Integrated inductance
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1. An inductance formed in metal layers of an integrated circuit, made of a winding wound in a plane parallel with the main surface of the integrated circuit, wherein said winding comprises:
- in a first metallization level, lower parallel conductive lines extending along an inductance pattern;
in a second level, vias, each lower conductive line being associated with at least two vias; and
in a third metallization level, upper conductive lines interconnected to the lower conductive lines by means of vias, the lower and upper conductive lines being shifted with respect to one another to ensure the electric continuity.
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Abstract
An inductance device in monolithic structure is formed from a first metallization level layer of lower parallel conductive lines extending along the inductance pattern; next, on a second level, a set of vias is formed over each underlying conductive line being associated with at least two vias; and in a third metallization level, upper conductive lines interconnected to the underlying conductive lines by means of vias, the lower and upper conductive lines being shifted with respect to one another to ensure the electric continuity.
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1. An inductance formed in metal layers of an integrated circuit, made of a winding wound in a plane parallel with the main surface of the integrated circuit, wherein said winding comprises:
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in a first metallization level, lower parallel conductive lines extending along an inductance pattern;
in a second level, vias, each lower conductive line being associated with at least two vias; and
in a third metallization level, upper conductive lines interconnected to the lower conductive lines by means of vias, the lower and upper conductive lines being shifted with respect to one another to ensure the electric continuity.
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2. A method for forming an inductance in monolithic form, including the steps of:
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forming, in a first metallization level, first parallel conductive lines according to an inductance pattern;
forming, in a second metallization level, vias, so that each underlying conductive line contacts at least two vias; and
forming, in a third metallization level, second conductive lines according to the inductance pattern, the second lines being shifted with respect to the first lines to contact vias associated with distinct first lines. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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6. An inductance device having a length of an inductance pattern in a semiconductor substrate comprising:
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a plurality of first conductive lines wherein the first conductive lines are formed in the inductance pattern wherein each first conductive line is parallel to another first conductive line;
a plurality of vias wherein at least two of the vias are coupled to the first conductive line of the first plurality of conductive lines;
a plurality of second conductive lines, each second conductive line being parallel to another second conductive line and to the plurality of first conductive lines, wherein the second conductive lines, being coupled to at least two vias of the plurality of vias, are offset from and overlap the first conductive lines for the length of the inductance pattern.
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7. A method of forming an inductance device having a length of an inductance pattern on a semiconductor substrate comprising the steps of:
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forming a first metallization layer of a plurality of first conductive lines over a first surface of the inductance device wherein the first conductive lines are formed the inductance pattern, each first conductive line being parallel to another first conductive line forming a plurality of vias wherein at least two vias are coupled to each of the first conductive lines;
forming a second metallization layer over a second surface wherein the plurality of vias is filled; and
forming a third metallization layer of a plurality of second conductive lines, each second conductive line being parallel to another conductive line and to the plurality of first conductive lines, wherein the second conductive lines, being coupled to at least two vias of the plurality of vias, are offset from and overlap the first conductive lines for the length of the inductance pattern. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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13. An inductance device having a length of an inductance pattern comprising:
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a plurality of first conductive lines wherein the first conductive lines are formed in the inductance pattern wherein each first conductive line is parallel to another first conductive line for the length of the inductance pattern;
a plurality of vias wherein at least two of the vias are coupled to the first conductive line of the first plurality of conductive lines, and each via having an aspect ratio such that the via is in electrical communication with the first conductive line of the first plurality of conductive lines for the length of the inductance pattern;
a plurality of second conductive lines, each second conductive line being parallel to another second conductive line and to the plurality of first conductive lines, wherein the second conductive lines, being in electrical communication with at least two vias of the plurality of vias for the length of the inductance pattern, are offset from and overlap the first conductive lines for the length of the inductance pattern.
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