Patent ID: 7786835

Claim:
A magnetic element, comprising: a coil having two end portions a ferrite core providing a bottom portion and side walls to receive said coil; said ferrite core having two cut-out portions in said side walls; said cut-out portions not extending the height of said side walls and the height of each cut-out portion from said bottom portion is equal; a cured paste portion consisting of magnetic metal powder and resin mainly, and filled into said ferrite core to bury said coil, wherein said cured paste portion does not extend outside of said ferrite core through said cut-out portions and terminal electrodes covering each corresponding end portions formed near each corresponding cut-out portions and on the outside of said ferrite core so as not to contact said cured paste portion directly; wherein each of said end portions of said coil are placed at the bottom portion of said cut-out portions and extend out of said core through the cut-out portions to connect with said terminal electrodes; and said upper surface of said ferrite core and an upper surface of said cured paste portion form a flat surface.