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Multilayer varistor
Assignee: TDK Corp
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Filing: 1996-03-22
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Granted: 2000-12-12
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Expires: 2016-03-22
Abstract
Abstract A multilayer varistor comprising a varistor chip body having alternately stacked ceramic layers and internal electrode layers is provided. The ceramic layer is composed of a composite oxide containing Ti and/or Zr and Ba as a main component and Si and/or Al as a subordinate component, substantially free of Cr, and has a perovskite phase. The internal electrode layer is composed of a conductor containing a base metal such as Ni or Ni alloy as a main component. The varistor is used in an electric circuit for suppressing noise.
Inventors
- 👤 Tomohiro Arashi
- 👤 Yukie Nakano
- 👤 Atsushi Hitomi
- 👤 Akira Sato
- 👤 Takeshi Nomura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 17:44
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/01; C04B35/48; C04B35/49; C04B35/46; C04B35/462; C04B35/465; C04B35/468; C04B35/4682; C04B35/622; C04B35/626; C04B35/63; C04B35/638; H; H01; H01C; H01C7/00; H01C7/10; H01C7/105; H01C7/108; H01C7/115; C04B2235/00; C04B2235/02; C04B2235/30; C04B2235/32; C04B2235/3205; C04B2235/3206; C04B2235/3208; C04B2235/3213; C04B2235/3215; C04B2235/3217; C04B2235/3224; C04B2235/3225; C04B2235/3227; C04B2235/3229; C04B2235/3231; C04B2235/3241; C04B2235/3251; C04B2235/3258; C04B2235/3262; C04B2235/327; C04B2235/3272; C04B2235/3275; C04B2235/3279; C04B2235/3281; C04B2235/3284; C04B2235/3293; C04B2235/3294; C04B2235/3296; C04B2235/3298; C04B2235/34; C04B2235/3418; C04B2235/65; C04B2235/656; C04B2235/6562; C04B2235/6565; C04B2235/6567; C04B2235/658; C04B2235/6582; C04B2235/6583; C04B2235/6584; C04B2235/6588; C04B2235/66; C04B2235/661; C04B2235/662; C04B2235/663; C04B2235/70; C04B2235/72; C04B2235/74; C04B2235/76; C04B2235/768
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A multilayer varistor for use in an electric circuit for suppressing noise, comprising a varistor chip body having alternately stacked ceramic layers and internal electrode layers, said ceramic layers consisting essentially of a composite oxide as a main component and at least one of SiO 2 and Al 2 O 3 as a subordinate component, being substantially free of chromium, and wherein MgO is present in an amount of from 0.001 to 5 wt %, and having a perovskite phase, said internal electrode layers comprising a conductor which is nickel or a nickel alloy, wherein the composite oxide is of the formula: (Ba.sub.1-x-y Ca.sub.x Sr.sub.y).sub.m (Ti.sub.1-z Zr.sub.z)O.sub.3 wherein letters x, y, z, and m representative of a molar ratio are in the range: 0<x<0.1, 0<y<0.1, 0<x+y<0.1, 0≦z≦0.3 and 0.9≦m≦1.2, and wherein the sum of SiO 2 and Al 2 O 3 is at least 1% by weight of the composite oxide as the main component.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A multilayer varistor for use in an electric circuit for suppressing noise, comprising a varistor chip body having alternately stacked ceramic layers and internal electrode layers, said ceramic layers consisting essentially of a composite oxide as a main component and at least one of SiO 2 and Al 2 O 3 as a subordinate component, being substantially free of chromium, and wherein MgO is present in an amount of from 0.001 to 5 wt %, and having a perovskite phase, said internal electrode layers comprising a conductor which is nickel or a nickel alloy, wherein the composite oxide is of the formula: (Ba.sub.1-x-y Ca.sub.x Sr.sub.y).sub.m (Ti.sub.1-z Zr.sub.z)O.sub.3 wherein letters x, y, z, and m representative of a molar ratio are in the range: 0<x<0.1, 0<y<0.1, 0<x+y<0.1, 0≦z≦0.3 and 0.9≦m≦1.2, and wherein the sum of SiO 2 and Al 2 O 3 is at least 1% by weight of the composite oxide as the main component.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
The multilayer varistor of claim 1 wherein provided that silicon and aluminum as the subordinate component are calculated as SiO 2 and Al 2 O 3 , respectively, the sum of SiO 2 and Al 2 O 3 is 1 to 5% by weight of the composite oxide as the main component.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The multilayer varistor of claim 2 wherein the sum of SiO 2 and Al 2 O 3 is up to 2% by weight of the composite oxide as the main component.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The multilayer varistor of claim 1 wherein said ceramic layers further contain manganese, and provided that manganese is calculated as MnO, the content of MnO is up to 5% by weight of the composite oxide as the main component.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
157 words
The multilayer varistor of claim 1 wherein said ceramic layers further contain at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nb, Ta, Y, W, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu, and provided that these elements are calculated as Nb 2 O 5 , Ta 2 O 5 , Y 2 O 3 , WO 3 , La 2 O 3 , CeO 2 , Pr 2 O 3 , Nd 2 O 3 , Sm 2 O 3 , Eu 2 O 3 , Gd 2 O 3 , Tb 2 O 3 , DY 2 O 3 , Ho 2 O 3 , Er 2 O 3 , Tm 2 O 3 , Yb 2 O 3 , and Lu 2 O 3 , respectively, the total content of the oxides is up to 5% by weight of the composite oxide as the main component.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The multilayer varistor of claim 1 wherein said ceramic layers each have a thickness of up to 25 μm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The multilayer varistor of claim 1 which has been fired in an atmosphere having an oxygen partial pressure of 1×10 -8 to 1×10 -15 atm. at a temperature of 1,100 to 1,500° C.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
The multilayer varistor of claim 7 which has been annealed in an atmosphere having an oxygen partial pressure of at most 1×10 -3 atm. at a temperature of up to 1,200° C. after firing.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The multilayer varistor of claim 1 wherein MgO is present in an amount of from 0.04 to 1 wt %.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The multilayer varistor of claim 1 wherein Y 2 O 3 is present in an amount of from 0.001 to 5 wt %.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The multilayer varistor of claim 1 wherein Y 2 O 3 is present in an amount of from 0.3 to 2 wt %.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The multilayer varistor of claim 1 wherein the crystal grains of the ceramic layer have a core-shell structure.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The multilayer varistor of claim 1 wherein the crystal grain of the ceramic layers have a mean grain size of 0.2 to 0.7 μm.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
9 words
The multilayer varistor of claim 1 wherein 0.02≦x≦0.1, 0.0002≦y≦0.1.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
8 words
The multilayer varistor of claim 1 wherein 0.0202≦x+y<0.1.
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