A surface mounted inductor is equipped with a coil formed by winding a conductive wire, and a formed body in which the coil is sealed with a sealing material that mainly contains metal magnetic powder and a resin. The coil is embedded so that surfaces of lead-out ends are exposed on surfaces of the formed body. The resin at portions of surfaces of the formed body where external terminals are formed is removed, and the metal magnetic powder and a plating layer forming the external terminals are joined to each other, thereby connecting the external terminals and the lead-out ends of the coil.

A wire-wound core includes a wound core portion and a first flange and a second flange provided on a first end portion and a second end portion, respectively. The first flange has a bottom surface facing a mounting substrate during mounting, a top surface facing away from the bottom surface, an inner end surface coupling the bottom surface with the top surface and facing the wound core portion, an outer end surface facing away from the inner end surface, and a first side surface and a second side surface that face away from each other and each couple the bottom surface with the top surface and the inner end surface with the outer end surface. In a region of the outer end surface close to the bottom surface, a first inclined surface inclined toward the inner end surface as the first inclined surface approaches the bottom surface is provided.

A wire-wound core includes a wound core portion and a first flange and a second flange provided on a first end portion and a second end portion, respectively. The first flange has a bottom surface facing a mounting substrate during mounting, a top surface facing away from the bottom surface, an inner end surface coupling the bottom surface with the top surface and facing the wound core portion, an outer end surface facing away from the inner end surface, and a first side surface and a second side surface that face away from each other and each couple the bottom surface with the top surface and the inner end surface with the outer end surface. In a region of the outer end surface close to the bottom surface, a first inclined surface inclined toward the inner end surface as the first inclined surface approaches the bottom surface is provided.

A method of manufacturing a coil component including a step of welding a wire to a metal terminal by laser welding capable of making positional displacement of the wire only minimally occur. As a metal terminal, a metal terminal having a connecting portion on which a positioning groove for receiving and positioning a portion of the wire is formed is prepared. The wire is temporarily fixed to the connecting portion in a state where the wire is positioned by being fitted in the positioning groove, and the wire and the metal terminal are welded to each other by irradiating a laser beam. The positioning groove is preferably formed into a V shape in cross section.

A method of manufacturing a coil component including a step of welding a wire to a metal terminal by laser welding capable of making positional displacement of the wire only minimally occur. As a metal terminal, a metal terminal having a connecting portion on which a positioning groove for receiving and positioning a portion of the wire is formed is prepared. The wire is temporarily fixed to the connecting portion in a state where the wire is positioned by being fitted in the positioning groove, and the wire and the metal terminal are welded to each other by irradiating a laser beam. The positioning groove is preferably formed into a V shape in cross section.

A surface mounted inductor is equipped with a coil formed by winding a conductive wire, and a formed body in which the coil is sealed with a sealing material that mainly contains metal magnetic powder and a resin. The coil is embedded so that surfaces of lead-out ends are exposed on surfaces of the formed body. The resin at portions of surfaces of the formed body where external terminals are formed is removed, and the metal magnetic powder and a plating layer forming the external terminals are joined to each other, thereby connecting the external terminals and the lead-out ends of the coil.

A surface mounted inductor is equipped with a coil formed by winding a conductive wire, and a formed body in which the coil is sealed with a sealing material that mainly contains metal magnetic powder and a resin. The coil is embedded so that surfaces of lead-out ends are exposed on surfaces of the formed body. The resin at portions of surfaces of the formed body where external terminals are formed is removed, and the metal magnetic powder and a plating layer forming the external terminals are joined to each other, thereby connecting the external terminals and the lead-out ends of the coil.

An electro-magnetic device is provided, including a first winding set of nested windings, and a second winding set of nested windings positioned adjacent to the first winding set. A method of making an electro-magnetic device including a first winding set of nested windings, and a second winding set of nested windings positioned adjacent to the first winding set is also provided.

An electro-magnetic device is provided, including a first winding set of nested windings, and a second winding set of nested windings positioned adjacent to the first winding set. A method of making an electro-magnetic device including a first winding set of nested windings, and a second winding set of nested windings positioned adjacent to the first winding set is also provided.

A method for making a thin-film inductor includes the steps of: a) forming an array of coil units from an electrically conductive substrate, b) introducing a magnetic material into mold cavities of a mold unit, c) disposing each of the coil units on the magnetic material in a respective one of the mold cavities, d) introducing additional magnetic material into the mold cavities to completely cover the coil units, e) molding the magnetic material and the coil units in the mold unit to form semi-products, and f) forming, on each of the semi-products, two terminal electrodes and electrically connecting the terminal electrodes to the coil unit so as to obtain the thin-film inductors.