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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2003
Applicants:
Edward B. Harris, Orlando, FL (US);
Stephen W. Downey, Orlando, FL (US);
Inventors:
Edward B. Harris, Orlando, FL (US);
Stephen W. Downey, Orlando, FL (US);
Assignee:
Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/00 (2006.01); H01L 29/76 (2006.01); H01L 27/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An inductor formed on a semiconductor substrate, comprising active device regions. The inductor comprises conductive lines formed on a dielectric layer overlying the semiconductor substrate. The conductive lines are patterned and etched into the desired shape, in one embodiment a planar spiral. A region of the substrate below the inductor are removed to lower the inductive Q factor.