Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body including a dielectric layer, and first and second internal electrodes disposed to oppose each other with the dielectric layer therebetween; first and second external electrodes having first electrode layers connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively, and second electrode layers disposed on the first electrode layers, respectively; and an auxiliary electrode disposed between an end portion of each of the second electrode layers and an inflection point of the ceramic body, wherein a width of the auxiliary electrode is in a range of 20 to 70% of a width of a margin portion of the first or second internal electrode.

Abstract: A multilayer piezoelectric element includes a ceramic base body, a pair of external electrodes, multiple internal electrodes, and surface electrodes. The pair of external electrodes cover a pair of end faces and extend from the pair of end faces along a pair of principal faces and a pair of side faces. The multiple internal electrodes are stacked inside the ceramic base body along the thickness direction, and are connected alternately to one or the other of the pair of external electrodes along the thickness direction. The surface electrodes extend from the pair of external electrodes along the pair of principal faces, and are each divided in the longitudinal direction at a position near, of the pair of external electrodes, the external electrode to which the internal electrode adjacent to the principal face is connected.

Abstract: A dielectric material which satisfies X9M characteristics and ensures operations over an extended period of time at 200° C. is provided.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor that includes a ceramic body including a stack of a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of internal electrodes; a first external electrode on a first end surface of the ceramic body and electrically connected to a first set of the plurality of internal electrodes; and a second external electrode on a second end surface of the ceramic body and electrically connected to a second set of the plurality of internal electrodes. The dielectric layer includes a plurality of dielectric grains including Ca, Zr, Ti and a rare earth element, P is present between the plurality of dielectric grains, and where at least a portion of the rare earth element is in a solid solution in the dielectric grains.

Abstract: In a multilayer ceramic capacitor, when a cross-section obtained by cutting a multilayer body at a position at a central portion in a length direction and defined in a width direction and a layering direction is viewed, a variation in distance in the width direction from a straight line that connects ends of two internal electrodes located outermost in the layering direction to each other to respective ends of internal electrodes is not larger than about 0.2, a first ridgeline portion connecting the straight line that connects the ends of the two internal electrodes to each other to one main surface of the multilayer body has a first curve, a second ridgeline portion that connects one main surface to one side surface of the multilayer body has a second curve, and the first curve is larger in radius of curvature than the second curve.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body includes: a ceramic body including a capacitance formation portion including a dielectric layer and first and second internal electrodes disposed to be stacked in a third direction with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween, a margin portion disposed on both surfaces of the capacitance formation portion in a second direction, and a cover portion disposed on both surfaces of the capacitance formation portion in the third direction, and; and an auxiliary electrode spaced apart from the capacitance formation portion, and disposed to be in contact with one of the first and second external electrodes. The auxiliary electrode is spaced apart from first surface and the second surface of the ceramic body in a first direction.

Abstract: A multi-layer ceramic electronic component, including: a capacitance forming unit that includes internal electrodes and ceramic layers, the internal electrodes being laminated in a first direction via the ceramic layers; and a circumferential unit that is provided on a circumference of the capacitance forming unit and formed of insulating ceramics. The circumferential unit includes a cover that is provided to the capacitance forming unit outward in the first direction, a side margin that is provided to the capacitance forming unit outward in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a grain growth region that is formed at a boundary between the cover and the side margin and includes crystal grains of the insulating ceramics, the crystal grains having a mean grain size larger than a mean grain size of the crystal grains at a center portion of the cover.

Abstract: A capacitor component includes a body including a dielectric layer, a first electrode and a second internal electrode, laminated in a first direction, opposing each other, and a first cover portion and a second cover portion, disposed on outermost surfaces of the first and second internal electrodes, each having a thickness of 25 ?m or less, a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer, respectively disposed on both external surfaces of the body in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and respectively, and plating layers, respectively disposed on the first and second electrode layers. A metal oxide is disposed on a boundary between the first electrode layer and the plating layer and a boundary between the second electrode layer and the plating layer.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes: a ceramic body including dielectric layers and having first and second surfaces opposing each other, third and fourth surfaces connecting the first and second surfaces to each other, and fifth and sixth surfaces connected to the first to fourth surfaces and opposing each other; a plurality of internal electrodes disposed in the ceramic body, each exposed to the first and second surfaces and having one ends exposed to the third or fourth surface; and a first side margin portion and a second side margin portion disposed, respectively, on the first and second surfaces of the ceramic body, wherein a metal or a metal oxide is disposed in each of the first and second side margin portions, and a ratio of a diameter of the metal or the metal oxide to a thickness of the dielectric layer is 0.8 or less.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a ceramic body including a stack of dielectric layers and internal electrodes, and an external electrode electrically connected to each of the internal electrodes and provided at each of both end surfaces of the ceramic body. The external electrode includes a metal layer and a plating layer on the metal layer. In a cross section of the metal layer that is obtained by cutting the external electrode along a plane parallel to a side surface at a central position in a width direction, the metal layer includes a dielectric material at an area ratio of about 20% or more, and includes cavities at an area ratio of about 5% or more and about 20% or less, the cavities having an average diameter of about 0.5 ?m or more and about 1.5 ?m or less, and having a maximum diameter of about 5.0 ?m or less.

