Patent ID: 7189010

Claim:
A data link module comprising: a cable comprising a bundle formed by combining an electric wire and a plurality of optical fibers aligned with each other; a substrate disposed at one end of the cable, the one end face of the substrate facing a direction that the cable extends; a plurality of signal medium conversion elements performing conversion between an electric signal and an optical signal, the signal medium conversion elements being arranged in one of a top face and a back face of the substrate, at a position substantially close to the one end face of the substrate where the signal medium conversion elements are optically connected to ends of the optical fibers of the cable respectively; an electric terminal that is arranged at the other one of the top face and the back face of the substrate, at a position substantially close to the one end face of the substrate so as to correspond to and be electrically connected to the electric wire of the cable; and an electric connector that is adapted to be connected with a mating electrical connector, the electrical connector being disposed at a position substantially close to an end face opposite to the one end face of the substrate and is electrically connected to the signal medium conversion elements and the electric terminal respectively.