ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,424,541, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to TEXAS INSTRUMENTS Inc. (Dallas).
"Multi-layer inductor" was invented by Brian David Johnson (Tucson, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device includes a first metal layer including a first terminal outside the first coil and a second terminal within the inner area of the first coil. A second metal layer has a second coil. The second coil has a first terminal outside the second coil and a second terminal within its inner area. A first via electrically couples the second terminals of the first and second coils. A third metal layer has a third coil defining an inner area which at least part...