Patent ID: 9232673
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: H01C,H01F,H01G,H01L,H02N,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A ceramic electronic component comprising: a ceramic body; a plurality of internal electrodes provided in the ceramic body and including ends exposed on a surface of the ceramic body; at least one coating layer covering a portion of the surface of the ceramic body on which the plurality of internal electrodes are exposed, the at least one coating layer being made of a glass medium in which metal powder particles are dispersed; and at least one electrode terminal provided directly on the at least one coating layer and including a plating film; wherein the at least one coating layer is a composite film in which the glass medium and the metal powder particles are integrally bonded; the at least one coating layer has a thickness of about 1 to 10 μm; the metal powder particles define conduction paths electrically connecting the plurality of internal electrodes with the at least one electrode terminal; the metal powder particles have an elongated shape as viewed in cross section along a direction of thickness of the at least one coating layer; the metal powder particles defining the conduction paths have a maximum diameter equal to or larger than the thickness of the at least one coating layer; and all of the metal powder particles are not sintered together and the glass medium continuously exists to join the spaces between the metal powder particles.