Patent ID: 8687372
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: G02B,H05K

Abstract:
1. A flexible circuit assembly, comprising: a flexible circuit substrate having a first side surface and a second side surface, a first end, an opening formed through the flexible circuit substrate adjacent to the first end, and electrical circuitry; a spacer attached to the second side surface, the spacer having a flexible circuit side surface that is connected to and faces the second side surface of the flexible circuit substrate and an optical connector side surface; a die carrier attached to the first side surface, the die carrier including at least one photonic die mounted thereon that extends into and at least partially through the opening, the at least one photonic die transmitting or receiving optical signals through the opening, and the at least one photonic die does not project past the optical connector side surface of the spacer; and wire bonds electrically connecting the at least one photonic die to the electrical circuitry, and the wire bonds do not project past the optical connector side surface of the spacer.