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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joachim Norbert Burghartz, Shrub Oak, NY (US);
Keith Aelwyn Jenkins, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Saila Ponnapalli, Fishkill, NY (US);
Mehmet Soyuer, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257528 ; 257531 ; 336185 ; 336208 ; 336220 ;
Abstract
A high-Q monolithic inductor structure formed using conventional silicon technology and having a first complete lower inductor spiral formed on a substrate and a second complete upper formed on a insulating layer over the first inductor spiral. Central portions of the inductor spirals are connected through a via hole in the insulating layer. The inductor spirals are oriented such that the current flows in the first and second spirals are in the same direction.