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- Patent Title: Communication methods, methods of forming an interconnect, signal interconnects, integrated circuit structures, circuits, and data apparatuses
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Application No.: US13323708Application Date: 2011-12-12
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Publication No.: US08447147B2Publication Date: 2013-05-21
- Inventor: Chandra Mouli
- Applicant: Chandra Mouli
- Applicant Address: US ID Boise
- Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US ID Boise
- Agency: Wells St. John P.S.
- Main IPC: G02B6/12
- IPC: G02B6/12 ; H04J14/02 ; H01R33/945 ; H01L21/00

Abstract:
Some embodiments include communication methods, methods of forming an interconnect, signal interconnects, integrated circuit structures, circuits, and data apparatuses. In one embodiment, a communication method includes accessing an optical signal comprising photons to communicate information, accessing an electrical signal comprising electrical data carriers to communicate information, and using a single interconnect, communicating the optical and electrical signals between a first spatial location and a second spatial location spaced from the first spatial location.
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