Patent ID: 7161457

Claim:
A common mode choke comprising: a generally rectangular body having opposing first and second ends and comprising a bottom ferrite portion, a top ferrite portion adjacent said bottom ferrite portion, at least one pair of laterally spaced apart interior conductors between said bottom and top ferrite portions and extending between the first and second ends of the generally rectangular body, and a dielectric material layer between said bottom and top ferrite portions so as to extend laterally between said at least one pair of interior conductors and to also at least partially encapsulate said at least one pair of interior conductors at portions thereof opposite at least one of said bottom and top ferrite portions; at least one first pair of end conductors on the first end of the generally rectangular body and connected to said at least one pair of interior conductors; and at least one second pair of end conductors on the second end of the generally rectangular body and connected to said at least one pair of interior conductors.