Method and structure for integrating photonics with CMOs

C Baiocco, D Coolbaugh, G Leake - US Patent 9,874,693, 2018 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A semiconductor structure can include an active device FET region having
a FET and a photonics region having a photonic device including a waveguide. A …

Lateral Ge/Si avalanche photodetector

A Novack, Y Liu, Y Zhang - US Patent 9,755,096, 2017 - Google Patents
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Lateral avalanche photodetector

A Novack, Y Liu, Y Zhang - US Patent 10,134,938, 2018 - Google Patents
Primary Examiner—Stephen W Smoot (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Nixon Peabody LLP
(57) ABSTRACT A lateral Ge/Si APD constructed on a silicon-on-insulator wafer includes a …

Semiconductor detectors with butt-end coupled waveguide and method of forming the same

Y Bian, AP Jacob - US Patent 10,910,503, 2021 - Google Patents
The present disclosure generally relates to semiconductor detectors for use in
optoelectronic/photonic devices and integrated circuit (IC) chips, and methods for forming …

Avalanche photodiode

MD Levy, SP Adusumilli, JJ Ellis-Monaghan… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to an
avalanche photodiode and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: a substrate …

Germanium photodetector embedded in a multi-mode interferometer

S Weiwei, S Rusu, CP Jou, C Huan-Neng - US Patent 11,378,750, 2022 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method includes etching a silicon layer to form a silicon slab and an
upper silicon region over the silicon slab, and implanting the silicon slab and the upper …

Photodiode and/or PIN diode structures

SP Adusumilli, JJ Ellis-Monaghan, MD Levy… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to
photodiodes and/or PIN diode structures and methods of manufacture. The structure …

Waveguide absorbers

Y Bian, B Peng, M Rakowski, AP Jacob - US Patent 11,079,544, 2021 - Google Patents
The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to
Waveguide absorbers and methods of manufacture are provided. The waveguide structure …

Photodetector with reflector with air gap adjacent photodetecting region

SP Adusumilli, MD Levy, V Jain… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A photodetector includes a photodetecting region in a semi conductor
substrate, and a reflector extending at least par tially along a sidewall of the photodetecting …

Semiconductor device comprising a photodetector with reduced dark current

CH Chiang, S Lin, I Eugene, C Chen… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a semiconductor
device. The semiconductor device includes a first doped region having a first do** type …