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On-chip transformer BALUN structures

US7821372B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 31, 2008
Grant dateOct 26, 2010
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01F2017/0073
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic device includes a first winding having a first port and a second port. The first winding formed in a first metal layer. A second winding has a third port and a fourth port. The second winding includes a plurality of segments formed in the first metal layer. The second plurality of winding segments are connected by a bridge formed in a second metal layer. The first and second ports of the first winding are connected to the inner-portion of the first winding.

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