Patent ID: 9508473
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: H01C,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A chip resistor comprising: a base including a principal surface; a first principal surface electrode formed on the principal surface; a second principal surface electrode formed on the principal surface and spaced apart from the first principal surface electrode in a first direction; a resistor element formed on the principal surface and held in contact with the first principal surface electrode and the second principal surface electrode; an overcoat covering the resistor element, the first principal surface electrode and the second principal surface electrode; a first auxiliary electrode covering the first principal surface electrode and the overcoat; and a first plating electrode covering the first auxiliary electrode; wherein the first auxiliary electrode includes a portion offset from the first principal surface electrode in the first direction, and the overcoat and the first auxiliary electrode include a flat overcoat obverse surface and a flat auxiliary electrode obverse surface, respectively, that are flush with each other.