Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Isolation module for use between power rails in an integrated circuit
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Application No.: US14046592Application Date: 2013-10-04
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Publication No.: US09729151B2Publication Date: 2017-08-08
- Inventor: Fern Nee Tan , Sanjiv Soman , Alexander Levin , Srinivasan Rajagopalan
- Applicant: Intel Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: H03K3/012
- IPC: H03K3/012 ; H03K19/003 ; H01L23/64 ; H01L23/00

Abstract:
An integrated circuit (IC) can include multiple power domains that are served by a common power source. In an example, a first IC power rail can be coupled to the source and a first consumer circuit. A second IC power rail can be coupled to a second consumer circuit. The second IC power rail can receive a filtered power signal from an isolation module that is coupled between the first and second power rails. In an example, an isolation module includes an integrated inductor and a capacitor (e.g., a land-side capacitor). The integrated inductor can optionally include multiple spaced apart conductive layers that are electrically coupled. The integrated inductor can optionally include a series of conductive traces and plated through holes or vias that together provide a current path with multiple turns.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150097431A1 EMBEDDED FILTERS FOR POWER RAIL MERGER Public/Granted day:2015-04-09
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