US Patent Issued to Maxeon Solar on Sept. 16 for "Solar cells having hybrid architectures including differentiated p-type and n-type regions" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,116, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd. (Singapore).

"Solar cells having hybrid architectures including differentiated p-type and n-type regions" was invented by David D. Smith (Campbell, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solar cell, and methods of fabricating said solar cell, are disclosed. The solar cell can include a substrate having a light-receiving surface and a back surface. The solar cell can include a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type disposed on a first dielectric layer, wherein the first dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate. The solar cell can also include a sec...