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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2017
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Yoshihito Otsubo, Kyoto, JP;
Shinichiro Banba, Kyoto, JP;
Mitsuyoshi Nishide, Kyoto, JP;
Norio Sakai, Kyoto, JP;
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An inductor component includes an inductor electrode having two metal pins that form input and output terminals and a connecting conductor that connects one end of each of the metal pins to each other, the inductor electrode arranged such that other ends of the metal pins oppose each other, and a resin layer containing the inductor electrode such that other ends of the metal pins are exposed. The resin layer is formed having a single-layer structure. Variation in the characteristics of the inductor electrode can be reduced as compared to a case where the parts corresponding to the metal pins of the inductor electrode are formed as via conductors or through-hole conductors. Because the resin layer has a single-layer structure, stress acting on joint portions between the metal pins and the connecting conductor can be reduced, which makes it possible to improve the reliability of the inductor component.