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Description
第1面を有する基板と、
それぞれコイル状導体パターンで構成された複数のインダクタと、
面状電極によって構成されたキャパシタと、
前記キャパシタと複数の前記コイル状導体パターンの間に配置された第1絶縁層とを有し、
前記面状電極は、前記基板の平面視で、複数の前記コイル状導体パターンのうち、互いに近接し且つ電流方向が互いに逆関係にある第1領域を覆う、
ことを特徴とする。
図1(A)は第1の実施形態に係る表面実装型LCデバイス101の平面図であり、図1(B)は図1(A)におけるA−Aラインでの縦断面図である。但し、図1(A)に表れる面はプリント配線板等への表面実装する際の実装面である。図2(A)は表面実装型LCデバイス101の平面図、図2(B)は図1(B)におけるP1−P1の層から視た平面図、図2(C)は図1(B)におけるP2−P2の層から視た平面図である。また、図3(A)は図1(A)におけるA−Aラインでの断面図、図3(B)は図1(A)におけるB−Bラインでの断面図、図3(C)は図1(A)におけるC−Cラインでの断面図、図3(D)は図1(A)におけるD−Dラインでの断面図、図3(E)は図1(A)におけるE−Eラインでの断面図である。
第2の実施形態では、各インダクタに流れる電流の方向およびキャパシタ形成用の面状導体の形状が第1の実施形態とは異なる例を示す。
第1、第2の実施形態では、Si基板である基板10の表面に導体パターン70を直接形成したが、Si基板の表面にSiO2等の保護膜を形成し、その表面に導体パターン70を形成してもよい。
ia,ib,ic,id…影像電流
L1〜L4…インダクタ
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10…基板
21…第1絶縁層
22,24…面状電極
23…誘電体層
25…第2絶縁層
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51A,51B,51C,51D,52,53,54,55…端子電極
61A,61B,61C,61D…ビア
70A,70B,70C,70D…コイル状導体パターン
101,102…表面実装型LCデバイス
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- 第1面を有する基板と、
それぞれコイル状導体パターンで構成された複数のインダクタと、
面状電極によって構成されたキャパシタと、
前記キャパシタと複数の前記コイル状導体パターンの間に配置された第1絶縁層とを有し、
前記面状電極は、前記基板の平面視で、複数の前記コイル状導体パターンのうち、互いに近接し且つ電流方向が互いに逆関係にある第1領域を覆い、
前記基板の平面視で、前記キャパシタは、複数の前記コイル状導体パターンの開口部の、少なくとも一部を覆わない位置に配置されている、
ことを特徴とする、表面実装型LCデバイス。 - 前記面状電極が覆う面積のうち、前記基板の平面視で、複数の前記コイル状導体パターンのうち、互いに近接し且つ電流方向が同方向である第2領域の総面積に対し、前記第1領域の総面積の割合が大きい、請求項1に記載の表面実装型LCデバイス。
- 前記第1領域は、複数の前記コイル状導体パターンのうち、互いに並列的に近接する領域である、請求項1または2に記載の表面実装型LCデバイス。
- 前記面状電極を覆う第2絶縁層と、
前記第2絶縁層の表面に形成され、前記キャパシタおよび前記複数のインダクタに接続された複数の端子電極と、
を有する、請求項1から3のいずれかに記載の、表面実装型LCデバイス。 - 前記複数のインダクタおよび前記キャパシタはそれぞれ第1端と第2端を有し、
前記キャパシタの第1端と前記複数のインダクタの第2端とはそれぞれ接続され、
前記複数の端子電極は、前記キャパシタの第1端、前記キャパシタの第2端、前記複数のインダクタの第1端にそれぞれ接続された複数の端子電極を含む、請求項4に記載の表面実装型LCデバイス。 - 前記基板は高抵抗半導体基板であり、
前記インダクタは、薄膜インダクタであり、
前記キャパシタは、薄膜キャパシタである、請求項1から5のいずれかに記載の表面実装型LCデバイス。 - 前記基板の平面視で、複数の前記コイル状導体パターンは、前記キャパシタと重ならない部分を有する、請求項1から6のいずれかに記載の表面実装型LCデバイス。
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