Fabrication of thin-film V-groove inductors using composite magnetic materials

IWIPP 2000 - International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 102-105

  Prabhakaran, Satish ^a   Kreider, Daniel E ^a   Lin, Yu ^a   Sullivan, Charles R ^a   Levey, Christopher G ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

COMPOSITE MAGNETIC MATERIALS; COPPER CONDUCTORS; FABRICATION OF THIN FILMS; FABRICATION PROCESS; GRANULAR COMPOSITES; INTEGRATED INDUCTORS; SILICON SUBSTRATES; V GROOVES;

ELECTRIC INDUCTORS;

EID: 84954149339     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IWIPP.2000.885191     Document Type: Conference Paper

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