An inductor component includes an element body, a coil, and a first outer electrode and a second outer electrode, in which the coil includes a coil wiring, a first extended wiring, and a second extended wiring. The first extended wiring includes a first connection surface connected to the coil wiring and a second connection surface connected to the first outer electrode, and a first straight line connecting the first connection surface and the second connection surface is inclined to the direction orthogonal to the first main surface.

A method and apparatus are described for fabricating a microchip structure (60A) which includes a first chip (41) that is affixed to a lead frame strip (11-18) having a plurality of lead frame pads (11-16) in a circuit mounting area (19) and a planar lead frame inductor coil (17) that is laterally displaced from the circuit mounting area (19), where molded body (61) encapsulates the first chip (41), lead frame pads (11-16) and planar lead frame inductor coil (17).

Embodiments disclosed herein include electronic packages and methods of assembling such electronic packages. In an embodiment, an electronic package comprises a core, where the core comprises glass. In an embodiment, a plug is formed through the core, where the plug comprises a magnetic material. In an embodiment, an inductor is around the plug. In an embodiment, first layers are over the core, wherein where the first layers comprise a dielectric material; and second layers are under the core, where the second layers comprise the dielectric material.

A module includes a substrate, metal layers and insulating layers laminated on the substrate, a bottom winding made of a metal directly contacting a first metal layer or a second metal layer, a first insulating layer on the bottom winding, a core on the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer on the core, a top winding made of the metal that is located on the core and a portion of the second insulating layer and that directly contacts the first metal layer or the second metal layer, and a third insulating layer on the top winding, electronic components that are located on the third insulating layer, where primary and secondary windings of the transformer are defined by portions of the bottom winding and the top winding and are located on opposite sides of the core from each other.

Devices and methods including a though-hole inductor for an electronic package are shown herein. Examples of the through-hole inductor include a substrate including at least one substrate layer. Each substrate layer including a dielectric layer having a first surface and a second surface. An aperture included in the dielectric layer is located from the first surface to the second surface. The aperture includes an aperture wall from the first surface to the second surface. A conductive layer is deposited on the first surface, second surface, and the aperture wall. At least one coil is cut from the conductive layer and located on the aperture wall.

An inductor component comprising a magnetic layer containing a magnetic powder and a resin containing the magnetic powder, a first spiral wiring and a second spiral wiring disposed on the same plane in the magnetic layer and adjacent to each other, and an insulating layer disposed between the first spiral wiring and the second spiral wiring and containing no magnetic substance. The first spiral wiring includes a first side surface facing the second spiral wiring, and at least a portion of the first side surface is in contact with the magnetic layer.

Embodiments are directed to a method of forming a magnetic stack arrangement of a laminated magnetic inductor having a high frequency peak quality factor (Q). A first magnetic stack is formed having one or more magnetic layers alternating with one or more insulating layers in a first inner region of a laminated magnetic inductor. A second magnetic stack is formed opposite a surface of the first magnetic stack in an outer region of the laminated magnetic inductor. A third magnetic stack is formed opposite a surface of the second magnetic stack in a second inner region of the laminated magnetic inductor. The insulating layers are formed such that a thickness of an insulating layer in the second magnetic stack is greater than a thickness of an insulating layer in the first magnetic stack.

Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes: a magnetic element body containing magnetic powder, the magnetic element body having first and second surfaces; a coil conductor embedded in the magnetic element body; and an external terminal connected to the coil conductor and exposed on the first surface of the magnetic element body. The second surface of the magnetic element body is free from the external terminal. The first surface is greater in surface roughness than the second surface.

A multilayer seed pattern inductor includes a magnetic body and an internal coil part. The magnetic body contains a magnetic material. The internal coil part is embedded in the magnetic body and includes connected coil conductors disposed on two opposing surfaces of an insulating substrate. Each of the coil conductors includes a seed pattern formed of at least two layers, a surface coating layer covering the seed pattern, and an upper plating layer formed on an upper surface of the surface coating layer.

A method of manufacturing an electronic component capable of preventing entrance of a plating solution and a flux component at an interface to which an inner electrode of a ceramic element body is extended, and capable of forming an outer electrode of an arbitrary shape. A ceramic element body is made of a ceramic material containing a metal oxide, and part of an inner electrode is extended to extended surfaces of the ceramic element body. A base electrode is formed on each of the extended surfaces using a conductive paste to be connected to the inner electrode. Part of another surface of the ceramic element body adjacent to the extended surfaces is locally heated, and part of the metal oxide is reduced to form a reformed portion. A plating electrode is continuously formed over the base electrode and the reformed portion through a plating method to form outer electrodes.