Patent ID: 8492013

Claim:
A secondary battery, comprising: an electrode assembly comprising an anode plate electrically connected to an anode tap, a cathode plate electrically connected to a cathode tap and a separator interposed between the anode plate and the cathode plate; a can receiving the electrode assembly, with one end part of the can being open; a cap assembly comprising an electrode terminal electrically connected to the cathode tap and a cap plate electrically connected to the anode tap; a lid electrode part electrically connected to the electrode terminal and the cap plate; a protection circuit board comprising: an insulation substrate; a printed circuit board pattern formed on the insulation substrate and electrically connected to the lid electrode part; a protection circuit part electrically connected to the printed circuit board pattern; a charge-and-discharge terminal formed on the insulation substrate and electrically connected to the printed circuit board pattern and the protection circuit part; and a test terminal formed on the insulation substrate and electrically connected to the printed circuit board pattern and the protection circuit part, with the test terminal comprising an electroless plated layer formed on the test terminal.