Abstract: There is provided a multilayer ceramic electronic part to be embedded in a board, including: a ceramic body including dielectric layers; first and second internal electrodes having first and second leads; and first and second external electrodes, wherein when lengths from edges of the first or second external electrode formed on first and second side surfaces of the ceramic body to points at which the first or second external electrode contacts the first and second leads are G1, lengths from the edges of the first or second external electrode formed on first and second side surfaces of the ceramic body to a corresponding end surface of the ceramic body are BW1, and lengths from the corresponding end surface of the ceramic body to points at which the first or second external electrode contacts the first and second leads are M1, 30 ?m?G1<BW1?M1 is satisfied.

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer ceramic electronic component embedded in a board including: a ceramic body including dielectric layers; first and second internal electrodes; and first and second external electrodes formed on first and second side surfaces of the ceramic body, respectively, wherein the first external electrode includes a first electrode layer and a first metal layer formed on the first electrode layer, the second external electrode includes a second electrode layer and a second metal layer formed on the second electrode layer, the first and second external electrodes are formed to be extended to first main surface of the ceramic body, and when a maximum width and a minimum width of at least one of the first and second external electrodes formed on the first main surface are defined as BWmax and BWmin, respectively, 0?BWmax?BWmin?100 ?m is satisfied.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor highly useful in suppressing noise in a mounted state includes a capacitor body of a multilayer ceramic capacitor. The capacitor body integrally has: a capacitive part constituted by multiple internal electrode layers stacked in the height direction via dielectric layers; a top protective part made of a dielectric and positioned on the top side of the top internal electrode layer among the multiple internal electrode layers; and a bottom protective part made of a dielectric and positioned on the bottom side of the bottom internal electrode layer among the multiple internal electrode layers; wherein the thickness Tc of a bottom protective part is greater than the thickness Tb of a top protective part so that the capacitive part is disproportionately positioned in the upper side of the capacitor body in its height direction.

Abstract: There are provided a dielectric ceramic composition and a multilayer ceramic capacitor including the same. The dielectric ceramic composition according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes a base powder represented by xSrTiO3-(1?x)BiMO3 (M includes Mg and Ti) containing a first main component represented by SrTiO3 and a second main component represented by BiMO3, wherein x satisfies 0.5?x?0.9.

Abstract: A monolithic ceramic capacitor includes an outer electrode arranged on a ceramic element body including inner electrodes, and a dielectric layer present between a pair of the inner electrodes adjacent in a stacking direction and extending to one of a pair of end surfaces of the ceramic element body that defines an inter-electrode dielectric layer. A gap extending in a direction connecting the inner electrodes sandwiching the inter-electrode dielectric layer is present in about 5% to about 90% of inter-electrode dielectric layers in the ceramic element body at a position near or adjacent to at least one of the pair of end surfaces of the ceramic element body.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a ceramic multilayer body including dielectric layers and inner electrodes stacked on top of one another with the dielectric layers interposed between a corresponding pair of the inner electrodes. The dielectric layers each include a perovskite-type compound including Ba and Ti. A boundary layer including Mg and Mn is located at an interface between an outermost inner electrode and an outermost dielectric layer. The outermost inner electrode is located at an outermost position of the inner electrodes in a direction in which the inner electrodes are stacked. The outermost dielectric layer is located outside the outermost inner electrode. A proportion in which the boundary layer is present at the interface is about 69% or more. A continuity of the outermost inner electrode is about 60% or more.

Abstract: A laminate-type ceramic electric component such as laminated ceramic capacitor which has excellent mechanical strength and also has thermal shock resistance at the same time is provided. A laminate-type ceramic electronic component comprises an inner layer part, in which dielectric layers comprising ABO3 (which represents a perovskite crystal in which A contains at least Ba and B contains at least Ti) as a main component and internal electrode layers are alternately laminated; and a pair of outer layer parts which sandwich the inner layer part, wherein the outer layer parts comprise a continuous film containing a Ba—Si—Ti—O based crystal phase.

