Patent ID: 11864327
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. An inductor structure comprising:
a via extending through a printed circuit board;
at least one coil of an electrically conductive material beginning at a first opening to the via continuously present on a sidewall of the via encircling a center of the via extending to a second opening ci the via opposite the first opening of the via;
a tap to center of a substantially center portion of a sidewall off, said at least one coil of the electrically conductive material, wherein the tap to center is present substantially encapsulated within the printed circuit board;
a dielectric fill in the via;
a ferromagnetic core present substantially centrally positioned in the at least one coil; and
at least one electrode present in contact with an end of the coil at the first or second opening.