Patent ID: 6346871
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: H01C

Abstract:
A laminate type varistor, comprising:at least one pair of electrodes including a first inner electrode and a second inner electrode extending in a widthwise direction; a varistor layer, said at least one pair of electrodes and said varistor layer being laminated; and a first outer electrode and a second outer electrode electrically connected to said first inner electrode and said second inner electrode, respectively; wherein said first inner electrode and said second inner electrode are separated by a predetermined distance from each other so that said first inner electrode has no electrode surface facing to an electrode surface of said second inner electrode and no other electrode extends beyond the first inner electrode or the second inner electrode in the widthwise direction; wherein a capacitance between said first and second outer electrodes is less than 100 pF, and wherein said first and second inner electrodes of said at least one pair of electrodes are formed on different planes from each other separated through said varistor layer.