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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2024
Applicant:
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Nagaokakyo, JP;
Inventor:
Noriyuki Ookawa, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Assignee:
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Nagaokakyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01G 4/30 (2006.01); H01G 4/012 (2006.01); H01G 4/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01G 4/30 (2013.01); H01G 4/012 (2013.01); H01G 4/232 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic component that includes: a base body; and an external electrode that covers a part of an outer surface of the base body, the external electrode including: an underlying electrode containing copper and silicon; and a metal layer that covers an outer surface of the underlying electrode, wherein at least some of the copper has copper particles with a flattening ratio of 0.5 or less, and when the underlying electrode is viewed in section, the silicon is distributed so as to fill gaps between the copper particles.