公开(公告)号：US10854361B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-01

申请号：US16839141

申请日：2020-04-03

Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Yuichi Hirata ,  Kengo Mito ,  Kojiro Tokieda

IPC: H01C1/14 ,  H01C7/04 ,  H01C17/28

Abstract: A thermistor element includes an element body made of ceramic and including first and second end surfaces opposite to each other and a peripheral surface located between the first end surface and the second end surface, first and second external electrodes respectively covering the first and second end surfaces and portion of the peripheral surface adjacent to the respective first and second end surfaces. The first and second external electrodes include electrode layers including an underlayer and a metal plating layer, the underlayer of the first external electrode includes, adjacent to or in a vicinity of the second external electrode, two second external electrode side corner portions that are thin and adjacent to each other, and the underlayer of the second external electrode includes, adjacent to or in a vicinity of the first external electrode, two first external electrode side corner portions that are thin and adjacent to each other.