Patent ID: 6078250
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: H01C,Y10T

Abstract:
A resistor element comprising:a ceramic body having a first end surface and a second end surface which are facing away from each other;a first outer electrode on said first end surface and a second outer electrode on said second end surface; anda plurality of mutually oppositely facing pairs of inner electrodes inside said ceramic body, each of said pairs having a first inner electrode extending horizontally from said first end surface towards said second end surface and a second inner electrode extending horizontally from said second end surface towards said first end surface and having a front end opposite and separated from said first inner electrode by a gap of a specified width, said plurality of mutually oppositely facing pairs forming layers in a vertical direction, the gap of at least one of said plurality of pairs of inner electrodes being horizontally displaced from but overlapping with the gaps between the other pairs of inner electrodes.