Microelectronic assemblies incorporating inductors
US7012323B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 2, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY04S40/20
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Inductors are provided in chip assemblies such as in packaged semiconductor chips. The inductors may be incorporated in a chip carrier which forms part of the package, and may include, for example, spiral or serpentine inductors formed from traces on the chip carrier. The chip carrier may include a flap bearing the inductive element, and this flap may be bent to tilt the inductive element out of the plane of the chip carrier to reduce electromagnetic interaction between the inductive element and surrounding electrical components. Other inductors include solenoids formed in part by leads on the chip carrier as, for example, by displacing leads out of the plane of the chip carrier to form loops in vertically-extensive planes transverse to the plane of the chip carrier. Additional features provide trimming of the inductor to a desired inductance value during by breaking or connecting leads during assembly.
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