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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
May. 18, 1999
Darryl G. Updegrove, Panama City, FL (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A circuit board has optical fibers embedded in at least one layer for optical transmission of data at high speed, digital signal rates and electrically conductive strips in other layers to provide for conventional data signals and power for optoelectronic and electronic integrated circuits (IC). Optical fibers connect to optoelectronic IC's, off board IC's, circuit boards and conductors to reduce high speed digital signal latency and increase signal bandwidth/throughput. Optical fibers are used within printed circuit boards, integrated circuits, circuit board connectors, and backplane connectors to interface printed circuit boards and backplane.