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Granted Patent B2
US 9,287,044 · App. 13/737,504 · Granted Mar 15, 2016

Electronic component and fabrication method thereof

Inventors: Hae Sock Chung (Gyunggi-do, KR); Byoung Hwa Lee (Gyunggi-do, KR); Eun Hyuk Chae (Gyunggi-do, KR); Min Cheol Park (Gyunggi-do, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
H01G4/012H01G4/232H01G4/30
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Patent No.
US 9,287,044
App. No.
13/737,504
Granted
Mar 15, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

There are provided an electronic component and a fabrication method thereof. The electronic component includes: a ceramic main body including end surfaces in a length direction, side surfaces in a width direction and top and bottom surfaces in a thickness direction; first and second external electrodes formed on the end surfaces, respectively; third and fourth external electrodes formed on the side surfaces, respectively; first internal electrodes formed within the ceramic main body and connected to first and second external electrodes; and second internal electrodes alternately arranged with the first internal electrodes, while having a ceramic layer interposed therebetween, and connected to the third and fourth external electrodes, wherein thickness t 1 and t 2 of the first and second internal electrodes is 0.9 μm or less, while a roughness R 1 of the first internal electrode is lower than a roughness R 2 of the second internal electrode.

Claims (48)

1. An electronic component comprising:

a ceramic main body including two end surfaces in a length direction, two side surfaces in a width direction and top and bottom surfaces in a thickness direction;

first and second external electrodes disposed on the two end surfaces in the length direction, respectively;

third and fourth external electrodes disposed on the two side surfaces in the width direction, respectively;

first internal electrodes disposed within the ceramic main body and connected to first and second external electrodes; and

second internal electrodes alternately arranged with the first internal electrodes, while having a ceramic layer interposed therebetween, and connected to the third and fourth external electrodes,

wherein a roughness R 1 of the first internal electrode is lower than a roughness R 2 of the second internal electrode, and

wherein 0.13≦(R 2 /t 2 )≦0.5 is satisfied, and t 2 is the thickness of the second internal electrode.

2. The electronic component of claim 1 , wherein:

the electronic component is a three-terminal electronic component, and

a thickness t 1 of the first internal electrode is 0.9 μm or less and a thickness t 2 of the second internal electrode is 0.9 μm or less.

3. The electronic component of claim 1 , wherein the third and fourth external electrodes extend to portions of the top and bottom surfaces of the ceramic main body.

4. The electronic component of claim 1 , wherein:

the first and second internal electrodes include a capacitance forming portion and a lead out portion, and

a thickness t 1 , of the first internal electrode is 0.9 μm or less and a thickness t 2 of the second internal electrode is 0.9 μm or less.

5. The electronic component of claim 4 , wherein a dimension of the lead out portion of the second internal electrode in the length direction is smaller than that of the capacitance forming portion of the second internal electrode in the length direction.

6. The electronic component of claim 4 , wherein a dimension of the lead out portion of the second internal electrode in the length direction is smaller than that of the third and fourth external electrodes in the length direction.

7. An electronic component comprising:

a ceramic main body including two end surfaces in a length direction, two side surfaces in a width direction and top and bottom surfaces in a thickness direction;

first and second external electrodes disposed on the two end surfaces in the length direction, respectively;

third and fourth external electrodes disposed on the two side surfaces in the width direction, respectively;

first internal electrodes disposed within the ceramic main body and connected to first and second external electrodes; and

second internal electrodes alternately arranged with the first internal electrodes, while having a ceramic layer interposed therebetween, and connected to the third and fourth external electrodes, wherein:

a roughness R 1 of the first internal electrode is lower than a roughness R 2 of the second internal electrode, and

(R 1 /R 2 )≦0.9 is satisfied.

8. The electronic component of claim 7 , wherein (R 2 /t 2 )≦0.5 is satisfied, and t 2 is the thickness of the second internal electrode.

9. A multi-terminal electronic component comprising:

first and second external electrodes disposed on two end surfaces of a ceramic main body in a length direction thereof, respectively;

a plurality of third and fourth external electrodes disposed on two side surfaces of the ceramic main body in a width direction thereof, respectively;

a plurality of first internal electrodes laminated within the ceramic main body and connected to the first and second external electrodes; and

a plurality of second internal electrodes alternately arranged with the plurality of first internal electrodes, while having a ceramic layer interposed therebetween, and connected to the plurality of third and fourth external electrodes,

wherein a roughness R 1 of the first internal electrode is lower than a roughness R 2 of the second internal electrode, and

wherein 0.13≦(R 2 /t 2 )≦0.5 is satisfied, and t 2 is the thickness of the second internal electrode.

10. The multi-terminal electronic component of claim 9 , wherein a thickness t 1 of the first internal electrode is 0.9 μm or less and a thickness t 2 of the second internal electrode is 0.9 μm or less.

11. The multi-terminal electronic component of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of third and fourth external electrodes extend to portions of the top and bottom surfaces of the ceramic main body.

12. The multi-terminal electronic component of claim 9 , wherein:

the first and second internal electrodes include a capacitance forming portion and a lead out portion, and

a thickness t 1 of the first internal electrode is 0.9 μm or less and a thickness t 2 of the second internal electrode is 0.9 μm or less.

13. The multi-terminal electronic component of claim 12 , wherein a dimension of the lead out portion of the second internal electrode in the length direction is smaller than that of the capacitance forming portion of the second internal electrode in the length direction.

14. The multi-terminal electronic component of claim 12 , wherein a dimension of the lead out portion of the second internal electrode in the length direction is smaller than that of the third and fourth external electrodes in the length direction.

15. A multi-terminal electronic component comprising:

first and second external electrodes disposed on two end surfaces of a ceramic main body in a length direction thereof, respectively;

a plurality of third and fourth external electrodes disposed on two side surfaces of the ceramic main body in a width direction thereof, respectively;

a plurality of first internal electrodes laminated within the ceramic main body and connected to the first and second external electrodes; and

a plurality of second internal electrodes alternately arranged with the plurality of first internal electrodes, while having a ceramic layer interposed therebetween, and connected to the plurality of third and fourth external electrodes, wherein:

a roughness R 1 of the first internal electrode is lower than a roughness R 2 of the second internal electrode, and

(R 1 /R 2 )≦0.9 is satisfied.

16. The multi-terminal electronic component of claim 15 , wherein (R 2 /t 2 )≦0.5 is satisfied, and t 2 is the thickness of the second internal electrode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2013
From: CHUNG, HAE SOCK; LEE, BYOUNG HWA; CHAE, EUN HYUK; PARK, MIN CHEOL
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029597/0338 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2012-0029878 · Mar 23, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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