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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2021
Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Takahashi, Takasaki, JP;
TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an exemplary embodiment, a passive component, which is a surface mounting component, includes: a substrate body having insulating property; an internal conductor built into the substrate body; and at least one external electrode provided on a planar mounting face of the substrate body and electrically connected to the internal conductor; wherein the external electrode has a face parallel with the planar mounting face of the substrate body, and a concaved part which is inwardly concaved relative to the parallel face toward the substrate body and is located, as viewed in a direction perpendicular to the parallel face, inside the parallel surface so as to be surrounded by the parallel surface.