Patent ID: 6982624

Claim:
A chip resistor comprising: an insulating chip substrate including an upper surface and a pair of opposite side surfaces; a resistor film formed on the upper surface of the insulating substrate; a pair of upper electrodes formed from silver-based conductive paste on the upper surface of the insulating substrate to be connected to the resistor film; an outermost cover coat covering the resistor film, the cover coat having a flat upper surface and a tapering edge; an auxiliary electrode formed on each of the upper electrodes to partially overlap the cover coat; a side electrode formed on each of the side surfaces of the insulating substrate and electrically connected to one of the upper electrodes and one of the auxiliary upper electrodes a nickel-plated layer covering the auxiliary electrode and the side electrode; and a soldering layer covering the nickel-plated layer and formed of tin or solder; wherein the side electrode is made of nonmagnetic conductive resin paste, the auxiliary electrode being made of carbon-based conductive resin paste; wherein the nickel-plated layer and the soldering layer extend onto the flat upper surface of the cover coat beyond the tapering edge; and wherein the auxiliary electrode extends onto the flat upper surface of the cover coat beyond the tapering edge.