Patent ID: 7965169

Claim:
A chip resistor having first and second ends for mounting to a printed circuit board (PCB), the chip resistor comprising: a rigid insulated substrate having a top surface, bottom surface and first and second ends; a first electrically conductive termination pad and a second electrically conductive termination pad; a layer of resistive material between the first and second electrically conductive termination pads; a first and second flexible lead, each made of an electrically conductive metal; the first flexible lead attached and electrically connected to the first electrically conductive termination pad and the second flexible lead attached and electrically connected to the second electrically conductive termination pad; wherein each of the flexible leads are electrically connected to the resistive material on the top surface of the substrate but not connected to the bottom surface of the substrate and wherein a gap is formed between the flexible leads and the ends of the substrate to allow for contraction of the PCB when cooled after soldering the lead to the pad on the PCB.