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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2003
Applicants:
Shahram Mostafazadeh, San Jose, CA (US);
Joseph O. Smith, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shahram Mostafazadeh, San Jose, CA (US);
Joseph O. Smith, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Assignee:
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 33/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/0203 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical integrated circuit application where the integrated circuit is packaged in a clear molding material and is attached to a printed circuit board having an aperture is described. The integrated circuit senses and/or emits light through the clear molding material and through the aperture in the printed circuit board.