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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2020
Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Arai, Tokyo, JP;
Naoya Terauchi, Tokyo, JP;
TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
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.