Patent ID: 6876076

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; at least one transmitter structure monolithically integrated in said semiconductor substrate for transmitting a signal; and at least one enclosure on said semiconductor substrate and comprising a plurality of electrically conductive layers, said plurality of electrically conductive layers comprising a bottom layer forming a bottom plate, a top layer forming a top plate, and at least one intermediate layer defining side walls connecting the top and bottom plates, and defining at least one transmission strip above said at least one transmitter structure and extending within said at least one enclosure and being electrically insulated therefrom; said at least one enclosure having at least one passage therein and extending through the bottom plate to expose said at least one transmitter structure, and comprising at least one electrical connector connected to said at least one transmission strip and extending through the at least one passage, said at least one electrical connector being electrically insulated from said at least one enclosure.