Method and apparatus for synthesizing high-frequency signals for wireless communications
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1. A semiconductor package comprising:
- a package substrate having a first surface;
an integrated circuit electrically connected to said package substrate, said integrated circuit and said package substrate together forming said semiconductor package, the integrated circuit and package substrate including frequency synthesizer circuitry;
at least one inductance circuit formed entirely within said semiconductor package and formed at least partially between said integrated circuit and said package substrate, the inductance circuit at least in part determining an output frequency for the frequency synthesizer circuitry; and
at least a first substrate electrical contact disposed on said package substrate and at least a second substrate electrical contact disposed on said package substrate,wherein said inductance circuit is formed at least in part by a first conductive feature electrically coupled between said integrated circuit and said first substrate electrical contact and a second conductive feature electrically coupled between said integrated circuit and said second substrate electrical contact,wherein said first substrate electrical contact and said second substrate electrical contact being electrically coupled by a third conductive feature, andwherein said first, second and third electrical features form an electrically conductive path.
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Abstract
A semiconductor package includes a package substrate and an integrated circuit. The package substrate has a first surface. The integrated circuit couples electrically to the first surface of the package substrate. The integrated circuit and the package substrate together form the semiconductor package. The semiconductor package also includes a first inductance circuit and a second inductance circuit, both formed within the semiconductor package. The first and second inductance circuits couple to each other in parallel. The first and second inductance circuits have substantially symmetrical geometric characteristics.
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1. A semiconductor package comprising:
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a package substrate having a first surface; an integrated circuit electrically connected to said package substrate, said integrated circuit and said package substrate together forming said semiconductor package, the integrated circuit and package substrate including frequency synthesizer circuitry; at least one inductance circuit formed entirely within said semiconductor package and formed at least partially between said integrated circuit and said package substrate, the inductance circuit at least in part determining an output frequency for the frequency synthesizer circuitry; and at least a first substrate electrical contact disposed on said package substrate and at least a second substrate electrical contact disposed on said package substrate, wherein said inductance circuit is formed at least in part by a first conductive feature electrically coupled between said integrated circuit and said first substrate electrical contact and a second conductive feature electrically coupled between said integrated circuit and said second substrate electrical contact, wherein said first substrate electrical contact and said second substrate electrical contact being electrically coupled by a third conductive feature, and wherein said first, second and third electrical features form an electrically conductive path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A frequency synthesizer for generating output signals in at least one band of frequency, comprising:
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a package substrate having a plurality of substrate electrical contacts; an integrated circuit connected to said package substrate and having a plurality of integrated circuit electrical contacts; a frequency synthesizer circuit having a variable output frequency, the frequency synthesizer circuit including a controlled oscillator circuit within a phase locked loop circuit; and at least one inductance circuit formed at least partially between said integrated circuit and said package substrate, said at least one inductance circuit providing at least a portion of an on-package inductor, the on-package inductor providing an inductance value for use with the controlled oscillator circuit, the inductance circuit comprising; at least a first substrate electrical contact disposed on said package substrate and at least a second substrate electrical contact disposed on said package substrate, and a third substrate conductive feature electrically coupling the first substrate electrical contact and the second substrate electrical contact, wherein said inductance circuit is formed at least in part by a first conductive feature electrically coupled between said integrated circuit and said first substrate electrical contact and a second conductive feature electrically coupled between said integrated circuit and said second substrate electrical contact, and wherein said first, second and third electrical features form an electrically conductive path of at least a portion of said inductance circuit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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