$LWLG Key PIC patent granted! This is HUGE! fr
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from, Background of the Invention section
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved hermetic capsule with multiple input/output ports coupled to multiple optical fibers in a wafer scale solution that is cost effective.
from, Summary of the Invention
(Steps to fabricate the PIC)
Providing a first semiconductor/metal wafer and fabricating sensitive semiconductor/polymer electrical and optical components in the first semiconductor/metal wafer defining a semiconductor/metal base. Fabricating a semiconductor/metal embedded lid in a shell-like form providing edges defining a volume space within the edges and hermetically sealing the edges of the semiconductor/metal embedded lid to the semiconductor/metal base by metallization so as to form a first chamber including at least one of the sensitive semiconductor/polymer electrical and optical components. The embedded lid and base defining an embedded hermetic capsule hermetically sealing the at least one sensitive semiconductor/polymer electrical and optical component from the ambient. Fabricating a semiconductor/metal basic lid in a shell-like form providing edges defining a volume space within the edges and hermetically sealing the edges of the semiconductor/metal basic lid to the semiconductor/metal base by metallization so as to form a second chamber including the sensitive semiconductor/polymer electrical and optical components and the embedded hermetic capsule. The basic lid and base defining a basic hermetic capsule hermetically sealing the sensitive semiconductor/polymer electrical and optical components and the embedded hermetic capsule from the ambient, and providing multiple optical pathways coupling multiple optical fibers to the optical components sealed within the chamber.
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sec...22&OS=
Listen up people, LWLG has patented its own OSA which includes the co-packaging of Optics and Electronics so effectively being its own Interposer, so this means that LWLG not only is the ONLY technology that can scale standalaone speeds to 100Gbs and beyond with their best in class material systems having proven Femptosecond response times, but now they additionally will be slashing the manufacturing costs the Industry incurs today!
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