(US4594471-A)      Electrodes are sequentially arranged on a substrate and covered with a non-single-crystal semiconductor laminate member. On the semiconductor laminate member are formed second electrodes respectively corresponding to the first electrodes. Each first electrode and each second electrode and the region of the semiconductor laminate member sandwiched between constitute one semiconductor photoelectric transducer.    The transducer is connected to another adjacent transducer so that the second electrode of the latter is connected to the first electrode of the former through a contact portion. The contact groove and the contact portion are not exposed in the side walls of the semiconductor laminate member. (16pp)g    (US4603470-A)      A number of electrodes are sequentially arranged on a substrate and covered with a non-single-crystal semiconductor laminate member. On the semiconductor laminate member are formed second electrodes respectively corresponding to the first electrodes. Each electrode and the region of the semiconductor laminate member sandwiched between constitute one semiconductor photoelectric transducer. The transducer is connected to another transducer adjacent to it so that the second electrode of the latter is connected to the first electrode of the former through a contact portion extending to it from the second electrode of the latter into a contact groove cut in the semiconductor laminate member.    In this case, the contact groove and the contact portion are not exposed in the side walls of the semiconductor laminate member. The side walls of the first and/or second electrode are retained inside the side walls of the substrate. The electrodes and the contact grooves are defined by a lase am. (16pp)    (US5332450-A)      Spaced apart first electrodes are sequentially arranged on a substrate and covered with a non-single-crystal semiconductor laminate member. On the semiconductor laminate member are formed second electrodes respectively corresponding to the first electrodes. Each first electrode and each second electrode and the region of the semiconductor laminate member sandwiched between them constitute one semiconductor photoelectric transducer.    The transducer is connected to another transducer adjacent to it so that the second electrode of the latter is connected to the first electrode of the former through a contact portion extending to it from the second electrode of the latter into a contact groove cut in the semiconductor laminate member. In this case, the contact groove and the contact portion are not exposed in the side walls of the semiconductor laminate member.    USE -   Closely packed photoelectrical conversion device.    (US5332680-A)      A number of first electrodes are sequentially arranged on a substrate and covered with a non-single-crystal semiconductor laminate member. On the semiconductor laminate member are formed second electrodes respectively corresponding to the first electrodes. Each first electrode and each second electrode and the region of the semiconductor laminate member sandwiched between them constitute one semiconductor photoelectric transducer.    The transducer is connected to another transducer adjacent to it so that the second electrode of the latter is connected to the first electrode of the former through a contact portion extending to it from the second electrode of the latter into a contact groove cut in the semiconductor laminate member. In this case, the contact groove and the contact portion are not exposed in the side walls of the semiconductor laminate member.    USE -   Method of making photoelectric conversion device.    (JP6314805-A)      A second set of electrodes are formed on the semiconductor laminate member, the electrodes respectively corresp. to the first electrodes. Each of the first and second electrodes and the region of the laminate member sandwiched between constitute one semiconductor photoelectric transducer. Each transducer is connected to an adjacent transducer so that the second electrode of the latter is connected to the first electrode of the former through a contract portion extending from the second electrode of the latter into a contract groove cut in the laminate member. The contract groove and the contract portion are not exposed in the side walls of the laminate member. First and second sets of isolation grooves isolate respective adjacent first electrodes and adjacent second electrode. The side walls of the first and/or second electrode are retained inside the side walls of the substrate. The electrodes and contract grooves are defined by a laser beam.    ADVANTAGE -   Is easily manufactured without defects.