IP Library Granted Patent US 9,900,974
Granted Patent B2
US 9,900,974 · App. 15/171,704 · Granted Feb 20, 2018

Flex-less multilayer ceramic substrate

Inventors: Wenhua Ling (San Jose, CA); Yan Yang Zhao (Fremont, CA); Yongsheng Liu (San Jose, CA); Yuheng Lee (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: FINISAR CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 9,900,974
App. No.
15/171,704
Granted
Feb 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

In one example embodiment, an optoelectronic assembly includes a multilayer ceramic substrate that includes multiple ceramic layers and a via disposed through at least one of the ceramic layers. The via may be formed from a conductive material that is configured to communicate a signal through the via. The multilayer ceramic substrate may be configured to dissipate heat emitted by an electronic component coupled to the multilayer ceramic substrate.

Claims (26)

1. A flex-less optoelectronic assembly comprising:

a multilayer ceramic substrate that includes a plurality of ceramic layers and a via disposed through the plurality of ceramic layers, the via extending between a first surface of the multilayer ceramic substrate and a second surface of the multilayer ceramic substrate, the second surface of the multilayer ceramic substrate being oppositely positioned with respect to the first surface of the multilayer ceramic substrate;

a module board coupled to the first surface of the multilayer ceramic substrate, the module board including a through hole that is substantially aligned with the via;

an electronic component physically coupled to the second surface of the multilayer ceramic substrate, the via electrically coupling the electronic component and the module board and

a heat sink physically coupled to the second surface of the multilayer ceramic substrate, the heat sink being configured to dissipate heat emitted by the electronic component.

2. The flex-less optoelectronic assembly of claim 1 , wherein the electronic component is configured to simultaneously transmit and receive data over multiple optical fibers.

3. The flex-less optoelectronic assembly of claim 1 , wherein the multilayer ceramic substrate is configured to dissipate heat emitted by the electronic component.

4. The flex-less optoelectronic assembly of claim 1 , wherein the heat sink is at least partially integrated with the multilayer ceramic substrate.

5. The flex-less optoelectronic assembly of claim 4 , wherein the heat sink comprises an interstitial heat sink component that is disposed between at least two areas of the multilayer ceramic substrate.

6. The flex-less optoelectronic assembly of claim 1 , wherein at least one surface of the heat sink is brazed to the multilayer ceramic substrate.

7. The flex-less optoelectronic assembly of claim 1 , wherein the heat sink comprises a first material with a first coefficient of thermal expansion, and wherein the multilayer ceramic substrate comprises a second material with a second coefficient of thermal expansion.

8. The flex-less optoelectronic assembly of claim 7 , wherein the first coefficient of thermal expansion is within ten times the second coefficient of thermal expansion.

9. The flex-less optoelectronic assembly of claim 8 , wherein the multilayer ceramic substrate comprises a second material with a second coefficient of thermal expansion, wherein the module board comprises a third material with a third coefficient of thermal expansion, wherein the third coefficient of thermal expansion is within ten times the second coefficient of thermal expansion.

10. An optoelectronic assembly comprising:

a multilayer ceramic substrate that comprises:

a plurality of ceramic layers and a first via disposed through at least one of the plurality of ceramic layers, the first via being formed from a conductive material that is configured to communicate a signal through the first via;

a first mount point configured to receive a first electronic component and to couple the first electronic component on a surface of the multilayer ceramic substrate, the first mount point including at least a portion of the first via;

a second mount point configured to receive a second electronic component on the surface of the multilayer ceramic substrate, the second mount point including at least a portion of a second via; and

a heat sink physically coupled to the surface of the multilayer ceramic substrate, the heat sink being configured to dissipate heat emitted by the first electronic component and the second electronic component, wherein the heat sink is at least partially integrated with the multilayer ceramic substrate.

11. The optoelectronic assembly of claim 10 , further comprising the first electronic component, wherein the first electronic component is configured to simultaneously transmit and receive data over multiple optical fibers.

12. The optoelectronic assembly of claim 10 , wherein the first via is a blind via and is coupled to the second via by a conductor.

13. The optoelectronic assembly of claim 10 , wherein the multilayer ceramic substrate is configured to dissipate heat emitted by the first electronic component and the second electronic component.

14. The optoelectronic assembly of claim 10 , wherein at least one surface of the heat sink is brazed to the multilayer ceramic substrate.

15. The optoelectronic assembly of claim 10 , wherein the heat sink comprises a first material with a first coefficient of thermal expansion, wherein the multilayer ceramic substrate comprises a second material with a second coefficient of thermal expansion.

16. The optoelectronic assembly of claim 15 , wherein the first coefficient of thermal expansion is within ten times the second coefficient of thermal expansion.

17. The optoelectronic assembly of claim 10 further comprising a module board, wherein the multilayer ceramic substrate of a second material with a second coefficient of thermal expansion, wherein the module board is composed of a third material with a third coefficient of thermal expansion, wherein the third coefficient of thermal expansion is a number within ten times the second coefficient of thermal expansion.

Assignments (5)
PATENT RELEASE AND REASSIGNMENT Recorded Jul 5, 2022
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: II-VI INCORPORATED; MARLOW INDUSTRIES, INC.; EPIWORKS, INC.; LIGHTSMYTH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; KAILIGHT PHOTONICS, INC.; COADNA PHOTONICS, INC.; OPTIUM CORPORATION; FINISAR CORPORATION; II-VI OPTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.; M CUBED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; II-VI PHOTONICS (US), INC.; II-VI DELAWARE, INC.; II-VI OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES, INC.; PHOTOP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 060574/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2022
From: II-VI INCORPORATED; II-VI DELAWARE, INC.; M CUBED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; II-VI PHOTONICS (US), INC.; PHOTOP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; COHERENT, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 060562/0254 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2020
From: FINISAR CORPORATION
To: II-VI DELAWARE, INC.
Reel/Frame 052286/0001 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Sep 25, 2019
From: II-VI INCORPORATED; MARLOW INDUSTRIES, INC.; EPIWORKS, INC.; LIGHTSMYTH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; KAILIGHT PHOTONICS, INC.; COADNA PHOTONICS, INC.; OPTIUM CORPORATION; FINISAR CORPORATION; II-VI OPTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.; M CUBED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; II-VI PHOTONICS (US), INC.; II-VI DELAWARE, INC.; II-VI OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES, INC.; PHOTOP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 050484/0204 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2016
From: LING, WENHUA; ZHAO, YAN YANG; LIU, YONGSHENG; LEE, YUHENG
To: FINISAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 038788/0435 →
Continuity (1)
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