Patent ID: 8692368

Claim:
An integrated circuit (IC) device, comprising: a semiconductor IC having an active face and an interconnect structure, the active face receiving a regulated voltage from a voltage regulator including an active portion coupled to the interconnect structure and supplying the regulated voltage; a packaging substrate, in which at least one inductor comprising a first plurality of through vias is embedded, the first plurality of through vias of the at least one inductor coupled to the interconnect structure and cooperating with the active portion of the voltage regulator to provide the regulated voltage for the semiconductor IC; a printed circuit board coupled to the packaging substrate, the printed circuit board having a second plurality of through vias coupled to the first plurality of through vias of the at least one inductor; and at least one conducting path on the printed circuit board, the at least one conducting path coupling together at least two through vias of the second plurality of through vias.