Abstract: An inductor according to one embodiment includes: a base body having a mounting surface, a top surface, and a first end surface; first and second external electrodes provided to the mounting surface and spaced from each other; and an conductor disposed inside the base body. One end of the conductor is exposed from the mounting surface and connected to the first external electrode, and the other end of the conductor is exposed from the mounting surface and connected to the second external electrode. The base body is partitioned into a first region and a second region, the first region being enclosed by the conductor and the mounting surface, and a ratio of an area of the second region to an area of the first region is 0.95 to 1.0. The conductor contains a conductive material having a higher electric conductivity than a material of the first external electrode.

Abstract: An inductor according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a base body having a mounting surface, a top surface, and a first end surface; first and second external electrodes attached to the mounting surface and spaced from each other; and an internal conductor disposed in the base body and extending linearly from the first external electrode to the second external electrode. One end of the internal conductor is exposed from the mounting surface and connected to the first external electrode, and the other end of the internal conductor is exposed from the mounting surface and connected to the second external electrode. The base body is partitioned into a first region and a second region, the first region being enclosed by the internal conductor and the mounting surface, and a ratio of an area of the second region to an area of the first region is 0.95 to 1.0.

Abstract: A coil component 1 includes a base body 10 having a mounting surface 10b, a coil conductor 25 wound around a coil axis X through a plurality of layers in the base body 10, where the coil conductor 25 has a first end 25a and a second end 25b, external electrodes 21 and 22 provided on the mounting surface 10b, a lead-out conductor 26 connecting the first end 25a of the coil conductor 25 and the external electrode 21, and a lead-out conductor 27 connecting the second end 25b of the coil conductor 25 and the external electrode 22. At least a portion of the lead-out conductor 26 is positioned within a first region R1 inside the coil conductor 25 in a radial direction when seen in a direction of the coil axis X.

Abstract: An inductor array of the invention includes a magnetic base body, a first internal conductor within the base body, and a second internal conductor adjacent to the first internal conductor. The first and second internal conductors are arranged along a reference axis. The base body includes an inter-conductor region between the first and second internal conductors. The inter-conductor region has a first section cut along a reference plane including the reference axis, and a first reference axis direction dimension of the first section in the reference axis direction may be less than double a shortest distance between the first internal conductor and a surface of the base body in the reference plane. A first aspect ratio of the first section, which is a ratio of a first orthogonal direction dimension in a direction orthogonal to the reference axis to the first reference axis direction dimension, may be less than 1.

Abstract: An inductor array according to one or more embodiments of the invention includes: a plurality of internal conductors spaced apart from each other along a reference axis; a magnetic base body; a plurality of first external electrodes each connected to one end of associated one of the plurality of internal conductors; and a plurality of second external electrodes each connected to the other end of associated one of the plurality of internal conductors. The magnetic base body may include: a body portion having the plurality of internal conductors embedded therein; and a first high-permeability portion having a higher relative permeability than the body portion.

Abstract: An inductor array includes a magnetic base body having first and second surfaces opposed to each other and a third surface connecting between the first and second surfaces, and also includes first and second end internal conductors having the same shape. The first end internal conductor includes first-end first conductor portions and fewer first-end second conductor portions, alternating with and being connected to each other. The second end internal conductor includes second-end first conductor portions and fewer second-end second conductor portions, alternating with and being connected to each other. The first-end first conductor portions are positioned away from the first surface by a first end distance in a reference axis direction and face the first surface. The second-end second conductor portions are positioned away from the second surface by a second end distance less than the first end distance in the reference axis direction and face the second surface.

Abstract: An inductance element includes: an insulative substrate body of a rectangular solid shape having length dimension L, height dimension H, and width dimension W, where 1.5?W/H; at least one internal conductor built in the substrate body and capable of making an electrical current flow therethrough in one uniform direction orthogonal to a cross-section of the substrate body; and a pair of external electrodes provided on the surface of the substrate body in a manner respectively connected to both ends of the internal conductor, so that the internal conductor can make an electrical current flow therethrough in the one uniform direction; wherein, in the cross-section of the substrate body, a rectangular internal conductor region having height dimension Eh and width dimension Ew surrounds the internal conductor in a manner contacting the outermost positioned portions of the internal conductor in the height and width directions, wherein Ew/Eh>W/H.

Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, a coil component includes: a base part 10 containing a magnetic material; a flat coil 30 embedded in the base part 10, formed by a wound coil conductor 32 where an end part 34 and an end part 36 are located on the inner side and on the outer side of the windings, respectively; a lead conductor 50 and a lead conductor 52 connected to the end part 34 and the end part 36, respectively; an external electrode 60 and an external electrode 62 provided on the surface of the base part 10 and connected to the lead conductor 50 and the lead conductor 52, respectively. The lead conductor 50 is connected to the external electrode 60 in an area 42 on the inner side of the flat coil 30 as viewed from above in the axial direction of the flat coil 30.

Abstract: A magnetic coupling coil element in one embodiment includes a magnetic base body that includes an intermediate magnetic layer, a first magnetic layer disposed over the intermediate magnetic layer, and a second magnetic layer disposed under the intermediate magnetic layer; a first coil conductor provided in the first magnetic layer; and a second coil conductor provided in the second magnetic layer. The intermediate magnetic layer has a saturation magnetic flux density lower than saturation magnetic flux densities of the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer in a first region that overlaps with the first coil conductor and the second coil conductor in plan view.

Abstract: A magnetic coupling coil component according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: an insulating layer; a first coil conductor embedded in the insulating layer, the first coil conductor having a first top coil surface and a first bottom coil surface; a second coil conductor embedded in the insulating layer, the second coil conductor having a second top coil surface and a second bottom coil surface; a first cover layer provided on a first surface of the insulating layer so as to be opposed to the first top coil surface; and a second cover layer provided on a second surface of the insulating layer opposite to the first surface so as to be opposed to the second bottom coil surface. At least one of the first cover layer and the second cover layer has a magnetic permeability higher than a magnetic permeability of the insulating layer.

Abstract: A magnetic coupling coil component according to one or more embodiments of the invention includes a magnetic base body, a first and second conductors disposed in a through-hole of the magnetic base body, and a non-magnetic portion disposed between the first and second conductors and having a relative magnetic permeability smaller than that of the magnetic base body. The magnetic base body has a mounting surface and the through-hole connecting first and second openings in the mounting surface. One end the first conductor is exposed through the first opening and the other end is exposed through the second opening. The second conductor is disposed at a position spaced away from the first conductor toward inside of the magnetic base body and is opposed to the first conductor. One end of the second conductor is exposed through the first opening and the other end is exposed through the second opening.

Abstract: An inductor array includes a base body having a first surface, first to fourth external electrodes touching the first surface, a first internal conductor provided in the base body and connected at the ends thereof to the first and second external electrodes, and a second internal conductor provided in the base body and connected at the ends thereof to the third and fourth external electrodes. The first and second internal conductors are spaced away from each other in a reference direction. The first internal conductor has a first aspect ratio of greater than one, where the first aspect ratio denotes a ratio of (i) a dimension of a section of the first internal conductor orthogonal to a current flowing direction in a direction perpendicular to the reference direction to (ii) a dimension of the section in the reference direction.

Abstract: An inductor array according to one embodiment includes: a base body containing metal magnetic particles and having a first surface; first, second, third, and fourth external electrodes provided on the base body in contact with the first surface; a first internal conductor provided in the base body and having one end connected to the first external electrode and the other end connected to the second external electrode; and a second internal conductor provided in the base body and having one end connected to the third external electrode and the other end connected to the fourth external electrode. The second internal conductor is spaced away from the first internal conductor in a reference direction. The ratio of the dimension in a direction perpendicular to a reference direction to the dimension in the reference direction of a section of the first internal conductor perpendicular to the current direction, is less than one.

