• DocumentCode
    2394903
  • Title

    Extremely high-Q stacked transformer-type inductors for RF applications

  • Author

    Lim, S.F. ; Yeo, K.S. ; Ma, J.G. ; Do, M.A. ; Chew, K.W. ; Chu, S.-F.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-8 Oct. 2003
  • Firstpage
    147
  • Lastpage
    150
  • Abstract
    A stacked tunable inductor with extremely high quality factor (Q) (>2000) is presented. Compared with transformer-type inductors with interleaved configuration, full-wave electromagnetic (EM) simulation results demonstrate that the stacked structure offers greater advantages in terms of area efficiency, achievable inductance value, and peak Q frequency. Besides, detailed discussions on power levels at the inputs of driving coils are presented to illustrate the effects of parasitic capacitance between the primary coil and driving coil.
  • Keywords
    Q-factor measurement; coils; power inductors; Q-factor; driving coil; full wave EM simulation; full wave electromagnetic simulation; parasitic capacitance; primary coil; quality factor; transformer type inductor; Coils; Couplings; Inductance; Inductors; Phase transformers; Q factor; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Spirals; Tunable circuits and devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    VLSI Technology, Systems, and Applications, 2003 International Symposium on
  • ISSN
    1524-766X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7765-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/VTSA.2003.1252574
  • Filename
    1252574