Patent ID: 9397151
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: H01F,H01L,H03H

Claim Text:
1. A packaged integrated circuit, comprising: an integrated circuit substrate; and a packaging cap bonded to an upper surface of said integrated circuit substrate, said packaging cap having a recess therein that at least partially defines an interior of a sealed cavity extending between said packaging cap and the upper surface of said integrated circuit substrate and is at least partially lined with at least one segment of an inductor, which is exposed to the sealed cavity; wherein said packaging cap comprises a magnetic material therein that increases an effective inductance of the inductor relative to an otherwise equivalent packaging cap and inductor combination that is devoid of the magnetic material; wherein the inductor and the magnetic material are electrically disconnected from each other; and wherein the sealed cavity extends between the magnetic material and the upper surface of said integrated circuit substrate.