Patent ID: 8437115

Claim:
A multilayer ceramic electronic component, comprising: a ceramic body including a dielectric layer having an average thickness of 0.6 μm or less; and first and second inner electrode layers within the ceramic body, disposed to face each other with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween, wherein: the dielectric layer includes contact dielectric grains in contact with the first or second inner electrode layer and non-contact dielectric grains not in contact with the first or second inner electrode layer, when an average thickness of the dielectric layer is defined as td and an average diameter of the contact dielectric grains is defined as De, De/td≦0.35 is satisfied, and when an average diameter of ceramic powder particles added to the first and second inner electrode layers is defined as Di and an average diameter of ceramic powder particles used in the dielectric layer is defined as Dd, 0.1<Di/Dd<1 is satisfied.