Patent ID: 6829134
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: H01G

Abstract:
A laminated ceramic electronic component comprising:a ceramic element; a plurality of internal electrodes provided in said ceramic element, said plurality of internal electrodes face each other with a ceramic layer disposed therebetween, said internal electrodes facing each other extend to respective end surfaces of a pair of end surfaces of the ceramic element through respective lead portions extending from the respective internal electrode main portions such that the internal electrodes are connected to respective external electrodes of a pair of the external electrodes provided on the pair of end surfaces; wherein each internal electrode of a pair of internal electrodes of said plurality of internal electrodes has a two-dimensional shape including at least one corner portion in the main portion and a portion having a width that gradually decreases in one direction in a portion of the internal electrode which extends from the main portion; and a positional relationship between the pair of internal electrodes is at least one of: a corner portion of one internal electrode of the pair of the internal electrodes and a portion of the other internal electrode having a width gradually decreasing in one direction, are in close proximity to each other with the ceramic layer therebetween while the corner portion of the one internal electrode does not overlap the other internal electrode; and a corner portion of the other internal electrode and a portion of the one internal electrode having a width that gradually decreases in one direction, are in close proximity to each other with the ceramic layer therebetween while the corner portion of the other internal electrode does not overlap the one internal electrode.