Abstract: A device structure includes a stacked structure, a dielectric material, and an electrode via. The stacked structure includes a first metal oxide layer, a second metal oxide layer and a metal layer. The second metal oxide layer is opposite to the first metal oxide layer. The metal layer is interposed between the first metal oxide layer and the second metal oxide layer. The dielectric material extends through the first metal oxide layer. The electrode via extends through the dielectric material and electrically connected to the metal layer.

Abstract: A self-aligning capacitor electrode assembly having an improved breakdown voltage is disclosed. The electrode assembly comprises a first electrode having a generally planar shape and a length in a first direction. The electrode assembly also comprises a second electrode having a generally planar shape and a length in a second direction. The second electrode overlaps the first electrode such that an overlapping region is formed. The overlapping region has an area that is insensitive to a relative misalignment in the first direction between the first electrode and the second electrode that is less than a first offset distance. A ratio of the length of the first electrode to the first offset distance is less than about 45.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a laminate including a dielectric ceramic layer and first and second internal electrode layers laminated in a lamination direction, and first and second external electrode connected to the internal electrode layers. The laminate includes a central layer portion, a peripheral layer portion sandwiching the central layer portion, and a side margin sandwiching the central layer portion and the peripheral layer portion. The side margin includes an inner layer and an outer layer. In a cross section including a lamination direction and a width direction obtained by cutting the laminate at the center in a longitudinal direction of the laminate, the ceramic grains in the dielectric ceramic layer between ends of the internal electrode layers in the width direction have a smaller diameter than the ceramic grains in the dielectric ceramic layer at the center of the central layer portion in the width direction.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes: a multilayer structure in which each of dielectric layers and each of internal electrode layers are alternately stacked, a main component of the dielectric layers being ceramic, wherein: the multilayer structure comprises surface portions and a center portion in a stacking direction of the dielectric layers and the internal electrode layers, the surface portions having a first thickness from a surface of the multilayer structure, the center portion being next to the surface portion in the stacking direction and having a second thickness; and an average length of crystal grains of a main component metal of the internal electrode layers of the surface portions is 0.8 times or less than an average length of crystal grains of a main component metal of the internal electrode layers of the center portion.

Abstract: A multi-layer ceramic electronic component that satisfies the following: 30 ?m?Ts?100 ?m, 6 ?m?T?18 ?m, and 0.19?(2T+t)/Ts?1.55, where Ts represents a dimension of a ceramic body measured along a first axis, T represents a mean value of thickness dimensions of upper and lower portions of an external electrode measured along the first axis that cover edges of top and bottom surfaces of the ceramic body, and t represents a sum of thickness dimensions of internal electrodes drawn to and in contact with the external electrode.

Abstract: A fluid jet dispenser using at least two multilayer piezoelectric actuators is provided. The fluid jet dispenser includes a dispensing head and an electrical driver. The dispensing head includes at least two d31-mode multilayer piezoelectric actuators, a displacement magnifying element mechanically coupled to the d31-mode multilayer piezoelectric actuators, a piston, and a nozzle. More preferably, the two d31-mode multilayer piezoelectric actuators operate in an anti-phase condition. The electrical driver is electrically coupled to the d31-mode multilayer piezoelectric actuators for displacing the actuators in directions substantially perpendicular to polarization of piezoelectric layers in the d31-mode multilayer piezoelectric actuators in response to charging and discharging of the actuators by the electrical driver, to generate a fast movement of the piston to jet a pressurized fluid out of the nozzle of the dispensing head.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a multilayer ceramic electronic component includes preparing a ceramic green sheet, forming an internal electrode pattern by coating a paste for an internal electrode including nickel (Ni) powder including a coating layer having a surface including copper (Cu) on the ceramic green sheet, forming a ceramic multilayer structure by stacking the ceramic green sheet with the internal electrode pattern formed thereon, and forming a body including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode by sintering the ceramic multilayer structure. The content of Cu is equal to or greater than 0.2 wt %, based on a total weight of the Ni powder.

