The disclosure is related to a microcoil element, and more particularly to microcoil element that is made of multiple loops of metal lines for generating a magnetic field and a device using the same.
It is commonly that a magnetic component such as a magnet or a coil made of metal windings for generating a magnetic field has a certain volume and weight. If the conventional magnetic component is used in an electronic device, the electronic device will become heavier or need to prepare a certain amount of space for disposing these magnetic components.
If the conventional magnetic component is applied to a miniaturized electronic device, e.g., an earphone, a hearing aid or a small speaker, the magnetic component requires special materials or design for the purpose to be disposed in the device. Nevertheless, the effect of miniaturization of the electronic device may be restricted due to the physical limitation made by the requirement of strength of magnetic field. In other words, the miniaturization of the device may require reducing the volume and weight of the magnetic component and accordingly diminish the effect of magnetic components.
Although there is technology got significant progress in materials of the magnetic components that are configured to generate a magnetic field, the conventional technology still suffers physical limitations and needs to overcome high cost issues.
The present disclosure is related to a microcoil element that includes a wiring layer and an electrode layer. The wiring layer is formed of multiple loops of continuous multiple metal line segments having a starting point and around the starting point. Two ends of each of the metal line segments are configured to be a first electrode end and a second electrode end respectively. The starting point is a first electrode of the microcoil element. The end point of the continuous multiple metal line segments is a second electrode of the microcoil element. The microcoil element includes an electrode layer that includes at least one first electrode zone and at least one second electrode zone. The first electrode zone is used to converge multiple first electrode ends of the metal line segments. The second electrode zone is used to converge multiple second electrode ends of the metal line segments.
Further, in an electrode layer, the first electrode end of every metal line segment on the wiring layer is leaded to the at least one first electrode zone via multiple metal lines, and the second electrode end of every metal line segment is leaded to the at least one second electrode zone via multiple metal lines.
Alternatively, the microcoil element includes an electrical connection layer, on the electrical connection layer, multiple metal lines lead the first electrode ends of multiple metal line segments on the wiring layer to the at least one first electrode zone of the electrode layer, and also lead the second electrode ends of the multiple metal line segments to the at least one second electrode zone of the electrode layers.
Thus, in one embodiment of the disclosure, the first electrode end of every metal line segment on the wiring layer is a negative electrode, and the second electrode end is a positive electrode. The positive electrodes of the multiple metal line segments are connected in parallel through vias, and the negative electrodes are also connected in parallel through other vias.
In an aspect, a starting point of the microcoil element is disposed a position near a central point of the element. The starting point forms a first electrode of the microcoil element. The multiple continuous multiple metal line segments form a concentric circle layout or a concentric polygon layout around the starting point.
When designing the microcoil element, a total length, a line width, a line spacing between adjacent metal line segments, a length of each line segment, turns of microcoil, a loop distance and/or material of the metal line segments are determined according to a requirement of an impedance value, a magnetic field or size of the microcoil element.
In one embodiment of the disclosure, the multiple microcoil elements constitute an array-type microcoil element. Each of the microcoils of the microcoil elements is energized to form a magnetic field equivalent to a multiturn coil. The array-type microcoil element is used to generate an equivalent magnetic field through the energized multiple microcoil elements.
In one further aspect of the disclosure, a microcoil device includes a shell, at least one magnetic component that is consisted of one or more microcoil elements, and a circuit board that connects to a power supply for supplying power to the at least one magnetic component.
The magnetic component can be a single one microcoil element or an array-type microcoil element.
Further, in accordance with a requirement of the impedance value, the magnetic field or size, the magnetic component is configured to dispose multiple microcoil elements or multiple layers of the array-type microcoil elements.
Still further, in accordance with a requirement of the equivalent magnetic field, the array-type microcoil element is configured to dispose multiple different shapes or sizes of microcoil elements; or alternatively, the array-type microcoil element is configured to dispose an outer coil unit around one or more microcoil elements.
The present disclosure will become more fully understood from the following detailed description and accompanying drawings.
The present disclosure is more particularly described in the following examples that are intended as illustrative only since numerous modifications and variations therein will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Like numbers in the drawings indicate like components throughout the views. As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, the meaning of “a”, “an”, and “the” includes plural reference, and the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on”. Titles or subtitles can be used herein for the convenience of a reader, which shall have no influence on the scope of the present disclosure.
