An inductor device includes a first trace, a second trace, an input/output terminal, a center-tapped terminal, and an interlaced connection portion. The first trace is located on a first layer. The second is located on the first layer. The input/output terminal is disposed at a first side of the inductor device. The center-tapped terminal is disposed at a second side of the inductor device. The interlaced connection portion is disposed at a third side or a fourth side of the inductor device, and coupled to the first trace or the second trace. No interlaced connection structure is disposed along a connection line between the input/output terminal and the center-tapped terminal.

An electronic substrate may be fabricated having a dielectric material, metal pads embedded in the dielectric material with co-planar surfaces spaced less than one tenth millimeter from each other, and a metal trace embedded in the dielectric material and attached between the metal pads, wherein a surface of the metal trace is non-co-planar with the co-planar surfaces of the metal pads at a height of less than one millimeter, and wherein sides of the metal trace are angled relative to the co-planar surfaces of the metal pads. In an embodiment of the present description, an embedded angled inductor may be formed that includes the metal trace. In an embodiment, an integrated circuit package may be formed with the electronic substrate, wherein at least one integrated circuit devices may be attached to the electronic substrate. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to power conversion using a planar transformer assembly that provides medium-voltage isolation at high frequencies. A planar transformer comprises primary and secondary planar windings configured to generate an isolated output. Each primary and secondary winding is interleaved on layers of a printed circuit board using one or more vias within the layers of the printed circuit board. The planar transformer also comprises a magnetic core and a field-shaping apparatus coupled with the printed circuit board. The field-shaping apparatus is configured to shape an electric field generated by the windings. The primary windings can be coupled to a DC source via switching devices while the secondary windings can be coupled via switching devices to one or more DC ports followed by AC inverters configured to generate three single-phase AC outputs for medium voltage applications.

A coil component including: a body; a coil portion including first and second lead-out terminals and disposed in the body; an insulating film disposed between the coil portion and the body and containing a thermosetting resin having a vinyl group; and an external electrode portion disposed on the body and connected to each of the first and second lead-out terminals of the coil portion.

A multilayer coil component includes a multilayer body in which a plurality of insulating layers are stacked in a stacking direction and a coil inside, and outer electrodes on surfaces of the multilayer body and electrically connected to the coil. The insulating layers have a magnetic phase having spinel structure containing at least Fe, Ni, Zn, and Cu and a non-magnetic phase containing at least Si. When grain sizes D50 and D90 of crystal grains constituting the magnetic phase are respectively defined as equivalent-area circle diameters of 50% and 90% on a cumulative sum basis in a cumulative distribution of equivalent-area circle diameters of the crystal grains, the grain size D50 is from 50 nm to 750 nm, and the grain size D90 is from 200 nm to 1500 nm.

A substrate includes a multilayer substrate body in which a plurality of circuit bodies are laminated in a laminating direction through insulating layers and are interlayer connected via a connected conductor formed on each of the insulating layers, and a magnetic body that is arranged in the laminating direction while at least a part of or all of the magnetic body sandwiches the circuit bodies. Each of the circuit bodies includes at least a first circuit body and a second circuit body. The first circuit body is formed of a first extending portion and a first folding portion. The second circuit body is formed of a second extending portion and a second folding portion.

The invention relates to an electrical filter element (1) for filtering alternating voltage interference. The electrical filter element (1) comprises two dielectric circuit board substrates (11, 12) having a magnetic core (13) arranged between the circuit board substrates. The magnetic core (13) has a material-free inner region (13a), in which electrical connection elements (21-24) are provided between the two dielectric circuit board substrates (11, 12). Furthermore, electrical connection elements (31, 32) can also be provided between the two dielectric circuit board substrates (11, 12) in an outer region of the magnetic core (13).

An apparatus includes a substrate, one or more integrated circuit dies on the substrate, and a stiffener affixed to the substrate. One or more sections of the stiffener may includes a magnetic material. The apparatus further includes an inductive circuit element comprising one or more conductive structures wrapped around the magnetic material. In some examples where a first coil is wrapped around a first section of the stiffener, and a second coil is wrapped around a second section of the stiffener, current supplied to the first coil generates at the second coil a current that is further transmitted to the one or more semiconductor dies.

Embodiments herein relate to integrating FIVR switching circuitry into a substrate that has a first side and a second side opposite the first side, where the first side of the substrate to electrically couple with a die and to provide voltage to the die and the second side of the substrate is to couple with an input voltage source. In embodiments, the FIVR switching circuitry may be printed onto the substrate using OFET, CNT, or other transistor technology, or may be included in a separate die that is incorporated within the substrate.

An inductor includes a first conductor, a second conductor, an insulation film, and a magnetic body. The first conductor spirally extends in a plane. The second conductor spirally extends in a plane. The second conductor is stacked on and joined to the first conductor. The insulation film covers a surface of the first conductor and a surface of the second conductor. The magnetic body covers a surface of the insulation film and embeds the first conductor and the second conductor. The first conductor and the second conductor are connected to form a helical coil.