Abstract: A ceramic electronic component includes a body including dielectric layers and a plurality of internal electrodes and an external electrode including a connection portion and a band portion. The external electrode includes an electrode layer, a conductive resin layer, a nickel plating layer, and a tin plating layer. When an electrode layer thickness, a conductive resin layer thickness, a nickel plating layer thickness, a tin plating layer thickness of the band portion are defined as t3, t4, and t5, respectively, t5 is greater than or equal to 0.5 micrometer and less than 7 micrometer, and t5/(t3+t4) satisfies 1?t5/(t3+t4)*100<17.5 in the case in which t3+t4 is less than or equal to 100 micrometers and satisfies 0.3?t5/(t3+t4)*100<4.38 in the case in which t3+t4 is more than 100 micrometers.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a laminate, a first external electrode on a first end surface of the laminate, and a second external electrode on a second end surface of the laminate. The laminate includes a central layer portion in which each first internal electrode layer and each second internal electrode layer oppose each other with a dielectric ceramic layer therebetween, peripheral layer portions sandwiching the central layer portion in a lamination direction, and side margins sandwiching the central layer portion and the peripheral layer portions in a width direction. The side margins each include multiple ceramic layers laminated in the width direction, and the ceramic layers include an inner layer disposed closest to the laminate and an outer layer disposed farthest from the laminate.

Abstract: An electronic component includes: a first frame, including a first support portion and a plurality of first extension portions, extended from the first support portion in a first direction; a second frame, including a second support portion disposed to face the first support portion and a plurality of second extension portions, extended from the second support portion in a second direction opposite to the first direction and disposed to alternate with and be spaced apart from the first extension portions in the first direction; and a plurality of capacitors disposed on first and second extension portions adjacent to each other by a predetermined interval so that first and second external electrodes are adhered thereto, respectively.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a multilayer ceramic electronic component having improved highly accelerated lifetime and specific permittivity. A multilayer ceramic electronic component comprising a multilayer body in which an internal electrode layer and a dielectric layer are stacked in alternating manner, wherein the dielectric layer comprises a dielectric ceramic composition having a main component expressed by a general formula ABO3 (A is Ba and the like, and B is Ti and the like) and a rare earth component R, a segregation phase including the rare earth component R exists in the dielectric layer, an area ratio of the segregation phases in a cross section along a stacking direction is 104 ppm to 961 ppm, and 96% or more of a total area of the segregation phases contact with the internal electrode layer.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes: a ceramic main body having a structure in which each of a plurality of dielectric layers and each of a plurality of internal electrode layers are alternately stacked and are alternately exposed to two end faces of the ceramic multilayer structure, a main component of the dielectric layers being ceramic; and a pair of external electrodes that are formed from the two end faces to at least one of side faces of the ceramic main body, wherein a relationship of y?1+1.48x is satisfied when a temperature of the multilayer ceramic capacitor is increased from 190 degrees C. to 260 degrees C., wherein “y” is a total amount of hydrogen gas, water vapor and carbonic acid gas (number of molecules/1015) released from the multilayer ceramic capacitor, wherein a volume of the multilayer ceramic capacitor is “x” (mm3).

