Patent ID: 9696488
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: G02B,G02F

Claim:
1. A semiconductor structure comprising: a semiconductor substrate that is processed to comprise at least an optical aspect comprising at least a silicon photonics device and at least an electronic aspect comprising at least an electronic device; at least an interlayer dielectric layer that is provided on the semiconductor substrate, and at least an electrically interconnecting layer that is provided on the interlayer dielectric layer, wherein: the semiconductor structure further comprises at least a functional-oxide crystalline layer that is provided in relation to the interlayer dielectric layer before the interconnecting layer is provided on the interlayer dielectric layer, the functional-oxide crystalline layer comprising at least a functional-oxide material and is processed to comprise at least an active optical device having a given electro-optical property, and the interlayer dielectric layer comprises at least two surfaces, a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being provided substantially adjacent with the semiconductor substrate thereby to be in common to at least a respective part of the optical aspect and the electronic aspect, and wherein the functional-oxide crystalline layer is provided in relation to the first surface of the interlayer dielectric layer adjacent with the semiconductor substrate.