Patent ID: 7884698

Claim:
An electronic component for performing an electrical function in a circuit, the electronic component comprising: an insulating base; an impact-absorbing layer formed so as to cover at least a corner portion of an end portion of the base and which absorbs a mechanical impact from a chuck applied to the end portion of the base to prevent the end portion of the base from chipping; and an electrically conductive film formed so as to be in direct contact with at least a portion of a surface of the base and a surface of the impact-absorbing layer and which performs the electrical function of the electronic component, wherein the electrically conductive film includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being in direct contact with the surface of the impact-absorbing layer, and being used as an electrode, the second portion being a resistance film and being formed in a separate portion of the electrically conductive film from the first portion and being in direct contact with the surface of the base, the first and second portions being formed so as to be continuous, such that the second portion extends substantially along an area between the first and second ends, and the impact-absorbing layer is disposed between the end portion of the base and the portion of the electrically conductive film being used as an electrode, wherein the impact-absorbing layer is made of a ductile metallic material, wherein the impact-absorbing layer is formed on both end surfaces of the base and on side surfaces which extend out from both end surfaces, and wherein when the resistance film is formed, the impact-absorbing layer absorbs the mechanical impact from the chuck applied to the electrode to prevent the end portion of the base from chipping.