Patent ID: 8860543

Claim:
An inductive device, comprising: a plurality of substrates, said substrates collectively having a plurality of conductive pathways formed therein comprised of a first conductive pathway and a second conductive pathway, each of said plurality of conductive pathways defined by a plurality of vias comprised of a plurality of outer vias and a plurality of inner vias; and a plurality of magnetically permeable cores comprising a first magnetically permeable core and a second magnetically permeable core, said cores disposed at least partly between said plurality of substrates; wherein said magnetically permeable cores are stacked in a substantially vertical fashion such that at least a portion of said magnetically permeable cores are substantially parallel yet not co-extensive; and wherein said first magnetically permeable core is associated with said first conductive pathway and said second magnetically permeable core is associated with said second conductive pathway, said first and second conductive pathways being distinct from one another.