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Optical transceiver module

  • US 5,506,445 A
  • Filed: 02/03/1995
  • Issued: 04/09/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An optical transceiver comprising:

  • an optical transceiver circuit comprising at least a transmitting light emitting diode and a receiving phototransistor;

    a leadframe with a plurality of electrical leads upon which the optical transceiver circuit is mounted and to which the optical transceiver circuit is coupled and a plurality of electrically inactive support leads not electrically coupled to the optical transceiver circuit; and

    molded package surrounding the leadframe and the optical transceiver circuit, the molded package being substantially transparent to the light generated by the light emitting diode and received by the phototransistor, the electrical leads and the support leads of the leadframe extending from the package, and the transceiver having a plurality of mounting positions dependent upon the final configuration of the electrical leads extending from the package, the support leads increasing the stability of the mounted transceiver in each of the plurality of mounting positions.

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