COIL COMPONENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A coil component comprising an air-core coil embedded in a magnetic body constituted by resin and metal magnetic grains, and having terminal electrodes electrically connected to both ends of the coil, wherein:
- both ends of the coil are exposed on a surface of the magnetic body;
the terminal electrodes are formed across the surface of the magnetic body and ends of the coil, and constituted by an underlying layer formed with metal material and a cover layer placed on an outer side of the underlying layer; and
the underlying layer is in contact with the resin and metal magnetic grains where the underlying layer is in contact with the magnetic body.
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Abstract
A coil component includes an air-core coil embedded in a magnetic body constituted by resin and metal magnetic grains. Both ends of the coil are exposed on the surface of the magnetic body, and the side on which both ends are exposed is polished and etched to form terminal electrodes. To be specific, an underlying layer of metal material is formed across the surface of the magnetic body and the ends by means of sputtering, and then a cover layer is formed. Where the magnetic body contacts the underlying layer, the areas where the underlying layer is in contact with the resin ensure insulation, while the contact between the underlying layer and the exposed parts of the metal magnetic grains ensures adhesion, thus increasing the adhesion strength with respect to the terminal electrodes.
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15 Claims
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1. A coil component comprising an air-core coil embedded in a magnetic body constituted by resin and metal magnetic grains, and having terminal electrodes electrically connected to both ends of the coil, wherein:
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both ends of the coil are exposed on a surface of the magnetic body; the terminal electrodes are formed across the surface of the magnetic body and ends of the coil, and constituted by an underlying layer formed with metal material and a cover layer placed on an outer side of the underlying layer; and the underlying layer is in contact with the resin and metal magnetic grains where the underlying layer is in contact with the magnetic body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15)
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12. A method of manufacturing a coil component comprising:
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a step to embed an air-core coil in complex magnetic material being a mixture of resin and metal magnetic grains, mold the magnetic material so that both ends of the coil are exposed on its surface, and cure the resin in the molding, to obtain a magnetic body in which the coil is embedded; a step to polish and etch a surface where the ends of the coil are exposed; and a step to sputter metal material onto a surface etched in the previous step to form an underlying layer across a surface of the magnetic body and ends of the coil, and then form a cover layer that covers an outer side of the underlying layer, to form terminal electrodes constituted by the underlying layer and cover layer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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