US Patent Issued to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing on May 26 for "Devices, systems, and methods for optical signal processing" (Taiwanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,638,639, issued on May 26, was assigned to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Hsinchu, Taiwan).

"Devices, systems, and methods for optical signal processing" was invented by Feng-Wei Kuo (Zhudong Township, Taiwan), Hsing-Kuo Hsia (Jhubei City, Taiwan) and Chewn-Pu Jou (Hsinchu, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for optical signal processing includes a first layer, a second layer and a waveguiding layer. A lens is disposed within the first layer and adjacent to a surface of the first layer. The second layer is underneath the first layer and adjacent to another surface of the first layer. The waveguiding layer is loca...