Self-synchronized radio frequency interconnect for three-dimensional circuit integration

US8131250B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Regents of the University of California · US

Inventors

• Qun Gu · San Jose, US
• Zhiwei Xu · San Diego, US
• Jenwei Ko · Los Angeles, US
• Mau-Chung Frank Chang · Los Angeles, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 17, 2006
• Grant date: Mar 6, 2012
• Expiry date: Nov 16, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L27/0002
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A Self-Synchronized Radio Frequency RF-Interconnect (SSRFI), based on capacitor coupling and peak detection, for vertically interconnecting active device layers in three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuits (IC), as well as wireless communication and RF signal transmission/receiving.