Patents by Inventor Benoit HEROUX

Benoit HEROUX has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11460647
    Abstract: A chip packaging structure that includes an optoelectronic (OE) chip mounted on a first surface of a substrate and whose optically active area is directed laterally; and a lens array for the optoelectronic (OE) chip that is mounted on the first surface of the substrate and faces to the optoelectronic (OE) chip, wherein the lens array has inside a reflector reflecting light from a first direction to a second direction, in which the first direction is substantially perpendicular to the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jean Benoit Heroux, Masao Tokunari
  • Patent number: 11436480
    Abstract: Provided is a reservoir computing system that is miniaturized and has a reduced learning cost. The reservoir computing system uses a reservoir that includes a first optical output section that outputs a first optical signal; a first optical waveguide that propagates the first optical signal output by the first optical output section; an optical receiving section that receives the first optical signal from the first optical waveguide; a storage section that stores received optical data corresponding to the first optical signal and output by the optical receiving section; and a feedback section that applies, to the first optical signal, feedback corresponding to the received optical data stored in the storage section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji Takeda, Daiju Nakano, Toshiyuki Yamane, Jean Benoit Heroux
  • Patent number: 11281576
    Abstract: A memory device includes a non-volatile memory block, a protection unit arranged for connecting to a communication bus, and a sequencer arranged to receive commands from the protection unit. A logic circuit is arranged to output an enabling signal, and includes first and second logic subcircuits, and a combiner logic circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES NV
    Inventors: Nicolas Vielcanet, Philippe Laugier, Thomas Freitag, Benoit Heroux
  • Publication number: 20210116652
    Abstract: A chip packaging structure that includes an optoelectronic (OE) chip mounted on a first surface of a substrate and whose optically active area is directed laterally; and a lens array for the optoelectronic (OE) chip that is mounted on the first surface of the substrate and faces to the optoelectronic (OE) chip, wherein the lens array has inside a reflector reflecting light from a first direction to a second direction, in which the first direction is substantially perpendicular to the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Jean Benoit Heroux, Masao Tokunari
  • Patent number: 10928586
    Abstract: A photonic neural component includes optical transmitters, optical receivers, inter-node waveguides formed on a board, transmitting waveguides configured to receive optical signals emitted from the optical transmitters and transmit the received optical signals to the inter-node waveguides, mirrors to partially reflect optical signals propagating on the inter-node waveguides, receiving waveguides configured to receive reflected optical signals produced by the mirrors and transmit the reflected optical signals to the optical receivers, and filters configured to apply weights to the reflected optical signals. The transmitting waveguides and receiving waveguides are formed on the board such that one of the transmitting waveguides and one of the receiving waveguides crosses one of the inter-node waveguides with a core of one of the crossing waveguides passing through a core or clad of the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jean Benoit Heroux, Seiji Takeda, Toshiyuki Yamane
  • Patent number: 10914901
    Abstract: A chip packaging structure that includes an optoelectronic (OE) chip mounted on a first surface of a substrate and whose optically active area is directed laterally; and a lens array for the optoelectronic (OE) chip that is mounted on the first surface of the substrate and faces to the optoelectronic (OE) chip, wherein the lens array has inside a reflector reflecting light from a first direction to a second direction, in which the first direction is substantially perpendicular to the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jean Benoit Heroux, Masao Tokunari
  • Publication number: 20200394132
    Abstract: A memory device includes a non-volatile memory block, a protection unit arranged for connecting to a communication bus, and a sequencer arranged to receive commands from the protection unit. A logic circuit is arranged to output an enabling signal, and includes first and second logic subcircuits, and a combiner logic circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Nicolas VIELCANET, Philippe LAUGIER, Thomas FREITAG, Benoit HEROUX
  • Patent number: 10739518
    Abstract: Wavelength division multiplexing devices, and methods of forming the same, include a coupling lens and a waveguide, the lens being positioned over a mirror formed in a transmission path of the waveguide. The mirror reflects incoming light signals out of the transmission path through the lens and further reflects light signals coming from the lens and into the transmission path. An optical chip is positioned near a focal length of the lens. The optical chip has an optical filter configured to transmit a light signal at a first wavelength and to reflect received light signals at wavelengths other than the first wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Jean Benoit Héroux
  • Patent number: 10656352
