Apparatus and method for fabricating a microbattery
| Patent Number: | 6,432,577 |
| Issued: | 8/13/2002 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | An apparatus and method for fabricating a microbattery that uses silicon as the structural component, packaging component, and semiconductor to reduce the weight, size, and cost of thin film battery technology is described. When combined with advanced semiconductor packaging techniques, such a silicon-based microbattery enables the fabrication of autonomous, highly functional, integrated microsystems having broad applicability. |
| Filed: | 6/29/2000 |
| Application Number: | 9/607,587 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |