Patent ID: 8023891

Claim:
An interconnection network between a first semiconductor structure and a second semiconductor structure, comprising a transmitter for transmitting a signal originating from said first semiconductor structure, said transmitter being electrically connected to said first semiconductor structure and being adapted to convert said signal to a modulated plasmon wave, a waveguide extending from said first semiconductor structure to said second semiconductor structure and cooperating with said transmitter to receive said modulated plasmon wave, and a receiver cooperating with said waveguide to receive said modulated plasmon wave and being adapted to convert it to a modulated electric signal, said receiver being electrically connected to said second semiconductor structure wherein any of said transmitter or said receiver comprises at least one MOSFET, said MOSFET comprising a source electrode and a drain electrode adjacent to a channel region which is delimited by an electrically insulated gate electrode and wherein said MOSFET is adapted to generate a plasmon wave in said channel region.