Title :
Inductance calculation and layout optimization for planar spiral inductors
Author :
Pacurar, Claudia ; Topa, Vasile ; Racasan, Adina ; Munteanu, Calin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electrotechnics & Meas., Tech. Univ. of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Abstract :
The inductance calculation and the layout optimization for spiral inductors still are research topics of actuality and very interesting especially in radio frequency integrated circuits. Our research work is fixed on the vast topics of this research area. In this effect we create a software program dedicate to dc inductance calculation and to layout optimization for spiral inductors. We use a wide range of inductors in the application made with our program; we compare our applications results with measurements results existing in the literature and with three-dimensional commercial field solver results in order to validate it. Our program is accurate enough, has a very friendly interface, is very easy to use and its running time is very sort compared with other similar programs. Since spiral inductors tolerance is generally on the order of several percent, a more accurate program is not needed in practice. The program is very useful for the spiral inductor design because it calculates the inductance of spiral inductors with a very good accuracy and also for the spiral inductor optimization, because it optimize the spiral inductor layouts in terms of technological restrictions and/or in terms of the designers´ needs.
Keywords :
circuit optimisation; electronic engineering computing; inductors; integrated circuit layout; radiofrequency integrated circuits; user interfaces; DC inductance calculation; friendly interface; planar spiral inductor; radio frequency integrated circuit; software program; spiral inductor design; spiral inductor layout optimization; spiral inductor optimization; technological restriction; Inductance; Inductors; Integrated circuits; Layout; Optimization; Shape; Spirals;
Conference_Titel :
Optimization of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (OPTIM), 2012 13th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brasov
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1650-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1842-0133
DOI :
10.1109/OPTIM.2012.6231846