Patent ID: 11906799
Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
an upper cold plate and a lower cold plate, each of the upper cold plate and the lower cold plate comprising at least one of an electrical path or an optical path extending therethrough;
a substrate and die package interposed between the upper cold plate and the lower cold plate; and
a power block,
wherein an optical signal is delivered to or from the substrate and die package via the optical path extending through a first cold plate of the upper cold plate and the lower cold plate, and power is supplied to the substrate and die package via the electrical path extending through a second cold plate of the upper cold plate and the lower cold plate, and
wherein the power block is configured to be inserted into the second cold plate and includes the electrical path that extends beyond an inner surface of the second cold plate to contact the substrate and die package.