Enhanced Inductors Suitable for Integrated Multi-Channel Receivers

An integrated circuit comprising:

• a substrate;
• and
• an inductor on said substrate, the inductor having multiple non-overlapping loops each defining a corresponding dipole, the multiple dipoles summing to zero, with at least one of said loops having an area unequal to that of at least one other of said loops, the inductor having a total number of loops equal to five.

An electrical circuit manufactured on a substrate, the electrical circuit including a plurality of inductors, each inductor comprising multiple non-overlapping loops including:

• a center loop defining a central magnetic dipole;
• and
• a plurality of peripheral loops equally spaced around a perimeter of the center loop, each peripheral loop defining a peripheral magnetic dipole oriented opposite the central magnetic dipole, the plurality of peripheral loops substantially canceling a field from the central magnetic dipole.

A method for manufacturing an integrated circuit with multiple low-field inductors on a substrate, the method comprising:

• providing a center loop that defines a central magnetic dipole;
• and
• providing a plurality of equally-sized peripheral loops equally spaced around a perimeter of the center loop, each peripheral loop defining a peripheral magnetic dipole oriented opposite the central magnetic dipole, the plurality of peripheral loops substantially canceling a field from the central magnetic dipole.