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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2011
Applicants:
Gary Tay Thiam Siew, Singapore, SG;
Gopinath Maasi, Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Gary Tay Thiam Siew, Singapore, SG;
Gopinath Maasi, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optocoupler having an optical transmitter die, an optical receiver die, a light guide, a limiting element and a body is disclosed. The light guide is confined to upper portion of the body by using the limiting element. In one embodiment, the limiting element is a dielectric tape. In yet another embodiment, the limiting element is a pre-molded plastic attached to the lead frame via non-conductive epoxy. The use of the limiting element yields light guides having consistent shape.