High quality factor, low volume, air-core inductor

摘要

A spirally-wound inductor having a tapered conductor. The height of the conductor increases from a smaller height near the center of the inductor to a greater height at the outer edge of the inductor. A spherically-shaped inductor and methods for manufacturing the spherically-shaped inductor. The spherically-shaped inductor has a series of coils that increase in diameter from each end toward the middle.