Method of making an inductor

A method for making an inductor comprising steps of:

• a) coiling an enameled wire around a main section of a magnetic core and fixing two wire ends of the enameled wire respectively on two end sections of the magnetic core, the two wire ends of the enameled wire being opposite to each other, the main section extending in an extending direction, the two end sections being respectively located at two opposite ends of the main section and being spaced apart from each other in the extending direction;
• b) putting the magnetic core coiled with the enameled wire into a container, filling the container with a magnetic powder material, and pressing the magnetic powder material with the magnetic core and the coiled enameled wire in the container to form a semi-finished product having a first end that is closer to one of the end sections, and a second end that is opposite to the first end in the extending direction and that is closer to the other one of the end sections;
• c) abrading the first end and the second end of the semi-finished product until the two wire ends are partially exposed;
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• d) subjecting the semi-finished product to a plating treatment so as to respectively form two electrodes on the first end and the second end, the two electrodes being respectively electrically connected to the two wire ends.