ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,436,345, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Intel Corp. (Santa Clara, Calif.).

"Immersion compatible optical interconnect" was invented by Divya Pratap (Hillsboro, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid compatible electro-optical packages and associated systems and devices are shown. For example, a fluid compatible electro-optical package includes integrated circuits with at least one photonic die and optical connections coupled with the integrated circuit. In an example, optical fibers are coupled with the optical connection. In an example fluid compatible electro-optical package, a fluid impermeable port is coupled with the optical ...