Patent ID: 8174816
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: H01G

Abstract:
1. A ceramic electronic component comprising: a ceramic sintered body having top and bottom surfaces and at least two side surfaces connecting the top and bottom surfaces; internal conductive layers formed inside the ceramic sintered body; and external electrodes electrically connected to the internal conductive layers, wherein each of the external electrodes comprises a first electrode layer extending from one of the side surfaces of the ceramic sintered body to portions of the top and bottom surfaces thereof, a conductive resin layer covering the first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer covering the conductive resin layer and having an extension length greater than a length of the first electrode layer extending from one of the side surfaces of the ceramic sintered body to the portions of the top and bottom surfaces thereof, wherein: a distance from the top or bottom surface of the ceramic sintered body to the closest layer of the internal conductive layers is greater than or equal to the length of the first electrode layer extending from one of the side surfaces of the ceramic sintered body to the portions of the top and bottom surfaces thereof, and the length of the first electrode layer extending from one of the side surfaces of the ceramic sintered body to the portions of the top and bottom surfaces thereof corresponds to 5% to 25% of the extension length of the second electrode layer.