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公开(公告)号:US20250157707A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-15
申请号:US19024184
申请日:2025-01-16
Applicant: Ferric Inc.
Inventor: Noah Sturcken , Michael Lekas , Ryan Davies , Denis Shishkov , Matthew Cavallaro
IPC: H01F1/03 , H01F1/26 , H01F10/32 , H01F17/04 , H01F27/24 , H01F27/28 , H01F41/00 , H01F41/02 , H01F41/16 , H01L23/522
Abstract: A ferromagnetic-polymer composite material comprises a polymer and a plurality of ferromagnetic film platelets disposed in the polymer. Each ferromagnetic film platelet comprises first and second insulator layers and a ferromagnetic layer disposed between the first and second insulator layers. The ferromagnetic layer can be magnetically anisotropic in which a hard axis of magnetization is aligned parallel to a plane that passes through and parallel to an interface between the first insulator layer and the ferromagnetic layer. The easy and/or hard axes of magnetization in the ferromagnetic film platelets can be aligned. An inductor can have a core formed of the ferromagnetic-polymer composite material.
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公开(公告)号:US20230326654A1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-12
申请号:US18332928
申请日:2023-06-12
Applicant: Ferric Inc.
Inventor: Noah Sturcken , Denis Shishkov , Matthew Cavallaro , Michael Lekas , Ryan Davies
CPC classification number: H01F27/24 , H01F27/25 , H01F41/0213 , H01F41/18
Abstract: A method for manufacturing a vertically-laminated ferromagnetic core includes (a) depositing a conductive seed layer on or over a first side of a substrate; (b) depositing a masking layer on or over a second side of the substrate, the first and second sides on opposite sides of the substrate; (c) forming a pattern in the masking layer; (d) dry etching the substrate, based on the pattern in the masking layer, from the second side to the first side to expose portions of the conductive seed layer; and (e) depositing a ferromagnetic material onto the exposed portions of the conductive seed layer to form vertically-oriented ferromagnetic layers.
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公开(公告)号:US11058001B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-06
申请号:US16007631
申请日:2018-06-13
Applicant: Ferric Inc.
Inventor: Noah Sturcken , Ryan Davies , Michael Lekas
IPC: H01F27/28 , H05K1/18 , H01F41/04 , H01F41/02 , H01F27/24 , H05K1/02 , H05K1/11 , H01F17/00 , H01F41/32 , H05K1/16 , H05K1/03
Abstract: A structure comprises a semiconductor integrated circuit, an inductor, and a magnetic flux closure layer. The inductor is integrated into a multilevel wiring network in the semiconductor integrated circuit. The inductor includes a planar laminated magnetic core and a conductive winding that turns around in a generally spiral manner on the outside of the planar laminated magnetic core. The planar laminated magnetic core includes an alternating sequence of a magnetic layer and a non-magnetic layer. The magnetic flux closure layer is disposed within about 100 μm of a face of the planar laminated magnetic core, the face of the planar magnetic core parallel to a principal plane of the planar laminated magnetic core. A second magnetic flux closure layer can be disposed within about 100 μm of an opposing face of the planar laminated magnetic core.
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公开(公告)号:US20200168394A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-28
申请号:US16778154
申请日:2020-01-31
Applicant: Ferric Inc.
Inventor: Michael Lekas , Noah Sturcken
Abstract: Power and/or data are transmitted through variable magnetic fields between a first transceiver coil on a transceiver apparatus and a second transceiver coil in an inductor integrated into a multilevel wiring structure on a semiconductor integrated circuit chip. The first transceiver apparatus generates magnetic fields and can transmit data by varying a characteristic of the magnetic fields. The second transceiver coil receives the power from and/or detects data in the magnetic fields from the first transceiver apparatus. The inductor can include a ferromagnetic core that concentrates magnetic flux to improve data or power transmission efficiency to miniaturize the second transceiver coil while maintaining adequate inductive coupling between the coils. The second transceiver coil can transmit data by varying the impedance of the inductor and/or the integrated circuit. The semiconductor integrated circuit chip can be coupled to an object and the second transceiver coil can transmit data relating to the object.
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公开(公告)号:US10658331B2
公开(公告)日:2020-05-19
申请号:US16129305
申请日:2018-09-12
Applicant: Ferric Inc.
Inventor: Noah Sturcken , Ehsan Kalami , Joseph Meyer , Michael Lekas
IPC: H01L25/065 , H02M3/158 , H01L49/02 , H01L23/48 , H01L23/64
Abstract: A power management module comprises one or more power converter chips that are mounted on a power management package substrate. First and second electrical contacts are disposed on opposing first and second sides of the power management package substrate. The power management module can be mounted on a processor module to supply power to one or more processor chips in the processor module. In one example, the processor chip(s) are mounted on a first side of a processor package substrate and the power management module is mounted on an opposing second side of the processor package substrate. The power management module and the processor module can be centered and aligned with respect to each other or they can be offset laterally from each other. In another embodiment, the processor chip(s) are embedded in the processor package substrate.
