Patent ID: 9330848
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: H01G,H05K,Y02P,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An electronic component comprising: a body; and first and second external electrodes arranged on an external surface of the body, an edge portion of the first external electrode and an edge portion of the second external electrode facing each other on the body; wherein the first and second external electrodes include curved portions extending on main surfaces of the external surface of the body and an apex of the curved portions is located in or substantially in a middle of the main surfaces of the external surface of the body in a width direction; and wherein the first and second external electrodes each include a copper-metal-containing layer and a protective copper oxide layer covering the copper-metal-containing layer within the edge portion of the first and second external electrodes, respectively; each of the protective copper oxide layers defines an outermost layer of a respective one of the first and second external electrodes; the copper-metal-containing layer of at least one of the first and second external electrodes is directly electrically connected to an element outside of the electronic component; and each of the protective copper oxide layers contains CuO.