Integrated transformer

• US 20030001713A1
• Filed: 08/29/2002
• Published: 01/02/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Donald S. Gardner
• Original Assignee: Donald S. Gardner
• Inventors: Gardner, Donald S.
• Granted Patent: US 6,856,226 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 336/200
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 17/0006 Printed inductances printed coils for dynamo-electric machines H02K3/26; printed circuits H05K
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 2017/0046 with a conductive path having a bridge
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 2017/008 Electric or magnetic shielding of printed inductances
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 41/042 by thin film techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 41/046 structurally combined with ferromagnetic material
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 23/522 including external interconnections consisting of a multilayer structure of conductive and insulating layers inseparably formed on the semiconductor body
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 23/5227 Inductive arrangements or effects of, or between, wiring layers other inductive arrangements H01L23/645
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 23/552 Protection against radiation, e.g. light or electromagnetic waves
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 23/645 Inductive arrangements H01L23/647, H01L23/66 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 27/08 including only semiconductor components of a single kind
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 28/10 Inductors
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00 Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/0002 Not covered by any one of groups H01L24/00, H01L24/00 and H01L2224/00

Abstract

A transformer comprises a substrate comprising a semiconductor material, a first conductor over the substrate, a second conductor over the substrate, and a magnetic layer over the substrate. The first conductor defines a generally spiral-shaped signal path having at least one turn. The second conductor defines a generally spiral-shaped signal path having at least one turn.

Claims

1. A transformer comprising:

a substrate comprising a semiconductor material;

a conductor over the substrate, the conductor defining a generally spiral-shaped signal path having at least one turn;

a voltage tap conductively coupled to the conductor at a node between end nodes of the conductor; and

a magnetic layer over the substrate.

2. The transformer of claim 1, wherein the magnetic layer comprises an amorphous cobalt alloy.

3. The transformer of claim 1, wherein the conductor lies over the magnetic layer.

4. The transformer of claim 3, comprising another magnetic layer over the conductor.

5. The transformer of claim 1, wherein the magnetic layer lies over the conductor.

6. A method comprising:

forming a conductor over a substrate comprising a semiconductor material, wherein the forming the conductor comprises forming the conductor such that the conductor defines a generally spiral-shaped signal path having at least one turn;

tapping a voltage potential from the conductor at a node between end nodes of the conductor; and

forming a magnetic layer over the substrate.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the forming the magnetic layer comprises forming the magnetic layer with a magnetic material comprising an amorphous cobalt alloy.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the forming the conductor comprises forming the conductor over the magnetic layer.

9. The method of claim 8, comprising forming another magnetic layer over the conductor.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the forming the magnetic layer comprises forming the magnetic layer over the conductor.