Abstract: An embodiment of an apparatus includes first and second core regions, first and second conductors, and an isolation region. The first core region has a first permeability, and the first conductor is disposed in the first core region. The second core region has a second permeability, and the second conductor is disposed in the second core region. And the isolation region is disposed between the first and second core regions, and has a third permeability that is significantly different than the first and second permeabilities. For example, the first and second conductors may be windings of respective first and second inductors, and the isolation region, which may be attached to, or integral with, the first and second core regions, may reduce the amount of magnetic coupling between the inductors to a level that is negligible, such that the inductors may be used in applications that call for magnetically uncoupled inductors.

Abstract: A gapless core reactor includes a saturable magnetic core having reactor legs without air gaps and multiple windings. The windings are each wound around a common leg, spaced apart from each other and connected in counter series. The windings are configured such that a magnetic flux generated from an alternating current flowing through the windings generates a plurality of substantially equal and counter magnetic fluxes flowing through two or more separate magnetic circuits.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus including a plurality of vias each having a defined shape, wherein each of the plurality of vias includes a first two-dimensional conductive layer plated on a first side of a substrate, the first two-dimensional conductive layer having the defined shape, a second two-dimensional conductive layer plated on a second side of the substrate, the second two-dimensional conductive layer having the defined shape, and a via conductively coupling the first two-dimensional conductive layer to the second two-dimensional conductive layer. The apparatus further includes a plurality of interconnects configured to conductively couple the plurality of vias, wherein the first two-dimensional conductive layer and the second two-dimensional conductive layer of each of the plurality of vias are perpendicular to the plurality of interconnects.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and apparatus employing an isolation ring having a center strip of conductive material used to isolate magnetic fields generated by common-mode and differential-mode current flow through one or more inductors disposed in the ring. The apparatus generally includes an electrical component having an inductive element and a ring of electrically conductive material encircling the inductive element, wherein the ring has a strip of electrically conductive material disposed in the ring and connecting a first point on the ring to a second point on the ring.

Abstract: A magnetic component has a core 80 provided with a leg 81; and a coil structure having a coil 10, 20 including conductors wrapped around the leg 81, and two or more radiative insulating sheets 100 provided between the conductors; a radiator 91, 92 brought into contact with an end surface of the core 80, and extending toward the radiative insulating sheets 100 and brought into contact with the surface of the radiative insulating sheets 100.

Abstract: To suppress a temperature increase of a transformer. A transformer includes a core, a primary winding, and a secondary winding. The core includes a primary core and a secondary core disposed on a side of the primary core. The primary winding includes a first primary winding wound around the primary core and the second primary winding wound around the secondary core and electrically connected in series to the first primary winding. The first primary winding is disposed such that a direction of a magnetic flux on an inner peripheral side of the first primary winding induced by the first primary winding is opposite to a direction of the magnetic flux on the inner peripheral side of the second primary winding induced by the second primary winding. The secondary winding is wound such that a winding axial line of the first primary winding and a winding axial line of the second primary winding are formed on an inner peripheral side of the secondary winding.

Abstract: An electronic component includes a multilayer body, a primary coil including an n-number primary coil conductor layers and one series coil conductor layer, a secondary coil including an n-number secondary coil conductor layers, and a tertiary coil including an n-number tertiary coil conductor layers. The arrangement includes one primary coil conductor layer, one secondary coil conductor layer, and one tertiary coil conductor layer in this order from a first side to a second side of a laminating direction. The series coil conductor layer is electrically connected in series to the n-number primary coil conductor layers and is provided at the second side of the laminating direction with respect to the tertiary coil conductor layer closest to the second side of the laminating direction.

Abstract: A coil component has a core having a winding core portion and a flange portion disposed on each of both ends of the winding core portion, the flange portion including a foot portion; a wire wound around the winding core portion; an electrode portion disposed on a bottom surface of the foot portion of the flange portion and connected to the wire; a metal terminal to be connected via a mounting solder to a mounting substrate; and a joining member connecting the metal terminal to the electrode portion. The joining member has a heat resistance property retaining a connection state between the electrode portion and the metal terminal at least at the melting point of the mounting solder.

Abstract: The present invention discloses structures of a planar transformer and a balanced-to-unbalanced transformer. The structure of the planar transformer includes a first planar coil, a second planar coil and a third planar coil. The first planar coil has a first ring structure, a second ring structure, and a connecting section. The first ring structure and the second ring structure are connected by the connecting section. A range of the second planar coil and a range of the first ring structure at least partially overlap. A range of the third planar coil and a range of the second ring structure at least partially overlap. A transformer is constituted by the first planar coil and the second planar coil or by the first planar coil and the third planar coil.

Abstract: A chip electronic component includes a magnetic body including an insulating substrate, and an internal coil part formed on at least one surface of the insulating substrate. The internal coil part includes first coil patterns formed on the insulating substrate, second coil patterns disposed on the first coil patterns, and third coil patterns disposed on the second coil patterns, and interface parts distinguished from the first to third coil patterns are disposed on at least one of interfaces between the first and second coil patterns and interfaces between the second and third coil patterns.

