Dual damascene horn antenna
    11.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US06522304B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-02-18

    申请号:US09832557

    申请日:2001-04-11

    IPC分类号: H01Q1300

    CPC分类号: H01Q13/0283

    摘要: An integrated horn antenna device with an integrated circuit (IC) chip including a metallic horn structure having a wide aperture, a horizontal waveguide with a tapered via that electromagnetically communicates with a vertical waveguide structure to transmit energy to and from an electronic sub-component transceiver device forming part of the IC chip. Another embodiment of the invention comprises a plurality of multiple discrete IC chips having the integrated horn antenna devices incorporated therewith forming a module for data transmissions between these IC chips. Another embodiment of the invention includes additional external waveguide structures such as optical fibers external to the chips, where radiation is aligned between the horn structures and these waveguides. Dual damascene processing is used to fabricate the horn antenna device within the IC chip.

    Integrated circuit inductor
    15.
    发明授权
    Integrated circuit inductor 失效
    形成集成电路环形电感的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5884990A

    公开(公告)日:1999-03-23

    申请号:US949314

    申请日:1997-10-14

    摘要: High quality factor (Q) spiral and toroidal inductor and transformer are disclosed that are compatible with silicon very large scale integration (VLSI) processing, consume a small IC area, and operate at high frequencies. The spiral inductor has a spiral metal coil deposited in a trench formed in a dielectric layer over a substrate. The metal coil is enclosed in ferromagnetic liner and cap layers, and is connected to an underpass contact through a metal filled via in the dielectric layer. The spiral inductor also includes ferromagnetic cores lines surrounded by the metal spiral coil. A spiral transformer is formed by vertically stacking two spiral inductors, or placing them side-by-side over a ferromagnetic bridge formed below the metal coils and cores lines. The toroidal inductor includes a toroidal metal coil with a core having ferromagnetic strips. The toroidal metal coil is segmented into two coils each having a pair of ports to form a toroidal transformer.

    摘要翻译: 公开了与硅非常大规模集成(VLSI)处理兼容的高质量因子(Q)螺旋和环形电感器和变压器,消耗小的IC区域并在高频下操作。 螺旋电感器具有沉积在形成在衬底上的电介质层中的沟槽中的螺旋金属线圈。 金属线圈封装在铁磁衬垫和盖层中,并通过电介质层中的金属填充通孔连接到地下通道接触。 螺旋电感器还包括由金属螺旋线圈包围的铁磁芯线。 通过垂直堆叠两个螺旋电感器或将它们并排放置在形成在金属线圈和芯线下方的铁磁桥上,形成螺旋形变压器。 环形电感器包括具有铁磁条的芯的环形金属线圈。 环形金属线圈被分成两个线圈,每个线圈具有一对端口以形成环形变压器。

    Apparatus for activating fusible links on a circuit substrate
    18.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for activating fusible links on a circuit substrate 失效
    用于激活电路基板上的可熔链节的装置

    公开(公告)号:US06301903B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-16

    申请号:US09495896

    申请日:2000-02-02

    IPC分类号: F25B1900

    摘要: A method and apparatus for activating fusible links on a circuit substrate. The circuit substrate is supported in a fixture which is cooled to a below ambient temperature. Cooling of the circuit substrate decreases the absorption of energy by the substrate, permitting a smaller spot size laser beam having a lower wavelength to be employed for interrupting the fusible links. The substrate is cooled by a refrigeration coil in heat transfer with the fixture holding the substrate. Moisture formation is avoided by placing the substrate and laser source in a controlled atmosphere.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于激活电路基板上的可熔链节的方法和装置。 电路基板被支撑在被冷却到低于环境温度的固定装置中。 电路基板的冷却减少了基板的能量吸收,允许采用较低波长的较小的点尺寸的激光束来中断熔丝。 基板通过热传递的冷冻盘管冷却,夹具固定基板。 通过将基板和激光源放置在受控的气氛中来避免水分形成。

    Method of forming an integrated circuit spiral inductor with
ferromagnetic liner
    19.
    发明授权
    Method of forming an integrated circuit spiral inductor with ferromagnetic liner 失效
    用铁磁衬垫形成集成电路螺旋电感器的方法

    公开(公告)号:US6054329A

    公开(公告)日:2000-04-25

    申请号:US949315

    申请日:1997-10-14

    摘要: High quality factor (Q) spiral and toroidal inductor and transformer are disclosed that are compatible with silicon very large scale integration (VLSI) processing, consume a small IC area, and operate at high frequencies. The spiral inductor has a spiral metal coil deposited in a trench formed in a dielectric layer over a substrate. The metal coil is enclosed in ferromagnetic liner and cap layers, and is connected to an underpass contact through a metal filled via in the dielectric layer. The spiral inductor also includes ferromagnetic cores lines surrounded by the metal spiral coil. A spiral transformer is formed by vertically stacking two spiral inductors, or placing them side-by-side over a ferromagnetic bridge formed below the metal coils and cores lines. The toroidal inductor includes a toroidal metal coil with a core having ferromagnetic strips. The toroidal metal coil is segmented into two coils each having a pair of ports to form a toroidal transformer.

    摘要翻译: 公开了与硅非常大规模集成(VLSI)处理兼容的高质量因子(Q)螺旋和环形电感器和变压器,消耗小的IC区域并在高频下操作。 螺旋电感器具有沉积在形成在衬底上的电介质层中的沟槽中的螺旋金属线圈。 金属线圈封装在铁磁衬垫和盖层中,并通过电介质层中的金属填充通孔连接到地下通道接触。 螺旋电感器还包括由金属螺旋线圈包围的铁磁芯线。 通过垂直堆叠两个螺旋电感器或将它们并排放置在形成在金属线圈和芯线下方的铁磁桥上,形成螺旋形变压器。 环形电感器包括具有铁磁条的芯的环形金属线圈。 环形金属线圈被分成两个线圈,每个线圈具有一对端口以形成环形变压器。