Patent ID: 8773839

Claim:
A multilayer ceramic electronic component comprising: a ceramic sintered body having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and including first and second surfaces extending along a first direction and a second direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first direction, third and fourth surfaces extending along the first direction and a third direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to both the first and second directions, and fifth and sixth surfaces extending along the second and third directions; and a plurality of first and second internal electrodes alternately arranged in the ceramic sintered body so as to face each other; wherein the plurality of first and second internal electrodes are parallel or substantially parallel to the first and second surfaces, are exposed to the third and fourth surfaces, and are not exposed to the fifth and sixth surfaces; and no bends exist in any ends of each of the first and second internal electrodes, the ends being adjacent to the fifth and sixth surfaces.