Patent ID: 8604866

Claim:
A method for processing signals, the method comprising: in a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) photonics transceiver: providing an electrical impedance that increases with frequency utilizing one or more hybrid inductors comprising a transistor coupled to a capacitor, an inductor, and a resistor, wherein: a first terminal of said one or more hybrid inductors comprises a first terminal of said transistor; a second terminal of said transistor is coupled to a first terminal of said resistor and a first terminal of said capacitor; a second terminal of said resistor comprises a second terminal of said one or more hybrid inductors; a third terminal of said transistor is coupled to a first terminal of an inductor; a second terminal of said inductor is coupled to a second terminal of said capacitor and comprises a third terminal of said one or more hybrid inductors; and receiving an optical signal and converting said optical signal to an electrical signal for use by said CMOS photonics transceiver.