Hi all,
So I am working on a project where I need to mount a home-made inductor (single coil, 5nH range) to a PCB board, however, it is for a very high frequency circuit so all of my inductance and capacitance values are very small meaning any stray inductance has a big impact on the circuit. What is the best way to mount the inductor to minimize stray values as much as possible? The PCB board is designed in Eagle and ready to be printed as soon as I can determine the best mounting solution for the inductor. I know two through holes is a common mounting solution but does this produce large amounts of stray inductace/capacitance?

Thanks for your help!

 

If your inductor looks something like the one below and is mounted flush to the circuit board (negligible lead length) then you have minimal extra inductance or capacitance. Don't put a ground plane or other tracks underneath it.