TECHNOLOGIES FOR CHIP-TO-CHIP OPTICAL DATA TRANSFER

    公开(公告)号:EP4203079A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-28

    申请号:EP22201853.3

    申请日:2022-10-17

    申请人: INTEL Corporation

    摘要: Technologies for chip-to-chip optical data transfer are disclosed. In the illustrative embodiment (FIG. 2), microLEDs (108) on a first chip (108) are used to send data to microphotodiodes (110) on a second chip (106). The beams from the microLEDs may be sent to the microphotodiodes using an optical bridge (112) as in fig. 2, microprisms, or using a channel through a substrate, a channel defined in a substrate, etc. The microLEDs (108) may be used for high-speed data transfer with low power usage. A chip may include a relatively large number of microLEDs (108) and/or microphotodiodes (110), allowing for a large bandwidth connection. MicroLEDs and microphotodiodes may be used to connect different parts of the same chip, different chips on the same package, different packages on the same device, or different chips on different devices.