A method of fabricating an interconnect includes forming one or more holes
in an anisotropic conductive film on a carrier substrate, filling at
least one of the one or more holes with a material capable of
transmitting an optical signal, and laminating the anisotropic conductive
film on a packaging substrate. An electronic package includes a first
substrate, a second substrate, and an interconnect located between the
first substrate and the second substrate. The interconnect includes a
conductive film for electrically coupling a first terminal formed on the
first substrate to a second terminal formed on the second substrate, and
one or more optically transmissive units embedded in the conductive film,
wherein at least one of the one or more optically transmissive units
provides an optical signal path between an optical element on the first
substrate and an optical element on the second substrate.