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- the present invention is mainly applied to an inductor formed by using a metal wiring layer in a semiconductor integrated circuit handling a high-frequency signal such as a transimpedance amplifier used in an optical receiver module or a laser driving circuit used in an optical transmitter module, and has a particularly high frequency.
- the present invention relates to an inductor essential for a peaking circuit that realizes a response.
- Silicon CMOS transistors have a high degree of integration and can provide semiconductor integrated circuits at low cost when mass-produced.
- a silicon CMOS transistor has a lower cutoff frequency and a lower circuit operating frequency than a transistor using a compound semiconductor typified by InP or the like.
- a method of extending the bandwidth by forming a inductor by winding a metal wire in a spiral shape and adding this inductor to the load resistance or feedback resistance of a transistor is widely used. It has been. According to such a peaking circuit using a spiral inductor, it is possible to extend the band of the semiconductor integrated circuit by about two times compared to before using the inductor.
- the area of the inductor is significantly larger than the area of the transistor, there is a problem that the area of the semiconductor integrated circuit is increased and the cost of the semiconductor integrated circuit is increased.
- 11C and 11D are equivalent circuit diagrams of the inductors of FIGS. 11A and 11B, respectively. Terminals a, b, and c in FIGS. 11A and 11B correspond to terminals a, b, and c in FIGS. 11C and 11D. 11A to 11D, there are two inductors L1 and L2 used for peaking. 11C and 11D, k is a coupling coefficient between the inductor L1 and the inductor L2.
- these two inductors L1 and L2 are formed by being continuously wound around one inductor spiral.
- the winding direction of the inductor L1 is reversed to reverse the coupling direction of the inductor L1 and the inductor L2.
- FIG. 12 shows a circuit diagram of the peaking circuit disclosed in Document 1 and its equivalent circuit diagram.
- FIG. 12 shows an example in which a peaking circuit is used for the buffer circuit.
- the buffer circuit includes a transistor M5, a load resistor R3, and a current source IS2.
- the peaking circuit including the inductors L1 and L2 is inserted between the load resistor R3 and the drain of the transistor M5, and the connection point between the inductor L1 and the inductor L2 is connected to the output terminal OUT of the buffer.
- the connection form of the inductors L1 and L2 connected in series is called a double shunt form.
- the configuration on the left side of FIG. 12 shows an equivalent circuit of this peaking circuit. That is, the peaking circuit including the double shunt inductors L1 and L2 includes the double shunt inductors L1eff and L2eff, and the inductor L3eff inserted between the connection point of the inductors L1eff and L2eff and the output terminal OUT. It is equivalent to a peaking circuit composed of The inductor L3eff is an inductor equivalently formed by inductive coupling between the inductor L1 and the inductor L2. A connection form of the inductor connecting the output node of the circuit and the circuit like the inductor L3eff is called a series form.
- the frequency band of the semiconductor integrated circuit can be effectively extended.
- a series-type inductor L3eff is equivalently formed, but this inductor L3eff and double-shunt-type inductors L1eff and L2eff do not form inductive coupling.
- the peaking circuit disclosed in Document 1 has a problem that it is difficult to design peaking characteristics because inductive coupling related to the inductor L3eff cannot be used as a design parameter.
- the peaking circuit disclosed in Document 1 has a problem that the direction of inductive coupling between the double shunt form and the series form cannot be freely selected.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides an inductor capable of reducing an area required for forming a peaking circuit and increasing a degree of freedom in designing a peaking characteristic. With the goal.
- the inductor according to the present invention is formed in a spiral shape on the outer periphery of the inductor region, the first inductor wire having the start point connected to the first terminal, and the end point of the first inductor wire as the start point.
- the first inductor wire is formed in a spiral shape on the inner periphery, and the end point is connected to the second terminal, and the connection point between the first inductor wire and the second inductor wire is the starting point.
- a third inductor wiring formed in a spiral shape in a region sandwiched between the inductor wiring and the second inductor wiring and having an end point connected to a third terminal.
- the present invention since three inductor wirings can be formed with a single spiral area, a peaking circuit having a large band extending effect using three inductors can be formed with a small area. According to the present invention, the area of the inductor required for forming the peaking circuit can be reduced by half compared to the case where the double shunt type inductor and the series type inductor are provided in separate inductor regions. As a result, according to the present invention, a semiconductor integrated circuit that operates at high speed can be provided at low cost.
- the coupling coefficient and the coupling direction between the inductor wires can be freely selected, and the inductor, the capacitance, Therefore, the degree of freedom in designing peaking characteristics can be increased.
- the band extending effect of the peaking circuit can be enhanced as compared with the case where a conventional inductor is used.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view of an inductor according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the inductor according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of a CML circuit using the inductor according to the first embodiment of the present invention as a peaking circuit.
- FIG. 4 is a plan view of an inductor according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of an inductor according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram of a CML circuit using the inductor according to the second embodiment of the present invention as a peaking circuit.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view of an inductor according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the inductor according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of a CML circuit using the in
- FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the area reduction effect by the inductor according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the band extending effect by the inductor according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the band extending effect by the inductor according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the group delay of the CML circuit using the conventional inductor and the CML circuit using the inductor according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- 11A to 11B are plan views of a conventional double shunt inductor.
- 11C to 11D are equivalent circuit diagrams of a conventional double shunt-type inductor.
- FIG. 12 is a circuit diagram showing a peaking circuit using a double shunt inductor and an equivalent circuit thereof.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view of an inductor according to a first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the inductor of FIG.
- a plurality of metal wiring layers are shown through.
- an inductor 1 according to the present embodiment includes a first shunt inductor L11P (first inductor wiring), a second shunt inductor L12P (second inductor wiring), and a first series inductor L13P (first inductor wiring). 3 inductor wiring).
- an inductor region a rectangular or circular region where the inductors L11P, L12P, and L13P are formed is referred to as an inductor region.
- the area indicated by the dotted line is the inductor area.
- the first shunt inductor L11P is formed using the first metal wiring layer 30, and is formed in a spiral shape so as to make one round of the outermost periphery of the inductor region clockwise in plan view.
