This application claims priority to Taiwan Application Serial Number 108134717, filed Sep. 25, 2019, which is herein incorporated by reference.
The present disclosure relates to an electronic device. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to an inductor device.
In the prior art, the winding method of an eight-shaped inductor device causes a large amount of parasitic capacitance between the coils in the inductor device. As a result, the quality factor (Q) of the inductor device is seriously affected.
For the foregoing reason, there is a need to solve the above-mentioned problem by providing an inductor device.
The foregoing presents a simplified summary of the disclosure in order to provide a basic understanding to the reader. This summary is not an extensive overview of the disclosure and it does not identify key/critical elements of the present disclosure or delineate the scope of the present disclosure. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts disclosed herein in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.
One objective of the present disclosure is to provide an inductor device to resolve the problem of the prior art. The means of solution are described as follows.
One aspect of the present disclosure is to provide an inductor device. The inductor device comprises a first coil and a second coil. The first coil comprises a first connection member. The second coil comprises a second connection member. The first coil is wound into a plurality of first circles, and the second coil is wound into a plurality of second circles. The first connection member is coupled to the first circle between an outermost side and an innermost side among the first circles that are located at a first area and the first circle on an outermost side among the first circles that are located at a second area. The second connection member is coupled to the second circle on an outermost side among the second circles that are located at the first area and the second circle between an outermost side and an innermost side among the second circles that are located at the second area. At least two first circles of the first circles are located at the first area, and half of the first circle of the first circles is located at the second area. Half of the second circle of the second circles is located at the first area, and at least two second circles of the second circles are located at the second area.
Therefore, based on the technical content of the present disclosure, the inductor device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure can effectively reduce the parasitic capacitance between the coils of the inductor device so as to allow the inductor device to have a better quality factor (Q). In addition, the frequency where the self-resonant frequency (Fsr) of the inductor device occurs is effectively improved to move the frequency where the self-resonant frequency occurs to a higher frequency, thus reducing the influence on the quality factor.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are by examples, and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.
The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention. In the drawings,
According to the usual mode of operation, various features and elements in the figures have not been drawn to scale, which are drawn to the best way to present specific features and elements related to the disclosure. In addition, among the different figures, the same or similar element symbols refer to similar elements/components.
To make the contents of the present disclosure more thorough and complete, the following illustrative description is given with regard to the implementation aspects and embodiments of the present disclosure, which is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. The features of the embodiments and the steps of the method and their sequences that constitute and implement the embodiments are described. However, other embodiments may be used to achieve the same or equivalent functions and step sequences.
Unless otherwise defined herein, scientific and technical terminologies employed in the present disclosure shall have the meanings that are commonly understood and used by one of ordinary skill in the art. Unless otherwise required by context, it will be understood that singular terms shall include plural forms of the same and plural terms shall include the singular. Specifically, as used herein and in the claims, the singular forms βaβ and βanβ include the plural reference unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
As for the structure, at least two first circles of the first circles 110 are located at a first area 100 (such as an upper half area in the figure). Half of the first circle of the first circles 110 is located at a second area 200 (such as a lower half area in the figure). In other words, most of the circles in the first circles 110 of the first coil 1100 are located at the first area 100. Additionally, at least two second circles of the second circles 210 are located at the second area 200 (such as the lower half area in the figure). Half of the second circle of the second circles 210 is located at the first area 100 (such as the upper half area in the figure). In other words, most of the circles in the second circles 210 of the second coil 1200 are located at the second area 200. The first connection member 1110 is coupled to the first circle between an outermost side and an innermost side among the first circles that are located at the first area 100 and the first circle on an outermost side among the first circles that are located at the second area 200. For example, the first connection member 1110 is coupled to a connection point 1111 of the first circle that is located at the first area 100 and located at a middle of three circles among the first circles 110 and a connection point 1113 of the first circle that is located at the second area 200 and on the outermost side among the first circles. In addition to that, the second connection member 1210 is coupled to the second circle on an outermost side among the second circles 210 that are located at the first area 100 and the second circle between an outermost side and an innermost side among the second circles that are located at the second area 200. For example, the second connection member 1210 is coupled to a connection point 1211 of the second circle that is located at the first area 100 and on the outermost side among the second circles and a connection point 1213 of the second circle that is located at the second area 200 and located at a middle of three circles among the second circles. In one embodiment, the above first connection member 1110 and second connection member 1210 can be coupled to the connection points 1111, 1113, 1211, 1213 correspondingly through vias.
In one embodiment, part of the first connection member 1110 and part of the second connection member 1210 overlap. In another embodiment, the first connection member 1110 and the second connection member 1210 are located on different layers. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiment.
