Claim and incorporate by reference domestic priority application and foreign priority application as follows:
This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. Section 119 of Korean Patent Application Serial No. 10-2012-0086756, entitled filed Aug. 8, 2012, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety into this application.”
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a filter for removing noise, and more particularly, to a filter for removing noise that can improve performance and capacity by implementing high common-mode impedance in the same frequency and improving insertion loss and reduce manufacturing costs and improve productivity by simplifying structures and processes.
2. Description of the Related Art
Electronic products, such as digital TVs, smart phones, and notebook computers, have functions for data communication in radio-frequency bands. Such IT electronic products are expected to be more widely used since they have multifunctional and complex features by connecting not only one device but also USBs and other communication ports.
Here, for higher-speed data communication, data are communicated through more internal signal lines by moving from MHz frequency bands to GHz radio-frequency bands.
When more data are communicated between a main device and a peripheral device over a GHz radio-frequency band, it is difficult to provide smooth data processing due to signal delay and other noises.
In order to solve the above problem, an EMI prevention part is provided around the connection between an IT device and a peripheral device. However, conventional EMI prevention parts are used only in limited regions such as specific portions and large-area substrates since they are coil-type and stack-type and have large chip part sizes and poor electrical characteristics. Therefore, there is a need for EMI prevention parts that are suitable for slim, miniaturized, complex, and multifunctional features of electronic products.
A common-mode filter of EMI prevention coil parts, that is, filters for removing noise in accordance with the prior art is described below in detail with reference to
As shown in
Here, the insulating layer 2 including the first coil pattern 2a and the second coil pattern 2b is formed on the first magnetic substrate 1 through a thin-film process. An example of the thin-film process is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 8-203737.
And, the second magnetic substrate 3 is bonded to the insulating layer 2 by an adhesive layer 4.
Further, an external electrode 5 is provided to surround both ends of a laminate including the first magnetic substrate 1, the insulating layer 2, and the second magnetic substrate 3, and the external electrode 5 is electrically connected to the first coil pattern 2a and the second coil pattern 2b through the drawn lead wire (not shown).
In the conventional common-mode filter configured as above, the first coil pattern 2a and the second coil pattern 2b are configured to vertically face each other to remove common-mode noise and smoothly pass a differential-mode signal.
More specifically, as shown in
However, in the conventional common-mode filter, as the frequency increases, the differential-mode impedance also increases, thus causing insertion loss.
That is, as the magnetic fluxes flowing between the first coil pattern 2a and the second coil pattern 2b reinforce each other and the frequency increases, the differential-mode impedance also increases, thus increasing the insertion loss.
Especially, the larger the interval between the first coil pattern 2a and the second coil pattern 2b, the higher the differential-mode impedance and the insertion loss. Accordingly, characteristics of the common-mode filter are further deteriorated.
Further, in the conventional common-mode filter, the second magnetic substrate 3 is bonded to the insulating layer 2 by the adhesive layer 4, a magnetic flux flow is further disrupted by non-magnetic characteristics of the adhesive layer 4, thus causing rapid deterioration of characteristics.
In order to overcome the above problem, although it is possible to increase the length of the first coil pattern 2a and the second coil pattern 2b, in such a case, there are disadvantages such as an increase in manufacturing costs of the filter for removing noise and an increase in size of the filter for removing noise.
The present invention has been invented in order to overcome the above-described problems and it is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a filter for removing noise that can improve characteristics and performance by implementing high common-mode impedance in the same frequency, reducing differential-mode impedance, and improving insertion loss.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a filter for removing noise that can minimize an increase in size of products accompanied when increasing performance and capacity.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a filter for removing noise that can reduce manufacturing costs and improve productivity by simplifying structures and processes.
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention to achieve the object, there is provided a filter for removing noise including: a lower magnetic body; primary and secondary patterns spirally provided on the lower magnetic body in parallel to each other; an insulating layer for covering the primary and secondary patterns; and an upper magnetic body provided on the insulating layer, wherein the primary and secondary patterns are formed to have a ratio of vertical thickness (T) to horizontal width (W) of 0.27≦T/W≦2.4.
Here, a horizontal interval (S) between the primary and secondary patterns may be in the range of 3.5≦S≦12.5.
The filter for removing noise may further include a resistance tuning portion which expands from a portion of the outermost pattern of the longer pattern of the primary and secondary patterns.
The upper magnetic body may extend to the center of the primary and secondary patterns.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention to achieve the object, there is provided a filter for removing noise including: a lower magnetic body; primary and secondary patterns spirally provided on the lower magnetic body in parallel to each other; an insulating layer for covering the primary and secondary patterns; and an upper magnetic body provided on the insulating layer, wherein a horizontal interval (S) between the primary and secondary patterns is in the range of 3.5≦S≦12.5.
