Patent ID: 6902329

Claim:
A method of connecting an optoelectronic device with an electronic interface substrate to form a parallel optical transceiver package, the optoelectronic device having an opposing blind face and an active face with a flexible circuit interposed between the active face and an optical connector, said optical connector providing the interface to a plurality of optical fibers, said method comprising the steps of: positioning the electronic interface substrate within a package recess disposed on a package assembly tool; positioning the optical connector into a cavity within a rotatable base of the package assembly tool, so that the attached optoelectronic device is initially disposed transverse to the electronic interface substrate; clamping the optoelectronic device in position by securing a laser clamp to the rotatable base; rotating the rotatable base until the optoelectronic device is aligned parallel to the electronic interface substrate with the flexible circuit providing an arcuate electrical path to the electronic interface substrate; securing the package assembly tool in position; and bonding the flexible circuit to the electronic interface substrate.