Invention Grant
- Patent Title: LC tank circuitry with shielding structures
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Application No.: US14251364Application Date: 2014-04-11
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Publication No.: US09646759B1Publication Date: 2017-05-09
- Inventor: Yaxing Zhang
- Applicant: Altera Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Altera Corporation
- Current Assignee: Altera Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Treyz Law Group, P.C.
- Agent Jason Tsai; Andrew C. Milhollin
- Main IPC: H01F27/36
- IPC: H01F27/36 ; H01F5/00 ; H01F27/28 ; H01F41/00

Abstract:
An integrated circuit having a resonant circuit is provided. The resonant circuit may include an inductor and a capacitor coupled in parallel. The inductor may be formed in a dielectric stack on a semiconductor substrate. An inductor shielding structure may be interposed between the inductor and the semiconductor substrate in the dielectric stack. The inductor shielding structure may be a closed loop structure that is electrically floating. The inductor shielding structure may also be formed using a figure 8 routing arrangement that is symmetrical to help cancel out any induced current from the inductor. A resonant circuit formed in this way may exhibit an enhanced Q factor.
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