Thin-film battery equipment

• US 20040081860A1
• Filed: 10/29/2002
• Published: 04/29/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics Incorporated (STMicroelectronics NV)
• Original Assignee: STMicroelectronics Incorporated (STMicroelectronics NV)
• Inventors: Hundt, Michael J., Sigmund, Frank J.
• Application Number:
  US10/284,424
• Publication Number:
  US 20040081860A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 429/7
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48091 Arched
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00014 the subject-matter covered by the group, the symbol of which is combined with the symbol of this group, being disclosed without further technical details
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/11 having a chip structure, e.g. micro-sized batteries integrated on chips
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 6/40 Printed batteries , e.g. thin film batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 70/50 Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49115 including coating or impregnating

Abstract

In one embodiment, an apparatus includes but is not limited to: a thin-film battery affixed to at least one surface; and a device affixed to the thin-film battery.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a thin-film battery affixed to at least one surface; and

a device affixed to said thin-film battery.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said thin-film battery affixed to at least one surface comprises:

an anode of said thin-film battery electrically coupled to an anode current collector proximate to the at least one surface.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said anode of said thin-film battery electrically coupled to an anode current collector proximate to the at least one surface comprises:

said anode of said thin-film battery electrically coupled to a conductive substance of a semiconductor package substrate.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said thin-film battery affixed to at least one surface comprises:

a cathode of said thin-film battery electrically coupled to a cathode current collector proximate to the at least one surface.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said cathode of said thin-film battery electrically coupled to a cathode current collector proximate to the at least one surface comprises:

said cathode of said thin-film battery electrically coupled to a conductive substance of a semiconductor package substrate.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said thin-film battery affixed to at least one surface comprises:

said thin-film battery affixed to a semiconductor package substrate.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said thin-film battery affixed to a semiconductor package substrate comprises:

said thin-film battery affixed to a ball grid array semiconductor package substrate.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said thin-film battery affixed to at least one surface comprises:

said thin-film battery having a height of substantially 15 micrometers or less.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said thin-film battery affixed to at least one surface comprises:

said thin-film battery having a height substantially less than a height of an integrated circuit substrate.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said thin-film battery affixed to at least one surface comprises:

a lithium anode thin-film battery affixed to the at least one surface.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said device affixed to said thin-film battery comprises:

an integrated circuit affixed to said thin-film battery.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said integrated circuit affixed to said thin-film battery comprises:

an integrated circuit substrate affixed to at least one surface of said thin-film battery.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said integrated circuit component affixed to said thin-film battery comprises:

at least one electric circuit electrically connected with said thin-film battery via an electrically conducting structure.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises:

a computer system of a computer-system group including but not limited to a handheld computer system, a personal computer system, a workstation computer system, a minicomputer system, and a mainframe computer system.

15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises:

a wireless device of a wireless-device group including but not limited to a wireless phone, a wireless handheld computer, a wireless modem, a wireless email unit, and a Global Positioning System locator.

16. An apparatus comprising:

a thin-film battery affixed to a substrate; and

an integrated circuit affixed to and overlying said thin-film battery.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the substrate is a semiconductor package substrate.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, comprising:

an insulating layer interposed between said thin-film battery and said integrated circuit.

19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said integrated circuit affixed to and overlying said thin-film battery comprises:

said thin-film battery having a height substantially less than a height of an integrated circuit substrate.

20. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said thin-film battery comprises:

a lithium anode thin-film battery.

21. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said integrated circuit affixed to and overlying said thin-film battery comprises:

an integrated circuit substrate affixed to at least one surface of said thin-film battery.

22. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said integrated circuit affixed to and overlying said thin-film battery comprises:

at least one electric circuit electrically connected with said thin-film battery.

23. A method for making an apparatus, said method comprising:

forming a thin-film battery; and

affixing a device to the thin-film battery.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein said forming a thin-film battery comprises:

depositing at least one of an anode, an electrolyte, and a cathode of the thin-film battery.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein said forming a thin-film battery comprises:

depositing a lithium anode of the thin-film battery proximate to at least one surface.

26. The method of claim 23, wherein said forming a thin-film battery comprises:

forming at least one of an anode current collector conductive region and a cathode current collector conductive region.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein said forming at least one of an anode current collector conductive region and a cathode current collector conductive region comprises:

patterning a dielectric overlying a conductive material on a semiconductor package substrate.

28. The method of claim 23, wherein said affixing a device to said thin-film battery comprises:

affixing an integrated circuit to at least one surface of the thin-film battery.