Integrated optical waveguides, direct-bonded waveguide interface joints, optical routing and interconnects

    公开(公告)号:US11860415B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-02

    申请号:US17507019

    申请日:2021-10-21

    IPC分类号: G02B6/13 G02B6/12

    摘要: Integrated optical waveguides, direct-bonded waveguide interface joints, optical routing and interconnects are provided. An example optical interconnect joins first and second optical conduits. A first direct oxide bond at room temperature joins outer claddings of the two optical conduits and a second direct bond joins the inner light-transmitting cores of the two conduits at an annealing temperature. The two low-temperature bonds allow photonics to coexist in an integrated circuit or microelectronics package without conventional high-temperatures detrimental to microelectronics. Direct-bonded square, rectangular, polygonal, and noncircular optical interfaces provide better matching with rectangular waveguides and better performance. Direct oxide-bonding processes can be applied to create running waveguides, photonic wires, and optical routing in an integrated circuit package or in chip-to-chip optical communications without need for conventional optical couplers. An example wafer-level process fabricates running waveguides, optical routing, and direct-bonded optical interconnects for silicon photonics and optoelectronics packages when two wafers are joined.

    STACKED STRUCTURES WITH CAPACITIVE COUPLING CONNECTIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20230125395A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-27

    申请号:US18050010

    申请日:2022-10-26

    IPC分类号: H01L23/00 H01L23/48

    摘要: A multi-die electronic apparatus is disclosed. The multi-die electronic apparatus can comprise a first die comprising first communication pads, the first die having a first device surface including first devices, and a first back surface opposite the first device surface. A second die can include second communication pads, the second die having a second device surface including second devices, and a second back surface opposite the first device surface. The first and second dies can be vertically stacked with the second back surface facing the first device surface. At least one of the first communication pads can communicate a non-noise signal capacitively with at least one of the second communication pads.

    DIMENSION COMPENSATION CONTROL FOR DIRECTLY BONDED STRUCTURES

    公开(公告)号:US20240312953A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-19

    申请号:US18671851

    申请日:2024-05-22

    IPC分类号: H01L23/00

    摘要: A method of direct hybrid bonding first and second semiconductor elements of differential thickness is disclosed. The method can include patterning a plurality of first contact features on the first semiconductor element. The method can include second a plurality of second contact features on the second semiconductor element corresponding to the first contact features for direct hybrid bonding. The method can include applying a lithographic magnification correction factor to one of the first patterning and second patterning without applying the lithographic magnification correction factor to the other of the first patterning and the second patterning. In various embodiments, a differential expansion compensation structure can be disposed on at least one of the first and the second semiconductor elements. The differential expansion compensation structure can be configured to compensate for differential expansion between the first and second semiconductor elements to reduce misalignment between at least the second and fourth contact features.