# US 12,456,571 B2 · Thin film inductor > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,456,571 B2 - Document ID: US12456571B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/697,942 - Filed: 2022-03-18 - Published: 2022-12-22 - Granted: 2025-10-28 - Earliest claimed: 2021-06-16 - Assignees: Chilisin Electronics Corp. - Applicants: Chilisin Electronics Corp. - Inventors: Ming-Chieh Chiu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12456571B2 ## CPC - H01F 17/0013: {with stacked layers} - H01F 27/2804: {Printed windings} - H01F 17/04: with magnetic core - H01F 27/24: Magnetic cores - H01F 27/292: {Surface mounted devices} - H01F 27/323: {Insulation between winding turns, between winding layers} - H01F 27/324: {Insulation between coil and core, between different winding sections, around the coil; Other insulation structures} - H01F 41/122: {Insulating between turns or between winding layers} - H01F 27/2809: {on stacked layers} - H01F 2017/0066: {with a magnetic layer} - H01F: MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES ## Abstract A thin film inductor is provided. The thin film inductor includes a first coil assembly, a first magnetic layer, and a second magnetic layer. The first coil assembly includes a first substrate and two first electrically conductive circuits respectively arranged on two surfaces of the first substrate that are opposite to each other. The first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer are respectively arranged on the two surfaces of the first substrate that are opposite to each other, and the two first electrically conductive circuits are respectively embedded in the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. The first substrate has a first non-circuit layout, and the first electrically conductive circuit is arranged around the first non-circuit layout. A ratio between an area of the first non-circuit layout and an area of the first substrate is 0.1 or more. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A thin film inductor, comprising: a first coil assembly including a first substrate and two first electrically conductive circuits respectively arranged on two surfaces of the first substrate that are opposite to each other, wherein each of the two first electrically conductive circuits has multiple turns of circuit; a first magnetic layer; a second magnetic layer; a second coil assembly including a second substrate and a second electrically conductive circuit, wherein the first magnetic layer is arranged between the second substrate and the first coil assembly, the second electrically conductive circuit and the first magnetic layer are respectively arranged on two sides of the second substrate that are opposite to each other, and the second electrically conductive circuit is electrically connected in series to one of the two first electrically conductive circuits; a second electrically conductive column; and a first dielectric layer covering the second electrically conductive column; wherein the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer are respectively arranged on the two surfaces of the first substrate that are opposite to each other, and the two first electrically conductive circuits are respectively embedded in the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer; wherein the first substrate has a first non-circuit layout, each of the two first electrically conductive circuits is arranged around the first non-circuit layout, and a ratio between an area of the first non-circuit layout and an area of the first substrate is between 0.1 and 0.3; wherein the second electrically conductive circuit is electrically connected to the one of the two first electrically conductive circuits through the second electrically conductive column, the second electrically conductive column passes through the second substrate and the first magnetic layer, and the second electrically conductive column is electrically insulated from the first magnetic layer through the first dielectric layer. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The thin film inductor according to claim 1, further comprising: a first magnetic core arranged in the first non-circuit layout; wherein magnetic permeability of the first magnetic layer and magnetic permeability of the second magnetic layer are the same, and magnetic permeability of the first magnetic core is different from the magnetic permeability of the first magnetic layer. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The thin film inductor according to claim 1, wherein the first substrate includes a first electrically conductive column that passes through the first substrate, and the two first electrically conductive circuits are electrically connected to each other through the first electrically conductive column. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The thin film inductor according to claim 1, wherein the first magnetic layer has a first central part arranged in the first non-circuit layout, the second magnetic layer has a second central part arranged in the first non-circuit layout, the first central part has a first recessed surface, the second central part has a second recessed surface, and a projection of the first recessed surface and a projection of the second recessed surface overlap with each other in a vertical direction. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The thin film inductor according to claim 1, wherein a part of the first magnetic layer is filled into a gap between any two adjacent turns of circuit of one of the two first electrically conductive circuits, and a part of the second magnetic layer is filled into a gap between any two adjacent turns of circuit of another one of the two first electrically conductive circuits. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The thin film inductor according to claim 5, wherein the first magnetic layer includes a first filler and a plurality of first particles that are dispersed in the first filler, the second magnetic layer includes a second filler and a plurality of second particles that are dispersed in the second filler, the plurality of first particles are filled between the two adjacent turns of circuit of the one of the two first electrically conductive circuits, and the plurality of second particles are filled between the two adjacent turns of circuit of the another one of the two first electrically conductive circuits. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The thin film inductor according to claim 1, wherein the second substrate has a second non-circuit layout, the second electrically conductive circuit is arranged around the second non-circuit layout, a projection of the second non-circuit layout overlaps with a projection of the first non-circuit layout in a vertical direction, and a ratio between an area of the second non-circuit layout and an area of the second substrate is between 0.1 and 0.3. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The thin film inductor according to claim 7, wherein the area of the second non-circuit layout is different from the area of the first non-circuit layout. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The thin film inductor according to claim 1, wherein the first substrate has a first through hole, the second substrate has a second through hole, and a projection of an area of the first through hole and a projection of an area of the second through hole at least partially overlap with each other in a vertical direction. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The thin film inductor according to claim 9, further comprising: a first magnetic core arranged in the first through hole of the first substrate; and a second magnetic core arranged in the second through hole of the second substrate; wherein the first magnetic core and the second magnetic core are separate from each through the first magnetic layer, and magnetic permeability of the first magnetic core is different from magnetic permeability of the second magnetic core. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The thin film inductor according to claim 1, wherein a number of turns of the first electrically conductive circuit are 4 or less. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The thin film inductor according to claim 1, wherein the first coil assembly further includes two electrically insulating layers respectively covering the two first electrically conductive circuits, and each of the two electrically insulating layers is formed by atomic layer deposition, molecular layer deposition, chemical vapor deposition or an immersion process. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The thin film inductor according to claim 1, further comprising: a third magnetic layer arranged on the second substrate, wherein the second electrically conductive circuit is embedded in the third magnetic layer. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The thin film inductor according to claim 13, wherein one of the first substrate and the second substrate has a through hole, and another one of the first substrate and the second substrate does not have the through hole. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The thin film inductor according to claim 13, further comprising: a third coil assembly including a third substrate and a third electrically conductive circuit, wherein the second magnetic layer is arranged between the third substrate and the first coil assembly, the third electrically conductive circuit and the second magnetic layer are respectively arranged on two sides of the third substrate that are opposite to each, and the third electrically conductive circuit is electrically connected in series to another one of the two first electrically conductive circuits; and a fourth magnetic layer arranged on the third substrate, wherein the third electrically conductive circuit is embedded in the fourth magnetic layer. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The thin film inductor according to claim 15, wherein at least two of the first magnetic layer, the second magnetic layer, the third magnetic layer, and the fourth magnetic layer are made of different materials or any combination with at least one of different composition, particle size, and hardness. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The thin film inductor according to claim 15, wherein a number of turns of the first electrically conductive circuit, a number of turns of the second electrically conductive circuit, and a number of turns of the third electrically conductive circuit are 3 or less. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The thin film inductor according to claim 15, further comprising: a third electrically conductive column; and a second dielectric layer covering the third electrically conductive column; wherein the third electrically conductive circuit is electrically connected to the another one of the two first electrically conductive circuits through the third electrically conductive column, the third electrically conductive column passes through the third substrate and the second magnetic layer, and the third electrically conductive column is electrically insulated from the second magnetic layer through the second dielectric layer.