Chip component and production method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10312002-B2
Application number	US-201715408864-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 18, 2017
Priority date	Sep 27, 2012
Publication date	Jun 4, 2019
Grant date	Jun 4, 2019

Abstract

A chip part according to the present invention includes a substrate having a front surface and a side surface, an electrode integrally formed on the front surface and the side surface so as to cover an edge portion of the front surface of the substrate, and an insulating film interposed between the electrode and the substrate. A circuit assembly according to the present invention includes the chip part according to the present invention and a mounting substrate having a land, bonded by solder to the electrode, on a mounting surface facing the front surface of the substrate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A chip part, comprising:
a substrate having a front surface and a side surface;
an electrode formed on the front surface and the side surface so as to cover an edge portion of the front surface of the substrate, the electrode being disposed selectively on a front surface side of the substrate, a first portion of the electrode formed on the side surface being thinner than a second portion of the electrode formed on the front surface;
an insulating film interposed between the electrode and the substrate;
an element disposed on the front surface side of the substrate;
a wiring film that is formed on the front surface of the substrate and is electrically connected to the electrode; and
a resin film that selectively covers the wiring film and has a removed portion from which the wiring is exposed, wherein
the electrode has an edge portion extended from an edge portion of the removed portion to an inner side of the substrate in a sectional view.

2. The chip part according to claim 1 , wherein
a bottom end of the second portion of the electrode is positioned above the middle portion of the substrate in a thickness direction.

3. The chip part according to claim 1 , wherein
the substrate has a rectangular shape in a plan view thereof, and
the electrode covers a pair of long sides and one short side.

4. The chip part according to claim 1 , wherein the chip part has another electrode provided across an interval from the electrode and having a line-symmetric shape with the electrode.

5. The chip part according to claim 1 , wherein the second portion of the electrode has a thickest portion in an area close to the side surface of the substrate.

6. The chip part according to claim 1 , wherein
the chip part has another electrode provided across an interval from the electrode, and
the element includes a resistor body formed on the substrate and connected between the two electrodes.

7. The chip part according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a plurality of resistor bodies including the resistor body; and
a plurality of fuses provided on the substrate and disconnectably connecting each of the plurality of the resistor bodies to the electrodes.

8. The chip part according to claim 7 , wherein
the plurality of resistor bodies are serially connected to one another between the two electrodes, and
one fuse is parallelly connected to each resistor body.

9. The chip part according to claim 7 , wherein
the plurality of resistor bodies are parallelly connected to one another between the two electrodes, and
one fuse is serially connected to each resistor body.

10. The chip part according to claim 7 , wherein
the element has a serial connection circuit and a parallel connection circuit,
in the serial connection circuit, the plurality of resistor bodies are serially connected to one another between the two electrodes and one fuse is parallelly connected to each resistor body, and
in the parallel connection circuit, the plurality of resistor bodies are parallelly connected to one another between the two electrodes and one fuse is serially connected to each resistor body.

11. The chip part according to claim 1 , wherein
the chip part has another electrode provided across an interval from the electrode, and
the element includes a capacitor element formed on the substrate and connected between the two electrodes.

12. The chip part according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a plurality of capacitor components including the capacitor element; and
a plurality of fuses provided on the substrate and disconnectably connecting each of the plurality of the capacitor components to the electrodes.

13. The chip part according to claim 12 , wherein,
the plurality of capacitor components are parallelly connected to one another between the two electrodes, and
one fuse is serially connected to each capacitor components.

14. The chip part according to claim 1 , wherein
the chip part has another electrode provided across an interval from the electrode, and
the element includes a compound element having a resistor and a capacitor which are formed on the substrate and commonly connected between the two electrodes.

15. A circuit assembly comprising:
the chip part according to claim 1 ; and
a mounting substrate having a land, bonded by solder to the electrode, on a mounting surface facing the front surface of the substrate.

16. The circuit assembly according to claim 15 , wherein the solder is formed to cover a front surface portion and a side surface portion of the electrode when viewed from a direction of a normal to the mounting surface.

17. An electronic device comprising:
the circuit assembly according to claim 15 ; and
a housing that houses the circuit assembly.

18. The chip part according to claim 1 , wherein the insulating film is partly exposed on the side surface of the substrate, a part of the side surface being covered with the electrode.

19. A chip part, comprising:
a substrate having a front surface and a side surface;
an electrode formed on the front surface and the side surface so as to cover an edge portion of the front surface of the substrate, the electrode being disposed selectively on a front surface side of the substrate, a first portion of the electrode formed on the side surface being thinner than a second portion of the electrode formed on the front surface;
an insulating film interposed between the electrode and the substrate; and
an element disposed on the front surface side of the substrate, wherein
the chip part has another electrode provided across an interval from the electrode and having a line-symmetric shape with the electrode.

20. The chip part according to claim 19 , wherein
a bottom end of the second portion of the electrode is positioned above the middle portion of the substrate in a thickness direction.

21. The chip part according to claim 19 , wherein
the substrate has a rectangular shape in a plan view thereof, and
the electrode covers a pair of long sides and one short side.

22. The chip part according to claim 19 , wherein the second portion of the electrode has a thickest portion in an area close to the side surface of the substrate.

23. The chip part according to claim 19 , wherein
the chip part has another electrode provided across an interval from the electrode, and
the element includes a resistor body formed on the substrate and connected between the two electrodes.

24. The chip part according to claim 23 , further comprising:
a plurality of resistor bodies including the resistor body; and
a plurality of fuses provided on the substrate and disconnectably connecting each of the plurality of the resistor bodies to the electrodes.

25. The chip part according to claim 24 , wherein
the plurality of resistor bodies are serially connected to one another between the two electrodes, and
one fuse is parallelly connected to each resistor body.

26. The chip part according to claim 24 , wherein
the plurality of resistor bodies are parallelly connected to one another between the two electrodes, and
one fuse is serially connected to each resistor body.

27. The chip part according to claim 24 , wherein
the element has a serial connection circuit and a parallel connection circuit,
in the serial connection circuit, the plurality of resistor bodies are serially connected to one anothe

Assignees

• Rohm Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kondo Yasuhiro
• Matsuura Katsuya

Classifications

• H01C1/012 Primary

  the base extending along and imparting rigidity or reinforcement to the resistive element (H01C1/016 takes precedence; the resistive element being formed in two or more coils or loops as a spiral, helical or toroidal winding H01C3/18, H01C3/20; the resistive element being formed as one or more layers or coatings on a base H01C7/00) · CPC title

• H01C7/003

  Thick film resistors · CPC title

• H01G4/228

  Terminals · CPC title

• H01C1/14

  Terminals or tapping points specially adapted for resistors; Arrangements of terminals or tapping points on resistors · CPC title

• H01G2/065

  for surface mounting, e.g. chip capacitors · CPC title