Power sources suitable for use in implantable medical devices and corresponding fabrication methods
US9252415B2 · filed 2012-06-15 · granted 2016-02-02 · Medtronic, Inc. major
Abstract T1 · from the patent
Arrays of planar solid state batteries are stacked in an aligned arrangement for subsequent separation into individual battery stacks. A redistribution layer (RDL) formed over each wafer includes conductive traces extending laterally from positive and negative battery contacts; conductive vias couple together corresponding contacts of aligned batteries, ultimately becoming exposed conductive channels of each battery stack.
Why it ranks where it does
Stacked solid-state battery fabrication (LiPON, 14μm cells, swelling cavities); cited by IBM and France's CEA.
Signals: see methodology.
Inventors
Mohsen Askarinya, Andreas A. Fenner, Erik J. Herrmann, David A. Ruben, John K. Day
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