Integrated inductors
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a substrate comprising a row of embedded inductors, wherein adjacent inductors within the row of inductors are complementary inductor pairs.
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Abstract
Multiple-inductor embodiments for use in substrates are provided herein.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a substrate comprising a row of embedded inductors, wherein adjacent inductors within the row of inductors are complementary inductor pairs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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a substrate comprising embedded inductors; and a semiconductor die comprising at least a portion of a multi-phase power converter circuit coupled to the inductors to provide a different phase component signal to each inductor, the phase components associated with the inductors resulting in reduced ripple. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system, comprising:
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(a) a microprocessor; (b) a power converter electrically coupled to the microprocessor to provide it with a regulated DC supply, said power converter comprising inductors disposed as a row of embedded inductors, wherein adjacent inductors within the row of inductors are complementary inductor pairs; (c) an antenna; and (d) a wireless interface coupled to the microprocessor and to the antenna to communicatively link the microprocessor to a wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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