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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2021
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Mark D. Schultz, Ossining, NY (US);
Fuad Elias Doany, Katonah, NY (US);
Benjamin Giles Lee, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Daniel M. Kuchta, Patterson, NY (US);
Christian Wilhelmus Baks, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An optical module includes an optoelectronic assembly and a heat spreader. The optoelectronic assembly includes a flat, rigid substrate, an array of electrical contacts positioned on a first portion of the substrate, and an optoelectronics assemblage that is electrically connected to the array of contacts and is positioned apart from the array of electrical contacts. The heat spreader is comprised of a thermally conductive material and comprises a second portion that is structurally connected to the first portion and a third portion that is thermally connected to the optoelectronics assemblage.