CONVERTIDORES TERMOELECTRICOS EN MINIATURA

SE PRESENTA UNA MATRIZ MULTIACOPLAMIENTO DE SEMICONDUCTORES TERMOELECTRICOS QUE COMPRENDEN UN SUBSTRATO DE MATERIAL SEMIAISLANTE (10), TIRAS ALTERNADAS TIPO N Y TIPO P SOBRE DICHO SUBSTRATO CONECTADAS ELECTRICAMENTE EN SERIE, Y UNOS TERMINALES (11) CONECTADOS A DICHAS TIRAS CONECTADAS EN SERIE. LA MATRIZ PUEDE INCORPORARSE EN UN CHIP DE CIRCUITO INTEGRADO. TAMBIEN SE PRESENTA UN METODO PARA FABRICAR DICHAS MATRICES MULTIACOPLAMIENTO DE SEMICONDUCTORES. A thermoelectric semiconductor multicouple array comprises a substrate of semi-insulating material 10, alternate n-type and p-type strips or legs ion implanted into said substrate and connected together electrically in series, and terminal means 11 connected to said series-connected strips or legs. The array may be incorporated in an integrated circuit chip. A method of making such thermoelectric semiconductor multicouple arrays is also disclosed.