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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2002
Bruce C. Roberts, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephen A. Gee, Danville, CA (US);
William P. Mazotti, San Martin, CA (US);
Luu T. Nguyen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jia Liu, San Jose, CA (US);
Peter Deane, Los Altos, CA (US);
Ken Pham, San Jose, CA (US);
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention comprises a connector apparatus for electrically interconnecting a chip sub-assembly to an optical sub-assembly. The apparatus includes a connector sleeve with a chip sub-assembly having at least one electrical connection arranged thereon. The connector sleeve is suitable for receiving a connector plug that includes an optical fiber optically coupled to the photonic devices of an optical sub-assembly that includes electrical connectors. The connector plug is engaged with the connector sleeve, thereby electrically interconnecting the electrical connections of the chip sub-assembly to the electrical connectors of the optical sub-assembly such that electrical signals can pass between the chip sub-assembly and a photonic device of the optical sub-assembly.