Abstract: A ceramic electronic component includes an electronic component body and first and second metal terminals. The electronic component body includes a bare ceramic body and first and second outer electrodes. The first and second outer electrodes of the electronic component body are connected respectively to the first and second metal terminals by solders containing Sn as a main constituent. An alloy layer containing Ni—Sn is provided in at least a portion of a bonding interface between adjacent two of the first and second metal terminals and the first and second outer electrodes.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic part to be embedded in a board includes a ceramic body including dielectric layers and having main surfaces, side surfaces, and end surfaces; first and second internal electrodes including first and second leads exposed to the main surfaces; and first and second external electrodes formed on the end surfaces and extending to the main surfaces, wherein when a length from one of ends of the first or second external electrode formed on the main surfaces to a point at which the first or second external electrode contacts the first and second leads is G, a length from one of the ends of the first or second external electrode to the end surfaces is BW, and a length from the end surfaces to a point at which the first or second external electrode contacts the first and second leads is M, 30 ?m?G<BM?M is satisfied.

Abstract: There is provided an embedded multilayer ceramic electronic component including: a ceramic body including a dielectric layer; a plurality of first and second internal electrodes; and first and second external electrodes formed on both end portions of the ceramic body, wherein the first and second external electrodes are extended to first and second main surfaces of the ceramic body, and when a thickness of the ceramic body is defined as ts, a maximum thickness of the first and second external electrodes formed on the first and second main surfaces of the ceramic body is defined as tb, a minimum distance of the first and second external electrodes formed on first and second end surfaces of the ceramic body in a length direction of the ceramic body is defined as ta, tb/ts and ta/tb satisfy the following Equations, respectively: 0.1?tb/ts?1.0 and 0.5?ta/tb?2.0.

Abstract: Multilayer ceramic electronic component includes: a ceramic body including dielectric layers and having first and second main surfaces, first and second side surfaces, and first and second end surfaces; a first internal electrode including a capacitance forming portion having an overlap region for forming capacitance and a first lead-out portion extended from the capacitance forming portion to be exposed to the first side surface; a second internal electrode alternately stacked with the first internal electrode, having the dielectric layer interposed therebetween, insulated from the first internal electrode, and having a second lead-out portion extended from the capacitance forming portion to be exposed to the first side surface; first and second external electrodes connected to the first and second lead-out portions, respectively; an insulation layer.

Abstract: There are provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor and a manufacturing method thereof, the multilayer ceramic capacitor including: a ceramic body; first and second internal electrodes; first and second external electrodes; and a first insulating layer.

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor, including: a ceramic body including a plurality of dielectric layers stacked therein; first and second internal electrodes alternately exposed to both end surfaces of the ceramic body, having each of the dielectric layers disposed therebetween; and first and second external electrodes formed on the end surfaces of the ceramic body and electrically connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively, wherein a difference in rigidity between upper and lower portions of the ceramic body is 4% or less.

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor including: a ceramic body including a plurality of dielectric layers and having first and second main surfaces opposing each other, first and second side surfaces opposing each other, and first and second end surfaces opposing each other; first internal electrodes each having a first lead part exposed to the first side surface of the ceramic body; second internal electrodes respectively disposed to face the first internal electrodes, having at least one dielectric layer among the plurality of dielectric layers interposed therebetween, and each having a second lead part exposed to the first side surface of the ceramic body; first and second external electrodes connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively; a first conductive pattern connected to the second external electrode; and a second conductive pattern connected to the first external electrode.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a ceramic main body including an inner layer portion including third ceramic layers and a plurality of inner electrodes arranged at interfaces between the third ceramic layers, and first and second outer layer portions respectively including first and second ceramic layers, the first and second ceramic layers being arranged vertically so as to sandwich the inner layer portion. The third ceramic layers and the first and second outer layer portions contain a perovskite-type compound represented by ABO3 where A contains one or more of Ba, Sr, and Ca, B contains one or more of Ti, Zr, and Hf, and O represents oxygen) as a main component. Where a rare-earth element concentration (CR) in the third ceramic layers is compared to a rare-earth element concentration (Cr) in outermost layer portions including at least outermost surfaces of the first and second outer layer portions, CR>Cr (inclusive of Cr=0).

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor may include three external electrodes disposed on a mounting surface of a ceramic body so as to be spaced apart from each other. When a height of a portion of the external electrode formed on one side surface of the ceramic body in a width direction is defined as d, and a thickness of the ceramic body is defined as T, a ratio of d/T satisfies 0.10?d/T.

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer ceramic electronic component including a ceramic body including a plurality of dielectric layers stacked in a thickness direction and satisfying T/W>1.0 when it is defined that a width thereof is W and a thickness thereof is T, a plurality of first and second internal electrodes disposed in the ceramic body so as to face each other, having the dielectric layer interposed therebetween, and alternately exposed through both end surfaces of the ceramic body, and first and second external electrodes including head parts formed on both end surfaces of the ceramic body and two band parts connected to the head parts and formed on portions of upper and lower main surfaces of the ceramic body so as to be spaced apart from each other in a width direction, and electrically connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively.

