Integrated circuit combination of a target integrated circuit and a plurality of photovoltaic cells connected thereto using the top conductive layer

摘要

An integrated circuit (IC) combination of a target integrated circuit (TIC) and a plurality of thin film photovoltaic cells (PV) connected thereto. The IC comprises a target integrated circuit (TIC) having a top surface and a bottom surface; a plurality of thin film photovoltaic (PV) cells formed over at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface of the TIC, each PV cell includes at least a lower conducting layer (LCL) and an upper conducting layer (UCL); and a conducting path connecting at least a UCL of a first PV cell to at least a LCL of a second PV cell, wherein at least a first array of PV cells comprised of at least a first portion of the plurality of PV cells is connected by the respective UCL and LCL of each PV cell to provide a first voltage output.

主权项

1. An integrated circuit, comprising:
a target integrated circuit (TIC) having a top surface and a bottom surface; and a plurality of thin film photovoltaic (PV) cells formed over at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface of the TIC, each of the plurality of PV cells includes at least a lower conducting layer (LCL) and an upper conducting layer (UCL), wherein the plurality of PV cells are arranged in a first array of PV cells, such that in each column of the first array of PV cells, adjacent PV cells are connected in series using a conducting path connecting at least a UCL of a first PV cell directly to the top surface of the TIC and from the top surface of the TIC directly to a LCL of a second PV cell of the two adjacent PV cells, and wherein LCLs of the plurality of PV cells in a lower row of the first array of PV cells are connected to a ground line and UCLs of the plurality of PV cells in the upper row of the first array of PV cells are connected together to provide a first voltage output.