Patent ID: 7907803

Claim:
A method of manufacturing an opto-electric hybrid module, comprising the steps of: (a) producing an optical waveguide portion; (b) producing an electric circuit portion; (c) mounting an optical element onto the electric circuit portion; (d) performing an inspection to verify the mounting state of the optical element; and (e) integrating the electric circuit portion with the optical element mounted thereon and the optical waveguide portion with each other into the opto-electric hybrid module, when the appropriate mounting of the optical element is verified as a result of the inspection performed in said step (d), said step (a) including the steps of (a-1) preparing an under cladding layer, (a-2) forming a linear core for an optical path on a surface of the under cladding layer, and (a-3) then forming protrusions for the positioning of the electric circuit portion in a predetermined appropriate position by a die-molding process at the same time as forming an over cladding layer for covering the core, said step (b) including the steps of (b-1) forming an electric circuit including pads for the mounting of the optical element on a substrate, and (b-2) forming through holes for fitting engagement with the protrusions, the optical element being mounted on the pads in the electric circuit portion in said step (c), the integration in said step (e) being achieved by bringing the through holes in the electric circuit portion into fitting engagement with the protrusions in the optical waveguide portion.