Multilayer ceramic capacitor

A multilayer ceramic capacitor constituted by a capacitor body of roughly rectangular solid shape constituted by two height-direction surfaces, two width-direction surfaces, and two length-direction surfaces, which capacitor body has a first external electrode and a second external electrode provided with a space between them on one of two height-direction surfaces of the capacitor body, with a space between the first and second electrodes in a length direction, wherein:

• the capacitor body has a built-in capacitive part comprising multiple first internal electrode layers and multiple second internal electrode layers stacked alternately in a width direction with dielectric layers in between;
• a lead part of each of the multiple first internal electrode layers is exposed on the one of the two height-direction surfaces, with said exposed part connected independently and electrically to the first external electrode;
• a lead part of each of the multiple second internal electrode layers is exposed on the one of the two height-direction surfaces, with said exposed part connected independently and electrically to the second external electrode;
• at least the lead parts of several first internal electrode layers close to the respective two width-direction surfaces of the capacitor body, among the multiple first internal electrode layers, are curved inward and an area of the exposed part of each of the curved lead parts is greater than an area of the exposed part of the lead part of each first internal electrode layer free from curvature;
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• at least the lead parts of several second internal electrode layers close to the respective two width-direction surfaces of the capacitor body, among the multiple second internal electrode layers, are curved inward and an area of the exposed part of each of the curved lead parts is greater than an area of the exposed part of the lead part of each second internal electrode layer free from curvature.