Microelectronic device with integrated energy source

• US 9,099,410 B2
• Filed: 02/11/2013
• Issued: 08/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: David R. Hofman
• Original Assignee: Joseph H. Mccain
• Inventors: McCain, Joseph H.
• Primary Examiner(s): POTTER, ROY KARL
• Application Number:
  US13/764,432
• Publication Number:
  US 20140027730A1
• Time in Patent Office: 904 Days
• Field of Search: 257/421, 257/E27.006, 438/3, 365/156, 365/158
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0702 the arrangement including a battery
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07749 the record carrier being capable of non-contact communication, e.g. constructional details of the antenna of a non-contact smart card
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48091 Arched
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 23/49593 Battery in combination with a leadframe
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00 Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
• 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: H01L 2924/12041 LED
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/12044 OLED
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/1461 MEMS
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/30107 Inductance
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 31/04 adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices testing thereof during manufacture H01L22/00; testing thereof after manufacture H02S50/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/04 Circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/1615 Switching on; Switching off, e.g. remotely battery saving circuits associated with selective call operation H04W52/00; details of power consumption reduction in a PLL, H03L7/0802, H03L7/14, H03L2207/08, H03L2207/18; muting amplifiers by gain control see H03G3/34
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/60 OLEDs integrated with inorganic light-sensitive elements, e.g. with inorganic solar cells or inorganic photodiodes
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/50 Photovoltaic [PV] energy

Abstract

An apparatus including an electronic device having a plurality of substantially collocated components, the plurality of components including an integrated circuit (IC) chip, an energy supply operable to electrically power the IC chip, and an energy harvesting (EH) device operable to convert non-electrical energy to electrical energy supplied to the energy supply. A material substantially encloses at least a portion of at least one of the IC chip, the energy supply, and the EH device.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

an electronic device having a plurality of substantially collocated components, the plurality of components comprising;

an integrated circuit (IC) chip; and

an energy device operable to convert non-electrical energy to electrical energy supplied to the IC chip; and

a material substantially enclosing at least a portion of at least one of the IC chip and the energy device;

wherein at least one of the IC chip and the energy device is flexible.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the electronic device further comprises an antenna operable in conjunction with at least one of the IC chip and the energy device, wherein the material substantially encloses at least a portion of the antenna.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the at least one of the IC chip and the energy device that is flexible comprises the energy device.

4. An apparatus, comprising:

an electronic device having a plurality of substantially collocated components, the plurality of components comprising;

an integrated circuit (IC) chip; and

an energy device operable to convert non-electrical energy to electrical energy supplied to the IC chip; and

a display device operable in conjunction with at least one of the IC chip and the energy device;

a material substantially enclosing at least a portion of at least one of the IC chip, the energy device, and the display device.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the display device is flexible.

6. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the display device is organic.

7. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the display device comprises an organic light emitting diode (LED).

8. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the display device comprises a thin-film display.

9. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the display device comprises a thin-film transistor digital display.

10. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the display device is a liquid crystal display.

11. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the electronic device further comprises an antenna operable in conjunction with at least one of the IC chip and the energy device, wherein the material substantially encloses at least a portion of the antenna.

12. An apparatus, comprising:

an electronic device having a plurality of substantially collocated components, the plurality of components comprising;

an integrated circuit (IC) chip; and

an energy device operable to convert non-electrical energy to electrical energy supplied to the IC chip; and

a material substantially enclosing at least a portion of at least one of the IC chip and the energy device;

wherein at least one of the IC chip and the energy device substantially comprises organic materials.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the at least one of the IC chip and the energy device that substantially comprises organic materials comprises the energy device.

14. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the organic materials comprise lithium perchlorate.

15. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the organic materials comprise polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF).

16. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the organic materials comprise polyethyleneoxide.

17. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the organic materials comprise polyacrylonitrile (PAN).

18. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the organic materials comprise polyvinyl sulfone (PVS).

19. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the organic materials comprise dibutyl phthalate (DBP).

20. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the organic materials comprise acetonitrile.