Patent ID: 9405065
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: G02B,H01L

Claim Text:
1. A hybrid microcircuit structure, comprising: a semiconductor substrate having a top surface; a dielectric layer in contact with the top surface of the semiconductor substrate; a plurality of first wires positioned in the dielectric layer, the first wires not in contact with the substrate, the first wires operable to transmit electric signals in a direction substantially parallel to the top surface of the semiconductor substrate; a second wire positioned in the dielectric layer adjacent to the plurality of first wires; and an optical line operable to transmit photonic signals, the optical line inlaid in the second wire so as to form a structure in which the optical line is contiguous with the second wire the optical line operable to transmit optical signals in a direction substantially parallel to the top surface of the semiconductor substrate.