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Granted Patent B2
US 12,462,981 · App. 18/384,972 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Multilayer electronic component

Inventors: Jin Soo Park (Suwon-si, KR); Byung Jun Jeon (Suwon-si, KR); Chul Seung Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
H01G4/2325H01G4/30H01G4/012H01G4/1227
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Patent No.
US 12,462,981
App. No.
18/384,972
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and first and second internal electrodes and including first and second surfaces, third and fourth surfaces, and fifth and sixth surfaces, a first external electrode including a 1-1-th electrode layer disposed on the third surface, and a 1-2-th electrode layer disposed on the first and second surfaces, a second external electrode including a 2-1-th electrode layer disposed on the fourth surface, and a 2-2-th electrode layer disposed on the first and second surfaces, wherein S 1-2 >S 1-1 , T 1-2 ≤8 μm, S 2-2 >S 2-1 , and T 2-2 ≤8 μm where based on a cross section of the first and second external electrodes, S 1-1 , S 1-2 , S 2-1 , S 2-2 are fractions of an area occupied by glass in the 1-1-th, 1-2-th, 2-1-th, and 2-2-th electrode layers, respectively, T 1-2 and T 2-2 are thicknesses of the 1-2-th and 2-2-th electrode layers, respectively.

Claims (26)

1 . A multilayer electronic component comprising:

a body including a dielectric layer and first and second internal electrodes alternately disposed with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween and including first and second surfaces opposing each other in a first direction, third and fourth surfaces connected to the first and second surfaces and opposing each other in a second direction, and fifth and sixth surfaces connected to the first to fourth surfaces and opposing each other in a third direction;

a first external electrode including a 1-1-th electrode layer disposed on the third surface, and a 1-2-th electrode layer disposed on the first and second surfaces to be connected to the 1-1-th electrode layer and including glass; and

a second external electrode including a 2-1-th electrode layer disposed on the fourth surface, and a 2-2-th electrode layer disposed on the first and second surfaces to be connected to the 2-1-th electrode layer and including glass,

wherein S 1-2 >S 1-1 , T 1-2 ≤8 μm, S 2-2 >S 2-1 , and T 2-2 ≤8 μm where based on a cross section of the first and second external electrode in the first and second directions, S 1-1 is a fraction of an area occupied by the glass in the 1-1-th electrode layer, S 1-2 is a fraction of an area occupied by the glass in the 1-2-th electrode layer, T 1-2 is a thickness of a central region of the 1-2-th electrode layer in the second direction, S 2-1 is a fraction of an area occupied by the glass in the 2-1-th electrode layer, S 2-2 is a fraction of an area occupied by the glass in the 2-2-th electrode layer, and T 2-2 is a thickness of a central region of the 2-2-th electrode layer in the second direction.

2 . The component of claim 1 , wherein S 1-2 and S 2-2 satisfy 10%<S 1-2 ≤30% and 10%<S 2-2 ≤30%.

3 . The component of claim 1 , wherein S 1-1 is measured at a central region of the 1-1-th electrode layer in the first direction, S 1-2 is measured at the central region of the 1-2-th electrode layer in the second direction,

S 2-1 is measured at a central region of the 2-1-th electrode layer in the first direction, and S 2-2 is measured at the central region of the 2-2-th electrode layer in the second direction.

4 . The component of claim 1 , wherein the 1-1-th electrode layer and the 2-1-th electrode layer do not include glass.

5 . The component of claim 1 , wherein the 1-1-th electrode layer and the 2-1-th electrode layer are disposed between an extension line of the first surface and an extension line of the second surface.

6 . The component of claim 1 , wherein the first external electrode further includes a 1-3-th electrode layer disposed on the 1-1-th electrode layer and extending onto the 1-2-th electrode layer, and

the second external electrode further includes a 2-3-th electrode layer disposed on the 2-1-th electrode layer and extending onto the 2-2-th electrode layer.

7 . The component of claim 6 , wherein each of the 1-1-th electrode layer, the 1-2-th electrode layer, the 1-3-th electrode layer, the 2-1-th electrode layer, the 2-2-th electrode layer, and the 2-3-th electrode layer includes a metal.

8 . The component of claim 1 , wherein the first external electrode further includes a first base electrode layer disposed between the third surface and the 1-1-th electrode layer and connected to the first internal electrode, and

the second external electrode further includes a second base electrode layer disposed between the fourth surface and the 2-1-th electrode layer and connected to the second internal electrode.

9 . The component of claim 8 , wherein the first and second base electrode layer do not include glass.

10 . The component of claim 8 , wherein the body includes a 1-3-th corner connecting the first and third surface, a 1-4-th corner connecting the first and fourth surface, a 2-3-th corner connecting the second and third surface, and a 2-4-th corner connecting the second and fourth surface,

an end of the first base electrode layer is disposed on the 1-3-th corner and the 2-3-th corner, and

an end of the second base electrode layer is disposed on the 1-4-th corner and the 2-4-th corner.

11 . A multilayer electronic component, the component comprising:

a body including a dielectric layer and first and second internal electrodes alternately disposed with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween and including first and second surfaces opposing each other in a first direction, third and fourth surfaces connected to the first and second surfaces and opposing each other in a second direction, and fifth and sixth surfaces connected to the first to fourth surfaces and opposing each other in a third direction;

a first external electrode including a 1-1-th electrode layer disposed on the third surface, and a 1-2-th electrode layer disposed on the first and second surfaces to be connected to the 1-1-th electrode layer and including glass; and

a second external electrode including a 2-1-th electrode layer disposed on the fourth surface, and a 2-2-th electrode layer disposed on the first and second surfaces to be connected to the 2-1-th electrode layer and including glass,

wherein 10%<S 1-2 ≤30%, S 1-2 >S 1-1 , 10%<S 2-2 ≤30%, and S 2-2 >S 2-1 where based on a cross section of the first and second external electrode in the first and second directions, S 1-1 is a fraction of an area occupied by the glass in the 1-1-th electrode layer, S 1-2 is a fraction of an area occupied by the glass in the 1-2-th electrode layer, S 2-1 is a fraction of an area occupied by the glass in the 2-1-th electrode layer, and S 2-2 is a fraction of an area occupied by the glass in the 2-2-th electrode layer.

12 . The component of claim 11 , wherein the 1-1-th electrode layer and the 2-1-th electrode layer do not include glass.

13 . The component of claim 11 , wherein S 1-2 and S 2-2 satisfy 15%≤S 1-2 ≤30% or 15%≤S 2-2 ≤30%.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2023
From: PARK, JIN SOO; JEON, BYUNG JUN; LEE, CHUL SEUNG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065393/0059 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0175915 · Dec 15, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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