The inductance ground shielding construction that is used for radio frequency technology
Technical field
The present invention relates to semiconductor integrated circuit and make the field, belong to a kind of inductance ground shielding construction that is used for radio frequency technology.
Background technology
On-chip inductor is the critical elements in RF CMOS or the BiCMOS integrated circuit, is widely used in the various RF circuit modules such as voltage controlled oscillator, low noise amplifier, and wherein the quality factor of inductance have significant effects to the performance of circuit.
On-chip inductor has the energy loss mechanism of various ways; Comprise that energy loss, skin effect, proximity effect, top-level metallic coil that the resistance of spiral inductance itself brings are transmitted to displacement current loss and the substrate eddy current effect between the substrate etc., these loss mechanisms can cause its quality factor to descend.
The resistance substrate rate that in common radio frequency technology, adopts is lower; Generally at 8 ohmcms~20 ohmcms; The influence that the inductance of on the low-resistivity substrate, making receives the substrate eddy current effect is bigger, and the common practice is on substrate, to make the ground shielding construction to reduce the substrate eddy current.But conventional ground shielding construction comes ground connection through ground loop, and is as shown in Figure 1, connects into ring earthing through making a circle in week, can on ground loop, have small eddy current like this, influences the quality factor of inductance.
Summary of the invention
The technical problem that the present invention will solve provides a kind of inductance ground shielding construction that is used for radio frequency technology, can reduce the influence of substrate eddy current loss to inductance, improves the inductance quality factor in the common radio frequency technology.
For solving the problems of the technologies described above; The inductance ground shielding construction that is used for radio frequency technology of the present invention; Comprise four earth connections; Said four earth connections be that crosswise distributes and its near inside one end do not contact mutually, every earth connection is drawn many Resistance level in its plane, place, said Resistance level is respectively perpendicular to the earth connection at place and mutually disjoint.
Further, be positioned at the Resistance level that the vertical junction ground wire of two horizontal grounding lines top draws and extend to the right, the Resistance level that the vertical junction ground wire of below is drawn is extended left; Be positioned at the Resistance level that the horizontal grounding line of two vertical junction ground wire lefts draws and extend upward, the Resistance level that right-hand horizontal grounding line is drawn is to extending below.
Perhaps, be positioned at the Resistance level that the vertical junction ground wire of two horizontal grounding lines top draws and extend left, the Resistance level that the vertical junction ground wire of below is drawn is extended to the right; Be positioned at Resistance level that the horizontal grounding line of two vertical junction ground wire lefts draws to extending below, the Resistance level that right-hand horizontal grounding line is drawn extends upward.
Ground of the present invention shielding construction is through the center outconnector ground connection of the shielding figure from ground, and the center of earth connection is broken off, and has reduced the current interference between the figure; Simultaneously; Every earth connection is drawn many Resistance level, and the Resistance level that every earth connection is drawn is orthogonal, has hindered the path of substrate eddy current; Reduced of the influence of substrate eddy current loss, reached the purpose that improves the inductance quality factor in the common radio frequency technology inductance.
Description of drawings
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and embodiment the present invention is done further detailed explanation:
Fig. 1 is the sketch map of known inductance ground shielding construction;
Fig. 2 is a kind of sketch map of inductance ground shielding construction among the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the another kind of sketch map of inductance ground shielding construction among the present invention.
Wherein description of reference numerals is following:
1 is earth connection; 2 Resistance level.
Embodiment
The inductance ground shielding construction that is used for radio frequency technology of the present invention; Comprise four earth connections 1; Said four earth connections 1 be that crosswise distributes and its near inside one end do not contact mutually; Every earth connection 1 is drawn many Resistance level 2 in its plane, place, said Resistance level 2 is respectively perpendicular to the earth connection 1 at place and mutually disjoint.
As shown in Figure 2, be positioned at the Resistance level 2 that the vertical junction ground wire of two horizontal grounding lines top draws and extend to the right, the Resistance level 2 that the vertical junction ground wire of below is drawn is extended left; Be positioned at the Resistance level 2 that the horizontal grounding line of two vertical junction ground wire lefts draws and extend upward, the Resistance level 2 that right-hand horizontal grounding line is drawn is to extending below.
As shown in Figure 3, be positioned at the Resistance level 2 that the vertical junction ground wire of two horizontal grounding lines top draws and extend left, the Resistance level 2 that the vertical junction ground wire of below is drawn is extended to the right; Be positioned at Resistance level 2 that the horizontal grounding line of two vertical junction ground wire lefts draws to extending below, the Resistance level 2 that right-hand horizontal grounding line is drawn extends upward.
This ground shielding construction figure can use various materials to form, like deep trench isolation layer, n type and p type doped layer, poly layer etc.The width of ground shielding figure and spacing can define according to the minimum design rule of technology level, and are applicable in the inductance of different shape and structure.
The center outconnector ground connection of ground of the present invention shielding construction shielding figure from ground is not to draw earth connection from ground loop, can reduce the influence of substrate eddy current like this; And the center of earth connection is broken off; Reduced the current interference between the ground shielding figure, simultaneously, every earth connection is drawn many Resistance level; The Resistance level that every earth connection is drawn is orthogonal; Hindered the path of substrate eddy current, reduced of the influence of substrate eddy current loss, reached the purpose that improves the inductance quality factor in the common radio frequency technology inductance.
More than through specific embodiment the present invention has been carried out detailed explanation, but these are not to be construed as limiting the invention.Under the situation that does not break away from the principle of the invention, those skilled in the art also can shield graphic structure etc. over the ground and make many distortion and equivalent replacement, and these also should be regarded as protection scope of the present invention.