METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTRICAL ENERGY IN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DURING OPERATION OF THE LATTER, CORRESPONDING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an integrated circuit including a means which includes producing at least one temperature gradient in at least one region of an integrated circuit resulting from a flow of an electric current in at least a part of the integrated circuit during operation of the integrated circuit, and producing electrical energy through that temperature gradient.

SOLUTION: The integrated circuit includes: at least one region RG containing at least one thermoelectric material MTH, which is configured to be subjected to at least one temperature gradient produced by a flow of an electric current in at least parts PSTA, PSTB of the integrated circuit during operation of the integrated circuit; and an electric conduction outputting means connected to that region RG, which transfers electric energy produced from the thermoelectric material MTH.

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