Patent ID: 8339799

Claim:
A device, comprising: a package having a plurality of sides, a first plurality of conductors, each of the first plurality of conductors supplying a corresponding one of a plurality of potentials, the first plurality of conductors being provided along a first portion of one of the plurality of sides of the package; a second plurality of conductors, each of the second plurality of conductors supplying a corresponding one of the plurality of potentials, the second plurality of conductors being provided along a second portion of said one of the plurality of sides of the package; a first chip having first and second edges; a first plurality of conductive pads being provided along the first edge of the first chip; a second plurality of conductive pads being provided along the second edge of the first chip, wherein the package includes first and second portions, both of which are configured to receive the first chip, such that, when the first chip is provided in the first portion of the package, the first chip is oriented so that the first plurality of conductive pads are spaced closer to the first plurality of conductors than the second plurality of conductive pads, and the first plurality of conductors are electrically connected to the first plurality of conductive pads, and, when the first chip is provided in the second portion of the package, the second plurality of conductive pads are provided closer to the second plurality of conductors than the first plurality of conductive pads, and the second plurality of conductors are electrically connected to the second plurality of conductive pads; and a second chip having a plurality of optical waveguides; a plurality of photodetectors provided on the first chip, the plurality of optical waveguides being configured to direct each of a plurality of optical signals to a corresponding one of the plurality of photodetectors.