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Three-dimensional type inductor for mixed mode radio frequency device

US6291872A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 4, 1999
Grant dateSep 18, 2001
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Expiry dateNov 4, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D84/00
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Vertical type structures for integrated circuit inductors are disclosed. These vertical type inductors include the single-loop type, the parallel-loop type and the screw type, which form three different embodiments in the present invention. In the first embodiment, three-dimensional type structures, a single-loop type is utilized as an integrated circuit inductor. This inductor structure is formed on a substrate and the axis of the structure is upright to the substrate. In another embodiment according to the present invention, a parallel-loop type structure for radio frequency (RF) integrated circuit inductor is provided. A screw type structure according to this invention is the third embodiment. It features an axis that is parallel to the surface of the substrate and threads into the semiconductor device.

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