Patent ID: 8378777

Claim:
An electromagnetic component, comprising: a plurality of flexible magnetic powder sheets, wherein each of the plurality of flexible magnetic powder sheets is substantially planar and capable of being laminated to adjacent ones of the plurality of flexible magnetic powder sheets when arranged in a stack; at least one preformed multiple turn conductive winding separately fabricated and separately provided from all of the plurality of flexible magnetic powder sheets, wherein at least one of the plurality of flexible magnetic powder sheets is pressed directly to and around the at least one multiple turn preformed conductive winding to define a magnetic core area for the at least one multiple turn preformed conductive winding, wherein at least two of the plurality of flexible magnetic powder sheets are disposed adjacent to the at least one preformed multiple turn conductive winding without a physical gap being formed adjacent the at least one preformed conductive winding; and at least a first terminal on a first one of the plurality of flexible magnetic powder sheets and at least a second terminal on a second one of the plurality of flexible magnetic powder sheets.