Patent ID: 8334748

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a ceramic electronic component including a substantially rectangular ceramic body including six surfaces including a pair of surfaces extending in a length direction and a width direction perpendicular to the length direction, a pair of surfaces extending in the length direction and a thickness direction perpendicular to the length direction and the width direction, and a pair of surfaces extending in the width direction and the thickness direction, a plurality of first internal electrodes disposed in the ceramic body and extending to at least one of the six surfaces of the ceramic body, a plurality of second internal electrodes disposed opposite to the first internal electrodes in the ceramic body and extending to at least one of the six surfaces of the ceramic body, a first external electrode disposed on the ceramic body and connected to the first internal electrodes, and a second external electrode disposed on the ceramic body and connected to the second internal electrodes, the first and second internal electrodes including opposing portions disposed opposite to each other and lead portions that are not disposed opposite to each other, the lead portions being connected to the opposing portions and extending to the surfaces of the ceramic body, the first and second external electrodes each comprising at least one plated layer formed by plating on the ceramic body, the method comprising the steps of: preparing the ceramic body including the plurality of first and second internal electrodes; processing the ceramic body to a first internal electrode exposure rate of about 102% to about 153% and a second internal electrode exposure rate of about 102% to about 153%, wherein the first internal electrode exposure rate is a proportion of the exposure rate of the lead portions of the first internal electrodes in the surface to which the first internal electrodes extend to the exposure rate of the lead portions of the first internal electrodes in a cross-section of the ceramic body parallel or substantially parallel to the surface to which the first internal electrodes extend, and the second internal electrode exposure rate is a proportion of the exposure rate of the lead portions of the second internal electrodes in the surface to which the second internal electrodes extend to the exposure rate of the lead portions of the second internal electrodes in a cross-section of the ceramic body parallel or substantially parallel to the surface to which the second internal electrodes extend; and plating the processed ceramic body to form the at least one plated layer thereon.