Patent ID: 8922301

Claim:
A resonator, comprising: a capacitor embedded solenoid embedded in a substrate composed of dielectric material, the solenoid having a plurality of conductive traces on a first surface of the substrate, a plurality of conductive traces on a second surface of the substrate, and a plurality of conductive vias extending through the substrate between the conductive traces on the first surface and the conductive traces on the second surface, the plurality of conductive vias including at least a first via, a second via, and a third via, wherein the first via extends from one of the traces on the first surface to one of the traces on the second surface, wherein the second conductive via extends from one of the traces on the first surface, wherein the third via extends from one of the conductive traces on the second surface, wherein the second and third vias are aligned such that an end of the second via opposes an end of the third via, and wherein the end of the second via is separated from the end of the third via by a dielectric substance, thereby increasing a resonant frequency of the resonator.