Isolator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11296185-B2
Application number	US-202017014306-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 8, 2020
Priority date	Mar 19, 2020
Publication date	Apr 5, 2022
Grant date	Apr 5, 2022

Abstract

An isolator includes a first electrode; a first insulating portion on the first electrode; a second electrode on the first insulating portion; a second insulating portion around the second electrode; and a first dielectric portion on the second electrode and the second insulating portion. The second insulating portion is provided along a first plane perpendicular to a first direction from the first electrode toward the second electrode. The second electrode including a bottom surface facing the first insulating portion, an upper surface facing the first dielectric portion, a first side surface connected to the bottom surface, and a second side surface connected to the upper surface and the first side surface. The upper surface is wider than the bottom surface in a second direction along the first plane. The first side surface is tilted with respect to the bottom surface and the second side surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An isolator, comprising:
a first electrode;
a first insulating portion provided on the first electrode;
a second electrode provided on the first insulating portion;
a second insulating portion provided around the second electrode, the second insulating portion being provided along a first plane perpendicular to a first direction from the first electrode toward the second electrode, the second insulating portion contacting the second electrode; and
a first dielectric portion provided on the second electrode and the second insulating portion,
the second electrode including a bottom surface facing the first insulating portion, an upper surface facing the first dielectric portion, a first side surface connected to the bottom surface, and a second side surface connected to the upper surface and the first side surface,
the upper surface being wider than the bottom surface in a second direction along the first plane, the second direction being from a center of the second electrode toward an outer edge of the second electrode,
the first side surface being tilted with respect to the bottom surface and the second side surface.

2. The isolator according to claim 1 , wherein
a tilt angle of the first side surface with respect to a plane parallel to the bottom surface is less than a tilt angle of the second side surface with respect to the plane parallel to the bottom surface.

3. The isolator according to claim 1 , wherein
a corner at the bottom surface side of the second electrode has a beveled shape, and
the first side surface is provided at the corner at the bottom surface side.

4. The isolator according to claim 1 , wherein
the first and second electrodes are provided in spiral configurations along the first plane.

5. The isolator according to claim 4 , wherein
the second electrode includes a portion positioned at an outermost perimeter in the second direction, the first and second side surfaces being provided in the portion at the outermost perimeter; and
the second side surface is directly connected to the bottom surface at a portion positioned inward of the outermost perimeter.

6. The isolator according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second dielectric portion provided between the first insulating portion and the second electrode and between the first and second insulating portions.

7. The isolator according to claim 6 , wherein
the second dielectric portion includes first to third dielectric layers, the first dielectric layer contacting the first insulating portion, the second dielectric layer being provided between the first dielectric layer and the second insulating portion, the third dielectric layer being provided between the first and second dielectric layers; and
the first and second dielectric layers have relative dielectric constants larger than a relative dielectric constant of the third dielectric layer.

8. The isolator according to claim 7 , wherein
the first and second dielectric layers include portions provided between the first insulating portion and the second electrode, and
the second dielectric layer includes a portion contacting the bottom surface and the first side surface of the second electrode.

9. The isolator according to claim 8 , wherein
the second electrode includes first and second metal layers, the first metal layer contacting the first dielectric portion, the second metal layer contacting the second insulating portion and the second dielectric layer; and
the second metal layer is provided between the first metal layer and the second insulating portion and between the first metal layer and the second dielectric layer.

10. The isolator according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second dielectric portion provided between the first and second insulating portions,
the second dielectric portion including first to third dielectric layers, the first dielectric layer contacting the first insulating portion, the second dielectric layer being provided between the first dielectric layer and the second insulating portion, the third dielectric layer being provided between the first and second dielectric layers,
the first and second dielectric layers having relative dielectric constants larger than a relative dielectric constant of the third dielectric layer.

11. The isolator according to claim 10 , wherein
the second electrode has the bottom surface contacting the first insulating portion, the first side surface contacting the second dielectric portion, and the second side surface contacting the second insulating portion.

12. The isolator according to claim 11 , wherein
the third dielectric layer of the second dielectric portion contacts the first side surface.

13. The isolator according to claim 11 , wherein
the second electrode includes first and second metal layers, the first metal layer contacting the first dielectric portion, the second metal layer contacting the first insulating portion, the second insulating portion, and the second dielectric portion; and
the second metal layer is provided between the first metal layer and the first insulating portion, between the first metal layer and the second insulating portion, and between the first metal layer and the second dielectric portion.

14. The isolator according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a metal layer provided on the first dielectric portion, the metal layer being electrically connected to the second electrode,
the second electrode being provided in a spiral configuration along the first plane, the second electrode including first and second ends, the first end being provided at a center of the spiral configuration, the second end being provided outward in the spiral configuration,
the metal layer being electrically connected to the first end.

15. The isolator according to claim 14 , wherein
the metal layer is provided to cover a region provided at the center of the spiral configuration of the second electrode.

16. The isolator according to claim 1 , wherein
the first and second electrodes each are provided in a flat plate configuration extending along the first plane.

Assignees

• Toshiba Kk
• Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp

Inventors

• Ishiguro Akira
• Nega Ryohei
• Fuji Yoshihiko

Classifications

• H10W20/42

  Vias, e.g. via plugs · CPC title

• H10W72/90

  Bond pads, in general · CPC title

• H10D89/911

  using passive elements as protective elements · CPC title

• H10D1/20 Primary

  Inductors · CPC title

• H01P1/375 Primary

  using Faraday rotators · CPC title