Patent ID: 8039758

Claim:
A mounting structure for an electronic component comprising: a plurality of outer electrodes provided on a principal surface of the electronic component; and a plurality of lands provided on a mounting surface of a circuit board and electrically connected to corresponding ones of the plurality of outer electrodes by solder; wherein each of the plurality of lands has an area greater than an area of each of the plurality of outer electrodes; one side defining a contour of one of the plurality of outer electrodes is aligned with an outer edge of a corresponding one of the plurality of lands; each of the plurality of lands entirely overlaps a respective one of the plurality of outer electrodes such that the plurality of lands overlap all portions of the plurality of outer electrodes in plan view of the principal surface of the electronic component; and only one positional relationship is permitted between the electronic component and the mounting surface, the positional relationship causing a total area of the outer electrodes facing the lands to be maximized.