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Organic Inductors Make Stable Amps

Sept. 5, 2012
Inductors are often taken for granted…that is, until they fail to perform (or simply fail). A new line of multilayer organic (MLO™) RF inductors from AVX Corp. is designed not to disappoint, providing high quality factor (Q) values and high self-resonant frequencies (SRFs) in compact 0402 sized housings.

Inductors are often taken for granted…that is, until they fail to perform (or simply fail). A new line of multilayer organic (MLO™) RF inductors from AVX Corp. is designed not to disappoint, providing high quality factor (Q) values and high self-resonant frequencies (SRFs) in compact 0402 sized housings. The RoHS-compliant inductors are available with values from 1 to 32 nH.

According to AVX Product Manager Larry Eisenberger, “These new inductors represent a paradigm shift from traditional low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) and thin film passive SMD components. Since copper organic inductors (COIs) are polymer based, and use high conductivity copper interconnects in a multilayer fashion, the ability to fabricate these components on large-area substrates and in laser-direct imaging allow for improved cost versus LTCC and thin film technologies.”

The low-profile inductors support frequencies well above 1 GHz and feature coefficient of thermal expansion closely matched to many popular printed-circuit-board (PCB) materials for excellent reliability. They include a 100% tin finish and are rated for operating temperatures from -55 to +125°C.

About the Author

Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.

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