Planar T-coil and integrated circuit including the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJinkwan Park, Janghoo Kim, Yoonsuk Park, Yoochang Sung, Changsik Yoo, Jeongdon Ihm
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Abstract
An integrated circuit includes a T-coil formed in a first metal layer, wherein the T-coil may include: a first inductor connected to a first terminal and a second terminal; and a second inductor connected to the second terminal and a third terminal, wherein the first inductor and the second inductor may include a first pattern and a second pattern, respectively, the first and second patterns extending parallel to each other in a first direction from the second terminal in the first metal layer, and wherein the first pattern and the second pattern may form a bridge capacitor of the T-coil.
Claims20
An integrated circuit comprising:
- a first T-coil formed in a first metal layer;
- wherein the first T-coil comprises:
- a first inductor connected to a first terminal and a second terminal;
- a second inductor connected to the second terminal and a third terminal,
- wherein the first inductor comprises a first pattern in the first metal layer and the second inductor comprises a second pattern in the first metal layer,
- wherein the first pattern and the second pattern extend in parallel to each other in a first direction from the second terminal, and
- wherein the first pattern and the second pattern are configured to form a bridge capacitor of the first T-coil;
- and
- a second T-coil,
- wherein the second T-coil comprises;
- a third inductor and a fourth inductor, wherein the third inductor is connected to a fourth terminal and a fifth terminal and the fourth inductor is connected to the fifth terminal and a sixth terminal,
- wherein the third inductor and the fourth inductor are formed in the first metal layer.
An integrated circuit comprising:
- a first T-coil formed in a first metal layer;
- wherein the first T-coil comprises:
- a first inductor connected to a first terminal and a second terminal;
- and
- a second inductor connected to the second terminal and a third terminal, and
- wherein the first inductor comprises:
- a first pattern in the first metal layer extending in a first direction from the second terminal;
- a second pattern in the first metal layer, connected to the first pattern and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
- a third pattern in the first metal layer, connected to the second pattern and extending in a third direction opposite to the first direction;
- and
- a fourth pattern in the first metal layer, connected to the third pattern and the first terminal and extending in a fourth direction opposite to the second direction in the first metal layer;
- and
- a second T-coil,
- wherein the second T-coil comprises:
- a third inductor and a fourth inductor, wherein the third inductor is connected to a fourth terminal and a fifth terminal, and the fourth inductor is connected to the fifth terminal and a sixth terminal,
- wherein the third inductor and the fourth inductor are formed in the first metal layer.
An integrated circuit comprising:
- a first T-coil including a first inductor and a second inductor, wherein the first inductor is connected to a first terminal and a second terminal, and the second inductor is connected to the second terminal and a third terminal;
- a first pad configured to electrically connect to the first terminal;
- a first electrostatic discharge (ESD) element configured to electrically connect to the second terminal;
- a first active circuit configured to electrically connect to the third terminal,
- wherein the first inductor and the second inductor are formed in a first metal layer;
- and
- a second T-coil,
- wherein the second T-coil comprises:
- a third inductor and a fourth inductor wherein the third inductor is connected to a fourth terminal and a fifth terminal, and the fourth inductor is connected to the fifth terminal and a sixth terminal,
- wherein the third inductor and the fourth inductor are formed in the first metal layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.