In accordance with still another aspect of the present invention to achieve the object, there is provided a filter for removing noise including: a lower magnetic body; primary and secondary lower patterns spirally provided on the lower magnetic body in parallel to each other; primary and secondary upper patterns spirally provided on the primary and secondary lower patterns in parallel to each other to correspond to the primary and secondary lower patterns while being electrically connected to the primary and secondary lower patterns, respectively; an insulating layer for covering the primary and secondary lower patterns and the primary and secondary upper patterns; and an upper magnetic body provided on the insulating layer, wherein the primary and secondary lower patterns and the primary and secondary upper patterns are formed to have a ratio of vertical thickness (T) to horizontal width (W) of 0.27≦T/W≦2.4.
Here, a horizontal interval (S) between the primary and secondary lower patterns and a horizontal interval (S) between the primary and secondary upper patterns may be in the range of 3.5≦S≦12.5.
The primary and secondary upper patterns may be arranged to cross the primary and secondary lower patterns.
And, the width of the primary and secondary lower patterns may be larger than the width of the primary and the secondary upper patterns.
Further, the width of the innermost pattern and the outermost pattern of the primary and secondary lower patterns may be larger than the width of the pattern positioned between the innermost pattern and the outermost pattern.
In addition, the primary and secondary upper patterns may be formed in a spiral shape continuing from the primary and secondary lower patterns and having the same number of turns.
Here, the primary and secondary upper patterns may have different numbers of turns and the primary and secondary lower patterns also may have different numbers of turns, but at this time, it is preferred that the total number of turns of the primary upper pattern and the primary lower pattern is equal to the total number of turns of the secondary upper pattern and the secondary lower pattern.
And, the primary and secondary upper patterns and the primary and secondary lower patterns may be electrically connected through vias.
Meanwhile, the filer for removing noise may further include a resistance tuning portion which expands from a portion of the outermost pattern of the longer pattern of the primary and secondary lower patterns.
And, the insulating layer may include a primary coating layer for covering the primary and secondary lower patterns and a secondary coating layer for planarizing an upper surface of the primary coating layer.
Further, the upper magnetic body may extend to the center of the primary and secondary upper patterns and the primary and secondary lower patterns.
In accordance with still another aspect of the present invention to achieve the object, there is provided a filter for removing noise including: a lower magnetic body; primary and secondary lower patterns spirally provided on the lower magnetic body in parallel to each other; primary and secondary upper patterns spirally provided on the primary and secondary lower patterns in parallel to each other to correspond to the primary and secondary lower patterns while being electrically connected to the primary and secondary lower patterns, respectively; an insulating layer for covering the primary and secondary lower patterns and the primary and secondary upper patterns; and an upper magnetic body provided on the insulating layer, wherein a horizontal interval (S) between the primary and secondary lower patterns and a horizontal interval (S) between the primary and secondary upper patterns may be in the range of 3.5≦S≦12.5.
These and/or other aspects and advantages of the present general inventive concept will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:
a is a plan view schematically showing primary and secondary lower patterns of
b is a plan view schematically showing primary and secondary upper patterns of
a is a graph showing the result of comparison of impedance characteristics of an embodiment of the filter for removing noise in accordance with the present invention and the conventional common-mode filter;
b is a graph showing the result of comparison of insertion loss characteristics of an embodiment of the filter for removing noise in accordance with the present invention and the conventional common-mode filter;
a to 9c are configuration diagrams showing modified arrangement structures of the primary and secondary lower patterns and the primary and secondary upper patterns of
a is a view showing that vertical arrangements of the primary and secondary lower patterns and the primary and secondary upper patterns are equal to each other,
b is a view showing that the vertical arrangements of the primary and secondary lower patterns and the primary and secondary upper patterns are opposite to each other, and
c is a view showing that the vertical arrangements of the primary and secondary lower patterns and the primary and secondary upper patterns are asymmetrical to each other;
a and 10b are process diagrams schematically showing a process of forming an insulating layer on the primary and secondary lower patterns, wherein
a is a view showing the state in which a primary coating layer is formed on the primary and secondary lower patterns, and
b is a view showing the state in which a secondary coating layer is formed on the primary coating layer of
Preferred embodiments of the present invention to achieve the above-described objects will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present embodiment, the same elements are represented by the same reference numerals, and additional description will be omitted below.
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a filter for removing noise in accordance with the present invention will be described in detail with reference to
And,
Further,
Meanwhile,
Referring to
The lower magnetic body 110 may be formed in the shape of a substrate made of a ferrite magnetic material.
The primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 may be spirally provided in parallel to each other while being formed on the lower magnetic body 110 through a thin-film process, and the primary and secondary upper patterns 141 and 142 may be spirally provided on the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 in parallel to each other to correspond to the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 while being electrically connected to the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122, respectively.
