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Granted Patent B2
US 12,136,520 · App. 17/427,942 · Granted Nov 5, 2024

Laminated multilayer ceramic electronic component with alternating layers

Inventors: Takao Sada (State College, PA); Yoshihiro Fujioka (Kirishima, JP)
Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
H01G4/232H01G4/008H01G4/248H01G4/30
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Patent No.
US 12,136,520
App. No.
17/427,942
Granted
Nov 5, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A laminated ceramic electronic component according to the present disclosure includes a laminated body in which ceramic layers and electrode layers are alternately laminated, a pair of external electrodes provided at end portions of the laminated body, and an intermediate electrode configured to electrically connect at least one electrode layer and one of the external electrodes, wherein the intermediate electrode contains a conductive carbon material.

Claims (51)

1. A laminated ceramic electronic component comprising:

a laminated body comprising:

ceramic layers and electrode layers which are alternately laminated, and

a pair of end portions;

a pair of external electrodes, each of the pair of external electrodes located at each of the pair of end portions; and

an intermediate electrode comprising:

a first end being in direct contact with at least one of the electrode layers, and

a second end being in contact with one of the external electrodes, such that the intermediate electrode physically separates each of the electrode layers and the external electrodes,

wherein the intermediate electrode contains a conductive carbon material that is at least one selected from the group consisting of a conductive polymer, carbon black, carbon nanotube, carbon nanofiber, and graphite, and

wherein the intermediate electrode contains 20 vol % or more of the conductive carbon material.

2. The laminated ceramic electronic component according to claim 1 ,

wherein the intermediate electrode contains 20 vol % to 50 vol % or less of the conductive carbon material.

3. The laminated ceramic electronic component according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a capacitance region in which the electrode layers that are adjacent face each other, in the laminated body, and

a bonding portion of the intermediate electrode and the electrode layer is located between the external electrode and the capacitance region.

4. The laminated ceramic electronic component according to claim 1 ,

wherein the intermediate electrode is on a surface of the laminated body.

5. The laminated ceramic electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the laminated body contains the intermediate layer therein.

6. The laminated ceramic electronic component according to claim 5 , wherein the intermediate electrode is sandwiched by two of the ceramic layers.

7. The laminated ceramic electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the ceramic layers comprise:

a capacitance region sandwiched by neighboring two of the electrode layers; and

an end margin region other than the capacitance region, the end margin region comprising a bonding portion of the intermediate electrode and at least one of the electrode layers.

8. The laminated ceramic electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the electrode layers comprises two of the electrode layers.

9. The laminated ceramic electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate electrode extending in a height direction of the laminated body and having a larger height than the laminated body.

10. The laminated ceramic electronic component according to claim 9 , further comprising another intermediate electrode.

11. The laminated ceramic electronic component according to claim 9 , wherein the height direction is perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the laminated body.

12. The laminated ceramic electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the pair of end portions is a pair of side surfaces of the laminated body.

13. The laminated ceramic electronic component according to claim 12 , wherein the pair of side surfaces are facing to each other.

14. The laminated ceramic electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein each of the electrode layers are in electrical contact with one of the pair of external electrodes.

15. A laminated ceramic electronic component comprising:

a laminated body comprising:

ceramic layers and electrode layers which are alternately laminated, and

a pair of end portions;

a pair of external electrodes, each of the pair of external electrodes located at each of the pair of end portions; and

an intermediate electrode comprising:

a first end being in direct contact with at least one of the electrode layers, and

a second end being in contact with one of the external electrodes, such that the intermediate electrode physically separates each of the electrode layers and the external electrodes,

wherein the intermediate electrode contains a conductive carbon material that is at least one selected from the group consisting of a conductive polymer, carbon black, carbon nanotube, carbon nanofiber, and graphite, and

wherein the laminated body contains the intermediate layer therein.

16. A laminated ceramic electronic component comprising:

a laminated body comprising:

ceramic layers and electrode layers which are alternately laminated, and

a pair of end portions;

a pair of external electrodes, each of the pair of external electrodes located at each of the pair of end portions; and

an intermediate electrode comprising:

a first end being in direct contact with at least one of the electrode layers, and

a second end being in contact with one of the external electrodes, such that the intermediate electrode physically separates each of the electrode layers and the external electrodes,

wherein the intermediate electrode contains a conductive carbon material that is at least one selected from the group consisting of a conductive polymer, carbon black, carbon nanotube, carbon nanofiber, and graphite, and

the ceramic layers comprise:

a capacitance region sandwiched by neighboring two of the electrode layers; and

an end margin region other than the capacitance region, the end margin region comprising a bonding portion of the intermediate electrode and at least one of the electrode layers.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2021
From: SADA, TAKAO; FUJIOKA, YOSHIHIRO
To: KYOCERA CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-034411 · Feb 27, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220028617A1 · Jan 27, 2022