An electronic component is disclosed. The electronic component includes: a capacitor body; first and second external electrodes on a mounting surface of the capacitor body; first and second connection terminals respectively connected to the first and second external electrodes; a first bonding portion between the first external electrode and the first connection terminal, and including a first-2-th region and a first-1-th region, the first-2-th region being adjacent to a center of the capacitor body and including a conductive resin, and the first-1-th region being adjacent to one end of the capacitor body and including a high melting point solder; and a second bonding portion between the second external electrode and the second connection terminal, and including a second-2-th region and a second-1-th region, the second-2-th region being adjacent to the center of the capacitor body and the second-1-th region being adjacent to the other end of the capacitor body.

An electronic component is disclosed. The electronic component includes: a capacitor body; first and second external electrodes on a mounting surface of the capacitor body; first and second connection terminals respectively connected to the first and second external electrodes; a first bonding portion between the first external electrode and the first connection terminal, and including a first-2-th region and a first-1-th region, the first-2-th region being adjacent to a center of the capacitor body and including a conductive resin, and the first-1-th region being adjacent to one end of the capacitor body and including a high melting point solder; and a second bonding portion between the second external electrode and the second connection terminal, and including a second-2-th region and a second-1-th region, the second-2-th region being adjacent to the center of the capacitor body and the second-1-th region being adjacent to the other end of the capacitor body.

A multilayer capacitor includes a body having a plurality of dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes alternately disposed with the dielectric layers interposed therebetween, and further including an active region in which the first and second internal electrodes overlap each other, and upper and lower covers disposed above and below the active region, respectively; and first and second external electrodes disposed on the body to be connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively, wherein the upper and lower covers include barium titanate (BT, BaTiO.sub.3) and Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ).

A multilayer capacitor includes a body having a plurality of dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes alternately disposed with the dielectric layers interposed therebetween, and further including an active region in which the first and second internal electrodes overlap each other, and upper and lower covers disposed above and below the active region, respectively; and first and second external electrodes disposed on the body to be connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively, wherein the upper and lower covers include barium titanate (BT, BaTiO.sub.3) and Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ).

An electronic component and a board having the same mounted thereon are provided. The electronic component includes a capacitor body, a pair of external electrodes, respectively disposed on end portions of the capacitor body, a pair of metal frames, respectively disposed to be connected the pair of external electrodes, and a conductive bonding layer disposed between the external electrode and the metal frame and having a discontinuous region.

An electronic component and a board having the same mounted thereon are provided. The electronic component includes a capacitor body, a pair of external electrodes, respectively disposed on end portions of the capacitor body, a pair of metal frames, respectively disposed to be connected the pair of external electrodes, and a conductive bonding layer disposed between the external electrode and the metal frame and having a discontinuous region.

A ceramic electronic component includes a multilayer chip having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers that are alternately stacked, a main component of the dielectric layers being ceramic, a main component of the internal electrode layers being Ni, the internal electrode layers being alternately exposed to two end faces of the multilayer chip opposite to each other, and external electrodes, each of which is provided on each of the two end faces. Each of the external electrodes includes a base layer contacting the internal electrode layers, a main component of the base layer being Cu. The base layer includes Ni of 1 wt % or more and 10 wt % or less on a presumption that an amount of Cu is 100 wt %.

A ceramic electronic component includes a multilayer chip having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers that are alternately stacked, a main component of the dielectric layers being ceramic, a main component of the internal electrode layers being Ni, the internal electrode layers being alternately exposed to two end faces of the multilayer chip opposite to each other, and external electrodes, each of which is provided on each of the two end faces. Each of the external electrodes includes a base layer contacting the internal electrode layers, a main component of the base layer being Cu. The base layer includes Ni of 1 wt % or more and 10 wt % or less on a presumption that an amount of Cu is 100 wt %.

A ceramic electronic device includes: a multilayer chip having a structure in which each of dielectric layers and each of internal electrode layers are alternately stacked; and external electrodes provided on end faces of the multilayer chip, wherein a main component of the external electrodes is a first metal, wherein the internal electrode layers include the first metal and a second metal of which a melting point is higher than that of the first metal, wherein a diffusion coefficient of the first metal with respect to the second metal is larger than that of the second metal with respect to the first metal, wherein a number of a cavity in a range of 10 numbers of the internal electrode layers that are next to each other and are connected to a same external electrode of the first external electrode and the second external electrode is 1 or less.

A ceramic electronic device includes: a multilayer chip having a structure in which each of dielectric layers and each of internal electrode layers are alternately stacked; and external electrodes provided on end faces of the multilayer chip, wherein a main component of the external electrodes is a first metal, wherein the internal electrode layers include the first metal and a second metal of which a melting point is higher than that of the first metal, wherein a diffusion coefficient of the first metal with respect to the second metal is larger than that of the second metal with respect to the first metal, wherein a number of a cavity in a range of 10 numbers of the internal electrode layers that are next to each other and are connected to a same external electrode of the first external electrode and the second external electrode is 1 or less.