Patent ID: 8368500

Claim:
An electronic assembly, comprising: a plurality of shaped ferrous core elements mated to one another in a substantially side-by-side disposition, said mated shaped ferrous core elements forming one or more winding channels, each winding channel having a respective aperture associated therewith; a bonded wire winding having a plurality of turns and disposed at least partly within at least one of said channels, said winding further comprising at least two ends which are routed through said respective aperture; and a termination element comprising a plurality of electrically conductive terminals associated therewith, said plurality of electrically conductive terminals configured for mating to corresponding electrical interfaces disposed on a printed circuit board, said at least two ends of said winding being in electrical communication with ones of said terminals; wherein at least one of said one or more channels associated with said bonded wire winding includes no former or bobbin for said bonded wire winding.