Gaurav, it depends There are any number of good books on SMPS converters out there, and plenty of material available from raw material vendors, as well as assembled inductor mfg's. What is "best" is a compromise of a number of factors, including: cost, size, and efficiency. Forward converters tend to use MnZn ferrites in any of a number of forms for the transformer, while flybacks, and SEPIC transformers and foward converter output chokes will need either a gapped ferrite or for lower frequency application powdered Fe that can support a large H. Toroids tend to have the best efficiency and size, but highest cost. Most modern production switchers use either a toroid ( encapsulated supplies ) or more often now planar magnetics. Steve. At 04:00 PM 9/28/2004 +0530, Gaurav MATHUR wrote: >Hello, > Can anybody tell me which type of inductor is best for DC-DC switching = >regulator.=20 >Regards, >Gaurav. > >------------------------------------------------------------------ >To unsubscribe from si-list: >si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > >or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: >//www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > >For help: >si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > >List FAQ wiki page is located at: > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > >List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.org > >List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list >or at our remote archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages >Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu