In a coil-embedded dust core constituting an inductance element, a winding body of a coil disposed inside a coil-embedded dust core and a dust core have a relationship that the inner core volume ratio RV defined below is 3 or more and 5 or less: RV=(V1/V2)/(1V/Vp), where V1 represents a volume of a region in the dust core located on an inner side of the winding body of the coil when the coil-embedded dust core is viewed in a first direction, which is a direction along a winding axis of the coil, V2 represents a volume of a region in the dust core located on an outer side of the winding body of the coil when the coil-embedded dust core is viewed in the first direction, V represents a volume of the dust core, and Vp represents a volume of the coil-embedded dust core.

A flat coil carrier may include a carrier body. The carrier body may include, on an axial front side, a groove spiral configured to receive a coil wire. The groove spiral may have an axially open groove opening and may include a plurality of radially consecutive groove sections. The plurality of radially consecutive groove sections may each have an axially open groove section opening of a plurality of groove section openings. The plurality of radially consecutive groove sections may each be separated from one another by a common separating wall section of a plurality of separating wall sections of the carrier body. At least one of the plurality of separating wall sections may protrude from the carrier body and may have at least one undercut section including a radially protruding protrusion such that an undercut for the coil wire is formed in the at least one undercut section.

A method of manufacturing an inductor element includes preparing an insert member including a winding portion where a conductor is wound in a coil shape. A plurality of preliminary green compacts is obtained by conducting a preliminary compression molding of a granule containing a magnetic powder and a resin at a pressure of 2.510.sup.2 to 110.sup.3 MPa. The insert member and the plurality of preliminary green compacts are integrated so that a joint interface of the plurality of preliminary green compacts is formed intermittently.

A coil electronic component includes a body and external terminals. The body includes a winding coil part and a pillar-shaped core part inserted inside of the winding coil part and formed of a magnetic metal. The external terminals are connected to the winding coil part and disposed on an external surface of the body. The body contains the magnetic metal and a resin, and the pillar-shaped core part has magnetic permeability higher than that of a portion of the body disposed outside of the winding coil part.

Provided is a magnetic element, including: a coil assembly in which a coil is provided on an outer periphery of an inner core; and an outer peripheral core provided to cover an outer periphery of the coil assembly. The outer peripheral core has: an opening that allows the coil assembly to be inserted therein; and a fixing part configured to fix the coil assembly into the outer peripheral core. The coil is sealed by a sealing resin. A lid member is mounted to an opening of the outer peripheral core, and is configured to reduce a gap between the coil and the outer peripheral core in the opening so as to reduce a filling amount of the sealing resin.

An electronic component includes a body having a recessed portion, an inner conductor embedded in the body, and an outer electrode electrically connected to the inner conductor. At least part of the outer electrode is disposed in the recessed portion of the body. The electronic component further includes an insulating layer configured such that at least part of the outer electrode is covered with the insulating layer.

A coil component includes a magnetic portion that includes metal particles and a resin material, a coil conductor embedded in the magnetic portion, and outer electrodes electrically connected to the coil conductor and disposed on the bottom surface of the coil component. The magnetic portion includes a magnetic base having a protrusion portion and a magnetic outer coating. The coil conductor is disposed on the magnetic base such that the protrusion portion is located in a core portion of the coil conductor. The magnetic outer coating is disposed so as to cover the coil conductor, and the height of the edge portion of the upper surface of the magnetic base is more than the height at the position at which the edge of the protrusion portion is located.

An inductor includes an integrated preform having a coil installed thereinside. The coil includes extension portions extending from two stages of a spiral wound portion. The integrated preform is formed by bonding together first and second preforms. The first and/or second preform is shaped like a housing including a plate-shaped bottom, a wall provided around the periphery of the bottom portion, and two cut out portions provided in the wall. The extension portions extend to outside the integrated preform via the cut out portions. The difference between a first distance from a reference surface, which is the bottom surface of the bottom of the first or second preform, to a bottom surface of one cut out portion and a second distance from the reference surface to the bottom surface of the other cut out portion is substantially an integer multiple of the width of the flat wire.

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.