US Patent Issued to STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) on April 29 for "Electronic device comprising an optical chip and method of fabrication" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,288,835, issued on April 29, was assigned to STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS (Grenoble, France).

"Electronic device comprising an optical chip and method of fabrication" was invented by Nicolas Mastromauro (Lumbin, France) and Karine Saxod (Les Marches, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device includes a carrier substrate having a front face and an electronic chip mounted on the front face. An encapsulation cover is mounted above the front face and bounds a chamber in which the chip is situated. A front opening is provided in front of an optical component of the chip. An optical element, designed to allow light to pa...