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Isolator and isolator manufacturing method

US9318784B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 15, 2013
Grant dateApr 19, 2016
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/13091
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In certain aspects of the invention, an isolator is configured by a reception circuit, a transmission circuit, and a transformer. In some aspects, the transmission circuit is disposed in an anterior surface of a semiconductor substrate. The transformer is disposed in a posterior surface of the semiconductor substrate and transmits in an electrically isolated state to the reception circuit, a signal input from the transmission circuit. The transformer is configured by a primary coil and a secondary coil. The primary coil can be configured by a metal film embedded in an oxide film inside a coil trench. The secondary coil can be disposed inside an insulating film covering the primary coil so as to oppose the primary coil and is insulated from the primary coil by the insulating film.

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