Patent ID: 8144449

Claim:
An electronic component comprising: an electronic component main body including opposed first and second main surfaces, opposed first and second side surfaces, and opposed first and second end surfaces; a first external terminal electrode disposed on the first main surface of the electronic component main body; and a second external terminal electrode disposed on the first main surface of the electronic component main body, the first external terminal electrode and the second external terminal electrode being spaced apart by a gap region disposed therebetween; wherein each of the first external terminal electrode and the second external terminal electrode has a substantially trapezoidal shape having an upper base, a lower base, an oblique side facing the gap region on the first main surface; the oblique side facing the gap region of the first external terminal electrode and the oblique side facing the gap region of the second external terminal electrode are substantially parallel with each other; and when a dimension in a longitudinal direction being a direction linking the first and second end surfaces of the electronic component main body is L, a dimension in a width direction being a direction linking the first and second side surfaces is W, and a dimension of the gap region along the longitudinal direction is g, W<L−g<2W and L−g+W−{2(L−g)W} 1/2 >(L−g)/2 are satisfied.