Patent ID: 7129809

Claim:
A planar magnetic device comprising: a molded header having first, second, third, and fourth sides and an aperture in the center, said first side having a plurality of first terminals positioned through said first side, and said third and fourth sides having upper surfaces that are lower than the upper surface of said first side; and a planar core assembly comprising a first planar winding having a plurality of first terminals on a side of said first planar winding, said first terminals having through-holes so that said first terminals of said header are positioned through said through-holes of said first terminals; a core surrounding at least a portion of said first planar windings, said core being shaped so that a first portion of said core is positioned in said aperture below said upper surfaces of said third and fourth sides, a second portion of said core is positioned on the upper surface of said third side, and a third portion of said core is positioned on the upper surface of said fourth side.