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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2023
Tdk Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Toshihiro Iguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Hisashi Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Norihisa Ando, Tokyo, JP;
Kenya Tamaki, Tokyo, JP;
TDK CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic component includes a component body, a metal terminal, and a bonding material. The component body includes an element body and an external electrode. The metal terminal includes a first main surface and a second main surface, and a side surface. The bonding material electrically and physically connects the external electrode and the metal terminal. The metal terminal includes a first metal layer including the first main surface, a second metal layer including the second main surface, and a terminal body including the side surface. The terminal body is exposed at the side surface, and the first metal layer and the second metal layer are separated from each other on the side surface. Each of the first metal layer and the second metal layer includes a Ni plated layer. The terminal body includes Cu. The bonding material includes solder.