Coplanar transformer with a capacitor

• US 7,068,140 B2
• Filed: 10/25/2004
• Issued: 06/27/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: VIA Technologies Incorporated (VIA Technologies)
• Original Assignee: VIA Technologies Incorporated (VIA Technologies)
• Inventors: Chou, Ya-Wei
• Primary Examiner(s): MAI, ANH T
• Application Number:
  US10/973,849
• Publication Number:
  US 20050104706A1
• Time in Patent Office: 610 Days
• Field of Search: 336/200, 336/223, 336/232
• US Class Current: 336/200
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 2017/0046 with a conductive path having a bridge
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 27/2804 Printed windings
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 27/40 Structural association with built-in electric component, e.g. fuse

Abstract

A coplanar transformer with a capacitor that has the advantage of high space utilization is provided. The coplanar transformer comprises a primary coil and a secondary coil constructed by many conductor segments in a first metal layer and connectors in a second metal layer. The upper plate and lower plate of the capacitor are electrically coupled with the two terminals of the primary coil separately. The upper plate comprises the extended plate from the connected terminal toward the other terminal and the connected conductor segment in the first metal layer, and the lower plate locates in the second metal layer corresponding to the upper plate.

Claims

1. A coplanar transformer, comprising:

a primary coil, said primary coil comprising a first end point and a second point located on a first metal layer;

a secondary coil, said secondary coil comprising a third end point and a fourth end point located on said first metal layer; and

a first capacitor, said first capacitor comprising a first upper electrode plate located on said first metal layer and a first lower electrode plate located on a second metal layer, said first upper electrode plate and said first lower electrode plate being respectively electrically coupled with said first end point and said second end point.

2. The coplanar transformer according to claim 1, wherein said first lower electrode plate is located on the corresponding scope to said first upper electrode plate on said second metal layer.

3. The coplanar transformer according to claim 1, wherein between said first end point and said second end point comprises a space, and said first upper electrode comprises an electrode plate extending from said first end point toward said second end point and said first end point.

4. The coplanar transformer according to claim 1, wherein said first upper electrode plate comprises a first conductor segment in said primary coil connected with said first end point and said first end point.

5. The coplanar transformer according to claim 4, wherein said primary coil and said secondary coil are interleaved on a plurality of interleaving sections, said first conductor segment comprising the scope ranging from said first end point to one of said interleaving sections.

6. The coplanar transformer according to claim 1, wherein between said first end point and said second end point comprises a space, and said first upper electrode plate comprises an electrode plate extending from said first end point toward said second end point, said first end point, and a first conductor segment in said primary coil connected with said first end point.

7. The coplanar transformer according to claim 6, wherein said primary coil and said secondary coil are interleaved on a plurality of interleaving sections, said first conductor segment comprising the scope ranging from said first end point to one of said interleaving sections.

8. The coplanar transformer according to claim 1, wherein said coplanar transformer further comprises a second capacitor, said second capacitor comprising a second upper electrode plate located on said first metal layer and a second lower electrode plate located on a second metal layer, said second upper electrode plate and said second lower electrode plate being respectively electrically coupled with said third end point and said fourth end point.

9. The coplanar transformer according to claim 8, wherein said second lower electrode plate is located on the corresponding scope to said second upper electrode plate on said second metal layer.

10. The coplanar transformer according to claim 8, wherein between said third end point and said fourth end point comprises a space, and said second upper electrode comprises an electrode plate extending from said third end point toward said fourth end point and said third end point.

11. The coplanar transformer according to claim 8, wherein between said third end point and said fourth end point comprises a space, and said second upper electrode comprises an electrode plate extending from said third end point toward said fourth end point, said third end point, and a second conductor segment in said primary coil connected with said third end point.

12. The coplanar transformer according to claim 11, wherein said primary coil and said secondary coil are interleaved on a plurality of interleaving sections, said second conductor segment comprising the scope ranging from said third end point to one of said interleaving sections.

13. The coplanar transformer according to claim 1, wherein said second upper electrode plate comprises a second conductor segment in said primary coil connected with said third end point and said third end point.

14. The coplanar transformer according to claim 13, wherein said primary coil and said secondary coil are interleaved on a plurality of interleaving sections, said second conductor segment comprising the scope ranging from said third end point to one of said interleaving sections.

15. A coplanar transformer, comprising:

a primary coil, said primary coil comprising a first end point, a second end point, and a plurality of first conductor segments located on a first metal layer, and a plurality of first connected conductors located on a second metal layer, said first connected conductors being used to connect two of said first conductor segments;

a secondary coil, said secondary coil comprising a third end point, a fourth end point, and a plurality of second conductor segments located on said first metal layer, and a plurality of second connected conductors located on said second metal layer, wherein each of said second connected conductors being used to connect two of said second conductor segments; and

a capacitor, said capacitor comprising a upper electrode plate located on said first metal layer and a lower electrode plate located on a second metal layer, said upper electrode plate and said lower electrode plate being respectively electrically coupled with said first end point and said second end point.

16. The coplanar transformer according to claim 15, wherein said lower electrode plate is located on the corresponding scope to said upper electrode plate on said second metal layer.

17. The coplanar transformer according to claim 15, wherein between said first end point and said second end point comprises a space, and said upper electrode comprises an electrode plate extending from said first end point toward said second end point and said first end point.

18. The coplanar transformer according to claim 15, wherein said upper electrode plate comprises said first conductor segment in said primary coil connected with said first end point and said first end point.

19. The coplanar transformer according to claim 15, wherein between said first end point and said second end point comprises a space, and said upper electrode plate comprises an electrode plate extending from said first end point toward said second end point, said first end point, and said first conductor segment in said primary coil connected with said first end point.