Microfabricated V-groove power inductors using multilayer Co-Zr-O thin films for very-high-frequency DC-DC converters

IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition: Energy Conversion Innovation for a Clean Energy Future, ECCE 2011, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1845-1852

  Yao, Di ^a   Levey, Christopher G ^b   Sullivan, Charles R ^b  

^a MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

dc dc converter; high frequency; inductors; thin films; V groove

Indexed keywords

CORE MATERIAL; DC RESISTANCE; DC-DC BUCK CONVERTER; EDDY CURRENT-LOSS; HIGH FREQUENCY; HIGH-POWER-DENSITY; MAGNETIC PERFORMANCE; MICROFABRICATED; POWER DENSITIES; QUALITY FACTORS; V GROOVES; V-GROOVE;

COBALT; COREMAKING; DC POWER TRANSMISSION; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; ENERGY CONVERSION; FILM PREPARATION; MAGNETIC THIN FILMS; MICROFABRICATION; MULTILAYER FILMS; MULTILAYERS; THIN FILMS; ZIRCONIUM;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

EID: 81855177137     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ECCE.2011.6064010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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