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Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 30, 2020
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;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 5/40 (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 over a substrate. The varainductor further includes a first ground plane over the substrate. The varainductor further includes a first floating plane over the substrate, wherein the first floating plane is between the first ground plane and the signal line, and the first floating plane is a same distance from the substrate as the first ground plane. The varainductor further includes a first transistor configured to selectively electrically connect the first ground plane to the first floating plane. The varainductor further includes a second transistor configured to selectively electrically connect the first ground plane to the first floating plane, wherein a gate of the first transistor is connected to a gate of the second transistor.


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