It is intended to improve magnetic saturation characteristics of magnetic composite bodies containing metal magnetic particles and insulating fine particles.

A magnetic composite body contains a first metal magnetic particle and a second metal magnetic particle, and fine particles are in contact with the first and second metal magnetic particles. The fine particles are insulating and non-magnetic particles. A first oxide film is provided on the surface of the first metal magnetic particle, and a second oxide film is provided on the surface of the second metal magnetic particle.

Techniques regarding one or more NFC antennas that can comprise vertically stacked coils of electrically conductive material are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise an apparatus, which can comprise can a first substrate layer that can comprise a first coil of electrically conductive material that can be wound in a first direction. The apparatus can also comprise a second substrate layer that can comprise a second coil of electrically conductive material that can be wound in a second direction opposite the first direction. The first substrate layer can be stacked onto the second substrate layer. Also, the first coil of electrically conductive material can be operably coupled to the second coil of electrically conductive material through an interconnection via to form an NFC antenna.

The disclosure relates to systems and methods for fabricating coreless printed circuit board (PCB) based transformers and/or coreless PCB-based circuits containing one or more coil inductor(s). More specifically, the disclosure is directed to systems and methods for fabricating coreless PCB-based transformers and/or inductors having concatenated helix architecture of their primary and secondary windings.

A pair of terminal electrodes 4 and 5 have electrode parts 4a and 5a and electrode parts 4b and 5b when viewed from a stacking direction, respectively. A plurality of connection conductors are disposed at positions not overlapping a plurality of coil conductors when viewed from the stacking direction. At least two of the plurality of connection conductors are disposed in a first region A1 or a second region A2 between the terminal electrodes 4 and 5 and an outer edge 9a of a coil 9 when viewed from the stacking direction. The first region A1 and the second region A2 overlap the electrode parts 4a and 5a when viewed from the facing direction of a pair of end surfaces 2a and 2b and overlap the electrode parts 4b and 5b when viewed from the facing direction of a pair of main surfaces 2c and 2d.

A multilayer substrate includes insulating base materials stacked in a stacking direction, at least one conductor pattern on at least one of the insulating base materials, the at least one conductor pattern including two opposite major surfaces, and insulating protective films on both of the two opposite major surfaces of the at least one conductor pattern.

A laminated inductor component includes a multilayer body which includes a first side surface, a second side surface and a bottom surface, and in which a plurality of insulator layers is laminated in a lamination direction; a coil conductor in helical form including a plurality of coil conductor layers wound on the insulator layers, and having a coil length parallel to the lamination direction; a first outer conductor electrically connected to a first end of the coil conductor and exposed from the first side surface and the bottom surface in the multilayer body; and a second outer conductor electrically connected to a second end of the coil conductor and exposed from the second side surface and the bottom surface in the multilayer body. A width along the lamination direction of each of the first outer conductor and the second outer conductor is shorter than the coil length.

Methods/structures of forming embedded inductor structures are described. Embodiments include forming a first interconnect structure on a dielectric material of a substrate, selectively forming a magnetic material on a surface of the first interconnect structure, forming an opening in the magnetic material, and forming a second interconnect structure in the opening. Build up layers are then formed on the magnetic material.

A magnetic element includes a magnetic core assembly and a winding assembly. The magnetic core assembly includes a first magnetic part and a second magnetic part arranged independently. The winding assembly includes a first winding. The first winding is wound around the first magnetic part. Moreover, at least a portion of a substrate is formed as the first winding. The substrate includes a first accommodation space, a second accommodation space and a first metal structure. Moreover, at least a portion of the first metal structure is formed as at least a portion of the first winding. At least a portion of the first magnetic part and at least a portion of the second magnetic part are disposed within the first accommodation space and the second accommodation space, respectively. The substrate has an integral structure.

A magnetic element includes a magnetic core assembly and a winding assembly. The magnetic core assembly includes a first magnetic part. The winding assembly includes a first winding. The first winding is wound around the first magnetic part. Moreover, at least a portion of a substrate is formed as the first winding. The substrate includes a first accommodation space and a first metal structure. Moreover, at least a portion of the first metal structure is formed as at least a portion of the first winding and disposed on four lateral surfaces of the first accommodation space, and at least a portion of the first magnetic part is disposed within the first accommodation space.

A coil component according to one embodiment includes a base body, a coil conductor provided in the base body, and an external electrode electrically connected to the coil conductor. The base body may have a rectangular shape, as viewed from one axial direction. The base body has a first long side and a first short side shorter than the first long side, as viewed from one axial direction. The coil conductor includes a winding portion. The winding portion includes a first curved portion convexly curved toward the first short side, as viewed from the one axial direction. The major axis of the winding portion is inclined with respect to the first long side of the base body. The winding portion has a shape of a convex set, as viewed from the one axial direction.