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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Yi-Hsuan Liu, Hualien, TW;
Hsieh-Hung Hsieh, Taipei, TW;
Chewn-Pu Jou, Hsinchu, TW;
Fu-Lung Hsueh, Kaohsiung, TW;
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMINCONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/66 (2006.01); H03J 7/02 (2006.01); H03B 5/12 (2006.01); H03J 3/20 (2006.01); H03J 3/22 (2006.01); H01F 21/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 5/1256 (2013.01); H03B 5/1212 (2013.01); H03B 5/1228 (2013.01); H01F 2021/125 (2013.01); H03B 2201/0216 (2013.01); H03J 3/20 (2013.01); H03J 3/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A varainductor includes a signal line, a ground plane, and a floating plane over a substrate. The ground plane is disposed on a side of the signal line, and the first floating plane is disposed between the ground plane and the signal line. An array of switches includes at least two switches configured to selectively electrically connect the ground plane to the floating plane.