Abstract: A system and method for providing and programming a programmable inductor is provided. The structure of the programmable inductor includes multiple turns, with programmable interconnects incorporated at various points around the turns to provide a desired isolation of the turns during programming. In an embodiment the programming may be controlled using the size of the vias, the number of vias, or the shapes of the interconnects.

Abstract: A system includes a circuit board, an inductor including windings mounted on the circuit board, and a plurality of magnetic field containment devices. Each magnetic field containment device includes an independent electrical circuit that is not directly electrically connected via a conductor to any other magnetic field containment device. Each magnetic field containment device also includes a material of a certain relative permeability. Each magnetic field containment device at least partially surrounds the inductor and, in operation, at least partially contains a magnetic B-Field generated by electrical current in the windings of the inductor. The plurality of magnetic field containment devices, in operation, enables a certain saturation current in the inductor.

Abstract: An inductor and an electronic device including the same are provided. The inductor includes: a coil in which an electric current flows; and a core that the coil is wound around, wherein the core includes a central portion that the coil is wound around; extensions extending from opposite edges of the central portions; and lateral portions extending from the extensions along the circulation path of the magnetic flux and facing the central portion with the coil disposed there between, and a first height at a first position of the extension portions on the circulation path of the magnetic flux spaced away from the edges of the central portion by a first distance which is larger than a second height at a second position on the circulation path of the magnetic spaced away from the edges of the central portion by a second distance which is longer than the first distance.

Abstract: A transformer device includes primary, secondary, and auxiliary windings, located in an insulating substrate by conductive vias joined together by conductive traces. Positions of the conductive vias are arranged so as to optimize the isolation properties of the transformer, and to improve the coupling of the transformer by increasing the leakage inductance and reducing the distributed capacitance. The transformer device is compact and is weakly coupled. The weak coupling between the windings reduces the likelihood of the transformer malfunctioning, particularly when used in a self-resonant converter circuit.

Abstract: A transformer includes a magnetic core, a first winding assembly inductively coupled to the magnetic core, and a second winding assembly inductively coupled to the first winding assembly. The magnetic core includes a winding leg. The first winding assembly includes a plurality of first layers, and the second winding assembly includes a plurality of second layers. The first and second winding assemblies are concentrically wound around the winding leg in an interleaved configuration, where at least one of the plurality of second layers is disposed between two of the plurality of first layers, and at least one of the plurality of first layers is disposed between two of the plurality of second layers.

Abstract: A coil component has a pair of flange portions including a bottom surface that may be mounted on a mounting substrate and a top surface opposite to the bottom surface, a winding core portion coupling the pair of the flange portions, a top plate attached to the top surface of the flange portions, a metal terminal attached to each of the flange portions, and a wire wound around the winding core portion and electrically connected to the metal terminal. The metal terminal has a wire connecting portion connected to the wire and a flange connecting portion connected to the flange portion, and the wire connecting portion and the flange connecting portion are each located on the top surface side of a peripheral surface positioned between the bottom surface and the top surface of the flange portion.

Abstract: Provided is a reactor exhibiting stable magnetic characteristics. The reactor includes a coil, a magnetic core having an inner core portion and an outer core, and an end surface connecting member disposed between an end surface of the winding portion and the outer core portion. The reactor includes a resin-molded portion integrates integrating the outer core portion and the end surface connecting member, and a plurality of protruding portions provided disposed on an outer surface of the end surface connecting member on which the outer core portion is disposed and that supports the outer core portion at a distance from the outer surface, the resin-molded portion enters a gap formed between the outer surface and the outer core portion by the protruding portions, thereby forming a resin gap between the inner core portion and the outer core portion are being separated from each other by the end surface connecting member.

Abstract: A coil component has a core having a winding core portion and first and second flange portions, a plurality of wires wound around the winding core portion, and a plurality of electrode portions disposed on the first and second flange portions. The first wire and the third wire cross each other on the first flange portion. The first flange portion has a groove at a position of crossing of the first wire and the third wire. The first wire on the lower side passes through the groove so that the first wire and the third wire are separated from each other.

Abstract: A coil component including: a magnetic core that contains an Fe-based magnetic powder and a binding agent, the Fe-based magnetic powder having an insulator film and having a volume resistivity of 107 ?·cm or more; and a coil conductor. The average particle size D50 of the Fe-based magnetic powder is 5 ?m or smaller and the magnetic permeability of the magnetic core is 5 or more.

Abstract: An electromagnetic component including a multi-layer, spiral coil structure embedded in a molded body is disclosed. Each layer of the coil structure makes approximately one and a quarter turns of a winding. Each layer of the coil structure has a loose middle segment, two slim end segments overlapping each other with a spacing therebetween, and tapered neck segments respectively connecting the loose middle segment with the two slim end segments.