Multilayer ceramic capacitor

1. A ceramic electronic component comprising:

a ceramic body including first and second main surfaces that extend in a length direction and a width direction, first and second side surfaces that extend in the length direction and a height direction, and first and second end surfaces that extend in the width direction and the height direction, a dimension of the ceramic body in the width direction being larger than a dimension of the ceramic body in the height direction;

a first inner electrode provided inside the ceramic body and extending out to the first and second end surfaces;

a second inner electrode provided inside the ceramic body and extending out to the first and second side surfaces;

a first terminal electrode provided on a portion of the first side surface and extending from the first side surface onto a portion of each of the first and second main surfaces;

a second terminal electrode provided on a portion of the second side surface and extending from the second side surface onto a portion of each of the first and second main surfaces;

a third terminal electrode provided on the first end surface and extending from the first end surface onto a portion of each of the first and second main surfaces and a portion of each of the first and second side surfaces; and

a fourth terminal electrode provided on the second end surface and extending from the second end surface onto a portion of each of the first and second main surfaces and a portion of each of the first and second side surfaces; wherein

SG represents an average of a distance from the first side surface to one of the first and second inner electrodes in the width direction and a distance from the second side surface to one of the first and second inner electrodes in the width direction;

OT represents an average of a distance from the first main surface to an inner electrode closest to the first main surface among the first and second inner electrodes and a distance from the second main surface to an inner electrode closest to the second main surface among the first and second inner electrodes;

ET 1 represents an average of dimensions of each portion of the third and fourth terminal electrodes located on the first and second main surfaces in the height direction;

ET 2 represents an average of dimensions of each portion of the third and fourth terminal electrodes located on the first and second side surfaces in the height direction; and

Equation (1) and Equation (2) are satisfied:

SG >OT  (1)

ET1>ET2  (2).

2. The ceramic electronic component according to claim 1 ,

wherein ET 1 is about 1.5 times or more and about 2.2 times or less ET 2 .

3. The ceramic electronic component according to claim 1 ,

wherein SG is about 1.3 times or more and about 2.5 times or less OT.

4. The ceramic electronic component according to claim 1 ,

wherein the ceramic electronic component is one of a capacitor, a piezoelectric component, a thermistor, and an inductor.

5. The ceramic electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein a dimension of each of the first and second main surfaces in the width direction is about 0.60 to about 0.70 times a dimension of each of the first and second main surfaces in the length direction.

6. The ceramic electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein a dimension of each of the first and second main surfaces in the width direction is about 0.63 to about 0.67 times a dimension of each of the first and second main surfaces in the length direction.

7. The ceramic electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first, second, third and fourth terminal electrodes include a fired electrode layer and plating layers on top of the fired electrode layer.

8. The ceramic electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second terminal electrodes are signal terminal electrodes and the third and fourth terminal electrodes are grounding terminal electrodes.

9. A ceramic electronic component comprising:

a ceramic body including first and second main surfaces that extend in a length direction and a width direction, first and second side surfaces that extend in the length direction and a height direction, and first and second end surfaces that extend in the width direction and the height direction, a dimension of the ceramic body in the width direction being smaller than a dimension of the ceramic body in the height direction;

a first inner electrode provided inside the ceramic body and extending out to the first and second end surfaces;

a second inner electrode provided inside the ceramic body and extending out to the first and second side surfaces;

a first terminal electrode provided on a portion of the first side surface and extending from the first side surface onto a portion of each of the first and second main surfaces;

a second terminal electrode provided on a portion of the second side surface and extending from the second side surface onto a portion of each of the first and second main surfaces;

a third terminal electrode provided on the first end surface and extending from the first end surface onto a portion of each of the first and second main surfaces and the first and second side surfaces; and

a fourth terminal electrode provided on the second end surface and extending from the second end surface onto a portion of each of the first and second main surfaces and the first and second side surfaces; wherein

SG represents an average of a distance from the first side surface to one of the first and second inner electrodes in the width direction and a distance from the second side surface to one of the first and second inner electrodes in the width direction;

OT represents an average of a distance from the first main surface to an inner electrode closest to the first main surface among the first and second inner electrodes and a distance from the second main surface to an inner electrode closest to the second main surface among the first and second inner electrodes;

ET 1 represents an average of dimensions of each portion of the third and fourth terminal electrodes located on the first and second main surfaces in the height direction;

ET 2 represents an average of dimensions of each portion of the third and fourth terminal electrodes located on the first and second side surfaces in the height direction; and

Equation (3) and Equation (4) are satisfied:

SG <OT  (3)

ET1<ET2  (4).

10. The ceramic electronic component according to claim 9 ,

wherein ET 2 is about 1.5 times or more and about 2.2 times or less ET 1 .

11. The ceramic electronic component according to claim 9 , wherein OT is about 1.3 times or more and about 2.5 times or less SG.

12. The ceramic electronic component according to claim 9 ,

wherein the ceramic electronic component is one of a capacitor, a piezoelectric component, a thermistor, and an inductor.

13. The ceramic electronic component according to claim 9 , wherein a dimension of each of the first and second main surfaces in the width direction is about 0.60 to about 0.70 times a dimension of each of the first and second main surfaces in the length direction.

14. The ceramic electronic component according to claim 9 , wherein a dimension of each of the first and second main surfaces in the width direction is about 0.63 to about 0.67 times a dimension of each of the first and second main surfaces in the length direction.

15. The ceramic electronic component according to claim 9 , wherein at least one of the first, second, third and fourth terminal electrodes include a fired electrode layer and plating layers on top of the fired electrode layer.

16. The ceramic electronic component according to claim 9 , wherein the first and second terminal electrodes are signal terminal electrodes and the third and fourth terminal electrodes are grounding terminal electrodes.