Multilayer ceramic electronic component and fabrication method thereof

Abstract

There are provided a multilayer ceramic electronic component comprising: a ceramic main body including a dielectric layer and having first and second main faces, third and fourth side faces opposed in a length direction, and fifth and sixth faces opposed in a width direction; first and second internal electrodes; and one or more first external electrodes formed on the fifth face and one or more second external electrodes formed on the sixth face, wherein the first and second external electrodes have an average thickness ranging from 3 μm to 30 μm, and when at least one of the first and second external electrodes is divided into three equal parts in a thickness direction, an area of glass in central area portions thereof is 35% to 80% of the total areas of the central area portions.