Patent ID: 6362713
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: H01F

Abstract:
A chip inductor comprising:a coiled conducting wire; a magnetic member which is formed by sintering and in which said coiled conducting wire is embedded, wherein opposing tangential side portions of said coiled conducting wire contact axial surfaces of said magnetic member extending along an axial direction of said magnetic member; external electrodes having uncovered external surfaces thereof externally covering end portions of said magnetic member, wherein said external electrodes are formed with conducting thin films and directly connected to parts of end portions of said coiled conducting wire on respective planes in which said parts of said end portions of said coiled conducting wire contact said external electrodes; and means for preventing inductance deviation, wherein said inductance deviation preventing means comprises an inorganic material which is interposed in a clearance between remaining portions of said end portions of said coiled conducting wire and said external electrodes, said remaining portions being integral to said parts of said end portions of said coiled conducting wire.