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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Manabu Takayama, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Taiyo Yuden Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 2/702 ; H01F 2/729 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 2/702 ; H01F 2/729 ;
Abstract
A chip inductor has a coiled conducting wire and a magnetic core which is formed by sintering and in which the coiled conducting wire is embedded. Both end portions of the coiled conducting wire are exposed to both end surfaces of the magnetic core in an arcuate or similar shape. External electrodes are coated on both the end surfaces of the magnetic core and are connected to both end portions of the coiled conducting wire.