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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Chun Lee Ler, Tangkak, MY;
Shuxian Chen, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 5/00 (2006.01); H01F 27/28 (2006.01); H01F 41/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 27/2804 (2013.01); H01F 41/041 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an integrated circuit is described. The integrated circuit includes a substrate, a dielectric stack, a first inductor and a second inductor. The dielectric stack may be formed above the substrate and includes first and second layers. The first inductor may be formed in both the first and second layers. The second inductor may also be formed in the first and second layers with a substantial portion of the first inductor structure overlaps with the second inductor structure.