TY - PAT
T1 - Planar, monolithically integrated coil
AU - Roozeboom, F.
AU - Reefman, D.
AU - Klootwijk, J.H.
AU - Tiemeijer, L.F.
AU - Ruigrok, J.
PY - 2013/3/12
Y1 - 2013/3/12
N2 - The present invention provides a means to integrate planar coils on silicon, while providing a high inductance. This high inductance is achieved through a special back- and front sided shielding of a material. In many applications, high-value inductors are a necessity. In particular, this holds for applications in power management. In these applications, the inductors are at least 5 of the order of 1 [mu]H, and must have an equivalent series resistance of less than 0.1[Omega]. For this reason, those inductors are always bulky components, of a typical size of 221 mm 3, which make a fully integrated solution impossible. On the other hand, integrated inductors, which can monolithically be integrated, do exist. However, these inductors suffer either from low inductance values, or 10 very-high DC resistance values.
AB - The present invention provides a means to integrate planar coils on silicon, while providing a high inductance. This high inductance is achieved through a special back- and front sided shielding of a material. In many applications, high-value inductors are a necessity. In particular, this holds for applications in power management. In these applications, the inductors are at least 5 of the order of 1 [mu]H, and must have an equivalent series resistance of less than 0.1[Omega]. For this reason, those inductors are always bulky components, of a typical size of 221 mm 3, which make a fully integrated solution impossible. On the other hand, integrated inductors, which can monolithically be integrated, do exist. However, these inductors suffer either from low inductance values, or 10 very-high DC resistance values.
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M3 - Patent publication
M1 - US8395472
ER -