A surface-mounted inductor including a coil having a wound part formed by winding a conductive wire and extended parts extended from an outer circumference of the wound part, a molded body containing the coil, constituted by a composite material containing a magnetic powder, and outer terminals connected to end portions of the extended parts disposed on a mounting surface. The wound part is contained within the molded body so that a winding axis is parallel to the mounting surface. The extended parts are extended toward the mounting surface side, each end portion of the extended parts are exposed from the surface thereof of the molded body. In the molded body, a density of a magnetic powder between the end portions of the extended parts on the mounting-side surface is lower than a density in the surface on the opposite side from the mounting surface.

A coil component includes a winding core that includes a winding core portion, a first flange portion, and a second flange portion. The coil component further includes a plate core that has a main surface facing the winding core portion, the first flange portion, and the second flange portion, that extends between the first flange portion and the second flange portion, and that is secured to the winding core by using adhesive. Each of the first flange portion and the second flange portion has an upper surface that faces the main surface of the plate core. Recessed portions are formed on the corresponding upper surfaces. Protrusions may be formed in corresponding regions in which the recessed portions are formed.

A wire-wound inductor component includes a core including an axial portion that extends in an axial direction and is pillar-shaped and a first support and a second support disposed respectively on a first end and a second end in the axial direction of the axial portion; a first terminal electrode and a second terminal electrode disposed respectively on a bottom face of the first support and a bottom face of the second support; a wire wound around the axial portion, with first and second end portions of the wire being connected respectively to the first and second terminal electrodes; and a cover member that covers at least part of the wire on an upper face of the axial portion and has a terminal indentation depth of 0.85 μm or more. The adhesive strength of a top face of the cover member is less than or equal to 3.28 gf/mm.sup.2.

A wire-wound inductor component includes a core including an axial portion that extends in an axial direction and is pillar-shaped and a first support and a second support disposed respectively on a first end and a second end in the axial direction of the axial portion; a first terminal electrode and a second terminal electrode disposed respectively on a bottom face of the first support and a bottom face of the second support; a wire wound around the axial portion, with first and second end portions of the wire being connected respectively to the first and second terminal electrodes; and a cover member that covers at least part of the wire on an upper face of the axial portion and has a terminal indentation depth of 0.85 μm or more. The adhesive strength of a top face of the cover member is less than or equal to 3.28 gf/mm.sup.2.

A multilayer inductor component includes an element body that is an insulator and a coil in which a plurality of coil conductor layers that extend along planes in the element body are electrically connected to each other. Also, each of the coil conductor layers includes metal part and glass part, and the glass part include internal glass portion that is entirely included in the metal part.

A multilayer inductor component includes an element body that is an insulator and a coil in which a plurality of coil conductor layers that extend along planes in the element body are electrically connected to each other. Also, each of the coil conductor layers includes metal part and glass part, and the glass part include internal glass portion that is entirely included in the metal part.

A method of manufacturing a coil component which includes an element body including magnetic layers stacked in a first direction and having a surface located in the first direction or a second direction reverse to the first direction, a coil and extended wiring in the element body, and an outer electrode at least on the surface. The method includes forming an unbaked coil wiring layer zone by providing a paste-like unbaked coil wiring layer and a paste-like unbaked magnetic layer in the same layer in the direction orthogonal to the first direction on an upper surface of a sheet-like unbaked magnetic layer with respect to the first direction; and forming an unbaked extended wiring layer zone by providing a paste-like unbaked extended wiring layer and a paste-like unbaked magnetic layer in the same layer in the direction orthogonal to the first direction without providing a sheet-like unbaked magnetic layer.

Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes: a coil part having a structure in which alternately stacking a plurality of conductor layers each including a spiral coil pattern and a plurality of insulating layers; a first magnetic layer disposed in an inner diameter area of the coil part, in an outside area of the coil part, and on one side in an axial direction of the coil part; and a second magnetic layer disposed on other side in the axial direction of the coil part. Each of the first and second magnetic layers comprises a composite magnetic material containing magnetic fillers and binder resin. The content of the magnetic filers in the first magnetic layer is higher than the content of the magnetic fillers in the second magnetic layer.

An inductor device includes a first trace, a second trace, a first connection member, and a second connection member. The first trace includes a first sub-trace and a second sub-trace. The second sub-trace is disposed adjacent to the first sub-trace directly. The second trace includes a third sub-trace. The third sub-trace is disposed adjacent to the second sub-trace directly. The first connection member is configured to couple to the first sub-trace. The second connection member is disposed adjacent to the first connection member, and configured to couple to the second sub-trace.

An inductor device includes a first trace, a second trace, a first connection member, and a second connection member. The first trace includes a first sub-trace and a second sub-trace. The second sub-trace is disposed adjacent to the first sub-trace directly. The second trace includes a third sub-trace. The third sub-trace is disposed adjacent to the second sub-trace directly. The first connection member is configured to couple to the first sub-trace. The second connection member is disposed adjacent to the first connection member, and configured to couple to the second sub-trace.