10 µH in an 0806 footprint
The LQH2MPN100MGRL: The 1.056 Ohm max DCR sets the copper-loss ceiling at 0.24 W at full rated current — a figure that stays inside the package's thermal budget without a dedicated heatsink plane.
Saturation headroom and self-resonance
Saturation current is 610 mA, giving 27 % headroom above the 480 mA continuous rating — the inductance holds flat across the operating range until the core enters hard saturation above that threshold. Self-resonant frequency of 30 MHz means the inductor behaves as a pure inductive element well into the HF band; above SRF the impedance turns capacitive, so keep the switching frequency below 10 MHz to stay on the inductive side of the resonance peak. The ferrite core material and ±20 % tolerance are typical for power-supply output filters where the inductance tolerance is absorbed by the control loop's phase margin.
Board-fit and rework considerations
The ferrite core is brittle — avoid excessive board flex near the mounting pads after reflow. The inductance derating over this range is dominated by the ferrite's Curie temperature, not the winding's thermal coefficient.