Self-shielding inductor
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a self-shielding inductor forming at least a portion of an oscillator circuit, the self-shielding inductor including a coil of coupled conductor portions, the coil being formed around an axis and the coupled conductor portions substantially enclosing a core region within the coil,wherein the axis is coplanar with cross-sections of the coil and is external to cross-sections of the coil,wherein less than approximately one complete turn forms the coil.
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Abstract
An oscillator circuit formed at least partially on an integrated circuit substrate includes a self-shielding inductor. The self-shielding inductor has a toroidal structure. A coil forms a structure that is symmetric around an axis orthogonal to a surface of the integrated circuit substrate. A magnetic filed generated by the self-shielding inductor is confined to a core region of the coil. Portions of the self-shielding inductor may be formed in integrated circuit layers, redistribution layers, package layers, through-substrate interconnect, backside substrate conductor layers, or combinations thereof.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a self-shielding inductor forming at least a portion of an oscillator circuit, the self-shielding inductor including a coil of coupled conductor portions, the coil being formed around an axis and the coupled conductor portions substantially enclosing a core region within the coil, wherein the axis is coplanar with cross-sections of the coil and is external to cross-sections of the coil, wherein less than approximately one complete turn forms the coil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus comprising:
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a self-shielding inductor forming at least a portion of an oscillator circuit, the self-shielding inductor including a coil of coupled conductor portions, the coil being formed around an axis and the coupled conductor portions substantially enclosing a core region within the coil, wherein the axis is coplanar with cross-sections of the coil and is external to cross-sections of the coil, wherein inner sidewalls of the self-shielding inductor are formed in the approximate center of the self-shielding inductor. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. An apparatus comprising:
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a first node on an integrated circuit die; a second node on the integrated circuit die; a capacitor coupling the first node to the second node; an amplifier coupled between the first node and the second node; and means for generating a magnetic field in response to a current flowing between the first node and the second node, wherein the means for generating confines the magnetic field to a substantially enclosed region of the generating means, wherein the means for generating comprises a coil having less than approximately one complete turn.
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