Journal
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS
Volume 32, Issue 11, Pages 8705-8717Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2016.2646702
Keywords
Integrated voltage regulator (IVR); magnetic characterization; multiphase three-dimensional (3-D) integrated inductor; small portable electronics; very high frequency
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- Power Management Consortium
- High Density Integration in the Center for Power Electronics Systems, Virginia Tech
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As today's small portable electronics (smartphones, tablets, e-readers, etc.) becomes lighter, thinner, quicker, and smarter, the voltage regulator for the processor is expected to be efficient, miniaturized, integrated, and placed closer to the processor. In this paper, a concept of a very high frequency [tens of megahertz (MHz)] three-dimensional integrated voltage regulator (IVR) for small portable electronics is proposed. The magnetic characterization technique at tens of MHz is investigated, and the issues of and solutions for permeability and loss measurement are demonstrated. The LTCC and NEC flake materials are characterized and compared for the IVR inductor development. Both single-phase and five-phase integrated inductors are designed, fabricated, and experimentally tested at 20 MHz, featuring a simple single-via winding structure, small size, ultralow profile, ultralow DC resistance (DCR), high current-handling ability, air-gap-free magnetics, multiphase integration within one magnetic core, and lateral nonuniform flux distribution.
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