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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2010
Applicants:
Peter Smeys, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrei Papou, San Jose, CA (US);
Peter J. Hopper, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Peter Smeys, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrei Papou, San Jose, CA (US);
Peter J. Hopper, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The inductance of an inductor is increased by forming a conductive wire to have a serpentine shape that weaves through a ferromagnetic core that has a number of segments that are connected together in a serpentine shape where each segment of the ferromagnetic core also has a number of sections that are connected together in a serpentine shape.