Abstract: A magnetic coupling coil component includes: a main body including a first region, a second region disposed on a top side of the first region, and a third region disposed on a bottom side of the first region; a top-side coil conductor provided in the second region of the main body and wound around a coil axis extending in a top-bottom direction; and a bottom-side coil conductor provided in the third region of the main body and wound around the coil axis. The top-side coil conductor includes a plurality of top-side conductive patterns, and the plurality of top-side conductive patterns include a first top-side conductive pattern which is positioned closest to the first region among the plurality of top-side conductive patterns, and a number of turns of the first top-side conductive pattern is larger than an average of numbers of turns of the plurality of top-side conductive patterns.

Abstract: An inductor according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a base body having a mounting surface, a top surface, and a first end surface; first and second external electrodes attached to the mounting surface and spaced from each other; and an internal conductor disposed in the base body and extending linearly from the first external electrode to the second external electrode. One end of the internal conductor is exposed from the mounting surface and connected to the first external electrode, and the other end of the internal conductor is exposed from the mounting surface and connected to the second external electrode. The base body is partitioned into a first region and a second region, the first region being enclosed by the internal conductor and the mounting surface, and a ratio of an area of the second region to an area of the first region is 0.95 to 1.0.

Abstract: A coil component 1 includes a base body 10 having a mounting surface 10b, a coil conductor 25 wound around a coil axis X through a plurality of layers in the base body 10, where the coil conductor 25 has a first end 25a and a second end 25b, external electrodes 21 and 22 provided on the mounting surface 10b, a lead-out conductor 26 connecting the first end 25a of the coil conductor 25 and the external electrode 21, and a lead-out conductor 27 connecting the second end 25b of the coil conductor 25 and the external electrode 22. At least a portion of the lead-out conductor 26 is positioned within a first region R1 inside the coil conductor 25 in a radial direction when seen in a direction of the coil axis X.

Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, a coil component includes: an element body part 10 that contains magnetic metal grains and nonmagnetic materials and has insulation property; and a coil 30 embedded in the element body part 10 and formed by a winding conductor. The element body part 10 has a main part 11 and a low magnetic permeability part 50 whose relative permeability is lower than that of the main part 11; the coil 30 has a first surface 36 and a second surface 38 respectively representing surfaces positioned on opposite sides in the direction of the coil axis and intersecting the coil axis; and the low magnetic permeability part 50 is provided between a first plane 37 flush with the first surface 36, and a second plane 39 flush with the second surface 38, in a manner away from the first plane 37 and the second plane 39.

Abstract: An inductance element includes: an insulative substrate body of a rectangular solid shape having length dimension L, height dimension H, and width dimension W, where 1.5?W/H; at least one internal conductor built in the substrate body and capable of making an electrical current flow therethrough in one uniform direction orthogonal to a cross-section of the substrate body; and a pair of external electrodes provided on the surface of the substrate body in a manner respectively connected to both ends of the internal conductor, so that the internal conductor can make an electrical current flow therethrough in the one uniform direction; wherein, in the cross-section of the substrate body, a rectangular internal conductor region having height dimension Eh and width dimension Ew surrounds the internal conductor in a manner contacting the outermost positioned portions of the internal conductor in the height and width directions, wherein Ew/Eh>W/H.

Abstract: A magnetic coupling coil element in one embodiment includes a magnetic base body that includes an intermediate magnetic layer, a first magnetic layer disposed over the intermediate magnetic layer, and a second magnetic layer disposed under the intermediate magnetic layer; a first coil conductor provided in the first magnetic layer; and a second coil conductor provided in the second magnetic layer. The intermediate magnetic layer has a saturation magnetic flux density lower than saturation magnetic flux densities of the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer in a first region that overlaps with the first coil conductor and the second coil conductor in plan view.

Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, a coil component includes: a base part 10 containing a magnetic material; a flat coil 30 embedded in the base part 10, formed by a wound coil conductor 32 where an end part 34 and an end part 36 are located on the inner side and on the outer side of the windings, respectively; a lead conductor 50 and a lead conductor 52 connected to the end part 34 and the end part 36, respectively; an external electrode 60 and an external electrode 62 provided on the surface of the base part 10 and connected to the lead conductor 50 and the lead conductor 52, respectively. The lead conductor 50 is connected to the external electrode 60 in an area 42 on the inner side of the flat coil 30 as viewed from above in the axial direction of the flat coil 30.