Semiconductor device
View Patent ↗A semiconductor device, including a semiconductor substrate having an element region on a surface thereof, an electrical element being formed in the element region; an insulating layer formed on the semiconductor substrate and covering the electrical element; and an inductor formed on the insulating layer and overlapping with the element region. In an exemplary embodiment, the element region is free from being overlapped by a center axis of the inductor. In another exemplary embodiment, the inductor includes a wiring region, a center region, and a wiring pattern formed in the wiring region and winding spirally to surround the center region, the element region being free from being overlapped by the center region. In a further exemplary embodiment, the inductor includes a voltage controlled oscillator, and the electrical element is electrically connected to the inductor and includes at least one of a varactor and a MOSFET.
1. A semiconductor device comprising:
a semiconductor substrate having an element region on a surface thereof, an active element being formed in said element region;
an insulating layer formed on said semiconductor substrate and covering said active element; and
an inductor formed on said insulating layer and overlapping with said active element; wherein said element region is free from being overlapped by a center axis of said inductor.
2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein said inductor comprises a wiring region, a center region, and a wiring pattern formed in said wiring region and winding spirally to surround said center region, said element region being free from being overlapped by said center region.
3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein:
said inductor comprises a voltage controlled oscillator, and
said electrical element is electrically connected to said inductor and comprises at least one of a varactor and a MOSFET.
4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 . wherein said active element comprises one of a varactor and a MOSFET.