Substrate inductive devices and methods
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1. A wire-less inductive device, comprising:
- at least three substrates comprising a top substrate, a bottom substrate and one or more middle substrates, at least one of said at least three substrates comprised of an exterior surface which is at least partly copper plated, with said at least one substrate having one or more windings formed thereon;
a plurality of extended conductors, at least a portion of said plurality of extended conductors extending from said exterior copper plated surface and substantially through said substrate;
a magnetically permeable core, said core disposed at least partly between two or more of said at least three substrates; and
a second magnetically permeable core, said second magnetically permeable core in combination with said at least three substrates, an incorporated electronic component and said magnetically permeable core, form a complete filter circuit.
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Abstract
Methods and Apparatus for providing a low-cost and high-precision inductive device. In one embodiment, the inductive device comprises a plurality of vias having extended ends which replace windings disposed around a magnetically permeable core. In another embodiment, the inductive device comprises a wired center core as well as a plurality of vias having extended ends which act as windings disposed around a magnetically permeable core. In a second aspect of the invention, a method of manufacturing the aforementioned inductive devices as well as the wired core centers is disclosed.
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22 Claims
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1. A wire-less inductive device, comprising:
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at least three substrates comprising a top substrate, a bottom substrate and one or more middle substrates, at least one of said at least three substrates comprised of an exterior surface which is at least partly copper plated, with said at least one substrate having one or more windings formed thereon; a plurality of extended conductors, at least a portion of said plurality of extended conductors extending from said exterior copper plated surface and substantially through said substrate; a magnetically permeable core, said core disposed at least partly between two or more of said at least three substrates; and a second magnetically permeable core, said second magnetically permeable core in combination with said at least three substrates, an incorporated electronic component and said magnetically permeable core, form a complete filter circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An inductive device, comprising:
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a pair of substrates, each comprised of an exterior surface which is at least partly copper plated, each of said substrates having one or more windings formed thereon; wherein at least one of said plurality of substrates further comprises an incorporated electronic component; a plurality of conductors, at least a portion of said plurality of conductors extending from said exterior copper plated surface and substantially through said substrate; one or more magnetically permeable core(s), said core(s) disposed at least partly between said pair of substrates; and a second magnetically permeable core, said second magnetically permeable core in combination with said substrates, said incorporated electronic component and other ones of said one or more magnetically permeable core(s), forming a complete filter circuit; wherein said pair of substrates are spaced apart a first distance, said one or more windings in combination with said one or more magnetically permeable core(s) and said conductors forming said inductive device. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A partially wired inductive device, comprising:
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a plurality of substrates, each of said substrates having one or more conductive pathways formed thereon; a wired core center comprising a molded bundle of magnet wires; and a magnetically permeable core, said core disposed at least partly between said plurality of printable substrates. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An electronics assembly, comprising:
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an integrated inductive device comprising; a plurality of substrates, at least two of said substrates each comprised of an exterior surface which is at least partly copper plated, said at least two substrates having one or more windings formed thereon; wherein at least one of said plurality of substrates further comprises an electronic component receiving pad; an electronic component disposed on said electronic component receiving pad; a plurality of conductors, at least a portion of said plurality of conductors extending from said exterior copper plated surface and substantially through said respective substrate; and a plurality of magnetically permeable cores disposed at least partly between said at least two substrates; wherein said at least two substrates are spaced apart a first distance, with said one or more windings in combination with said plurality of magnetically permeable cores, said electronic component and said conductors forming said integrated inductive device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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