Shielded Coil Component Layout for EMI Noise Reduction

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Solution Overview

Problem

The increasing demand for smaller, high-performance electronic devices has led to a need for coil components that effectively reduce electromagnetic interference (EMI) without significantly reducing the volume of magnetic material.

Innovation Solution

A coil component design featuring a support substrate with a through-hole, a core, a coil portion, and a shielding pattern that extends between the internal wall of the substrate and the core, along with external electrodes, which helps to mitigate EMI by strategically positioning the shielding pattern to minimize the volume of magnetic material used.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If a shielding pattern is added to remove EMI noise, then noise removal performance is improved, but the volume of magnetic material is significantly reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveEMI noiseVSAvoidmagnetic material volume
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSVolume of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The shielding pattern is nested within the through-hole of the support substrate, utilizing the existing hollow space rather than adding external structures. This allows the shielding function to be integrated into the core structure without significantly increasing overall volume or reducing magnetic material volume.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The shielding pattern is positioned in the radial dimension within the through-hole, creating a multi-dimensional shielding structure. This radial arrangement provides effective EMI shielding while minimizing the axial dimension occupied, thereby preserving magnetic material volume along the length of the component.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Volume of moving object

If the size of coil component is reduced for high-performance devices, then device integration is improved, but noise removal capability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecoil component sizeVSAvoidnoise
Core Design Contradiction:
Volume of moving objectVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The shielding pattern is locally concentrated within the through-hole region where EMI noise is most generated and transmitted. This localized shielding approach provides effective noise removal at the critical interface between the core and external environment, maintaining small overall component size while addressing noise at its source.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The shielding pattern acts as an intermediary structure within the through-hole, mediating between the magnetic core and the external environment. This intermediate shielding layer effectively blocks EMI noise transmission while allowing the component to maintain a compact size suitable for high-performance devices.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This design effectively removes noise while preventing a significant reduction in the volume of magnetic material, maintaining the component's performance and size efficiency.

Implementation Method 1

a shielding pattern disposed between an internal wall of the support substrate, by which the through-hole is defined, and the core

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectromagnetic shielding: Faraday Cage

Data Source

PatentUS11742136B2Coil component
Publication Date: 2023.08.29 SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS CO LTD
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  • US11742136B2 patent drawing
  • US11742136B2 patent drawing

AI summary

A coil component includes a support substrate including a through-hole disposed therein; a body including the support substrate embedded therein, and having a core disposed in the through-hole of the support substrate; a coil portion disposed on the support substrate, embedded in the body, and having a plurality of turns with reference to the core as an axis on the support substrate; and a shielding pattern disposed between an internal wall of the support substrate, by which the through-hole is defined, and the core.