Photonic structure with waveguide-to-photodetector coupler oriented along sidewall of a photodetector

    公开(公告)号:US12278297B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-15

    申请号:US18050147

    申请日:2022-10-27

    Inventor: Yusheng Bian

    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of a photonic structure with at least one tapered coupler positioned laterally adjacent and along the length of a sidewall of a layer, such as a light absorption layer (LAL), of a photodetector to facilitate mode matching. Some embodiments include a vertically oriented photodetector, which is on an insulator layer and has an LAL stacked between bottom and top semiconductor layers, and a coupler, which is on the insulator layer positioned laterally adjacent to the photodetector and has stacked cores with one of the cores being at the same level as the LAL. Other embodiments include a horizontally oriented photodetector, which is on an insulator layer and has an LAL on a recessed section of a bottom semiconductor layer between side sections, and coupler(s), which is/are above side section(s) of the bottom semiconductor layer and, thus, positioned laterally adjacent to one or both sides of the LAL.

    COMPACT MEMORY-IN-PIXEL DISPLAY STRUCTURE

    公开(公告)号:US20250118245A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-10

    申请号:US18482114

    申请日:2023-10-06

    Abstract: Disclosed are a pixel and a compact memory-in-pixel display (e.g., implemented in a fully-depleted semiconductor-on-insulator processing technology platform). A block of electronic components for a pixel includes a memory cell array, a driving circuit for an LED, and a logic circuit connected between the memory cell array and driving circuit. The memory cell array is above a Pwell, the driving circuit is above an adjacent Nwell, and the logic circuit includes P-type transistors on the Nwell and N-type transistors on the Pwell. A pixel array is above alternating P and N wells with a single buried Nwell below. Specifically, each column of pixels is above adjacent elongated P and N wells and, within each column, adjacent pixels have mirrored layouts. Furthermore, adjacent columns of pixels are above two elongated wells of one type and a shared elongated well of the opposite type therebetween and the adjacent columns have mirrored layouts.

    ANTIFUSES CAPABLE OF FORMING LOCALIZED CONDUCTIVE LINKS

    公开(公告)号:US20250113483A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-03

    申请号:US18479816

    申请日:2023-10-02

    Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to antifuses capable of forming localized conductive links and methods of forming the same. An antifuse is provided. The antifuse includes a substrate, a dielectric liner, and an electrode. The substrate includes a conductor layer, and a trench is in the conductor layer. The trench includes a first conductor surface and a second conductor surface. The dielectric liner is in the trench. The electrode is on the dielectric liner in the trench, and the electrode includes a first electrode surface and a second electrode surface converging to the first electrode surface.

    Moisture detection along input/output opening in IC structure

    公开(公告)号:US12265048B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-01

    申请号:US18058349

    申请日:2022-11-23

    Inventor: Zhuojie Wu

    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) structure includes a substrate; and a plurality of moisture sensors along an edge of an optical input/output (I/O) opening in the substrate. The plurality of moisture sensors are positioned between a primary guard ring and a moisture barrier. The moisture sensors may detect moisture in a sequential manner to monitor moisture ingress and predict when remedial action is necessary. The teachings of the disclosure may be applicable to any IC structure including an I/O opening, and in particular, IC structures that have elongated I/O openings such as photonic integrated structures (PICs) with optical I/O openings for photonics components, e.g., an optical fiber or an external laser. The moisture sensors provide an early and definitive alarm for moisture, with no false alarms. The system accurately predicts time to failure and allows adjustment based on real time field data input.

    Fin on silicon-on-insulator
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12261215B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-25

    申请号:US17649184

    申请日:2022-01-27

    Abstract: A structure is provided, the structure may include an active layer arranged over a buried oxide layer, the active layer having a top surface. The top surface of the active layer may have a first portion and a second portion. A barrier stack may be arranged over the first portion of the top surface of the active layer. The barrier stack may include a barrier layer. The second portion of the top surface of the active layer may be adjacent to the barrier stack. A fin may be spaced from the first portion of the top surface of the active layer by the barrier stack, the fin having a first side surface, a second side surface opposite to the first side surface and a top surface. A dielectric layer may be arranged on the first side surface, the second side surface and the top surface of the fin, and the second portion of the top surface of the active layer. A metal layer may be arranged over the dielectric layer.

    System and method employing power-optimized timing closure

    公开(公告)号:US12260163B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-25

    申请号:US17679178

    申请日:2022-02-24

    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of a computer-aided design system and corresponding method for power-optimized timing closure of an integrated circuit (IC) design. In the embodiments, a cell library includes sets of cells, where each cell in the same set has the same internal structure but different combinations of cell boundary isolation structures associated with different passive delay values. Timing closure includes replacement of a cell in a previously generated layout with another cell from the same set in order to adjust delay (e.g., increase delay) of a data signal or clock signal and, thereby facilitate fixing of a previously identified violation of a timing constraint. By eliminating or at least minimizing the need to insert buffer and/or inverter cells into a layout to add delay to a data signal and/or a clock signal during timing closure, the embodiments avoid or at least limit concurrent increases in power consumption and area consumption.

    Voltage-controlled oscillator with tunable tail harmonic filter

    公开(公告)号:US12249959B1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-11

    申请号:US18484504

    申请日:2023-10-11

    Inventor: Qiao Yang Chi Zhang

    Abstract: Disclosed is a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) including at least an inductor-capacitor (LC) resonant circuit (including varactors that receive a variable input voltage), cross-coupled transistors connected to the LC resonant circuit, and an LC filter connected to a shared source node of the cross-coupled transistors. The cross-coupled transistors can have back gates connected to receive a variable back gate bias voltage (Vbg), which is dependent on Vin to ensure that an optimal relationship between the oscillating frequency (ω0) of the LC resonant circuit and the resonant frequency (ω1) of the LC filter is continuously maintained to minimize phase noise. For example, if Vin is increased to increase varactor capacitance and, thereby decrease ω0, then Vbg is also increased, thereby increasing the voltage (Vs-s) and the capacitance (Cs-s) on the shared source node connected to the LC filter, decreasing ω1, and maintaining an optimal relationship of ω0=ω1/2.

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