spiral inductor – TechConnect Briefs

A Compact Model for Temperature and Frequency Dependence of Spiral Inductor

Xu Y.Z., Watt J.T., Altera Corporation, US

Spiral inductors fabricated using a 90nm CMOS process have been characterized and analyzed. The extracted series resistance increases with frequency and temperature. The extracted resistance temperature coefficient exhibits a strong dependence on operating frequency. It [...]

A Simple and Scalable Model for Spiral Inductors on Silicon

Sia C.B., Yeo K.S., Goh W.L., Swe T.N., Ma J.G., Do M.A., Lin J.S., Chan L., Nanyang Technological University, US

A new, simple and scalable inductor model for silicon-based spiral inductors has been presented in this paper. Compared to the conventional model, it can predict accurately the inductive characteristics and quality factor for inductors of [...]