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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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2007

Filed:

Sep. 21, 2004
Applicants:

Alan D Kathman, Charlotte, NC (US);

Hongtao Han, Mooresville, NC (US);

Jay Mathews, Huntersville, NC (US);

John Barnett Hammond, Charlotte, NC (US);

Inventors:

Alan D Kathman, Charlotte, NC (US);

Hongtao Han, Mooresville, NC (US);

Jay Mathews, Huntersville, NC (US);

John Barnett Hammond, Charlotte, NC (US);

Assignee:

Digital Optics Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A structure having an optical element thereon has a portion of the structure extending beyond a region having the optical element in at least one direction. The structure may include an active optical element, with the different dimensions of the substrates forming the structure allowing access for the electrical interconnections for the active optical elements. Different dicing techniques may be used to realize the uneven structures.


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