Optical modules integrated into an IC package of a network switch having electrical connections extend on different planes
US10365445B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/44528
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus includes, an Integrated Circuit (IC), first electrical connections and second electrical connections. The IC is mounted on a substrate and is configured to exchange one or more communication signals with one or more electro-optical transducers, and to exchange one or more control signals with external circuitry. The first electrical connections extend from the IC on a plane parallel to the substrate, and are configured to conduct the communication signals. The second electrical connections extend from the IC on one or more planes not parallel to the substrate, and are configured to conduct the control signals.
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