Patent ID: 7382222

Claim:
An integrated high frequency inductor, comprising: a first conductor loop fabricated in a conductive layer of a semiconductor substrate and having a first substantially constant width, said first conductor loop having a first break therein to form first and second ends and a second break therein to form third and fourth ends, said first and second ends able to be interfaced to external nodes comprising two opposite ends of the inductor; a second conductor loop fabricated in said conductive layer and within the boundary of said first conductor loop and having a second substantially constant width less than said first substantially constant width, and the outer perimeter of said second conductor loop separated from the inner perimeter of said first conductor loop by a substantially constant gap, said second conductor loop having a first break therein to form first and second ends; a first conductor bridge for connecting the first end of said first conductor loop to the first end of said second conductor loop; and a second conductor bridge for connecting said fourth end of said first conductor loop to the second end of said second conductor loop, said first and second conductor bridges operable to form a single conductive loop between said first and second ends of said first conductor loop to carry current in a first direction within said first conductor loop and said second conductor loop such that current flowing through one of said first or second conductor loops is parallel in direction to the substantially same current flowing through the other thereof, said single conductive loop comprised of said first conductor loop, said second conductor loop, said first conductor bridge and said second conductor bridge, and wherein said first and second substantially constant widths and the length of said first conductor loop and said conductor loop are optimized for inductance value and quality factor.