Semiconductor device with optical waveguides to achieve signal transmission using optical means
US5485021A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 10, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10F77/407
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A semiconductor device 30 is configured with a transparent insulator substrate 31 in which an optical waveguide(s) 37 is formed, a semiconductor thin film 32 is pasted on the transparent insulator substrate 31, an integrated circuit(s) 33 is formed on the semiconductor thin film 32, a light emitting device(s) 34 is connected to the wiring of the integrated circuit 33, and a light detecting device(s) 36 is optically connected to the light emitting device(s) 34 via the optical waveguide(s) 37. Some wiring segments of the integrated circuit 33 are thereby replaced with the optical waveguide(s) 37 so as to optically transmit signals.
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