Surface mount inductor and method of manufacturing surface mount inductor

A surface mount inductor manufacturing method comprising:

• arranging, inside a mold, a metal plate having a shape so as to be able to cover part of a surface of a molded body;
• arranging a coil and a composite material including a magnetic powder or a preliminary molded body composed of the composite material inside the mold in which the metal plate has been arranged;
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• forming a molded body in which the coil is buried and that has the metal plate arranged on part of a surface of the molded body by molding the metal plate, the composite material, and the coil inside the mold so that the metal plate, the composite material, and the coil are integrated with each other.

A surface mount inductor manufacturing method comprising:

• arranging a coil and a composite material including a magnetic powder or a preliminary molded body composed of the composite material inside a mold;
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• forming a molded body in which the coil is buried by molding the composite material and the coil inside the mold so that the composite material and the coil are integrated with each other;
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• forming a metal film on a surface of the molded body.