Patent ID: 8328434
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A universal serial bus (USB) connector comprising: a housing having a top portion, a bottom portion, a front portion, and a back portion; USB electrical circuitry contained within the housing; and an optical-to-electrical/electrical-to-optical conversion module (OE module) secured within the housing, the OE module comprising: high-speed electrical contacts disposed within the housing, the high-speed electrical contacts being electrically coupled to the first set of electrical contact pads; and high-speed electrical connections contained at least partially within the housing, wherein the high-speed electrical connections are electrically coupled on first ends thereof to the high-speed electrical contacts, and wherein second ends of the high-speed electrical connections are disposed outside of the housing to enable the second ends to be electrically coupled to one or more conductive traces of a motherboard of a computer.