Patent ID: 6576971
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: H01C,H01G,H05K,Y02P

Abstract:
A chip type electronic part comprisingan electronic part element having opposite ends, the opposite ends of the electronic part element facing in different directions, and external electrodes, an external electrode being disposed at each of the opposite ends of the electronic part element, each external electrode having a base layer, the base layer being formed as a thin film, and a solder defining an outermost layer of the external electrode, with the solder containing Sn and Pb as main components and 0.1 to 0.4% by weight of Ag, wherein, for each external electrode, the base layer entirely covers and directly contacts all of at least one end of the opposite ends of the electronic part element, and the solder is in direct contact with and covers at least a portion of the base layer covering the at least one end of the electronic part element.