Data processing systems including optical communication modules
US11988874B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K2201/10121
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus includes: at least one of a circuit board or a substrate; and a first structure attached to the at least one of a circuit board or a substrate. The first structure is configured to enable an optical module with connector to be removably coupled to the first structure, and the optical module with connector is configured to enable an optical fiber connector to be removably coupled to the optical module with connector. For example, the circuit board or the substrate includes first electrical contacts, the first structure includes walls that define a first opening, the walls also define one or more retaining mechanisms such that when the optical module with connector is inserted into the first opening, the one or more retaining mechanisms on the walls of the first structure engage one or more latch mechanisms on the optical module with connector to secure the optical module with connector to the first structure, and second electrical contacts on the optical module with connector are electrically coupled to the first electrical contacts on the circuit board or the substrate.
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