Patent ID: 7612429

Claim:
A chip resistor comprising: a chip resistor body made of a metal and having a front surface, a rear surface provided at an interval in a thickness direction, a pair of side surfaces extending in a length direction at an interval in a width direction, and a pair of end surfaces provided at an interval in the length direction; a plurality of electrodes provided in series on the rear surface of the resistor body at intervals in the length direction, the plurality of electrodes being formed by plating; a metal coating layer covering a respective one of the electrodes and a respective one of the end surfaces; a first insulation layer covering a region between the plurality of electrodes on the rear surface of the resistor body; a second insulation layer covering the pair of side surfaces of the resistor body; and a third insulation layer covering the front surface of the resistor body; wherein each of the electrodes and the metal coating layer overlap a portion of the first insulation layer, said portion of the first insulation layer being held in direct contact with the rear surface of the resistor body and inserted between the metal coating layer and the rear surface of the resistor body, the metal coating layer extending beyond the respective electrode into direct contact with the first insulation layer, wherein the plurality of electrodes comprises two or more pairs of electrodes.