Patent ID: 8259433

Claim:
A ceramic electronic component comprising: a ceramic element body including a first principal surface and a second principal surface arranged to face each other, a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface arranged to face each other, and a first end surface and a second end surface arranged to face each other, the second principal surface being directed to the mounting surface side; a first external terminal electrode disposed at least on the second principal surface of the ceramic element body; and a second external terminal electrode disposed at least on the second principal surface of the ceramic element body in a spaced relation to the first external terminal electrode with a predetermined gap region disposed therebetween; wherein each of the first external terminal electrode and the second external terminal electrode has a substantially rectangular region on the second principal surface; the first external terminal electrode is arranged to extend onto the first end surface; the second external terminal electrode is arranged to extend onto the second end surface; an end of the first external terminal electrode, which is arranged in contact with the gap region, and an end of the second external terminal electrode, which is arranged in contact with the gap region, each has a concave-convex shape on the second principal surface; and each of the ends of the first and second external terminal electrodes having the concave-convex shape includes a plurality of convex portions.