For the PDF version of this article, click here. In all switching regulators, the inductor is used as an energy storage device. When the semiconductor switch is on, the current in the inductor ramps ...

Inductors are not typically rated by power, however an approximations of the power, however an approximation of the power handling capability of an air core or ceramic core chip inductor can be ...

“Drum core” is used to describe the shape of the ferrite core used in some power inductors, and it differentiates these inductors from other types such as toroidal, power bead, flat coil, or planar.

Creating a basic inductor on a substrate sounds easy—just metallize the substrate, preferably with a spiral, serpentine, or other pattern. While traditional microchip inductors are relatively large 2D ...