The disclosure provides an inductor and a method for producing the same. The inductor includes a first core made of a first magnetic material; at least two windings, configured to be twisted with each other and embedded within the first core, each winding having a pair of terminals extending out of the first core.

A wire wound-type coil component with an integrated structure does not have a bonding portion where there is concern about reliability with respect to a spiral conductive wire, a terminal electrode, and an annular core. A coil component includes a core with an integrated structure, at least part of which is a winding core portion, which has an annular shape having a through-hole, and which is made of a non-conductive material; and a coil conductor with an integrated structure, which has a spiral conductive wire arranged to spirally extend around the winding core portion and first and second terminal electrodes formed at both end portions of the spiral conductive wire, respectively. The coil component is manufactured through three-dimensionally shaping the core, the coil conductor, and a shape holding member for holding a shape of a wall surface of the core defining the through-hole, by using a 3D printer.

The present disclosure provides a transformer module and a power module, wherein the transformer module comprises: a magnetic core, where a first insulating layer and a second wiring layer are sequentially disposed on the magnetic core from inside to outside; a first metal winding, wound around the magnetic core in a foil structure, and comprising a first winding segment formed in the first wiring layer and a second winding segment formed in the second wiring layer; and a second metal winding, wound around the magnetic core in a foil structure, comprising a third winding segment formed in the first wiring layer and a fourth winding segment formed in the second wiring.

The present disclosure provides a transformer module and a power module, wherein the transformer module comprises: a magnetic core, where a first insulating layer and a second wiring layer are sequentially disposed on the magnetic core from inside to outside; a first metal winding, wound around the magnetic core in a foil structure, and comprising a first winding segment formed in the first wiring layer and a second winding segment formed in the second wiring layer; and a second metal winding, wound around the magnetic core in a foil structure, comprising a third winding segment formed in the first wiring layer and a fourth winding segment formed in the second wiring.

A wire winding method which can prevent twisting tendency of a wire and the occurrence of damage on the wire. The wire winding method includes: a first step of making a plurality of wires pass through a tensioner and a nozzle sequentially and fixing distal ends of the plurality of wires to a core side; and a second step of winding the plurality of wires on the core while twisting the plurality of wires by making the nozzle revolve around the core such that a mutual positional relationship between a plurality of wire insertion holes formed in the nozzle through which the plurality of wires are made to pass respectively with respect to the tensioner is set to a fixed value.

A transformer assembly includes a transformer core, a cup that receives the transformer core, a lid that engages with the cup and covers the transformer core, and a winding wound around the cup and the lid. The cup and/or the lid include at least one hole through which the transformer core is exposed to an exterior of the cup and the lid when the lid is engaged with the cup.

An embedded inductance structure includes an insulating layer, an inductance located in the insulating layer, a multi-layer conducting circuit located in the insulating layer and on the upper surface and lower surface of the insulating layer, and a multi-layer conductive copper column layer located in the insulating layer. The inductance and the multi-layer conducting circuit are conductively connected via the multi-layer conductive copper column layer, and the inductance includes a magnet and an inductance coil in direct contact with the magnet, and the inductance coil is composed of a multi-layer conductive coil and a conductive copper column located between adjacent conductive coils. The multi-layer conductive coils are respectively in a ring shape with a notch and are disconnected at the notch, and the positions of the conductive copper columns located on the upper side and lower of each conductive coil are different in the longitudinal direction.

An embedded inductance structure includes an insulating layer, an inductance located in the insulating layer, a multi-layer conducting circuit located in the insulating layer and on the upper surface and lower surface of the insulating layer, and a multi-layer conductive copper column layer located in the insulating layer. The inductance and the multi-layer conducting circuit are conductively connected via the multi-layer conductive copper column layer, and the inductance includes a magnet and an inductance coil in direct contact with the magnet, and the inductance coil is composed of a multi-layer conductive coil and a conductive copper column located between adjacent conductive coils. The multi-layer conductive coils are respectively in a ring shape with a notch and are disconnected at the notch, and the positions of the conductive copper columns located on the upper side and lower of each conductive coil are different in the longitudinal direction.

A wire spool structure of a magnetic element includes at least one wire winding portion, a plurality of wire exit portions and a plurality of conductive pins. The wire winding portion is adapted to be wound by at least one wire. The wire exit portions are consecutively arranged at one side of the wire winding portion. Each wire exit portion includes a channel including an exit, and at least one metal pin disposed correspondingly to the exit and adapted to be wound by the wire. Each of the conductive pins is disposed correspondingly to one of the wire exit portions, inserted into the channel after the end of the wire is wound on the metal pin, and caused to be partially protrude from the exit to correspond to the metal pin. The conductive pin and the wire are welded by a welding material to form an electrical connection.

A coil electrode of a coil component includes a plurality of lower wiring patterns arranged on a lower surface of an insulating layer; a plurality of upper wiring patterns arranged on an upper surface of the insulating layer; a plurality of inner conductors disposed at an inner peripheral side of the coil core, each inner conductor connecting one end of the corresponding one of the lower wiring patterns and one end of a corresponding one of the upper wiring patterns forming the pair with the lower wiring pattern; and a plurality of outer conductors disposed at an outer peripheral side of the coil core, each outer conductor connecting the other end of the corresponding one of the lower wiring patterns and the other end of the corresponding one of the upper wiring patterns adjacent to an upper wiring pattern forming the pair with the lower wiring pattern.