- the starting point of the first shunt inductor L11P is connected to the terminal N11P.
- the second shunt inductor L12P is formed by using the first metal wiring layer 30, and makes the innermost circumference of the inductor region four-thirds clockwise in plan view starting from the end point of the first shunt inductor L11P. Thus, it is formed in a spiral shape.
- the end point of the second shunt inductor L12P is connected to the terminal N12P.
- the second shunt inductor L12P intersects the first shunt inductor L11P and the first series inductor L13P on the way to the terminal N12P, it is connected to the second metal wiring layer 31 by the contact (via hole) 10. Thereafter, the second metal wiring layer 31 is used to connect to the terminal N12P. Thereby, the second shunt inductor L12P can be connected to the terminal N12P without contacting the first shunt inductor L11P and the first series inductor L13P.
- the first series inductor L13P is formed using the first metal wiring layer 30, and the first shunt inductor L11P and the second shunt inductor L11P are connected to the first shunt inductor L11P starting from the connection point 11 between the first shunt inductor L11P and the second shunt inductor L12P. It is formed in a spiral shape so as to make a half turn counterclockwise in plan view on the circumference between the two shunt inductors L12P. In other words, the first series inductor L13P is formed in a reverse winding with the first shunt inductor L11P along the inside of the first shunt inductor L11P. The end point of the first series inductor L13P is connected to the terminal N13P.
- the first series inductor L13P crosses the first shunt inductor L11P on the way to the terminal N13P, the first series inductor L13P is connected to the second metal wiring layer 31 by the contact 12, and thereafter the second metal wiring layer 31. To be connected to the terminal N13P.
- the first series inductor L13P can be connected to the terminal N13P without contacting the first shunt inductor L11P.
- the first metal wiring layer 30 and the second metal wiring layer 31 are insulated by the insulating layer 13 as shown in FIG.
- the inductor 1 can be manufactured by the two metal wiring layers 30 and 31 and the insulating layer 13. These metal wiring layers 30 and 31 and the insulating layer 13 are formed on a semiconductor substrate (not shown).
- the winding direction from the start point to the end point of the second shunt inductor L12P may be the same direction as the winding direction from the start point to the end point of the first shunt inductor L11P or may be in the opposite direction.
- the winding direction from the start point to the end point of the first series inductor L13P may be the same direction as the winding direction from the start point to the end point of the first shunt inductor L11P or may be in the opposite direction.
- the first shunt inductor L11P and the first series inductor L13P are coupled in the reverse direction to increase the peaking gain of the resonance frequency by the first series inductor L13P. The effect that can be set to the high-frequency side while suppressing.
- FIG. 3 shows a CML (Current Mode Logic) circuit using the inductor 1 of this embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 as a peaking circuit.
- the CML circuit includes a MOS transistor M1 having a gate connected to the positive phase input terminal INP, a MOS transistor M2 having a gate connected to the negative phase input terminal INN, a gate connected to the power supply VDD, and a source connected to the MOS transistor M1.
- the MOS transistor M3 connected to the drain, the gate connected to the power supply VDD, the MOS transistor M4 connected to the drain of the MOS transistor M2, the anode terminal connected in common to the sources of the MOS transistors M1 and M2,
- the current source IS1 whose cathode is grounded, the terminal N11P is connected to the drain of the MOS transistor M3, the inductor 1 whose terminal N13P is connected to the output terminal OUTP of the CML circuit, and the terminal N11N are connected to the drain of the MOS transistor M4.
- Terminal N13N is CM Inductor 1a connected to output terminal OUTN of the circuit, one end connected to power supply VDD, the other end connected to terminal N12P of inductor 1, one end connected to power supply VDD, and the other end to inductor And a load resistor R2 connected to a terminal N12N of 1a.
- the configuration of the inductor 1 on the positive phase side is as shown in FIGS.
- the inductor 1a on the opposite phase side has the same configuration as the inductor 1. That is, the inductor 1a corresponds to the inductor 1 in which L11P, L12P, L13P, N11P, N12P, and N13P are replaced with L11N, L12N, L13N, N11N, N12N, and N13N, respectively, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
- K112P is a coupling coefficient between the first shunt inductor L11P and the second shunt inductor L12P
- K131P is a coupling coefficient between the first shunt inductor L11P and the first series inductor L13P
- K123P is the first coupling coefficient.
- 2 is a coupling coefficient between the second shunt inductor L12P and the first series inductor L13P.
- K112N is a coupling coefficient between the first shunt inductor L11N and the second shunt inductor L12N
- K131N is a coupling coefficient between the first shunt inductor L11N and the first series inductor L13N
- K123N is the first coupling coefficient
- 2 is a coupling coefficient between the second shunt inductor L12N and the first series inductor L13N.
- a differential signal is input to the positive phase input terminal INP and the negative phase input terminal INN of the CML circuit.
- a load capacitor (not shown) is connected to the output terminals OUTP and OUTN. This load capacitance is a parasitic capacitance component caused by a transistor of a circuit connected to the subsequent stage of the CML circuit.
- the CML circuit is required to amplify the differential input signal with a desired gain. It is ideal to obtain a desired gain flatly up to a desired high frequency band.
- the amplitude of the output voltage output from the output terminal OUTP of the CML circuit is determined by the product of the value of the resistor R1 and the current I flowing through the current source IS1 in terms of DC.
- the amplitude of the output voltage output from the output terminal OUTN is determined by the product of the value of the resistor R2 and the current I in terms of DC.
- the ratio of the output voltage amplitude to the input voltage amplitude becomes the gain of the CML circuit.
- the CML has a time constant R1 ⁇ C determined by the total capacitance C obtained by adding the parasitic capacitances of the terminals N11P and N12P to the load capacitance added to the output terminal OUTP and the load resistance R1.
- a -3 dB band on the positive phase side of the circuit is determined. Therefore, when the total capacity C is large, the frequency band of the CML circuit is lowered.