The terms used herein generally have their ordinary meanings in the art. In the case of conflict, the present document, including any definitions given herein, will prevail. The same thing can be expressed in more than one way. Alternative language and synonyms can be used for any term(s) discussed herein, and no special significance is to be placed upon whether a term is elaborated or discussed herein. A recital of one or more synonyms does not exclude the use of other synonyms. The use of examples anywhere in this specification including examples of any terms is illustrative only, and in no way limits the scope and meaning of the present disclosure or of any exemplified term. Likewise, the present disclosure is not limited to various embodiments given herein. Numbering terms such as “first”, “second” or “third” can be used to describe various components, signals or the like, which are for distinguishing one component/signal from another one only, and are not intended to, nor should be construed to impose any substantive limitations on the components, signals or the like.
According to one of the embodiments of the disclosure, a microcoil element, an array-type microcoil element formed of multiple microcoil elements and a device having a magnetic component implemented by single one microcoil element or the array-type microcoil element.
The structure of the microcoil element is shown in
When the microcoil element is energized by the power supply, a stable current flows the microcoil element so as to generate a uniform magnetic field. The parameters such as materials of the metal line 10, a line width, a length of each line segment, and turns of the microcoil are referred to so as to determine an impedance value of the microcoil element. Accordingly, the impedance value and the magnetic field form the conditions for designing the microcoil element.
According to the embodiment of the disclosure, the metal line of the microcoil element is segmented into multiple break points based on a demand. Reference is made to
A microcoil unit 20 is schematically shown in
Furthermore, each segment of the multiple metal line segments (201, 202, . . . , 210) includes two ends, in which a first electrode end can be the end closer the starting point forms one end of the first electrode 21, and a second electrode end can be the other end closer the end of the metal line segment and forms the second electrode 22.
Next, reference is made to
According to structural features of the wiring layer of the microcoil element shown in
Similarly, the single microcoil element 20 also includes a wiring layer, in which multiple loops of continuous multiple metal line segments are formed from a starting point and around the starting point. The microcoil element 20 includes an electrode layer having at least one first electrode zone that converges first electrode ends of the metal line segments and at least one second electrode zone that converges second electrode ends of the metal line segments. According to a practical requirement, one or more first electrode zones and second electrode zones are provided. It should be noted that the first electrode zone converging the first electrode ends of the metal line segments and the second electrode zone converging the second electrode ends of the metal line segments can be converged by an electrical connection layer of another element. The electrical connection layer is accordingly used to converge the electrode ends. On the electrical connection layer, multiple metal lines lead the first electrode ends of multiple metal line segments on the wiring layer to the at least one first electrode zone of the electrode layer, and also lead the second electrode ends of the multiple metal line segments to the at least one second electrode zone of the electrode layers.
Besides the above embodiments, in accordance with a requirement, such as an equivalent magnetic field, the array-type microcoil element is configured to dispose multiple different shapes or sizes of microcoil elements. References are made to
In accordance with a requirement of the equivalent magnetic field, in one aspect, the array-type microcoil element is configured to dispose an outer coil unit around one or more microcoil elements. Reference is made to
It should be noted that, other than a design that is specially considered for specific purposes, the currents flowing the metal line segments formed in every microcoil element, as shown in
Further, the above-mentioned microcoil unit 20 and the various array-type microcoil elements (40, 41, 42 and 43) can be used together and is not limited in the present disclosure. The starting point (e.g., the first electrode 21 of
In addition to the types of the microcoil element shown in
A positive electrode convergence layer 70 includes an electrode zone 71 that is configured to have a sufficient area to accommodate multiple metal lines 73. The metal lines 73 in the positive electrode convergence layer 70 are used to lead the connections of the positive electrodes of the multiple metal line segments over the wiring layer.
According to the embodiments of the disclosure, the electrodes shown in
Overall, on an electrode layer of each of the microcoil elements, or on an additional electrical connection layer, multiple metal lines are used to lead the first electrode ends of multiple metal line segments on the wiring layer to the at least one first electrode zone 81 of the electrode layer, and also lead the second electrode ends of the multiple metal line segments to the at least one second electrode zone 82 of the electrode layers.
