Patent ID: 6794724
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A module for optical communications, which converts a light signal to differential signals, comprising:a light receiving element receiving the light signal and converting the light signal to an electric signal; an insulating substrate including a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface; an output section provided on the first major surface and extracting the electric signal as a reverse signal and non-reverse signal; first and second connection terminals connected to the output section, the reverse signal being outputted via the first connection terminal, the non-reverse signal being outputted via the second connection terminal; and first and second wiring patterns provided on the first major surface, one of the first and second wiring patterns being electrically connected to the first connection terminal, the other one of the first and second wiring patterns being electrically connected to the second connection terminal, the first wiring pattern including a first end, the second wiring pattern including a second end, and the first end being provided between an imaginary line connecting the first and second connection terminals and the second end.