Claims
- 1. (Original) An integrated circuit, comprising:
a semiconductor substrate having a major body portion; a conductive layer having a predefined boundary and located on a first surface of the major body portion; an insulating layer positioned over the conductive layer; an integrated inductor located on the insulating layer over the conductive layer; and an amplifier connected between the integrated inductor and the conductive layer.
- 2. (Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 1 wherein the integrated inductor has a predefined length with a center position and an input to that amplifier is connected to the center position.
- 3. (Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 1 wherein the integrated inductor has a predefined inductance with a center position dividing the inductance and an input to that amplifier is connected to the center position.
- 4. (Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 1 further comprising a second amplifier and wherein the integrated inductor has a predefined length comprising a first portion, a second portion and a third portion with the second portion being electrically connected to the first portion at a first connection and the input to the amplifier being connected to the first connection and the third portion being electrically connected to the second portion at a second connection and an input to the second amplifier being connected to the second connection.
- 5. (Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 4 wherein the first, second and third portions all are of equal length.
- 6. (Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 1 further comprising a second amplifier and wherein the integrated inductor has a predefined inductance comprising a first portion, a second portion and a third portion with the second portion being electrically connected to the first portion at a first connection and the input to the amplifier being connected to the first connection and the third portion being electrically connected to the second portion at a second connection and an input to the second amplifier being connected to the second connection.
- 7. (Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 6 wherein the first, second and third portions are all of equal inductance.
- 8. (Original) The integrated circuit of claim 1 wherein the amplifier has a voltage gain of one or less.
- 9. (Original) An integrated circuit of comprising:
a semiconductor substrate having a major body portion; a conductive layer having a predefined boundary and located on a first surface of the major body portion; an insulating layer positioned over the conductive layer; an integrated inductor located on the insulating layer over the conductive layer; and wherein at least one portion of said conductive layer is biased to an ac potential, which is representative of the ac voltage at some point on said inductor.
- 10. (Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 9 wherein the integrated inductor has a predefined length with a center position and an input to that amplifier is connected to the center position.
- 11. (Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 9 wherein the integrated inductor has a predefined inductance with a center position dividing the inductance and an input to that amplifier is connected to the center position.
- 12. (Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 9 further comprising a second amplifier and wherein the integrated inductor has a predefined length comprising a first portion, a second portion and a third portion with the second portion being electrically connected to the first portion at a first connection and the input to the amplifier being connected to the first connection and the third portion being electrically connected to the second portion at a second connection and an input to the second amplifier being connected to the second connection.
- 13. (Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 12 wherein the first, second and third portions all are of equal length.
- 14. (Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 9 further comprising a second amplifier and wherein the integrated inductor has a predefined inductance comprising a first portion, a second portion and a third portion with the second portion being electrically connected to the first portion at a first connection and the input to the amplifier being connected to the first connection and the third portion being electrically connected to the second portion at a second connection and an input to the second amplifier being connected to the second connection.
- 15. (Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 14 wherein the first, second and third portions are all of equal inductance.
- 16. (Original) The integrated circuit of claim 9 wherein the amplifier has a voltage gain of one or less.
- 17. (Original) A method for increasing the self-resonant frequency of on integrated inductor by: forming a conductive layer beneath the inductor;
forming an insulating layer between the conductive layer and the inductor; and connecting an amplifier between the integrated inductor and the conductive layer.
- 18. (Original) The method according to claim 17 wherein the integrated inductor has a predefined length with a center position and an input to that amplifier is connected to the center position.
- 19. (Original) The method according to claim 17 wherein the integrated inductor has a predefined inductance with a center position dividing the inductance and an input to that amplifier is connected to the center position.
- 20. (Original) The method according to claim 17 further comprising a second amplifier and wherein the integrated inductor has a predefined length comprising a first portion, a second portion and a third portion with the second portion being electrically connected to the first portion at a first connection and the input to the amplifier being connected to the first connection and the third portion being electrically connected to the second portion at a second connection and an input to the second amplifier being connected to the second connection.
- 21. (Original) The method according to claim 20 wherein the first, second and third portions all are of equal length.
- 22. (Original) The method according to claim 17 further comprising a second amplifier and wherein the integrated inductor has a predefined inductance comprising a first portion, a second portion and a third portion with the second portion being electrically connected to the first portion at a first connection and the input to the amplifier being connected to the first connection and the third portion being electrically connected to the second portion at a second connection and an input to the second amplifier being connected to the second connection.
- 23. (Original) The method according to claim 22 wherein the first, second and third portions are all of equal inductance.
- 24. (Original) The method of claim 17 wherein the amplifier has a voltage gain of one or less.
- 25. (Original) A circuit that includes an integrated inductor with its self-resonant frequency increased by:
forming a conductive layer beneath the inductor; forming an insulating layer between the conductive layer and the inductor; connecting an amplifier between the integrated inductor and the conductive layer.
- 26. (Original) A circuit according to claim 25 wherein the integrated inductor has a predefined length with a center position and an input to that amplifier is connected to the center position.
- 27. (Original) A circuit according to claim 25 wherein the integrated inductor has a predefined inductance with a center position dividing the inductance and an input to that amplifier is connected to the center position.
- 28. (Original) A circuit according to claim 25 further comprising a second amplifier and wherein the integrated inductor has a predefined length comprising a first portion, a second portion and a third portion with the second portion being electrically connected to the first portion at a first connection and the input to the amplifier being connected to the first connection and the third portion being electrically connected to the second portion at a second connection and an input to the second amplifier being connected to the second connection.
- 29. (Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 28 wherein the first, second and third portions all are of equal length.
- 30. (Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 25 further comprising a second amplifier and wherein the integrated inductor has a predefined inductance comprising a first portion, a second portion and a third portion with the second portion being electrically connected to the first portion at a first connection and the input to the amplifier being connected to the first connection and the third portion being electrically connected to the second portion at a second connection and an input to the second amplifier being connected to the second connection.
- 31. (Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 30 wherein the first, second and third portions are all of equal inductance.
- 32. (Original) The integrated circuit of claim 25 wherein the amplifier has a voltage gain of one or less.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/436,487, filed Dec. 26, 2002.
Provisional Applications (1)
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