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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
May. 24, 2002
Stephen Andrew Gee, Danville, CA (US);
Luu Thanh Nguyen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ken Pham, San Jose, CA (US);
Jia Liu, San Jose, CA (US);
William Paul Mazotti, San Martin, CA (US);
Bruce Carlton Roberts, San Jose, CA (US);
Peter Deane, Los Altos, CA (US);
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Electro-optical packages that embed the electronics of the packages directly to the optical cabling, provide short electrical connection paths for high performance, and that provide a robust interconnects. A first electro-optical package includes an integrated circuit and a connector sleeve configured to receive a plug-in optical assembly from the underside of the PC board. The plug-in optical assembly includes a backing piece and an opto-electric device mounted onto the backing piece. An electrical connection is provided between the opto-electric device and a contact location on the backing piece and a contact is provided between the contact location on the backing piece and the integrated circuit. With a second electro-optical package, an integrated circuit having an active surface facing in a first direction and an opto-electric device having contact points facing a second direction are provided. The integrated circuit and the opto-electric are positioned with respect to one another such that a direct electrical connection can be formed between the active surface of the integrated circuit and the contact points of the opto-electrical device.