JP2013105807A - Multilayer inductor - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a multilayer inductor capable of improving the superposition characteristics even if it is reduced in size and thickness.
A conductor pattern 15 is composed of a coil electrode 13 that spirals around in a stacked manner in a laminated body, and a connection electrode 14 that connects the coil electrode 13 and an external electrode 16. The path length of the conductor pattern 15 of the outermost layer is made longer than the path length of the conductor pattern 15 of the other inner layer, and the path length of the conductor pattern 15 of the outermost layer is not in contact with the inner side. This is a multilayer inductor provided with a magnetic layer 12.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a multilayer inductor used in various electronic devices.

  In recent years, multilayer inductors have come to be used with the miniaturization of devices. However, in closed magnetic circuit type multilayer inductors in which a coil conductor pattern and a magnetic layer are laminated, the inductance value increases as the superimposed DC current increases. Decreases. In order to improve this problem, let's improve the superposition characteristics by using a non-magnetic layer 2 in the vicinity of the center of the coil in which the magnetic layer 1 is laminated as shown in FIG. Is known.

  As prior art document information related to the invention of this application, for example, Patent Document 1 is known.

JP 2005-259774 A

  In the above conventional configuration, although the superposition characteristics are improved to some extent, the thickness of the upper and lower portions of the coil electrode (the portion corresponding to the collar portion of the drum core type coil) is reduced when a reduction in size and thickness is required. Inevitably, magnetic saturation is likely to occur in the portion corresponding to the flange, and deterioration of the superimposition characteristic is likely to occur.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a multilayer inductor that can improve the superposition characteristics even if it is further reduced in size and thickness.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention forms a laminate by vertically laminating a plurality of magnetic layers, a plurality of nonmagnetic layers, and a plurality of conductor patterns, and external electrodes are formed on both end faces of the laminate. The conductor pattern is composed of a coil electrode that spirally wraps up and down in the multilayer body, and a connection electrode that connects the coil electrode and the external electrode, and the conductor pattern is a plurality of conductor patterns. The length of the conductor pattern of the outermost layer is made longer than the length of the conductor pattern of the other inner layer, and a nonmagnetic layer is provided so as to contact the inside of the conductor pattern of the outermost layer. It is a thing.

  With the above configuration, it is possible to obtain a multilayer inductor that can improve the superposition characteristics even if it is reduced in size and thickness.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a multilayer inductor according to an embodiment of the present invention. Sectional drawing of the multilayer inductor in one embodiment of this invention The top view of the outermost conductor pattern of the multilayer inductor in one embodiment of the present invention The top view of the outermost conductor pattern of another multilayer inductor in one embodiment of the present invention The top view of the outermost conductor pattern of another multilayer inductor in one embodiment of the present invention Cross section of conventional multilayer inductor

  Hereinafter, a multilayer inductor according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 is an exploded perspective view of a multilayer inductor according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a top view of an outermost conductor pattern thereof. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, the multilayer inductor includes a magnetic layer 11 made of Ni—Zn—Cu ferrite and a conductor pattern 15, and via electrodes 18 between conductor patterns 15 of different layers. Are connected to each other and external electrodes 16 are provided at the respective ends to form a multilayer inductor. The outer shape is about 2.0 × 1.6 × 1.0 mm.

  The conductor pattern 15 has a substantially rectangular shape when seen in a plan view, and is composed of a coil electrode 13 that circulates in a spiral shape while overlapping vertically and a connection electrode 14 that connects the coil electrode 13 and the external electrode 16. The coil electrode 13 in each layer is formed to have 3/4 turns. By doing so, even if the number of stacked layers increases, the printing plate can be shared, so that the process can be simplified. In this rectangular coil electrode, the electrode width is about 210 μm, and the dimension of the center portion is a in FIG. 3 where the longitudinal direction is a, the short direction is b, a is about 1230 μm, and b is about 830 μm.

  Here, the conductor pattern 15 is formed by pattern printing of an Ag paste, and has a thickness of about 30 μm. Further, the thickness from the conductor pattern 15 to the outer surface side (the flange portion 17) is set to about 200 μm. These dimensions mean the dimensions after firing, and so on.

  Further, the layer in contact with the innermost side of the conductor pattern 15 on the outermost side is a non-magnetic layer 12 made of Zn—Cu ferrite having a thickness of about 20 μm.

