Electronic component

US8971015B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8971015-B2
Application numberUS-201313899697-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 22, 2013
Priority dateMar 29, 2010
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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An electronic component includes a laminate including a plurality of insulating layers that are laminated on each other. A capacitor conductor is embedded in the laminate and includes an exposed portion exposed between the insulating layers at a predetermined surface of the laminate. An external electrode is provided on the predetermined surface by direct plating so as to cover the exposed portion. An outer edge of the external electrode is spaced away from the exposed portion by about 0.8 μm or more.

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What is claimed is: 1. An electronic component comprising: a laminate including a plurality of insulating layers laminated on each other; a first internal conductor embedded in the laminate and including a first exposed portion exposed between respective ones of the plurality of insulating layers at a predetermined surface of the laminate; and a first plated external electrode provided directly on the predetermined surface by direct plating so as to cover the first exposed por…

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What does patent US8971015B2 cover?
An electronic component includes a laminate including a plurality of insulating layers that are laminated on each other. A capacitor conductor is embedded in the laminate and includes an exposed portion exposed between the insulating layers at a predetermined surface of the laminate. An external electrode is provided on the predetermined surface by direct plating so as to cover the exposed port…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Murata Manufacturing Co
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01G4/30. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).