In another embodiment, the first coil 1100 and the second coil 1200 are located on a same layer. In addition, the first connection member 1110, the first and second coils 1100, 1200, and the second connection member 1210 are respectively located on a first layer 310, a second layer 320, and a third layer 330. Additionally, the first layer 310, the second layer 320, and the third layer 330 are sequentially stacked. In other words, the first connection member 1110 is located on an uppermost layer, the first and second coils 1100, 1200 are located on a middle layer, and the second connection member 1210 is located on a lowermost layer. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiment. In some embodiments, the first connection member 1110, the second connection member 1210, and the first and second coils 1100, 1200 are respectively located on the first layer 310, the second layer 320, and the third layer 330. In other words, the first connection member 1110 is located on the uppermost layer, the second connection member 1210 is located on the middle layer, and the first and second coils 1100, 1200 are located on the lowermost layer depending on practical needs. In some embodiments, part of the first connection member 1110, part of the second connection member 1210, and the first and second coils 1100, 1200 overlap.
In one embodiment, the first coil 1100 of the inductor device 1000 includes a first opening 400 and a third connection member 1610, and the second coil 1200 includes a second opening 500 and a fourth connection member 1710. As for the structure, the third connection member 1610 is coupled to the first opening 400 of the first coil 1100, and the fourth connection member 1710 is coupled to the second opening 500 of the second coil 1200. For example, the third connection member 1610 is coupled to two end points 1611, 1613 of the first opening 400 of the first coil 1100, and the fourth connection member 1710 is coupled to two end points 1711, 1713 of the second opening 500 of the second coil 1200.
In addition to that, the first opening 400 is located on a first side of the first area 100 (such as an upper side of the upper half area in the figure). The third connection member 1610 is coupled to the first opening 400 of the first coil 1100 on the first side of the first area 100. For example, the third connection member 1610 is coupled to the two end points 1611, 1613 of the first opening 400 of the first coil 1100 on the first side of the first area 100. In addition, the first connection member 1110 is coupled to the first circle between the outermost side and the innermost side among the first circles 110 on a second side (such as a lower side) of the first area 100, and is coupled to the first circle on the outermost side among the first circles 110 on a second side (such as an upper side) of the second area 200. For example, the first connection member 1110 is coupled to the first circle that is located at the middle of the three circles among the first circles 110 of the first coil 1100 on the second side of the first area 100, and is coupled to the first circle located on the outermost side (such as a first circle 1410 (1410-1)) among the first circles 110 of the first coil 1100 on the second side of the second area 200.
Additionally, the second opening 500 is located on a first side of the second area 200 (such as a lower side of the lower half area in the figure). The fourth connection member 1710 is coupled to the second opening 500 of the second coil 1200 on the first side of the second area 200. For example, the fourth connection member 1710 is coupled to the two end points 1711, 1713 of the second opening 500 of the second coil 1200 on the first side of the second area 200. In addition to that, the second connection member 1210 is coupled to the second circle that is located at the first area and on the outermost side among the second circles 210 on the second side of the second area 200, and coupled to the second circle that is located at the middle of the three circles among the second circles 210 on the second side of the second area 200. For example, the second connection member 1210 is coupled to the second circle that is located at the first area 100 and on the outermost side among the second circles 210 of the second coil 1200, and coupled to the second circle that is located at the second area 200 and located at the middle of the three circles (such as a second circle 1420-2) among the second circles 210 of the second coil 1200.
In one embodiment, the third connection member 1610 and the fourth connection member 1710 are located on a same layer. The first coil 1100 and the second coil 1200 are located on a same layer. In another embodiment, the third and fourth connection members 1610, 1710 and the first and second coils 1100, 1200 are located on different layers. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiment. In some embodiments, the third and fourth connection members 1610, 1710 and the first and second coils 1100, 1200 may have some other configurations depending on practical needs.
In another embodiment, the first coil 1100 and the second coil 1200 are collectively wound into the first turn 1410 (1410-1, 1410-2), the second turn 1420 (1420-1, 1420-2), and a third turn 1430 (1430-1, 1430-2), and the above first turn 1410 (1410-1, 1410-2), second turn 1420 (1420-1, 1420-2), and third turn 1430 (1430-1, 1430-2) are sequentially arranged from an outside to an inside. The first coil 1100 is wound counterclockwise from the first side (such as a center-tapped terminal 1300 on the upper side) of the first area 100 to the second side (such as the lower side) of the first area 100 along the first turn 1410-1, and is wound to the second turn 1420-1 on the second side of the first area 100. The first coil 1100 is then wound from the second side of the first area 100 to the first side of the first area 100 along the second turn 1420-1, and is wound to the third turn 1430-1 on the first side of the first area 100. After that, the first coil 1100 is wound from the first side of the first area 100 to the first side of the first area along the third turn 1430-1, and is coupled to the second turn 1420-1 of the first coil 1100 through the third connection member 1610. Then, the first coil 1100 is wound from the first side of the first area 100 to the second side of the first area 100 along the second turn 1420-1, and is coupled to the first turn 1410-1 of the first coil 1100 located at the second area through first connection member 1110. In addition, the first coil 1100 is wound from the second side (such as the connection point 1113 on the upper side) of the second area 200 to the first side (such as an input terminal 1500 on the lower side) of the second area 200 along the first turn 1410-1.
