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Inductor Marking and Orientation RF Study |
Simulation results of mutual coupling for inductors with:
- Half-marking (L-05B)
- Full-marking (L-07C)
- No-marking (L-14C)
(1) Half-marked inductors L-05B Series

L-05B Series (0201) Half Marked Inductor structure
Mutual coupling(S31) with different spacing schemes

Mutual coupling(S41) for different spacing schemes
Mutual coupling(S31) for different orientations
Mutual coupling(S41) for different orientations
(2)Fully Marked inductors L-07C Series

L-07C Series (0402) Fully Marked Inductor structure
Mutual coupling(S31) for different spacing schemes
Mutual coupling(S41) for different spacing schemes
Mutual coupling(S31) for different orientations
Mutual coupling(S41) for different orientations
(3) L-14C Series (0603) No-Marking Inductor structure
L-14C Series (0603) No Marking Inductor structure
Mutual coupling(S31) for different orientations
Mutual coupling(S41) for different orientations
- The Mutual coupling of the half-marked inductors, with smaller inductor loop, is lower than that of full-marked and no-marking inductors.
- Mutual coupling of half-marking inductors is higher when they’re placed at opposite orientations.
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