A semiconductor device comprising a wafer with a preferably single-piece semiconductor substrate, in particular silicon substrate, and at least one integrated electronic component extending in and/or on the semiconductor substrate, the wafer having a front-end-of-line and a back-end-of-line lying there above, the front-end-of-line comprising the integrated electronic component or at least one of the integrated electronic components, and a photonic platform fabricated on the side of the wafer facing away from the front-end-of-line, which photonic platform comprises at least one waveguide and at least one electro-optical device, in particular at least one photodetector and/or at least one electro-optical modulator, wherein the electro-optical device or at least one of the electro-optical devices of the photonic platform is connected to the integrated electronic component or at least one of the integrated electronic components of the wafer.

In one example, a semiconductor device comprises a spacer substrate, a first lens substrate over the first spacer substrate, and a lens protector over the first lens dielectric adjacent to the first lens. The spacer substrate comprises a spacer dielectric, a spacer top terminal, a spacer bottom terminal, and a spacer via. The first lens substrate comprises a first lens dielectric, a first lens, a first lens top terminal, a first lens bottom terminal, and a first lens via. A first interconnect is coupled with the spacer top terminal and the first lens bottom terminal. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.

A pair of optical components is used in an isolator that enables electric isolation. Each of the optical components includes: first lens portions arranged on different optical paths and transmitting light in a first direction; second lens portions arranged on different optical paths and transmitting light in the second direction orthogonal to the first direction; and a reflection portion reflecting, in the second direction, the light in the first direction transmitted through the first lens portion and guiding the light to the second lens portion, or reflecting, in the first direction, the light in the second direction transmitted through the second lens portion and guiding the light to the first lens portion The second lens portion included in one of the pair of optical components and the second lens portion included in the other optical component are spaced apart from each other and face each other.

This disclosure describes optoelectronic modules with locking assemblies and methods for manufacturing the same. The locking assemblies, in some instances, can improve mounting steps during manufacturing and can increase the useful lifetime of the optoelectronic modules into which they are incorporated. The locking assemblies can include overmold protrusions, and optical element housing protrusions, as well as locking edges incorporated into overmold housing components.

An optoelectronic device comprises a substrate, an optoelectronic element mounted on the substrate, a shielding cap providing electromagnetic shielding, at least one optical element attached to the shielding cap, and a detection element configured to detect if the shielding cap is mounted on the substrate.

The systems and methods of the present disclosure provide an opto-electronic print media. The opto-electronic print media can include a diffusion film having a printable surface and a second surface opposite the printable surface. The opto-electronic print media can include a light guide coupled to the second surface of the diffusion film. The opto-electronic print media can include a solar panel coupled to the light guide that captures light passing through the diffusion film and the light guide. The opto-electronic print media is feedable through a printer. The systems and methods of this present disclosure further provide a printable solar-powered sign. The printable solar powered sign can include a sheet structure. The sheet structure can include a diffusion film, a light guide, a solar panel, and a light source. The sheet structure can be passable through a printer such that the printer can print on the diffusion film.

The systems and methods of the present disclosure provide film-ready solar signs and assemblies for installations of solar signs.

An optically controlled switch includes a substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) including: a first port and a second port, the first port and the second port being located at ends of the SIW to input and output an electromagnetic wave; and a shorting via electrically connected to a bottom layer of the SIW and separated from a top layer of the SIW by a dielectric gap. The optically controlled switch includes: a photoconductive element located on the top layer of the SIW and electrically connected to the shorting via and the top layer of the SIW, the photoconductive element being configured to have a dielectric state and a conductor state depending on a state of a controlling light flux; and a cutoff waveguide formed around the dielectric gap and the photoconductive element, and configured to provide control of the photoconductive element from a light source and block parasitic radiation.

A package structure is provided. The package structure includes a substrate, a sensor device, an encapsulant and a signal blocking structure. The substrate has a signal passing area. The sensor device is disposed over the substrate. The sensor device has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface and a sensing area located at the second surface. The second surface of the sensor device faces the substrate. The encapsulant covers the sensor device and the substrate. The signal blocking structure extends from the substrate into the encapsulant.

An image sensor package includes a substrate, an image sensor, a plurality of light-emitting elements, and a scattering layer. The substrate includes a plurality of first conductive contacts, a plurality of second conductive contacts, and a plurality of third conductive contacts, wherein the second conductive contacts and the third conductive contacts are electrically connected with the corresponding first conductive contacts. The image sensor is disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the second conductive contacts. The light-emitting elements are disposed on the substrate and electrically connected with the third conductive contacts. The scattering layer covers at least one sidewall of the light-emitting elements. The abovementioned image sensor package can provide better illumination effects. An endoscope including the abovementioned image sensor package is also disclosed.