Thread: 18nH Inductor
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Old October 1st 04, 01:26 PM
Reg Edwards
 
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For anyone interested in what an 18 nano-H inductor looks like under a
magnifying glass -

3 turns of 0.33 mm diameter wire, wound on a 2.2 mm diameter former, over a
length of 2.0 mm.

Its self-resonant frequency is 4.6 GHz and it is tuned to 1 GHz with a
capacitor of 1.3 pF. Q = 330 at 1 GHz.
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Reg