Patent ID: 8291585

Claim:
A method for manufacturing an electronic component provided with a chip element and external electrodes formed on the chip element, comprising: a preparation step of preparing the chip element having a flat first surface, a second surface perpendicular to the first surface, and a ridge portion between the first surface and the second surface; an application step of applying an electrically conductive paste and a sheet comprising an electrically conductive material to the chip element; a drying step of drying the electrically conductive paste and the sheet to form a layer comprising the electrically conductive material; and a formation step of sintering the layer and forming the external electrodes, wherein in the application step, the electrically conductive paste and the sheet are applied to the chip element so that the sheet overlaps at least portion of the ridge portion as viewed from a direction perpendicular to the sheet and is positioned opposite the first surface and the ridge portion at a distance from at least the ridge portion, and that the electrically conductive paste is present at least in a space sandwiched by the sheet and the ridge portion so as to cover the ridge portion, and wherein the sheet is an electrically conductive green sheet comprising an electrically conductive powder and a solvent.