Patent ID: 7759753

Claim:
An integrated circuit device, comprising: an integrated circuit die having outer surfaces and internal electronic circuitry, the electronic circuitry including a plurality of optical elements disposed within but proximate to a major surface of the die, one or more of said optical elements including an optical detector, and one or more of the optical elements including an optical transmitter; a plurality of electrical contacts coupled with the electronic circuitry; a laminar support element that supports the integrated circuit die, wherein the laminar support element includes a plurality of vias in register with the plurality of optical elements, the vias allowing light to be transmitted to and from the plurality of optical elements, and wherein the electronic circuitry is powered by electrical power received by way of the electrical contacts, for processing data signals generated by the one or more optical detectors, and to generate data signals for transmission by the one or more optical transmitters; and a resin body surrounding the outer surfaces of the integrated circuit die not supported by the laminar support element.