On-chip integrated inductors with NiFe-SiO_x magnetic thin films on GaN

摘要

Fabrication, characterization, and modeling of on-chip integrated inductors with magnetic thin film (NiFe-SiOX) on sapphire-based GaN substrate was reported. The fabrication processes were compatible with the conventional GaN-based MMIC process. On-wafer measured results showed that an additional resonant absorption happened in the inductors with magnetic films at lower frequencies. An improved equivalent circuit model that takes into account magnetic absorption was developed for characterizing the phenomenon and good fitting results were acquired up to 11.6 GHz.