Electronic component and method of manufacturing the same

An electronic component, comprising:

• an insulator made of a material containing resin, the insulator including a first insulating layer that has a first bonding surface perpendicular to one axial direction and a second insulating layer bonded to the bonding surface;
• an internal conductor forming a coil portion wound around an axis perpendicular to the one axial direction;
• and
• an external electrode provided on the insulator and electrically coupled to the internal conductor,
• wherein the internal conductor includes a plurality of conductive members provided in the first insulating layer, each of the conductive members extending in the one axial direction, and a plurality of connecting conductive members provided in the second insulating layer, each of the connecting conductive members coupling predetermined two conductive members among the plurality of conductive members;
• wherein each of the conductive members includes a contact that is situated at a position offset in the one axial direction with respect to the bonding surface and connected to the corresponding connecting conductive member;
• and
• wherein the contact intervenes between the conductive member and the connecting conductive member.

A method of manufacturing a coil component, comprising:

• forming a first insulating layer on a base plate;
• forming a plurality of first conductive members on the first insulating layer;
• forming a second insulating layer that covers the first conductive members on the first insulating layer;
• polishing the second insulating layer to expose the first conductive members on a surface of the second insulating layer;
• etching surfaces of the first conductive members exposed on the second insulating layer;
• forming a plurality of second conductive members on the second insulating layer, the plurality of second conductive members being coupled to the plurality of first conductive members;
• forming a third insulating layer that covers the second conductive members on the second insulating layer;
• and
• forming an external electrode on the third insulating layer, the external electrode being electrically coupled to the second conductive members.