Patent ID: 7098518

Claim:
A die-level opto-electronic device, comprising: a semiconductor die formed substantially from a semiconductor material and having edges and a photonic device optically exposed on a first surface; a conductive structure formed in a depression in the semiconductor material and extending through at least a portion of the semiconductor material of the die and not on the side edges of the semiconductor material of the die, the conductive structure having, a conductive layer having two surfaces on opposing sides of the layer, a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface in contact with the depression in the semiconductor material, a support feature formed in the depression on the top surface of the conductive layer and formed of dielectric material, and the bottom surface of the conductive layer being exposed on a second surface of the die that opposes the first surface, wherein the conductive structure is electrically connected to the photonic device; and an optically transparent laminate attached to the first surface so as to overlay the photonic device.