A filter device, method of manufacture and use thereof. The filter device comprises a foil-wound
inductor formed by a first conductive foil strip having a first terminal and a second terminal, the first conductive foil strip wound around a core to form a plurality of winding
layers such that the first terminal is
proximate the core and the second terminal is located at the outermost winding layer, and a continuous
dielectric insulating layer between the plurality of
layers of the first conductive foil strip; and, a tunable
capacitor formed by a second conductive foil strip at least partially encircling the outermost layer of the foil-wound
inductor and a
dielectric insulating layer disposed therebetween, the second conductive foil strip having a portion that can be trimmed to alter a
capacitance between the second conductive foil strip and the first or second terminal of the foil-wound
inductor. When used in a circuit, the tunable
capacitor can be trimmed to compensate for
parasitic capacitance associated with the foil-wound inductor.