Circuit board with integrated voltage regulator
OwnerStephen V. Kosonocky, Noah Sturckeninventors
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Abstract
Various circuit board voltage regulators and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of manufacturing is provided that includes fabricating at least one inductor in a circuit board and coupling a semiconductor chip to the circuit board. The at least one inductor is electrically coupled to the semiconductor chip. Regulator logic is electrically coupled to the at least one inductor, the regulator logic and the at least one inductor are operable to deliver a regulated voltage to the semiconductor chip.
Claims30
A method of manufacturing, comprising:
- fabricating at least one inductor in a circuit board;
- coupling a semiconductor chip to the circuit board;
- electrically coupling the at least one inductor to the semiconductor chip;
- and
- electrically coupling regulator logic to the at least one inductor, the regulator logic and the at least one inductor being operable to deliver a regulated voltage to the semiconductor chip.
A method providing a regulated voltage to a semiconductor chip, comprising:
- coupling the semiconductor chip to a circuit board, the circuit board having at least one onboard inductor;
- electrically coupling the at least one inductor to the semiconductor chip;
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- electrically coupling regulator logic to the at least one inductor and supplying input voltage to the regulator logic, the regulator logic and the at least one inductor being operable to deliver a regulated voltage to the semiconductor chip based on the input voltage.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a circuit board having at least one onboard inductor;
- a semiconductor chip coupled to the circuit board and electrically coupled to the at least one inductor;
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- regulator logic electrically coupled to the at least one inductor, the regulator logic and the at least one inductor being operable to deliver a regulated voltage to the semiconductor chip.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a circuit board having at least one onboard inductor;
- and
- whereby the circuit board is adapted to from part of a voltage regulator when coupled to an integrated circuit including regulator logic.
A semiconductor chip, comprising:
- regulator logic;
- and
- whereby the semiconductor chip being adapted to be coupled to an inductor included in a circuit board, and the regulator logic when coupled to the at least one inductor being operable to deliver a regulated voltage to the semiconductor chip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.