IP Library Granted Patent US 12,107,544
Granted Patent B1
US 12,107,544 · App. 16/685,063 · Granted Oct 1, 2024

Clock buffer inductor

Inventors: Ian Dedic (London, GB); Gavin Allen (Greenwood, AU); David Enright (Maldon, GB); Guojun Ren (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: ACACIA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
H03B5/1259H01F27/28H03B5/1268
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Patent No.
US 12,107,544
App. No.
16/685,063
Granted
Oct 1, 2024
Kind
B1
Abstract

An apparatus comprising two inductors; wherein the two inductors are layered on top of each other in different layers of metal of a circuit; wherein each inductor of the inductor has a set of turns; wherein the current path of the two inductors is in the same direction.

Claims (20)

1. An apparatus comprising:

two inductors; wherein the two inductors are layered on top of each other in adjoining layers of metal of a circuit spaced to cause the field of the inductors to couple; wherein each inductor of the two inductors has an equal set of turns; wherein the current path of the two inductors is in the same direction, wherein the two inductors have the same inductance; wherein the two inductors are connected in parallel; and a set of switches, wherein each switch of the set of switches is connected to a different turn of the set of turns of a first inductor of the two inductors and to a corresponding turn of the set of turns of a second inductor of the two inductors to create a variable inductor, and wherein an inductance of the variable inductor is to change based on a switch of the set of switches being shorted.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the inductance of each of the two inductors is enabled to be changed by switching a switch of the set of switches to alter a coil inductance of the inductors by shorting out one or more turns of the set of turns of each of the two inductors.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein a first end of a first inductor of the two inductors is connected to a ground and a first end of a second inductor of the two inductors is connected to a power supply.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the inductance of each of the two inductors is enabled to be further changed by switching a second switch of the set of switches to alter the coil inductance of the inductors by shorting out one or more turns of the set of turns of each inductor.

5. A system comprising:

a first inductor;

a second inductor; wherein the first and second inductors are layered on top of each other in adjoining layers of metal of a circuit spaced to cause the field of the inductors to couple; wherein the first inductor has a set of turns; wherein the second inductor has an equivalent set of turns; wherein the current path of the two inductors is in the same direction, wherein the two inductors have the same inductance; wherein the two inductors are connected in parallel; and

a set of switches, wherein each switch of the set of switches is connected to a different turn of the set of turns of the first inductor and to a corresponding turn of the set of turns of the second inductor to create a variable inductor, wherein an inductance of the variable inductor is determined based on shorting a switch of the set of switches.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the inductance of the first inductor and the inductance of the second inductor are enabled to be changed by switching a switch of the set of switches to alter a coil inductance of the first and second inductors by shorting out one or more turns of the set of turns of the first inductor and the second inductor; wherein the switching of the switch causes the first inductor and the second inductor to have the same amount of turns shorted out.

7. The system of claim 5 wherein a first end of the first inductor is connected to a ground and a first end of the second inductor is connected to a power supply.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the inductance of the first inductor and the inductance of the second inductor are enabled to be further changed by switching a second switch of the set of switches to alter the coil inductance of the inductors by shorting out one or more turns of the set of turns of each inductor.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein when a same current value runs through each of the two inductors, inductive fields of each inductor of the two inductors couples.

10. The system of claim 5 wherein when a same current value runs through the first inductor and the second inductor, an inductive field of the first inductor couples with an inductive field of the second inductor.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising logic, wherein the setting of each switch of the set of switches is controlled by the logic.

12. The system of claim 5 further comprising logic, where the setting of each switch of the set of switches is controlled by the logic.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the setting of each switch of the set of switches changes the load of the two inductors.

14. The system of claim 5 wherein the setting of each switch of the set of switches changes the load of the two inductors.

15. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the equal set of turns of each of the two inductors traverses at least 360 degrees.

16. The system of claim 5 wherein the equal set of turns of each of the two inductors traverses at least 360 degrees.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2024
From: ACACIA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
To: ACACIA TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 066832/0659 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2023
From: DEDIC, IAN; ALLEN, GAVIN; ENRIGHT, DAVID; REN, GUOJUN
To: ACACIA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 063637/0153 →