Ceramic electronic component without external electrodes on top surface, substrate arrangement including the same, and method of manufacturing such ceramic electronic component

A ceramic electronic component comprising:

• an element body including a dielectric and at least one internal electrode therein, the element body having a plurality of surfaces, the plurality of surfaces including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, with two end regions being defined on the second surface at opposite ends of the second surface and an intermediate region being defined on the second surface between the two end regions and having a surface roughness smaller than each of the two end regions;
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• at least one external electrode formed on the element body at a position away from the second surface, each of the at least one external electrode including a base layer formed on the element body and a plating layer formed on the base layer, the base layer being connected to one or more of the at least one internal electrode and containing at least one metal,
• wherein the base layer is formed on the element body at a position that does not allow the plating layer to reach the second surface of the element body.

A ceramic electronic component comprising:

• an element body including a dielectric and at least one internal electrode therein, the element body having a plurality of surfaces, the plurality of surfaces including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, with two end regions being defined on the second surface at opposite ends of the second surface and an intermediate region being defined on the second surface between the two end regions and having a surface roughness smaller than each of the two end regions;
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• at least one external electrode formed on the element body at a position away from the second surface, each of the at least one external electrode including a base layer formed on the element body and a plating layer formed on the base layer, the base layer being connected to one or more of the at least one internal electrode and containing at least one metal,
• wherein the surface roughness of the intermediate region of the second surface is greater than a surface roughness of the first surface of the element body.