Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Comp. Ltd.

Che-Hsiang Hsu

Hung-Yi Kuo

Cheng-Chieh Hsieh

Chung-Ming Weng

Hao-Yi Tsai

Tsung-Yuan Yu

Chen-Hua Douglas Yu

Hua-Kuei Lin

Chung-Shi Liu

Chewn-Pu Jou

Cheng-Tse Tang

Feng-Wei Kuo

Min-Hsiang Hsu

A photonic integrated circuit has a central region and a peripheral region surrounding the central region. The photonic integrated circuit includes a semiconductor layer, a seal ring structure, and a plurality of silicon waveguides. The seal ring structure is disposed on the semiconductor layer. The seal ring structure is located in the peripheral region and has at least one recess recessing towards the central region from a top view. The seal ring structure is a continuous structure from the top view. The silicon waveguides are embedded in the semiconductor layer.

Photonic integrated circuit and package structure

A package includes a photonic layer on a substrate, the photonic layer including a silicon waveguide coupled to a grating coupler; an interconnect structure over the photonic layer; an electronic die and a first dielectric layer over the interconnect structure, where the electronic die is connected to the interconnect structure; a first substrate bonded to the electronic die and the first dielectric layer; a socket attached to a top surface of the first substrate; and a fiber holder coupled to the first substrate through the socket, where the fiber holder includes a prism that re-orients an optical path of an optical signal.

Photonic semiconductor device and method of manufacture

A semiconductor package includes a first die stack structure and a second die stack structure, an insulating encapsulation, a redistribution structure, at least one prism structure and at least one reflector. The first die stack structure and the second die stack structure are laterally spaced apart from each other along a first direction, and each of the first die stack structure and the second die stack structure comprises an electronic die; and a photonic die electronically communicating with the electronic die. The insulating encapsulation laterally encapsulates the first die stack structure and the second die stack structure. The redistribution structure is disposed on the first die stack structure, the second die stack structure and the insulating encapsulation, and electrically connected to the first die stack structure and the second die stack structure. The at least one prism structure is disposed within the redistribution structure and optically coupled to the photonic die. The at least one reflector is disposed on the at least one prism structure.

Semiconductor package and manufacturing method thereof

A package includes an electronic die, a photonic die underlying and electronically communicating with the electronic die, a lens disposed on the electronic die, and a prism structure disposed on the lens and optically coupled to the photonic die. The prism structure includes first and second polymer layers, the first polymer layer includes a first curved surface concaving toward the photonic die, the second polymer layer embedded in the first polymer layer includes a second curved surface substantially conforming to the first curved surface, and an outer sidewall of the second polymer layer substantially aligned with an outer sidewall of the first polymer layer.

Package having prism structure and manufacturing method thereof

Disclosed are semiconductor packages and manufacturing method of the semiconductor packages. In one embodiment, a semiconductor package includes a substrate, a first waveguide, a semiconductor die, and an adhesive layer. The first waveguide is disposed on the substrate. The semiconductor die is disposed on the substrate and includes a second waveguide aligned with the first waveguide. The adhesive layer is disposed between the first waveguide and the second waveguide.

Semiconductor package

A package structure including a photonic, an electronic die, an encapsulant and a waveguide is provided. The photonic die includes an optical coupler. The electronic die is electrically coupled to the photonic die. The encapsulant laterally encapsulates the photonic die and the electronic die. The waveguide is disposed over the encapsulant and includes an upper surface facing away from the encapsulant. The waveguide includes a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion is optically coupled to the optical coupler, and the second end portion has a groove on the upper surface.

Package structure

A photonic integrated circuit includes a substrate, an interconnection layer, and a plurality of silicon waveguides. The interconnection layer is over the substrate. The interconnection layer includes a seal ring structure and an interconnection structure surrounded by the seal ring structure. The seal ring structure has at least one recess from a top view. The recess concaves towards the interconnection structure. The silicon waveguides are embedded in the substrate.

A semiconductor device including a singulated structure and an optical fiber assembly is provided. The singulated structure includes a photonic die, an electronic die connected to the photonic die and an optical element over the photonic die. The optical fiber assembly is disposed on a top of the singulated structure and includes a holder and an optical fiber structure. The holder keeps an air gap from the optical element. The optical fiber structure is carried by the holder and configured to be optically communicated with the photonic die through the optical element.

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