Patents Assigned to The Trustees of the University of Illinois
  • Raised on-chip inductor and method of manufacturing same
    Patent number: 6922127
    Abstract: A raised on-chip planar inductor. An inductor is fabricated on a substrate. The inductor, except for an anchoring extremity, is lifted from the substrate, preferably by application of a magnetic field to a magnetic layer formed on the inductor. The lifting of the inductor deforms a plastic bending region. After the magnetic field is removed, the inductor remains raised with respect to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Jun Zou, Chang Liu, Jose Schutt-Aine