Ceramic electronic component and method for manufacturing the same

摘要

This invention provides a ceramic electronic component having highly reliable metal particle bonding and a method for manufacturing the same. A ceramic electronic component 1 has a ceramic element assembly 10, external electrodes 14 and 15, and metal terminals 16 and 17. The external electrodes 14 and 15 are formed on the surface of the ceramic element assembly 10. The external electrodes 14 and 15 contain a sintered metal. The metal terminals 16 and 17 are electrically connected to the external electrodes 14 and 15, respectively. The external electrode and the metal terminal are directly diffusion-bonded by diffusion of metal in the metal terminals 16 and 17 into the external electrodes 14 and 15.