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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1999
Nathan Belk, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
William Thomas Cochran, Clermont, FL (US);
Michel Ranjit Frei, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
David Clayton Goldthorp, Reiffton, PA (US);
Shahriar Moinian, New Providence, NJ (US);
Kwok K. Ng, Warren, NJ (US);
Mark Richard Pinto, Summit, NJ (US);
Ya-Hong Xie, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Agere Systems Guardian Corp., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
An integrated circuit with a buried layer for increasing the Q of an inductor formed in the integrated circuit. The substrate includes a highly doped buried preserving device and latchup characteristics. The inductor may also include an increased thickness conductive layer in the inductor to further increase Q. The present invention is also directed to a low loss interconnect.