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer ceramic electronic part to be embedded in a board, the multilayer ceramic electronic part including: a ceramic body including dielectric layers; first and second internal electrodes disposed in the ceramic body; first and second external electrodes formed on the respective end portions of the ceramic body, and a third external electrode formed on first and second main surfaces of the ceramic body, wherein an outermost first internal electrode among the first internal electrodes is connected to the first and second external electrodes through at least one first via, and the second internal electrodes are connected to the third external electrode through at least one second via.

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor including: a ceramic body; an active layer disposed in the ceramic body and including first internal electrodes each having a first lead part exposed to at least one of the first and second side surfaces, and second internal electrodes each having a second lead part exposed to the at least one of the first and second side surfaces, thereby forming capacitance; an upper cover layer formed on an upper portion of the active layer in the thickness direction; a lower cover layer formed on a lower portion of the active layer in the thickness direction and having a thickness greater than that of the upper cover layer; a first external; and a second external electrode.

Abstract: There is provided an embedded multilayer ceramic electronic component including: a ceramic body including dielectric layers; first internal electrodes and second internal electrodes having first and second leads; first dummy electrodes and second dummy electrodes; and first and second external electrodes, wherein when a length from ends of the first and second external electrodes formed on first and second lateral surfaces of the ceramic body to the first and second external electrodes corresponding to the first and second leads is G, a length of the first and second external electrodes formed on the first and second lateral surfaces of the ceramic body up to end surfaces of the ceramic body is BW, and a length from the end surfaces of the ceramic body to the first and second external electrodes corresponding to the first and second leads is M, 30 ?m?G<BW?M is satisfied.

Abstract: There is provided an embedded multilayer ceramic electronic component including a ceramic body including a dielectric layer and having first and second main surfaces, first and second side surfaces, and first and second end surfaces, first and second internal electrodes, and first and second external electrodes, wherein the first external electrode includes a first base electrode electrically connected to the first internal electrode, a first intermediate layer, and a first terminal electrode, the second external electrode includes a second base electrode electrically connected to the second internal electrode, a second intermediate layer, and a second terminal electrode, the first and second base electrodes include a first conductive metal and glass, and the first and second terminal electrodes are formed of a second conductive metal.

Abstract: An electronic chip component includes a ceramic body; external electrodes formed on end portions of the ceramic body; an interposer supporting the ceramic body and electrically connected to the external electrodes, wherein the interposer includes a first electrode pad formed on a surface thereof and having the external electrodes disposed thereon, a second electrode pad formed on an opposing surface thereof, and a connection electrode pad connecting the first electrode pad to the second electrode pad and formed on a lateral surface between the surface and the opposing surface of the interposer, the first electrode pad is divided into first and second electrode patterns disposed at ends of the interposer based on a space formed therebetween, a non-electrode margin portion is formed between ends of the first electrode pad and ends of the interposer, and the connection electrode pad is formed on the lateral surface of the interposer.

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor, including a ceramic body, a plurality of first and second internal electrodes, and first and second external electrodes, wherein the first and second external electrodes include first and second internal layers including first and second internal head portions and first and second internal bands formed on both main surfaces of the ceramic body, and first and second external layers including first and second external head portions and first and second external bands formed on the first and second internal bands and having a distance shorter than a distance of the first and second internal bands, the first and second external layers having viscosity higher than that of the first and second internal layers.

Abstract: A composite electronic component may include: a composite body including a capacitor and an inductor coupled to each other, the capacitor having a ceramic body in which dielectric layers and internal electrodes facing each other with the dielectric layers interposed therebetween are stacked, and the inductor having a magnetic body in which magnetic layers having conductive patterns are stacked; an input terminal disposed on a first end surface of the composite body; an output terminal including a first output terminal disposed on a second end surface of the composite body and a second output terminal disposed on any one or more of upper and lower surfaces and a second side surface of the capacitor; and a ground terminal disposed on any one or more of the upper and lower surfaces and a first side surface of the capacitor and connected to the internal electrodes.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic part may include: a ceramic body; an active layer including a plurality of first and second internal electrodes disposed to be alternately exposed to both end surfaces of the ceramic body, having the dielectric layer therebetween; an upper cover layer formed on an upper portion of the active layer; a lower cover layer formed on a lower portion of the active layer and having a thickness thicker than that of the upper cover layer; and first and second external electrodes electrically connected to the first and second internal electrodes, wherein the first and second external electrodes include: first and second conductive layers extended from both end surfaces of the ceramic body onto upper and lower main surfaces thereof; and first and second insulation layers formed on the first and second conductive layers disposed on both end surfaces of the ceramic body.

