Patent ID: 6150920
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: H01C,H05K

Abstract:
A resistor comprising:a substrate having an upper surface, a first surface electrode disposed on said upper surface of said substrate adjacent a first side surface of said substrate and a second surface electrode disposed on said upper surface of said substrate adjacent a second side surface of said substrate,a resistor layer disposed on said upper surface of said substrate, said resistor layer electrically coupling said first surface electrode and said second surface electrode, said resistor layer extending over only a portion of the width of said substrate,a protection layer covering said resistor layer,a first side-electrode formed on the first side of said substrate and on said first surface electrode, said first side electrode electrically coupled to said first surface electrode, anda second side-electrode formed on the second side of said substrate and on said second surface electrode, said second side electrode electrically coupled to said second surface electrode,each of said first side-electrode and said second side-electrode having an upper surface which is separated from an upper surface of said protection layer by at least 5 microns,wherein at least one of said first surface electrode and said second surface electrode is provided with at least one notch, said at least one notch including a planar surface which extends farther away from at least one of said first side surface and said second side surface than said at least one of said first surface electrode and said second surface electrode.