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- Patent Title: Method and system for implementing high-speed electrical interfaces between semiconductor dies in optical communication systems
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Application No.: US16110587Application Date: 2018-08-23
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Publication No.: US10302880B2Publication Date: 2019-05-28
- Inventor: Daniel Kucharski , John Andrew Guckenberger , Thierry Pinguet , Sherif Abdalla
- Applicant: Luxtera, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Carlsbad
- Assignee: Luxtera, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Luxtera, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Carlsbad
- Agency: McAndrews, Held & Malloy
- Main IPC: G02B6/42
- IPC: G02B6/42

Abstract:
A method and system for implementing high-speed electrical interfaces between semiconductor dies in optical communication systems are disclosed and may include communicating electrical signals between a first die and a second die via coupling pads which may be located in low impedance points in Tx and Rx paths. The electrical signals may be communicated via one or more current-mode, controlled impedance, and/or capacitively-coupled interfaces. The current-mode interface may include a cascode amplifier stage split between source and drain terminals of transistors on the dies. The controlled-impedance interfaces may include transmission line drivers on a first die and transmission lines on a second die. The capacitively-coupled interfaces may include capacitors formed by contact pads on the dies. The coupling pads may be connected via one or more of: wire bonds, metal pillars, solder balls, or conductive resin. The dies may comprise CMOS and may be coupled in a flip-chip configuration.
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