Patent ID: 6592974
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: C03C,H01B,H01C,H01G,Y10T

Abstract:
A ceramic electronic component, comprising:a sintered ceramic body having at least two end faces; and a thick film electrode comprising a fired conductive paste on each of said two end faces of the sintered ceramic body, wherein said conductive paste contains substantially no Pb and is adapted for forming a thick film electrode of a ceramic electronic component and comprising: a conductive powder comprising Ag; a glass powder containing Bi, B and at least one alkaline earth metal selected from the group consisting of Ca, Sr and Ba, and a vehicle, wherein when the alkaline earth metal, bismuth, and boron are expressed as the oxides MO in which M is the alkaline earth metal, Bi2O3, and B2O3, respectively, the respective contents of said oxides are in the following ranges on a basis of % by mole relative to 100% by mole of glass composition: 3010&lE;Bi2O3&lE;60; and10&lE;B2O3&lE;60.