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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2018
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Nicholas A. Polomoff, Irvine, CA (US);
Andreas D. Stricker, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Anupam I Arora, Essex Junction, VT (US);
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC., Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) die including: a semiconductor substrate; active circuitry on the semiconductor substrate; an inter-level dielectric (ILD) over the semiconductor substrate and the active circuitry; a photonic element extending from the active circuitry on the semiconductor substrate; and a guard ring on the semiconductor substrate and within the ILD, the guard ring surrounding the active circuitry, the guard ring including: a conductive body, and a conductive bridge element extending over the photonic element.