    Abstract: A micro-mirror array for optical coupling in a waveguide array including, a transparent body having a slanted portion, a sidewall portion, and a bottom portion, the sidewall portion and the bottom portion each respectively facing the slanted portion, and wherein a complementary shape of a conventional form off-axis mirror is arranged on the slanted portion, and a reflective coating on at least a portion of the complementary shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jean Benoit Héroux, Masao Tokunari
  • Patent number: 10598872
    Abstract: A micro-mirror array for optical coupling in a waveguide array including, a transparent body having a slanted portion, a sidewall portion, and a bottom portion, the sidewall portion and the bottom portion each respectively facing the slanted portion, and wherein a complementary shape of a conventional form off-axis mirror is arranged on the slanted portion, and a reflective coating on at least a portion of the complementary shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jean Benoit Héroux, Masao Tokunari
  • Patent number: 10585240
    Abstract: A photonic neural component including optical transmitters, optical receivers, inter-node waveguides formed on a board, multiplexers configured to multiplex input optical signals onto the inter-node waveguides, transmitting waveguides configured to receive optical signals emitted from the optical transmitters and transmit the received optical signals to the inter-node waveguides via the multiplexers, mirrors to partially reflect optical signals propagating on the inter-node waveguides, receiving waveguides configured to receive reflected optical signals produced by the mirrors and transmit the reflected optical signals to the optical receivers, and filters configured to apply weights to the reflected optical signals. The transmitting waveguides and receiving waveguides are formed on the board such that one of the transmitting waveguides and one of the receiving waveguides crosses one of the inter-node waveguides with a core of one of the crossing waveguides passing through a core or clad of the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jean Benoit Heroux, Seiji Takeda, Toshiyuki Yamane
  • Publication number: 20200057194
    Abstract: A photonic neural component includes optical transmitters, optical receivers, inter-node waveguides formed on a board, transmitting waveguides configured to receive optical signals emitted from the optical transmitters and transmit the received optical signals to the inter-node waveguides, mirrors to partially reflect optical signals propagating on the inter-node waveguides, receiving waveguides configured to receive reflected optical signals produced by the mirrors and transmit the reflected optical signals to the optical receivers, and filters configured to apply weights to the reflected optical signals. The transmitting waveguides and receiving waveguides are formed on the board such that one of the transmitting waveguides and one of the receiving waveguides crosses one of the inter-node waveguides with a core of one of the crossing waveguides passing through a core or clad of the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Jean Benoit Heroux, Seiji Takeda, Toshiyuki Yamane
  • Patent number: 10565076
    Abstract: A device for supervising ports of an integrated circuit is arranged for exchanging information with a central processing unit of an integrated circuit and for communicating with ports of the integrated circuit. The device comprises address decoding means, access control means, and parity controlling means. The device for supervising ports comprises read-back information means arranged for receiving input from the port and for passing that input to the parity control means and in that the address decoding means, the access control means, the read-back information means and the parity controlling means are arranged to be operative in a background loop wherein a range of port addresses is monitored. The read-back information means reads data and one or more parity bits stored on ports with an address in the range and the parity controlling means performs a parity check on the one or more parity bits stored on the ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES NV
    Inventors: Benoit Heroux, Philippe Laugier, Thomas Freitag
  • Patent number: 10514498
    Abstract: A photonic neural component includes optical transmitters, optical receivers, inter-node waveguides formed on a board, transmitting waveguides configured to receive optical signals emitted from the optical transmitters and transmit the received optical signals to the inter-node waveguides, mirrors to partially reflect optical signals propagating on the inter-node waveguides, receiving waveguides configured to receive reflected optical signals produced by the mirrors and transmit the reflected optical signals to the optical receivers, and filters configured to apply weights to the reflected optical signals. The transmitting waveguides and receiving waveguides are formed on the board such that one of the transmitting waveguides and one of the receiving waveguides crosses one of the inter-node waveguides with a core of one of the crossing waveguides passing through a core or clad of the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jean Benoit Heroux, Seiji Takeda, Toshiyuki Yamane
  • Publication number: 20190369330
