Method for manufacturing electronic component

A method for manufacturing an electronic component, comprising:

• a preparation step of preparing an electrode-forming body for electronic components;
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• an electrode forming step of forming an electrode on an outer surface of the electrode-forming body for electronic components, wherein:
• in the electrode forming step a conductive resin layer is formed on the electrode-forming body for electronic components by applying a conductive resin composition containing a silicone resin and a metal powder to the electrode-forming body for electronic components and then curing the conductive resin composition;
• the silicone resin is a thermosetting silicone resin that has a hydroxy group and an epoxy group, and is cured by heating without using a curing agent;
• a content of a resin component in the conductive resin composition is 2.5 to 35.0 parts by mass with respect to 100.0 parts by mass of the metal powder;
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• when 1% strain is applied to the conductive resin composition at an angular frequency of 1 Hz, a value of a phase difference δ between the strain and a stress caused by the strain is in a range of 32 to 87°;
• and/or a ratio of a viscosity of the conductive resin composition at a shear rate of 0.4 (l/s) to a viscosity thereof at a shear rate of 40 (l/s) is in a range of 1.5 to 60.0;
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• wherein a moisture permeation amount is 40.0 mg or less as determined by casting the conductive resin composition on a PET film to a thickness of 250 μm, curing the conductive resin composition under the conditions of 200° C. for 60 minutes, cutting a cured film obtained into a circle of 7.5 mm in diameter, fixing the cured film with an adhesive so as to cover a 5 ml glass bottle containing 2 grams of silica gel, placing the glass bottle in a 750 ml vessel containing 100 ml of purified water so that the cured film does not come into contact with the purified water, sealing and placing the 750 ml vessel in a dryer at 65° C. to be left for 15 hours, measuring weight of the glass bottle before and after the glass bottle is placed in the dryer, and defining a weight increase thereof as the moisture permeation amount.