Effective series-resistance model of spiral inductors

A new resistance model, which considers both the metal-skin effect and eddy-current losses of rectangular spiral-inductor structures, is proposed. Specifically, a correction term is added to the in-series resistance model so as to more accurately model the high-frequency behavior of metal losses. The accuracy of this analytical model is validated by comparing its simulated results with the measured ones. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 46: 107–109, 2005; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.20915