An optical interconnect device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, an optical waveguide, an electrical wiring and a switching device. The first substrate has an electrical wiring circuit, an electrical-optical converter for converting an electrical signal to an optical signal, and a light emitting device for emitting a light. The second substrate has an electrical wiring circuit, an optical-electrical converter for converting the optical signal to the electrical signal, and a light receiving device for receiving the light from the light emitted device. The optical waveguide optically connects the light emitting and light receiving devices. The electrical wiring electrically connects the electrical wiring circuits of the first and second substrates. The switching device determines a fast signal of data to be transmitted via the optical substrate and a slow signal of data to be transmitted via the electrical wiring.

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›1.independentAn optical interconnect device comprising:na first substrate having an electrical wiring circuit, an electrical-optical converter which is connected t…+10

›2.↳ 1The optical interconnect device according to claim 1, wherein switching device comprises a cycle determining portion which determines a cycle, a first…d2

›3.↳ 1The optical interconnect device according to claim 1, further comprising a booster device which generates a voltage to be supplied to at least one of …d2

›4.↳ 1The optical interconnect device according to claim 1, further comprising a flexible substrate supporting the optical waveguide and the electrical wiri…d2

›5.↳ 1The optical interconnect device according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting device comprises an edge surface type light emitting device and has a…d2

›6.↳ 1The optical interconnect device according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting device comprises an edge surface type light emitting device and has a…d2

›7.↳ 1The optical interconnect device according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting device comprises an edge surface type light emitting device and has a…d2

›8.↳ 1The optical interconnect device according to claim 1, wherein the optical waveguide has a first edge portion facing the light emitting device and a se…d2

›9.↳ 1The optical interconnect device according to claim 1, further comprising a first flexible substrate supporting the optical waveguide and a second flex…d2

›10.↳ 1The optical interconnect device according to claim 1, wherein the optical wave guide has an edge portion facing the light emitting device and having a…d2

›11.↳ 1The optical interconnect device according to claim 1, further comprising a regulating device which supplies voltages to at least one of the optical-el…d2

›12.independentAn optical interconnect device comprising: a substrate having a first electrical wiring portion and a second electrical wiring portion, the first elec…+11

›13.↳ 12The optical interconnect device according to claim 12, further comprising a plurality of reinforcing substrates provided on the substrate, wherein the…d2

›14.↳ 12The optical interconnect device according to claim 12, wherein switching device comprises a cycle determining portion which determines a cycle, a firs…d2

›15.↳ 12The optical interconnect device according to claim 12, further comprising a booster device which generates a voltage to be supplied to at least one of…d2

›16.↳ 12The optical interconnect device according to claim 12, further comprising a flexible substrate supporting the optical waveguide and the electrical wir…d2

›17.↳ 12The optical interconnect device according to claim 12, wherein the light emitting device comprises an edge surface type light emitting device and has …d2

›18.↳ 12The optical interconnect device according to claim 12, wherein the light emitting device comprises an edge surface type light emitting device and has …d2

›19.↳ 12The optical interconnect device according to claim 12, wherein the light emitting device comprises an edge surface type light emitting device and has …d2

›20.↳ 12The optical interconnect device according to claim 12, wherein the optical waveguide has a first edge portion facing the light emitting device and a s…d2

›21.↳ 12The optical interconnect device according to claim 12, further comprising a first flexible substrate supporting the optical waveguide and a second fle…d2

›22.↳ 12The optical interconnect device according to claim 12, further comprising a regulating device which supplies voltages to at least one of the electrica…d2

›23.↳ 12The optical interconnect device according to claim 12, further comprising a regulating device supplies voltages to at least one of the optical-electri…d2

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IPC · International Patent Classification

Section G — Physics

G02B6/12

Section H — Electricity

H04B10/12

USPC · US Patent Classification

385/14398/115

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Type	Document	Date
provisional	US 60867716	29 Nov 2006
related publication	US 20080075405 A1	27 Mar 2008

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