Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Transformer signal coupling for flip-chip integration
- Patent Title (中): 用于倒装芯片集成的变压器信号耦合
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Application No.: US12547988Application Date: 2009-08-26
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Publication No.: US08350639B2Publication Date: 2013-01-08
- Inventor: Jonghae Kim , Feng Wang , Matthew Nowak
- Applicant: Jonghae Kim , Feng Wang , Matthew Nowak
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agent Sam Talpalatsky; Nicholas J. Pauley; Jonathan T. Velasco
- Main IPC: H03H7/38
- IPC: H03H7/38

Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses for transformer signal coupling for flip-chip circuit assemblies are presented. A device for coupling dies in flip-chip circuit assembly may include a first die associated with a first fabrication process and a first inductor physically coupled to the first die, where the first inductor receives an RF input signal. The device may further include a second die associated with a second fabrication process, and a second inductor physically coupled to the second die, where the second inductor is positioned so the first inductor can inductively couple the RF signal in the second inductor. A method for providing an inductive coupling between dies may include fabricating a first inductor on a first die using a passive process, fabricating a second inductor on a second die using a semiconductor process, and assembling each die so the first and second inductor are configured as a transformer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110050357A1 Transformer Signal Coupling for Flip-Chip Integration Public/Granted day:2011-03-03
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