Patent ID: 7053472

Claim:
An optical package structure for mounting to a printed circuit board (PCB), comprising: a cover with a lens part in a top portion thereof; and a base member combining with the cover to define a closed space in which to package optical components; wherein a plurality of solder pads is provided on a top surface and a bottom surface of the base member, and a plurality of inner conductive traces extends through the base member and electrically connects the solder pads on the top surface to the solder pads on the bottom surface, and all the solder pads on the top surface are electrically connected to a complementary solder pad located along a first side edge of the bottom surface, and at least one solder pad on the top surface is connected also to a complementary solder pad on the bottom surface at a place other than along the first side edge, thereby allowing the optical package structure to be mounted on the PCB in two configurations: 1 ) wherein the bottom surface of the base member is parallel to a face of the PCB, and any of the solder pads on the bottom surface connect to the PCB; and 2 ) wherein the bottom surface is perpendicular to the face of the PCB, and the solder pads along the first side edge connect to the PCB.