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公开(公告)号:US20200152364A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-14
申请号:US16184024
申请日:2018-11-08
Applicant: Ferric Inc.
Inventor: Noah Sturcken , Ryan Davies , Michael Lekas
IPC: H01F7/06 , H01L23/522 , H01L27/092 , H01F7/14 , H01F7/08 , H01F7/126 , B64C33/02
Abstract: A ferromagnetic actuator is disposed between first and second semiconductor devices that include first and second inductors. Each inductor is disposed on top of a multilevel wiring structure. Current flows through the first inductor to generate a first magnetic field that attracts the ferromagnetic actuator towards the first inductor causing the ferromagnetic actuator to transition from a first state to a second state. In the second state, a portion of the ferromagnetic actuator is disposed closer to the first inductor than it is in the first state. Current flows through the second inductor to generate a second magnetic field that attracts the ferromagnetic actuator towards the second inductor causing the ferromagnetic actuator to transition from the first or second state to a third state. In the third state, a portion of the ferromagnetic actuator is disposed closer to the first inductor than it is in the first state.
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公开(公告)号:US10354950B2
公开(公告)日:2019-07-16
申请号:US15053747
申请日:2016-02-25
Applicant: Ferric Inc.
Inventor: Noah Sturcken , Ryan Davies
IPC: C08K3/08 , H01L23/29 , H01L23/522 , H01L49/02 , H01L23/528 , H01L23/31 , H01L21/56 , H01L23/00 , C08K3/22 , H01F41/02 , H01F41/04 , H01L21/321 , H01F1/26 , H01F1/37 , H01F17/00 , H01F3/10
Abstract: A magnetic polymer for use in microelectronic fabrication includes a polymer matrix and a plurality of ferromagnetic particles disposed in the polymer matrix. The magnetic polymer can be part of an insulation layer in an inductor formed in one or more backend wiring layers of an integrated device. The magnetic polymer can also be in the form of a magnetic epoxy layer for mounting contacts of the integrated device to a package substrate.
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公开(公告)号:US20190182957A1
公开(公告)日:2019-06-13
申请号:US16279574
申请日:2019-02-19
Applicant: Ferric Inc.
Inventor: Noah Sturcken , Joseph Meyer , Michael Lekas , Ryan Davies , David Jew , William Lee
Abstract: A switched inductor DC-DC power converter chiplet includes a CMOS power switch, an LC filter, regulation circuitry, feedback control circuitry, and interface control circuitry integrated on a common substrate. The inductor for the LC filter can be formed on the same surface or on opposing surfaces of the substrate as the electrical terminations for the substrate. Another embodiment includes a switched inductor DC-DC power converter chiplet having a first powertrain phase and multiple second powertrain phases. When the load current is less than or equal to a threshold load current, the power conversion efficiency can be improved by only operating the first powertrain phase. When the load current is greater than the threshold load current, the power conversion efficiency can be improved by operating one or more second powertrain phases.
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公开(公告)号:US20180182841A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-28
申请号:US15419562
申请日:2017-01-30
Applicant: Ferric Inc.
Inventor: Noah Sturcken , Ryan Davies , Hao Wu , Michael Lekas
IPC: H01L49/02 , H01L23/522 , H01L23/528 , H01L21/3205 , H01L21/288 , H01L21/027 , H01F27/24 , H01F27/28 , H01F41/04
CPC classification number: H01L28/10 , H01F17/0033 , H01F27/2804 , H01F41/046 , H01F41/26 , H01F2027/2809 , H01L23/5226 , H01L23/5227
Abstract: Methods of manufacturing are disclosed for an inductor that includes a magnetic core lying in a core plane. The magnetic core includes a vertical laminated structure with respect to the core plane of alternating ferromagnetic vertical layers and insulator vertical layers. An easy axis of magnetization can be permanently or semi-permanently fixed in the ferromagnetic vertical layers along a first axis orthogonal to the core plane. A hard axis of magnetization can be permanently or semi-permanently induced in the ferromagnetic vertical layers, the hard axis of magnetization lying in a plane that is orthogonal to the first axis.
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公开(公告)号:US20180182530A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-28
申请号:US15391278
申请日:2016-12-27
Applicant: Ferric Inc.
Inventor: Noah Sturcken , Ryan Davies , Hao Wu , Michael Lekas
CPC classification number: H01F27/25 , H01F5/00 , H01F17/0033 , H01F27/2804 , H01F27/2823 , H01F41/046
Abstract: An inductor includes a magnetic core lying in a core plane. The magnetic core includes a vertical laminated structure with respect to the core plane of alternating ferromagnetic vertical layers and insulator vertical layers. An easy axis of magnetization can be permanently or semi-permanently fixed in the ferromagnetic vertical layers along an axis orthogonal to the core plane. Methods of manufacturing same are also disclosed.
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