- the load capacitance added to the output terminal OUTP is separated from the CML circuit by the first series inductor L13P of the inductor 1 at high frequency. Further, the parasitic capacitance of the terminal N11P is separated from the CML circuit by the first shunt inductor L11P in high frequency, and the parasitic capacitance of the terminal N12P is separated from the CML circuit by the second shunt inductor L12P in high frequency.
- the response of the output voltage of the CML circuit is such that the high frequency pole (resonance frequency) of the resonance circuit composed of the parasitic capacitance of the terminal N11P and the first shunt inductor L11P, the parasitic capacitance of the terminal N12P, and the second shunt. It is determined by the high frequency pole of the resonance circuit composed of the inductor L12P, the load capacitance added to the output terminal OUTP, and the high frequency pole of the resonance circuit composed of the first series inductor L13P.
- the description of the high-frequency operation on the opposite phase side of the CML circuit is omitted because the description related to the output terminal OUTP and the inductor 1 may be replaced with the description related to the output terminal OUTN and the inductor 1a.
- the frequency band of the CML circuit can be extended by the peaking circuit including the inductors L11P, L12P, and L13 and the peaking circuit including the inductors L11N, L12N, and L13N.
- three inductors can be formed with an area of one inductor spiral, so that a peaking circuit having a large band extending effect using three inductors can be formed with a small area.
- the area of the inductor required for forming the peaking circuit can be reduced to 1 ⁇ 2 compared to the case where the double shunt inductor and the series inductor are provided in separate inductor regions.
- a semiconductor integrated circuit that operates at high speed can be provided at low cost.
- the inductive coupling related to the inductor L3eff cannot be used as a design parameter, and the directionality of the inductive coupling between the double shunt form and the series form can be freely selected. Therefore, there is a problem that the degree of freedom of adjusting the values of the capacitors and inductors constituting the peaking circuit to the desired peaking amount and peaking frequency is small.
- the inductor value when the peaking frequency is set on the low frequency side, the inductor value must be set large, so that the peaking amount becomes too large. Conversely, if the inductor value is decreased in order to suppress the peaking amount, the peaking frequency becomes too high, and it becomes difficult to obtain a desired flat band extension.
- the winding direction of each inductor and the distance between the inductors are changed at the time of design, so that the distance between the first and second shunt inductors L11P and L12P and the first series inductor L13P is changed.
- the coupling coefficients K131P and K123P and the coupling direction can be freely selected, and the relationship between the inductor and the capacitance can be adjusted. Therefore, the degree of freedom in designing the peaking characteristics can be increased.
- the coupling coefficients K131N and K123N and the coupling direction between the first and second shunt inductors L11N and L12N and the first series inductor L13N can be freely selected for the reverse phase side. In the present embodiment, a further band extension effect can be obtained by increasing the degree of freedom in designing the peaking characteristics.
- the first series inductor L13P which is a series-shaped inductor of the peaking circuit, is formed in a reverse winding with the first shunt inductor L11P, which is a double-shunt-shaped inductor of the peaking circuit. If the first series inductor L13P is formed in a reverse winding with the first shunt inductor L11P, the degree of freedom in selecting the coupling direction is limited, but the band extending effect of the peaking circuit can be further enhanced.
- the inductive coupling between the first series inductor L13P and the first shunt inductor L11P is formed by reverse winding so that the resonance frequency formed by the capacitance of the load connected to the terminal N13P and the first series inductor L13P. Produces the effect of moving the to the high frequency side. This action is different from the action obtained by simply reducing the self-inductance of the first series inductor L13P.
- each inductor wiring is formed by using the first metal wiring layer, and is formed so as to be retracted to the second metal wiring layer through the contact only at the portion intersecting with the other inductor wiring.
- a plurality of inductors can be manufactured with two metal wiring layers.
- a semiconductor integrated circuit including a peaking circuit using a plurality of inductors can be provided at low cost.
- the first series inductor L13P includes a portion formed in a region sandwiched between the inner periphery of the first shunt inductor L11P and the inner periphery of the second shunt inductor L12P. There is a portion formed in a region sandwiched between the inner periphery of the first shunt inductor L11P and the outer periphery of the second shunt inductor L12P. In either of these two regions, the first series inductor L13P may be formed.
- the adjacent arrangement and winding direction of the first shunt inductor L11P and the first series inductor L13P determine the value and positive / negative of the mutual inductance.
- FIG. 4 is a plan view of an inductor according to a second embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of the inductor of FIG.
- a plurality of metal wiring layers are shown through.
- three inductors used on the positive phase side of the differential circuit and three inductors used on the negative phase side are wound in one spiral.
- FIG. 4 is a plan view of an inductor according to a second embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of the inductor of FIG.
- a plurality of metal wiring layers are shown through.
- three inductors used on the positive phase side of the differential circuit and three inductors used on the negative phase side are wound in one spiral.
- the inductor 2 of the present embodiment includes a first shunt inductor L11P (first inductor wiring) on the positive phase side, a second shunt inductor L12P (second inductor wiring) on the positive phase side, The first series inductor L13P (third inductor wiring) on the positive phase side, the first shunt inductor L11N (fourth inductor wiring) on the negative phase side, and the second shunt inductor L12N (first inductor) on the negative phase side 5 inductor wiring) and a first series inductor L13N (sixth inductor wiring) on the opposite phase side. Similar to FIG. 1, in FIG. 4, the region indicated by the dotted line is the inductor region.
- the first shunt inductor L11P on the positive phase side is formed using the first metal wiring layer 30, and is formed in a spiral shape so as to make one round of the outer periphery of the inductor region clockwise in plan view.
- the starting point of the first shunt inductor L11P on the positive phase side is connected to the terminal N11P.
- the second shunt inductor L12P on the positive phase side is formed by using the first metal wiring layer 30, and the inner periphery of the inductor region is clockwise when viewed from the top, starting from the end point of the first shunt inductor L11P on the positive phase side. It is formed in a spiral shape so as to make four thirds of the circle.
- the end point of the second shunt inductor L12P on the positive phase side is connected to the terminal N12P.