Additionally, the second coil 1200 is wound clockwise from the first side (such as the input terminal 1500 on the lower side) of the second area 200 to the second side (such as the upper side) of the second area 200 along the first turn 1410-2, and is wound to the second turn 1420-2 on the second side of the second area 200. The second coil 1200 is then wound from the second side of the second area 100 to the first side (such as the lower side) of the second area 200 along the second turn 1420-2, and is coupled to the third turn 1430-2 through the fourth connection member 1710. After that, the second coil 1200 is wound from the first side of the second area 200 to the first side of the second area 200 along the third turn 1430-2, and is wound to the second turn 1420-2 on the first side of the second area 200. The second coil 1200 is then wound from the first side of the second area 200 to the second side of the second area 200 along the second turn 1420-2, and is coupled to the first turn 1410-2 of the second coil 1200 located at the first area 100 through the second connection member 1210. In addition to that, the second coil 1200 is wound from the second side (such as the connection point 1211 on the lower side) of the first area 100 to the first side of the first area 100 along the first turn 1410-2. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the structure shown in
In one embodiment, the first coil 1100B and the second coil 1200B are collectively wound into the first turn 1410 (1410-1, 1410-2), the second turn 1420 (1420-1, 1420-2), and the third turn 1430 (1430-1, 1430-2), and the first turn 1410 (1410-1, 1410-2), the second turn 1420 (1420-1, 1420-2), and the third turn 1430 (1430-1, 1430-2) are sequentially arranged from an outside to an inside. The first coil 1100B is wound counterclockwise from a first side (such as a center-tapped terminal 1300B on an upper side) of the first area 100 to a second side (such as a lower side) of the first area 100 along the first turn 1410-1, and is wound to the third turn 1430-1 on the second side of the first area 100. The first coil 1100B is then wound from the second side of the first area 100 to the second side of the first area 100 along the third turn 1430-1, and is wound to the second turn 1420-1 on the second side of the first area 100. After that, the first coil 1100B is wound from the second side of the first area 100 to the second side of the first area 100 along the second turn 1420-1, and is coupled to the first turn 1410-1 of the first coil 1100B located at the second area through the first connection member 1110B. Additionally, the first coil 1100B is wound from a second side (such as the connection point 1113B on an upper side) of the second area 200 to a first side (such as a lower side) of the second area 200 along the first turn 1410-1.
In addition to that, the second coil 1200B is wound clockwise from the first side (such as the center-tapped terminal 1300B on the upper side) of the first area 100 to the second side of the first area 100 along the first turn 1410-2, and is coupled to the second turn 1420-2 of the second coil 1200B located at the second area 200 through the second connection member 1210B. In addition, the second coil 1200B is wound from the second side (such as the connection point 1211B on the upper side) of the second area 200 to the second side of the second area 200 along the second turn 1420-2, and is wound to the third turn 1430-2 on the second side of the second area 200. The second coil 1200B is wound from the second side of the second area 200 to the second side of the second area 200 along the third turn 1430-2, and is wound to the first turn 1410-2 on the second side of the second area 200. The second coil 1200B is wound from the second side of the second area 200 to the first side (such as the lower side) of the second area 200 along the first turn 1410-2. It is noted that, in the embodiment shown in
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It can be understood from the embodiments of the present disclosure that application of the present disclosure has the following advantages. The inductor device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure can effectively reduce the parasitic capacitance between the coils of the inductor device so as to allow the inductor device to have a better quality factor (Q). In addition, the frequency where the self-resonant frequency (Fsr) of the inductor device occurs is effectively improved to move the frequency where the self-resonant frequency occurs to a higher frequency, thus reducing the influence on the quality factor.
Although the present invention has been described in considerable detail with reference to certain embodiments thereof, other embodiments are possible. Therefore, the spirit and scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the embodiments contained herein.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present invention cover modifications and variations of this invention provided they fall within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.
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