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor including: a ceramic body in which a plurality of dielectric layers are laminated; a plurality of first and second internal electrodes formed to be alternately exposed to both end surfaces of the ceramic body with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween; and first and second external electrodes formed on both end surfaces of the ceramic body and electrically connected to the first and second internal electrodes, wherein when it is defined that a thickness of a band of the first and second external electrodes is T1 and a thickness of the ceramic body is T2, a ratio (T1/T2) of the thickness of the band of the first or second external electrode to the thickness of the ceramic body is equal to or less than 0.18.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic device comprising a lamination in which an internal electrode layer 3 and a dielectric layer 2 are laminated alternatively, wherein the dielectric layer 2 is comprised of a dielectric ceramic composition including a main component represented by a general formula of ABO3 and a rare-earth component R, and segregation phases 5 including the rare-earth component R are present in the dielectric layer 2. When the dielectric layer 2 is separated to six areas by dividing the dielectric layer 2 sandwiched by a pair of the internal dielectric layers 3 in the thickness direction, there are the R segregation phases present in two neighboring areas 2a respectively adjacent to the pair of the internal electrode layers 3 in the dielectric layer 3 at a ratio of double or more compared with the R segregation phases present in two central areas 2b located at a substantially center in the dielectric layer 2.

Abstract: A capacitor with improved lead frame attachment is described wherein the improved lead frame attachment mitigates defects. The capacitor comprises parallel conductive internal electrodes of alternating polarity with a dielectric between the conductive internal electrodes. A first copper undercoat is in electrical contact with the conductive internal electrodes of a first polarity and a second copper undercoat is in electrical contact with conductive internal electrodes of a second polarity. A first lead is in electrical contact with the first copper undercoat with a first solder between the first lead and the first copper undercoat. A second lead is in electrical contact with the second copper undercoat with a second solder between the second lead and the second copper undercoat.

Abstract: An electronic part including an electronic part main body and an external electrode on the surface of the electronic part main body. The external electrode includes at least one alloy layer selected from among a Cu—Ni alloy layer and a Cu—Mn alloy layer, and an antioxidant film formed on the outer side of the alloy layer. The antioxidant film is one of a Sn-containing film, a noble metal film, and an organic substance film.

Abstract: A multilayer capacitor that can suppress electrostrictive vibration without material constraint and with applicability to various structures, including general-purpose structures. A multilayer capacitor has: an element body formed of dielectric ceramic; and a plurality of internal electrodes disposed inside the element body such that the internal electrodes are stacked with ceramic layers sandwiched therebetween. The multilayer capacitor is provided with a capacitor area which includes the plurality of internal electrodes and a first suppression area and a second suppression area for reducing electrostriction caused by the plurality of internal electrodes so as to suppress noise. The first suppression area is adjacent to the capacitor area and the thickness of the second suppression area is determined according to the arrangement of the plurality of internal electrodes.

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer ceramic electronic component. The multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic main body including a dielectric layer, and first and second internal electrodes disposed to face each other within the ceramic main body and having the dielectric layer interposed therebetween. When an average roughness of center lines of the first and second internal electrodes is Ra, a maximum distance from a virtual line corresponding to Ra to a bottom of a pit (d) formed below the virtual line is 0.1 ?m to 13 ?m. The surface roughness of the internal electrode printed surface is improved to decrease the occurrence of electrical shorts.

Abstract: The laminated ceramic capacitor has a laminate block made of alternately laminated ceramic dielectric layers and internal electrodes, a pair of cover layers, laminated on top and bottom of the laminate block, ceramic bodies formed on both side faces of the laminate block, and a pair of external electrodes that are electrically connected to the internal electrodes, wherein the average grain size of the ceramic dielectric grains constituting the ceramic body is smaller than the average grain size of the ceramic dielectric grains constituting the ceramic dielectric layer in the laminate block.

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor including: a ceramic body including dielectric layers; and a plurality of internal electrodes disposed within the ceramic body, having the dielectric layer interposed therebetween, wherein, on a cross section of the ceramic body in a width-thickness direction thereof, when a distance between an uppermost internal electrode and a lowermost internal electrode measured at centers thereof in a width direction thereof is defined as a and a distance between the uppermost internal electrode and the lowermost internal electrode measured at edges thereof in the width direction thereof is defined as b, 0.953?a/b?0.996 is satisfied.

