Patent ID: 11967466
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A multilayer ceramic electronic component, comprising:
a ceramic body including a dielectric layer, and a first internal electrode and a second internal electrode disposed to be alternately stacked in a third direction with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween, and including first and second surfaces opposing each other in a first direction, third and fourth surfaces opposing each other in a second direction, and fifth and sixth surfaces opposing each other in the third direction;
a first external electrode connected to the first internal electrode and including a first electrode layer, a first conductive layer, and a first metal layer;
a second external electrode connected to the second internal electrode and including a second electrode layer, a second conductive layer, and a second metal layer; and
a protective layer disposed on the ceramic body, the first electrode layer, and the second electrode layer,
wherein the protective layer comprises a plurality of through portions on the ceramic body, the first electrode layer, and/or the second electrode layer,
wherein an end of the protective layer is positioned between planes corresponding to the fifth and sixth surfaces,
wherein the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are plating layers, and
wherein a total surface area of the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer on which the protective layer is not disposed is 50% or more of a total surface area of the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer.