Patent ID: 7316755
Filing Date: 2008-01-08
Classification: B32B,C04B,H01G

Abstract:
1. A method of producing a multi-terminal type laminated ceramic electronic component which includes a sintered ceramic member having a plurality of internal electrodes embedded therein, plural first terminal electrodes formed on a first side surface of the sintered ceramic member, and plural second terminal electrodes formed on the second side surface opposed to the first side surface, the internal electrodes each having plural first lead-out electrodes led out to the first side surface and plural second lead-out electrodes led out to the second side surface, the method comprising the steps of: preparing a mother green sheet having an internal electrode pattern printed thereon, the internal electrode pattern having a plurality of the internal electrodes formed in a matrix pattern, a shape of the internal electrodes in one row of the matrix pattern is different from a shape of the internal electrodes in an adjacent row of the matrix pattern; laminating a plurality of the mother ceramic green sheets, and laminating mother ceramic green sheets having no internal electrode patterns printed thereon onto the upper and lower surfaces of the formed laminate, whereby a mother laminate is formed; cutting the mother laminate in a thickness direction thereof, whereby laminate chips which are the respective multi-terminal type laminated ceramic electronic component units are formed; firing the laminate chips whereby the sintered ceramic members are formed; and forming the first and second terminal electrodes before or after the firing of the laminate chips; wherein the plural second lead-out electrodes of one of adjacent internal electrodes in each internal electrode pattern not being continuous with the first lead-out electrode of the other internal electrode, the plural second lead-out electrodes and the plural first lead-out electrodes being alternately arranged in the direction of a line extending substantially parallel to the first and second side surface; and each of the internal electrodes in the one row has substantially the same shape and each of the internal electrodes in the adjacent row has substantially the same shape.