Compact scalable on-chip inductor-capacitor (lc) resonator using conformally distributed capacitors

A method for implementing a scalable on-chip inductor-capacitor (LC) resonator using one or more conformally distributed capacitors comprising:

• providing a lower metal plate, wherein the lower metal plate is of an open configuration;
• providing an upper metal plate, wherein the upper metal plate is stacked vertically above the lower metal plate and is vertically aligned to the lower metal plate;
• providing a first ultra thick metal (UTM) plate, wherein the first UTM plate is stacked vertically above the upper metal plate and is vertically aligned to both the upper metal plate and the lower metal plate;
• and
• placing an electrical coupling to couple the first UTM plate to the upper metal plate, wherein a current on the first UTM plate flows through to the upper metal plate through the electrical coupling, the current flows in a direction on the first UTM plate and in the same direction on the upper metal plate.

An apparatus for implementing a scalable on-chip inductor-capacitor (LC) resonator using one or more conformally distributed capacitors, the apparatus comprising:

• means for providing a lower metal plate, wherein the lower metal plate is of an open configuration;
• means for providing an upper metal plate, wherein the upper metal plate is stacked vertically above the lower metal plate and is vertically aligned to the lower metal plate;
• means for providing a first ultra thick metal (UTM) plate, wherein the first UTM plate is stacked vertically above the upper metal plate and is vertically aligned to both the upper metal plate and the lower metal plate;
• and
• means for placing an electrical coupling to couple the first UTM plate to the upper metal plate, wherein a current on the first UTM plate flows through to the upper metal plate through the electrical coupling, the current flows in a direction on the first UTM plate and in the same direction on the upper metal plate.

A computer-readable medium storing computer executable code, operable on a device comprising at least one processor and at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to implement a scalable on-chip inductor-capacitor (LC) resonator using one or more conformally distributed capacitors, the computer executable code comprising:

• instructions for causing a computer to provide a lower metal plate, wherein the lower metal plate is of an open configuration;
• instructions for causing the computer to provide an upper metal plate, wherein the upper metal plate is stacked vertically above the lower metal plate and is vertically aligned to the lower metal plate;
• instructions for causing the computer to provide a first ultra thick metal (UTM) plate, wherein the first UTM plate is stacked vertically above the upper metal plate and is vertically aligned to both the upper metal plate and the lower metal plate;
• and
• instructions for causing the computer to place an electrical coupling to couple the first UTM plate to the upper metal plate, wherein a current on the first UTM plate flows through to the upper metal plate through the electrical coupling, the current flows in a direction on the first UTM plate and in the same direction on the upper metal plate.