Ceramic electronic component
AssigneeMurata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
InventorTetsuya KISUMI
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Abstract
A ceramic electronic component includes an outer electrode including a baked electrode layer including an electrically conductive metal and glass, and a plating film on a surface of the baked electrode layer. The baked electrode layer includes metal portions made of the electrically conductive metal and glass portions made of the glass and distributed so as to be in contact with the metal portions. Cracks starting from boundaries between the metal portions and the glass portions and extending toward the inner side of the glass portions are provided in the glass portions.
Claims12
A ceramic electronic component comprising:
- a ceramic body including an inner electrode including a portion exposed at a surface of the ceramic body;
- and
- an outer electrode located on a portion of the surface of the ceramic body and electrically connected to the inner electrode;
- wherein
- the outer electrode includes a baked electrode layer including an electrically conductive metal and glass, and a plating film on a surface of the baked electrode layer;
- the baked electrode layer includes a metal portion including the electrically conductive metal, and a glass portion including the glass and distributed so as to be in contact with the metal portion;
- and
- a crack starting from a boundary between the metal portion and the glass portion and extending toward an inner side of the glass portion is provided in the glass portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.