Abstract:
A method of fabricating a wafer-size photovoltaic cell module capable of drastically reducing the overall costs of photovoltaic cells of enhanced efficiency realized on a monocrystalline silicon substrate comprises the steps of:
defining an integrated cellular structure, of a light converting monolateral or bilateral junction diode in the epitaxially grown detachable layer, including a first deposited metal current collecting terminal of the diode; laminating onto the surface the processed epitaxially grown detachable layer a film of an optical grade plastic material resistant to hydrofluoric acid solutions; immersing the wafer in a hydrofluoric acid solution causing detachment of the processed epitaxially grown silicon layer laminated with the film of optical grade plastic material; polishing the surface of separation of the detached processed epitaxially grown layer and forming a second metal current collecting terminal of the diode by masked deposition of a metal at a relatively low temperature tolerable by the film of optical grade plastic material.
Abstract:
A process for the manufacturing of an integrated circuit comprising lateral DMOS-technology power devices and non-volatile memory cells provides for: forming respective laterally displaced isolated semiconductor regions (R1,R2,R6), electrically insulated from each other and from a common semiconductor substrate (1), inside which the devices will be formed; forming conductive insulated gate regions (33,34,37) for the lateral DMOS-technology power devices and for the memory cells over the respective isolated semiconductor regions (R1,R2,R6); inside the isolated semiconductor regions (R1,R2) for the lateral DMOS-technology power devices, forming deep body regions (25,26) aligned with edges of the insulated gate regions (33,34), and channel regions (29,30) extending under the insulated gate regions (33,34). The deep body regions (25,26) are formed by means of a first implantation of a first dopant in a direction substantially orthogonal to a top surface of the integrated circuit, performed with an energy and with a dopant dose such that the concentration of the first dopant has a peak located at a prescribed distance from the surface of the isolated semiconductor regions (R1,R2). The channel regions (29,30) are formed by means of a second implantation of a second dopant along directions tilted of a prescribed angle with respect to a direction orthogonal to a top surface of the integrated circuit, in a dose and with an energy such that said channel regions (29,30) are formed directly after the implantation of the second dopant without performing a thermal diffusion at a high temperature of the second dopant.
Abstract:
A high voltage lateral MOSFET transistor structure constituted by various interdigitated modular elements formed on a layer of monocrystaline silicon is described together with a process for its fabrication. To save area of silicon and to reduce the specific resistivity RDS on enriched drain regions (16) are formed by implanting doping material (N) in the silicon through apertures in the field oxide (11) obtained with a selective anisotropic etching by utilising as a mask the strips of polycrystaline silicon (14) which serve as gate electrodes and field electrodes.
Abstract:
A microfuel cell includes a substrate and a plurality of spaced-apart PEM dividers extending outwardly to define anodic and cathodic microfluidic channels. An anodic catalyst/electrode lines at least a portion of the anodic microfluidic channels, and a cathodic catalyst/electrode lines at least a portion of the cathodic microfluidic channels. Each anodic and cathodic catalyst/electrode may extend beneath an adjacent portion of a PEM divider in some embodiments. Alternately, the microfuel cell may include a plurality of stacked substrates, in which a first substrate has first microfluidic fuel cell reactant channels. A PEM layer may be adjacent the first surface of the first substrate, an anodic catalyst/electrode layer may be adjacent one side of the PEM layer, and a cathodic catalyst/electrode layer may be adjacent an opposite side of the PEM layer. An adhesive layer may secure the first substrate to an adjacent substrate defining at least a second microfluidic fuel cell reactant channel.
Abstract:
A microfluidic device includes a microfluidic circuit (5), having an axis (X), and an electric field generator (6, 10, 11a, 12), arranged so as to establish an electric field (E) at least within a section (8) of the microfluidic circuit (5), the electric field (E) being oriented transversally to the axis (X). The electric field is used to locally concentrate charged molecules, thus increasing the reaction rate.
Abstract:
There is described an integrated circuit with junction insulation on a substrate (10) of semiconductor material comprising active regions (11, 11', 11'') of a first type of conductivity (n), insulation regions (30-33) which separate the junction-forming active regions from one another and from the substrate and means of electrical contact for reverse-biasing the junctions. In order to obtain highly efficient insulation, at least one (11) of the active regions is separated from the active regions adjacent to it (11') and from the substrate (10) by insulation regions (30-33) which form an inner insulation shell, consisting of regions (30, 31) of conductivity of a second type (p), opposite to the first type, which contains the active region (11) and an outer insulation shell, consisting of regions (32, 33) of the first type of conductivity (n) which contains the inner insulation shell.
Abstract:
A biological molecules detection device includes a detection array (21), arranged on a body (2) and having one or more probes (26) for detecting corresponding electrically charged molecules (100) in a detection region (7), adjacent to the detection array (21); a time varying electric field generating circuit (22, 25, 30) is provided for generating at least one time varying electric field (E) around the detection array (21) within the detection region (7).
Abstract:
A biological molecules detection device includes a detection array (21), arranged on a body (2) and having one or more probes (26) for detecting corresponding electrically charged molecules (100) in a detection region (7), adjacent to the detection array (21); a time varying electric field generating circuit (22, 25, 30) is provided for generating at least one time varying electric field (E) around the detection array (21) within the detection region (7).