Abstract: There is provided a dielectric composition for low-temperature sintering including BaTiO3 as a main ingredient, and xB2O3-(1-x)BaOas an accessory ingredient, wherein x ranges from 0.25 to 0.8, and the content of the accessory ingredient ranges from 0.1 to 2.00 mol %, based on 100 mol % of the main ingredient.

Abstract: There is provided a nickel powder for internal electrodes satisfying the following equation: 0.8?b*D*?/6?1.0 wherein a specific surface area of the nickel powder is defined as b, an average particle size of the nickel powder is defined as D, and a density of the nickel powder is defined as ?.

Abstract: Provided is a laminated ceramic electronic component which has excellent mechanical characteristics, internal electrode corrosion resistance, high degree of freedom in ceramic material design, low cost, low defective rate, and various properties. The laminated ceramic electronic component includes: a laminate which has a plurality of laminated ceramic layers and Al/Si alloy-containing internal electrodes at a plurality of specific interface between ceramic layers; and an external electrode formed on the outer surface of the laminate, wherein the Al/Si ratio of the Al/Si alloy is 85/15 or more.

Abstract: There are provided a multilayer ceramic electronic component comprising: a ceramic main body including a dielectric layer and having first and second main faces, third and fourth side faces opposed in a length direction, and fifth and sixth faces opposed in a width direction; first and second internal electrodes; and one or more first external electrodes formed on the fifth face and one or more second external electrodes formed on the sixth face, wherein the first and second external electrodes have an average thickness ranging from 3 ?m to 30 ?m, and when at least one of the first and second external electrodes is divided into three equal parts in a thickness direction, an area of glass in central area portions thereof is 35% to 80% of the total areas of the central area portions.

Abstract: There are provided a multilayer ceramic electronic component and a manufacturing method thereof, the multilayer ceramic electronic component including: a ceramic body including dielectric layers; a plurality of internal electrodes facing each other with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween; and external electrodes electrically connected to the internal electrodes, wherein a thickness to of the internal electrode satisfies 0.1 ?m?Te?0.5 ?m, and when, in a cross-section of the ceramic body taken in length and thickness directions, cut through a central portion of the ceramic body in a width direction, a distance, in the length direction, of a central portion of an internal electrode grain closest to a disconnected portion of the internal electrode is denoted by Tc, and a distance, in the length direction, of the internal electrode grain at a point equal to 25% of the thickness thereof above or below the central portion thereof is denoted by Tl, 0.7?Tl/Tc?1.3 is satisfied.

Abstract: There are provided a multilayer ceramic electronic component and a method of manufacturing the same. The multilayer ceramic electronic component includes: a ceramic body including a dielectric layer; first and second internal electrodes disposed within the ceramic body to face each other, while having the dielectric layer interposed therebetween; and first external electrodes electrically connected to first and second internal electrodes and second external electrodes formed on the first external electrodes, wherein the first and second external electrodes include a conductive metal and a glass, and when the second external electrodes are divided into three equal parts in a thickness direction, an area of the glass in central parts thereof with respect to an area of the central parts is 30 to 80%. Therefore, sealing properties of a chip is improved, whereby a multilayer ceramic electronic component having improved reliability may be implemented.

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor including: a ceramic body including a plurality of dielectric layers; a plurality of first and second internal electrodes disposed in the ceramic body to be alternately exposed to the third and fourth end surfaces, having the dielectric layers interposed therebetween; and first and second external electrodes electrically connected to the first and second internal electrodes, wherein the first and second external electrodes include: first and second conductive glass layers; first and second conductive resin layers containing copper and an epoxy; and first and second insulating layers.

Abstract: A capacitor including: a first conductive plate; a second conductive pate arranged parallel to the first conductive plate to define a spacing between a surface of the first conductive plate and an opposing surface of the second conductive plate; a dielectric material disposed in the plate; and a capacitor lead connected to one of the first and second conductive plates at a connection region; wherein a thickness of the space is varied in the connection region.

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer ceramic electronic component including a ceramic body including dielectric layers, internal electrodes formed in the ceramic body and including pores, and first and second external electrodes formed on both end portions of the ceramic body, wherein in a cross section of the ceramic body in length and thickness directions, when a thickness of the internal electrode is to and a thickness of the pore is tp, 0.41?tp/te?0.86 is satisfied.

