Rolled-up inductor structure for a radiofrequency integrated circuit (RFIC)

Li, Xiuling; Huang, Wen; Ferreira, Placid M.; Yu, Xin

Rolled-up inductor structure for a radiofrequency integrated circuit (RFIC)

Patent · 28 December 2015

OSTI ID:1234207

Li, Xiuling; Huang, Wen; Ferreira, Placid M.; Yu, Xin

A rolled-up inductor structure for a radiofrequency integrated circuit (RFIC) comprises a multilayer sheet in a rolled configuration comprising multiple turns about a longitudinal axis. The multilayer sheet comprises a conductive pattern layer on a strain-relieved layer, and the conductive pattern layer comprises at least one conductive strip having a length extending in a rolling direction. The at least one conductive strip thereby wraps around the longitudinal axis in the rolled configuration. The conductive pattern layer may also comprise two conductive feed lines connected to the conductive strip for passage of electrical current therethrough. The conductive strip serves as an inductor cell of the rolled-up inductor structure.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: FG02-07ER46471

Assignee:: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, IL)

Patent Number(s):: 9,224,532

Application Number:: 14/051,188

OSTI ID:: 1234207

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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