An electronic component includes an electronic element and an interposer board. The electronic element includes a multilayer body and external electrodes at multilayer body end surfaces and connected to internal electrode layers. The interposer board includes board end surfaces, board side surfaces orthogonal to the board end surfaces, and board main surfaces orthogonal to the board end surfaces and the board side surfaces. One of the board main surfaces is in a vicinity of the electronic element and is joined with one of the multilayer body main surfaces in a vicinity of the interposer board. The interposer board is an alumina board. A maximum length of the interposer board is smaller than a length of the electronic element. A width of the interposer board is smaller than a width of the electronic element.

A multi-layer ceramic electronic component includes: a ceramic body including first and second internal electrodes laminated in a first axis direction, first and second main surfaces facing in the first axis direction, and first and second end surfaces facing in a second axis direction orthogonal to the first axis, the first and second internal electrodes being drawn to those end surfaces; a first external electrode covering the first end surface and extending to the first main surface; and a second external electrode covering the second end surface and extending to the first main surface. Each external electrode includes a first region including a first outermost layer mainly containing tin and extending from the end surface to the first main surface, and a second region free from an outermost layer mainly containing tin and disposed adjacent to the first region in the first axis direction on the end surface.

Capacitor assembly, comprising a printed circuit board comprising a first conductive trace and a second conductive trace, and a first row of capacitors comprising a plurality of surface mounted capacitor elements. Each of the plurality of surface mounted capacitor elements comprises a pair of outer electrodes, one of the pair being mounted to the first conductive trace and defining a first junction, and the other one being mounted to the second conductive trace defining a second junction. The first junction and the second junction define a first capacitor longitudinal axis. The first conductive trace has a first current flow direction with a first oblique angle relative to the first capacitor longitudinal axis.

A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a capacitor main body including a multilayer body and external electrodes, the multilayer body including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers stacked alternately, each of the external electrodes being provided on an end surface in a length direction of the multilayer body and being connected to the internal electrode layers, and two interposers on one surface in a stacking direction of the capacitor main body and spaced apart from each other in the length direction, the interposers including bonding surfaces bondable to the one surface of the capacitor main body and including inner edge portions which are opposite to each other and each having a length longer than a length in a width direction of the multilayer body.

A capacitor packaging having a central termination and three or more capacitors (or groups of capacitors) arranged about the central termination. The electrical flow paths between the termination and the capacitors or groups of capacitors are of substantially the same length. The capacitors or groups of capacitors may be arranged in a generally circular pattern with the termination centered on the center. The termination may include first and second terminals. The capacitors may be mounted to a printed circuit board (“PCB”) with traces on opposite surfaces of the PCB providing electrical flow paths from the terminals to opposite legs of the capacitors. The capacitor packaging may include a primary PCB with a first circular arrangement of capacitors and a secondary PCB with a second circular arrangement of capacitors. The capacitors may be sandwiched between the PCBs with the second arrangement of capacitors disposed concentrically inwardly of the first arrangement.

An electronic component and a board having the same mounted thereon are provided. The electronic component includes an electronic component including a capacitor array in which a plurality of multilayer capacitors including a capacitor body and a pair of external electrodes, respectively disposed on both end portions of the capacitor body in a first direction, are stacked in a second direction, perpendicular to the first direction, and a length of a multilayer capacitor, disposed on a lower end in the second direction, in the first direction is less than a length of another multilayer capacitor in the first direction; and a pair of metal frames, respectively disposed to be connected to the pair of external electrodes of the multilayer capacitor disposed on the lower end.

A multilayer coil component 1 includes an element body 2, a pair of terminal electrodes 3, and a glass layer G provided on the terminal electrode 3. Each of the pair of terminal electrodes 3 is provided with a plurality of first projecting portions 33 tapered toward the other facing terminal electrode 3 side in an end portion 31b facing the side in the facing direction of a pair of end surfaces 2a and 2b. The glass layer G is provided along the edge of the terminal electrode 3 including at least the first projecting portion 33 in the end portion 31b of the terminal electrode 3.

Various circuit boards with mounted passive components and method of making the same are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of manufacturing is provided that includes at least partially encapsulating a first plurality of passive components in a molding material to create a first molded passive component group. The first molded passive component group is mounted on a surface of a circuit board. The first plurality of passive components are electrically connected to the circuit board.

A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes multilayer ceramic electronic component bodies each including a laminate and first and second outer electrodes respectively disposed on two end surfaces of the laminate, first and second metal terminals respectively connected to the first and second outer electrodes, and first and second terminal blocks respectively connected to the first and second metal terminals. A thickness dimension of each multilayer ceramic electronic component body in a height direction is less than a width dimension of the multilayer ceramic electronic component body in a width direction. Each multilayer ceramic electronic component body is disposed such that a first or second side surface faces a mounting surface. The first and second metal terminals are respectively disposed astride the first and second outer electrodes of the multilayer ceramic electronic component bodies.

An apparatus and method for providing an artificial standoff to the bottom of leads on a QFN device sufficient to provide a gap that changes the fluid dynamics of solder flow and create a unique capillary effect that drives solder up the of leads of a UN device when it is attached to a printed wiring board (PWB).