Patent ID: 7659568
Filing Date: 2010-02-09
Classification: H01G

Abstract:
1. A monolithic ceramic capacitor comprising: a capacitor main body having a layered structure, in which ceramic layers and internal electrodes are alternately layered; external electrodes disposed on an outer surface of the capacitor main body so as to be electrically connected to the internal electrodes; and an inter-metallic compound electrically connecting each of the internal electrodes to a respective one of the external electrodes; wherein the internal electrodes include at least one of Ni and a Ni alloy; the external electrodes include a first electrically conductive layer including a compound oxide, and a glass component; the inter-metallic compound includes the at least one of the Ni and the Ni alloy and an element of the compound oxide; and the inter-metallic compound is defined by a material resulting from a reaction between the at least one of the Ni and the Ni alloy and the compound oxide.