At this time, the primary lower pattern 121 and the primary upper pattern 141 may be electrically connected through a via to continue each other, and the secondary lower pattern 122 and the secondary upper pattern 142 also may be connected through a via to continue each other.
Accordingly, the filter 100 for removing noise of the present embodiment can improve performance by providing the primary pattern and the secondary pattern, that is, two coil patterns on the same layer.
As an example, it is possible to implement characteristics of the filter for removing noise by using the insulating layer 130 including the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 or the primary and secondary upper patterns 141 and 142 as a single coil layer, but filter 100 for removing noise in accordance with the present embodiment can have excellent performance and characteristics and further increase capacity by implementing the filter for removing noise by using the vertically multilayered insulating layer 130 in which the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 and the primary and secondary upper patterns 141 and 142 are provided to vertically correspond to each other as a coil layer to further maximize generation of electromagnetic force of the filter for removing noise.
Here, in the filter 100 for removing noise of the present embodiment, it is preferred that each of the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 and the primary and secondary upper patterns 141 and 142 is formed to have a ratio of vertical thickness (T) to horizontal width (W) of 0.27≦T/W≦2.4.
More specifically, in the filter 100 for removing noise of the present embodiment, the results of checking changes in characteristics, that is, DC resistance (Rdc), common-mode (CM) impedance, and insertion loss according to the ratio of vertical thickness (T) to horizontal width (W) of each of the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 and the primary and secondary upper patterns 141 and 142 are as described in the following table 1. At this time, a horizontal interval between the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 and a horizontal interval between the primary and secondary upper patterns 141 and 142 are all 5 μm, and a vertical interval between the lower patterns 121 and 122 and the upper patterns 141 and 142 is 5 μm.
As in the table 1, when the ratio (T/W) of vertical thickness (T) to horizontal width (W) of each of the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 and the primary and secondary upper patterns 141 and 142 is less than 0.27 or exceeds 2.4, the CM impedance is remarkably reduced and the insertion loss (cutoff frequency) is rapidly reduced.
That is, when the ratio (T/W) is less than 0.27, since a cross-section of each of the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 and the primary and secondary upper patterns 141 and 142 has a horizontally long rectangular shape to elongate a magnetic flux path and reduce an internal area, the CM impedance is reduced, and since a vertically overlapping area of the lower patterns 121 and 122 and the upper patterns 141 and 142 is increased to cause an increase in capacitance between the patterns, the insertion loss is reduced.
Further, when the ratio (T/W) exceeds 2.4, since the cross-section of each of the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 and the primary and secondary upper patterns 141 and 142 has a vertically long rectangular shape to elongate a magnetic flux path, the CM impedance is reduced by an Ampere's circuital law, and since a horizontally overlapping area of the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 and a horizontally overlapping area of the primary and secondary upper patterns 141 and 142 are increased to cause the increase in the capacitance between the patterns, the insertion loss is reduced.
And, in the filter 100 for removing noise of the present embodiment, the horizontal interval (S) between the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 and between the primary and secondary upper patterns 141 and 142 may be in the range of 3.5≦S≦12.5. Accordingly, it is possible to improve the characteristics and performance of the filter for removing noise.
More specifically, in the filter 100 for removing noise of the present embodiment, the results of checking changes in the characteristics of the filter for removing noise, that is, DC resistance (Rdc), CM impedance, and insertion loss by changing the horizontal interval (S) between the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 and the horizontal interval (S) between the primary and secondary upper patterns 141 and 142 according to the predetermined vertical interval (G) between the lower patterns 121 and 122 and the upper patterns 141 and 142 are as described in the following table 2. At this time, the horizontal width of the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 and the horizontal width of the primary and secondary upper patterns 141 and 142 are all 10 μm, and the vertical width of the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 and the vertical width of the primary and secondary upper patterns 141 and 142 are all 6 μm.
As in the table 2, when the horizontal width (S) between the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 and between the primary and secondary upper patterns 141 and 142 is less than 3.5, the insertion loss is remarkably reduced, and when the horizontal width (S) exceeds 12.5, the CM impedance is remarkably reduced.
In other words, when the horizontal width (S) between the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 and between the primary and secondary upper patterns 141 and 142 is less than 3.5, that is, when the horizontal width between the patterns is too small, the insertion loss is increased due to the increase in the capacitance between the patterns, and when the horizontal width (S) between the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 and between the primary and secondary upper patterns 141 and 142 exceeds 12.5, that is, when the horizontal width between the patterns is too large, the CM impedance is reduced due to a reduction in internal area of each pattern.