- the second shunt inductor L12P on the positive phase side includes the first shunt inductor L11P on the positive phase side, the first series inductor L13P on the positive phase side, and the first shunt on the negative phase side on the way to the terminal N12P. Since it crosses the inductor L11N and the second shunt inductor L12N on the opposite phase side, it is connected to the second metal wiring layer 31 by the contact (via hole) 10, and thereafter the terminal N12P is connected to the terminal N12P using the second metal wiring layer 31. Formed to connect.
- the second shunt inductor L12P on the positive phase side can be connected to the terminal N12P.
- the first series inductor L13P on the positive phase side is formed using the first metal wiring layer 30, and is a connection point between the first shunt inductor L11P on the positive phase side and the second shunt inductor L12P on the positive phase side.
- 11 starting from the first shunt inductor L11P on the positive phase side and the second shunt inductor L12P on the positive phase side is formed in a spiral shape so as to make a half turn counterclockwise in plan view. Is done. That is, the first series inductor L13P on the positive phase side is formed in a reverse winding with the first shunt inductor L11P on the positive phase side along the inside of the first shunt inductor L11P on the positive phase side. The end point of the first series inductor L13P on the positive phase side is connected to the terminal N13P.
- the first series inductor L13P on the positive phase side crosses the first shunt inductor L11P on the positive phase side and the first shunt inductor L11N on the negative phase side on the way to the terminal N13P.
- the second metal wiring layer 31 is connected to the terminal N13P using the second metal wiring layer 31 thereafter.
- the first series inductor L13P on the positive phase side can be connected to the terminal N13P without contacting the first shunt inductor L11P on the positive phase side and the first shunt inductor L11N on the negative phase side.
- the first shunt inductor L11N on the opposite phase side is formed using the first metal wiring layer 30, and is formed in a spiral shape so that the outer periphery of the inductor region makes one turn counterclockwise in plan view.
- the starting point of the first shunt inductor L11N on the negative phase side is connected to the terminal N11N.
- the first shunt inductor L11N on the negative phase side intersects the first shunt inductor L11P on the positive phase side in the middle from the start point to the end point, it is connected to the second metal wiring layer 31 by the contact 14,
- the second metal wiring layer 31 is formed up to the position of the contact 15 where the intersection with the first shunt inductor L11P on the positive phase side ends.
- the first shunt inductor L11N on the opposite phase side is connected to the first metal wiring layer 30 through the contact 15 and thereafter formed using the first metal wiring layer 30 up to the end point position. Thereby, the first shunt inductor L11N on the negative phase side can be formed without contacting the first shunt inductor L11P on the positive phase side.
- the second shunt inductor L12N on the negative phase side is formed by using the first metal wiring layer 30, and the inner circumference of the inductor region is counterclockwise in plan view starting from the end point of the first shunt inductor L11N on the negative phase side. It is formed in a spiral shape so that it makes four-thirds round. The end point of the second shunt inductor L12N on the negative phase side is connected to the terminal N12N.
- the second shunt inductor L12N on the opposite phase side intersects with the second shunt inductor L12P on the positive phase side in the middle from the starting point to the terminal N12N, it is connected to the second metal wiring layer 31 by the contact 16.
- the second metal wiring layer 31 is formed up to the position of the contact 17 where the intersection with the second shunt inductor L12P on the positive phase side ends. Then, the second shunt inductor L12N on the opposite phase side is connected to the first metal wiring layer 30 by the contact 17.
- the second metal wiring by the contact 18 is used.
- the second metal wiring layer 31 is formed up to the position of the contact 19 connected to the layer 31 and ending with the second shunt inductor L12P on the positive phase side.
- the second shunt inductor L12N on the opposite phase side is connected to the first metal wiring layer 30 by the contact 19.
- the second shunt inductor L12N on the negative phase side includes the first shunt inductor L11P on the positive phase side, the second shunt inductor L12P on the positive phase side, the first shunt inductor L11N on the negative phase side, and the negative phase side. Since it intersects with the first series inductor L13N, it is connected to the second metal wiring layer 31 through the contact 20, and thereafter connected to the terminal N12N using the second metal wiring layer 31.
- the first shunt inductor L11P on the positive phase side, the second shunt inductor L12P on the positive phase side, the first shunt inductor L11N on the negative phase side, and the first series inductor L13N on the negative phase side are not contacted.
- the second shunt inductor L12N on the opposite phase side can be connected to the terminal N12N.
- the negative phase side first series inductor L13N is formed using the first metal wiring layer 30, and is a connection point between the negative phase side first shunt inductor L11N and the negative phase side second shunt inductor L12N. Starting from the position of the contact 16 as a starting point, a circle between the first shunt inductor L11N on the opposite phase side and the second shunt inductor L12N on the opposite phase side is halved clockwise in plan view. It is formed in a spiral shape. That is, the negative-phase side first series inductor L13N is formed in a reverse winding with the negative-phase side first shunt inductor L11N along the inside of the negative-phase side first shunt inductor L11N. The end point of the negative-phase side first series inductor L13N is connected to the terminal N13N.
- the first series inductor L13N on the negative phase side crosses the first shunt inductor L11P on the positive phase side and the first shunt inductor L11N on the negative phase side on the way to the terminal N13N
- the second metal wiring layer 31 is connected to the terminal N13N using the second metal wiring layer 31. Accordingly, the first series inductor L13N on the negative phase side can be connected to the terminal N13N without contacting the first shunt inductor L11P on the positive phase side and the first shunt inductor L11N on the negative phase side.
- the first metal wiring layer 30 and the second metal wiring layer 31 are insulated by the insulating layer 13 as shown in FIG.
- the inductor 2 can be manufactured by the two metal wiring layers 30 and 31 and the insulating layer 13. These metal wiring layers 30 and 31 and the insulating layer 13 are formed on a semiconductor substrate (not shown).
- the winding direction from the start point to the end point of the second shunt inductor L12P on the positive phase side may be the same as the winding direction from the start point to the end point of the first shunt inductor L11P on the positive phase side, or may be the opposite direction.
