摘要 |
An integrated circuit device including a semiconductor die and optical signal emitting diodes for communicating different color optical signals, such as multi-phase clock or trigger signals, to individual circuits on the die. Each circuit includes a filter to discriminate the desired frequency and a photosensitive active device implemented on the die for converting the received optical signal to an electronic signal for clocking or triggering a local circuit (e.g., a data storage register). Translucent material encapsulates the emitter diode and the die. The optically communicated signal has very low skew, which is independent of the topology of the die.
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