CRANE, IN - The Hands-On Embedded Passives Workshop will be held on June 3 and 4 at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NWSC) in Crane, Indiana. The workshop will reportedly cover how embedded passives technology, in combination with HDI/microvia technology, can improve circuit signal integrity and lower common mode noise that often leads to EMI.

Attendees will also reportedly design and fabricate a PCB with HDI/microvia and embedded passives. Participants will work at a CAD workstation, design the PCB, and then build it in NSWC Crane’s PCB manufacturing facility.

It is stated that the course is intended for anyone wishing to refine their knowledge in incorporating embedded passive technology into a PCB design and manufacturing process.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - Reflex Photonics has announced the Light on Board HyperDense parallel channel optical components for IC package ultra short reach (USR) interconnections on a single PCB. The company claims that the product supports all existing physical layer protocols.

According to the company, the components features 12 parallel fiber optic channels integrated into MT-based I/O connector modules, with each channel capable of speeds of up to 10 Gbps. The component can be configured as a transmitter, receiver or transceiver, with up to eight I/O connector modules for each configuration.

“The technology adds tremendous I/O bandwidth to the microchip package without disturbing the current design and manufacturing methods of chips, IC packages or printed circuit boards,” said David Rolston, CTO, Reflex Photonics.

At a full configuration, the HyperDense product set up as receivers or transmitters will each handle a claimed 10 Gbps per second on 96 channels, or transceivers can handle simultaneous bi-directional of up to 480 Gbps, with each of the 48 channels running at 10 Gbps.

According to the company, Light On Board technology is designed to add optical interconnects to an IC without changing the chip, the IC package, or method of PCB manufacture. All existing electrical high-speed connections are maintained.