Abstract:
A semiconductor die is provided with an optical transmitter configured to transmit an optical signal to another die and an optical receiver configured to receive an optical signal from another die. Furthermore, a method of forming a semiconductor device is provided including forming a first semiconductor die with the steps of providing a semiconductor substrate, forming a transistor device at least partially over the semiconductor substrate, forming an optical receiver one of at least partially over and at least partially in the semiconductor substrate, forming a metallization layer over the transistor device, and forming an optical transmitter one of at least partially over the metallization layer and at least partially in the metallization layer.
Abstract:
A method for fabricating an integrated circuit includes providing a semiconductor substrate with a pad layer overlying the semiconductor substrate and a photoresist layer overlying the pad layer, exposing the photoresist layer to a split laser beam to form a plurality of parallel linear void regions in the photoresist layer, and etching the pad layer and the semiconductor substrate beneath the plurality of parallel linear void regions to form a plurality of extended parallel linear void regions. The method further includes depositing a first dielectric material over the semiconductor substrate, patterning a photoresist material over the semiconductor substrate to cover a portion of the semiconductor substrate, and etching portions of the pad layer, the first dielectric material, and the semiconductor substrate. Still further, the method includes depositing a second dielectric material into the second void regions.