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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2022
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Chung-Ming Weng, Taichung, TW;
Hao-Yi Tsai, Hsinchu, TW;
Cheng-Chieh Hsieh, Tainan, TW;
Hung-Yi Kuo, Taipei, TW;
Tsung-Yuan Yu, Taipei, TW;
Yu-Hao Chen, HsinChu, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes an optical connector element and an optical coupler. The optical connector element includes a base structure, a first polymer via and a cladding layer. The base structure has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first polymer via passes through the base structure from the first surface to the second surface. The cladding layer is surrounding the first polymer via, wherein a refractive index of the cladding layer is different than a refractive index of the first polymer via. The optical coupler is disposed over the optical connector element, wherein the optical coupler receives optical signals from the first polymer via.