Intel Corporation

Dong Zhong

Yuan-Liang Li

David Gregory Figueroa

Jiangqi He

Jung S Kang

Cengiz Ahmet Palanduz

Michael M DeSmith

William J Lambert

Kaladhar Radhakrishnan

Krishna Bharath

Jonathan P Douglas

Michael J Hill

Alexander Slepoy

Srikrishnan Venkataraman

Farzaneh Yahyaei-moayyed

Jianggi He

Jennifer A Hester

Hector A Aguirre Diaz

Nicholas Holmberg

Hyunjun Kim

Joel A Auernheimer

John Tang

Chris Baldwin

Jayashree Kar

Prashant D Parmar

Described is an apparatus which comprises: a first voltage regulator (VR) coupled to first one or more inductors, the first VR is to provide power to a first power domain; and a second VR coupled to second one or more inductors at least one of which is inductively coupled to at least one of the first one or more inductors, the second VR is to provide power to a second power domain separate from the first power domain, wherein there is a non-zero phase angle offset between switching transistors of the first VR relative to the second VR.

Apparatus and method to reduce power losses in an integrated voltage regulator

A power plane including a supply power pin receptacle, a first connector power pin receptacle, and a second power pin receptacle, where a first electrical resistance between the supply power pin receptacle and the first connector power pin receptacle is substantially equal to a second electrical resistance between the supply power pin receptacle and the second connector power pin receptacle.

Power plane to reduce voltage difference between connector power pins

Trace configurations for carrying high-speed digital differential signals provide for reduced conduction loss and improved signal integrity. In one embodiment, a circuit board has a first set of conductive traces disposed on non-conductive material, and a second set of conductive traces parallel to the first set and disposed within the conductive material. The second set is separated from the first set by non-conductive material. Corresponding traces of the first and second sets may be in a stacked configuration. In other embodiments, conductive material may be provided between corresponding traces of the first and second sets resulting in an 'I-shaped' or 'U-shaped' cross-section. In yet other embodiments, the trace configurations have &#x201c;T-shaped&#x201d; and &#x201c;L-shaped&#x201d; cross-sections.

Circuit board with trace configuration for high-speed digital differential signaling

In an integrated circuit design, flex tape is used to provide signal ingress/egress to/from the integrated circuit design. Various architectures for the signal ingress/egress via flex tape is provided. In one embodiment, coaxial design is provided. In another embodiment, a coplanar waveguide design is provided.

Flex tape architecture for integrated circuit signal ingress/egress

According to some embodiments, a system includes an integrated circuit package to support an integrated circuit die. The integrated circuit package may include a plurality of conductive contacts and a decoupling capacitor. The decoupling capacitor may include a positive terminal contact pad coupled to a first one of the plurality of conductive contacts, the positive terminal contact pad comprising a first substantially non-conductive area, and a negative terminal contact pad coupled to a second one of the plurality of conductive contacts, the negative terminal contact pad comprising a second substantially non-conductive area.

System to control effective series resistance of decoupling capacitor

According to some embodiments, a system includes an integrated circuit package to support an integrated circuit die. The integrated circuit package may include a plurality of conductive contacts, and an element having a plurality of resistive portions, each of the plurality of resistive portions being coupled to a respective one of the plurality of conductive contacts. The integrated circuit package may further include a decoupling capacitor having a plurality of capacitor pads, each of the plurality of capacitor pads being coupled to a respective one of the plurality of resistive portions.

System to control effective series resistance of power delivery circuit

According to some embodiments, a capacitor includes a first external capacitor plane including a first at least one terminal of a first polarity, and a first internal capacitor plane including a second at least one terminal of the first polarity. The second at least one terminal of the first polarity may be electrically coupled to the first at least one terminal of the first polarity, and a total area of the second at least one terminal of the first polarity may be less than a total area of the first at least one terminal of the first polarity.

Capacitor design for controlling equivalent series resistance

According to some embodiments, a device includes a first conductive plane electrically coupled to a first terminal associated with a first polarity and a second terminal associated with the first polarity, a second conductive plane electrically coupled to a third terminal associated with a second polarity, a dielectric disposed between the first conductive plane and the second conductive plane, a third conductive plane electrically coupled to the second terminal and not electrically coupled to the first terminal, and a second dielectric disposed between the second conductive plane and the third conductive plane. A first capacitance is present between the first terminal and the third terminal, a second capacitance is present between the second terminal and the third terminal, and the first capacitance and the second capacitance may be substantially dissimilar.

Capacitor-related systems for addressing package/motherboard resonance

An improved silicon building block is disclosed. In an embodiment, the silicon building block has at least two vias through it. The silicon building block is doped and the vias filled with a first material, and, optionally, selected ones of the vias filled instead with a second material. In an alternative embodiment, regions of the silicon building block have metal deposited on them.

Silicon building blocks in integrated circuit packaging

An inter-digital capacitor may be used in a power socket for a microelectronic device. In one embodiment an integrated, low-resistance power and ground terminal configuration is disclosed. The capacitor plates are alternatively coupled to the power and ground terminals. Two polarity types are disclosed. A method of operation is also described.

Low impedance inter-digital capacitor and method of using

A capacitor has at least one plate of a first polarity and at least two plates of a second polarity, with a terminal electrically connected to the at least two plates of the second polarity such that the electrical plate connections are remote from an edge of the connected plates.

Low parasitic inductance capacitor with central terminals

A planar thin film multi-layer capacitor having a high dielectric constant with a plurality of conductive through vias and a plurality of pairs of conductive through vias having a low dielectric constant and operating in a transverse electromagnetic wave mode for high frequency signals on the pairs of vias. Vias coupled to the capacitor are arranged to propagate alternate polarity. The interposer is adapted for coupling directly to a die.

Interposer with signal and power supply through vias

An apparatus is constituted with an integrated circuit and a flex tape coupled to the integrated circuit. The flex tape is employed to facilitate ingress/egress of signals to/from the integrated circuit. In one embodiment, the flex tape includes a plurality of signal traces. In another embodiment, the apparatus also includes a silicon interposer coupled to the flex tape and a substrate coupled to the silicon interposer.

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