Semiconductor device manufacturing: process – Making device or circuit responsive to nonelectrical signal – Responsive to electromagnetic radiation
Patent
1996-03-15
1997-04-15
Weisstuch, Aaron
Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
Making device or circuit responsive to nonelectrical signal
Responsive to electromagnetic radiation
136256, 257457, 438 64, 438118, H01L 3118
Patent
active
056209045
ABSTRACT:
Methods for forming a wraparound electrical contact on a solar cell require minimal labor and result in high device yields at low cost. A decal having a patterned electrically conductive material is disposed on a first surface of the solar cell. The decal may be a liquid-transfer or heat-transfer decal. A portion of the decal is wrapped around at least one edge of the solar cell for contacting a second surface of the solar cell. The decal is processed to remove organic matter and form an ohmic contact.
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