Patent ID: 8593785

Claim:
An electronic component comprising: a laminate including insulating layers laminated to each other, the laminate including first and second side surfaces that are opposed to each other, first and second end surfaces that are opposed to each other, and upper and lower surfaces that are opposed to each other; a first capacitor conductor embedded in the laminate and including a first exposed portion exposed between the insulating layers at one of the first and second end surfaces and the lower surface of the laminate; a second capacitor conductor embedded in the laminate, including a second exposed portion exposed between the insulating layers at the other of the first and second end surfaces and the lower surface of the laminate, and defining a capacitor together with the first capacitor conductor; a first external electrode provided on a surface of the laminate by plating and arranged to directly cover the first exposed portion; and a second external electrode provided on a surface of the laminate by plating and arranged to directly cover the second exposed portion; wherein when the laminate is viewed in plan in a lamination direction of the insulating layers, a length of the first exposed portion and a length of the second exposed portion are each approximately 35% to approximately 45% of a length of an outer periphery of each of the insulating layers; and the lower surface defines a mounting surface via which the electronic component is mount to a circuit board.