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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2002
Hung Yu Yang, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jesus A. Castaneda, Marina Del Ray, CA (US);
Lijun Zhang, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Hung Yu Yang, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jesus A. Castaneda, Marina Del Ray, CA (US);
Lijun Zhang, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
An on-chip differential inductor includes a 1interwound winding having a substantially octagonal shape, or rectangular octagonal shape, and a 2interwound winding having a substantially octagonal shape, or rectangular octagonal shape, that is interwound with the 1interwound winding. Both the 1and 2interwound windings are on the same layer of the integrated circuit. Each interwound winding includes two nodes; one of node of each winding is commonly coupled to a reference potential. The other node of each winding is operably coupled to receive a respective leg of a differential signal.