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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
May. 17, 2012
Gary D. Carpenter, Austin, TX (US);
Alan J. Drake, Round Rock, TX (US);
Rachel Gordin, Hadera, IL;
Michael J. Shapiro, Austin, TX (US);
Edmund J. Sprogis, Underhill, VT (US);
Gary D. Carpenter, Austin, TX (US);
Alan J. Drake, Round Rock, TX (US);
Rachel Gordin, Hadera, IL;
Michael J. Shapiro, Austin, TX (US);
Edmund J. Sprogis, Underhill, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A distributed active transformer is provided comprising a primary and a secondary winding. The primary winding comprises a first set of conductive vias extending in a direction between a first surface and a second surface of an element, a first set of first electrically conductive lines extending along the first surface, and a first set of second electrically conductive lines extending along the second surface. The secondary winding comprises a second set of conductive vias extending in a direction between the first surface and the second surface, a second set of first electrically conductive lines extending along the first surface, and a second set of second electrically conductive lines extending along the second surface. When energized, the primary winding generates magnetic flux extending in a direction parallel to the first surface and the second surface. The secondary winding receives energy transferred by the magnetic flux generated by the primary winding.