A combiner circuit can be implemented as a coupling circuit having a common node and configured to couple the common node to one of first and second groups of filters through a first path and to couple the common node to the other group through a second path. The coupling circuit can be further configured such that the impedance provided by each filter of the one of the first and second groups for a signal in each band of the other group results in the signal being sufficiently excluded from the first path.

An inductor is provided, comprising: a first ferrite core piece and a second ferrite core piece, each of which are made of substantially similar materials, exhibit desired electromagnetic properties, and which are fashioned in a substantially similar manner and shape, and wherein each of the first and second ferrite core pieces comprises a substantially planar mating surface, a center post, and a wire core assembly channel, and wherein a first substantially planar mating surface of the first ferrite core piece is adapted to planarly mate with a second substantially planar mating surface of the second ferrite core piece; and a wire core assembly adapted to be substantially self-locating and self-centering about a first or second center post when located in a respective first or second wire core assembly channel.

An inductor is provided, comprising: a first ferrite core piece and a second ferrite core piece, each of which are made of substantially similar materials, exhibit desired electromagnetic properties, and which are fashioned in a substantially similar manner and shape, and wherein each of the first and second ferrite core pieces comprises a substantially planar mating surface, a center post, and a wire core assembly channel, and wherein a first substantially planar mating surface of the first ferrite core piece is adapted to planarly mate with a second substantially planar mating surface of the second ferrite core piece; and a wire core assembly adapted to be substantially self-locating and self-centering about a first or second center post when located in a respective first or second wire core assembly channel.

An inductive-capacitive filter includes a first insulating-conductive strip wound around a winding axis, where the first insulating-conductive strip includes a first conductive strip joined with a first insulating strip. An inductive-capacitive filter assembly includes a first and a second insulating-conductive strip concentrically wound around a winding axis, the first insulating-conductive strip including a first conductive strip joined with a first insulating strip, and the second insulating-conductive strip including a second conductive strip joined with a second insulating strip.

A planar magnetic element includes a pair of cores, a first winding layer disposed between the pair of cores and including a first winding coupled between a first terminal and a second terminal, and a plurality of second winding layers disposed between the pair of cores and including second windings coupled between a third terminal and a fourth terminal, wherein the first winding layer may be disposed between the plurality of second winding layers.

Various embodiments include an apparatus to filter radio-frequencies in a plasma-based processing device. In various embodiments, an RF filter device includes a number of substantially-planar spiral-filters electrically coupled to and substantially parallel to each other in a spaced-apart arrangement. In one embodiment, each of the planar spiral-filters is coupled to an adjacent one of the planar spiral filters as either an inside-to-inside electrical connection or an outside-to-outside electrical connection based on an arrangement of the successive spirals so as to increase a total value of inductance. Other methods, devices, apparatuses, and systems are disclosed.

A common mode filter for reducing differential mode signal converting to common mode signal comprising: a core-cylinder, a first coil, and a second coil; wherein two ends of the core-cylinder respectively extend and set with a first flange and a second flange; wherein m.sub.1, m.sub.2, and m.sub.3 turns and n.sub.1, n.sub.2, and n.sub.3 turns are respectively and sequentially wound and set on the first winding portion, the second winding portion, and the third winding portion of the first winding area, the second winding area, and the third winding area of the first coil and the second coil. Therefore, the present invention can effectively reduce the mode conversion characteristic (Scd), and can also improve the noise reduction performance of the product; thereby greatly upgrading the practicality of the present invention; and the present invention has a simple process, therefore the product yield can be further upgraded to achieve the effect.

Provided is a more versatile black marker composition which achieves excellent adhesion between a mark and an electronic component element body and excellent contrast of a mark regardless of the composition of the electronic component element body, the black marker composition containing borosilicate glass and a black oxide, in which a crystallization temperature of the borosilicate glass is less than 910 C., and an amount of Zn in terms of ZnO is 0.05% by mass or less based on 100% by mass of an inorganic solid content in terms of an oxide contained in the black marker composition.

An LC filter arrangement includes a filter capacitor that connects the first output terminal to the second output terminal, a magnetic core, and a choke having a plurality of turns surrounding the magnetic core, and a first choke terminal and a second choke terminal. Each of the turns is formed by a separate conductor segment, at least partially surrounding the magnetic core. The LC filter arrangement is mounted on a circuit board and is electrically connected to a conductor track of the circuit board.

This invention relates to a method for operating a variable impedance load on a device consisting of a planar transformer, consisting of at least a primary and a secondary side, which can be operated as input or output side, comprising primary and secondary coils, wherein capacitances between windings of a coil form a resonant circuit with inductances of the coil. This coil comprises a selection of a resonance frequency of the resonant circuit, wherein the resonance frequency falls on a frequency of a harmonic of an input signal to be suppressed.