Patent ID: 8351185

Claim:
An electronic component comprising: a lower electrode formed on a top surface of a substrate, the low electrode comprising a side wall and a top surface; a dielectric layer that covers (1) the side wall, (2) a part of the top surface of the lower electrode, and (3) a part of the top surface of the substrate around the lower electrode; a circuit element connected to the lower electrode; an electrode layer formed on the dielectric layer; a passivation layer that covers the electrode layer; and a terminal electrode disposed on a top part of the passivation layer and connected to the electrode layer via a via-conductor formed through the passivation layer, wherein: the terminal electrode integrally extends from the top part of the passivation layer along a side wall of the passivation layer and also along an edge portion of the top surface of the substrate; one end of the terminal electrode is located on the side wall of the passivation layer; and a part of the edge portion is left uncovered.