QUASI-PLANAR TRANSFORMER CONSTRUCTION

A method of assembling a quasi-planar transformer can include passing a continuous wire through an opening in a printed circuit board having one or more printed circuit traces that define one or more printed circuit windings of the quasi-planar transformer, winding the continuous wire in a first direction to form a first half of a wire-wound winding on a first side of the printed circuit board, and winding the continuous wire in a second direction opposite the first to form a second half of the wire-wound winding on a second side of the printed circuit board. The method can further include securing the first and second halves of the winding to the printed circuit board. The continuous magnet wire can be self-bonding wire and securing the first and second halves of the winding can include applying heat to the assembly.