Patent ID: 6861941

Claim:
A chip resistor comprising: an insulating substrate including two side surfaces spaced from each other in a predetermined direction and an upper surface extending between the two side surfaces; a resistive layer formed on the upper surface of the substrate; an upper electrode connected to the resistive layer and extending toward a respective one of the side surfaces of the insulating substrate; an undercoat enclosing the resistive layer and extending onto part of the upper electrode, the undercoat including an extremity located on the upper electrode; an auxiliary electrode connected to the upper electrode and extending onto part of the undercoat; and an overcoat enclosing the undercoat and extending onto part of the auxiliary electrode, the overcoat including an extremity located on the auxiliary electrode; wherein the undercoat extends in the predetermined direction beyond the extremity of the overcoat, so that the extremity of the undercoat is offset from the extremity of the overcoat by a predetermined distance, the extremity of the undercoat being located closer to said respective side surface of the insulating substrate than it is to the extremity the overcoat.