US Patent 8044765 Chip resistor and method of making the same

A chip resistor includes a metal resistor element made in the form of a chip that includes an upper surface, a lower surface, two end surfaces, and two side surfaces. Two electrodes are formed on the resistor element to be spaced from each other in a longitudinal direction of the resistor element. Each of the electrodes is formed directly on the resistor element and extends continuously from the lower surface onto the upper surface via a corresponding one of the two end surfaces.