量，特性变化的检测部。 一种检测元件的制造方法，包括：在基板上形成检测部; 形成覆盖所述检测部的保护膜; 在形成保护膜之后的平面视图中，在与基板的检测部分重叠的区域中形成中空空间部分; 并且在平面图中，在与检测部分重叠的保护膜上的与检测部分相反的一侧的区域中涂覆含有构成吸收部分的材料的液体，并且使固化 在形成中空空间部分之后的液体。

公开(公告)号：US20140103210A1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-17

申请号：US14054923

申请日：2013-10-16

申请人： Robert Bosch GmbH

发明人： Ando Lars Feyh ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Fabian Purkl ,  Gary Yama ,  Gary O'Brien

IPC分类号： H01L31/09 ,  H01L37/02

CPC分类号： H01L31/09 ,  G01J5/024 ,  G01J5/0853 ,  G01J5/10 ,  G01J5/20 ,  H01L37/02

摘要： A semiconductor device includes a substrate, suspension structures extending from the upper surface of the substrate, and an absorber stack attached to the substrate by the suspension structures. The suspension structures suspend the absorber stack over the substrate such that a gap is defined between the absorber stack and the substrate. The absorber stack includes a plurality of metallization layers interleaved with a plurality of insulating layers. At least one of the metallization layers has a thickness of approximately 10 nm or less.

摘要翻译： 半导体器件包括衬底，从衬底的上表面延伸的悬浮结构以及通过悬挂结构附接到衬底的吸收体堆叠。 悬架结构将吸收体堆叠物悬挂在衬底上，使得在吸收体堆叠和衬底之间限定间隙。 吸收体堆叠包括与多个绝缘层交错的多个金属化层。 至少一层金属化层的厚度约为10nm以下。

公开(公告)号：US08563933B2

公开(公告)日：2013-10-22

申请号：US13013124

申请日：2011-01-25

申请人： Takafumi Noda

发明人： Takafumi Noda

IPC分类号： G01J5/20

CPC分类号： G01J5/34 ,  G01J5/023 ,  G01J5/024 ,  G01J5/10 ,  G01J5/20 ,  H01L37/02 ,  Y10T29/49826

摘要： The thermal detector includes a support member supported on a substrate. The support member has a mounting portion supporting a thermal detector element, and at least one arm portion connected at one end to the mounting portion and connected at the other end to the substrate. At least one of the mounting portion and the at least one arm portion has a first member disposed towards the substrate, a transverse width of a transverse cross-sectional shape of the first member set to a first width; a second member disposed toward the thermal detector element and facing the first member, a transverse width of the second member set to the first width; and a third member linking the first member and the second member, a transverse width of the third member set to a second width that is smaller than the first width.

摘要翻译： 热检测器包括支撑在基板上的支撑构件。 支撑构件具有支撑热检测器元件的安装部分，以及至少一个臂部分，其一端连接到安装部分并且在另一端连接到基板。 所述安装部分和所述至少一个臂部中的至少一个具有朝向所述基板设置的第一部件，所述第一部件的横截面形状的横向宽度设定为第一宽度; 朝向所述热检测器元件并面向所述第一构件的第二构件，所述第二构件的横向宽度设定为所述第一宽度; 以及连接所述第一构件和所述第二构件的第三构件，所述第三构件的横向宽度设定为小于所述第一宽度的第二宽度。

公开(公告)号：US08552617B2

公开(公告)日：2013-10-08

申请号：US12835351

申请日：2010-07-13

申请人： Ji-hyuk Lim

发明人： Ji-hyuk Lim

IPC分类号： H02N10/00

CPC分类号： H01L37/02 ,  H02N10/00

摘要： Provided is an energy harvesting device using pyroelectric materials. The energy harvesting device includes a first heat source; a second heat source having a temperature higher than a temperature of the first heat source; and a cantilever which is interposed between the first heat source and the second heat source, the cantilever including a first film formed of a pyroelectric material and a second film, where the first film is disposed on the second film and a thermal expansion coefficient of the second film is different from that of the pyroelectric material of the first film. Electric energy is generated by periodically changing a temperature within the first film.

摘要翻译： 提供了使用热电材料的能量收集装置。 能量收集装置包括第一热源; 第二热源，其温度高于第一热源的温度; 以及插入在所述第一热源和所述第二热源之间的悬臂，所述悬臂包括由热电材料形成的第一膜和第二膜，其中所述第一膜设置在所述第二膜上，并且所述第二膜的热膨胀系数 第二膜不同于第一膜的热电材料的膜。 通过周期性地改变第一膜内的温度来产生电能。

公开(公告)号：US20130256825A1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-03

申请号：US13852978

申请日：2013-03-28

申请人： NXP B.V.

发明人： Aurelie HUMBERT ,  Roel DAAMEN ,  Viet Hoang NGUYEN

IPC分类号： H01L27/16 ,  H01L37/00

CPC分类号： H01L27/16 ,  G01N27/18 ,  G01N33/004 ,  H01L37/00 ,  H01L37/02

摘要： An integrated circuit and a method of making the same. The integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate having a major surface. The integrated circuit also includes a thermal conductivity based gas sensor having an electrically resistive sensor element located on the major surface for exposure to a gas to be sensed. The integrated circuit further includes a barrier located on the major surface for inhibiting a flow of the gas across the sensor element.

