Inductor devices – Coil or coil turn supports or spacers – Printed circuit-type coil
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-08
2005-02-08
Mai, Anh (Department: 2832)
Inductor devices
Coil or coil turn supports or spacers
Printed circuit-type coil
C336S232000, C336S223000, C029S602100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06853288
ABSTRACT:
An inductor is fabricated on a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface. The inductor includes a plurality of holes extending through the substrate, wherein the plurality of holes interconnect the top surface and the bottom surface of the substrate. The inductor also includes a plurality of conductive posts formed in the plurality of holes and a plurality of conductive segments formed on the top surface and on the bottom surface that interconnect the conductive posts such that a continuous conductive coil is formed. The inductor also includes a magnetic core that occupies substantially the entire volume enclosed by the conductive coil.
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Ahn Kie Y.
Forbes Leonard
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
Mai Anh
Micro)n Technology, Inc.
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