A high-speed optical link via plastic optical fiber (POF) and its application to the optical interconnection technology is reported. To achieve an extremely simple and compact setup of a high-speed optical link, we have fabricated a gigabit-per-second plastic molded optical transmitter/receiver module with a 780-nm laser diode and a pre-amplifier integrated with a MSMPD. Our modules consist of optical devices and versatile logic-gates with a directly-connected configuration. The optical link has performed a 1.25-Gb/s operation and we have confirmed a 100-m transmission.
Strength evaluation for the wire is very important to avoid crack generation at the selection of materials and the structural design of semiconductor packages. This paper describes the strength evaluation for a wire with the copper-cored semiconductor package. A simplified FEM model targeting issues at the package structural design was developed and its validity was checked against a more elaborated FEM model. From the FEM analysis of thermal stress induced by the difference of thermal expansion coefficients of the composite materials and the detection of crack generation during the thermal cyclic test, it has been clarified that the point location where the maximum thermal stress appears coincides with the one where the crack occurs. Through a series of FEM analysis, it has been proved that the cause of a crack is strongly related to the gap between the lid and the copper core and the suitable length of the gap to prevent crack has been obtained. A new semiconductor package based on the proposed strength evaluation method is working well without cracking. Thus, the capability and validity of the proposed evaluation method has been proved.