- the winding direction from the start point to the end point of the first series inductor L13P on the positive phase side may be the same as the winding direction from the start point to the end point of the first shunt inductor L11P on the positive phase side, or may be the reverse direction.
- the winding direction from the start point to the end point of the second shunt inductor L12N on the negative phase side may be the same as the winding direction from the start point to the end point of the first shunt inductor L11N on the negative phase side, Good.
- the winding direction from the start point to the end point of the first series inductor L13N on the negative phase side may be the same direction as the winding direction from the start point to the end point of the first shunt inductor L11N on the negative phase side, or may be the reverse direction.
- the first shunt inductor L11N on the negative phase side passes through the spiral center 22 of the inductors L11P, L12P, L13P, L11N, L12N, and L13N on the positive phase side and the negative phase side.
- a straight line 23 that is straight and parallel to the plane on which the spiral is formed is symmetrical with the first shunt inductor L11P on the positive phase side.
- the second shunt inductor L12N on the negative phase side is formed symmetrically with the second shunt inductor L12P on the positive phase side with respect to the straight line 23.
- the first series inductor L13N on the negative phase side is formed in line symmetry with the first series inductor L13P on the positive phase side with respect to the straight line 23.
- the inductors L11P, L12P, and L13P on the positive phase side and the inductors L11N, L12N, and L13N on the negative phase side are arranged in line symmetry, which is necessary for the peaking circuit for differential signals.
- An optimal layout for integrating six inductors with a small number of layers can be realized.
- the mutual conductance may be somewhat small, for example, the positive phase side inductors L11P, L12P, and L13P, or the negative phase side inductors L11N, L12N, and L13N are connected to the spiral center 22 according to the convenience of the circuit layout. You may rotate and arrange
- FIG. 6 shows a CML circuit using the inductor 2 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 as a peaking circuit.
- the CML circuit includes a MOS transistor M1 having a gate connected to the positive phase input terminal INP, a MOS transistor M2 having a gate connected to the negative phase input terminal INN, a gate connected to the power supply VDD, and a source connected to the MOS transistor M1.
- the MOS transistor M3 connected to the drain, the gate connected to the power supply VDD, the MOS transistor M4 connected to the drain of the MOS transistor M2, the anode terminal connected in common to the sources of the MOS transistors M1 and M2,
- the current source IS1 whose cathode is grounded, the terminal N11P is connected to the drain of the MOS transistor M3, the terminal N11N is connected to the drain of the MOS transistor M4, the terminal N13P is connected to the output terminal OUTP of the CML circuit, and the terminal N13N is connected Output terminal of CML circuit
- the inductor 2 connected to the UTN, one end of the load resistor R1 connected to the power supply VDD, the other end connected to the terminal N12P of the inductor 2, the other end connected to the power supply VDD, and the other end connected to the terminal N12N of the inductor 2 And a load resistor R2 connected to the.
- a differential signal is input to the positive phase input terminal INP and the negative phase input terminal INN of the CML circuit.
- a load capacitor (not shown) is connected to the output terminals OUTP and OUTN. As described in the first embodiment, this load capacitance is a parasitic capacitance component caused by a transistor of a circuit connected to a subsequent stage of the CML circuit.
- the CML circuit is required to amplify the differential input signal with a desired gain. It is ideal to obtain a desired gain flatly up to a desired high frequency band.
- the amplitude of the output voltage output from the output terminal OUTP of the CML circuit is determined by the product of the value of the resistor R1 and the current I flowing through the current source IS1 in terms of DC.
- the amplitude of the output voltage output from the output terminal OUTN is determined by the product of the value of the resistor R2 and the current I in terms of DC.
- the ratio of the output voltage amplitude to the input voltage amplitude becomes the gain of the CML circuit.
- the CML has a time constant R1 ⁇ C determined by the total capacitance C obtained by adding the parasitic capacitances of the terminals N11P and N12P to the load capacitance added to the output terminal OUTP and the load resistance R1.
- a -3 dB band on the positive phase side of the circuit is determined. Therefore, when the total capacity C is large, the frequency band of the CML circuit is lowered.
- the load capacitance added to the output terminal OUTP is separated from the CML circuit at high frequency by the first series inductor L13P on the positive phase side of the inductor 2.
- the parasitic capacitance of the terminal N11P is separated from the CML circuit by the first shunt inductor L11P on the positive phase side in a high frequency manner, and the parasitic capacitance of the terminal N12P is separated from the CML circuit by the second shunt inductor L12P on the positive phase side. Separated in high frequency.
- the response of the output voltage of the CML circuit includes the high frequency pole (resonance frequency) of the resonance circuit composed of the parasitic capacitance of the terminal N11P and the first shunt inductor L11P on the positive phase side, and the parasitic capacitance of the terminal N12P.
- the description relating to the output terminal OUTP and the positive phase side inductors L11P, L12P, and L13P may be replaced with the description relating to the output terminal OUTN and the negative phase side inductors L11N, L12N, and L13N. The description is omitted.
- the frequency band of the CML circuit is extended by the peaking circuit including the inductors L11P, L12P, and L13 on the positive phase side and the peaking circuit including the inductors L11N, L12N, and L13N on the negative phase side.
- the peaking circuit including the inductors L11P, L12P, and L13 on the positive phase side and the peaking circuit including the inductors L11N, L12N, and L13N on the negative phase side.
- three inductors on the positive phase side and three inductors on the negative phase side can be formed with the area of one inductor spiral, so three on the positive phase side and the negative phase side.
- a peaking circuit having a large band extending effect using inductors can be formed in a small area.
- the area of the inductor required to form the peaking circuit can be reduced to 1 ⁇ 4 compared to the case where the double shunt inductor and the series inductor are provided in separate inductor regions.
- the area required for forming the inductor can be reduced by half.
- a semiconductor integrated circuit having a differential configuration that operates at high speed can be provided at low cost.
- the inductive coupling related to the inductor L3eff cannot be used as a design parameter, and the directionality of the inductive coupling between the double shunt form and the series form can be freely selected. Since this is not possible, there is little freedom to match the values of the capacitors and inductors constituting the peaking circuit to the desired peaking amount and peaking frequency.
