Glass-Ceramic-Ferrite Composition for High-Permeability Electronic Components

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Problem

There is a need for electronic components with high flexural strength, high crack resistance, and high reliability, particularly those capable of effectively managing noise in high-frequency applications, which requires materials with high relative permeability.

Innovation Solution

A glass-ceramic-ferrite composition is developed, comprising a glass, a ferrite, and a ceramic filler, where the glass contains specific proportions of R2O, Al2O3, B2O3, and SiO2, and the ferrite and ceramic filler are adjusted to achieve high flexural strength and relative permeability, suitable for use in electronic components.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the ferrite content is increased to achieve high relative permeability for high-frequency noise control, then the relative permeability is improved, but the flexural strength deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverelative permeabilityVSAvoidflexural strength
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs a composite material system consisting of glass, ferrite, and ceramic filler (forsterite and quartz). This composite structure allows the material to simultaneously achieve high relative permeability (through ferrite content of 20-80 wt%) and high flexural strength (through glass matrix and forsterite reinforcement), resolving the contradiction between magnetic performance and mechanical strength in high-frequency noise-control components

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Solution Approach 2:

The patent optimizes specific compositional parameters: glass composition (SiO2: 60-80 wt%, B2O3: 10-30 wt%, Al2O3: 3-15 wt%), ferrite content (20-80 wt%), and forsterite content (5-30 wt%). By precisely controlling these parameters, the material achieves both high relative permeability for high-frequency applications and sufficient flexural strength, demonstrating parameter optimization to resolve the contradiction

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Strength

If the glass composition is modified to increase flexural strength, then the flexural strength is improved, but the firing temperature requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveflexural strengthVSAvoidfiring temperature
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSTemperature

Solution Approach 1:

The patent carefully balances glass composition parameters to achieve both high flexural strength and moderate firing temperature. The glass contains SiO2 (60-80 wt%) for strength, B2O3 (10-30 wt%) for lower melting point and flexibility, and Al2O3 (3-15 wt%) for structural stability. This compositional balance allows the material to be fired at 900-1100°C while achieving flexural strength ≥200 MPa, resolving the contradiction between strength and firing temperature

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS10600549B2Glass-ceramic-ferrite composition and electronic component
Publication Date: 2020.03.24 MURATA MFG CO LTD
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AI summary

A glass-ceramic-ferrite composition containing a glass, a ferrite, and a ceramic filler, in which the glass contains, by weight, about 0.5% to about 5.0% R2O (R represents at least one selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, and K), about 5.0% or less Al2O3, about 10.0% to about 25.0% B2O3, and about 70.0% to 85.0% SiO2 with respect to the total weight of the glass, the percentage by weight of the ferrite is about 10% to 80% with respect to the total weight of the composition, the ceramic filler contains at least forsterite selected from forsterite and quartz, the percentage by weight of the forsterite is about 1% to about 10% with respect to the total weight of the composition, and the percentage by weight of the quartz is about 40% or less with respect to the total weight of the composition.