Meanwhile, as described above, in the filter 100 for removing noise of the present embodiment, since the primary pattern and the secondary pattern, that is, two coil patterns are provided on the same layer so that input-side lead patterns 121a and 122a of the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 can be formed together on the layer on which the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 are formed and output-side lead patterns 141b and 142b of the primary and secondary upper patterns 141 and 142 can be formed on the layer on which the primary and secondary upper patterns 141 and 142 are formed, an additional layer for forming an output-side lead pattern is not required compared to the conventional common-mode filter so that it is possible to reduce the thickness of the insulating layer 130 which covers the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 and the primary and secondary upper patterns 141 and 142, thus implementing miniaturization according to a reduction in vertical height of the filter for removing noise including the insulating layer 130.
And, in the filter 100 for removing noise of the present embodiment, since the primary pattern and the secondary pattern are provided on the same horizontal layer, that is, since the primary lower pattern 121 and the secondary lower pattern 122 are alternately provided on the same horizontal layer and the primary upper pattern 141 and the secondary upper pattern 142 are alternately provided on the same horizontal layer, as shown in
That is, as shown in
Meanwhile, the filter 100 for removing noise of the present embodiment may have portions which cross the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 on the plane in the curved portions of the primary and secondary upper patterns 141 and 142.
That is, the primary upper pattern 141 may have a portion, which crosses the primary lower pattern on the plane, on the primary lower pattern 121, and the secondary upper pattern 142 may have a portion, which crosses the secondary lower pattern on the plane, on the secondary lower pattern 122.
Accordingly, although not shown in detail, the primary and secondary upper patterns 141 and 142 may be arranged to be positioned in a space between the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122, that is, between the primary lower pattern 121 and the secondary lower pattern 122 in the crossing portions.
And, the primary and secondary upper patterns 141 and 142 may be arranged to be positioned on the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 in the portions except the crossing portions, that is, in the linear portions.
At this time, the primary and secondary upper patterns 141 and 142 may be arranged to cross the arrangement of the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122.
That is, the secondary upper pattern 142 may be arranged to be positioned on the primary lower pattern 121, and the primary upper pattern 141 may be arranged to be positioned on the secondary lower pattern 122.
And, as shown in
That is, the primary upper pattern 141 may be arranged to be positioned on the primary lower pattern 121, and the secondary upper pattern 142 may be arranged to be positioned on the secondary lower pattern 122.
Further, as shown in
That is, as in
Further, as in
Meanwhile, referring to
That is, when the insulating layer 130 for covering the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 is formed by once coating, as in
Therefore, it is possible to planarize the upper surface of the insulating layer 130, which covers the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122, by forming the secondary coating layer 132 on the primary coating layer 131 having the unevenness on the upper surface. Accordingly, it is possible to accurately form the primary and secondary upper patterns on the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122.
Meanwhile, although the insulating layer 130 for covering the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 is formed by twice coating, a region in which the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 are not formed, that is, the innermost and outermost upper surfaces of the insulating layer 130 may not be coated. Accordingly, the arrangement of the primary and secondary upper patterns positioned in the uncoated region may be deviated.
Therefore, as shown in
Particularly, the width of the innermost pattern and the outermost pattern of the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 may be larger than the width of the pattern positioned between the innermost pattern and the outermost pattern.
Meanwhile, referring to
At this time, in the present embodiment, the longer pattern may be the secondary lower pattern 122. Accordingly, the secondary lower pattern 122 may have the resistance tuning portion 122c which expands from a portion of the outermost pattern.
Therefore, the filter 100 for removing noise in accordance with the present embodiment can prevent performance degradation due to a difference in resistance by adjusting the difference in the resistance due to a difference in length between the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122 through the resistance tuning portion 122c.
Meanwhile, the upper magnetic body 150 may be formed by filling a ferrite magnetic material on the primary and secondary upper patterns 141 and 142. At this time, although not shown in detail, a center portion of the upper magnetic body 150 may extend to the center of the primary and secondary lower patterns 121 and 122.
Therefore, it is possible to further improve the performance and characteristics of the filter 100 for removing noise of the present embodiment by extending the upper magnetic body 150 to improve a magnetic flux density.
As described above, according to the filter for removing noise in accordance with the present invention, it is possible to improve characteristics and performance of a filter for removing noise by implementing high CM impedance in the same frequency, reducing differential-mode impedance, and improving insertion loss.
And, according to the filter for removing noise in accordance with the present invention, it is possible to improve a capacity of a filter for removing noise.
Further, according to the filter for removing noise in accordance with the present invention, it is possible to reduce manufacturing costs of a filter for removing noise and improve productivity by simplifying structures and processes.
The above-described preferred embodiments of the present invention are disclosed for the purpose of exemplification and it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various substitutions, modifications and variations may be made in these embodiments without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. Such substitutions and modifications are intended to be included in the appended claims.
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10-2012-0086756 | Aug 2012 | KR | national |