Integrated LC filter on silicon for dc-dc converter applications

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2319-2325

  Artillan, Philippe ^a,b   Brunet, Magali ^a,b   Bourrier, David ^a,b   Laur, Jean Pierre ^a,b   Mauran, Nicolas ^a,b   Bary, Laurent ^a,b   Dilhan, Monique ^a,b   Estibals, Bruno ^a,b   Alonso, Corinne ^a,b   Sanchez, J L ^a,b  

^a LAAS CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Capacitors; electromagnetic induction; energy conversion; inductors; integrated circuit fabrication; magnetic shielding

Indexed keywords

DC-DC CONVERTER APPLICATIONS; FULLY INTEGRATED; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FABRICATION; LC FILTER; PASSIVE COMPONENTS; SPIRAL INDUCTOR; TEST CIRCUIT; TWO-COMPONENT; WORKING FREQUENCY;

CAPACITORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING; ENERGY CONVERSION; HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION; INTEGRATION; MAGNETIC SHIELDING;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

EID: 80051678214     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2010.2102776     Document Type: Article

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