System and Method for Integrated Inductor
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1. An inductor comprising:
- a substrate;
a conductor disposed above the substrate; and
a seemless ferromagnetic material surrounding at least a first portion of the conductor.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an inductor has a substrate, a conductor disposed above the substrate and a seemless ferromagnetic material surrounding at least a first portion of the conductor.
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1. An inductor comprising:
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a substrate; a conductor disposed above the substrate; and a seemless ferromagnetic material surrounding at least a first portion of the conductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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30. An inductor comprising:
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a semiconductor substrate; a conductor disposed within a trench in the semiconductor substrate; and a seemless ferromagnetic material surrounding at least a first portion of the conductor. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. An circuit component comprising:
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a semiconductor substrate; a conductor disposed within a trench in a semiconductor substrate, the conductor comprising a first portion forming at least one loop; a gap disposed within the semiconductor substrate within the at least one loop, the gap spanning from a top surface of the semiconductor substrate to a bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate; and a seemless ferromagnetic material filling the gap and surrounding at least the first portion of the conductor. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46)
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