- the first and second shunt inductors L11P on the positive phase side are changed by changing the order in which the inductors are adjacent, the winding direction of the inductors, and the distance between the inductors at the time of design. Since the coupling coefficients K131P and K123P and the coupling direction between the L12P and the first series inductor L13P on the positive phase side can be freely selected and the relationship between the inductor and the capacitance can be adjusted, the peaking characteristics can be designed. Can increase the degree of freedom.
- the coupling coefficients K131N and K123N and the coupling direction between the first and second shunt inductors L11N and L12N on the negative phase side and the first series inductor L13N on the negative phase side can be freely set. You can choose.
- a further band extension effect can be obtained by increasing the degree of freedom in designing the peaking characteristics.
- the inductor group on the positive phase side and the inductor group on the negative phase side can be strongly inductively coupled. As a result, in this embodiment, the band extending effect of the peaking circuit can be enhanced as compared with the case where a conventional inductor is used.
- the first series inductor L13N on the opposite phase side that becomes the inductor in the series form of the peaking circuit is reversely wound with the first shunt inductor L11N on the opposite phase side that becomes an inductor in the double shunt form of the peaking circuit.
- the degree of freedom in selecting the coupling direction is limited, but the band extending effect of the peaking circuit is reduced. It can be further increased.
- each inductor wiring is formed by using the first metal wiring layer, and is formed so as to be retracted to the second metal wiring layer through the contact only at the portion intersecting with the other inductor wiring.
- a plurality of inductors can be manufactured with two metal wiring layers.
- a semiconductor integrated circuit including a peaking circuit using a plurality of inductors can be provided at low cost.
- FIG. 7 shows the area of the inductor forming the peaking circuit having the differential configuration as shown in FIG.
- the area of the inductor 2 of the second embodiment is normalized with the area being 1.
- a region for one inductor 2 is referred to as an inductor region.
- 700 represents the total area of the inductors 1 and 1a of the first embodiment
- 701 represents the area of the inductor 2 of the second embodiment
- 702 represents the conventional inductor disclosed in Document 1 in positive phase.
- the total area provided on each of the side and the negative phase side is shown
- reference numeral 703 shows the total area obtained by adding a series inductor on the positive phase side and the negative phase side separately to the conventional inductor.
- the double shunt configuration is formed in one inductor region.
- a series-type inductor is added to the double-shunt-type inductor, two inductor regions are required only on the positive phase side, so that the entire differential circuit is equivalent to four inductor regions as indicated by 703 in FIG. Requires area.
- two inductor regions can be reduced as indicated by 702 in FIG. Inductive coupling between series inductors cannot be created to contribute to band stretching.
- a peaking circuit that can use inductive coupling between a double shunt type inductor and a series type inductor can be formed by two inductor regions.
- a peaking circuit having a differential configuration can be formed by one inductor region.
- 800 indicates the frequency characteristic of the CML circuit using the conventional inductor disclosed in Document 1
- 801 indicates the frequency characteristic of the CML circuit using the inductor 2 of the second embodiment.
- a CML circuit was formed using a 0.18 ⁇ m CMOS transistor, a circuit twice as large as the load of the CML circuit was connected, and the gain of the CML circuit was calculated by simulation.
- the inductors L11P and L11N in FIG. , K123P, K112N, K131N, and K123N are all 0.
- the value of each inductor is adjusted by simulation to determine the value that the frequency band of the CML circuit extends most.
- the frequency characteristic of the CML circuit simulated by actually laying out the inductor 2 of the second embodiment and using the inductance value and the coupling coefficient extracted by electromagnetic field analysis is a characteristic indicated by reference numeral 801 in FIG.
- the inductors L11P and L11N are 0.335 nH
- the inductors L12P and L12N are 0.110 nH
- the inductors L13P and L13N are 0.125 nH.
- the coupling coefficient K112P between the inductor L11P and the inductor L12P is 0.2
- the coupling coefficient K131P between the inductor L11P and the inductor L13P is ⁇ 0.4
- the coupling coefficient between the inductor L11P and the inductor L11N is ⁇
- the coupling coefficient between the inductor L11P and the inductor L12N is ⁇ 0.2
- the coupling coefficient between the inductor L11P and the inductor L13N is 0.33.
- the coupling coefficient between the inductor L12P and the inductor L11N is ⁇ 0.2, the coupling coefficient between the inductor L12P and the inductor L12N is ⁇ 0.4, and the coupling coefficient between the inductor L12P and the inductor L13N is 0. 34, the coupling coefficient between the inductor L13P and the inductor L11N is 0.33, the coupling coefficient between the inductor L13P and the inductor L12N is 0.34, and the coupling coefficient K112N between the inductor L11N and the inductor L12N is 0.2.
- the coupling coefficient K131N between the inductor L11N and the inductor L13N is ⁇ 0.4.
- a coefficient having an absolute value of a coupling coefficient smaller than 0.1 was set to 0.
- the inductive mutual coupling between the inductors realized in the second embodiment provides a band extending effect exceeding 20% as compared with the CML circuit using the conventional inductor, and has a flat gain characteristic. It can be seen that
- 900 indicates the -3 dB band of the CML circuit using the conventional inductor disclosed in Document 1
- 901 indicates the -3 dB band of the CML circuit using the inductor of the second embodiment.
- FIG. 9 it is assumed that an inductor is created in the metal wiring layer of the semiconductor integrated circuit, and the -3 dB band of the CML circuit when a ground capacitance, which is a parasitic capacitance of the metal wiring, is added to each inductor by simulation. Calculated.
- the wiring parasitic capacitance magnification is “1”, and when the parasitic capacitance is doubled, the wiring parasitic capacitance magnification is “2”.
- the wiring parasitic capacitance magnification “0” is shown, and the calculated value of the ⁇ 3 dB band of the CML circuit in each case is shown. Note that, in the CML circuit using the conventional inductor, as shown in FIG. 12, the inductor L3eff is virtually formed, and therefore no parasitic capacitance is added only to the inductor L3eff.
