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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2008
Applicant:
Shu-ying Cho, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventor:
Shu-Ying Cho, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor substrate; an interconnect structure over the semiconductor substrate; a first dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate and in the interconnect structure; a second dielectric layer in the interconnect structure and over the first dielectric layer; and a wave-guide. The wave-guide includes a first portion in the first dielectric layer and a second portion in the second dielectric layer. The first portion adjoins the second portion.