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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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012

Filed:

Nov. 04, 2010
Applicants:

Gerhard Schrom, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Donald Gardner, Mountain View, CA (US);

Peter Hazucha, Beaverton, OR (US);

Fabrice Paillet, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Tanay Karnik, Portland, OR (US);

Inventors:

Gerhard Schrom, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Donald Gardner, Mountain View, CA (US);

Peter Hazucha, Beaverton, OR (US);

Fabrice Paillet, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Tanay Karnik, Portland, OR (US);

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An apparatus includes a magnetic core, a ground node, and one or more vias to provide a connection between the magnetic core and the ground potential. The magnetic core includes a first magnetic layer and a second magnetic layer. In addition, the apparatus may include a conductive pattern. The conductive pattern may be at a third layer between the first and second magnetic layers. The apparatus may be included in inductors, transformers, transmission lines, and other components using ferromagnetic cores or shields. Such components may be integrated on a chip or die.


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