A method for manufacturing an electronic component for avoiding electromagnetic interference includes: (a) placing a T-shaped core and an air-core coil in a metal mold; (b) injecting a mixture of a composite magnetic material and a resin into the metal mold so that the T-shaped core and the air-core coil are embedded by the mixture; (c) heating the mixture at a first temperature; (d) adjusting an outer shape while removing excessive mixture; and (e) hardening the mixture. The method may further include a process of polishing an outside of the hardened mixture. The method may further include a process of applying a pressure of 0.1 to 20.0 kg/cm.sup.2 to the mixture for adjusting an outer shape of the mixture by a movable punch of a press machine before the hardening process.

Providing a high-density two-terminal memory architecture(s) having performance benefits of two-terminal memory and relatively low fabrication cost, is described herein. By way of example, the two-terminal memory architecture(s) can be constructed on a substrate, in various embodiments, and comprise two-terminal memory cells formed within conductive layer recess structures of the memory architecture. In one embodiment, a conductive layer recess can be created as a horizontal etch in conjunction with a vertical via etch. In another embodiment, the conductive layer recess can be patterned for respective conductive layers of the two-terminal memory architecture.

Provided is a method for winding an edgewise coil and a winding device capable of saving time and labor when changing a guide. A guide bar is disposed in contact with the side face of the rectangular conductor bent by the bending jig and the rotation center of the guide bar deviates from the rotation center of a bending jig for bending a rectangular conductor. The guide bar rotates in accordance with the action whereby the bending jig bends the rectangular conductor and supports the outside surface of a coil on the side of rotational direction of the bending jig.

A power transformer includes at least two first windings, at least two second windings interleaved with the at least two first windings, and a magnetic core. The at least two first windings and the at least two second windings are positioned adjacent the magnetic core. Each first winding includes a wire and a plurality of turns. One or more windings of the at least two first windings include a bonding material and at least two adjacent turns of said plurality of turns adhered to each other via the bonding material. Other example power transformers, methods of manufacturing power transformers, and methods of manufacturing windings are also disclosed.

Methods and apparatuses for forming a woven coil assembly (100), the coil assembly having adjacent superimposed linear portions (LI-L6, AL7-ALI2) extending parallel to each other in a first area (Al) of the coil assembly, and adjacent superimposed linear portions (L7-L12, AL13-AL18) extending parallel to each other in a second area (A2) of the coil assembly, wherein a plurality of head portions (T) connect the linear portions of the first area (AI) to the linear portions of the second area (A2).

An integrated transformer is disclosed. The integrated transformer includes a magnetic core situated in a first layer from among multiple layers of a semiconductor layer stack, a first conductor and a second conductor from among multiple conductors, and a via. The first conductor is situated within a second layer, above the first layer, from among the multiple layers of the semiconductor layer stack. The second conductor is situated within a third layer, below the first layer, from among the multiple layers of the semiconductor layer stack. The via physically and electrically connects the first conductor and the second conductor. The via, the first conductor, and the second conductor form a primary winding of the integrated transformer. The integrated transformer additionally includes a secondary winding, wrapped around the magnetic core, situated in the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer.

An inductor includes an air-core coil assembled with a T-shaped core and a composite magnetic material and resin mixture embedding the T-shaped core and the air-core coil. The air-core coil has: a coil member having a coil axis and first and second sides opposite to each other; and first and second leads that are integrally connected to the coil member. The first and second leads respectively have: first and second bent members at the first side; first and second ends at the second side; and first and second bottom extensions respectively connected between the first and second bent members and the first and second ends. The first and second bent members extend in a first direction parallel to the coil axis, the first and second ends extend in a second direction parallel to the coil axis, and the first and second bottom extensions extend perpendicular to the coil axis.

A current transformer assembly for harvesting power from a primary conductor, such as a power line, for operating electronics, where the assembly is secured to the conductor while the conductor is connected. The assembly includes a current transformer having a transformer structure with a central opening that accepts the primary conductor and a spindle member for accepting a current transformer magnetic tape operating as the core of the current transformer. The assembly also includes a tape carrier secured to the structure on which the transformer tape is wound, and a winding device operable to unwind the transformer tape from the tape carrier and wind the tape onto the spindle member.

An integrated transformer can be fabricated to include multiple first conductors, a magnetic core, and multiple second conductors. The first conductor can be fabricated within a first layer of a semiconductor layer stack. The magnetic core can be fabricated within multiple second layers, below the first layer, of the semiconductor layer stack. The multiple second conductors can be fabricated within a third layer, below the second layer, of the semiconductor layer stack. The multiple first conductors can be connected to the multiple second conductors to form a primary winding of the integrated transformer. The integrated transformer can additionally include a coupling element to wrap around the magnetic core to form a secondary winding of the integrated transformer.

An inductor includes an air-core coil assembled with a T-shaped core and a composite magnetic material and resin mixture embedding the T-shaped core and the air-core coil. The air-core coil has: a coil member having a coil axis and first and second sides opposite to each other; and first and second leads that are integrally connected to the coil member. The first and second leads respectively have: first and second bent members at the first side; first and second ends at the second side; and first and second bottom extensions respectively connected between the first and second bent members and the first and second ends. The first and second bent members extend in a first direction parallel to the coil axis, the first and second ends extend in a second direction parallel to the coil axis, and the first and second bottom extensions extend perpendicular to the coil axis.