Electrical connectors for optoelectronic device packaging

US8427845B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• General Electric Company · US

Inventors

• Thomas Bert Gorczyca · Schenectady, US
• Stefan Rakuff · Clifton Park, US
• Michael Scott Herzog · Voorheesville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 26, 2010
• Grant date: Apr 23, 2013
• Expiry date: Mar 19, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T29/49117

Abstract

Packaged optoelectronic device include a first barrier layer having a plurality of feedthrough apertures communicating with at least one electrode layer of the device, and a plurality of conductive patches disposed on at least one of the plurality of feedthrough apertures for electrically connecting the device to a power supply. Each conductive patch includes a conductive metal surface layer and a non-conducting surface layer having an opening exposing the metal surface layer.