Patent ID: 6806547
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: G02B,H01L

Abstract:
An optical module for receiving an optical signal, converting the optical signal to an electrical signal and outputting the electrical signal, comprising:a base having a mounting surface; a die capacitor provided on the mounting surface and having a first pad and a pair of second pads, the first pad and the pair of second pads being disposed so that the pair of second pads sandwiches the first pad therebetween; a semiconductor light-receiving device provided on said first pad of the die capacitor for receiving the optical signal and outputting a current signal corresponding to the optical signal; and a semiconductor electronic device having an inputting electrode for inputting the current signal from the light-receiving device and a pair of ground electrodes on both sides of the inputting electrode, the semiconductor electronic device being provided adjacent to the die capacitor so that the inputting electrode thereof opposes the outputting electrode of the semiconductor light-receiving device, wherein the ground electrodes of the electronic device are respectively connected to the second pads of the die capacitor and the second pads are respectively connected to the base.