IP Library Granted Patent US 7,365,628
Granted Patent B2
US 7,365,628 · App. 11/339,438 · Granted Apr 29, 2008

Semiconductor apparatus

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Patent No.
US 7,365,628
App. No.
11/339,438
Granted
Apr 29, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor apparatus having a semiconductor chip, a first coil electrically connected to the semiconductor chip and a first electrode electrically connected to the first coil is comprised of a second electrode which can be electrically connected to the first electrode as well as which can be electrically connected to a second coil on the outside of the semiconductor apparatus, and is characterized by that inductance composed of the first coil and the second coil is obtained by electrically connecting the second electrode to the first electrode and the second coil.

Claims (59)

1. A semiconductor apparatus comprising:

a semiconductor chip;

a first coil electrically connected to the semiconductor chip;

a first electrode electrically connected to the first coil; and

a second electrode electrically connectable to the first electrode, the second electrode electrically connectable to a second coil on the outside of the semiconductor apparatus,

wherein the second electrode is electrically connected to the first electrode to obtain inductance composed of the first coil, and

wherein the second electrode is electrically connected to the first electrode and the second coil to obtain inductance composed of the first coil and the second coil.

2. A semiconductor apparatus comprising:

a substrate;

a semiconductor chip disposed on one side of the substrate;

a first coil formed in a spiral shape on the other side of the substrate and electrically connected to the semiconductor chip;

a first electrode formed on the other side of the substrate and electrically connected to the first coil; and

a second electrode formed on the other side of the substrate and electrically connectable to the first electrode, the second electrode electrically connectable to a second coil on the outside of the semiconductor apparatus,

wherein the second electrode is electrically connected to the first electrode to obtain inductance composed of the first coil, and

wherein the second electrode is electrically connected to the first electrode and the second coil to obtain inductance composed of the first coil and the second coil.

3. The semiconductor apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising a conductive pattern formed on a surface facing to the semiconductor chip on the one side of the substrate for stabilizing an inductance characteristic of the first coil.

4. The semiconductor apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the semiconductor chip is fixedly secured to the conductive pattern via an insulating adhesive.

5. The semiconductor apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the conductive pattern includes a plurality of isolated conductive patterns in a predetermined shape spaced apart from one another by predetermined gaps.

6. The semiconductor apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the conductive pattern includes a plurality of isolated conductive patterns in a substantially rectangular shape arranged such that the predetermined gaps extend substantially linearly and cross at angles with each other.

7. The semiconductor apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the semiconductor chip is rectangular, and

wherein the plurality of predetermined gaps crossing substantially linearly are disposed so as to define predetermined angles against an external edge of the semiconductor chip.

8. The semiconductor apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising:

a through-hole extending between the one side and the other side of the substrate and electrically connecting the semiconductor chip and the first electrode; and

an insulating resin covering the one side of the substrate.

9. The semiconductor apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first coil is a rolled conductive foil fixedly secured to the other side of the substrate.

10. A semiconductor apparatus, comprising:

a substrate;

a semiconductor chip disposed on one side of the substrate;

a first coil in a spiral shape formed on a surface of the one side of the substrate facing to the semiconductor chip, the first coil electrically connected to the semiconductor chip;

a first electrode formed on a surface of the other side of the substrate and electrically connected to the first coil; and

a second electrode formed on a surface of the other side of the substrate and electrically connectable to the first electrode, the second electrode electrically connectable to a second coil on the outside of the semiconductor apparatus,

wherein the second electrode is electrically connected to the first electrode to obtain inductance composed of the first coil, and

wherein the second electrode is electrically connected to the first electrode and the second coil to obtain inductance composed of the first coil and the second coil.

11. The semiconductor apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising a conductive pattern formed on a surface of the other side of the substrate opposite to the first coil for stabilizing an inductance characteristic of the first coil.

12. The semiconductor apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising a plurality of electrodes formed on a surface of the other side of the substrate for maintaining the conductive pattern to the same voltage.

13. The semiconductor apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of electrodes are grounded.

14. The semiconductor apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising:

a through-hole extending between the one side and the other side of the substrate and electrically connecting the first coil and the first electrode; and

an insulating resin covering the one side of the substrate.

15. The semiconductor apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first coil is a rolled conductive foil fixedly secured to a surface of the one side of the substrate.

16. The semiconductor apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the semiconductor chip is fixedly secured to the substrate via an insulating adhesive.

17. A semiconductor apparatus, comprising:

a substrate;

a semiconductor chip disposed on one side of the substrate;

a first coil in a spiral shape formed on a surface of the one side of the substrate facing to the semiconductor chip, the first coil electrically connected to the semiconductor chip;

a first electrode formed on a surface of the other side of the substrate and electrically connected to the first coil; and

a second electrode formed on a surface of the other side of the substrate and electrically connectable to the first electrode, the second electrode electrically connectable to the second coil on the outside of the semiconductor apparatus,

wherein the second electrode is electrically connected to the first electrode and the second coil to obtain inductance composed of the first coil and the second coil, and

wherein the first coil is composed of a third coil and a fourth coil, and

wherein the third coil and the fourth coil have a line-symmetry shape relative to a boundary dividing a surface of the substrate facing to the semiconductor chip in two.

18. A semiconductor apparatus, comprising:

a substrate;

a semiconductor chip disposed on one side of the substrate;

a first coil in a spiral shape formed on a surface of the one side of the substrate facing to the semiconductor chip, the first coil electrically connected to the semiconductor chip;

a first electrode formed on a surface of the other side of the substrate and electrically connected to the first coil;

a second electrode formed on a surface of the other side of the substrate and electrically connectable to the first electrode, the second electrode electrically connectable to the second coil on the outside of the semiconductor apparatus;

a conductive pattern formed on a surface of the other side of the substrate opposite to the first coil for stabilizing an inductance characteristic of the first coil; and

an auxiliary conductive pattern intervening between the semiconductor chip on the one side of the substrate and the insulating adhesive for stabilizing an inductance characteristic of the first coil,

wherein the second electrode is electrically connected to the first electrode and the second coil to obtain inductance composed of the first coil and the second coil.

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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT REEL 038620, FRAME 0087 Recorded Jun 22, 2023
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From: SATO, AKIHIRO; SEKIGUCHI, SATORU; KAMADO, KIYOKAZU; TSUBONOYA, MAKOTO; MITA, KIYOSHI; NABETA, YOICHI
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