Method and system for electrically coupling a chip to chip package

A microelectronic package, comprising:

• a chip having an electronic circuit and a first converter coupled to the electronic circuit, the first converter operable to receive electrical signals from the electronic circuit and convert the electrical signals into corresponding electromagnetic signals;
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• a chip package coupled the chip, the chip package having a second converter operable to receive the electromagnetic signals from the chip without using physical electrical connections, the second converter operable to convert the received electromagnetic signals into corresponding electrical signals.

A chip, comprising an electronic circuit coupled to a converter, the converter operable to receive electrical signals from the electronic circuit, the converter further operable to convert the received electrical signals into corresponding electromagnetic signals and transmit the electromagnetic signals through the chip, the converter further operable to receive electromagnetic signals transmitted through the chip and convert the received electromagnetic signals into corresponding electrical signals to be applied to the electronic circuit.

A memory device, comprising:

• a chip including an address decoder coupled to an address bus, a read/write circuit coupled to a data bus, a control circuit coupled to a control bus, a memory cell array coupled to the address decoder, read/write circuit, and the control circuit, and a first converter coupled to the address, data, and control busses, the first converter operable to convert electrical data signals received from the data bus into corresponding data output electromagnetic signals and to convert address, data, and control electromagnetic signals into corresponding output electrical address, data and control signals applied to the address, data and control busses, respectively;
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• a chip package physically coupled to the chip without being electrically coupled to the chip, the chip package including a second converter operable to convert the data output electromagnetic signals into corresponding electrical signals and to convert receive electrical address, data, and control signals into corresponding address, data, and control output electromagnetic signals.