  When a non-magnetic layer is placed near the center of the coil as in the past, the superposition characteristics are improved to some extent, but the magnetic flux is most likely to concentrate near the upper and lower surfaces of the coil core, and this part is magnetic. Saturation occurs and the superimposition characteristics deteriorate.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the layer that is in contact with the outermost conductor pattern 15 is the nonmagnetic layer 12, and the nonmagnetic layer 12 is provided where magnetic saturation is most likely to occur. In addition, the deterioration of the superposition characteristics is suppressed, and the length of the path of the outermost conductor pattern 15 is longer than the length of the path of the other inner conductor pattern 15, so that the outermost conductor pattern 15 is reduced. The magnetic flux is generated most frequently, and the effect of the nonmagnetic layer 12 can be maximized.

  In order to confirm the above effects, the multilayer inductor of the present embodiment was created, and the ratio of how much the inductor value was lowered when a direct current was applied to the initial inductor was examined. For comparison, inductors with a bias current of 0 and an inductor value of 1.5 μH were prepared, respectively, and the inductance value when the bias current was 2 A was expressed as a ratio.

  First, in the case where a non-magnetic layer is provided at the center of the coil as in the prior art, it is 0.33, the outermost turn number is 1/2 turn, the inner turn number is 3/4, and the outermost turn number is 3/4. When the nonmagnetic layer was provided inside the conductor pattern, the value was 0.42. On the other hand, when all the coil electrodes 13 are set to 3/4 turns as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and the nonmagnetic layer 12 is provided inside the outermost conductor pattern 15, the value becomes 0.46. When the outermost turn number is 7/8 turns and the inner turn number is 3/4, as shown in FIG. 4, the value of 0.48 is obtained.

  As described above, the length of the path of the conductor pattern 15 of the outermost layer among the conductor patterns 15 is made longer than the length of the path of the conductor pattern 15 of the other inner layer, and the conductor pattern 15 of the outermost layer. By providing the non-magnetic layer 12 so as to be in contact with the inside of the substrate, it is possible to suppress a decrease in inductor value even when a large current is passed. In order to further improve this effect, it is more desirable to make the number of turns of the coil electrode of the outermost layer larger than the number of turns of the coil electrode of the other inner layer.

  In addition, in order to lengthen the length of the path | route of the conductor pattern 15 of the outermost layer, you may derive | lead out the connection electrode 14 to the side as shown in FIG.

  In order to cope with a large current, it is necessary to increase the thickness of the coil electrode 13, but in order to increase the thickness of the multilayer inductor to a predetermined thickness, the thickness of the flange portion 17 is inevitably increased. I have to cut down. However, when the flange portion 17 is made thin, magnetic saturation is likely to occur. This magnetic saturation is likely to occur where the cross-sectional area of the path through which the magnetic flux generated when a current is passed through the coil electrode is the smallest, and the cross-sectional area of the collar portion around the core is larger than the area of the core. When it is small, saturation tends to occur at the buttocks. That is, when the multilayer inductor shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 is calculated, the thickness of the collar portion is c, the area of the core portion is a × b, and the cross-sectional area of the collar portion around the core portion is 2 × (a + b). Xc. That is, the effect of the present invention is more effective especially when the relationship c <(a × b) / {2 × (a + b)} is satisfied.

  The multilayer inductor according to the present invention provides a multilayer inductor that can improve the superposition characteristics even if it is reduced in size and thickness, and is industrially useful.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Magnetic body layer 12 Nonmagnetic body layer 13 Coil electrode 14 Connection electrode 15 Conductor pattern 16 External electrode 17 Butt 18 Via electrode

Claims (2)

A multilayer inductor comprising a plurality of magnetic layers, a plurality of nonmagnetic layers, and a plurality of conductor patterns stacked one above the other to form a laminate, and having external electrodes on both end faces of the laminate, wherein the conductor pattern Is composed of a coil electrode that wraps around in a spiral manner in the laminated body and a connection electrode that connects the coil electrode and an external electrode, and the conductor pattern of the outermost layer among the plurality of conductor patterns. The length of the path is longer than the length of the path of the conductor pattern of the other inner layer, and the nonmagnetic layer is provided so as to contact the inner side of the conductor pattern of the outermost layer. Multilayer inductor. The multilayer inductor according to claim 1, wherein the number of turns of the coil electrode of the outermost layer among the coil electrodes is made larger than the number of turns of the coil electrode of the other inner layer.

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