Contents I. Introduction
The essential role that magnetic components play in electronic power conversion schemes has driven a continuum of advancement efforts. With the advent and proliferation of distributed power architectures, board-level-power, point-of-load power, and ultimately power-on-a-chip, advances in magnetics technology have occurred to keep up with these needs. It is clear that this evolution is primarily driven by the needs for higher power densities (both in volume and area) and for higher efficiencies. These drivers are heavily influenced by the overall trends in the digital and analog electronics industry that rely on the power conditioning, regulation, and control provided by such power converters, regulators, and controllers.
