A hard wired unit with an energy saving device has an inductive capacitive reactor for low amperage use, acting as a multifaceted transformer with inductor and capacitor functionalities iteratively, includes: a stacked group of hollow centered continuous loop components sequentially arranged as follows: (i) a first ferrite toroidal component; (ii) a first separator component, being a doped separator component; (iii) a non-magnetic conductive metal toroidal component having a plurality of protrusions with notches between said protrusions; (iv) a second separator component, selected from the group consisting of doped and non-doped; (v) a second ferrite toroidal component. Another inductive capacitive reactor for industrial and commercial hard wired units with high amperage use has similar components as just stated and also has (v) a non-magnetic conductive metal toroidal component without protrusions; (vi) a third separator component; (vii) a second non-magnetic conductive metal toroidal component having a plurality of protrusions with notches between said protrusions, (viii) a fourth separator component; and (ix) a second ferrite toroidal component.

An energy saving device with at least one inductor capacitive reactor for high amperage uses functions as a multifaceted transformer with inductor and capacitor functionalities iteratively. It includes a stacked group of hollow centered continuous loop components follows: (i) a first ferrite toroidal component; (ii) a first doped separator component; (iii) a non-magnetic conductive metal toroidal component with protrusions and notches; (iv) a second separator component, doped or non-doped; (v) a non-magnetic conductive metal toroidal component without protrusions; (vi) a third separator component, doped or non-doped; (vii) a second non-magnetic conductive metal toroidal component with protrusions and notches, wherein the second non-magnetic conductive metal toroidal component is rotated relative to the first non-magnetic conductive metal toroidal component; (viii) a fourth separator component, being selected from the group consisting of doped and non-doped; (ix) a second ferrite toroidal component; (x) a first incoming wire being wrapped around a portion of the stacked group, being a hot wire; (xi) a second incoming wire being wrapped around a portion of the stacked group, being a ground wire.

An element body includes a first function portion including a first material, a second function portion including a second material different from the first material, and an intermediate portion placed between the first function portion and the second function portion. The intermediate portion includes a first component included in the first material, and a second component included in the second material. A side surface of the element body includes surfaces of the first function portion, the second function portion, and the intermediate portion. Each of terminal electrodes includes electrode portion formed on the side surface across the surfaces of the first function portion, the second function portion, and the intermediate portion. An insulating layer is formed on the side surface in such a manner as to be in contact with at least a region exposed from the electrode portions between the electrode portions in the surface of the intermediate portion.

A filter arrangement for filtering parasitic induction currents may include an electrically conductive housing part that at least partly surrounds a cavity, an electric ground connection on the housing part for establishing an electric connection to an electric ground, a busbar in the cavity, and at least one electric filter component electrically connected between the busbar and the housing part and mechanically secured to the housing part and to the busbar. A voltage converter may include at least one such filter arrangement.

An electronic component includes a first outer electrode, a second outer electrode, a third outer electrode, and a fourth outer electrode which are provided to correspond to four corners of a second main surface; a fifth outer electrode which is provided on the second main surface; a multilayer body; a first inductor which includes a first end portion and a second end portion; and a first surface mounted electronic component which is mounted on the multilayer body and which includes a sixth outer electrode and a seventh outer electrode. The first end portion is electrically connected to the first outer electrode. The second end portion is electrically connected to the second outer electrode and the sixth outer electrode. The seventh outer electrode is electrically connected to the fifth outer electrode.

A noise filter (A) includes a case (10) and capacitors (20) accommodated in the case (10). Substantially flat surfaces of the capacitors (20) serve as ground-side electrodes (23). A ground terminal (17) is connected directly to the ground-side electrodes (23), and input/output terminals (15) are connected to input/output-side electrodes (21) of the capacitors (20). A routing space for leads for connecting the capacitors (20) and the ground terminal (17) is not necessary in the case (10). Therefore, the case (10) can be miniaturized.

This magnetoresistance effect element includes a first ferromagnetic layer, a second ferromagnetic layer, and a non-magnetic layer. The non-magnetic layer is between the first ferromagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer. The first ferromagnetic layer contains at least partially crystallized Heusler alloy containing Co. The non-magnetic layer has a first non-magnetic region and a second non-magnetic region. Each of the second non-magnetic region is sandwiched between the first non-magnetic regions in a thickness direction of the non-magnetic layer. Atoms or molecules constituting each of the second non-magnetic regions are smaller than atoms or molecules constituting the first non-magnetic region. Each crystal structure of the second non-magnetic region is a NaCl type structure. At least a part of the second non-magnetic region is crystallized continuously with the first non-magnetic region and the first ferromagnetic layer or the second ferromagnetic layer.

A multilayer filter includes first and second ground electrodes and first and second LC resonators. The first LC resonator includes a first line electrode, a first capacitor electrode, a first via conductor, and a second via conductor. The second via conductor extends from the first line electrode to a first capacitor electrode side and connects the first line electrode and the first ground electrode. The second LC resonator includes a second line electrode, a second capacitor electrode, a third via conductor, and a fourth via conductor. The fourth via conductor extends from the second line electrode to a second capacitor electrode side and connects the second line electrode and the second ground electrode.

The present disclosure relates to a substrate that includes a substrate body and a resonator integrated within the substrate body. The resonator includes a resonator body, a top resonator plate, and a bottom resonator plate. The resonator body extends through the substrate body from a top surface to a bottom surface of the substrate body, and is formed of at least one of a dielectric material and a magnetic material. The top resonator plate is coupled to a top side of the resonator body and resides over the top surface of the substrate body, and the bottom resonator plate is coupled to a bottom side of the resonator body and resides over the bottom surface of the substrate body. The top resonator plate and the bottom resonator plate are electrically conductive.

A coil component includes a coil and a composite magnetic material containing magnetic particles. The magnetic particles have an average minor-axis length of more than 5.0 nm and 50 nm or less and an average aspect ratio of 2.0 or more and 10.0 or less. The magnetic particles are orientated substantially perpendicularly to a central axis of the coil and are orientated randomly within a perpendicular plane to the central axis of the coil. The composite magnetic material has a saturation magnetization s of 80.0 emu/g or more.