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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Globalfoundries U.s. Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin V. Fasano, New Windsor, NY (US);
Andreas D. Stricker, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Hanyi Ding, Colchester, VT (US);
Yusheng Bian, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Bo Peng, Sharon, MA (US);
Assignee:
GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/122 (2006.01); G02B 6/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/1225 (2013.01); G02B 2006/12061 (2013.01); G02B 2006/12073 (2013.01); G02B 2006/12107 (2013.01); G02B 2006/12126 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure provide an integrated circuit (IC) structure, including an optical medium for light signals; and an optical grating coupler coupled to the optical medium. The optical grating coupler is configured to reorient light from the optical medium. A cladding material is over the optical grating coupler. An absorber layer is over the cladding material, and vertically above the optical grating coupler.