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High Q inductor with faraday shield and dielectric well buried in substrate

US6534843B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 10, 2001
Grant dateMar 18, 2003
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Expiry dateFeb 10, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01F27/36
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Inductor losses to a semiconducting substrate are eliminated in an IC structure by etching a well into the substrate down to the insulating layer coating the substrate and fabricating a grounded Faraday shield in the shape of elongated segments in the bottom of the well. The well lies directly below the inductor and is optionally filled with cured low-k organic dielectric or air.

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