S-Rum Inductors: 30-Fold Enhancement of Inductance by Controlled Electroplating Post Rolling

Zhendong Yang, Apratim Khandelwal, Allen Wang, Kristen Nguyen, Scott Wicker, Yang Victoria Shao, Xiuling Li

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Abstract

The demand on power inductors with high inductances (micro-Henries) and high current-carrying capacities to have small footprints for Internet-of-Things (IOT) and Cyber-Physical-System (CPS) applications poses design and fabrication challenges. 3D air-core microtube inductors fabricated with self-rolled-up membranes (S-RuM) can provide higher inductance densities than planar inductors, but are restricted by both high resistive losses, dependent on metal film thickness, and air-core limited magnetic core integration. This study proposes a post-rolling electroplating process for increased metal conductivity and core permeability for S-RuM inductors. S-RuM inductors with parallel-processed Au-shell and partial-plated permalloy core resulted in improvements of over 10x DC resistance (DCR) decrease and over 30x inductance boost. Such improvements are predicted to increase in magnitudes upon optimized shell and core-filling, offering the potential for scaling this technology for use in power electronics applications such as converters and filters with minimal power losses.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationIEEE 37th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2024
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages691-692
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9798350357929
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Externally publishedYes
Event37th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2024 - Austin, United States
Duration: Jan 21 2024Jan 25 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
ISSN (Print)1084-6999

Conference

Conference37th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAustin
Period1/21/241/25/24

Keywords

  • electroplating
  • magnetic cores
  • MEMS
  • Micro-inductors
  • miniaturization
  • on-chip
  • self-rolled membranes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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