Patent ID: 8222697
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: G06K,H01L

Abstract:
1. A complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) radio frequency integrated circuit (RF IC) comprising: an amplifier; an inductor that is formed in two or more uppermost metal layers among a plurality of metal layers; and a DC bias circuit that is formed in a metal layer provided at the bottom of the metal layers in which the inductor is formed, the DC bias circuit being coupled to the amplifier and configured to supply a bias voltage to the amplifier, wherein the DC bias circuit comprises a power terminal, a resistor of which one end is connected to the power terminal, a transistor of which one end is connected to another end of the resistor and the transistor another end connected to a ground, a control terminal is connected to the another end of the resistor so as to supply the bias voltage to the amplifier, wherein the DC bias circuit is electrically disconnected from the inductor, wherein one end of the inductor is positioned in the uppermost layer among the plurality of metal layers, and the other end thereof is positioned in the metal layer provided at the bottom of the uppermost layers, and wherein the inductor is formed in a polygonal shape.