# US 2020/0400899 A1 · High density optical transceiver assembly

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- Number: US 2020/0400899 A1
- Document ID: US20200400899A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/450,264
- Filed: 2019-06-24
- Published: 2020-12-24
- Earliest claimed: 2019-06-24
- Assignees: TE Connectivity Nederland BV
- Applicants: TE Connectivity Nederland B.V.
- Inventors: Jacobus Nicolaas Tuin; Sander Johannes Floris; Rutger Wilhelmus Smink; Alexander Dorrestein
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200400899A1

## CPC

- G02B 6/4246: {Bidirectionally operating package structures}
- G02B 6/3897: {Connectors fixed to housings, casing, frames or circuit boards (G02B6/44528 takes precedence)}
- G02B 6/421: {the intermediate optical component consisting of a short length of fibre, e.g. fibre stub}
- G02B 6/4245: {Mounting of the opto-electronic elements}
- G02B 6/4278: {related to pluggable or demountable opto-electronic or electronic elements}
- G02B 6/428: {containing printed circuit boards [PCB]}
- G02B 6/4284: {of optical modules with disconnectable electrical connectors (latching arms for electrical connectors H01R13/627)}
- G02B 6/4292: {the light guide being disconnectable from the opto-electronic element, e.g. mutually self aligning arrangements}
- G02B 6/43: Arrangements comprising a plurality of opto-electronic elements and associated optical interconnections
- H01R 12/7076: {for connection between PCB and component, e.g. display}
- H01R 12/721: {cooperating directly with the edge of the rigid printed circuits}
- H01R 13/6658: {on printed circuit board (H01R13/6666 - H01R13/6691 take precedence)}
- H01R 12/585: {Terminals having a press fit or a compliant portion and a shank passing through a hole in the printed circuit board}
- H01R 13/518: for holding or embracing several coupling parts, e.g. frames
- H01R 13/6587: for mounting on PCBs
- G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS

## Abstract

A transceiver assembly for mounting on a mother board, said transceiver assembly comprising: (a) a frame defining a first plane configured for mounting parallel to said motherboard, said frame defining a plurality of slots perpendicular to said first plane; and (b) one or more opto-electric cards, each of said one or more opto-electric cards disposed in one of said plurality of slots and comprising at least, (i) a substrate having a first edge parallel to said first plane when said opto-electric card is mounted in said slot, (ii) an electrical interface along said first edge, (iii) and an interposer electrically connected to said electrical interface and comprising at least one optical component operatively connected to said electrical interface, and (iv) at least one optical fiber extending freely from said interposer.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A transceiver assembly for mounting on a mother board, said transceiver assembly comprising:
a frame defining a first plane configured for mounting parallel to said motherboard, said frame defining a plurality of slots perpendicular to said first plane; and
one or more opto-electric cards, each of said one or more opto-electric cards disposed in one of said plurality of slots and comprising at least,
a substrate having a first edge parallel to said first plane when said opto-electric card is mounted in said slot,
an electrical interface along said first edge,
and an interposer electrically connected to said electrical interface and comprising at least,
one optical component operatively connected to said electrical interface, and
at least one optical fiber extending freely from said interposer.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The transceiver assembly of claim 1, wherein said one or more opto-electric cards comprises a plurality of opto-electric cards.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The transceiver assembly of claim 1, wherein said each of said one or more opto-electric cards is releasably engaged with said frame.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The transceiver assembly of claim 3, wherein said each of said one or more opto-electric cards is slidably engaged with said frame.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The transceiver assembly of claim 1, wherein said frame defines an electrical face presenting said electrical interface of said each of said one or more opto-electric cards, and an optical face from which extends said at least one optical fiber of said each of said one or more opto-electric cards, said electrical and optical faces being perpendicular.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The transceiver assembly of claim 1, wherein said interposer is part of an optical module mounted on said substrate.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The transceiver assembly of claim 1, further comprising a chip for interfacing between said optical component and said electrical interface

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The transceiver assembly of claim 1, wherein said chip is disposed on said interposer.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The transceiver assembly of claim 1, wherein said chip is disposed on said substrate.

### Claim at position 10

-19. (canceled)