Abstract: Provided are a multilayer ceramic electronic component and a method for manufacturing the same, the multilayer ceramic electronic component including a ceramic body including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode, and an external electrode formed on an outer side of the ceramic body and electrically connected to the internal electrode, wherein the internal electrode includes a conductive metal and an additive, and the number of particles of the additive disposed per ?m2 of the internal electrode is in the range of 7 to 21, both inclusive.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first electrode including a first hole, a first dielectric layer on an upper surface of the first electrode and on an inner surface of the first hole, a second electrode on the first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer on the second electrode, a third electrode on the second dielectric layer and including a second hole, and a first contact plug extending through the second electrode and the second dielectric layer and extending through the first hole and the second hole. A sidewall of the first contact plug is isolated from direct contact with the sidewall of the first hole and a sidewall of the second hole, and has a step portion located adjacent to an upper surface of the second electrode.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes: a ceramic multilayer structure having a structure in which each of a plurality of ceramic dielectric layers and each of a plurality of internal electrode layers are alternately stacked and are alternately exposed to two edge faces of the ceramic multilayer structure; and a pair of external electrodes that are formed on the two edge faces, wherein when an average value of insulation resistances of each pair of the internal electrode adjacent to each other in a stacking direction is IRave and a minimum value of the insulation resistances is IRmin, (IRave?IRmin)/IRave<0.50 is satisfied.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a multilayer ceramic capacitor comprising a top surface and an opposing bottom surface and four side surfaces that extend between the top and bottom surfaces, a main body formed from a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of internal electrode layers alternately arranged, and external terminals electrically connected to the internal electrode layers wherein a first external terminal is disposed along the top surface and a second external terminal is disposed along the bottom surface. The internal electrode layer includes a first electrode electrically connected to the first external terminal and a second counter electrode electrically connected to the second external terminal, wherein the first electrode includes a central portion extending from the first external terminal toward the second external terminal and wherein the central portion extends 40% to less than 100% a distance from the first external terminal to the second external terminal.

Abstract: A multi-layer ceramic capacitor includes: a ceramic body including first and second end surfaces, first and second side surfaces, first internal electrodes drawn to the first and second end surfaces, second internal electrodes drawn to at least one of the first side surface and the second side surface, and dielectric layers, the first and second internal electrodes being alternately laminated via the dielectric layers; first and second external electrodes that respectively cover the first and second end surfaces, and extend to each of the first and second side surfaces; a third external electrode including a first side-surface region formed on the first side surface and a second side-surface region formed on the second side surface, the first side-surface region and the second side-surface region being formed to be mutually shifted along the first direction and at least partially facing each other in the second direction.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a laminated body. External electrodes are provided on both end surfaces of the laminated body. The external electrodes include a base electrode layer, a conductive resin layer disposed on the base electrode layer, and a plating layer disposed on the conductive resin layer. The conductive resin layer includes a first layer located on the base electrode layer, a second layer located on the first layer, and a third layer located on the second layer. A void volume of the first layer and the third layer calculated by a predetermined equation is about 10 vol % or less, and a void volume of the second layer is about 16 vol % or more, and thicknesses of the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer satisfy predetermined conditions.

Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a capacitor body, a first external electrode, and a second external electrode. The capacitor body includes a plurality of first and second internal electrodes alternately stacked with dielectric layer interposed therebetween. The first and second external electrodes are electrically connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively. A first Schottky layer is Schottky-junctioned to an interface between the dielectric layer and the first internal electrode in the capacitor body. A second Schottky layer is Schottky-junctioned to an interface between the dielectric later and the second internal electrode in the capacitor body. The work function values of the first and second Schottky layers is higher than the work function values of the first and second internal electrodes.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a ceramic electronic component includes adding a modifier to a surface of chip containing ceramics and an organic material, applying a conductive paste on the surface of the chip to which the modifier has been added, and firing the chip along with the conductive paste applied on the chip.

Abstract: A tunable multilayer capacitor is provided. The capacitor comprises a first active electrode in electrical contact with a first active termination and a second active electrode in electrical contact with a second active termination. The capacitor comprises a first DC bias electrode in electrical contact with a first DC bias termination and a second DC bias electrode in electrical contact with a second DC bias termination. A plurality of dielectric layers disposed between the first and second active electrodes and between the first and second bias electrodes. At least a portion of the dielectric layers contain a tunable dielectric material that exhibits a variable dielectric constant upon the application of an applied DC voltage across the first and second DC bias electrodes. A thickness of at least one of the plurality of dielectric layers is greater than about 15 micrometers.

Abstract: A capacitor component includes a body including an active layer and an upper cover and a lower cover disposed on an upper part and a lower part of the active layer, respectively; first internal electrodes and second internal electrodes disposed inside the active layer; a first active via and a second active via extending in a thickness direction of the active layer to be connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively; first and second cover vias extending in a thickness direction of the lower cover to be electrically connected to the first and second active vias and disposed at an interval narrower than an interval between the first and second active vias; and first and second lower electrodes disposed in a lower surface of the lower cover to be connected to the first and second cover vias, respectively.

Abstract: A method of forming a leadless stack comprising multiple components is provided. The method comprises forming an MLCC comprising a first capacitor external termination and a second capacitor external termination and forming an electronic element is formed comprising a first element external termination and a second element external termination. The MLCC and electronic component are are arranged in a stack with a TLPS bond between the first capacitor external termination and the first element external termination.

