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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2022
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Yaojian Leng, Vancouver, WA (US);
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Abstract
A device includes (a) an integrated inductor having an inductor wire and (b) a metal interconnect arrangement, both formed in an integrated circuit layer stack of alternating metal layers and via layers. At least a portion of the inductor wire is defined by an inductor element stack including multiple metal layer inductor elements formed in multiple respective metal layers, and multiple via layer inductor elements formed in multiple respective via layers and conductively connected to the metal layer inductor elements. Each via layer inductor element has a length of at least 1 μm in each of two lateral directions orthogonal to each other and perpendicular to the vertical direction. The metal interconnect arrangement includes metal layer interconnect elements formed in the respective metal layers, and interconnect vias formed in the respective via layers.