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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2017
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Donald William Kidwell, Jr., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Ravindra Vaman Shenoy, Dublin, CA (US);
Alan Lewis, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Christopher Feuling Ferguson, San Diego, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Some aspects pertain to an inductor apparatus that includes a first metal layer including a plurality of first interconnects, a second metal including a plurality of second interconnects, a first dielectric layer between the first metal layer and the second metal layer, and an inductor. The inductor includes a plurality of vias, where the plurality of vias are configured to couple the plurality of first interconnects to the plurality of second interconnects. The inductor includes a plurality of inductor loops formed by the plurality of vias, the plurality of first interconnects and the plurality of second interconnects. The inductor further includes a first magnetic layer and a second magnetic layer, located between the first interconnects and the second interconnects; and a third magnetic layer and an optional fourth magnetic layer outside of the plurality of inductor loops.