In an electrical design, the first electrode end of every metal line segment on the wiring layer is a negative electrode, and the second electrode end is a positive electrode. The positive electrodes of the multiple metal line segments are connected in parallel through vias, and the negative electrodes thereof are connected in parallel through other vias. Alternatively, referring to the various array-type microcoil elements shown in
According to an embodiment showing an arrangement of the array-type microcoil element, in the layout for leading the electrodes of the microcoil element, a layer shown in
While designing the microcoil element or the array-type microcoil element, size and shape of every microcoil element can be customized based on design of a product. The microcoil element can be flexibly designed based on the requirements such as an impedance value, a magnetic field, size and shape of the product due to its miniature and multiple-line-segment design. A total length, a line width, a line spacing between adjacent metal line segments, a length of each line segment, turns of microcoil, a loop distance and/or material of the metal line segments are determined according to the requirement of an impedance value, a magnetic field and/or size of the microcoil element. Furthermore, a spacing between the adjacent microcoil units and/or a quantity of the total microcoil elements may also be considered therefor.
In one further embodiment of the disclosure, a multilayer structure is designed according to a practical requirement. The multilayer structure includes a wiring layer, an electrode layer and/or a convergence layer that is used for converging the positive and negative electrodes of the microcoil elements. These components of the microcoil elements can be interconnected in parallel through vias. The design of the microcoil element may also refer to the above-mentioned parameters such as shape of the continuous multiple line segments, width and length of length of each line segment, turns of microcoil, a loop distance and a total length.
While the parameters are decided, an equivalent magnetic field generated by the microcoil elements is one of the main design considerations for designing an array-type microcoil element that renders a distribution of magnetic fields shown in
The single microcoil element schematically shown, but not limited to, in
According to the above-described embodiments of the microcoil element, the microcoil element is mainly applied to a magnetic component of an electronic device. Since the scale of the microcoil element is small enough, it can advantage an earphone device as shown in
A speaker 11 is schematically shown in
In one further aspect, when the magnetic component is produced, various ways for enhancing the magnetic permeability of the magnetic component can be utilized. For example, when the multi-layer magnetic component is produced, a magnetic-permeability substance is coated on one side of the magnetic component; or alternatively, a magnetic-permeability substance is coated on the one or more layers of the multi-layer magnetic component. The materials of the magnetic-permeability can be iron, nickel, manganese, zinc, cobalt, platinum, aluminum or the like that is able to enhance an overall magnetic permeability of the magnetic component. In one embodiment of the disclosure, when selecting the material of the magnetic component, a substrate doped with magnetic-permeable elements can be selected as the material of the magnetic component for enhancing an overall magnetic permeability of the magnetic component. In one further embodiment, after the magnetic component is produced, a magnetic-permeable substance can be plated on a side of the magnetic component for enhancing the magnetic permeability thereof.
A unit often used in a speaker 11 or an earphone is generally a voice coil made of a cone-type diaphragm 112, a magnetic component 114 and a guide magnet 115. When the current flows the magnetic component 114, a magnetic field interacts with the guide magnet 115 so as to drive the voice coil for changing a direction of the current for the magnetic component 114. A magnetic field with an opposite polarity is accordingly generated. The moving direction of the voice coil is also changed for driving the diaphragm 112. In one of the embodiments of the disclosure, the single one microcoil element or the array-type microcoil element embodies the magnetic component 114 that is configured to generate a magnetic field after being energized. The impedance can be well controlled for driving the voice coil more precisely and outputting a better quality of voice.
In conclusion, through the various embodiments implemented by the microcoil element in accordance with the present disclosure, a single one microcoil element or an array-type microcoil element made of multiple microcoil elements embodies a magnetic element of an electronic device. The microcoil element is consisted of multiple metal line segments. The element can include one or more layers of structure. As compared to the modern design, the microcoil of the present disclosure is stacked with multiple disconnected line segments in a loop so as to generate an equivalent magnetic field. One of the objectives of the stacked structure is to increase a current density, and also to reduce an overall resistance of the element through a parallel connection. Thus, in an electrical design, the multiple negative electrodes of every microcoil element are configured to connect to a negative contact zone, and the multiple positive electrodes of the microcoil element are configured to connect to a positive contact zone. In the electrical design, the multiple metal line segments are connected in parallel, and the electrode ends can be connected to the overall negative contact zones and the overall positive contact zones in parallel respectively. The multiple microcoil elements can therefore be connected in parallel. Furthermore, the various wiring parameters applied to the metal line segments of the microcoil can be applicable to various requirements since they can be determined according to a practical demand of an impedance, a magnetic field or a size.
The foregoing description of the exemplary embodiments of the disclosure has been presented only for the purposes of illustration and description and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching.
The embodiments were chosen and described in order to explain the principles of the disclosure and their practical application so as to enable others skilled in the art to utilize the disclosure and various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. Alternative embodiments will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains without departing from its spirit and scope.
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