The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2023
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Wen-Shun Lo, Hsinchu County, TW;
Jing-Hwang Yang, Hsinchu County, TW;
Yingkit Felix Tsui, Cupertino, CA (US);
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A method of fabricating an optical device comprises steps of forming a silicon-based optical component in a substrate; depositing an ILD layer on the substrate and the silicon-based optical component; forming a thermal tuning assembly comprising a first metallic material in the ILD layer and above the silicon-based optical component, wherein the thermal tuning assembly comprises a core above the silicon-based optical component, a plurality of grids spaced apart from the core, and a pair of neck portions connecting the grids to the core, wherein a width of a strip in each grid is greater than a width of the core; forming at least one conductive plug comprising the first metallic material penetrating the ILD layer and coupled to the silicon-based optical component; and forming a plurality of conductive lines comprising a second metallic material coupled to the thermal tuning assembly.