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US 9,310,554 B2Granted
Integrated circuit including non-planar structure and waveguide
AssigneeInfineon Technologies AG
InventorThomas Schulz
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Abstract
One embodiment provides an integrated circuit including a first non-planar structure and a waveguide configured to provide electromagnetic waves to the first non-planar structure. The first non-planar structure provides a first signal in response to at least some of the electromagnetic waves.
Claims20
An integrated circuit comprising:
- a substrate;
- an insulation layer positioned over the substrate;
- a structure including a fin that extends substantially perpendicular to the insulation layer;
- a waveguide that extends over the insulation layer to the fin, and extends over the fin, where the wave guide provides electromagnetic waves to the structure, and wherein the structure provides a signal in response to at least some of the electromagnetic waves.
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An integrated circuit comprising:
- a doped substrate layer;
- a first structure that defines a photodiode, including a fin that extends substantially perpendicular to the doped substrate layer;
- a waveguide that extends over the doped substrate layer to the fin, and extends over the fin, where the wave guide provides electromagnetic waves to the structure, and wherein the structure provides a signal in response to at least some of the electromagnetic waves;
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- a second structure that includes a transistor having a gate, wherein the photodiode is coupled to the gate.
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An integrated circuit comprising:
- a first photodiode, a second photodiode, and a third photodiode positioned on a substrate, each photodiode comprising:
- a doped substrate layer;
- an insulation layer positioned over the substrate;
- a structure including a single fin that extends substantially perpendicular from the doped substrate layer;
- a waveguide that extends on the doped substrate layer to the single fin and substantially perpendicular to the doped substrate layer as the waveguide extends over the single fin, the waveguide configured to provide electromagnetic waves to the single fin, wherein the single fin provides a signal in response to at least some of the electromagnetic waves.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.