- the band is reduced by about 1.5 GHz due to the parasitic capacitance, but in the CML circuit using the conventional inductor, the band is reduced by about 1 GHz due to the parasitic capacitance.
- a band extending effect of about 20% can be obtained compared to the CML circuit using the conventional inductor regardless of the presence or absence of parasitic capacitance. I understand.
- the parasitic capacitance attached to the inductor is divided into a ground capacitance formed between the metal wiring layer forming the inductor and the substrate, and a line capacitance formed between the adjacent metal wirings.
- the ground capacitance varies depending on the semiconductor process used and the metal wiring layer used. Further, the line capacitance depends on how close the adjacent metal wiring layers are.
- FIG. 9 shows an example in which the distance between the semiconductor substrate and the metal wiring of the inductor is 1 ⁇ m, the distance between adjacent metal wirings is 2 ⁇ m, and the width of the metal wiring of the inductor is 6 ⁇ m.
- the ground capacitance occupies most of the parasitic capacitance added to the inductor.
- the band extending effect shown by the wiring parasitic capacitance magnifications “0” to “1” in FIG. 9 can be obtained.
- the band extending effect shown by the wiring parasitic capacitance magnifications “1” to “2” in FIG. 9 is obtained.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the results of obtaining the group delay of the CML circuit using the conventional inductor disclosed in Document 1 and the CML circuit using the inductor of the second embodiment by simulation.
- 1000 indicates a group delay in the case of the wiring parasitic capacitance magnification “0” of the CML circuit using the conventional inductor
- 1000a indicates the case of the wiring parasitic capacitance magnification “1” of the CML circuit using the conventional inductor
- 1001 indicates the group delay when the wiring parasitic capacitance magnification of the CML circuit using the inductor of the second embodiment is “0”
- 1001a indicates the wiring of the CML circuit using the inductor of the second embodiment. The group delay is shown when the parasitic capacitance magnification is “1”.
- the group delay at the peak of the high frequency exceeding 10 GHz is 59 ps at maximum with respect to the group delay of 17 ps at 1 GHz, and the group delay deviation is suppressed to 42 ps at the maximum. It is done.
- the group delay deviation is about 3.7 times that of the CML circuit using the conventional inductor, not only extending the band. The effect that the jitter and distortion of the output waveform can be reduced is obtained.
- the effects of the second embodiment are described.
- the first embodiment can achieve the same or higher effects as the second embodiment.
- the reason is that in the case of the first embodiment, the distance between the metal wirings of the inductor is longer than that of the second embodiment, and the line capacitance is reduced.
- the first series inductor L13P on the positive phase side includes an inner circumference of the first shunt inductor L11P on the positive phase side and an inner circumference of the second shunt inductor L12P on the positive phase side. There are a portion formed in the sandwiched region and a portion formed in a region sandwiched between the inner periphery of the first shunt inductor L11P on the positive phase side and the outer periphery of the second shunt inductor L12P on the positive phase side. . In any of these two regions, the first series inductor L13P on the positive phase side may be formed.
- the adjacent arrangement and winding direction of the first shunt inductor L11P on the positive phase side and the first series inductor L13P on the positive phase side determine the value and positive / negative of the mutual inductance.
- the first series inductor L13N on the negative phase side is formed in a region sandwiched between the inner periphery of the first shunt inductor L11N on the negative phase side and the inner periphery of the second shunt inductor L12N on the negative phase side. And a portion formed in a region sandwiched between the inner periphery of the first shunt inductor L11N on the opposite phase side and the outer periphery of the second shunt inductor L12N on the opposite phase side.
