Patent ID: 11875946
Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A ceramic electronic component comprising:
an element body including a dielectric and internal electrodes, the element body having an upper surface, a lower surface, and side surfaces;
a pair of external electrodes respectively formed on the side surfaces of the element body, each of the external electrodes including a base layer and a plating layer formed on at least a part of the base layer, the base layer of each of the external electrodes containing metal and being formed to continuously cover a portion of the lower surface of the element body and the corresponding side surface of the element body connected to the lower surface, the base layer of each of the external electrodes being electrically connected to one or more of the internal electrodes; and
an insulating layer formed on the upper surface of the element body,
wherein a boundary between the insulating layer and the plating layer of each of the external electrodes is positioned at a level between the upper surface and the lower surface of the element body and is distant at least 10 micrometers from the upper surface.