Integrated inductor in semiconductor manufacturing
First Claim
1. A device for providing a narrow and highly controlled beam of electrons, comprising:
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an inductor formed on the substrate, the inductor having a plurality of rings of conductive material, each of the plurality of rings separated from others of the plurality of rings by one or more solid dielectric layers, each of the plurality of rings having a perimeter and a single gap along the perimeter, adjacent ones of the plurality of rings being interconnected by one or more interconnection elements so as to approximately form a coil shape, the inductor having a first end and a second end, the inductor having a cavity throughout a length of the inductor, the cavity containing air only; and
an electron source at the first end of the inductor, the electron source emitting electrons that form a beam controlled by the inductor.
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Abstract
An integrated inductor is formed on an integrated circuit or other substrate. The inductor is formed of a stack of almost totally enclosed rings of conductive material in which each ring has a single gap. Vias connect adjacent rings on opposite sides of their gaps so as to form a coil shaped structure. The inductor has applications in filtering, in an oscillator, in an antenna, combined with an active detection circuit, combined with an electron source, in a microelectromechanial systems or MEMS, or the like. The inductor may be formed in a vertical orientation or in a horizontal orientation. Chemical mechanical polishing may be used for planarizing layers.
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43 Claims
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1. A device for providing a narrow and highly controlled beam of electrons, comprising:
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a substrate;
an inductor formed on the substrate, the inductor having a plurality of rings of conductive material, each of the plurality of rings separated from others of the plurality of rings by one or more solid dielectric layers, each of the plurality of rings having a perimeter and a single gap along the perimeter, adjacent ones of the plurality of rings being interconnected by one or more interconnection elements so as to approximately form a coil shape, the inductor having a first end and a second end, the inductor having a cavity throughout a length of the inductor, the cavity containing air only; and
an electron source at the first end of the inductor, the electron source emitting electrons that form a beam controlled by the inductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A tuneable charge detector, comprising:
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a substrate;
an inductor formed on the substrate, the inductor having a plurality of rings of conductive material, each of the plurality of rings separated from others of the plurality of rings by one or more solid dielectric layers, each of the plurality of rings having a perimeter and a single gap along the perimeter, adjacent ones of the plurality of rings being interconnected by one or more interconnection elements so as to approximately form a coil shape, the inductor having a first end and a second end, the inductor having a cavity throughout a length of the inductor, the cavity containing air only; and
a detector at the first end of the inductor, the detector detecting charged particles guided by the inductor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An intertwined inductor pair, comprising, in the following order:
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a first ring having a first conductive segment;
a second ring having a second conductive segment;
a third ring having a third conductive segment;
a fourth ring having a fourth conductive segment, the first, second, third, and fourth conductive segments being disposed on a same layer on a substrate, extending principally in a first direction, being parallel to each other, and being arranged spaced apart in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, each of the first, second, third, and fourth rings extending in a third direction substantially perpendicular to the second direction, each of the first, second, third, and fourth rings having a gap, wherein the first and the third rings are electrically connected by a first interconnection element to form a first inductor and the second and fourth rings are electrically connected by a second interconnection element to form a second inductor, the first and second inductors being electrically isolated from each other. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. An inductor formed in a substrate, comprising:
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a plurality of conductive segments forming the inductor, the inductor having a longitudinal axis that substantially extends in parallel with a plane of major extension of a substrate upon which the inductor is formed, the plurality of conductive segments including a first L shaped conductive segment having a major extension perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the inductor and a minor extension in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the inductor, the plurality of conductive segments including a second L shaped conductive segment having a major extension perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the inductor and a minor extension in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the inductor, wherein the first and second L shaped conductive segments lie within a same plane and the minor extensions of the first and second L shaped conductive segments are on opposing sides of the inductor. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An inductor formed in a substrate, comprising:
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a plurality of conductive segments forming the inductor, the inductor having a longitudinal axis that substantially extends in parallel with a plane of major extension of a substrate upon which the inductor is formed, the plurality of conductive segments including a first L shaped conductive segment having a major extension perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the inductor and a minor extension in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the inductor, the plurality of conductive segments including a second L shaped conductive segment having a major extension perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the inductor and a minor extension in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the inductor, wherein the first and second L shaped conductive segments are disposed in different parallel planes, wherein the minor extension of the second L shaped conductive segment extends toward the major extension of the first conductive segment and the minor extension of the first L shaped conductive segment extends toward the major extension of the second conductive segment. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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39. An inductor having a conductive core, comprising:
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an inductor formed within a substrate, the inductor having a longitudinal axis extending substantially in parallel to the major plane of extension of the substrate, the inductor formed of conductive substantially rectangular segments and plugs of conductive material, the inductor having a bottom layer of substantially parallel conductive segments, a top layer of substantially parallel conductive segments, and two or more plugs of conductive material in physical contact with each other for electrically connecting each one of the substantially parallel conductive segments of the top layer to a corresponding one of the substantially parallel conductive segments of the bottom layer;
one or more dielectric layers formed between the bottom and top layers of substantially parallel conductive segments; and
a conductive core disposed along the longitudinal axis of the inductor and disposed within the one or more dielectric layers. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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