PHOTONIC MULTI-CHIP MODULE
The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a photonic module comprising: a plurality of metal pads to receive CMOS integrated circuit (IC) chips to be mounted on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer; electrical interface circuits to receive electrical signals from the CMOS IC chips and to modify t...
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Format | Patent |
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Language | English |
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15.03.2013
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a photonic module comprising: a plurality of metal pads to receive CMOS integrated circuit (IC) chips to be mounted on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer; electrical interface circuits to receive electrical signals from the CMOS IC chips and to modify the electrical signals; optical drivers to receive the modified electrical signals and to convert the modified electrical signals to optical signals; and a photonic layer on the SOI wafer comprising silicon optical waveguides and silica optical waveguides to transmit or receive the optical signals for communication among the CMOS IC chips. |
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