<p>Methods and Apparatus for providing a low-cost and high-precision inductive device. In one embodiment, the inductive devxce comprises a plurality of vias having extended ends (106) which replace windings disposed around a magnetically permeable core (110). 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.</p>