Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Three-dimensional (3D) inductor-capacitor (LC) circuit
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Application No.: US15720894Application Date: 2017-09-29
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Publication No.: US10553530B2Publication Date: 2020-02-04
- Inventor: Dirk Robert Walter Leipold , George Maxim , Danny W. Chang , Baker Scott
- Applicant: Qorvo US, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NC Greensboro
- Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Greensboro
- Agency: Withrow & Terranova, P.L.L.C.
- Main IPC: H01F27/28
- IPC: H01F27/28 ; H01L23/522

Abstract:
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a three-dimensional (3D) inductor-capacitor (LC) circuit. The 3D LC circuit includes an inductor formed by a conductive ribbon of a defined height and a conductive sleeve conductively coupled to the conductive ribbon. The conductive sleeve and the conductive ribbon can generate a built-in capacitance(s) for the 3D LC circuit. In examples discussed herein, the conductive ribbon can also help reduce the skin effect of the inductor by distributing an electrical current across the defined height of the conductive ribbon. By generating the built-in capacitance(s) and distributing the electrical current across the defined height of the conductive ribbon, it is possible to reduce current crowding and improve quality factor (Q-factor) of the 3D LC circuit. As a result, it is possible to couple one or more 3D LC circuits to form a high performance radio frequency (RF) filter(s) for the fifth-generation (5G) wireless communication systems.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190103316A1 THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) INDUCTOR-CAPACITOR (LC) CIRCUIT Public/Granted day:2019-04-04
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