摘要翻译： 一种集成电路及其制造方法。 集成电路包括具有主表面的半导体衬底。 集成电路还包括基于导热系数的气体传感器，其具有位于主表面上的用于暴露于待感测气体的电阻传感器元件。 集成电路还包括位于主表面上的阻挡气体穿过传感器元件的阻挡层。

公开(公告)号：US08519595B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-27

申请号：US12874407

申请日：2010-09-02

申请人： Scott R. Hunter ,  Panagiotis G. Datskos

发明人： Scott R. Hunter ,  Panagiotis G. Datskos

IPC分类号： H02N10/00

CPC分类号： H01L37/02

摘要： A pyroelectric thermal energy harvesting apparatus for generating an electric current includes a cantilevered layered pyroelectric capacitor extending between a first surface and a second surface, where the first surface includes a temperature difference from the second surface. The layered pyroelectric capacitor includes a conductive, bimetal top electrode layer, an intermediate pyroelectric dielectric layer and a conductive bottom electrode layer. In addition, a pair of proof masses is affixed at a distal end of the layered pyroelectric capacitor to face the first surface and the second surface, wherein the proof masses oscillate between the first surface and the second surface such that a pyroelectric current is generated in the pyroelectric capacitor due to temperature cycling when the proof masses alternately contact the first surface and the second surface.

摘要翻译： 用于产生电流的热电收热装置包括在第一表面和第二表面之间延伸的悬臂式分层热电电容器，其中第一表面包括与第二表面的温度差。 层状热电电容器包括导电双金属顶电极层，中间热电介质层和导电底电极层。 此外，在分层热释电电容器的远端处固定一对检验质量块以面对第一表面和第二表面，其中证明质量块在第一表面和第二表面之间振荡，使得在 所述热电电容器由于当所述检验质量块交替接触所述第一表面和所述第二表面时由于温度循环。

公开(公告)号：US08487258B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-16

申请号：US13580463

申请日：2011-06-23

申请人： Takahiro Sono ,  Teruki Hatatani ,  Suguru Fukui ,  Takayuki Nishikawa

发明人： Takahiro Sono ,  Teruki Hatatani ,  Suguru Fukui ,  Takayuki Nishikawa

IPC分类号： G01J5/00

CPC分类号： H01L37/02 ,  G01J5/16 ,  G01J5/34

摘要： The pyroelectric infrared detection element has a pyroelectric element including opposite first and second electrodes and an infrared absorption part. The first and second electrodes are formed on first and second thickness-direction surfaces of a pyroelectric substrate respectively. The detection element includes an output terminal unit including first and second output terminals on the substrate, and first and second wiring parts connecting the first and second output terminals to the first and second electrodes respectively. The first wiring part includes a connecting line being a conductive layer on the first surface to connect the first output terminal to the first electrode, and a canceling line for canceling charges generated at the connecting line in response to a change in temperature of the substrate. The canceling line is a conductive layer on the second surface to be insulated from the second electrode and to be connected to the connecting line.

摘要翻译： 热电型红外线检测元件具有包括相对的第一和第二电极和红外线吸收部的热电元件。 第一和第二电极分别形成在热释电基板的第一和第二厚度方向表面上。 检测元件包括：输出端子单元，其包括在基板上的第一和第二输出端子;以及第一和第二布线部分，分别将第一和第二输出端子连接到第一和第二电极。 第一布线部分包括连接线，该连接线是第一表面上的导电层，用于将第一输出端连接到第一电极;以及消除线，用于响应于基板的温度变化而消除在连接线处产生的电荷。 消除线是在第二表面上与第二电极绝缘并连接到连接线的导电层。

公开(公告)号：US20130074900A1

公开(公告)日：2013-03-28

申请号：US13665907

申请日：2012-10-31

申请人： Richard I EPSTEIN ,  Kevin J. MALLOY

发明人： Richard I EPSTEIN ,  Kevin J. MALLOY

IPC分类号： H01L37/02 ,  F25B21/00

CPC分类号： H01L37/02 ,  F25B21/00 ,  F25B2321/001 ,  Y02B30/66 ,  Y10T29/49359

摘要： In accordance with the invention, there are electrocaloric devices, pyroelectric devices and methods of forming them. A device which can be a pyroelectric energy generator or an electrocaloric cooling device, can include a first reservoir at a first temperature and a second reservoir at a second temperature, wherein the second temperature is higher than the first temperature. The device can also include a plurality of liquid crystal thermal switches disposed between the first reservoir and the second reservoir and one or more active layers disposed between the first reservoir and the second reservoir, such that each of the one or more active layers is sandwiched between two liquid crystal thermal switches. The device can further include one or more power supplies to apply voltage to the plurality of liquid crystal thermal switches and the one or more the active layers.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明，有电热装置，热电装置和形成它们的方法。 可以是热电能发生器或电热冷却装置的装置可以包括在第一温度下的第一储存器和在第二温度下的第二储存器，其中第二温度高于第一温度。 该装置还可以包括设置在第一储存器和第二储存器之间的多个液晶热开关和设置在第一储存器和第二储存器之间的一个或多个有源层，使得一个或多个有源层中的每一个夹在 两个液晶热开关。 该装置还可以包括一个或多个电源以向多个液晶热开关和一个或多个有源层施加电压。