Planar On-Silicon Inductor Design for Electromagnetic Tracking

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Abstract

In this article, a planar on-silicon inductor design for electromagnetic tracking (EMT) is presented. The design process has been demonstrated for a planar sensing coil in a 65-nm on-silicon process. The designed multilayer planar inductor configuration achieves SNR of 23.6 dB and sensitivity of 202 μ V /T/Hz. The designed inductor satisfies system requirements for clinical use in EMT applications. The current design has been verified on the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) 65-nm process and exhibits a close correlation with simulation results. Measured SNR of 22.1 dB and sensitivity of 198 μV/T/Hz at a frequency of 20 kHz and magnetic flux density of 150 nT is achieved. An improved lumped element model to account for multilayer planar inductor designs is also proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)21129-21136
Number of pages8
JournalIEEE Sensors Journal
Volume23
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Sep 2023

Keywords

  • CMOS
  • electromagnetic sensing
  • electromagnetic tracking (EMT)
  • inductor
  • parameterized cell (PCELL)
  • SKILL programming language
  • virtual bronchoscopy

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