US Patent Issued to Maxeon Solar on April 29 for "Conductive contacts for polycrystalline silicon features of solar cells" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,288,826, issued on April 29, was assigned to Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd. (Singapore).

"Conductive contacts for polycrystalline silicon features of solar cells" was invented by Seung Bum Rim (Palo Alto, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods of fabricating conductive contacts for polycrystalline silicon features of solar cells, and the resulting solar cells, are described. In an example, a method of fabricating a solar cell includes providing a substrate having a polycrystalline silicon feature. The method also includes forming a conductive paste directly on the polycrystalline silicon feature. The method also includes firing the conduct...