Embedded antennas in integrated circuits, and methods of making and using the same
AssigneeThe Aerospace Corporation
InventorsVikram M. Rao, Vahagn Petrosyan
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Abstract
Embedded antennas in integrated circuits, and methods of making and using the same, are provided herein. An integrated circuit within a semiconductor die may include a control circuit; an antenna configured to wirelessly receive a control signal at a predefined frequency; and an interconnect configured to provide the received control signal from the antenna to the control circuit. The control circuit may be configured to control a function of the integrated circuit responsive to the received control signal.
Claims20
An integrated circuit within a semiconductor die comprising a plurality of metallization layers, the integrated circuit comprising:
- a control circuit formed using at least one of the metallization layers within the semiconductor die;
- an antenna formed using at least one of the metallization layers of the semiconductor die and configured to wirelessly receive a control signal at a predefined frequency;
- and
- an interconnect formed using at least one of the metallization layers of the semiconductor die and configured to provide the control signal from the antenna to the control circuit, the control circuit configured to control a function of the integrated circuit responsive to the received control signal.
A method of making an integrated circuit within a semiconductor die, the semiconductor die comprising a plurality of metallization layers, the integrated circuit having a function, the method comprising:
- forming a control circuit within the semiconductor die using at least one of the metallization layers within the semiconductor die;
- forming an embedded antenna within the semiconductor die using at least one of the metallization layers within the semiconductor die;
- and
- forming an interconnect between the control circuit and the antenna using at least one of the metallization layers within the semiconductor die, wherein the control circuit is configured to control the function of the integrated circuit responsive to a control signal wirelessly received by the embedded antenna.
A method of controlling an integrated circuit, the method comprising:
- providing an integrated circuit within a semiconductor die, the semiconductor die comprising a plurality of metallization layers, the integrated circuit including an embedded antenna formed using at least one of the metallization layers within the semiconductor die and a control circuit formed using at least one of the metallization layers within the semiconductor die;
- wirelessly receiving a control signal by the embedded antenna;
- providing the received control signal to the control circuit;
- and
- controlling, by the control circuit, a function of the integrated circuit responsive to the control signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.