Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Electrical device making
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-28
2005-06-28
Nguyen, Viet Q. (Department: 2818)
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Electrical device making
C029S602100, C029S605000, C029S606000, C336S200000, C336S223000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06910260
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to an inductor comprising a plurality of interconnected conductive segments interwoven with a substrate. The inductance of the inductor is increased through the use of coatings and films of ferromagnetic materials such as magnetic metals, alloys, and oxides. The inductor is compatible with integrated circuit manufacturing techniques and eliminates the need in many systems and circuits for large off chip inductors. A sense and measurement coil, which is fabricated on the same substrate as the inductor, provides the capability to measure the magnetic field or flux produced by the inductor. This on chip measurement capability supplies information that permits circuit engineers to design and fabricate on chip inductors to very tight tolerances.
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