Abstract: An element body includes first and second end surfaces opposing each other in a first direction, first and second side surfaces opposing each other in a second direction, and first and second principal surfaces opposing each other in a third direction. The length of the element body in the second direction is shorter than that of the element body in the first direction, and the length of the element body in the third direction is shorter than that of the element body in the second direction. A pair of first external electrodes is disposed at both ends of the element body in the first direction. A second external electrode is disposed on the element body and positioned between the pair of first external electrodes. The second external electrode includes a first conductor part disposed on the first side surface. A depression is formed in the first conductor part.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes: a ceramic body having a dielectric layer, and a plurality of first and second internal electrodes facing each other with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween; and first and second external electrodes disposed on an outer surface of the ceramic body, respectively. The ceramic body includes an active portion including a plurality of internal electrodes facing each other with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween to form capacitance, and cover portions formed on upper and lower portions of the active portion. A buffer region is disposed between at least one pair of first and second internal electrodes among the plurality of first and second internal electrodes disposed inside the active portion, and satisfies the relation 0<tb<150 ?m+td, where td is a thickness of the dielectric layer, and tb is a thickness of the buffer region.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes: a ceramic body including dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes disposed to face each other with each of the dielectric layers interposed therebetween; and first and second external electrodes disposed on external surfaces of the ceramic body and electrically connected to the first and second internal electrode, respectively, wherein the dielectric layer includes dielectric grains having a core-shell structure including a core and a shell, and a domain wall is disposed in the shell.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a body with a plurality of first and second internal electrodes alternately arranged with dielectric layers interposed therebetween. There may be M each of third and fourth external electrodes on opposing sides of the body, where M is greater than or equal to 3 and all external electrodes have different polarities than the adjacent external electrodes. There may be N via electrodes penetrating through the body, where N is greater than or equal to 3 and the via electrodes are connected to either of the first or second internal electrodes. The multilayer ceramic electronic component may achieve low equivalent series inductance (ESL) characteristics and may reduce the mounting area on the circuit board.

Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a capacitor body including a first surface and a second surface opposing each other, a third surface and a fourth surface connected to the first surface and the second surface and opposing each other, and a fifth surface and a sixth surface, a first internal electrode of the first internal electrodes being exposed through the third surface and the fourth surface, a second internal electrode of the second internal electrodes being exposed through the fifth surface and the sixth surface, a first external electrode and a second external electrode disposed in the third surface and the fourth surface of the capacitor body, respectively, the first external electrode and the second external electrode connected to an exposed portion of the first internal electrode, a third external electrode and a fourth external electrode disposed in the fifth surface and the sixth surface of the capacitor body, respectively.

Abstract: An electrical component for embedding into a carrier comprises a ceramic main body, an electrically insulating passivation layer which is applied to the main body, and at least one inner electrode. In addition, the electrical component comprises an outer electrode which is connected to the inner electrode, wherein the outer electrode comprises a first electrode layer comprising a metal and a second electrode layer which is arranged on the latter and comprises copper.

Abstract: A capacitor having a conductive porous substrate with at least two electrostatic capacitance forming sections, each of the at least two electrostatic capacitance forming sections including a porous portion of the conductive porous substrate, a dielectric layer on the porous portion, and an upper electrode on the dielectric layer. The at least two electrostatic capacitance forming sections are electrically connected in series by the conductive porous substrate.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a laminate with a rectangular or substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and including dielectric layers, first internal electrode layers, and second internal electrode layers that are laminated; a first external electrode connected with the first internal electrode layers; and a second external electrode connected with the second internal electrode layers. Each of the first internal electrode layers or the second internal electrode layers has a coverage in a central portion in a W direction that is lower than a coverage within about 30.000 ?m from an end portion in the W direction, and has a shifting amount in the W direction of about 0.000 ?m or more and about 10.000 ?m or less.

