Patent ID: 8050045

Claim:
An electronic component incorporating a passive element, comprising: a first conductive layer electrically connected to the passive element; a top insulation layer formed on the first conductive layer; an external electrode that is electrically connected to the first conductive layer through a contact hole formed in the top insulation layer and that is formed to spread only on a top surface of the top insulation layer such that the external electrode partially covers the top surface of the top insulation layer; a first insulation layer formed between the first conductive layer and the top insulation layer; and a second conductive layer electrically connected to the first conductive layer through a contact hole formed in the first insulation layer, wherein the external electrode is electrically connected to the first conductive layer through the second conductive layer, wherein the passive element is formed on the first insulation layer on which the second conductive layer is formed, the external electrode is a thin film patterned and formed by a thin film process, the electronic component has an overall shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, a longer side of the rectangular parallelepiped having a length less than 1.0 mm when viewed in a direction normal to the top insulating layer; and wherein the entirety of the passive element is formed on the first insulation layer.