Patent ID: 6274968
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: H03H

Abstract:
An electronic component comprising:an electronic component element including a substantially rectangular plate having terminal electrodes provided on at least two sides edges of said electronic component element;upper and lower case substrates each including substantially rectangular plates stacked on each other with the electronic component element disposed therebetween, such that said terminal electrodes of said electronic component element are exposed to the exterior of the electronic component at said at least two side edges; andan adhesive arranged to directly adhere the upper and lower case substrates to the electronic component element;wherein a.sub.0 <a.sub.1 and b.sub.0 <b.sub.1 are satisfied where a length of shorter sides and a length of longer sides of the electronic component element are a.sub.0 and b.sub.0, respectively, and a length of shorter sides and a length of longer sides o the lower case substrate are a.sub.1 and b.sub.1, respectively.