Patent ID: 7438483
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An electronic device comprising: a motherboard; a plurality of electrical components attached to the motherboard; and a bus system interconnecting the electrical components, the bus system comprising: wherein a respective one of the emitters and a respective one of the sensors are disposed at each end of each of the optical fibers, each end of each of the optical fibers with the emitter and the sensor is connected to a corresponding one of the electrical components, any one or more of the electrical components are coupled to the motherboard via a socket, the socket is integrally formed with the motherboard, the socket defines a plurality of through holes, the end of a respective one of the optical fibers with the emitter and the sensor is received in each through hole of the socket, and the corresponding electrical component comprises a plurality of chip pins received in the through holes of the socket and connected to the corresponding emitters and sensors of the ends of the optical fibers.