Integrated magnetic core inductors with interleaved windings

NA Sturcken - US Patent 9,337,251, 2016 - Google Patents
A coupled inductor topology for a thin-film magnetic core power inductor that enables
efficient integrated power conversion. Coupled magnetic core inductors with interleaved …

Current sensor

P Klein - US Patent 9,414,494, 2016 - Google Patents
A current sensor includes a printed circuit and current lines. The printed circuit comprises a
stack, along a vertical direction, of metallization layers mechanically separated by …

Laminated magnetic core inductor with magnetic flux closure path parallel to easy axes of magnetization of magnetic layers

N Sturcken, R Davies, M Lekas - US Patent 11,116,081, 2021 - Google Patents
An inductor comprises a planar laminated magnetic core and a conductive winding. The
core includes an alternating sequence of (a) a magnetic layer having a thickness of about …

Integrated switched inductor power converter having first and second powertrain phases

N Sturcken, J Meyer, M Lekas, R Davies… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
(57) 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 …

Fluxgate magnetic field detection method and circuit

MF Snoeij, V Schäffer - US Patent 11,092,656, 2021 - Google Patents
A circuit and method for magnetic field detection is disclosed. A fluxgate sensor comprises a
fluxgate having a first core and a second core. A sense coil has a first winding around the …

Methods for manufacturing integrated multi-layer magnetic films

NA Sturcken, R Davies - US Patent 9,679,958, 2017 - Google Patents
Methods of manufacture of integrated multi-layer magnetic films for use in passive devices in
microelectronic applica tions. Soft ferromagnetic materials exhibiting high perme ability and …

Laminated magnetic core inductor with insulating and interface layers

N Sturcken, R Davies, M Lekas - US Patent 11,064,610, 2021 - Google Patents
An inductor includes a planar laminated magnetic core and a conductive winding. The
planar magnetic core includes an alternating sequence of a magnetic layer and a non …

Integrated circuit with laminated magnetic core inductor including a ferromagnetic alloy

N Sturcken, R Davies, M Lekas - US Patent 10,893,609, 2021 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A structure includes a semiconductor integrated circuit com prising a
multilevel wiring network and an inductor inte grated into the multilevel wiring network. The …

Integrated circuit with laminated magnetic core inductor and magnetic flux closure layer

N Sturcken, R Davies, M Lekas - US Patent 11,058,001, 2021 - Google Patents
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 …

Apparatus and methods for magnetic core inductors with biased permeability

N Sturcken, R Davies, H Wu - US Patent 10,629,357, 2020 - Google Patents
Inductive elements comprising anisotropic media and bias ing coils for magnetically biasing
thereof and methods of manufacture and operation for use in applications such as …