IP Library Granted Patent US 9,236,844
Granted Patent B2
US 9,236,844 · App. 13/576,941 · Granted Jan 12, 2016

Ceramic multilayer component

Inventors: Thomas Feichtinger (Graz, AT); Pascal Dotta (Eggersdorf B. Graz, AT); Hannes Schiechl (Graz, AT)
Assignee: EPCOS AG
H03H7/0107H01C7/10H01C7/12H01G4/40H03H2001/0085
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Patent No.
US 9,236,844
App. No.
13/576,941
Granted
Jan 12, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A ceramic multilayer component has a base body with connecting contacts, fitted to it, with a ferrite ceramic, which is provided for an inductive area and in which an inductance is arranged which is formed by electrical conductors, and with a varistor ceramic, wherein the varistor ceramic comprises at most 40% of the volume of the base body.

Claims (14)

1. A ceramic multilayer component comprising:

a base body with connecting contacts, fitted to it,

a ferrite ceramic, which is provided for an inductive area in the base body and in which an inductance is arranged which is formed by electrical conductors, and

a varistor ceramic in the base body,

wherein the varistor ceramic comprises at most 40% of a volume of the base body,

wherein the varistor ceramic further includes a stratum layer of a surface varistor, and

wherein the surface varistor which makes up a part of the at most 40% of the volume of the base body comprises at most 20% of the volume of the base body.

2. The multilayer component according to claim 1 , in which the varistor ceramic comprises a ZnO—Bi—Sb ceramic or a ZnO—Pr ceramic.

3. The multilayer component according to claim 1 , in which the connecting contacts are provided for a ball grid array or a land grid array.

4. The multilayer component according to claim 1 , in which a metallic or oxidic intermediate layer is arranged between the ferrite ceramic and the varistor ceramic.

5. The multilayer component according to claim 1 , in which the varistor ceramic provides an ESD protection function.

6. The multilayer component according to claim 1 , in which the varistor ceramic together with the connecting contacts forms a capacitance.

7. The multilayer component according to claim 6 , in which the inductance and the capacitance form an LC filter.

8. The multilayer component according to claim 1 , in which the ferrite ceramic comprises an NiZn ferrite, NiCuZn ferrite, NiZnCo ferrite, NiCuZnCo ferrite or hexagonal ferrite.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 17, 2023
From: EPCOS AG
To: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
Reel/Frame 063117/0209 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2012
From: FEICHTINGER, THOMAS; DOTTA, PASCAL; SCHIECHL, HANNES
To: EPCOS AG
Reel/Frame 029123/0726 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2010 007 443 · Feb 10, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130027155A1 · Jan 31, 2013