Inductor with conductive trace
AssigneeTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
InventorsChewn-Pu Jou, Chuei-Tang Wang, Fu-Lung Hsueh
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AssigneeTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
InventorsChewn-Pu Jou, Chuei-Tang Wang, Fu-Lung Hsueh
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Among other things, an inductor comprising a conductive trace and a method for forming the inductor are provided. The inductor comprises a magnetic structure, such as a ferrite core. A molding material, such as a dielectric, is formed around the magnetic structure. A conductive trace, comprising one or more conductive pillars interconnected by one or more upper interconnects and one or more lower interconnects, is formed around the magnetic structure to form the inductor. The conductive trace allows physical limitations associated with winding a wire to be avoided, and thus allows the inductor to be smaller than wire wound inductors. In one example, the inductor is formed within an integrated circuit package comprising an active device, such as an integrated circuit. In this way, the inductor can be connected to the integrated circuit within the integrated circuit package.
An inductor comprising:
An integrated circuit package comprising an inductor, comprising:
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A semiconductor device configured for electromagnetic induction, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.