Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Electrical device making
Reexamination Certificate
2007-09-25
2007-09-25
Nguyen, Tuyen T. (Department: 2832)
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Electrical device making
C336S200000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11638631
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to an inductor fabricated above a substrate surface comprising a first set of inductors in a lower dielectric layer, a second set of inductors in an upper dielectric layer, and interconnects extending between the first and second sets of conductors to form a single continuous helical current path that turns around a central region. Since each turn of the inductor includes only one leg close to the substrate, the parasitic capacitance between the inductor and the substrate can be reduced and there is more free space in the upper and lower layers for increasing the width of the conductors and thereby reducing the series resistance of the inductor. Meanwhile, since the magnetic field generated by the inductor is substantially confined in a closed tube defined by its turns, there is less interference between the inductor and its neighboring components on the same and/or surrounding substrates.
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Chen Shuxian
Jayapalan Jayakannan
Li Liping
Altera Corporation
Morgan & Lewis & Bockius, LLP
Nguyen Tuyen T.
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