Abstract: An element body of a rectangular parallelepiped shape has a length in a width direction larger than a length in a height direction and has a length in a longitudinal direction larger than the length in the width direction. A terminal electrode is disposed at an end of the element body in the width direction and extends in the longitudinal direction. The element body includes a pair of principle surfaces opposing each other in the height direction, a pair of end surfaces opposing each other in the longitudinal direction, and a pair of side surfaces opposing each other in the width direction. The terminal electrode includes a conductor disposed on the side surface. The conductor includes a depression having a length in the longitudinal direction larger than a length in the height direction.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic device comprising: a ceramic element body, in which it plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of internal electrode layers are alternately stacked, and at least a pair of external electrodes which are connected to the internal electrode layers on surfaces of the ceramic element body; a thickness of the dielectric layers is 0.4 ?m or less, a width (W0) of the ceramic element body along a width-direction is 0.59 mm or less, a gap (Wgap) between an outer face of the ceramic element body and an end of the internal electrode layers along width-direction of the ceramic element body is 0.010 to 0.025 mm, and a ratio (Wgap/W0) of the gap with respect to the width is 0.025 or more.

Abstract: Provided is a multilayer ceramic electronic device which is capable of preventing decrease of the specific permittivity and of showing less drop of capacitance, even when the dielectric grains constituting the dielectric layers become smaller for thinning of the dielectric layers, wherein Dg/Di?1 is satisfied, in case that “Di” is an average grain size of the first dielectric grains constituting the dielectric layer in the capacitance region and “Dg” is an average grain size of the second dielectric grains in an exterior area.

Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a body including an active region including a plurality of first and second internal electrodes alternately disposed with respective dielectric layers interposed therebetween and upper and lower cover regions, and having first and second surfaces opposing each other and third and fourth surfaces opposing each other, the first and second internal electrodes being exposed to the third and fourth surfaces, respectively, first and second external electrodes disposed on the third and fourth surfaces, respectively, and connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively, and a plurality of dummy electrodes disposed in the lower cover region. A total thickness of the dummy electrodes disposed in the lower cover region is less than 20% of a sum of a thickness of the lower cover region and a thickness of one of the first and second external electrodes disposed on a mounting surface of the body.

Abstract: A multi-layer ceramic capacitor includes a multi-layer unit and a side margin. The multi-layer unit includes ceramic layers laminated in a first direction and internal electrodes disposed between the ceramic layers. The side margin covers the multi-layer unit from a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and has a porosity of 1% or less.

Abstract: A ceramic electronic component includes an electronic component body and portions of first and second metal terminals covered with an outer resin material. The first metal terminal includes, connected in order, a first terminal joint portion, a first extension portion extending in a direction toward a mounting surface, and a first mount portion extending toward a side opposite to the electronic component body. The second metal terminal includes, connected in order, a second terminal joint portion, a second extension portion extending in the direction toward the mounting surface, and a second mount portion extending toward a side opposite to the electronic component body. The first and second mount portions respectively include first and second protrusions protruding toward the mounting surface. The outer resin material includes a protruding portion protruding toward the mounting surface.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a multilayer structure wherein [t12×L1]/N?10, when a distance between a first edge that is an outermost edge of internal electrodes that is not connected to a first or second external electrode and a second edge that is an innermost edge of the internal electrodes that is not connected to the first or second external electrode is L1, each thickness of dielectric layers is t1, and a stack number of dielectric layers is N, wherein [t12×W1]/N?10, when a distance between a first edge that is positioned at outermost of the internal electrodes and a second edge that is positioned at innermost of the internal electrodes is W1, and wherein R is larger than W1, when a curvature radius of a corner of an edge of the internal electrodes is R.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a ceramic electronic component including a main body including a first principal surface and a second principal surface opposite to each other, and a first external electrode and a second external electrode provided on a portion of a surface of the main body, includes providing a plurality of recesses in a first principal surface of a laminated block including a ceramic material and an organic substance by relatively moving the laminated block and a protrusion surface including a protrusion, in a direction along the first principal surface of the laminated block with the protrusion surface being in contact with a first principal surface of the laminated block, obtaining a chip by cutting the laminated block including the recesses, and obtaining the main body by firing the chip.

Abstract: A laminated inductor includes a component body that provides a mounting surface on one of its faces, and at least a pair of external electrodes are formed on the mounting surface, wherein the component body has a laminate constituted by multiple insulator layers, a spiral coil conductor formed in the laminate, and leader parts that electrically connect the coil conductor and external electrodes; the coil conductor comprises conductor patterns formed in the insulator layers and via hole conductors that penetrate through the insulator layers and electrically connect the multiple conductor patterns, and also has a coil axis running roughly in parallel with the mounting surface and a turn unit having one or more sides running roughly in parallel with the mounting surface; and the via hole conductors are formed only on the side farthest away from the mounting surface among the one or more sides.