Patent ID: 7855627

Claim:
A common-mode choke coil comprising: a magnetic core including a core section and first and second flange sections arranged at both ends of the core section; external electrodes located on each of the first and second flange sections; a pair of coils wound around the core section with each of the coils having one end starting at the first flange section and the other end terminated at the second flange section, the ends of the coils being routed to and connected to the external electrodes; a magnetic plate with a surface thereof facing the pair of coils and bonded to side surfaces of the first and second flange sections; and a metal film disposed on at least the surface of the magnetic plate facing the pair of coils; wherein a gap is arranged in the metal film so as to segment the metal film into a first metal film section and a second metal film section with the first metal film section and the second metal film section being electrically disconnected, and corresponding to a winding starting portion and a winding terminating portion of the pair of coils, respectively.