Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitor and Method of Producing the Same
US-2016351335-A1 · Dec 1, 2016 · US
Multi-layer ceramic capacitor
US11715593B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11715593-B2 |
| Application number | US-202117145688-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 11, 2021 |
| Priority date | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Publication date | Aug 1, 2023 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2023 |
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A multi-layer ceramic capacitor includes a multi-layer unit and a side margin. The multi-layer unit includes ceramic layers laminated in a first direction, internal electrodes disposed between the ceramic layers, a main surface oriented in the first direction, a surface layer portion in a range from the main surface to a predetermined depth, and a center portion adjacent to the surface layer portion in the first direction. The side margin covers the multi-layer unit from a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The ceramic layers have an average dimension in the first direction that is 0.4 μm or less. Each of the internal electrodes includes an oxidized region adjacent to the side margin. The oxidized region in the surface layer portion has a dimension in the second direction that is equal to or more than two times the average dimension of the ceramic layers in the first direction.
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What is claimed is: 1. A multi-layer ceramic capacitor, comprising: a multi-layer unit that includes ceramic layers laminated in a first direction, internal electrodes disposed between the ceramic layers, a main surface facing the first direction, a side surface facing a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, a surface layer portion in a range from the main surface to a predetermined depth, the surface layer portion having a cover portion including the main surface, a first internal electrode in an outermost layer adjacent to the cover portion and included in the internal electrodes, and a second internal electrode separate from the first internal electrode and included in the internal electrodes, and a center portion adjacent to the surface layer portion in the first direction; and a side margin that covers the side surface of the multi-layer unit from the second direction, such that all internal electrodes are covered from the second direction by the side margin, each of the internal electrodes including an oxidized region that is adjacent to the side margin, the oxidized region of the second internal electrode in the surface layer portion having a dimension in the second direction that is equal to or more than two times the average dimension of the ceramic layers in the first direction, and the oxidized region of each of the internal electrodes in the center portion having a dimension in the second direction that is less than two times the average dimension of the ceramic layers in the first direction. 2. The multi-layer ceramic capacitor according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined depth is defined to be 10% of a dimension of the multi-layer unit in the first direction. 3. The multi-layer ceramic capacitor according to claim 1 , wherein the internal electrodes include nickel as a main component. 4. A multi-layer ceramic capacitor, comprising: a multi-layer unit that includes ceramic layers laminated in a first direction, internal electrodes disposed between the ceramic layers, a main surface facing the first direction, a side surface facing a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, a surface layer portion in a range from the main surface to a predetermined depth, and a center portion adjacent to the surface layer portion in the first direction; and a side margin that covers the side surface of the multi-layer unit from the second direction, such that all internal electrodes are covered from the second direction by the side margin, the ceramic layers having an average dimension in the first direction that is 4 μm or less, each of the internal electrodes including an oxidized region that is adjacent to the side margin, the oxidized region in the surface layer portion having a dimension in the second direction that is equal to or more than two times the average dimension of the ceramic layers in the first direction, the oxidized region in the center portion having a dimension in the second direction that is less than two times the average dimension of the ceramic layers in the first direction, and wherein the oxidized region in the surface layer portion has a dimension in the second direction that is equal to or less than four times the average dimension of the ceramic layers in the first direction. 5. The multi-layer ceramic capacitor according to claim 4 , wherein the predetermined depth is defined to be 10% of a dimension of the multi-layer unit in the first direction. 6. The multi-layer ceramic capacitor according to claim 4 , wherein the internal electrodes include nickel as a main component.
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- A multi-layer ceramic capacitor includes a multi-layer unit and a side margin. The multi-layer unit includes ceramic layers laminated in a first direction, internal electrodes disposed between the ceramic layers, a main surface oriented in the first direction, a surface layer portion in a range from the main surface to a predetermined depth, and a center portion adjacent to the surface layer po…
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