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer ceramic electronic component, including a ceramic body having first and second side surfaces facing each other, and first and second end surfaces facing each other; first and second internal electrodes having first and second lead portions; and first and second external electrodes extended from the first and second end surfaces of the ceramic body to the first and second side surfaces, respectively, wherein when a distance from an end portion of the first or second external electrode formed on the first or second side surface of the ceramic body to a point of the first or second external electrode connected to the first or second lead portion is defined as G, and a width of the first or second external electrode on the first or second side surface of the ceramic body is defined as BW, 30 ?m?G<BW is satisfied.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a ceramic body; an active layer including a plurality of first and second internal electrodes alternately exposed to both end surfaces of the ceramic body with a dielectric layer interposed therebetween; upper and lower cover layers formed on upper and lower surfaces of the active layer; and first and second external electrodes formed on the end surfaces of the ceramic body, wherein when a thickness of the ceramic body is defined as T, a thickness of the active layer is defined as S, a thickness of the lower cover layer is defined as C, and a distance from an end of a lowermost internal electrode in a length direction to an end of a band portion of an external electrode close to the end of the lowermost internal electrode is defined A, 0.25?S/T?0.75 and 3?A/C?10 are satisfied.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor may include: a ceramic body including a plurality of dielectric layers; first and second internal electrodes disposed in the ceramic body, the first internal electrode having first and second lead portions exposed to a first surface of the ceramic body in a width direction, and the second internal electrode having a third lead portion exposed to the first surface of the ceramic body in the width direction; first to third external electrodes disposed on the first surface of the ceramic body in the width direction to be connected to the first to third lead portions, respectively; and an insulation layer disposed on the first surface of the ceramic body in the width direction. Each of the first and second lead portions may be spaced apart from the third lead portion by a predetermined distance.

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer ceramic electronic part to be embedded in a board including: a ceramic body including dielectric layers; an active layer including a plurality of first and second internal electrodes; upper and lower cover layers disposed on and below the active layer, respectively; and first and second external electrodes formed on both end portions of the ceramic body, wherein a first internal electrode positioned at an outermost position among the first electrodes is connected to the first external electrode by at least one first via extended to at least one of first and second main surfaces of the ceramic body, and a second internal electrode positioned at an outermost position among the second internal electrodes is connected to the second external electrode by at least one second via extended to at least one of first and second main surfaces of the ceramic body.

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor to be embedded in a board, including: a ceramic body; first and second internal electrodes alternately exposed through end surfaces of the ceramic body; first and second external electrodes formed on end surfaces of the ceramic body; and first and second plating layers enclosing the first and second external electrodes, wherein when distance from one end of bands of the first or second external electrode to the other end thereof is ‘A’ and distance between points at which a virtual line drawn from a point vertically spaced apart from a surface of the first or second plating layer at a point ½×A from one end of the bands inwardly of the ceramic body by 3 ?m in length direction of the ceramic body intersects points on the surface of the first or second plating layer is ‘B,’ B/A?0.6.

Abstract: There is provided a conductive paste composition for an external electrode, the conductive paste composition including a polymer resin, spherical first conductive metal particles included in the polymer resin and being hollow in at least a portion thereof, and second conductive metal particles of a flake shape included in the polymer resin and being hollow in at least a portion thereof.

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor including: a ceramic body including a plurality of dielectric layers laminated in a width direction, first and second external electrodes formed on the first main surface of the ceramic body to be spaced apart from each other, third and fourth external electrodes formed on the second main surface of the ceramic body to be spaced apart from each other, a capacitor unit including a plurality of first and second internal electrodes disposed to face each other with the dielectric layers interposed therebetween within the ceramic body and electrically connected to the first to fourth external electrodes, and at least one equivalent serial resistance (ESR) control layer interposed within the ceramic body to be perpendicular to the mounting surface.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor may include: a ceramic body in which dielectric layers having an average thickness of 0.2 ?m to 2.0 ?m are stacked; an active layer configured to form capacitance by including first and second internal electrodes alternately exposed to both end surfaces of the ceramic body, having at least one of the dielectric layers interposed therebetween; an upper cover layer formed on the active layer; a lower cover layer formed below the active layer and being thicker than the upper cover layer; and first and second external electrodes covering the end surfaces of the ceramic body. At least one edge of the ceramic body in length, width, and thickness directions may be rounded. When a radius of curvature of the edge is defined as R and a thickness of the upper cover layer is defined as D, R/D may be in a range of 0.1 to 0.7.