Dec 21, 2007 #1 C ckJJ Junior Member level 3 Joined Feb 16, 2005 Messages 27 Helped 0 Reputation 0 Reaction score 0 Trophy points 1,281 Activity points 1,464 Hihi, Are there any difference in using chip inductors and power coil inductors on Buck DC/DC converter? Thanks.
Hihi, Are there any difference in using chip inductors and power coil inductors on Buck DC/DC converter? Thanks.
Dec 21, 2007 #2 shaq Full Member level 5 Joined Jul 23, 2005 Messages 311 Helped 14 Reputation 28 Reaction score 4 Trophy points 1,298 Activity points 3,397 If your switching frequency is higher (i.e. around 1GHz), the inductor may be made in the IC.
Dec 21, 2007 #3 O out to lunch Newbie level 6 Joined Jul 11, 2005 Messages 14 Helped 1 Reputation 2 Reaction score 0 Trophy points 1,281 Activity points 1,446 if you have an unusually high switching frequency and hardly any load current, then perhaps a bead inductor would do. typical buck regulators utilize inductors that can handle the current and won't saturate. if this is just a general question, then you are only going to get a general answer. do you have a more specific question?
if you have an unusually high switching frequency and hardly any load current, then perhaps a bead inductor would do. typical buck regulators utilize inductors that can handle the current and won't saturate. if this is just a general question, then you are only going to get a general answer. do you have a more specific question?