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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2023
Globalfoundries U.s. Inc., Malta, NY (US);
Arpan Dasgupta, Beacon, NY (US);
Kevin Dezfulian, Arlington, VA (US);
Yusheng Bian, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Norman Robson, Fishkill, NY (US);
Brittany Hedrick, Lagrangeville, NY (US);
Thomas Houghton, Marlboro, NY (US);
Kenneth J. Giewont, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Koushik Ramachandran, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Daniel W. Fisher, Clifton Park, NY (US);
GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc., Malta, NY (US);
Abstract
Structures for a photonics chip that enable external communication and methods of forming such structures. The structure comprises a spot-size converter, a body on a semiconductor substrate, and a dielectric layer on the semiconductor substrate. The body includes a surface adjacent to the spot-size converter and a reflector on the surface. The dielectric layer includes a recess disposed above the spot-size converter and the reflector.