학술논문

Circuit Modeling of Nonlinear Lossy Frequency-Dependent Thin-Film Magnetic Inductors
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology IEEE Trans. Compon., Packag. Manufact. Technol. Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, IEEE Transactions on. 4(1):145-152 Jan, 2014
Subject
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Inductors
Magnetic circuits
Integrated circuit modeling
Inductance
Magnetic cores
Saturation magnetization
Resistance
Equivalent circuit modeling
integrated voltage regulator
nonlinear inductor
thin-film magnetic inductor
Language
ISSN
2156-3950
2156-3985
Abstract
Thin-film magnetic inductors are useful for integrated power delivery solutions for microprocessors and mobile devices. In many of these applications, the inductor dimensions have to be optimized simultaneously with the other circuit components, and thus accurate circuit models are required. Hence, we present an accurate physics-based circuit model that can capture the frequency dependency, losses, and the nonlinear behavior of thin-film magnetic inductors both for the uncoupled and coupled configurations. The model is based on the magnetic circuit description of the inductors with additional elements to model the frequency dependency within the magnetic material. The model is verified using vector network analyzer measurements of direct current biased inductors.