Inventor
GIEWONT KENNETH J
US32 patents
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GLOBALFOUNDRIES US INC
18 patentsUS11662523B2May 30, 2023
Edge couplers in the back-end-of-line stack of a photonics chip
GLOBALFOUNDRIES US INC8 citations85
US11567261B2Jan 31, 2023
Metamaterial edge couplers in the back-end-of-line stack of a photonics chip
GLOBALFOUNDRIES US INC6 citations85
US11536903B1Dec 27, 2022
Hybrid edge couplers with stacked inverse tapers
GLOBALFOUNDRIES US INC7 citations85
US11378743B1Jul 5, 2022
Optical components in the back-end-of-line stack of a photonics chip using plural cores vertically stacked
GLOBALFOUNDRIES US INC12 citations85
US11215756B2Jan 4, 2022
Edge couplers with stacked layering
GLOBALFOUNDRIES US INC9 citations85
US11105980B1Aug 31, 2021
Demultiplexer and related method to process multiplexed optical inputs
GLOBALFOUNDRIES US INC8 citations82
US11515685B2Nov 29, 2022
Confining features for mode shaping of lasers and coupling with silicon photonic components
GLOBALFOUNDRIES US INC4 citations73
US11320589B1May 3, 2022
Grating couplers integrated with one or more airgaps
GLOBALFOUNDRIES US INC4 citations73
US11531164B2Dec 20, 2022
Hybrid edge couplers with layers in multiple levels
GLOBALFOUNDRIES US INC5 citations72
US11487059B2Nov 1, 2022
Photonics integrated circuit with silicon nitride waveguide edge coupler
GLOBALFOUNDRIES US INC3 citations72
US11555964B1Jan 17, 2023
Optical device with low-loss thermally tunable closed-curve optical waveguide
GLOBALFOUNDRIES US INC2 citations71
US12585064B2Mar 24, 2026
Photonics chips with an integrated semiconductor laser
GLOBALFOUNDRIES US INC0 citations62
US12135455B2Nov 5, 2024
Photonic integrated circuit structure with coupler for interlayer waveguide coupling
GLOBALFOUNDRIES US INC0 citations62
US11934008B2Mar 19, 2024
Metamaterial edge couplers in the back-end-of-line stack of a photonics chip
GLOBALFOUNDRIES US INC0 citations62
US11837851B2Dec 5, 2023
Confining features for mode shaping of lasers and coupling with silicon photonic components
GLOBALFOUNDRIES US INC0 citations62
US12529852B2Jan 20, 2026
Photonic structures including multiple input/output optical couplers
GLOBALFOUNDRIES US INC0 citations60
US11803012B2Oct 31, 2023
Optical device with low-loss thermally tunable closed-curve optical waveguide
GLOBALFOUNDRIES US INC0 citations60
US12211886B1Jan 28, 2025
Inductors with airgap electrical isolation
GLOBALFOUNDRIES US INC0 citations56
IBM
10 patentsUS6531375B1Mar 11, 2003
Method of forming a body contact using BOX modification
IBM78 citations96
US5518958AMay 21, 1996
Prevention of agglomeration and inversion in a semiconductor polycide process
IBM60 citations94
US6388327B1May 14, 2002
Capping layer for improved silicide formation in narrow semiconductor structures
IBM31 citations91
US5449631ASep 12, 1995
Prevention of agglomeration and inversion in a semiconductor salicide process
IBM39 citations91
US6495429B1Dec 17, 2002
Controlling internal thermal oxidation and eliminating deep divots in SIMOX by chlorine-based annealing
IBM20 citations88
US6475893B2Nov 5, 2002
Method for improved fabrication of salicide structures
IBM16 citations78
US7015140B2Mar 21, 2006
Selective salicidation methods
IBM2 citations60
US6967376B2Nov 22, 2005
Divot reduction in SIMOX layers
IBM2 citations60
US6531411B1Mar 11, 2003
Surface roughness improvement of SIMOX substrates by controlling orientation of angle of starting material
IBM5 citations56
US7807570B1Oct 5, 2010
Local metallization and use thereof in semiconductor devices
IBM2 citations55
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC
3 patentsUS10444433B1Oct 15, 2019
Waveguides including a patterned dielectric layer
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC22 citations93
US10795082B1Oct 6, 2020
Bragg gratings with airgap cladding
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC12 citations86
US10224286B1Mar 5, 2019
Interconnect structure with adhesive dielectric layer and methods of forming same
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC17 citations85