Patent ID: 8609532

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a first microelectronic dielectric layer; a first microelectronic conductive trace formed on the first microelectronic dielectric layer; a second microelectronic dielectric layer formed on the first microelectronic dielectric layer and the first microelectronic conductive trace; wherein at least one of the first microelectronic dielectric layer and the second microelectronic dielectric layer comprises a material selected from the group consisting of silicon oxide, silicon nitride and low-K dielectric materials; a second microelectronic conductive trace formed on the second microelectronic dielectric layer; and a conductive via comprising a sintered composition of metal particles and magnetic particles, wherein the conductive via extends through the second microelectronic dielectric layer and contacts the first microelectronic conductive trace and the second microelectronic conductive trace wherein the magnetic particles of the conductive via includes a first magnetic particle layer abutting the first microelectronic conductive trace and a second magnetic particle layer abutting the second microelectronic conductive trace.