TRANSFORMER

• US 20130135076A1
• Filed: 11/18/2012
• Published: 05/30/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
• Original Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
• Inventors: NAGASE, Hirokazu
• Application Number:
  US13/680,095
• Publication Number:
  US 20130135076A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 336/220
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 17/0013 with stacked layers
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 2017/0046 with a conductive path having a bridge
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 2017/0073 with a special conductive pattern, e.g. flat spiral
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 2027/2809 on stacked layers
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 5/003 Printed circuit coils

Abstract

A second inductor is disposed opposite to a first inductor and rotated around the center axis by 180°. The first inductor includes a plurality of lines concentrically formed in a first wiring layer, and a first intersection that is formed in a first area and connects a first line with a second line. The first intersection includes a first connection line formed in a second wiring layer, and a first interlayer line connecting the first and second lines with the first connection line. The second inductor includes a plurality of lines concentrically formed in a third wiring layer, and a second intersection that is formed in a second area and connects a third line with a fourth line. The second intersection includes a second connection line formed in a fourth wiring layer, and a second interlayer line connecting the third and fourth lines with the second connection line.

Claims

1. A transformer comprising:

a first inductor; and

a second inductor disposed so as to be opposed to the first inductor, the second inductor being rotated around a center axis by 180°

with respect to the first inductor, wherein

the first inductor comprises;

a plurality of lines concentrically formed in a first wiring layer, the plurality of lines having an opened ring shape; and

a first intersection formed in a first area, the first area being one of two areas divided by a line passing through a center axis of the first and second inductors, the first intersection connecting a first line among the plurality of lines of the first inductor with a second line located two lines outside the first line,

the first intersection comprises;

a first connection line formed in a second wiring layer below the first wiring layer; and

a first interlayer line that connects the first line with the first connection line and connects the second line with the first connection line,

in an innermost first intersection, an innermost line and a line immediately outside the innermost line are formed in the first wiring layer in a continuous manner,

the second inductor comprises;

a plurality of lines concentrically formed in a third wiring layer below the second wiring layer, the plurality of lines having an opened ring shape; and

a second intersection formed in a second area, the second area being another of the two areas divided by the line passing through the center axis of the first and second inductors, the second intersection connecting a third line among the plurality of lines of the second inductor with a fourth line located two lines outside the third line,

the second intersection comprises;

a second connection line formed in a fourth wiring layer between the second wiring layer and the third wiring layer; and

a second interlayer line that connects the third line with the second connection line and connects the fourth line with the second connection line, and

in an innermost second intersection, an innermost line and a line immediately outside the innermost line are formed in the third wiring layer in a continuous manner.

2. The transformer according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of lines of the first inductor and the plurality of lines of the second inductor are formed as polygonal-shaped opened rings that are concentrically formed around a center axis.

3. The transformer according to claim 2, wherein

the first intersection is formed adjacent to a first vertex of the polygonal shape,

the second intersection is formed adjacent to a second vertex of the polygonal shape, and

the first and second vertices have a largest distance therebetween in comparison to distances between other vertices.

4. The transformer according to claim 2, wherein

the first intersection is formed on a first side of the polygonal shape,

the second intersection is formed on a second side of the polygonal shape, and

the first and second sides have a largest distance therebetween in comparison to distances between other sides.

5. The transformer according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of lines of the first inductor and the plurality of lines of the second inductor are formed as circular-shaped or elliptic-shaped opened rings that are concentrically formed around a center axis.

6. The transformer according to claim 1, wherein the center axis of the first inductor is displaced from the center axis of the second inductor.

7. The transformer according to claim 1, wherein

widths of the plurality of lines of the first inductor are different from one another, and

widths of the plurality of lines of the second inductor are different from one another.

8. The transformer according to claim 7, wherein width of the plurality of lines of the first inductor and the plurality of lines of the second inductor becomes narrower in a direction from an outer side to an inner side.