Patent ID: 9271434
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: H01F,H01G,H05K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A manufacturing method for an electronic component including a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped dielectric block that includes first and second main surfaces extending in a height direction, first and second side surfaces extending in a width direction, and first and second end surfaces, a first inner electrode extending from the first end surface to an inside of the dielectric block, a second inner electrode extending from the second end surface to the inside of the dielectric block and facing the first inner electrode, a first outer electrode connected to the first inner electrode, and a second outer electrode connected to the second inner electrode, wherein the first outer electrode includes a first portion located on the first main surface, a second portion located on the second main surface, and a third portion located on the first end surface, and the second outer electrode includes a first portion located on the first main surface, a second portion located on the second main surface, and a third portion located on the second end surface, the manufacturing method comprising: a preparation process in which the dielectric block including the first and second inner electrodes is prepared; and a formation process in which the first and second outer electrodes are formed on the dielectric block; wherein the formation process includes detecting light irradiated from the second main surface side to the dielectric block using a detector disposed on the first main surface side to detect positions of the first and second inner electrodes within the dielectric block, and forming a conductive layer on a portion on the first main surface at a position determined based on a detection result of the detector to form the first portion of each of the first and second outer electrodes.