Optically connectable circuit board with optical component(s) mounted thereon

An optically connectable circuit board comprising:

• a printed circuit card with a plurality of component attach locations and a plurality of optical channels, at least one surface including ones of said plurality of optical channels;
• a plurality of electronic components mounted in said component attach locations;
• at least two electronic components of said plurality of electronic components including a plurality of optical transceivers, a first electronic component of said at least two electronic components being an optical connection to said printed circuit card;
• and
• a second electronic component of said at least two electronic component comprises:
• an optical interposer including at least one chip attach location on a first surface and attached to one said component attach location, at least one integrated circuit chip mounted on said chip attach location, and
• optical transceivers electrically connected to said integrated circuit chip and optically connected to corresponding said optical channels;
• wherein said optical transceivers optically connect said second electronic component with said plurality of optical transceivers included with said first electronic component through said plurality of optical channels;
• and
• wherein one or more of said plurality of component attach locations are on said at least one surface.