Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Multilayer ceramic electronic component with improved withstand voltage characteristics and method of manufacturing the same
A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body contributing to capacitance formation and including an active region formed by alternately stacking dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes and, and a protective layer provided on at least one of upper and lower surfaces of the active region; and first and second external electrodes formed on respective ends of the ceramic body, wherein a step portion absorption layer is disposed in at least one of: both end portions of the ceramic body in a length direction or both end portions of the ceramic body in a width direction, and a total thickness of dielectric layers disposed on the same plane as the step portion absorption layer is greater than a thickness of a dielectric layer disposed in another region.
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
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Hong Lee Oh Choi