Device comprising an integrated coil

• US 5,886,394 A
• Filed: 12/22/1997
• Issued: 03/23/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: NXP B.V. (NXP Semiconductors NV)
• Original Assignee: US Philips Corporation (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Leeuwenburgh, Arie J.
• Primary Examiner(s): GUAY, JOHN FRANCIS
• Application Number:
  US08/995,469
• Time in Patent Office: 456 Days
• Field of Search: 257/531, 257/532, 257/528, 336/200
• US Class Current: 257/531
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 2017/0046 with a conductive path having a bridge
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 2017/0086 on semiconductor substrate inductors for integrated circuits H01L28/10
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 5/003 Printed circuit coils
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 7/0115 comprising only inductors and capacitors H03H7/075, H03H7/09, H03H7/12, H03H7/13 take precedence

Abstract

The invention relates to a device comprising an integrated coil L on a substrate, which coil L includes a first conductor track (1) in the form of a spiral having windings (2, 3), with an outer end (6) of the first track (1) being situated on an outside of the spiral, and an inner end (7) of the first track (1) being situated on an inside of the spiral, and said coil L comprising a conductive cross-strip (10) which is connected to the inner end (7) and continues to the outside of the spiral, so that the cross-strip (10) forms a crossing (11) with a winding (3) in the spiral. A problem with such a coil L is that the crossing (11) of the cross-strip (10) and the first conductor track (1) yields a stray capacitance which adversely affects the frequency behavior of the device. In accordance with the invention, the device is characterized in that a compensation-conductor track (21) is provided which makes electric contact (31) with a first winding (2), and which demonstrates an overlap with a winding (3) adjacent to the first winding (2). The overlap between the compensation-conductor track (21) and a winding (3) forms a compensation capacitance. The effect of the stray capacitance of the crossing (11) on the frequency behavior of the coil L is compensated for by the compensation capacitance.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

a substrate;

an integrated coil on the substrate, which coil includes a first conductor track in the form of a spiral having windings, with an outer end of the first track being situated on an outside of the spiral, and an inner end of the first track being situated on an inside of the spiral, and said coil comprising a conductive cross-strip which is connected to the inner end and continues to the outside of the spiral, so that the cross-strip forms a crossing with windings in the spiral; and

compensation-conductor track which makes electric contact with a first winding and which demonstrates an overlap with a winding adjacent to the first winding.

2. A device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a capacitor connected to the outer end of the first track and to the cross-strip, so that an LC-resonator is formed.

3. A device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that a respective compensation-conductor track is near each crossing of the cross strip with the winding in the spiral.

4. A device as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the cross-strip and the compensation-conductor track are provided in the same layer of conductive material.

5. A device as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the cross-strip has a smaller thickness and a larger width than the first track.

6. A device as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the amount of overlap of the compensation-conductor track is larger at the location of crossings on the outside of the spiral than at the location of crossings on the inside of the spiral.

7. A device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the amount of overlap of the compensation-conductor track is larger at the location of crossings on the outside of the spiral than at the location of crossings on the inside of the spiral.

8. A device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the cross-strip has a smaller thickness and a larger width than the first track.

9. A device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the cross-strip and the compensation-conductor track are in the same layer of conductive material.

10. A device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that a respective compensation-conductor track is near each crossing of the cross strip with the windings in the spiral.