Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and methods for vector inductors
- Patent Title (中): 矢量电感器的装置和方法
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Application No.: US14288127Application Date: 2014-05-27
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Publication No.: US09324490B2Publication Date: 2016-04-26
- Inventor: Dev V. Gupta , Mehdi Si Moussa , Zhiguo Lai
- Applicant: TDK Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: TDK Corporation
- Current Assignee: TDK Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Nixon Peabody LLP
- Main IPC: H01C7/12
- IPC: H01C7/12 ; H01F27/29 ; H01F17/00 ; H03H7/01 ; H01L23/64 ; H01F5/00 ; H03H7/46 ; H03H7/48

Abstract:
Apparatus and methods for vector inductors are provided herein. In certain configurations, an apparatus includes a vector inductor comprising a plurality of conductors arranged in a stack and separated from one another by dielectric. The conductors are tightly coupled to one another to provide a relatively high amount of mutual inductance. For example, adjacent conductors in the stack can be mutually coupled with a coupling coefficient k that is at least 0.5, or more particularly, 0.9 or greater. In certain implementations, the conductors are electrically connected in parallel with one another to provide the vector inductor with low resistance. However, tight coupling between the conductors in the stack can result in vector inductor having an overall inductance that is similar to that of a self-inductance of an individual conductor in the stack. The Q-factor of the vector inductor can be increased by the inclusion of additional conductors in the stack.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140355171A1 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR VECTOR INDUCTORS Public/Granted day:2014-12-04
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