    Abstract: A photonic neural component including optical transmitters, optical receivers, inter-node waveguides formed on a board, multiplexers configured to multiplex input optical signals onto the inter-node waveguides, transmitting waveguides configured to receive optical signals emitted from the optical transmitters and transmit the received optical signals to the inter-node waveguides via the multiplexers, mirrors to partially reflect optical signals propagating on the inter-node waveguides, receiving waveguides configured to receive reflected optical signals produced by the mirrors and transmit the reflected optical signals to the optical receivers, and filters configured to apply weights to the reflected optical signals. The transmitting waveguides and receiving waveguides are formed on the board such that one of the transmitting waveguides and one of the receiving waveguides crosses one of the inter-node waveguides with a core of one of the crossing waveguides passing through a core or clad of the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Jean Benoit Heroux, Seiji Takeda, Toshiyuki Yamane
  • Patent number: 10467098
    Abstract: A method for performing an initialization or a reset of a port of an integrated circuit includes: receiving in a device for supervising ports, from a central processing unit of the integrated circuit, a port initialization signal comprising port initialization data and one or more parity bits; inverting in the device for supervising ports the one or more parity bits in accordance with the port initialization signal; providing the port initialization signal comprising the port initialization data and the inverted one or more parity bits to the port of the integrated circuit; on receipt of the port initialization signal at the port, inverting again in the port the inverted one or more parity bits, thereby obtaining the original one or more parity bits and storing the port initialization data and the just obtained original one or more parity bits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES NV
    Inventors: Philippe Laugier, Benoit Heroux, Thomas Freitag
  • Patent number: 10451798
    Abstract: A photonic neural component including optical transmitters, optical receivers, inter-node waveguides formed on a board, multiplexers configured to multiplex input optical signals onto the inter-node waveguides, transmitting waveguides configured to receive optical signals emitted from the optical transmitters and transmit the received optical signals to the inter-node waveguides via the multiplexers, mirrors to partially reflect optical signals propagating on the inter-node waveguides, receiving waveguides configured to receive reflected optical signals produced by the mirrors and transmit the reflected optical signals to the optical receivers, and filters configured to apply weights to the reflected optical signals. The transmitting waveguides and receiving waveguides are formed on the board such that one of the transmitting waveguides and one of the receiving waveguides crosses one of the inter-node waveguides with a core of one of the crossing waveguides passing through a core or clad of the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jean Benoit Heroux, Seiji Takeda, Toshiyuki Yamane
  • Publication number: 20190235165
    Abstract: A photonic neural component includes optical transmitters, optical receivers, inter-node waveguides formed on a board, transmitting waveguides configured to receive optical signals emitted from the optical transmitters and transmit the received optical signals to the inter-node waveguides, mirrors to partially reflect optical signals propagating on the inter-node waveguides, receiving waveguides configured to receive reflected optical signals produced by the mirrors and transmit the reflected optical signals to the optical receivers, and filters configured to apply weights to the reflected optical signals. The transmitting waveguides and receiving waveguides are formed on the board such that one of the transmitting waveguides and one of the receiving waveguides crosses one of the inter-node waveguides with a core of one of the crossing waveguides passing through a core or clad of the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Jean Benoit Heroux, Seiji Takeda, Toshiyuki Yamane
  • Patent number: 10365425
    Abstract: A method for fabricating an optical waveguide crossing structure. The method includes preparing a plate structure including a crossing part array and a guiding part array, each crossing part of the crossing part array being arranged at a gap from a plurality of guiding parts of the guiding part array. The method further includes preparing a waveguide structure including a first waveguide core array, a second waveguide core array and a tank, the tank being formed by removing a crossing region of the first waveguide core array and the second waveguide core array. The method further includes injecting an underfill into the tank. The method further includes depositing the plate structure on the waveguide structure so that the crossing part array and the guiding part array are inserted in the tank. The method further includes curing the underfill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jean Benoit Héroux, Hsiang Han Hsu
  • Patent number: 10365431
    Abstract: An optical interconnect structure and method are provided. The optical interconnect structure includes a plate on which a mirror is formed. The optical interconnect structure further includes a waveguide structure comprising a waveguide core and an opening. The plate is mounted on the waveguide structure such the mirror is inserted in the opening for light coupling (i) from the waveguide core and to an optical element positioned on the plate and (ii) to the waveguide core from the optical element positioned on the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jean Benoit Héroux, Masao Tokunari