- the first series inductor L13N on the opposite phase side may be formed in either of these two regions.
- the adjacent arrangement and winding direction of the first shunt inductor L11N and the first series inductor L13N determine the mutual inductance value and positive / negative.
- the present invention can be applied to an inductor used in a peaking circuit or the like that extends the frequency band of a semiconductor integrated circuit.
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以下、本発明の実施例について図面を参照して説明する。図1は本発明の第1実施例に係るインダクタの平面図、図2は図1のインダクタのA-A線断面図である。なお、図1では、複数の金属配線層を透視して記している。図1において、本実施例のインダクタ1は、第1のシャントインダクタL11P(第1のインダクタ配線)と、第2のシャントインダクタL12P(第2のインダクタ配線)と、第1のシリーズインダクタL13P(第3のインダクタ配線)とからなる。
第1のシャントインダクタL11Pは、第1の金属配線層30を用いて形成され、インダクタ領域の最外周を平面視時計回りに1周するようにスパイラル状に形成される。第1のシャントインダクタL11Pの始点は端子N11Pと接続される。
次に、第2実施例について説明する。図4は本発明の第2実施例に係るインダクタの平面図、図5は図4のインダクタのB-B線断面図である。なお、図4では、複数の金属配線層を透視して記している。本実施例は、差動回路の正相側に用いる3個のインダクタと逆相側に用いる3個のインダクタとを1個のスパイラル内に巻き込んだものである。図4において、本実施例のインダクタ2は、正相側の第1のシャントインダクタL11P(第1のインダクタ配線)と、正相側の第2のシャントインダクタL12P(第2のインダクタ配線)と、正相側の第1のシリーズインダクタL13P(第3のインダクタ配線)と、逆相側の第1のシャントインダクタL11N(第4のインダクタ配線)と、逆相側の第2のシャントインダクタL12N(第5のインダクタ配線)と、逆相側の第1のシリーズインダクタL13N(第6のインダクタ配線)とからなる。図1と同様に、図4では点線で示す領域がインダクタ領域となる。
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- インダクタ領域の外周にスパイラルの形状に形成され、始点が第1の端子と接続された第1のインダクタ配線と、
この第1のインダクタ配線の終点を始点として前記インダクタ領域の内周にスパイラルの形状に形成され、終点が第2の端子と接続された第2のインダクタ配線と、
前記第1のインダクタ配線と前記第2のインダクタ配線との接続点を始点として前記第1のインダクタ配線と前記第2のインダクタ配線とに挟まれる領域にスパイラルの形状に形成され、終点が第3の端子と接続された第3のインダクタ配線とを備えることを特徴とするインダクタ。 - 請求項1記載のインダクタにおいて、
前記第3のインダクタ配線は、前記第1のインダクタ配線の内側に沿って前記第1のインダクタ配線と逆巻きに形成されることを特徴とするインダクタ。 - 請求項1記載のインダクタにおいて、
さらに、前記インダクタ領域の外周にスパイラルの形状に形成され、始点が第4の端子と接続された第4のインダクタ配線と、
この第4のインダクタ配線の終点を始点として前記インダクタ領域の内周にスパイラルの形状に形成され、終点が第5の端子と接続された第5のインダクタ配線と、
前記第4のインダクタ配線と前記第5のインダクタ配線との接続点を始点として前記第4のインダクタ配線と前記第5のインダクタ配線とに挟まれる領域にスパイラルの形状に形成され、終点が第6の端子と接続された第6のインダクタ配線とを備え、
前記第4のインダクタ配線は、前記第1乃至第6のインダクタ配線のスパイラルの中心を通る直線であって且つこのスパイラルが形成された平面と平行な直線に関して、前記第1のインダクタ配線と線対称に形成され、
前記第5のインダクタ配線は、前記直線に関して前記第2のインダクタ配線と線対称に形成され、
前記第6のインダクタ配線は、前記直線に関して前記第3のインダクタ配線と線対称に形成されることを特徴とするインダクタ。 - 請求項3記載のインダクタにおいて、
前記第6のインダクタ配線は、前記第4のインダクタ配線の内側に沿って前記第4のインダクタ配線と逆巻きに形成されることを特徴とするインダクタ。 - 請求項1記載のインダクタにおいて、
前記第1乃至第3の各インダクタ配線は、第1の金属配線層を用いて形成され、他のインダクタ配線と交差する箇所のみコンタクトを介して第2の金属配線層に退避するように形成されることを特徴とするインダクタ。 - 請求項3記載のインダクタにおいて、
前記第1乃至第6の各インダクタ配線は、第1の金属配線層を用いて形成され、他のインダクタ配線と交差する箇所のみコンタクトを介して第2の金属配線層に退避するように形成されることを特徴とするインダクタ。 - 差動信号が入力される差動構成の第1、第2のトランジスタと、
この第1、第2のトランジスタに定電流を供給する電流源と、
一端が電源に接続された第1、第2の負荷抵抗と、
第1の端子が正相側の前記第1のトランジスタの出力端子に接続され、第2の端子が前記第1の負荷抵抗の他端に接続され、第3の端子が回路の正相側の出力端子に接続された第1のインダクタと、
第1の端子が逆相側の前記第2のトランジスタの出力端子に接続され、第2の端子が前記第2の負荷抵抗の他端に接続され、第3の端子が回路の逆相側の出力端子に接続された第2のインダクタとを備え、
各インダクタは、インダクタ領域の外周にスパイラルの形状に形成され、始点が前記第1の端子と接続された第1のインダクタ配線と、
この第1のインダクタ配線の終点を始点として前記インダクタ領域の内周にスパイラルの形状に形成され、終点が前記第2の端子と接続された第2のインダクタ配線と、
前記第1のインダクタ配線と前記第2のインダクタ配線との接続点を始点として前記第1のインダクタ配線と前記第2のインダクタ配線とに挟まれる領域にスパイラルの形状に形成され、終点が前記第3の端子と接続された第3のインダクタ配線とを備え、
前記第1、第2のインダクタを別個のインダクタ領域に形成することを特徴とするピーキング回路。 - 差動信号が入力される差動構成の第1、第2のトランジスタと、
この第1、第2のトランジスタに定電流を供給する電流源と、
一端が電源に接続された第1、第2の負荷抵抗と、
第1の端子が正相側の前記第1のトランジスタの出力端子に接続され、第2の端子が前記第1の負荷抵抗の他端に接続され、第3の端子が回路の正相側の出力端子に接続された第1のインダクタと、
第4の端子が逆相側の前記第2のトランジスタの出力端子に接続され、第5の端子が前記第2の負荷抵抗の他端に接続され、第6の端子が回路の逆相側の出力端子に接続された第2のインダクタとを備え、
前記第1のインダクタは、
インダクタ領域の外周にスパイラルの形状に形成され、始点が前記第1の端子と接続された第1のインダクタ配線と、
この第1のインダクタ配線の終点を始点として前記インダクタ領域の内周にスパイラルの形状に形成され、終点が前記第2の端子と接続された第2のインダクタ配線と、
前記第1のインダクタ配線と前記第2のインダクタ配線との接続点を始点として前記第1のインダクタ配線と前記第2のインダクタ配線とに挟まれる領域にスパイラルの形状に形成され、終点が前記第3の端子と接続された第3のインダクタ配線とを備え、
前記第2のインダクタは、
前記インダクタ領域の外周にスパイラルの形状に形成され、始点が前記第4の端子と接続された第4のインダクタ配線と、
この第4のインダクタ配線の終点を始点として前記インダクタ領域の内周にスパイラルの形状に形成され、終点が前記第5の端子と接続された第5のインダクタ配線と、
前記第4のインダクタ配線と前記第5のインダクタ配線との接続点を始点として前記第4のインダクタ配線と前記第5のインダクタ配線とに挟まれる領域にスパイラルの形状に形成され、終点が前記第6の端子と接続された第6のインダクタ配線とを備え、
前記第4のインダクタ配線は、前記第1乃至第6のインダクタ配線のスパイラルの中心を通る直線であって且つこのスパイラルが形成された平面と平行な直線に関して、前記第1のインダクタ配線と線対称に形成され、
前記第5のインダクタ配線は、前記直線に関して前記第2のインダクタ配線と線対称に形成され、
前記第6のインダクタ配線は、前記直線に関して前記第3のインダクタ配線と線対称に形成されることを特徴とするピーキング回路。
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